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[See BASEBALL page 9] Long Time La Mirada Resident Moving On By Tony Aiello Neighbors and family gathered this past Sunday to say goodbye to long- time La Mirada resident Audrey Floud, 91, who is moving away after living in her La Mirada home for over 55 years. She and her husband Bill, who died in 1997, are the original owners of her home on Los Fuentes Road. Dozens of friends stopped by the home of Jack and Nancy Jenkins, their next door neighbors, who hosted the gathering. They have lived next door since 1956-moving in shortly after the Floud’s. Many years ago, they had a gate constructed that connects their adjacent homes through the back yard wall, which they still utilize today. In 1953, Andrew McNally’s famous olive-producing La Mirada land was [See VETERANS page 9] La Palma Intercommunity Hospital We are a full service, general acute care hospital and have been a part of the community since 1971. • 24-Hour Emergency Services • Behavioral Medicine • Maternity Services • Comprehensive Wound Care • Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory 7901 WALKER STREET | LA PALMA, CA 90623 (714) 670-7400 00254.110909 00254.081611 Father Edges Son as La Mirada Snaps Three-Game Skid La Mirada School Named California Distinguished School for 2012 Eastwood, along with Morrison, win top honors. By Randy Economy Two schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District have lots of new bragging rights after be- ing named “California Distinguished Schools” for 2012 this past week. Audrey, left with daughter Michele Johnson. [See DISTINGUISHED page 8] $ 2 99 15322 Santa Gertrudes, La Mirada 714-994--8667 +TAX [See MURDER page 9] La Mirada High School Student Dies From Gunshot Wound By Randy Economy Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male Hispanic juve- nile, which occurred this past Sunday night on the 13200 block of Duffield Avenue, La Mirada. Sergio Martinez, a 16 year student from La Mirada High School has been identified as the victim of the crime, the La Mirada Lamplighter has learned. Detectives said that Martinez was standing in the driveway of his resi- dence when several unknown suspects approached him on foot, and fired sev- By Tom Connolly Tuesday’s Suburban League base- ball game not only pitted rivals La Mirada and John Glenn, it also paired father versus son. Veteran Matadores head coach Kim Brooks went head to head against Ea- gles first-year head coach, Jack Brooks – his son. And when the dust settled La Mirada recorded a 5-1 victory, snapping a three-game losing streak. “You clothe them, feed them and educate them and when they grow up they want to beat you; where’s the jus- tice in that,” Kim Brooks said jokingly after the game. “It’s great to compete against my son. I’m proud that he’s in the same profession as me and that he’s a high school baseball coach. I guess it proves I’m getting older because I’m coaching against my son.” Jack Brooks said coaching against his dad is a bit nerve racking. “It tough to coach against my dad,” said Jack Brooks. “We’re both extremely competitive. I have lots of respect for him and the program he’s EXPIRES 4/30/12 NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS. ONE PER PERSON PER DAY. College to Host Veterans Military Ball The Associated Students of Cerritos College in partnership with the Cer- ritos College Veterans Resource Center and the Cerritos College Student Veter- ans Club will host the first ever annual Cerritos College Veterans Ball on April 13 at 5:30 PM in the Student Activities Center on the campus. The Veterans Ball is an event hon- oring the traditions of all branches of the Armed Forces. With this event, the Associated Students and the campus community of the Cerritos College recognize the student veterans' service and sacrifice. It is also an opportunity built. I root for him all of the time except when he’s playing against us.” Austin Rojo pitched six strong innings, gave up one run, four hits and improved his record to 2-1 as La Mirada (7-8-1, 3-2) remained in second place in league behind Mayfair. “My fastball was working but my curve wasn’t in rhythm,” said Rojo, who struck out two and did not walk a batter. “We needed to relax and get our confidence back. We felt like we needed to win this game after losing twice to Norwalk last week.” John Lemos pitched the entire game for Glenn (4-10, 2-3). He allowed only two hits over the final three innings but took the loss. Kim Brooks said it was encouraging to see his team break out of a hitting slump. “We’ve struggled hitting for the first month of the season,” said Brooks. “We’re not out of it though. We just got to get this train back on track.” The Matadores pushed across two runs in the second inning to take an early lead. Jeff Murray led off with a [See RESIDENT page 8] OUR TOWN Sergio Martinez VOL. 1, NO. 12 16 Pages LA MIRADA, CA., FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012

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Long Time LaMirada Resident Moving OnBy Tony Aiello

Neighbors and family gathered this past Sunday to say goodbye to long-time La Mirada resident Audrey Floud, 91, who is moving away after living in her La Mirada home for over 55 years.

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Dozens of friends stopped by the home of Jack and Nancy Jenkins, their next door neighbors, who hosted the gathering. They have lived next door since 1956-moving in shortly after the Floud’s. Many years ago, they had a gate constructed that connects their adjacent homes through the back yard wall, which they still utilize today.

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County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male Hispanic juve-nile, which occurred this past Sunday night on the 13200 block of Duffield Avenue, La Mirada.

Sergio Martinez, a 16 year student from La Mirada High School has been identified as the victim of the crime, the La Mirada Lamplighter has learned.

Detectives said that Martinez was standing in the driveway of his resi-dence when several unknown suspects approached him on foot, and fired sev-

By Tom Connolly

Tuesday’s Suburban League base-ball game not only pitted rivals La Mirada and John Glenn, it also paired father versus son.

Veteran Matadores head coach Kim Brooks went head to head against Ea-gles first-year head coach, Jack Brooks – his son. And when the dust settled La Mirada recorded a 5-1 victory, snapping a three-game losing streak.

“You clothe them, feed them and educate them and when they grow up they want to beat you; where’s the jus-tice in that,” Kim Brooks said jokingly after the game. “It’s great to compete against my son. I’m proud that he’s in the same profession as me and that he’s a high school baseball coach. I guess it proves I’m getting older because I’m coaching against my son.”

Jack Brooks said coaching against his dad is a bit nerve racking.

“It tough to coach against my dad,” said Jack Brooks. “We’re both extremely competitive. I have lots of respect for him and the program he’s

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built. I root for him all of the time except when he’s playing against us.”

Austin Rojo pitched six strong innings, gave up one run, four hits and improved his record to 2-1 as La Mirada (7-8-1, 3-2) remained in second place in league behind Mayfair.

“My fastball was working but my curve wasn’t in rhythm,” said Rojo, who struck out two and did not walk a batter. “We needed to relax and get our confidence back. We felt like we needed to win this game after losing twice to Norwalk last week.”

John Lemos pitched the entire game for Glenn (4-10, 2-3). He allowed only two hits over the final three innings but took the loss. Kim Brooks said it was encouraging to see his team break out of a hitting slump.

“We’ve struggled hitting for the first month of the season,” said Brooks. “We’re not out of it though. We just got to get this train back on track.”

The Matadores pushed across two runs in the second inning to take an early lead. Jeff Murray led off with a

[See RESIDENT page 8]

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La Mirada Crime Summary March 26, - April 1, 2012

Aggravated Assault: An assault was reported at Duffield Ave. and Foster Rd. This incident is currently under investigation. Residential Burglary:Nine residential burglaries were reported last week. The locations include: 16300 block of Grayville Dr.; 12100 block of Singleton Dr.; 11800 block of Holston Ave.; 14300 block of Valeda Dr.; 14800 block of Gardenhill Dr.; 15600 block of Yellowbrook Ln.; 13000 block of El Moro Ave.; 15300 block of Campillos Rd.; and the 11800 block of Rimrock Dr. Jewelry and other miscellaenous items were taken from the homes. Other Structure Burglary: Two commercial burglaries occurred last week. An incident occurred on the 14400 block of Firestone Blvd. A suspect is in custody. A separate incident occurred on the 14400 block of Firestone Blvd. Computer monitors were stolen from a business. Grand Theft: Four grand thefts were reported last week. Two separate thefts of catalytic converters were reported on the 13100 block of Sunnybrook Ln. and the 14300 block of Swift Dr. A theft was reported on the 14500 block of Artesia Blvd. A laptop computer was stolen from an unattended shopping cart. An incident was reported on the 14500 block of Tacuba Dr. Items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle. Grand Theft Vehicle: One vehicle theft occurred last week. A semi trailer was reported stolen from the 15500 block of Heron Ave. Homicide:A homicide occurred on the 13200 block of Duffield Ave. The incident is currently under investigation.

