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April 23, 2015

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Family fun for all: Colored tents, food, rides, events and fun will once again fill La Habra Boulevard as the annual Citrus Fair comes to town. This year’s event boasts the addition of the annual Gem and Mineral show and what was known as the La Habra Valley Community Fair. More information inside on Pages 9-11

Council decides not to act on Airbnb LA HABRA HEIGHTS

By Daniel Hernandez La Habra Journal

La Habra Heights city officials chose to make no changes to its laws regarding properties taking advantage of short-term rentals at the April special city council meeting. After some research acquired by city staff concluded that about five residents in La Habra Heights use online services like Airbnb to rent out their property, council members decided not to take any action in trying to regulate these homeowners, voting unanimously to receive and file the discussion and instead rely on existing code enforcement. “I think we should leave this alone,” Councilman Kyle Miller said. “I think we have the tools in our toolbox in

terms of code enforcement.” Neighbors should report any issues they have with residents who rent out the houses short-term to vacationers or for events, so the city could be more vigilant with enforcing the codes already in place, he stated. Cities up and down the state of California—mostly tourist destinations—recently began enforcing regulation and started to collect taxes for the services Airbnb offers. Other major cities like San Francisco also legalized it with certain restrictions, like requiring hosts to live in the property for at least 275 days a year, ensuring residents are not always gone and to end non-stop rentals.

The company also began to charge a 12 percent hotel tax in the city of Malibu on behalf of residents who use their property for short-term rentals. However, in a more blunt approach, West Hollywood outright banned the practice. See HEIGHTS Page 4

Last month, Andrew Ho was hired as La Habra’s director of economic development. With over 20 years of municipal experience, Ho plans to use his experience with communities of varying economic incomes to create a downtown area in the city within the next decade. Ho was rais e d in Montere y Park and attended high school in Alhambra. After earning his undergraduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Cal Poly Pomona and a graduate degree from Cal State Long Beach, he went on to work in city planning in Malibu, Sierra Madre and finally, Bellflower. Ho’s 12-year municipal career with Bellflower began in city planning. He transitioned into code enforcement and was later hired as the city’s economic development manager, where he was involved in business attraction and retention. “I think it’s given me a good perspective on how other cities handle community issues. A lot of issues that would occur in La Habra, I’ve already seen in other communities. The issues are normally the same, the names and the faces are just a little bit different,” Ho said. The e conomic de velopment team will be taking an aggressive approach to create a welcoming environment to attract quality businesses. La Habra has a unique advantage, according to Ho, because it has a diverse commercial portfolio that will allow his team to reach out to national restaurants and retailers as well as family-owned businesses.

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Did you know... By Sue Thompson La Habra Journal The early ranchers in the late 1800’s began planting citrus trees in the La Habra Valley. The groves consisted of lemons, oranges and grapefruit. In the early 1900’s, the fruit was hauled to a packing house in Whittier. The La Habra Citrus Association was formed in 1911. This group of ranchers were formerly called the Farmer’s Club and collectively owned 600 acres of citrus. In 1912, buildings owned by the California Vegetable Union were leased to the association and used as a packing house. Frank E. Proud was the manager. The buildings were located along the railroad tracks south of La Habra Blvd. and east of Euclid Street. The first shipment of Valencia oranges from the La Habra Valley were shipped from this location. In August 1914, another citrus association named Index Orchards began operations. The twenty five

original members of this association owned 250 acres. This packing house was built along the railroad tracks just west of Beach Boulevard. and south of La Habra Boulevard. The manager of this facility was H.H. Warner. The train station was known as the Des Moines station. In 1929 a co-op was formed and the name was changed to Index Mutual Association. The label shown below was placed on the packing crates sent from the Index association. Just another interesting piece of the history about where we live, work and enjoy being a part of the La Habra community. Sources: La Habra: The Pass Through the Hills, by Esther R. Cramer, Sultana Press, Fullerton AvoTerra, http://www.indexfresh. com/company_history.htm Packing crate label courtesy of Mark Sturdevant, La Habra Chamber of Commerce.

