Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words

Articles written by Ralph Hattenbach


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  • Life After Death: Now You Can Be Green In This Life, And The Next.

    Ralph Hattenbach, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 1, 2017

    On Saturday April 1, at 11:00 a.m. Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum and Mortuary will celebrate the opening of Eternal Meadow, a newly developed green burial section that offers and eco-friendly interment option. In keeping with the city's commitment to sustainability, green burial has minimal environmental impacts such as no metals, cement vaults or use of embalming fluids. Eternal Meadow was an idea that Cindy Tomlinson, Cemetery Administrator proposed to the City of Santa Monica. The new section...

  • Fundraiser Held for VA Heroes Golf Course

    Ralph Hattenbach|Jul 28, 2014

    by Ralph Hattenbach A fundraiser was held Wednesday night at the Heroes Golf Course at the VA property in West LA. Over 150 people attended an event to help make improvements to the course located on the northern end of the Veteran facility. Ricardo Bandini spearheaded the efforts with a substantial gift of his own money in addition to a $200,000 gift from the Community Justice Foundation. Bandini's family back in 1889 donated the land that the Heroes course stands on today. Recently, a group...