Valley Christian Choral Group to Perform at Carnegie Hall

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Part I Actual Crimes (UCR’s) March 2012

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Rape Violación

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Burglary Robo con fractura

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Other Theft Otros hurtos

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Auto Theft Hurto de autos

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Arson Incendios Premeditados

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Burglary Robo con fractura

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Auto Theft Hurto de autos

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Arson Incendios Premeditados

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Cerritos Crime Summary March 26, - April 1, 2012

For the second week in a row, 18 Part I felony investigations were conducted by the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station. Increases oc-curred in robberies, residential burglaries, and vehicle thefts. Commercial burglaries remained the same, and vehicle burglaries declined. 246 calls for service were han-dled by patrol personnel last week, down from 254 the week before.

The 2012 weekly average in calls for service is 260.

One robbery was investigated. A lone male suspect approached a male victim in a bank parking lot in the 18600 block of Gridley Road on Saturday March 31 at 12:39 p.m. The suspect simulated a handgun and robbed the victim of a small amount of cash.

Four residential burglaries were re-ported. Three were recorded the previous week. Two of the cases last week were made possible by open/unlocked doors or windows. One side garage door was kicked in, and a window was shattered at the fourth residence. Reported loss items included jewelry, laptop computers, iPads, backpacks, checks, cameras, and passports. The 2012 weekly average in residential burglaries is now 4.5.

Burglar alarms and dogs are the would-be burglar’s worst enemies. Most insur-ance companies offer a discount on a ho-meowner’s policy when an alarm system is installed. Both of these additions at-tract attention to your home when there is an intrusion, but only one will result in a Sheriff’s Department response every time. Unless you can train your dog to dial 911, look into an alarm system BEFORE you

become a victim.For the third consecutive week, one

commercial burglary was investigated. A fitness center locker was the target after a lock was cut. A debit card and rings were taken. The 2012 weekly average in com-mercial burglaries is now 1.2.

Vehicle burglaries dropped from sev-en to three last week. High-volume com-mercial parking lots were the locations in three, and two were SUVs. Third-row seats (from SUVs), purses, clothes, credit cards, and ID were stolen. The 2012 weekly aver-age in vehicle burglaries is 6.2.

The safest place to leave items inside of a vehicle is in your locked garage. Re-member that wherever you park, you be-come “fair game” to any thief that can look inside of your vehicle and observe valuable property. Whether you park on a street, in a parking lot, or even your own driveway, the thin window that separates your prop-erty from a thief is not any protection at all. Window smashes are the most reported points of entry in vehicle burglaries. SUVs, pick-ups, and vans do not have trunk space. Criminals know this and look even closer. Don’t become a victim by giving a crimi-nal the chance to make you one.

Vehicle thefts rose from two to seven. High-volume commercial parking lots were the crime scenes in only three. Five SUVs, a Honda, and a Ford were listed as stolen. The 2012 weekly average in vehicle thefts is now 4.7.

Even though we see more Hondas and Toyotas stolen compared to others, car thieves are not always as selective as you think and are often just looking for trans-portation. Consider a steering wheel lock-ing device that serves as a good visual de-terrent.

Merchants in the strip mall on South Street and 183rd Street got an unexpected surprise when they ar-Merchants in the strip mall on South Street and 183rd Street got an unexpected surprise when they ar-Merchants in the strip mall on South Street and 183rd Street got an unexpected surprise when they arrived Monday morning and found a lamp post laying in their parking lot in front of Avenue 3. According to a witness, an unidentified car backed into the pole a few days before. When he came to work Monday morning, the light pole was laying on the ground in the shopping center’s parking lot, apparently weak-morning, the light pole was laying on the ground in the shopping center’s parking lot, apparently weak-morning, the light pole was laying on the ground in the shopping center’s parking lot, apparently weakened by the car, it was unable to withstand the strong winds during the night.

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The Ocean Can Be Filled Yet the Mouth of a Human Being Can Never be FilledBy Jerry [email protected]

Last week my FRIEND FROM FRUIT-Last week my FRIEND FROM FRUIT-Last week my FRIEND FROM FRUITCAKE, FLORIDA attended the Norwalk Chamber of Commerce luncheon where Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe was the guest speaker. The Supervi-sor discussed the State of the County. “He gave an excellent report,” my Friend said.

“I know, “ I replied. I wrote a story on what he said in this week’s Community News.”

“I thought it interesting when he com-mented on what was happening at the state and federal level concerning some of the laws being passed.” he said,

“Okay,” I said with tongue in cheek. “I’m assuming you’re referring to laws that will improve the job situation in the state including some changes in state law that will help small business and earmark more funding for the state’s schools.”

My FRIEND FROM FRUITCAKE, FLORIDA gave me a look. “Not quite,” he said. “Did you know the legislature passed a law allowing the display of mountain lion carcasses. They also agreed on a law man-dating fitted sheets in hotel rooms, and per-mitted the operation of bikes without seats on state roads as long as the bike was built that way on purpose.”

“ I would think that would be uncom-fortable, I interjected..

“I would think so,” he agreed., before

he continued. “On the federal level one de-bate centered on whether pizza now counts as a vegetable. Is this what they should be focused on right now,” he asked.

I wouldn’t think so. I replied, ”but maybe that’s all the members of both the Congress and State Legislature are able to agree upon. I sometime think when they’re elected to office our representatives forget why they were elected in the first place. If they can’t come to agreement on an impor-tant issue, maybe this is all they can do.

“Enough on state and national poli-tics,” I said. How long are you going to be in town?

My FRIEND FROM FRUITCAKE FLORIDA looked at me. “We’ll I’m think-ing of returning home for a few weeks. We have a city council election coming up and I want to be there for it.”

“You can vote by absentee ballot,” I suggested.

“No, I want to be there. We’ve only had one candidate declare he’s running, but I know there will be more.”

“How many seats?” I asked.“Three.” He answered. “Two incum-

bents are retiring and the third coun-cilmember is seeking re-election.”

“Is there a problem?” I asked.“It’s to early to tell, but there are rum-

bles that outside funding may be coming into play which could change the entire picture of the race.”

“In what way? I asked.“Fruitcake is a small community. Many

of the residents are second and third gen-eration. Change is good, but not if it is for personal gain or revenge.”

I wondered what he meant by that com-ment, but I decided not to ask.. We sat in silence . “I’ve got to go,” he said. With that he got up and left. I sat at my desk for a few moments, thinking about what he had said.

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Re: Cerritos College Trustees Settles Election LawsuitDear Editor,

The Cerritos College Board of Trustees through its spokesperson leaves the impression that a lawsuit was not needed to bring about changing the Board elections from at large to trustees areas. The impression was that there was no need for a lawsuit as they were aware of the California Voting Rights Act and they intended to implement it without a lawsuit.

However, the issue of changing the election method was brought up at the April 6, 2011 Board of Trustees meeting. The minutes of that Board meeting state the following: THE BOARD AGREED THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO INTEREST IN MOVING TOWARD CONDUCTING TRUSTEE AREA ELECTIONS. That statement should speak for itself.

As no action was taken even for a study of the issue, I appeared before the College Board on June 8, 2011 and asked that a study of district based elections be placed on the agenda of the next Board meeting. There was no signal that this would happen and legal action was the alternative.

As an aside, on the Agenda for that meeting was appointing a replacement for the late Bob Epple. As a very quali-fied Latina was one of the three finalists to replace Mr. Epple, this would have been a perfect opportunity for the Board to act in compliance with the CVRA.

However, when I arrived at the meet-ing, I noted a well qualified Caucasian sit-ting in the front row. That person was one of ten candidates to fill the ABCUSD va-cancy left by Mark Pulido’s election to the Cerritos City Council. However, this can-didate could not get the 4 votes needed for appointment to the ABC Board.

I am of the opinion that she was then encouraged to go after the vacant seat on the College Board. She would have enough votes among her circle of friends on the Board. Whether her appointment was as-sured in advance or not is a matter of con-jecture.

Yet the fact remains that the College had to spend $55,000 for not moving fast-er to comply with the California Voting Rights Act.

Charlie Ara

Ebell Session About Community April 10thBy Marilyn D. Carwile

Maggie Swedberg will address the La Mirada Ebell Club at 7 p.m. April 11 in Room 2, La Mirada Resource Center, be-hind City Hall. Attendees will learn “How to Get the Most from Your Community.”

After moving to La Mirada a year ago, Swedberg decided to become involved in the community but wasn’t sure where to start. Word-of-mouth recommendations helped but, mostly, she came to rely heavily on lo-cal newspapers and the La Mirada Insider. The Insider is a City-sponsored publication which features seasonal events and classes in and around the City of La Mirada.

Wednesday, Swedberg will impart her new-found knowledge to other interested newcomers. Swedberg commuted to La Mirada for a decade as an Activity Center employee but, during those years, mainly spent her off-hours with family.

The agenda will include last-minute preparations for the April 14 Spring Fash-ion Show at the La Mirada Country Club.Although no tickets will be sold at the door, Susan Gonzales, 562 743-0957, may be contacted for information.