This year is the Citrus Fair’s great collaboration test. Over the years there have been an array of spring type fairs in La Habra. I remember thinking how impressive it was that there was a fair in my city that was simply called the I Love La Habra Fair. No other city could pull that one off. However, the fair waned and finally disappeared. Nothing during the spring has seemed to have the potential for sticking around, until now. The Citrus Fair came in and changed things up a bit. It moved the celebration to the historical heart of the city and closed off La Habra Boulevard. It has grown over the years and added a beer garden. Something that was of concern by many when it was first proposed. However, it works and I’m sure even more beers are coming. In the spirit of pushing the envelop of the fair, and trying something different, this year adds more dimension and more challenges for the Citrus Fair. The addition this year of the annual Gem and Mineral show along with what was formerly known as the La Habra Valley Fair, posed a new logistical challenge to overcome. However, the three directors got together and decided locations and resources available in order to present this larger, Citrus Fair. This combination has the potential of helping grow all three events, and with it, a number of other organizations and programs that are in the

community. But as the saying goes, “the proof will be in the pudding.” Will this collaboration last? From what I have seen, this new, greater Citrus Fair seems like it has staying power. However, it will rely heavily on its ability to connect and entice the individual members of the public. Will people want to come? Will people come to the live stock and attend the fair. Will people gravitate to the Gem and Mineral show and come back to the fair. We shall see. In my opinion, I think it will be a success. We will have to see if the Citrus Fair can become synonymous with the city of La Habra like the annual Corn Festival hosted by the Lions has done over the years? However, I’m pretty sure that the Citrus Fair has already moved past all of the previous spring fair incarnations in both popularity and success. So while we deal with inconvenience of the road closures, noises in the neighborhood and parking challenges this Far might cause, we can sit back, enjoy some rides, eat some food, take in some entertainment and appreciate the greater sense of community La Habra enjoys. —The Editor

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DEVELOPMENT: La Habra names new director From Page 1

“On Imperial and Beach, Imperial and Harbor, you go after the national tenants. Your Black Bear Diners, your Trader Joe’s, your BevMo, HomeGoods, and Hobby Lobbys. All of that stuff that we don’t have, we can go after. That would go on Imperial, Beach and Harbor. But the mom-and-pop, the boutiques, some of the stuff you see in Downtown Fullerton, those businesses have a place along La Habra Boulevard and Whittier Boulevard. Those are two corridors where the national tenants would never go,” Ho said. Creating a downtown that can compete with neighboring cities

such as Fullerton and Brea is a main focus for Ho. “First, we have to create the infrastructure for businesses to want to come. We have to create a welcoming environment, design great streets comfortable for pedestrians to walk. Introduce public furniture, public art, and then we have to put together a package for businesses. We have to give them a reason to come because right now, along those corridors, there’s a lot of automotive repair, service-based uses,” Ho said. Business look for a “magical 3-hour experience” when choosing a location, according to Ho. This includes movie theatres, cafés suit-

able for people-watching and retail stores. It is also important for Ho to create a safe environment for the female demographic because he is aware of the revenue that they bring into the community. In addition to developing a downtown area, Ho is determined to learn more about the culture of the community. “I’m excited to see what this new environment will bring. I think our focus from a community development standpoint to maintain our level of service, enhance our bedside manner, make sure we reach out to the community and be sensitive to what they’re doing and be able

to provide the council and decision-makers with the information necessary to make decisions,” Ho said. In less than a month, Ho said he has experienced a wonderful, caring community that supports local organizations. “Our council leadership is great and our city staff is wonderful, we care a lot about our community. We want the community to know that we are working hard for them,” Ho said. Ho will be attending retail conferences later this year to speak to businesses about considering locating to La Habra.

