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Agreement Signed Between ABCUSD and American Federation of Teachers

• Norwalk and Pico Rivera’s Only Community Newspaper • Vol. 3 No. 9 • June 12, 2009

Local Residents Flock to Friends of Arts/Education Annual Family Arts Festival

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historic step was taken at the June 2 ABC School Board meeting in the relationship between the ABC Unified School District and the American Federation of Teachers with the signing of a resolution by members of the School Board and the Federation affirming their partnership.

The partnership began under former Superintendent Dr. Ronald Barnes with Laura Rico, President of the local chapter of the AFT in 1999. At that time they decided to get together and find a different way of working

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Local children lined up during the afternoon festivities to play instruments and sing children's songs dur during the annual festival at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Here in front of the Musical Zoo, ten children and three instructors started an impromptu song-fest. For the younger children there was an arts and crafts tent that featured Mexika who brought sounds of ancient Mexico, including instruments and vocal music. She also told a number of native American stories.

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Norwalk LionsByAnnual Awards Banquet Helen M. Brown

he 11th Annual Family Arts Festival was held June 7 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Presented by the City of Cerritos and Friends of Arts Education, this year the Festival celebrated the power of the arts in freeing the imagination and to bring cultures together.

This year there was something for everyone. For this writer one of the highlights was found on the main theater stage where Whitney High School Music Theater presents excerpts from the musical “Cats.” They were followed by the Ling’s Dance Academy who presented Chinese dances.

Opening the performances was the International Peace Choir followed by Trio Capricco and Students who presented clas-

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Knabe Fishing Derby Draws Thousands

By Jerry Bernstein

T Lion's Club members gather aroung Luigi Vernmola (front left) for a picture.

Photo by Helen Brown Friends, family, and members of the Norwalk Lions Club gathered at the La Mirada Holiday Inn Friday, June 5, 2009 to celebrate their annual Awards Banquet.

It was a gala affair. The guests were met with mariachi music entertainment during social hour.

At 6:00 the ballroom doors were opened to display a colorful dec-

orated room with linen-covered tables with gold and purple balloons in the form of lions serving as centerpieces.

President Lenora Perri welcomed the guest then turned the program over to Master of Cer-

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he Annual Cerritos Kids Fishing Derby was presented by L. A. County Supervisor Don Knabe and the Cerritos Rod & Gun Club.

This is a special event for boys and girls ages 5 to 15. The day started with a 7 a.m. pancake and sausage breakfast and the eagerly awaited fishing contest began at 8 a.m. and ended at 11 a.m. The winners were divided into four different age groups. The largest fish of the day was caught by four year old Alejandro Morales from Inglewood. “My dad put his secret bait on my line and I caught the fish!” Alejandro’s weighed in at a whopping 2lbs, 13 oz. “I feel very privileged to be able to offer this annual derby to the kids and their families”, said Supervisor Knabe, “I want to thank all the sponsors and

A very excited young angler awaits the weigh-in of the fish he caught.

The fish weighed 18 oz.

Photo by Ken Cha volunteers who made this event special”.

Congratulations to the following winners of the Fishing Derby: Ages 4-6 1st – Marco Mendoza, Artesia

2nd – Daniel Morales, Lakewood 3rd – Maleah Erguiza, Gardena Ages 7-9 1st – Joseph Avendano, Long Beach 2nd – Darius Wynn, Compton See DERBY page 5

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Cerritos couple dealt a winning hand

every other month.

Don’t worry if you’re not a good card player—there are plenty of Cerritos regulars who will assist you in learning the game. They also play dealer choice games, but you have to be a little daring to

By Larry Caballero play them.

Don says that a friend suggested they Who could have guessed 38 years start a poker game about 10 years ago at ago that Don and Liz Wilson would be so the Center. Back then they played in a lucky? They met on a blind date. Don small room with only a few players. Now says that he and his cousin took out not about 40 players participate in the tournament each time it’s held. No money prizes are allowed, but the Center provides the winner with a gift basket.

It probably wouldn’t matter if there was a prize or not since just winning the tournament is prize enough.

The Wilsons aren’t Don and Liz Wilson playing poker at the Cerritos Senior Center. Open satisfied with just a one day play is every Wednesday from 4-6 PM a week game.

Oh no, they also play with two, but three girls that night to a restaufamily every Friday night. These games rant in Long Beach. When he saw Liz it may not be for everyone, but the players was love at first sight. enjoy them. What’s not to like?

She wasn’t so sure. “I didn’t like him One game is called Deuces, Jacks and at first, but we fell in love and were marthe Man with the Axe. For those of you ried a few months later, and we’ve never not familiar with the latter expression, the looked back.” They moved to Cerritos in last card would be the King of Diamonds 1981. who is depicted with an axe. I know what Not only is the couple lucky in the you’re thinking—those are the wild cards love department, but also in their number in the hand. one passion--playing poker. You can Well, you’re right—unless of course, meet them every Wednesday from 4:00 a player has natural 7’s in his hand. Then to 6:00 pm at the Cerritos Senior Center he wins automatically. They also play Folwhere Don is the self appointed leader low the Queen where the card that follows of the Texas-Hold-em Tournament held

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A favorite game is Bingo Poker where each player is dealt five cards, and the dealer puts 8 cards down in the center.

Then he lifts one card at a time and the players try to place their cards onto the center ones. The first player to get rid of all of his cards wins the game. If no player can do that, then the remaining cards in each player’s hand is counted to determine the ultimate winner.

It may be confusing to you, but not to the Wilsons or their family members, or to the players who show up every Wednesday to play poker at the Senior Center.

The Wilsons, of course, weren’t born playing poker. They did have a past. Don was born in Winnepeg, Canada, in 1934, and lived in Toronto and Florida before settling in California where he met Liz and married her in 1971. The love of their life is their daughter. Liz was born in Italy and migrated with her mother and siblings to be with her father who was already living in Pennsylvania as a coal miner.

The father took 7 trips back to Italy, and 5 times her mother would end up pregnant before he returned to the United States. When World War II was about to begin in 1938, her father finally insisted that his wife and family come to America.

The mother was apparently very happy to stay in Europe.

She may have been thinking that there was less chance of getting pregnant again if she was an ocean apart.

Both Wilsons worked at various jobs before officially retiring, but they were soon getting bored with going on cruises and frequent jaunts to local casinos where, of course, they would play poker. So they became involved with the Cerritos Senior Center.

They became pen pals with Carver Academy Elementary School’s third grade students where the highlight is getting to meet them at the annual Pen Pal Picnic held at the Center lawn. They also are involved with the school’s SPICE (Seniors Personally Involved in Children’s Enrichment) Program.

Its goals are to foster positive intergenerational relationships, promote knowledge about people of other ages, and dispel age-related myths and stereotypes.