FASHION SHOW APR. 14The La Mirada Ebell Club Fashion/Lun-

cheon will be held Apr. 14 at the La Mirada County Club, 15501 E. Allcante Road. Su-sie Cruz of Simply Susie’s Boutique is event coordinator. Ebell members and friends will wear the latest adult fashions. Biola students will model prom and graduation attire, and J.C. Penny will clothe children walking the event runway.

Door prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon. Jewelry and other fashionable items will be available for purchase before and fashion show. Monies raised help fund the club’s scholarship program. This year’s goal is to present four $1,000 scholarships to local high school students aspiring to a higher education.

The Ebell Club recently marked its 53rd year of service to the community. Other projects sponsored by the Ebell Club in-clude assisting with Youth Government, Easter Egg Hunt, Spring Beautification, Mother-Daughter Tea and Pet Vaccination events.

Ebell membership is open to women interested in community service. The Club is dark in July and August. Membership is drawn from La Mirada and surrounding communities. The non-profit group annu-ally funds at least three scholarships for high school graduates and supports several other charitable organizations. Phone Lor-rie Larson, 714 521-2561.

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Twenty scholarship winners and 62 student award winners were honored on Thursday evening, March 29, at Cerritos College’s annual Academic Excellence Awards ceremony in the Burnight Center Theatre.

The Academic Excellence Awards were created in 1981 to recognize the academic accomplishments of students in various de-partments throughout the college. Students recognized at the ceremony are some of the finest examples of how Cerritos College is fulfilling its mission by building futures through learning. The faculty and staff are excited to see what the future holds for these students who have made academic excellence a priority in the pursuit of their education.

Students must meet rigorous criteria including the completion of a minimum of 30 units at Cerritos College with a 3.5 grade point average or higher, the comple-tion of nine units in the area of recognition with a 3.5 grade points average or higher, and the recommendation of a faculty mem-ber in the area of recognition.

This year’s ceremony began with greet-ings by Cerritos College Foundation Chair-man George Gordon and Cerritos College President/Superintendent Dr. Linda Lacy.

The audience enjoyed Benedetto Mar-cello’s Il mio bel foco performed by Cyn-thia Hernandez accompanied by Anne Shin, both students in Applied Music.

Keynote speaker, Dani Carroll, pro-fessor of dental hygiene, encouraged the students to appreciate themselves for what they have accomplished. She reminded the students of four key elements that they practiced to reach academic excel-lence: self-confidence, self-discipline, wise choices and interdependency. “By recog-nizing your accomplishments you gain the confidence to make new things happen,” she said. “Now go out there and make a difference.”

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:Richard McGrath Memorial Scholar-

ship ($1,000): Jonathan Cervantes, Santa Fe Springs Ed Bloomfield Scholarship ($500): Andrew Boudreau, Whittier Dr. Jack Hoekzema Scholarship ($300): An-isay Haider, Anaheim Dr. Keith Allen Hinrichsen Scholarship ($700): Saman-tha Spawton, Cerritos; Benjamin Ber-nal, Whittier; Sun Kim, Gardena English Department Scholarship ($500): Joshua Craft, Paramount; Nery Alcivar-Estrella, Compton Delver’s Gem & Mineral Society Scholarship ($250): Hilda Barragan, South Gate; Nydia Alcala, Santa Fe Springs Joan Licari Scholarship ($250): Anay Palafox, Norwalk LoVetere Geography Schol-arship ($1,000) : Anay Palafox , Nor-walk John Boyle Scholarship ($350): Ali

Akil, Bell Jules Crane Scholarship ($200): Veronica Laguado, Norwalk U.S.S. Pelias Scholarship ($500): Cesar Munoz, Bell Gardens; Frederique Norpetlian, Downey

Glorya Welch Scholarship ($500): Dan-ny Gil, South Gate Demian/Carreon Schol-arship ($500): Ahn Vu, Norwalk Newton Werner Chemistry Scholarship ($100): Hannah Hinton, Downey Paige “Scholar” Scholarship ($1,000): Phung Duong, Cer-ritos

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS (and the disciplines in which they were recognized):

Ricardo Acuna (Engineering Design Tech-nology) Ali Akil (Natural Sciences) Nery Alcivar-Estrella (English) Nicholas Alonso (Tool Design) Sarah Andre (French) Patri-cia Avila (Cosmetology Esthetician) Raul Avitia (Plastics Manufacturing) Susan Ba-con (Preschool Director) Benjamin Bernal (Economics) Samson Beyene (Mathemat-ics) Andrew Bodnar (Composites Manu-facturing Technology) Andrew Boudreau (Philosophy) Fernando Calderon (Welding Fabrication and Layout) Sara Candelaria (General Technician in Automotive Me-chanical Repair Technology) Jonathan Cervantes (Administration of Justice) Josh-ua Craft (Creative Writing/Screenwrit-ing) Jeannete Carlina Cruz (Business Administration) Eugenia Delgado (Child Development School Age) Erik Duane (Speech) Mary Dukesherer (Cosmetol-ogy) Phung Duong (Pre-Medical) Alex Edgar (Anthropology) Guillermo Flores (Psychology) Armando Garcia (Machine Tool Technology) Robert Godwin (Physi-cal Education) Sergio Gomez (Inert Gas Welding) Eduardo Gonzalez (Arc Weld-ing) Noe Guerra (History) Cynthia Hernan-dez (Music) Michael Herrera (Commercial Music) Hannah Hinton (Chemistry) Sun Kim (Political Science) Veronica Laguado (Biology) Eugenie Lamoureux (Language Pathology Assistant) Eugenie Laporte (Physical Therapist Assistant) Chris-tie Lee (Court Reporting) Blanca Lopez De Rosales (Child Development Special Education) Zanjbeel Mahmood (Psy-chology) Raymond Mangahas (Systems Analyst) Erik Mann (Theatre) Ann Man-zano (Dental Hygiene) Ernesto S. Marti-nez (Tool and Die Maker) Justin McCoy (Woodworking Manufacturing Technolo-gies) Nicolae Nedelcu (Engineering Design Technology Certificate) Jean Ngo (Art and Design) John Nunes (Business Account-ing) Anay Palafox (Geography) Roy Park (Real Estate) Teresa Persi (Pharmacy Tech-nology) Byron Ramirez (Administration of Justice) Steve Regennitter (Composites Manufacturing) Steve Rosa (Dance) Mar-garita Rosas (Medical Assistant) Maria C. Salazar (Architectural Technology) Maria

Silva (Infant/Toddler Teacher) Maiya Tal-lakson (Athletic Trainer Aide) Joel Tercero (General Music) Christian Fabian Torres (Pipe Welding) Ha Tran (Pre-Pharma-cy) Eli Villa (Manufacture Specialty in Automotive Mechanical Repair Technol-ogy) Kristyn Winkler (Nursing) Roberto Zavala (Machine Tool Technology Certifi-cate).

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Rob Williams, one of the most beloved and well respected teachers in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District is being remembered as a “teacher who lived a life full of lessons.”

The 50 year old educator and teacher at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Nor-walk died on March 21st after a very brief illness, and his passing has left a huge hole in the hearts of teachers, administrators and for the thousands of children he instructed during his tenure with the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.

Williams was the musical director and an ubber-popular instructor at Chavez El-ementary School in Norwalk and according

to his long time friend and Principal Bob Rayburn his sudden passing “has left a huge hole in all of our hearts.”

Williams was a “homegrown” prod-uct who lived in La Mirada and attended

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District campuses as a child. He was a graduate of La Mirada High School in 1980 and was married to the Kathy Williams, whom he called the “love of his life.” He was also an accomplished professional musician and played in several symphonies.

Williams was one of the “best of the best” teachers in all of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District according to his many colleagues.

He was recognized as the district’s of-ficial “Teacher of the Year” in 2010-11.

“Rob’s passing has hit all of us hard, “Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Dis-trict Superintendent Dr. Ruth Perez told Los Cerritos Community Newspaper last week.

“He was the best of the best and dedicat-

ed his life to our children and to this com-munity,” Perez said.

The school district placed the infor-mation about the death of Williams on the school district’s website. “When a loved one dies, it can be difficult to know how to help your child cope with his or her loss,” a statement read.

Students were sent home information to help “deal with grief.”

“Rob was bigger than life,” Williams said.

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“He was full of life and wanted to be re-membered that way.”

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Cerritos College Veterans Military Ball

Rob Williams

The Associated Students of Cerritos College in partnership with the Cerritos College Veterans Resource Center and the Cerritos College Student Veterans Club will host the first ever annual Cerritos College Veterans Ball on April 13at 5:30 PM in the Student Activities Center on the campus.