“generated $312 million in economic activity in Los Angeles in one year and supported 2,600 jobs.” Critics of the company contend that short-term rentals have pushed affordable rentals off the market while also endangering the jobs of the working class, like maids, janitors and other hotel workers. And city officials in La Habra Heights state residents complain about the nuisance of short-term rentals, like noise from loud parties and cars bogging down parking in tight city streets. Although recent moves by tourist destinations in California to regulate this practice garnered the attention of LH Heights officials enough to dis-

cuss action during at least three city council meetings, officials were quick to distance itself from comparing the city to a tourist destination. “I don’t think La Habra Heights is a resort city,” La Habra Heights City Manager Shauna Clark said at the meeting. “If we had the power of an Anaheim, we could go after the Airbnb vendors,” Clark stated. “But we don’t have that kind of power.” Clark surmised that the city would have a hard time enforcing any current rules or even new rules to regulate these profit-driven properties. The city has a rule that it can not act on a complaint from a resident unless the owner provides its name. “You’ve got to understand our hands are somewhat tied because the neighbors don’t want to give their names,” Clark stated among other difficult road blocks the city faces if

trying to enforce rules against shortterm rentals. Councilwoman Jane Williams believes the city is safer with not allowing it “in any way, shape or form.” “The major problem I see is that we have no way of policing any of this,” Williams said. Her approach mimics the West Hollywood approach in such that Williams wants to outright ban short-term rentals. Other council members touched upon regulation, like requiring shortterm renters to live in properties for six months at a time, or requiring homeowners to acquire a business license and pay other sorts of fees, making it harder to rent out properties. However, after much discussion, the council chose to not act. “We could deal with the do nothing approach,” Clark said.

HEIGHTS: Council keeps status quo on rentals From Page 1

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Thursday, April 23, 2015

La Habra Republican Women are meeting at Westridge Golf Club today at 11 a.m. Speakers will be: Sara Catalan from Congressman Royce office on Human Trafficking and Shawn Steel speaking on politics in Orange County. The League of Women Voters of North Orange County invites you to attend their annual meeting and lunch with the League from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Meridian Club1535 Deerpark Rd., Fullerton. Cost is $20. For more information call (714) 254-7440.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

ticket concert “An American Musical Journey” of favorites by Gershwin, Bernstein, and other American music icons by the Pacific Symphony Brass Quintet on today at 4:00 p.m. at Fullerton First United Methodist Church, 114 N. Pomona Ave (at Commonwealth).No admission charge; no advance ticketing for this Community Concerts bonus event. Arrive early and invite your friends. For more information call (714) 5358925 or visit www.northocconcerts. org

Monday, April 27, 2015

La Habra City Planning Commission Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

La Habra Heights Quarterly CleanUp is today at The Park-1885 N. Hacienda Blvd., La Habra Heights. Bring bulky items, green waste, electronics, recyclables. Do not bring tires, hazardous waste or liquids. For more information visit www.lhhcity.org.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

La Habra Historical Museum is open on Saturday’s from 12-4 p.m.201 E. La Habra Blvd. (just North of the library).

Citrus Fair begins tonight! See their events calendar in this issue of the LH Journal for more information.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Please join the La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society for lunch today at 1 p.m. The Hass family will be there to share some of their history and that of the Hass avocado. If you are able to attend, please call (562) 691-8430 to leave a message or email saldeb43@ aol.com. Location is the American Legion Hall-209 N. Orange St. Blood Drive to benefit the City of Hope National Medical Center will be held today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church-111 Las Palmas Dr. Fullerton. Look for the Bloodmobile in the church parking lot. North Orange County Community Concerts presents a free--no

Miss Saigon is now playing at the Mysterium Theater at the La Habra Depot Playhouse. For all showtimes, dates and tickets visit www.mysteriumtheater.com.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

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Citrus Fair from 12-9 p.m.

Target Free Day at the La Habra Children’s Museum from 1-5 p.m.