The program’s brochure states that seniors “enrich a child’s life as well as their own in as little as 20 minutes a week as a Special Friend. Seniors have an opportunity to aid teachers in the classrooms, read one-on-one with a student, assist on field trips, or just listen and share experiences.”

You can also find the Wilsons working the polls in federal and state elections, but it’s probably a good thing that elections are held on Tuesdays. If you want to find them on a Wednesday night, then sign up at the front desk for the Texas Hold-em class. It’s free of charge. Who knows you may be lucky enough to win the tournament as Liz has.

If not, you’ll still be a winner because you’ll be meeting lots of friendly people who all have the same passion—to keep Liz from making it to the final table.

Ten Thousand People are Hosted Anuually by Ronald McDonald Houses

By Jerry Bernstein Lakewood City Councilmember Diane Dubois introduced Ronald J. Van Winkle, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Orange County Ronald McDonald House in the City of Orange, to members of the Cerritos Optimist Club at a recent morning meeting.

She said there are nine Ronald McDonald Houses in Orange and Los Angeles Counties that host more than 10,000 people a year with the Ronald McDonald House in Long Beach having served families for 20 years.

Groundbreaking for a new Long Beach facility will be held early next year.

He said the Cerritos-Artesia Soroptimist Club had pledged $9,000 over a three year period toward the new house.

Van Winkle described the houses as temporary homes for families that are built close to the hospitals. “In Orange

Cerritos Optimist Club President Maynard Law [l-r] at recent club meeting with guest speakers Lakewood City Councilmember Diane Dubois and Ronald J. Van Winkle, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Orange County Ronald McDonald House in the City of Orange.

County the houses provide 204 rooms and are occupied about 90 percent at any one time with each family staying between seven and nine days.

The families have their own room with a private bath. They share a common kitchen with individual cabinets and a common dining room; at night the lights in the common areas are continually lit.

“The reason,” he explained, “in case of an emergency no has to stumble in the dark or if a family member can’t sleep, they can come into the lighted common rooms and relax.

Asked about finances, he said the McDonald Corporation provides seed money that is combined with contributions from various charities and organizations. He said for every hamburger sold at their restaurants, five cents in contributed to the houses. In addition, they also handle their advertising. Contributions from the community at large are also given to the homes.

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La Palma/Buena Park 2009 Relay for Life Exceeds Expectations

By Larry Caballero When La Palma and Buena Park community activists and cancer survivors cochaired the first American Cancer Society Relay for Life 6 years ago, who could

COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • JUNE 12, 2009 The first La Palma and Buena Park Relay for Life grossed over $40,000 with about 200 supporters and participants.

Last year about $87,000 was raised, and this year the Relay at Buena Park Junior High June 6 will gross over $100,000 and counting with over 900 participants and 31 teams, each pledging to raise money to cure cancer and running to honor and celebrate those who have survived the dreaded disease.

Last year’s co-chair Sylvia Woodside said “the relay gives us the opportunity

place at 9:00 pm when all of the lights on the track were shut off. Almost 900 paper bags were purchased in memory or in honor of a cancer patient or survivor. The bags were illuminated on the track with a candle inside and an inscription on the outside of the bag.

One supporter purchased 10 bags at $10 each with the same inscription— “Great mother, good friend and an amazing woman. She taught me the true meaning of love and compassion. She will remain in our hearts forever.”

During the ceremony, supporters were told the symbolism of an empty table covered with a linen tablecloth and of one chair beside it. The symbol was not for a mourning of loss but for a celebration of life. Other symbols included a single rose on the table for enduring love of family and friends, a slice of lemon for a

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La Palma/Buena Park Relay for Life particpants walk the track at beginning of ceremonies. Photo courtesy of Barbara Lorimer have guessed how successful it would become today.

The Society states on its website “one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. The Relay for Life unites communities across the country each year to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that takes too much.”

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to celebrate the good work we did and to raise a lot of money at the same time for a great cause.” One of this year’s co-chairs is La Palma city councilmember Ralph Rodriguez who was very pleased with the tremendous support and turnout. “It just gets bigger and better every year.”

Participants are encouraged to walk as many laps as they can, but some literally went that extra mile. Resident Todd Wilson from the Disney Team was the champion by walking 240 laps, over a dozen walked 100 laps, and 6-year-old Taylor Michel walked 50 laps.

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Hawaiian Gardens has come a long way....... but there is still much to do

By Jerry Bernstein Much can be said about the recent raids targeting Latino gangs in Southern California and the irate feelings expressed by residents in Hawaiian Gardens about their city allegedly being a beehive of gang activity.

It’s a known fact that the killer of Sheriff Deputy Jerry Ortiz was shot by a Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang member and who was later convicted of the killing and sentenced to death. It’s also a known fact that some Hawaiian Gardens families are affiliated with the Varrio gang through family members. This doesn’t mean every

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Hawaiian Gardens the success of the is not the same city it city’s Neighborhood was a few years ago. Crime is down and Watch and Gang Intervention Programs while there is still gang activity the city is designed to stir the city’s children away changing. More and more new families from the gangs and drugs, are moving into the city and they expect Some of the residents who spoke at the streets to be safe. Those not involved the council meeting complained about with the gangs and as the Mayor noted, harassment by sheriff deputies who go about their business. patrol the city neighborhoods accusing It’s going to take a genuine effort by them of carrying a grudge against the city’s residents and elected officials residents because “a crazy” killed a to make the final push. To many families fellow deputy four years ago. This has take advantage of the state’s welfare been an ongoing complaint since the programs and abuse them in order to shooting and needs to be looked into. collect money to buy drugs. Until the Some spoke about money being taken by individual families that have relatives former leaders of the city’s little league involved with the gangs decide it’s time and pony league and why there weren’t to clean house, the cleansing of the city any arrests. No response has ever been will be slow. Law enforcement and given by present or former council the courts can’t do it by themselves. At the same time, it’s time for some of the Experience The Gentle sheriff deputies to do what they are in Art Of Dentistry Hawaiian Gardens for-to enforce the law, not to harass the law abiding residents.

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Cancer Society for holding these celebrations to highlight the fight of cancer survival. I'd like to thank partners like the City of Cerritos and City of Artesia and all of the wonderful volunteers who raise awareness, walk, promote and support a cancer cure.

My relay for life started in 2005. I had just given birth to my 4th child and had just celebrated the 6th, 4th and 2nd birthdays of my four young children in a huge backyard party in July and was not feeling very well. As most busy mom's do, I thought I was just tired after having another child, being a wife, working fulltime, working on my Master's degree and caregiving for many that I knew.

I unfortunately collapsed a few days later with a 104 degree fever due to a staph infection, blood red bruises all over my body, horrendous pain and the inability to catch my breath. I was rushed to the emergency room and was told within a couple of hours that I was being transferred to the ICU, possibly to die that evening.