The Veterans Ball is an event honoring the traditions of all branches of the Armed Forces. With this event, the Associated Students and the campus community of the Cerritos College recognize the student vet-erans' service and sacrifice. It is also an op-portunity for student veterans to socialize in a formal setting with their fellow veter-ans, building cohesiveness and morale for the student veteran population on campus. Officials from the Long Beach VA Health-care System, AMVETS and other veterans service organizations, high ranking mili-

tary and elected officials have been invited to attend the event.

Jasmin Ramirez, President of the As-sociated Students, and Hsiao Hsu, U.S. Navy veteran Operation Enduring Free-dom, of the Student Veterans Club will of-of the Student Veterans Club will of-of the Student Veterans Club will of

ficiate. Guest speakers are Charles Sooter, U.S.Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam and Karla Leyva, U.S. Army veteran of Opera-tion Iraqi Freedom. Lance Makinano, U.S. Army veteran of Desert Storm and a Com-missioner of Vocational Education, is the event chair.

The formal ceremony will commence with presentation of the colors and the tra-ditional bagpipe rendition followed by a medley of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard hymns. Another tradition honored will be the cutting of the cake by the oldest and youngest veterans present. Reception entertainment by the Swing Dolls will be followed with the for-mal dinner service is by Naples Rib Com-pany of Long Beach. DJ Kelley Simley will play for dancing to conclude an evening of tradition, elegance and enjoyment.

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Wednesday’s Ebell Session Focuses on La Mirada

Maggie Swedberg will address the La Mirada Ebell Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in Room 2, La Mirada Resource Center, behind City Hall. Attendees will learn “How to Get the Most from Your Community.”

After moving to La Mirada a year ago, Swedberg decided to become involved in the community but wasn’t sure where to start. Word-of-mouth recommendations helped but, mostly, she came to rely heavily on local newspapers and the La Mirada city publication which is a publication that

features seasonal events and classes in and around the City of La Mirada.

Wednesday, Swedberg will impart her new-found knowledge to other interested newcomers.

Swedberg commuted to La Mirada for a decade as an Activity Center em-ployee but, during those years, mainly spent her off-hours with family.

The agenda will include last-minute preparations for the April 14 Spring Fashion Show at the La Mirada Country Club.

Although no tickets will be sold at the door, Susan Gonzales, 562 743-0957, may be contacted for informa-tion.

Ebell membership is open to wom-en interested in community service. The Club is dark in July and August. Membership is drawn from La Mirada

and surrounding communities. The non-profit group annually

funds at least three scholarships for high school graduates and supports several other charitable organizations. Phone Lorrie Larson, 714 521-2561.

Any press inquiries can be directed to Marilyn D. Carwile, Ebell press chairman, 562 944-0585.

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La Mirada Public Safety Team Joins in Operation to Fight Crime

La Mirada’s Public Safety Team re-cently joined in a special operation to fight crime. Los Angeles County Sher-iff’s Deputies assigned to La Mirada, Norwalk and the County unincorpo-rated area participated in an Operation on April 1.

As part of this operation, deputies conducted compliance checks for pa-rolees/probationers residing in the three areas. Deputies searched the residences checking for weapons, drugs, and other items that would violate the terms and conditions of their parole/probation. Due to a recent spike in residential and vehicle thefts in the area, parolees and probationers who were convicted of theft related charges were targeted.

“The goal of the operation was to hold offenders accountable for their ac-tions,” says Assistant to the City Man-ager Anne Haraksin.

Overall, deputies visited nearly 48 locations and arrested several parolees/probationers for violations.

For additional information, contact the La Mirada Community Sheriff’s Station at (562) 902-2960.

Eastwood Elementary School in La Mirada and Julia Morrison Elementary School in Norwalk have both been honored by the California Department of Education and can now officially be touted as “one of the best schools in California.”

The California School Recogni-tion Program identifies and honors the Golden States “most exemplary and inspiring public schools” with the Cali-fornia Distinguished School Award.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said in a statement last week that 387 exemplary California public elementary schools made the final list for “their innovative education programs that encourage students to learn and help close the achievement gap.”

"The schools we are recogniz-ing today demonstrate the incredible commitment of California's teachers, administrators, and school employees to provide a world-class education to every student, in spite of the financial hardships facing our state and our schools," Torlakson said.

"Their dedication is inspiring, and I applaud and admire their passion and persistence," Torlakson said.

“Under the direction of Yvette Can-tu and her staff, Eastwood’s API scores increased by 65 points in the past four years and the school’s API growth for 2011-12 was 29 points, taking them to an overall API score of 903. State offi-cials were also impressed with the API growth for English Language Learn-ers was increased by 45 points,” said

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Superintendent Dr. Ruth Perez, EdD.

Eastwood Elementary School offi-cials said they have a “strong commit-ment” to two complementary signature practices, including a balanced lit-eracy program and Systematic English Language Development in an instruc-tion is based on the gradual release of responsibility for reading, writing, listening, and speaking to the student after much support from the teacher.

“Responding to current student data is critical to both signature practices. The use of effective questioning strate-gies and accountable talking tech-niques serve to strengthen the prac-tices,” district officials stated.

“A print rich classroom environ-ment, expansive literacy resources and classroom libraries are also essential parts of the instructional program. Implementation of these practices has resulted in increased student achieve-ment, especially for students who are economically disadvantaged, Hispanic/Latino, and English Language Learn-ers. “

At Morrison Elementary School, under the direction of Principal Rudy Gonzalez and his staff, Morrison has seen its API steadily increase from 599 in 2001 to 856 in 2011 for an increase of 257 points in 10 years. Morrison’s API for English Language Learners is 851, thus closing the achievement gap and meeting the goal.

“Morrison Elementary School has a strong commitment to two signature practices: a school wide music pro-gram and effective English Language Development/Academic Language Development Strategies. Implementa-

tion of these practices has resulted in increased student achievement,” Gonzalez said.

“Especially for students who are economically disadvantaged, Hispanic/Latino, disabled, and English Lan-guage Learners. Innovative technol-ogy supported by the 21st Century Learning Pilot (MIT) program, focused staff development, expansive literacy resources, classroom libraries, and an extensive inventory of instruments, are essential parts of the instructional program.

Both schools will be receiving their awards in a ceremony at a later date.

Hews Media Group has a complete list of all of the 2012 California Distin-guished Schools on their web edition at www.loscerritosnews.net.

sold to subdivision developers for $5.2 million dollars, one of the largest real estate transactions in California at the time. From 1953-1960 La Mirada had grown from a mere 100 homes to over 8,000. By 1960, the city was incorporated.

Today, there are still nearly a dozen original owners or “settlers” on Los Fuentes, many who stopped by for the party. Many of them have been the only occupants in their La Mirada homes since they were built in 1955-and most are still here.

Now, there is one less.The Floud home will go up for

sale, as Audrey is moving to Wiscon-sin to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Michele and Mark Johnson, and their family. The Johnsons run a RV Campground Resort.

We asked the high-spirited 91-year old how she and her husband ended up in La Mirada.

“Back then, my husband and I both worked at the LA County Hospital on State Street in Los Angeles.”

She was a nurse and he was an ambulance driver.

“We originally were going to buy in the Van Nuys area, but we headed out this way instead. It was the first tract we visited when we went search-ing for a home. It was a direct route from the hospital-about 17 miles I believe,” said Floud.

“I fell in love with the house and its open ceilings. We almost ended up on San Cristobal (adjacent street), but one salesman beat out another. There were still empty lots all around.”

“Also, every home had to have an olive tree in their front yard, and they wouldn’t let you cut the tree or take it out.”

Floud said that they got quite a surprise their first night sleeping in their new home, “We didn’t know there was a train track so close to our home.”

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad tracks run parallel to Stage Road which is just about a quarter of a mile away. Trains sound their horn at the Valley View Avenue crossing.

“Boy, that first night was some-thing else. What a shocker. We were a little disappointed at first, but, like ev-eryone else, you just get accustomed to the train horn.”

Across the street from the Floud's, was an empty space, soon to be Ran-cho Elementary School.

Floud said, “It was nice when they

built it, then our daughter could just walk across the street to school.”

She also talked about the things that never came back, “They said they were going to bring back that little train station on Stage Road and they still haven’t. They also said they were going to bring back Tommy Trojan and he didn’t come back either.”

Tommy Trojan was the beloved mascot of the former Neff High School which closed in 1981; a statue of him adorned the Neff campus.

“The last I saw of Tommy was his feet, up in the air, in a pile of rubble,” she said.

Daughter Michele Johnson, a 1975 Neff graduate also recalled some early memories of the neighborhood and growing up having Neff Park across the street, “It was just a small little park then. The main house and most of the area was fenced off. As kids, we would stare up at the windows (at the main house) and tell stories.”

Johnson also said since her mom was a nurse, everyone came to her with broken bones and anything other ailment.