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La Habra City Council Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

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COMMUNITY RELIGIOUS SERVICES Bethany Romanian Baptist Church 1431 W. La Habra Blvd. La Habra, CA 90631 (562) 690-3844

Beth Shalom 14564 Hawes Street, Whittier, CA 90604 562-941-8744 Erev Shabbat Services every Friday at 7:30 pm Shabbat Services every Saturday at 9:45. Calvary Chapel 1370 South Euclid Street La Habra (714) 446-6222 Services: Sunday 9 a.m., & 11 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. www.cclhabra.org Calvary Chapel Into the Light 217 North Walnut Street La Habra (562) 690-3000 Services: Sunday (English) 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (Spanish) 10:30 a.m. Casa de Oracion 150 E. 1st Ave. La Habra, CA 90631 (562) 278-4282 Services: Thursday 7 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Church of Christ 1621 West Lambert Road La Habra (562) 697-4115 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 2351 E La Habra Blvd. La Habra (562) 691-1212 Community Bible Church 401 E. 1st Ave. La Habra (562) 691-2798 Service: Sunday 11 a.m. Crossroads Community Church 222 N. Euclid La Habra (562) 691-6674 Service: Sunday 10 a.m. Emanuel Lutheran Church 150 N. Palm Street La Habra (562) 691-0656 Service: Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Family Bible Church 123 E. 2nd Ave. La Habra (562) 694-9900 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m., Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. Facebook: Family Bible Church of La Habra Green Hills Baptist 2200 West Imperial Hwy. La Habra (562) 943-7291 Services: Sunday (English) 8, 9:30 & 11 a.m. (Spanish) 11 a.m. (Korean) 1 p.m. Heights Worship Center International Ministries 2000 West Road La Habra Heights (626) 893-9963 Service: Sunday 8:30-10 a.m. Friday: 7 p.m. Youth worship & Adult Connection Rev. N. Jaren Lapasaran, Jr. - Sr. pastor www.hwcim.org Hillcrest Congregational Church UCC 2000 West Road La Habra Heights, CA 90631 www.hillcrest-church.org Rev. Paul Clay, Senior Pastor Worship service: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Home of Hillcrest Country Day School Church office - (562) 947-3755 School office – (562) 533-2354

Inglesia Bautista 700 W. La Habra Blvd. La Habra (562) 691-8162 Services: Sunday 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Bible Sudy, prayer service Wed. 7 p.m. Bilingual services Korean Gospel Presbyterian Church 1751 West La Habra Boulevard La Habra (562) 694-6214 Services: Sunday 9 a.m., 11 a.m. La Habra Christian Church 400 Bella Vista Drive La Habra Heights (562) 691-0514 Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. La Habra Foursquare Mission 324 E. 1st Ave. La Habra (562) 694-2224 Services: Sunday 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. La Habra Hills Presbyterian 951 N. Idaho Street La Habra (562) 691-3296 Service: Sunday 10 a.m. La Habra United Methodist 631 N. Euclid St. La Habra (562) 691-1797 Service: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Lighthouse Landmark Missionary Baptist Church 550 N. Euclid St. La Habra (562) 697-1364 Service: Sunday 10:45 a.m. Lutheran Church of the Master 1601 West La Habra Blvd. La Habra (562) 697-2884 Service Sunday 9 a.m.

Morningstar Christian Chapel 16241 Leffingwell Road Whittier, CA 90603 (562) 943-0297 Service: Sunday 8:30, 9:45, 11:30 a.m. Sunday Evening 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m. Young Adults (18-25): Friday 7:00 p.m. Jack Abeelen Senior Pastor www.morningstarcc.org Mission Presbyterian Church 1901 E. Lambert Rd. Suite 105 La Habra (714) 448-3305 Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.. mid-week study Na Sung 1620 Fullerton Road La Habra Heights (562) 690-7979 Services: Sunday 8 a.m., 11 a.m. New Life Church of La Habra 740 E. Lambert Rd. Unit E La Habra (562) 694-5534 newlifechurchlahabra.com Services: Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.; Our Lady of Guadalupe 900 West La Habra Boulevard La Habra (562) 691-0533 www.olglahabra.org Call or visit for service information Potter’s Christian Fellowship 740 East Lambert Road La Habra (562) 690-7020 Service: Sunday 10 a.m. Redemption Hill Church Sonora High School 401 S. Palm St. La Habra, CA (562) 947-4791 Service: Sunday 10 a.m. www.rhcchurches.com