However they forgot one thing - I was a survivor. A few days later, I was told I had a rare form of acute promyleocytic leukemia (cancer) and had a long road ahead of me. So, after 14 very tenuous days in ICU, the incredible doctor's were able to stabilize me and transferred me to USC Kenneth Norris Hospital in Los Angeles. I stayed in isolation from my children and friends for another 45 days.

It was surreal. Being away from my babies was very difficult. However I was a survivor!

I spent the next 289 days in and out of the hospital being infused with high doses of chemotherapy and catching every rare side effect possible. I got to the point where I asked them NOT to tell me what side effect was possible, hoping if I didn't know what was to come, maybe I wouldn't get it. When doctors told me I was declining, I refused to believe it because I knew was a survivor. My sister, mom, husband and kids came to see me when they could and they were welcomed hugs from the daily distraction of doctors, nurses, tubes, chemicals and isolation of 4 very plain walls. But I was a survivor.

After a year in and out of the hospital, I started a rigorous chemotherapy regimen which lasted for 2 years. Over this 2 year period, I took daily chemotherapy pills, and every 3 months went into USC for 2 weeks of daily doses of chemotherapy infusions of arsenic trioxide and Atra medication. Oh, let me not forget my "favorite".., the "ever exciting" & very painful bone marrow biopsies..all of this was exhausting, difficult and challenging for my children, family and friends. Each day I woke up reeling from the process, was another day for me to embrace being a survivor. Why not be joyful, I was accepting my win.

Although this all sounds grim, there are many blessings to surviving cancer. First are the wonderful doctors and nurses,

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Story submitted by M. Harell, Cuesta St. Last Friday morning, June 5th, at 1:30 AM, my family was awakened by a terrible noise in our back yard. My husband looked outside to see a coyote with our beloved rabbit in its mouth. We ran outside in time to see it leap over our 6 foot concrete wall into the schoolyard at Wittman Elementary school. I rushed to our rabbit, who was already dead. We immediately called Animal Control, and the woman I reached blithely told me that, yes, there ARE coyotes in Cerritos, and no, they would not be sending out anyone

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Furthermore, now that the coyote knew we had a rabbit, it would be back repeatedly until it killed our other one. The animal control person also told me that coyotes are becoming much more aggressive and less afraid of humans, and even are out during the day occasionally.

I called the Cerritos Sheriff, where the sergeant told me that coyotes were not their problem and referred me back to animal control. When

please try to come out and take a tour. It is very interesting to take a look at yesteryear. The House was built of redwood shipped down from northern California.

The ships landed at Norwalk Landing,

By Helen M. Brown known today as Seal Beach. The lumber was then brought by horse drawn wagons Saturday, June, 6, 2009 over a hundred up Norwalk Blvd. to the home site. A people visited the Johnstonpoint of interest is that Redwood lumber Hargitt House Museum located at was chosen because it does not get ter12426 Mapledale in Norwalk. It was mites. This was back in 1891, long before cloudy with the sun coming out intermitNorwalk became known as the Keystone tently but this did nothing to dim the City or before it became incorporated.

Back then it was mostly farms and ranches. A sidenote; the word Norwalk comes from “North Walk.”

Have you read enough to whit your curiosity?

The House is open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Come by for a tour and lean Two ice cream social participants stand in front of the Hargitt about the Daisy House Museum in Norwalk.

Churn, the Butter Press, and countenthusiasm of the crowd as they gathered less other items used by your forbearers in around to tour the House and then enjoy their everyday lives during the latte 1880s. the homemade ice cream and homemade Before you know it, you will be as hooked cookies. This social is an annual event, on history as the Docents as you tour this usually held in June, and it is very hard wonderful old house. to predict the weather. Last year it was so Our next event will be a Quilt Show hot everyone was wilting. and will be on Saturday July 14th at 1:00.

Thankfully the City was generous If you have a quilt your grandmother or enough to provide pop-ups for the Event. family member quilted long ago let the All Docents were asked to be present.

Docents know and we will display it for Many thanks go to the Parks & Recreation you that day. staff for their help and dedication at the For more information contact Jalna Museum’s events.

Boltz at 562-921-1623 or Helen Brown at If you have never visited the House, 562-921-4218.

I asked him if he was not concerned with the fact that a coyote was running loose at Wittman Elementary, he again told me that coyotes weren't their problem.

On Friday morning, after school opened, I telephoned the principal of Wittman to let him know that a coyote had been on school property and was very likely coming back.

He did not return my call.

I have been a homeowner in Cerritos for the past 10 years. Nowhere have I

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ever read or heard that there was a coyote problem in Cerritos. If I had known that, I would NEVER have let a bunny roam loose in my backyard.

The Cerritos circulars and The Community News are always informing residents of the importance of taking down their Christmas lights in a timely fashion, keeping their yards neat, and locking their doors to prevent break ins. Why is there nothing about coyotes? Does the city not know how many residents there are who keep their dogs in the back yard, or let their cats roam free?

I can understand that perhaps pets may not be a concern to the Cerritos city administration, but if I had a child attending Wittman Elementary school, I would certainly like to know that there was a

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Ages 10-12 1st – Vincent Reveles, Whittier 2nd – Gibby Rosas, Lakewood 3rd – Charity Clark, Norwalk Ages 13-14 1st – Frank Garcia, Lakewood 2nd – Bryce Varro, Bellflower 3rd – Francisco Buenrrostro, Lakewood A good time was had by all the contestants, but the main question of the day was "Who had more fun, the kids or their dads?" Other sponsors of this fun event included the County of Los Angeles, the Cities of Cerritos and Artesia, the California Department of Fish and Game, County of Los Angeles Parks & Recreation, Sport Fish Restoration, and Fishing in the City.

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If this invasion is left unchecked it burrows down into the space between the teeth and gums and into the bloodstream. There is a specific bacteria found in the gum pockI am revisiting a previous article I wrote ets and the heart muscle of disease hearts. about oral health and heart disease. I still This association is still being studied. It can see an alarming nonchalance with bleed- be shown that the presence of bacteria in ing gums and an unawareness of why it is a the blood stream elevate the white blood concern to dentists. cell count and increase the inflammatory Let’s suppose you have a bleeding sore response. This response is linked to heart on your skin or blood leaking out of other disease. areas of the body. I am sure you would call Furthermore, a link has been made to your doctor because you know something those of us who are inflicted with diabetes. is not quite right. The same is true of gums Improvement in oral health has been shown that bleed or exude pus when you press to improve a diabetic’s ability to handle on them. This means that beyond the bad their blood sugar. odor in your mouth something is not quite Premature births and low birth weights right. have been impacted with the same proteins Fortunately, gums are the fastest heal- found in periodontally diseased gums. The ing tissues of the mouth and once detected consequences of periodontal disease are the bleeding can be abated. Why is this im- still being discovered, but the impact is portant? clear. Periodontal disease is affecting more Bleeding of the gums is most often as- than just your teeth. sociated with the presence of bacteria and Warning signs that you should know the body’s effort to fight off this bacterial about include gums that bleed when you invasion. This immune response varies brush, gums that are red swollen or tenfrom individual to individual. It depends der, gums that pull away from teeth, pus or on the types of bacteria (over 32 differ- loose teeth, front teeth that begin separating ent types and the number keeps climbing), and persistent bad breath. Periodontal disease has a very characteristic odor and can be sensed by those around you..