Elaine Jellerson, also a member of the clan, was unable to make it due to a fall, but was resting comfortably at The Palms retirement home.

Johnson spoke about how wonder-ful the Los Fuentes neighborhood is, “It’s like one big family. Over the years we had our disagreements like any other family. Almost everyone here at this party today, are original owners from this neighborhood.”

“It’s unheard of,” she said, referring to the fact that the original neighbor-hood has, for the most part, stayed intact, “And, it’s pretty amazing actu-ally.”

At the conclusion of this interview, I felt a feeling of sadness in the air, and it encircled me, actually.

I believe it was the realization set-ting in, that the “family” just got a little bit smaller.

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eral rounds at him, striking him once in the upper torso.

Martinez was transported to a local hospital where he passed away from his injuries.

His death is the second in two weeks from students who attend Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Schools.

There is no suspect information available at this time, but in a state-ment to the media on Monday morning the “shooting is believed to be gang related.”

Natalie Sanchez, the Student Board Representative on the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education, and the current Student Body President Leader at La Mirada High School said in an interview that Martinez was a “shy person” who had “a great sense of humor.”

“We are very sad that this hap-pened, he was too young to die,” she said.

School Board President Darryl Ad-ams said that it is a “tremendous loss to the community and most particularly to Sergio’s family.”

When asked how this affects him as president of the school board, he said “we see our kids for 18 years, and we have seen a lot of them struck down too early, and they need to keep stressing to them just how precious life really is.”

“I have seen way too many of our students lose their lives, “Adams said.

Adams also made mention that the district is still “reeling” from the shoot-

ing death of another student, Mark Valles, of John Glenn High School just two weeks ago in another possible “gang related shooting.”

Another student from Norwalk High School was killed earlier this school year after being stabbed while walking home from school. “One death is too many, and each of them is very painful for each and every one of us,” Adams said.

Funeral services are pending, and a Memorial page was established in Sergio’s honor on Facebook.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestop-pers.org.

single to right. One out later Blake Wilson singled. The runners moved up a base after Lemos uncorked a wild pitch. After a groundout, Trevor Lan-caster ripped a two-out, two-run single to right center to get La Mirada on the scoreboard.

“I wanted to hit the ball in play and hit it hard,” said Lancaster, who added an RBI sacrifice fly in the sixth. “This win will give us a lift. We need to con-tinue to work hard and focus.”

Johnny Hills followed with a base

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for student veterans to socialize in a formal setting with their fellow veter-ans.

Jasmin Ramirez, President of the Associated Students, and Hsiao Hsu, U.S. Navy veteran Operation Endur-ing Freedom, of the Student Veterans Club will officiate. Guest speakers are Charles Sooter, U.S.Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam and Karla Leyva, U.S. Army veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lance Makinano, U.S. Army veteran of Desert Storm and a Com-missioner of Vocational Education, is the event chair.

The formal ceremony will com-mence with presentation of the colors and the traditional bagpipe rendition followed by a medley of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard hymns. Another tradition hon-ored will be the cutting of the cake by the oldest and youngest veterans pres-ent. Reception entertainment by the Swing Dolls will be followed with the formal dinner service is by Naples Rib Company of Long Beach. DJ Kelley Simley will play for dancing to con-clude an evening of tradition, elegance and enjoyment.

hit but Lancaster was gunned down at third base on a perfect throw from center fielder Arturo Loera ending the Matadores second inning rally. La Mirada upped its lead to 4-0 after scor-ing two more runs in the third. Rojo, Murray and Wilson slapped together three hits and the Matadores took advantage of a Glenn error to double their lead.

The Eagles got a run in the fourth but Rojo pitched out of a jam allowing La Mirada to maintain a three-run lead. Rene Gaytan and Cesar Arzate started the inning off with back to back singles but Rojo managed to get the next three hitters to ground out. Gaytan scored as the second out of the inning was re-corded but the Eagles failed to capital-ize further on their scoring opportunity.

Rojo allowed only one base runner over the next two innings before Cody Kruip came on in the seventh to close out the game. Murray and Wilson each had three hits and scored two runs apiece for the Matadores.

“We need to continue to have more discipline at the plate and not chase bad pitches,” said Murray.

Arzate and Victor Sanchez each had two hits for Glenn. The Eagles, which started two freshmen and four other first-year varsity players, left eight runners on base and were only a few key hits away from making it a closer contest.

“We have a super young group,” said Jack Brooks. “We got killed last week against Mayfair but we came back today against a really good team and competed strong. Lemos pitched his butt off, we stung the ball and played solid defense. I really believe we’ll make the playoffs.”

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ment between the city and Office Team for Human Resources Personnel.

City Administrator Ernesto Marquez re-ported to the council that the City has con-tracted with Office Team to provide human resources personal while the Human Re-sources Manager position has been vacant. The current agreement was entered into in Oct. 5, 2011, pursuant to the authority of the City Administrator, which was capped at $35,000 annually. He said the position is still open, which will require the services of Office Team to continue until it is filled.

programs traditionally handled by the state. He cited its “non-violent” prisoners” as an example. “We’ve already received more than 5,000 prisoner that have been released into our communities,” he asserted. “This is the State’s way of balancing its budget.”

He asked how this impacts us? There are safety concerns, the state promised to send only non-violent offenders. One pris-oner was sent to us on Jan. 2, two weeks later he shot and killed a 17 year old out-side one of our probation offices. The state also promised to send us money. “Pardon me for being a little skeptical, in the first three months, we are predicting that they are already $7 million behind this year alone.” Knabe went on to say that more county money will be spent on the prison-

ers, which is money that will not be going to other services the people of Los Angeles County expect.

He said the bottom line is the County should not be the safety net for a State Government that can’t balance its own budget. “On a similar note, last month marked the official shut down of all com-munity redevelopment agencies in Califor-nia. ”Boy is this going to be a mess,” he exclaimed. “Redevelopment agencies have been around for decades to give communi-ties a chance to reinvent themselves. There was also a 20 percent set-aside for afford-able and senior housing. In many cities it worked and transformed communities. In fact,” he said, “the Fourth District had the most RDA’s in Los Angeles County, that for many resulted in new jobs, services and increased property and sales tax revenues for the city, county and state.

“Let’s be honest,” he stated. “This wasn’t an effort by the state and the gov-ernor to clean up redevelopment. This was one more attempt by the state to balance its budget on the back of local government. This wasn’t an effort by the state and the governor to clean up redevelopment. As with the move of state prisoners to county jails, this is one more attempt by the state to balance its budget on the back of gov-ernment.

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La Mirada High School Student Dies from Gunshot Wound

By Randy Economy

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Ho-micide Bureau detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male Hispanic juvenile, which occurred this past Sunday night on the 13200 block of Duf-Sunday night on the 13200 block of Duf-Sunday night on the 13200 block of Duffield Avenue, La Mirada.

Sergio Martinez, a 16 year student from La Mirada High School has been identified as the victim of the crime.

Detectives said that Martinez was stand-ing in the driveway of his residence when several unknown suspects approached him on foot, and fired several rounds at him, striking him once in the upper torso.

Martinez was transported to a local hospital where he passed away from his injuries.

His death is the second in two weeks from students who attend Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Schools.

There is no suspect information avail-able at this time, but in a statement on Monday morning the “shooting is believed to be gang related.”

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“We are very sad that this happened, he was too young to die,” she said.

School Board President Darryl Adams said that it is a “tremendous loss to the community and most particularly to Ser-gio’s family.”

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Two schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District have lots of new bragging rights after being named “California Distin-guished Schools” for 2012 this past week.

Eastwood Elementary School in La Mirada and Julia Morrison Elementary School in Norwalk have both been honored by the California Department of Education and can now offi-cially be touted as “one of the best schools in California.”

The California School Recognition Program identifies and honors the Golden States “most exemplary and inspiring pub-lic schools” with the California Distin-guished School Award.

State Superintendent of Public Instruc-tion Tom Torlakson said in a statement last week that 387 exemplary California public elementary schools made the final list for “their innovative education programs that encourage students to learn and help close the achievement gap.”

"The schools we are recognizing today demonstrate the incredible commitment of California's teachers, administrators, and

school employees to provide a world-class education to every student, in spite of the financial hardships facing our state and

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spiring, and I applaud and admire their passion and persistence," Torlakson said.

“Under the direction of Yvette Cantu and her staff, Eastwood’s API scores increased by 65

points in the past four years and the school’s API

growth for 2011-12 was 29 points, taking them to an overall

API score of 903. State officials were also impressed with the API growth for English Language Learners was increased by 45 points,” said Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Superintendent Dr. Ruth Perez, EdD.

