Mayor Tasha Cerda, right, is on hand to greet Winter
Games Olympic gold medalist Kaillie Humphries
Monday afternoon at Raising Cane’s on Redondo
Beach Boulevard. Humphries and fellow Gold Medalist
Chloe Kim made a surprise visit to the Gardena Cane’s
to promote the restaurant. Humphries, 36, won gold in
the 2022 Beijing Olympics in the first-ever mono bob
event. She is also the first woman to earn a gold medal
for two different countries. Representing Canada,
she was the 2010 and 2014 Olympic champion
in the two-woman bobsled and the 2018 Olympic
bronze medalist with brakewoman Phylicia George,
according to Wikipedia. Kim arrived in Gardena at
1:30 p.m. on Monday, while Humphries had her
commercial video shot at 3:45 p.m. that afternoon.
Both Humphries and Kim signed autographs, served
Raising Cane’s food and drinks to customers at the
drive-thru and at the restaurant service counter.
Good as
GOLD in
Gardena
File photo
GVJCI REOPENS—In-person classes and events have returned to the
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute as of Monday, Feb. 28.
The GVJCI has many upcoming onsite programs in March, as well as
maintaining some virtual events. Check out the organization’s website for
more information and safety guidelines.
Photo by Gary Kohatsu
