A Ladysmith High School graduate recalls her opportunity five years ago, when she led a guided tour for a very important individual who would one day be sworn in to the second highest elected office and the nationâs first female Vice President.
Andrea White-Kjoss, is the daughter of Karla Lingen of Ladysmith and Robert White of Sarona. A Ladysmith native and Class of 1992 graduate, she had the honor of giving the ceiling-shattering future Vice President of the United States a tour of the Mobile Education Center at the Friends of the Los Angeles River facilities. FoLAR is a non-profit group founded in 1986 to protect and restore the natural and historic heritage of the Los Angeles River and its riparian habitat.