Eastwood Elementary School officials said they have a “strong commitment” to two complementary signature practices, including a balanced literacy program and Systematic English Language Development in an instruction is based on the gradual re-lease of responsibility for reading, writing, listening, and speaking to the student after much support from the teacher.

“Responding to current student data is critical to both signature practices. The use of effective questioning strategies and accountable talking techniques serve to strengthen the practices,” district officials stated.

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the instructional program. Implementa-tion of these practices has resulted in in-creased student achievement, especially for students who are economically disad-vantaged, Hispanic/Latino, and English Language Learners. “

At Morrison Elementary School, un-der the direction of Principal Rudy Gon-zalez and his staff, Morrison has seen its API steadily increase from 599 in 2001 to 856 in 2011 for an increase of 257 points in 10 years. Morrison’s API for English Language Learners is 851, thus closing the achievement gap and meeting the goal.

“Morrison Elementary School has a strong commitment to two signature prac-tices: a school wide music program and effective English Language Development/Academic Language Development Strate-gies. Implementation of these practices has resulted in increased student achievement,” Gonzalez said.

“Especially for students who are eco-nomically disadvantaged, Hispanic/Latino, disabled, and English Language Learners. Innovative technology supported by the 21st Century Learning Pilot (MIT) pro-gram, focused staff development, expan-sive literacy resources, classroom libraries, and an extensive inventory of instruments, are essential parts of the instructional pro-gram.

Both schools will be receiving their awards in a ceremony at a later date.

For a complete list of the 2012 Cali-fornia Distinguished Schools go to: www.loscerritosnews.net.

Norwalk-La Mirada School District's Eastwood, Morrison Named ‘California Distinguished Schools’ for 2012

By Randy Economy

guished Schools” for

Eastwood Elementary

our schools," Torlakson said. "Their dedication is in-

spiring, and I applaud and admire their passion and persistence," Torlakson said.

of Yvette Cantu and her staff, Eastwood’s API scores increased by 65

points in the past four years and the school’s API

growth for 2011-12 was 29 points, taking them to an overall

‘California Distinguished Schools’ for 2012

State Superintendent of Public Instruc-tion Tom Torlakson announced on March 29 the names of public elementary schools named 2012 California Distinguished Schools. Four schools in the ABC Uni-fied School District were selected among the exemplary schools for their innovative education programs. They include Carver Academy, Stowers Magnet School of Inter-national Studies and Wittmann Elementary School. and Kennedy Elementary School.

The 2012 California Distinguished Schools Program identifies and honors those schools that have demonstrated edu-cational excellence for all students and progress in narrowing the achievement gap. Schools must meet a variety of eligibility criteria including designated federal and state accountability measures. The process

consists of a written application which in-cludes a comprehensive description of two of the school’s signature practices and fol-lowed by a county-led site validation re-view process validating the implementation of those signature practices.

Dr. Mary Sieu, Deputy Superintendent, said this is the first time that two magnet schools, Carver Academy and Stowers Magnet School of International Studies as well as Kennedy Elementary School earned the Distinguished School title. The four schools will be recognized at an awards luncheon held on May 3rd in the City of In-dustry and which time State Superintendent Torlakson will present each school with a 2012 Distinguished School plaque and flag. There were 387 elementary schools in Cali-fornia selected for this title this year.

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The sense of urgency to get a win was growing and growing for head coach Chris Aquino and his Cerritos baseball team. The Dons were mired in a five-game losing streak and had only two wins on the season.

With eight more Suburban League games remaining as Cerritos visited Artesia this past Tuesday, that margin for error was shrinking. But the Dons scored four runs in the top of the third inning and held on for

a 6-3 victory. Cerritos (3-13 overall, 1-4 in league) also snapped Artesia’s three-game winning streak.

“We were trying to get our first [league] win just to be able to compete in league and try to get to the playoffs,” Aquino said. “This is the one we really needed. We’re trying to beat the teams we can beat and try-ing to compete with the other teams. That’s what our goal is right now.”

The Pioneers (4-9, 0-3) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when senior shortstop Cesar Soto reached on an error

and later landed at third on another error. He would come home on a sacrifice fly from se-nior pitcher Gary Smith. But the Dons finally found a way to get to Smith the second time through the lineup. After Smith faced two over the minimum through the first three in-nings, he faced nine in the fourth, giving up three hits and hitting a pair of batters.

Senior shortstop Jonathan Mura was safe on an infield hit and junior designated player J.T. Mars was hit by a pitch. Two outs later, the bases were loaded after freshman right fielder Jacob Carter was hit by a pitch. That set the stage for senior first baseman Kevin Anderson who cleared the bases with a deep double to the left field fence. Ander-son would then score on an error after senior pitcher Brian Diaz singled.

“What I saw the first time through the lineup was they were getting that pitch away,” Aquino said. “I told every guy to crowd the dish because [the umpire] wasn’t calling the pitches in. The away pitches turned into fastballs down the middle and they started making contact.”

“We didn’t come ready to play,” said Ar-tesia head coach Michael Gaoghagan. “The last few games, we figured out the defense and took care of it. Today, we were horrible defensively. We weren’t doing our jobs. We can’t take anyone for granted; we’re not good enough to take teams for granted. If they didn’t realize that before, they certainly do now.”

Artesia cut its deficit in half in the fifth inning when junior left fielder Jeremy Gaskin had an infield single and stole a pair

of bases before coming home when Soto was safe on another error. In the next inning, Gaskin’s bases loaded sacrifice fly to cen-ter plated sophomore third baseman Cesar Esparza.

But with the tying run still in scoring position, Diaz got Soto to fly out to cen-ter, then needed 11 pitches to finish off the seventh for his first complete game of the season. Diaz threw 101 pitches and gave up one earned run.

“He threw marvelous,” Aquino said. “He threw strikes, he competed every single pitch and nothing fazes him. He stepped into the role as a starter and has wanted that op-portunity. Now he’s capitalizing on it. This kid is one special kid.”

Cerritos added a pair of unearned insur-ance runs in the seventh. Junior catcher Jake Liang reached on an error and scored on a wild pitch while Carter struck out but was safe on a wild pitch and later scored on yet another wild pitch.

Artesia will spend the upcoming spring break participating in the St. Paul Easter Baseball Tournament with its first game on Saturday against Oak Park. After their home game with the Pioneers on Apr. 5, the Dons will be off until they visit league-leading Mayfair on Apr. 18.

“I told the kids after the game that we’re trying to use this as momentum as we get ready for Mayfair,” Aquino said. “Hope-fully we’ll get the job done on Thursday and carry it over and send a message to the league that we’re here to compete and not just be the doormats of the league.”

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CONFIDENT NORWALK READY TO PLAY BUT STILL FALLS TO LA MIRADABy Loren Kopff

Two days after being embarrassed by La Mirada in its Suburban League opener Norwalk came to play last Friday and was on the verge of earning a season series split. But a valiant effort in the middle of the game went for naught and the Matado-res squeaked out a 3-2 victory.

Unlike the 11-0 setback 48 hours ear-lier on La Mirada’s field, Norwalk rode the arm of freshman pitcher Lulu Vasquez, who gave up two earned runs and was a strike away from getting out of the top of the third unscathed.

“I think we saw our weakest point [on Wednesday],” said Norwalk first-year head coach Jason Reyes. “We weren’t going to let that defeat us [today]. We realized that our weakest point is something that we can control.”

“They didn’t hit the ball any better,” said La Mirada head coach Rich Trujillo. “They made some nice defensive plays. We kept hitting the ball, we didn’t strike out, then they got a little confidence. The game got close late and all of a sudden, they were in the game. I take my hats to Norwalk. They came in and they were ready. They’re

well-coached and they’re going to do well. They’re a young team and they’re going to be good in the future.”

The Lady Lancers drew first blood in the bottom of the first when Vasquez sin-gled to center and eventually had the bas-es loaded off of La Mirada senior starter Ambar Hickman. With two outs, Vasquez came home on a throwing error but Hick-man retired 10 of the next 13 batters after that. Meanwhile, La Mirada tied the contest in the top of the second when junior short-stop Mercedes Gasparovic was safe on an error and later came home on a single from junior third baseman Lindsey Cole.

“One thing I preach at practice is confi-dence,” Reyes said. “Confidence is every-thing. That’s what these girls are lacking. We saw it here. We had bases loaded in the first inning against La Mirada. That’s con-fidence right there.”

Vasquez retired the first two batters she faced in the next inning but yielded a single to senior catcher Lisa Perez, then a double to sophomore designated player Annie Dipillo on a full count, plus three extra foul balls. That was followed by a run scoring double from senior first baseman Rochelle Sablay on a 0-2 count. After that double, La Mirada got three hits the rest of

the way.“She kept the ball low and [our hitters]

were trying to pull them,” Trujillo said of Vasquez. “She mixed her speeds up pretty good. We never got a chance to really push it a little bit. If we got one or two more runs, then we would have been pushing the ball all over the place.”