INSPIRATIONAL CORNER

By Dennis Laherty, the Co-Pastor of Emanuel Lutheran Church, La Habra

The Citrus Fair is coming to La Habra during the first weekend of May. It causes one to think citrus and in doing so thinking of the phrase, “When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade”. That phrase is also an oversimplification of what members of the religious community believe about God in their lives. Whatever comes your way can come with the blessings of the Creator. When the Creator is involved the outcome will be good. This thought is again exemplified by the Citrus Fair. Most all of the activities listed on the fair website are a reflection of a community that celebrates its agricultural heritage. 4H will be present in several ways. There will be gardening exhibits as well as a market at which a variety of farm goods will be made available. Although La Habra is no longer viewed as an agricultural community the fair will be a celebration of its rich heritage. This celebration of La Habra’s agricultural heritage will be taking place in the midst of one of the worst droughts in California history. The community will be coming together to celebrate the fruits of what the Creator has made possible. When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade. The Citrus Fair speaks to the endurance of the community. Even at a time of drought the community comes together to recognize that it’s the people coming together that really makes the celebration a reality. The Citrus Fair sets aside a weekend when we can appreciate what the Creator has done through our agricultural roots. It can also be a time when we are reminded of the drought. We can, in addition to conserving water, offer a prayer during the fair, that the same Creator who has blessed the community with this heritage will again provide rain from the skies to assure that the Citrus Fair and what it celebrates will be a part of generations to come. Rehoboth Reformed Church 501 South Idaho Street #120 La Habra (626) 820-9390 Service: Sunday 10 a.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church 111 W. Las Palmas Drive Fullerton, CA 92835 714-879-8290

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Creating critical thinking skills in students

April 21, 2015

Our schools cannot do it alone. We applaud and appreciate the support we receive from the La Habra community. We can all share a sense of pride in the strategic growth in our academic programs in the 2014-15 school year.

What is STEM (STEAM)? STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics or STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics are more than Acronyms. STEM and STEAM represent the opportunity for students to experience the integration of the separate disciplines into realworld, rigorous, relevant learning experiences. While teaching STEM can take many different forms, all STEM learning has one thing in common – students have opportunities to apply the skills and knowledge they have learned or are in the process of learning. In La Habra City School District we are committed to preparing our students for the 21 st Century. Beginning with our youngest learners we are providing opportunities for our students to not only learn science concepts, but to also use their understanding of the concepts to investigate the natural world through the use of science inquiry.

Engineering is Elementary

Girls in STEM Week

At Las Lomas students in Naida Cabrera’s first/second grade classroom are experiencing many hands-on STEM activities. The pictures below are from a lesson where students learned about Mechanical Engineering.

On Friday April 10th, Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang visited Washington Middle School. Assemblywoman Chang sponsored a resolution designating April 5-11 as Women and Girls in STEM week and was interested in visiting schools with STEM programs in her Assembly District.

Students were provided background information on how windmills work, pictures of windmills, sailboats, and made windsocks to find out how to make them move. They were then give materials and pictures of sailboats and, working in groups, were given the engineering design challenge to build a sailboat. Students came up with many different solutions and throughout the process continued to test out and improve their designs. In engineering, failure prompts reflection and informs further learning. Which was the ‘best’ design? All of them! Students were collaborating, thinking critically and creatively, and communicating as they were empowered to engineer.

The staff at Washington shared their Project Lead the Way (PLTW) STEM program. In PLTW students use Computer Aided Design (CAD) to solve engineering challenges and build prototypes. Students are actively engaged in using what they know to solve real world problems. Assemblywoman Chang had the opportunity to observe students demonstrating their knowledge of designing electric circuits and skill at ‘coding’ VEX robots. Students also shared their amphibious self-propelled vehicles and experience with failure as a process to success. Assemblywoman Chang shared with the students the importance of learning from failure to create a better solution.

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Trekking to Science & Math Camp Imperial Middle School is pleased to announce that seventh grade students – Genesis Avila, Brianna Constantino, Sahara Espino, Casey Hernandez, Griselda Montes, Melanie Navarro, Jacqueline Reza, and Rachel Torres – have been selected to participate in Tech Trek Camp. Sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Tech Trek Camp is designed for girls entering eighth grade and features hands on activities in math, science, and related fields. Selected through a rigorous application and interview process, the girls will spend a week on the campus of Whittier College this summer participating in core classes, labs, and field trips led by educators and professionals working in STEM fields. Tech Trek is designed to make math and science fun as well as educational and exposes participants to careers available to women in science today.

