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DOWNEY MAY 10, 2013 Serving Downey and surrounding communities • 13,000 Homes Every Week • Volume 1, No. 1 • DowneyCommunityNews.com
Warren High M^3 Engineering Team Win World Championship
Downey Fire Department Recruits Earn Their Badges and Celebrate in Pinning Ceremony
Downey Police Collect Over 400 Pounds of Prescription Drugs
By John Zander
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On Saturday, April 27, 2013, the Downey Police Department and members of the Drug Enforcement Admin-
he Warren High M^3 Engineering Team of Mulan MacDougall, Matt Pacheco, and Michelle Tulean led by coach Glenn Yamasaki traveled to the NASA John-
istration (D.E.A.) participated in the National Prescription Drug-Take Back
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Winning Team: Mulan MacDougall, Michelle Tulean, and Matt Pacheco. son Flight center in Houston, TX to compete in the finals for the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge. Teams from as far away as Shanghai and Singapore as well as from across the nation competed. The team came home as World Champions in their category for Aerospace and Aviation and brought home a $10,000 award for their innovative design. In addition, they also won the People's Choice Award for their online product video with 1,638 votes. The coach for the team, Glenn Yamasaki, received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Coaches Award. The M^3 winning product was the "Sleep Halo," a low tech, but highly innovative product that has the potential to revolutionize the air travel industry. The product is an
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Downey Firefighter recruits Richard Hernandez and Adam Zipperian scale down a building during their recruiting ceremony. Photo by John Zander By John Zander Downey Firefighter recruits Richard Hernandez and Adam Zipperian are no longer. In a ceremony in late April, the two hard working and dedicated Firemen were awarded their badges in the departments "Pinning Ceremony." The two started out as auxiliary Firemen and moved on to the departments AO (Ambulance Operator) program for almost five years. They then begin the process to "Break a Firefighter." The final process in the program was the probationary period which lasts for 18 months. Training Battalion Chief Brian Wolf said, "They are our brothers, we consider them family," The four week final training period is beyond tough.
Many drop out. Firefighter Hernandez said, "The last four weeks were the hardest of my life. Complete exhaustion. I knew Downey had a hard tower, it exceeded what I thought it would be. But I was glad that it was that way because I worked hard for it." David Zipperian, Adams father said, "He started right out of high school. He was focused and knew what he wanted to do and chose a path to accomplish that." The Pinning day started out at the Downey Fire Departments training center near Independence Park. The former recruits put on a demonstration of some of the skills they learned in
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Brutal Triple Murder In Downey Results In Indictment By Randy Economy A Los Angeles man accused in the October 2012 shooting deaths of two women and one man in Downey has been indicted by a grand jury this week. Deputy DisJade Douglas Harris trict Attorney John McKinney of the Major Crimes Division said Jade Douglas Harris, 30, pleaded not guilty to 10 felony counts
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