The Lady Lancers finally chased Hick-man from the circle when senior third baseman Ilene Vasquez led off the fifth with a first pitch double down the third base line. Senior pitcher Jenevie Rivas re-placed Hickman and was also greeted with a double, this one from freshman second baseman Jazmin Guzman. Lulu Vasquez reached on an error and the hosts were looking good with runners at second and third with none out.

But Rivas got sophomore shortstop Jennifer Vasquez to line out to Cole fol-lowed by a pair of groundouts.

Norwalk had one last chance to tie the game in the seventh when Lulu Vasquez singled with two outs and made her way to third on another error. But sophomore designated player Samantha Lujan struck out to end the threat and push La Mirada’s record over Norwalk to 25-3 since 1999.

“La Mirada is a great hitting team,”

Reyes said. “Their [number] three and four hitters are pretty much unstoppable. With that aside, everyone on their team is ca-pable of striking out.”

Dipillo went three for three while Cole and Perez each collected a pair of hits. Hickman won for the sixth time but has only gone the distance once this season. In 11 of the team’s 12 games, Trujillo has made a pitching change involving Hick-man and Rivas.

“The philosophy is to just show [op-ponents] a different look,” Trujillo said. “Ambar has speed and Jenevie comes in and flutters. [Opponents] have a tough time making adjustments sometimes, especially the good hitters.”

La Mirada faced John Glenn this past week before heading up the coast for the Arroyo Grande Softball by the Beach Tournament. Guzman went three for four for Norwalk while junior catcher Crys-tal Cano and Lulu Vasquez each had two hits. The Lady Lancers, who split a pair of games last Saturday in the Whittier Tour-nament, had Bellflower this past week and will open the Woodbridge Tournament on Saturday against Mission Viejo in the first of five games to be played in that presti-gious event over eight days.

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IRVINE - The youth movement hasn’t gone as well as Gahr head coach Mike Rogers would have liked but the Gladia-tors found a brief silver lining last Satur-day in the Timberwolf Classic, hosted by Northwood High. Senior pitcher Maya Va-rela scattered four hits and Gahr snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Laguna Hills at Bill Barber Park.

The numbers this season hasn’t been pretty for the Gladiators, who won for just the second time. Entering the Laguna Hills game, Gahr had scored 20 runs through the first 11 contests. But a three-run first inning brought a smile to Rogers as he’s building a program that currently has five freshmen, two sophomores, two juniors and six se-niors.

“It was a great win,” Rogers said. “What I liked was Maya had good command of her pitches out there. Our defense was pretty sound and when you don’t make errors and you put the ball in play and you put pres-sure on [the opponent’s] defense by bunting

and hitting and reading the defense, you’re going to win games.”

After Varela needed nine pitches to work through the top of the first, she immediate-ly got all of the support she needed when freshman shortstop Deja Portillo reached on an infield single and moved to second on a passed ball. Senior center fielder Al-yssa Nava would then strike out but was still safe at first when the ball went past the Laguna Hills catcher. Portillo would score all the way from second on that play. After another strikeout, freshman first baseman Celeste Gonzalez would also be safe on an infield knock and after a sacrifice bunt from freshman third baseman Vanessa Mon-tanez, Nava and Gonzalez would score on a throwing error that allowed sophomore second baseman Erica Balboa to be safe at second.

After allowing a single to begin the top of the second, Varela sat down 12 of the next 13 batters she faced. Only one Laguna Hills batter reached third and Varela was aided with three line drive outs and a pair of foul territory pop-up outs that were hauled in from senior catcher Krystal Purkey. The final run scored came in the third when Pur-key drilled a triple to the right field gap and

was replaced by freshman courtesy runner Klarice Rios, who touched the plate after a sacrifice from Gonzalez.

All six hits Gahr got were from six dif-ferent players but the offense has been sput-tering all season long. The team was batting .239 entering its San Gabriel Valley League opener against Paramount this past Tues-day and only Montanez (.444, five runs bat-ted in) and Gonzalez (.379, five RBI) have accounted for 38 percent of the teams’ hits thus far.

“Both of them are just pure hitters,” Rogers said. “They both like to compete. I’m impressed with them. They work hard in practice and it’s not a secret that they’re doing it in the games. They invest a lot of time in their hitting.”

Earlier in the day, Gahr was blasted by Cathedral Catholic 9-0 as the Dons belted three home runs as part of their eight hits. Cathedral Catholic put the game away with six runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Gladiators mustered only two hits from Gonzalez and one from Nava.

“When you’re building a whole new team, bringing up your junior varsity [play-ers] and freshmen, it’s a lot tougher to mend than I anticipated,” Rogers said. “But

GAHR SOFTBALL ENDS SIX-GAME SLIDE, BLANKS LAGUNA HILLS

VALLEY CHRISTIAN’S KORVER WINS THREE-POINT SHOOTING EVENTBy Loren Kopff

Kari Korver may not have played one minute during her senior season at Valley Christian but she is a champion in a dif-ferent way for the 2011-2012 season. The UCLA-bound Korver won the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championship by beating out seven other girls in the perimeter shooting portion of the event.

Korver defeated Harvard-bound Shilpa Tummala 19-11 in the final round last Fri-day at the Alario Center in New Orleans to win the event.

“It was just a lot of fun,” Korver said. “It was a cool blessing. It was just a good time being out there. I had never been to New Orleans. I was hanging out with my brother [Kurtis] the whole time I was there.”

Korver arrived in the Crescent City last

Thursday afternoon and attended the college version of the three-point competition that night. Last Saturday, Korver walked up and down the famed Bourbon Street with her brother Kurtis, a former V.C. basketball star from 2004-2008. Korver came home this past Sunday morning in time to see the tape delayed event on CBS that afternoon.

Korver was one of four participants to advance to the semifinals where she posted 18 points. She was shooting four balls worth one point each and a “money ball” worth two points each from five different locations behind the three-point arc. A maximum of 30 points could be earned in each round.

“I was nervous after the first round be-cause I was the second group [out of four] to go and in groups of two,” Korver said. “Someone had [a score of 16] and there was another girl who had a higher score than me. I was nervous that I wasn’t going to make it

to the second round.”In the final round, Korver watched Tum-

mala score 11 points and said she knew she was capable of getting more than 11 points but wasn’t totally sure that she would. The one drawback for Korver when she was in New Orleans was the fact that there was no mention of what high school she attends or where she’s from. And even though she won the event, Korver still wished she could play for the Lady Crusaders her senior season. Korver tore her ACL last summer and was relegated to watching every game from the sidelines.

“I wouldn’t say that [winning the com-petition] totally makes up for it just because playing the game is what I love to do,” Kor-ver said. “I don’t like to just shoot three’s. It was really a cool opportunity and it gave me something exciting to look forward to for about a month.”

they’re good kids and they’re going to bat-tle. A lot of schools have freshmen but we have a lot of freshmen and sophomores.”

After a 4-0 loss to Paramount, Gahr sits at 2-11 and will be off until it hosts West Torrance on Wednesday in a doubleheader.

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Christine and George Welsch, Co-Chairmen of the Fiesta 2012 Committee at St. Irenaeus Church in Cypress, have already started to work on plans for the Fiesta at St. Irenaeus Church on June 22, 23, and 24 . With the theme of “California Dreamin, ” the Welsches hope to equal or surpass the $55,000 net amount that they helped to raise with last year’s Fiesta. The Welsches worked with members of the Fiesta Committee on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to prepare over 4,000 letters and raffle tickets for mailing to registered members of St. Irenaeus Church.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20110015006116 Title Order No.: 110543377 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/30/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 09/08/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2004187 of official re-cords in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGE-LES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: WILLIAM D RICHARDSON AND JILL M RICHARD-SON, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGH-EST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/05/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THE FOUN-TAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property de-scribed above is purported to be: 5038 NORTH CARFAX AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90713 APN#: 7174-037-005 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the prop-erty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $472,831.19. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFOR-MATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POST-MATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POST-MATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 2 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 03/12/2012 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 4210807 03/16/2012, 03/23/2012, 03/30/2012

2012043034FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTThe following person is doing business as CNL INTERNATIONAL, 6600 ARTESIA Blvd., The following person is doing business as CNL INTERNATIONAL, 6600 ARTESIA Blvd., The following person is doing business as CNL

Buena Park, Ca 90620. The following business is conducted as a individual. The registrant has not Buena Park, Ca 90620. The following business is conducted as a individual. The registrant has not Buena Park, Ca 90620. The following business is

began to transact business.conducted as a individual. The registrant has not began to transact business.conducted as a individual. The registrant has not

/S/ James Chiaobegan to transact business./S/ James Chiaobegan to transact business.