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Walnut School’s GATE robotics students are busy engineering, programming, and coding Lego NXT robots. Working collaboratively students learn to write ‘code’ to program their robots to complete specific challenges. Through this process, students learn that failure is necessary in order to achieve success as they analyze their robot’s performance and make the necessary

Students participating in Walnut’s GATE robotics program are preparing for Cal Poly Pomona’s annual Robot Rally, the culminating celebration of a year’s worth of learning and collaborating. At Robot Rally their teams will demonstrate their skills in the field of robotics by participating in a variety of challenges including sumo wrestling, speed trials and an obstacle course.

Congratulations to Genesis, Brianna, Sahara, Casey, Griselda, Melanie, Jacqueline, and Rachel on being selected to participate in this awesome opportunity. We’d also like to thank AAUW of California for their generous support of this program.

We wish Walnut’s robotics’ team success in their upcoming competition.

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LOCAL NEWS LHHS cooks up healthy recipe By Brianna Flores La Habra Journal

Nearly two months ago, six students from the La Habra High School North Orange County Regional Occupational Program culinary course began brainstorming original healthy lunch entrées that could be served in school cafeterias. The entrées, complete with a fruit and vegetable side, were created for the fourth annual “Cooking up Change” cooking competition. The students will compete against seven schools tonight at 6 p.m. in Anaheim, the winning team will have the opportunity to compete nationally in Washington D.C. later this year. This is the first year that La Habra High School students from the NOC ROP culinary program will be participating in the competition. Alexis Magdaleno, 17, Brooke Galewick, 18 and Desi Fernandez, 18, worked together to create a Thai Wrap stuffed with cabbage, carrots, a hummus mixture, Asian seasoning and pineapple juice. The wrap will be served with a fruit cup and slaw. The second team, Fernando Saavedra, 18, Giorgio Aldave, 16, and Samuel Carrillo, 18, created Huli Chicken, a sweetened Hawaiian chicken topped

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Healthy cooks: (From left) Brooke Galewick, Desi Fernandez, Alexis Magdaleno, Chef Mario Schwarts-Cole, Fernando Saavedra, Giorgio Aldave and Samuel Carillo met during lunch on Friday to perfect their entrées. Both teams are confident that their dishes will be well-received by judges.

with a pineapple relish served over brown rice with a side of sautéed vegetables and a fruit mixture complete with cinnamon tortilla chips and vanilla yogurt. Since sugar is one of the ingredients that cannot be added to any of the foods, this team reduced the fruit juice from the fruit mixture to extract the preexisting sugar. Mario Schwarts-Cole, chef and culinary instructor at La Habra High School, and Sharon Sullivan, Buena Park High School’s Food Service Lead and student mentor, helped prepare the teams for the competition. The most difficult part about creating the dishes was adhering to the strict ingredient guidelines and ensuring that completed dishes fell between the required nutrient levels, according to Schwarts-Cole. He said that enforcing strict guidelines would eliminate any

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advantages or disadvantages in between competing schools. “They came up with their own ideas, we just tweaked them to fit the very strict guidelines,” Sullivan said. She attended last year’s “Cooking up Change” competition and found that presenting to a panel of judges was the most challenging part for students. “[What makes me nervous] is the fact that it’s a panel of judges that I don’t know,” Magdaleno said. Galewick said that she was most nervous about competing against a school that has won three years in a row. Schwarts-Cole and Sullivan have not only helped students in the kitchen, they have also prepared students for questions that judges might ask, such as the inspiration behind the dish and questions regarding how flavors fuse together.

