Jim Matthews, Outdoor WriterThe unofficial kickoff of the spring fishing season is the Fred Hall Fishing Tackle and Boat Show held at the Long Beach Convention Center each year. This year’s event runs from next Wednesday, March 4, through Sunday, March 8, and it marks the 63rd season the Hall family has put on this event.

The show will be one of the largest in the event’s history with more than 3,000 exhibits and more seminars and exhibitions that you could possibly attend even if you came all five days of the event. It’s like a live encyclopedia of fishing. From fishing destinations around the world, to gear and tackle for all types of fishing, to kayaks, sportfishers, and bass boats, if it has anything to do with fishing, you can find it at this event.

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LAKEWOOD

Garden meeting is at park

The Lakewood Garden Club is holding its February meeting Thursday at 11:30a.m. at Del Valle Park, 4658 Woodruff Ave., Lakewood.

Norm Nakanishi is speaking on the topic of staghorn ferns. He is not only an avid gardener specializing in tropical plants, but has a distinctive background in horticulture and biology. He is vice president of the Floral Arts Guild.

The free meeting will feature an assortment of flowers, which may be available to attendees. A light lunch will be served. For more information, call Mary Lee Gray at 562-497-1959.

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By Peter Y. Hong
Southern California — with home prices now at 2002 levels and falling — is at the start of what is likely to be a long period of relatively affordable housing, economists and housing market analysts say.

Home prices are now below their historical average compared with incomes, putting them within reach of more people than they have been since about 2000, several studies show.

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