The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 3/14/2012The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 3/14/2012The statement was filed with the County Clerk of

NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires Los Angeles on 3/14/2012NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires Los Angeles on 3/14/2012

five years from the date it was filed in the office of NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires

the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must five years from the date it was filed in the office of

be filed before that time. The filing of this statethe County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statethe County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must

-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this be filed before that time. The filing of this state

state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or com-mon law (see section 14400et seq. Business and the rights of another under federal, state or com-mon law (see section 14400et seq. Business and the rights of another under federal, state or com-

Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 3/16, mon law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 3/16, mon law (see section 14400et seq. Business and

3/23, 3/30, 4/6/12.Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6/12.Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 3/16,

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee's Sale No. 05-FWA-115267 YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/6/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 20, 2012, at 11:00 AM, BY THE FOUNTAIN LO-CATED AT, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, in the City of POMONA, County of LOS ANGELES, State of CALIFORNIA, REGIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by FERDINAND MANUEL AND GERALDINE MANUEL, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustors, recorded on 12/14/2005, as Instrument No. 05 3069791, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier's check (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) without warranty express or implied as to title, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it as such Trustee, in and to the following described property situated in the aforesaid County and State, to-wit: TAX PARCEL NO. 7016-023-078 From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no repre-sentation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 16831 WINDWARD AVENUE , CERRITOS, CA 90703. Said prop-erty is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, includ-ing fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, ex-penses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is $533,826.56. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c), the mortgagee, trustee, ben-eficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid fore-closure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one or more of the following methods: by telephone, by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting or the borrower has surrendered the property to the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent and that the compliance with Civil Code Section 2923.5 was made at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of this Notice of Sale. Dated: 3/15/2012 RE-GIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee By: MARILEE HAKKlNEN, AUTHORIZED AGENT Agent for Trustee: AGENCY SALES AND POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 Telephone Num-ber: (800) 542-2550 Sale Information: (714) 730-2727 or http://www.rtrustee.com A-4218847 03/30/2012, 04/06/2012, 04/13/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 9980-1867 TSG Order No.: 79481 A.P.N.: 7008-010-006 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN-DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/13/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 03/19/2008 as Document No.: 20080467989, of Official Re-cords in the office of the Recorder of Los An-geles County, California, executed by: Belinda A. Valle, a unmarried woman and Josephine G. Cordero, a unmarried woman, and Elvira C. Gavino, a unmarried woman, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGH-EST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and inter-est conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 04/19/2012 at 01:00 PM Sale Location: At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17233 Pires Ave, Cerri-tos, CA 90703 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $670,720.69 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under-stand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of out-standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NO-TICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 778-7237 for information regard-ing the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.rsvpforeclosures.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9980-1867. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Declaration pursuant to Califor-nia Civil Code, Section 2923.5(a) was fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded on 09/07/2011 NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.rsvpforeclosures.com or call (877) 778-7237 NBS Default Services, LLC, Mandi Harvey 3/21/2012 “We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.” (RSVP# 286096, 03/30/12, 04/06/12, 04/13/12)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE(UCC Sec. 6105)Escrow No. 12101-HYNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) is/are: PASADENA INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC. 33841 MER-CATOR ISLE, MONARCH BEACH, CA 92629Doing business as: SUD'SAll other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: The name(s) and business address of the buyer(s) is/are: OCEAN BREEZE LLC, C/O ELITE BUSINESS INVESTMENTS, CORP 5404 WHITSETT AVE #18 VALLEY VILLAGE, CA 91607The assets being sold are generally described as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADE NAME, MACHINERY, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, SUP-PLIES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS and is located at: 12236-40 CENTRALIA ST, LAKE-WOOD, CA 90715The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 17870 CASTLETON ST, STE 230, CITY OF IN-DUSTRY, CA 91748 and the anticipated sale date is APRIL 24, 2012The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: NEW CENTURY ES-CROW, INC, 17870 CASTLETON ST, STE 230, CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748 and the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall be APRIL 23, 2012, which is the business day before the anticipated sale date specified above.Dated: 03/26/2012OCEAN BREEZE LLC, Buyer(s)LA1169270 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 4/6/12

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20110015005370 Title Order No.: 110479606 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/28/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/08/2005 as Instrument No. 05 0290276 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MESIAS LOZANO AND LAURA M. LOZANO, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/26/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16209 JOANNA AVENUE, CERRITOS, CALI-FORNIA 90703 APN#: 7016-027-035 The un-dersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $537,924.51. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of De-fault and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auc-tioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contact-ing the county recorder 's office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made avail-able to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com for information regarding the sale of this prop-erty, using the file number assigned to this case 20110015005370. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not im-mediately be reflected in the telephone informa-tion or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFOR-MATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 2 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lp-sasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 04/03/2012 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACT-04/03/2012 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACT-04/03/2012 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Bou-levard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 A-4222641 04/06/2012, 04/13/2012, 04/20/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETrustee Sale No. : 20100015004563 Title Order No.: 100304572 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/30/2006. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER.NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/16/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2536475 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES Coun-ty, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: RAFAEL GARCIA AND MARTHA C GAR-CIA, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 04/26/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CEN-TER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be:and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17129 LEAL AVE, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA 90703 APN#: 7008-005-035 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remain-ing principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $362,706.03. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Dec-laration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under-stand that there areIf you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid-der at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contact-ing the county recorder 's office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made avail-able to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com for information regarding the sale of this prop-erty, using the file number assigned to this case 20100015004563. Information about postpone-ments that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not im-mediately be reflected in the telephone informa-tion or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFOR-MATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 2 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACT-lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACT-lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 03/30/2012Dated: NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Tele-copier: (972) 661-7800 A-4222350 04/06/2012, 04/13/2012, 04/20/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No GM-259649-C Loan No 0585376908 Insurer No. 585376908YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN-DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/09/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci-fied in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, ex-pressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: JUSTIN CHENG and LIDA D. CHENG, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded 08/16/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-1963000 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California Date of Sale: 05/01/2012 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Cen-ter Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Property Address is purported to be: 13534 DARVALLE STREET CERRITOS, CA 90703-0000 APN#: 7023-007-030 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $750,053.72, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial pub-lication of this notice. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county re-corder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this informa-tion. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Sec-tion 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call telephone number for in-formation regarding the trustee's sale] or visit this Internet Web site Internet Web site address for information regarding the sale of this property], using the file number assigned to this case case file number]. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immedi-ately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the sched-uled sale. Date: 03/27/2012 Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 lleanna Pe-tersen, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER A-4221615 04/06/2012, 04/13/2012, 04/20/2012

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Dr. Urban on Today’s Dentistry

Be offensive about cavitiesDentists are taught the skills to repair,

extract and/or replace teeth afflicted with cavities. It seems like dentists are always one step behind the forces that cause decay. I have been a dentist for a long time and have recommended brushing twice daily, watch sugar intake, and to visit your dentist on a regular basis to detect any decay. Current research suggests this may not be adequate for a lot of us.

Research shows that dental decay is a chronic disease and that it is a result of individual behavioral patterns. We know of 32 types of bacteria that cause cavities. These bacteria thrive when the mouth saliva is acidic or at a low pH level. Behavioral effects range from how sugar is consumed, how effective we brush, how medications

alter the mouth, how we respond to bacteria and how we utilize proper home remedies.

Recently, I had the privilege to listen to Dr. Brian Novy’s presentation on seeking out and destroying decay. Dr. Novy has a very nice way (it was a soft hammer) of debunking conventional methods of fighting decay.

Let’s look at his approach to fighting decay. If you are not suffering from new cavities at your dental checkups this approach may not apply. Everyone else should keep reading.

Diet low in sugary foods is still a wise choice. Foods rich in arginine (soy, spinach, seafood, and nuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, almonds, barley, cashews, etc) help neutralize certain acid forming bacteria. The “bad” (decay causing) bacteria is acid tolerant and will produce new bacteria that produce acid.

Brush with baking soda. If the taste is unpleasant add a little dollop of toothpaste to the brush and dip it into baking soda. Baking soda will promote a more neutral

saliva pH that will select against bad bacteria.

Gum chewers start using Ice Breakers Ice Cubes by Hershey or Trident Xtra Care. Chew 6 pieces a day until the sweetness is gone. The sweetness is xylitol that is not metabolized by decay causing bacteria.

Glylic is isolated from licorice root and it has antimicrobial effects on bad bacteria. These lollipops can be found on www.drjohns.com.

There are other products that your dentist should be able to supply to you if your decay rate is through the roof. Our efforts are to help all children and adults become decay free and prevent the devastation that ruins a good set of teeth.

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