Cherry Trees in Bloom at Schabarum Park
Cherry Trees in Bloom at Schabarum Park
The cherry trees at Schabarum Park in Rowland Heights are still relatively young, but their blossoms are no less stunning. The first blooms have already started to appear along both sides of the mile-long walkway in the pristine park. Pack your kids, your family and a picnic and hurry
to the park to take a storybook stroll alongside the iconic beauties. The cherry trees bloom for just a teeny bit of time, maybe two weeks, each year, and once they are at their peak, only mother nature and her winds and rain will determine how long they will stay. If luck and nice weather are on your side, you may have until April to enjoy the views.
Schabarum Regional Park
17250 Colima Road Rowland Heights, CA 91748;(626) 810-4229
Hours: October through March 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
April through September 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Parking: FREE on weekdays; $6 on weekends







Salchow, lutz, axle and toe loop don’t have to be words firmly entrenched in your vocabulary for you to be inflicted with Olympic fever these past few weeks. One look at the glittery outfits of the ice dance and figure skaters, and my 3 ½ year old has declared her first—of many I’m sure—grown-up professional aspiration. Even without children announcing their fondness for the Olympic ice skating sports, we bet that more than a few parents are also dreamily off in the gold-medal futures of their kids. We talked to some local Ice Skating Rinks to see if Olympic fever has been warming their venues (and pocketbooks) and got the deets on how you can take your kids (and yourselves) for a whirl on the ice.
The oldest ice skating rink in the Valley, Iceland boasts a history of old-school Olympic-sized patrons, including Brian Boitano, Christopher Bowman and Sonja Henie. And according to community relations manager Martha Avtandilian, this very skating rink is where legendary Linda Fratianne mastered her triple toe loop and double axle. For those who don’t know, Fratianne was the first woman figure skater to land two triple jumps in a competition. (
Olympic-sized Culver Ice Rink in Culver City didn’t name drop any past or present Olympians, but they have been busting at the seams nonetheless this Olympic season. “All of our classes are at capacity,” says Shannon Takahashi, Skating School and Youth Hockey Coordinator. Fifty-five classes that normally enroll 400 students are currently teaching twice as many ice skating fans. Public skating sessions on the weekends are equally twice as busy. (
Olympic-sized Culver Ice Rink in Culver City didn’t name drop any past or present Olympians, but they have been busting at the seams nonetheless this Olympic season. “All of our classes are at capacity,” says Shannon Takahashi, Skating School and Youth Hockey Coordinator. Fifty-five classes that normally enroll 400 students are currently teaching twice as many ice skating fans. Public skating sessions on the weekends are equally twice as busy.
The oldest ice skating rink in the Valley, Iceland boasts a history of old-school Olympic-sized patrons, including Brian Boitano, Christopher Bowman and Sonja Henie. And according to community relations manager Martha Avtandilian, this very skating rink is where legendary Linda Fratianne mastered her triple toe loop and double axle. For those who don’t know, Fratianne was the first woman figure skater to land two triple jumps in a competition.
The Los Angeles Urban Rangers are back for the Free Public Beach Safaris that will give you the inside scoop on how to get to those public Malibu beaches that otherwise might not seem so public because of the multi-million dollar houses that are behind them! But mark your calendars for The Last-Hurrah Malibu Public Beach Safaris on Saturday, February 27, 2010 because this will wrap up their three-year project that will give you the skills to find, park, walk, picnic, and sunbathe on a Malibu beach legally and safely. Find and use the other beaches in Malibu–the twenty miles that are lined with private development. Kids are welcome on the tour and though they might not be taking notes, can still frolic on the sand.
Your Friendly,
Amy’s