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Continued from page 1 emonies Frank Napolitano. The renewal of the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lion member Chuck Lamantia followed by an inspiring Invocation by Lion John V. Layton, Jr. After a scrumptious steak/chicken dinner MC Napolitano presented the 2009 Business Awards. These awards went to Norwalk business owners Luigi Vernola, Vernola’s Auto & Truck Service, Ramon Puentes of Rosewoods Restaurant, Memo Santos of Memo’s Scaffolding & Nursery, Mike Brassard of Carpet 4 U, Mary Earl & Fred, Jr. of American Sweeping, Supervisor Don Knabe LA County Supervisor, Richard Fierro of Consolidated Disposal, Graig Garner of Coast Plaza Doctor’s Hospital, Martha Romero of Romero Law Firm, Juan Rivas of Northgate Gonzales Markets, Michael Choo Bellflower Medical Center, Fabian Salazar of Elite Funding, and Roger Ruiz of Cal State Construction.

Captain Patrick Maxwell of the Norwalk LASD station presented the Deputy of the Year award to Deputy Richard Velasquez. Sgt. Deputy Velasquez is a ten year veteran of LASD and has served at the Norwalk Station for the last three years. Ismael Chavez was applauded as the Detective of the Year as he was presented with his award. The Norwalk residents, along with the Lions, applaud these brave men who so gallantly protect their property, city, and persons each and every day.

NLMUSD Superintendent Ginger Shattuct was called upon to present the Teacher of the Year Award. It went to Ms. Debbie Holash. Superintendent Shattuct will be retiring at the end of June. While she will be sorely missed, all wish her a happy and exciting retirement.

President Perri awarded Ms. Maria

Grimaldo as the 2009 Lion of the Year.

This is a prestigious award given to and outstanding member. Maria is a fairly new member but she has worked diligently throughout the past year, most recently lat weekend when she hosted a team in the Norwalk Relay for Life at Cerritos College. She also served on the RFL committee for the past two years.

The Lions Crystal Award went to none other than long time member John V. Layton, Jr. He first joined the Lions back in 1978 and was awarded a Lifetime Membership for his dedication and service to the club and the community.

Once the Awards were given out and dignitaries recognized, it was time to dance and live it up. Music was provided by the Adame brothers, Dean & Dennis. They not only provided the excellent dance music but wore their dancing shoes. More than

COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • JUNE 12, 2009 7 once the brothers took turns dancing with walk residents this past year. They provide their wives. They even managed to get Ra- vision, glaucoma and hearing screenings, student speaker contest, Patriotic Flag Day chel, their mom on the floor a few times.

The Norwalk Lions club of Norwalk program, provide college scholarships, was chartered on June 4, 1946 under the take part in the City’s annual Easter Egg jurisdiction of the International Associa- hunt, the Angel tree Project, Concerts in tion of Lions Clubs. This is the largest and the Park, Youth Sports activities, and the most active service organization dedicated Community Recognition Dinner. This is just a sample of the many programs and to community service.

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All in all, a great day for those in attendance.

ABC Adult School Students “Give Back” On Saturday, April 4, the Adult School had an Arts, Craft, and Fitness Fair at the Cabrillo Lane Campus on Del Amo Blvd. There were nine free workshops covering sewing, crafts and flower decorations, six free fitness/dance lessons, and a very impressive exhibit of student fine art. There was a great turn out of community members who took part by making designer ties, handbags and jewelry. The Superintendent of ABC Unified School District, Dr. Gary Smuts, enjoyed trying his hand at creating bobbin lace. There were many student volunteers and the weather cooperated, making it not too hot and not too cold for Line Dancing lessons and Cardio Salsa workouts.

Those who stopped and visited for awhile in the many classrooms on Saturday discovered that besides teaching many useful and creative arts and crafts, many of the Adult School teachers and students organize ways to give back to our local community and to our soldiers abroad.

One such teacher is JoDee Kane. JoDee and her students in the Artistic Paper Arts class make beautiful cards designed especially for the military. Once finished, they send the cards to Camp Pendleton for distribution overseas. Each card includes a note to one of our service personnel expressing gratitude and warm wishes.

The students put their name and address on the back of the card in hopes that the soldier might like to start a future correspondence. So far the class has donated 50 cards and more are in the making.

JoDee also teaches a class in Computerized Machine Embroidery. She and her students had donated blankets to large philanthropic organizations in the past, but recently, they decided that they wanted to help their local community. They created 12 beautiful embroidered blankets and donated them to a Cerritos Law Enforcement Agency. They call this project “Blanket Hug” and were rewarded with the joy of giving when they found out that recently two of their blankets were used to embrace a 5 year old little girl and her two year old sibling whom she had been taking care of for days, when they were abandoned.

There are other teachers and students at the Adult School that give their time and the fruit of their art and labor to those who are less fortunate or are in need. The school provides a wonderful life-long learning environment for the students, and the students have found a way to parlay that learning into giving back to the community.

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By Jerry Bernstein The Cerritos Regional Chamber of Dealers Association, and Immediate Past Commerce held its 46th Annual Installation Luncheon June 4 at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel with Chris Halderson, Manager of the hotel, named 2009-10 President.

Chris Halderson, 2009-10 Chamber President

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President Ken Kraus, Los Cerritos Center.

Board members include Julia Emerson, The Gas Company; Karen Baker, Mary Kay; Lola Rizkallah, Cerritos College; Brian Tom, California Educational Centers; Marianne Hughlett, Civic Member; Diana Neeham, Prudential CA Realty; Gordon Zbinden, Rose Hills Memorial Park; Linda Smith, Health First Medical Group; Mary Lou Landes, Tri-City Regional Medical Center; Tammy Cannon, Wal-Mart; Nancy Narikawa, ASAP Pruducts.

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Although resident Jeanette Baker had recently undergone brain surgery, it didn’t stop her from participating in the opening, closing, and luminaria ceremonies in her wheel chair. Her Bakers Believers Team raised more than $8,000. The team raising the most money at $15,000 was the Sandee’s (Michalek) All-Stars. The team had purchased 160 bags for the luminaria ceremony alone. Michalek regrettably passed away from cancer before she could participate in this year’s relay.

In the closing ceremony, La Palma councilmember Rodriguez thanked all of the participants and acknowledged the success of this year’s relay. As soon as the ceremony was over, supporters began planning for next year and promising it to be even more successful.

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SPRING 2009 ALL-AREA TEAMS

Norwalk Softball, Baseball Dominate Top Honors, Gahr Squads Well Represented

By Loren Kopff A fast start by the Gahr and Norwalk baseball teams resulted in disappointing seasons for both as the former went .500 over its final eight games and lost in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section playoffs.

The latter won 10 of its first 13 games but missed the playoffs. Still, both teams combined to have nearly half of the athletes on the Los Cerritos Community News 2009 Spring All-Area Teams. Those two schools also combined to have more than half of the members on the softball side while Cerritos made some noise with a lot of young talent.

BASEBALL FIRST TEAM P-Sonny Burgueno (GHR) P-Johnathan Villalpando (NOR) C-Brandon Krause (GHR) 1B-Ryan Tiedeman (GHR) 2B-Josh Cabula (GHR) 3B-Brett Struiksma (V.C.) SS-Michael Lugo (GHR) LF-Randy Garcia (NOR) CF-Broderick Vanwjngaerde (GHR) RF-Brenton Allen (GHR) DH-Anthony Lopez (NOR) SECOND TEAM P-Rajean Daily (CER) P-Jerry Gonzalez (NOR) C-Kyle Cameron (V.C.) 1B-Greg Saarloos (V.C.) 2B-Josh Carr (GLN) 3B-Marcus Tomlin (GHR) SS-Moises Acosta (NOR) LF-Marquis Kidd (CER) CF-Davon Foggie (GLN) RF-Chase DeJong (V.C.) DH-Matthew Bynum (V.C.) HONORABLE MENTION P-Darian Dominguez (GHR) P-Juan Vera (GLN) C-Nick Landeros (NOR) 1B-Byran Ji (ART) 2B-Travis Crammer (CER) 3B-Efrain Ramirez (GLN) SS-John Lemos (GLN) LF-Daniel Lack (GHR) CF-Eric Fasnacht (V.C.) RF-Jhovanny Ortiz (ART) DH-Andy Min (CER)

Coach of the Year: When Norwalk first-year head coach Ruben Velasquez had his team jump out to a 10-3 start overall and 5-1 in the Suburban League, many thought the Lancers were contenders for the league title. Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out so well in the final five weeks of the season and the Lancers finished 11-12. But Velasquez has the program heading back in the right direction and the 11 victories were two fewer than the previous two seasons combined.

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finished at 6-3 with seven complete games and an earned run average of 2.64 and figures to be the ace of the Norwalk pitching staff next season.

Player of the Year: Gahr has always produced some of the best players in Southern California and 2009 was no exception.

Junior Michael Lugo led the Gladiators with a .436 average, drove in 38 runs, hit eight doubles, four triples and five home runs. Lugo was one of four players to hit over .400 for a team that batted .388. Without a doubt, Lugo will be a force for the Gladiators next season.

SOFTBALL FIRST TEAM P-Stephanie Jimenez (NOR) P-Beverly Bultsma (V.C.) C-Claudia Torres (NOR) 1B-Michelle Contreras (NOR) 2B-Brittney Miller (GHR) 3B-Nani Mejia (GHR) SS-Jasmine Ruiz (GHR) LF-Amanda Hernandez (CER) CF-Lorraine Fitzgerald (NOR) RF-Celina Hernandez (NOR) DP-Erika Jackson (GHR) SECOND TEAM P-Drianna Drulias (CER) P-Valarie Rios (GHR) C-Sarah Smith (CER) 1B-Holly Sloan (GHR) 2B-Anai Zarate (NOR) 3B-Elizabeth Jimenez (NOR) SS-Tatum Schultz (V.C.) LF-Jasmine Valenzuela (NOR) CF-Olivia Arredondo (GHR) RF-Jessika Castaneda (CER) DP-Chelsee Brubaker (V.C.) HONORABLE MENTION P-Alyssa Alcala (ART) P-Denise Ponce (GLN) C-Emily Craig (V.C.) 1B-Lina Avila (V.C.) 2B-Charlene Bousema (V.C.) 3B-Samantha Adams (CER) SS-Alyssa Marquez (CER) LF-Erica Willig (GHR) CF-Erica Rivera (ART) RF-Alyssa Nava (GHR) DP-Jackie DeAvila (GLN)

Coach of the Year: She may have waited six seasons but Norwalk’s Paulette Gasporra can finally say she has won the Suburban League, albeit a tri-championship with La Mirada and Mayfair. Gasporra went 19-9 this past season, the second time in the past three seasons she has won 19 games. In addition, Gasporra has increased her league finish and her league record in each of the six seasons at the varsity level.

Pitcher of the Year: Norwalk senior Stephanie Jimenez was one of the best pitchers the Suburban League has seen this decade. Jimenez won 17 games, sported an earned run average of 1.35 and struck out 262 batters opposite 25 walks. Jimenez also tossed three no-hitters and allowed 31 hits in 11 league contests.

Player of the Year: Staying in the Norwalk family, senior first baseman Michelle Contreras muscled her way to one of the best hitters the school has ever seen.

Like Jimenez, Contreras was on the varsity squad all four years and this past season, led the Lancers with a .506 average and 13 doubles. She also scored 25 runs, had 39 hits, and drove in 23 runs with two doubles and three home runs.

Dykstra Leaves Behind Nearly Four Decades Of Memories At Valley Christian

By Loren Kopff When it comes to the history of Valley Christian athletics, it’s safe to say that Eleanor Dykstra has seen it all. And if she hasn’t, then the soon to be former girls Athletic Director has seen virtually all of it.

To even mention the words ‘former athletic director’ in the same sentence as Eleanor Dykstra is something a lot of people thought they would never hear, but after close to 40 years, she has decided to leave her post. Dykstra made the announcement in early February and will hand the reigns over to outgoing Mayfair Athletic Director Zac Chan on July 1.

While Dykstra has not been the school’s A.D. during her entire time at Valley, she has been associated with the school for 38 years. Citing that “this job has too many boundaries here”, Dykstra said she needs to spoil three grandchildren and hit the golf course, something she has done twice in two years.

“I’m grateful for that,” Dykstra said of her longtime job. “I’ve had an opportunity to do a lot of different things and I feel good with the opportunities that I’ve had and what I’ve done. There’s nothing out there that I wish I would have been doing.”

In addition to being the A.D., Dykstra coached the Lady Crusaders’ volleyball, basketball and softball teams a combined 63 years with basketball being her most successful sport. In 33 seasons, Dykstra compiled 665 victories against 177 losses, won 27 Olympic League championships, nine California Interscholastic FederationSouthern Section titles and three Southern California Regional championships.

The 665 wins, from 1971-1987 and again from 1989-2007, are second most in the state behind Buena High’s Joe Vaughan’s 761. The 27 league titles, 11 straight at one point from 1972-1982, are second most in state history.

Dykstra coached softball for 22 seasons, going 316-70-2 with 14 league titles and a pair of CIF championships and went 120-12 in eight seasons coaching volleyball. She won a league title in all but two seasons there. On top of all of that, her 1,101 career victories at Valley are tops for any female coach in the state.

“What I appreciated about Valley Christian is what it stands for,” Dykstra said. “I have attended a Christian school all of my life, from elementary to high school to college. So I grew up believing that a Christian education was very important.

“I think athletically, when I was grow-

ing up, girls sports were not what they’re like now,” she continued. “They were starting to evolve. They were starting to get opportunities and when I was in college, I saw those opportunities and I wanted to give kids the chance to do things I didn’t necessarily have the chance to do.”

Ask Dykstra who was her favorite player or what her favorite team was and you won’t get an answer. She couldn’t even field an all-time best starting five for her basketball teams. But the one thing that escaped Dykstra’s grasp was capturing a state championship. She remembers that her 1994-1995 team, which wasn’t expected to get to the state finals, was one of her highlights. Valley was to play Santa Ynez at Cal State Fullerton in the regional finals but because of weather issues, the game was moved to Mayfair. Valley won but then fell to Moraga-based Campolindo for the state title. The next season, Valley and Santa Ynez again met for the right to play for a state championship in a battle of two undefeated teams. Valley prevailed but again lost to Campolindo.

“Sometimes losing those championships…you still remember those,” Dykstra said. “A couple of those losses hurt. There were some other times that I was just glad we were there because the kids improved so much to get us there and you cherish those teams too. That means a lot to me.”

Dykstra coached 10 CIF Players of the year and 33 played in college. Because of her success on the court, Dykstra became a member of the Basketball Advisory Committee and served on the state CIF Basketball Advisory Committee for four years.

She also became the first female representative of the Southern California Basketball Coaches Association in 1991 and was the first coach representing girls basketball on the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association board.

“Sometimes I go take a look at my scrapbooks and that gives me good memories,” Dykstra said. “It’s been good; I’ve had a great time. I think we have good kids here at Valley Christian.

“Every team has its own uniqueness,” Dykstra added. “It’s fun to see them mature and grow. There’s a big step from a sophomore to a junior. You have your system but you have to make adjustments to your system. In college, you recruit for your system and what works.”

Although Dykstra is ready to hand the duties over to Chan, she said she will be hanging around the school when she can and will attend as many games as she can.

Valley Christian will be celebrating its 75th anniversary when school resumes in September and Dykstra admitted that her only regret will be not being a part of that.

But, she will still be around to witness the homecoming game among others.

“I think athletically, we’re doing some really good things and I feel good about handing it over Zac,” Dykstra said. “He’ll do a fine job here. I think that’s the other thing that makes me feel relieved about leaving. I know that I’m leaving it in good hands.

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The Cerritos Girls Softball Association All Star 8U girls ventured down the I-5 freeway to San Diego this past Memorial Day weekend for their first tournament of the All Star season. This tournament gave Manager Lyn Perryman the opportunity to see how the girls would respond to top level competition after several weeks of practice.

The Cerritos girls got off to a slow start with their pool play on Saturday by dropping their first game 4-3 to East County A team and then playing Ramona to a 1-1 tie later in the day. The results of the pool play gave the Cerritos girls a 6th seed going into single elimination play on Sunday. The girls faced East County B on Sunday morning and awakened their bats by scoring 4 runs in the third inning behind the clutch hitting of Taylor Genera and Cassie Oravetz en route to a 7-0 victory. Jennifer Morinishi pitched a shutout and amassed thirteen strikeouts.

The Cerritos girls then faced 1st seed Ramona in the semi-final game in a re-match of the previous day. The game was a scoreless pitching duel through 4 innings until the top of the fifth when

consecutive hits by Taylor Genera and Cassie Oravetz produced the only run of the game. Jennifer Morinishi preserved the run by pitching her second straight shutout in the 1-0 victory by the Cerritos girls. The win sent them into the championship game on Monday. The Cerritos girls faced the host Lakeside team in finals. After being down 1-0 early in the game, the Cerritos girls tied the game11 in the top of the 4th inning behind consecutive hits by Dejanae Page and Jennifer Morinishi.

However, Lakeside showed their championship grit by scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to beat the Cerritos girls 3-1. Although the Cerritos girls finished second place, Manager Lyn Perryman was encouraged by the girls’ play – but like all good coaches, looked forward to the following week of practice so he could “clean things up.” The Cerritos girls will continue with tournaments in Torrance, Corona and Cerritos before they compete in the District tournament at the end of June. Good luck girls!

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At the Board Meeting of June 23, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the District Office Boardroom-16700 Norwalk Blvd, Cerritos, the Board of Education will hold a public hearing regarding the Budget of the District for the fiscal year 2009-10, prior to Final Adoption as required by Education Code Section 42103. The proposed budget will be on file and available for public inspection at the following location should members of the public wish to review the budget prior to the public hearing.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Cerritos will hold a public hearing on June 25, 2009 on the proposed City of Cerritos budget. Presented below is a summary of the proposed City budget.

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25,186,170

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This June 25, 2009 public hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Cerritos City Hall located at Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, California.

Copies of the proposed budget are available for public inspection during normal business hours in the office of the City Clerk, Cerritos City Hall, Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, California.

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CITY OF CERRITOS CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cerritos City Council/Cerritos Redevelopment Agency will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter: A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL AND CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING A REPORT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 33445 AND 33679 AND AUTHORIZING THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO FUND PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS/CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010.

This public hearing will be conducted in the Council Chambers of the Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos Civic Center, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street, Cerritos, California, 90703. The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos web site at www.ci.cerritos.ca.us.

In accordance with Section 33445 of the California Health and Safety Code, a summary of the abovereferenced funding for the City of Cerritos/Cerritos Redevelopment Agency Capital Improvement Program and its related findings shall be available to the public for inspection and copying no later than Friday, June 12, 2009, the time of the first publication of this notice of public hearing, and shall be available through the public hearing on June 25, 2009. This summary shall be available on Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, at the Office of the City Clerk, located at Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos Civic Center, Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street, Cerritos, California, 90703.

If you challenge the above-mentioned Resolution and related actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Cerritos City Council/Cerritos Redevelopment Agency at, or prior to the public hearing.

Any person interested in this matter may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 916-1248, for additional information and/or appear at the hearing in person or by agent and be heard.

Dated: June 12, 2009

/s/Josephine Triggs Josephine Triggs, City Clerk

Published at Los Cerritos Communty Newspaper 6/12/09 and 6/19/09 20090867122 FICTIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as Modest Peach, 12920 East Bracknell Street, Cerritos, CA. 907093, Catherine C. Leo, 12920 East Bracknell Street, Cerritos, CA. 907093. The following business is conducted as an individual. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. /S/ Catherine C. Leo The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 10, 2009.

NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 06/12, 02/19, 06/26, 07/03/2009.

All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their opinion on the matters listed above.

with this court for a decree changing name as follows: Keyontae Kashawn Atkinson to Keyontae Okasinki. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-09-254905-ED Loan # 0693248965 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/19/2005. 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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The 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 the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): AJMAL HABEEB ALADROOS, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 6/1/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1272833 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 7/2/2009 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $437,711.22 The purported property address is: 20833 VERNE AVE LAKEWOOD, CA 90715 Assessors Parcel No. 7057-016-022 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 6/12/2009 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap. com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3124567 06/12/2009, 06/19/2009, 06/26/2009

indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant a petition without a hearing. Court date 7-21-2009, 1:30 pm, Dept A, Rm. G, Room 51, Douglas M. Haigh, Judge Pro Tem. Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 6/12, 6/19,6/26, 7/3/2009. Case # NS021454.

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Design Review 18182 Pioneer Boulevard

HSBC Bank, 18182 Pioneer Boulevard, Artesia CA 90701 A request for design review approval to allow an awning above the ATM machine on the façade for the business located at 18182 Pioneer Boulevard in the Commercial General (C-G) Zone.

Resolution No. 2009-22P

PUBLISHED: June 12, 2009

EXPENDITURES

Operations

Case No. 2009-19 Conditional Use Permit

12146 South Street

Ignacio A. Munar, 7806 Puritan Street, Downey, CA 90242 A request for approval of a conditional use permit to allow an office use permit to allow an office use for the property located at 12146 South Street in the Commercial General (C-G) Zone.

Resolution No. 2009-19P

If you challenge any of these proposals in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Artesia Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Planning Commission of the City of Artesia will hold a Regular Planning Commission Meeting in the City Council Chambers of the Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item(s):

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale # CA0834520 Loan# 1006759540 Order # 090121086 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/25/2005. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/02/2009 at 10:30AM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 10/31/2005 as Document No. 05 2617281 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JUNG OK LIM, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, NATIONS HOME CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA FIRST AMERICAN LENDING CORP., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, 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). AT: THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BLVD., NORWALK, CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 7010-007-098 LOT 98 OF TRACT NO. 30145, IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 833, PAGES 80 TO 84 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 12466 FALLCREEK LANE, CERRITOS 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, 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. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $438,273.89 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to 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 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 and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.5: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5 have been meet.

DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CAL. CIV. CODE SECTION 2923.5(b): The undersigned mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent hereby declares under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, as follows: The mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent has contacted the borrower to discuss the borrower's financial situation and to explore options for the borrower to avoid foreclosure in compliance with Cal. Civ. Code Section 2923.5.

Thirty days or more have elapsed since the borrower was contacted. INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, FSB Date: 3/2/2009 Dated: 06/12/2009 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CARLOS F QUEZADA, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 2112 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, 2ND FLOOR, IRVINE, CA 92612 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)730-2727, (714) 724-7500, (949) 2528300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 ASAP# 3142807 06/12/2009, 06/19/2009, 06/26/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1201827-14 APN: 7049-003-019 TRA: LOAN NO: Xxxxxx1042 REF: Martins, Frank N IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED August 10, 2006. 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 July 01, 2009, at 10:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded August 16, 2006, as Inst. No. 061821116 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Frank N Martins and Naomi E Rodriguez Husband And Wife As Joint Tenants, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on 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 At the west side of the los angeles county courthouse, Southeast District, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11228 Candor Street Cerritos 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured 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 advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $659,994.91. 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 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 sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221.

Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: June 11, 2009. (R236987 06/11/09, 06/18/09, 06/25/09) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 7313-AK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) of the seller(s) are: FRESH ENTERPRISES INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 11439 SOUTH ST, CERRITOS, CA 90703 Doing business as: BAJA FRESH #150 All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: NONE The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/ are: YOUNG J. KIM, 9712 GRAHAM ST, #17, CYPRESS, CA 90630 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, INVENTORY, AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT and are located at: 11439 SOUTH ST, CERRITOS, CA 90703 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: DETAIL ESCROW, INC, 12222 ARTESIA BLVD, ARTESIA, CA 90701 and the anticipated sale date is JUNE 30, 2009 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

[If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: DETAIL ESCROW, INC, 12222 ARTESIA BLVD, ARTESIA, CA 90701 and the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall be JUNE 29, 2009, which is the business day before the anticipated sale date specified above.

Dated: JUNE 1, 2009 YOUNG J. KIM, Buyer(s) PCTS LA148729 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 6/12/09

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Continued from page 4 laboratory staff and support staff in each hospital. I thank each one of them so much for saving my life and providing me comfort in such uncertain times. I gave happiness and kindness wherever I went because of their generosity. I enjoyed bringing smiles to the patients in the day hospital, providing comfort to the new leukemia patients who were terrified of what was to come, or laughing with nurses as the night wore on...I was joyful, resolved, low maintenance, laughing and always getting someone to smile.

Why not, we were all surviving cancer, together.

The blessings continued with so many community members coming to support my children. Our neighbors, colleagues and community members brought food to my family and sent me prayers and notes. I plastered their cards in every space possible of my isolation room. It was easy to be positive and loving when so many people were doing the same. My mom & sister were at my bedside or home regularly to share in my triumphs and in the dark times, remind me why I was fighting to survive...and my children..my little blessings..well, they were the reason I am here in the first place. I gained so many friends from cancer, and new belief that we have the chance to give one another the goodness, healing and the love each one of us deserves. I truly believe being positive, defiant to dying and willing to open my heart to all things in this life, allowed me to be a survivor. I know many of you have done the very same and proudly call yourselves survivors.

When I told my children I was going to speak to you today, my oldest daughter Ciara offered to write my speech. So I let her. She wrote of the challenges she remembered, the tough times her mommy faced, the sadness she felt in her heart but the most important part of her speech was how she perceived the love I gave my children and community, the memories of the efforts to be positive even when I felt miserable, a sense of humor and how cancer was not allowed to take me away.

Thank you Ciara for adding your "heart" to my speech.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 7581844-MYM (1) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: BEST WEST AUTOMOTIVE INC., 16719 LAKEWOOD BLVD, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 (3) The location in California of the Chief Executive Office of the seller is: 16719 LAKEWOOD BLVD, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 (4) The name and business address of the buyer(s) are: ZIBA INVESTMENTS CORP., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 8453 S. VERMONT AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: ALL INVENTORY, MACHINERY, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, LICENSES, PERMITS, SIGNS, ADVERTISING MATERIALS, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, VENDOR LISTS AND CATALOGS, GOODWILL, FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS, COMPUTERS AND CUSTOMER SOFTWARE USED IN THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of that certain UNION 76 SERVICE STATION located at: 16719 LAKEWOOD BLVD, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at the said location is: BEST WEST AUTOMOTIVE - UNION 76 SERVICE STATION (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is ON OR AFTER JUNE 30, 2009, at the office of COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE COMPANY, 4100 NEWPORT PLACE DR., STE 120, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660, Escrow No. 7581844-MYM, Escrow Officer: MICHELE Y. MESH, CSEO (8) Claims may be filed the same as “7” above.

(9) The last date for filling claims is: JUNE 29, 2009 (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial (11) As listed by the Seller, all other business name(s) and addresses used by the Seller within three years before such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE Dated: JUNE 1, 2009 ZIBA INVESTMENTS CORP, Buyer(s) PCTS LA148731 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 6/12/09

COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • JUNE 12, 2009 These wonderful little people I have been so blessed to parent have taught me what true love is. In the face of baldness, they remembered I just embraced using less soap. In the face of having chemo brain - they remember me putting milk in the pantry and just shaking my head in disbelief. In the face of horrendous adversity, they understand that we are here for a reason: to live, to learn, to love, and most importantly with cancer.. to survive.

It showed my children that with every adversity there is a chance to respond with grace, kindness, strength & resilience, humor and love.”

Chelsea then introduced her four children, her mom, sister, nephew, and thanked her close friends who supported her. She offered gratitude to the community that prayed for her, supported her family and shared that she looked forward to fostering new relationships in the future. She ended her speech to a thunderous applause with "Thank you for being a part of my new family and I wish all of you health, happiness, love and survival!"

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Dr. Smuts said, “We will work very hard to see that this happens even though the current [financial] climate is very difficult.” He added, “We will do the best we can to see that this does happen.” He also said when the District hires new teachers, they are told ABC will provide the resources needed because their work is too important not to.

They both agreed it was not easy to be partners. It took a lot of work to be successful. This includes understanding each other’s jobs, respect each other both professionally and personally, be honest with each other not matter what the difficulty is. Both agreed that confidentially was important and that their conversations will not go outside the meeting room. We need to know we can speak freely and trust one another.

Dr. Smuts said, “Tonight I don’t believe another School Board in the United States has been asked to commit to a charter like the one the Board is being asked to do tonight.

“Both Laura and I have been following

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these principles for the last decade. Now we are asking the Board to officially sign on.”

AFT National President Making a guest appearance at the meeting was AFT National President Randy Weingarten who said it was an honor to be here and to watch what you [the board] did.

She said the anniversary of the partnership between the ABC School District and the AFT demonstrates what can be done when the will is there and the benefits the children are receiving. “What is really wonderful is seeing the results of this partnership during the last 24 hours I have been here.”

She praised both Laura Rico and Dr. Smuts for solving problems instead of arguing about them and how working together every single day in a joint venture has benefited the District. “You can see this manifest itself every day. It’s really remarkable.” She concluded by saying that even with the all the economic problems the country is currently facing you have said, “We will solve our problems by working together in partnership.”

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Continued from page 1 together in a spirit of collaboration instead of confrontation.

The partnership’s guiding principals states that all students can succeed and they will not accept any excuse that prevents that from happening in the District.

They also state that all needed support will be made available to schools to ensure every student succeeds and both the union and ABC will work together to ensure that happens.

The Guiding Principles also states that the top five percent of teachers shall teach the students with all employees contributing to student success. \All negotiations support conditions that sustain successful teaching and student learning. Rico asserted this was the main thing! “That is what we have been working toward this past 11 years. “ She said, “Two years ago we decided we won’t let the other fail because our students depend upon us to work together.

T.S. No. 09-32487 TSG Order No. 090314469-CA-MSI APN 7027-010-001 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/2/2005. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 6/25/2009 at 10:30AM, Old Republic Default Management Services, a Division of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, P.O. Box 250, Orange, CA 92856-6250 as the duly appointed Trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/11/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1920003 in book -, page - ***and modified by modification on 10/16/2006 Instrument# 06-2291227 of official records in the Office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: ENALYN A. ILOG, A SINGLE WOMAN as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, Will Sell At Public Auction To The Highest 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). At: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA, all right, title and interest 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. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17402 Martha Avenue, Cerritos, 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: $414,133.45 (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. The Declaration pursuant to California Civil Code, Section 2923.5(a) was fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded on 2/27/2009 Date: 5/28/2009 Old Republic Default Management Services, a Division of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, as Trustee 500 City Parkway West, Suite 200, Orange, CA 92868-2913 (866) 263-5802 For Sale Information Contact: Priority Posting and Publishing (714) 573-1965 Paula Gutierrez, Trustee Assistant “We are attempting to collect a debt, and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.”

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Members of the ABC School Board. Superintendent Dr. Gary Smuts, and ABC American Federation of Teachers President Laura Rico display Partnership Resolution with AFT National President Randi Weingarten at June 2 School Board meeting.

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Ironwood Women’s Golf Club Holds Annual Tournament

Cerritos Ironwood Nine Women’s Golf Club held its Annual Invitational April 21 with golfers coming frommany cities, including Birch Hills, Newport, Norwalk, and Laguna Woods participating.

Chair for the event was Gail Garland. Several golfers who were unable to play joined in the Awards Banquet at Frantones’ in Norwalk afterwards.

Players on the winning team were Barbara Carlson, Lannis Perruci, and Kitty Youn, and Lory Schrepherman.

Second Place team winners were Sandy McRaew, Bertha Hayes, Barbara Fiisher, and Anna Moon.

Third Place team winners were Julie Neundurfer, Pat Hunter, Dense

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Vest, and Melva Kirkendal. In Fourth Place wee Karyl Owen, Joan Panther, Ingrid Childs and Ruby Lee. Pat Hunter won the always popular Putting Contest. Kelly Dewees won the Chipping Contest.

Prior to the tournament, a Continental Breakfast was served. Area merchants donated gifts for the raffle.

Ironwood Nine Women’s Golf Club plays every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.

Anyone interested in becoming a member should contact Chisago Kuramoto (714) 229-0207, or Ruby Lee (562) 431 7500.

Plans for Artesia’s 50th Anniversary Parade on Oct. 10 moved forward this week with the announcement of the parade’s route. The parade will start on 178th Street and Pioneer Boulevard and end at Artesia Park on South Street at Clarkdale Avenue.

City officials said the parade will be part of a community three day celebration with a Carnival and Fair at the park Oct. 9 and ending Oct. 11.

Other activities scheduled include an Artesia First Ladies Victoria Tea this Saturday at the Albert O. Little Community Center. The tea will be held as part of Artesia’s 50th Anniversary. Special guest of honor will be Betty Padelford, Artesia’s very first First Lady.

On May 29, the city will hold a 50th Anniversary Community Birthday Picnic from 5.30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Artesia Park.

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City of Artesia's 50th Anniversary Special Edition Publishing October 2nd For more information call 562.407.3873

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