Carillo said that his group’s original idea was to create a type of chicken bowl, but they found it difficult to recreate a teriyaki sauce without sugar. “We couldn’t get the sauce to taste sweet enough, so we decided to go with a Hawaiian taste to make it more original because a lot of cafeterias already serve a chicken teriyaki dish,” Carillo said. Both teams said that they were confident in their dish and thought they had a good chance of winning. Students also said that participating in the cooking challenge has taught them how to work as a team. The competition will be held at the Northgate Gonzalez Market Headquarters at 1201 N. Magnolia in Anaheim. Admission tickets to the event are required.

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Gem Society at Citrus Fair

By Brianna Flores La Habra Journal

For the first time, the North Orange County Gem and Mineral Society will be partnering with the annual Citrus Fair to display ancient fossils, rocks and jewelry on May 1 – 3. “Orange County has a whole storage of fossils that never get displayed. They’re just brought in, tagged and categorized, but they haven’t been able to afford a permanent location for these fossils,” said Janine Arp, director of marketing and publicity for the North Orange County Gem and Mineral Society. In addition to ancient La Habra fossils, the Society will display gem and rock jewelry, rock specimens from numerous dealers, hourly raffles and a booth for children. “Our goal is to expose people of all ages to the infinite world of rocks and gems and jewelry,” Arp said. She also mentioned that participating in the fair will give people who are interested in rocks and geology the opportunity to connect with each other. Raffle tickets will be sold for $1 each, or six tickets for $5. Although Arp was unable to confirm prizes, she said that they would be ever-changing and might include an annual membership to the North Orange County Gem and Mineral Society, gift cards to local restaurants and pieces of rock jewelry.

“A lot of the time prizes will come in at the last minute,” Arp said. This is because often times, dealers will donate a sample piece of their rocks or jewelry to the raffle on the day of the fair. Tickets can be purchased at the fair or directly from the Society at any of their meetings. The next meeting will be held in May at the La Habra Community Center. In addition to exposing people to rocks, gems and jewelry, there are several benefits to becoming a member. Paid members can learn about the science behind rocks, including the formation of rocks, how to identify rocks and how to hunt for them in nature. Monthly jewelry workshops are also held by the Society and are open to both members and non-members, but members receive special pricing. This year, the Citrus Fair has expanded and will include activities and attractions such as a livestock show and auction, entertainment, food vendors and fitness demos. The Society will be stationed inside of the La Habra Community Center and directly in front of the building. This is a free event and will take place between Cypress and Euclid Street, at the La Habra Community Center and at El Centro Lions Park. For hours, a map and additional information visit www.CitrusFair. com.

Talent show looking to showcase local artists By Jessica Custodio La Habra Journal

People always say that every minute, a star is born, well the La Habra Citrus Fair will be giving young talent their time in the spotlight, at their first youth talent show May 1st, sponsored by the La Habra Music Center. A family owned business since its opening in 1960, the La Habra Music Center always shared their motto “we help you play music” and it still stands strong to this day. The Music Center is a beginner musicians paradise with the group and one-on-one training given by the amazing instructors of the center. The center not only teaches it’s students, but they also hold a recital every six months at the La Habra Theater, to show their students musical achievements and dedication to family and friends. Rick Lobos, of the La Habra Music Center said that the talent show is the perfect way to showcase the young amazing talent the city of La Habra has to offer. “Mark Sturdevant, president of the Chamber of Commerce, Dave DeLeon [reccreation manager for the city of La Habra] and myself, we’ve always kinda had ideas of having a talent show to showcase talent here in the city,” Lobos explained. “There are kids that

are very talented, so this year was the perfect opportunity because Friday night is designated for kids (May 1st), so it really just came about.” The Citrus Fair is set to be an even bigger event than it has been since its foundation in 2010, when they had their first concert in the park. Lobos wants the talent show to be “exceptional ” so he and organizers are trying their best to advertise the show to the community in hopes for more involvement mostly by social media and fliers. Social media is a huge way they are advertising for the show, through both the Chamber of Commerce and the City of La Habra Recreational Department‘s Facebook pages and posters that they have hung up around the city. Although singers and musicians are already set to showcase their talent, the organizers are hoping to have more people in the community get involved and to share their star talent with the city. “We want the entertainment to be fun, exciting, exceptional and ready to dance,” Lobos said. For more information please visit www.citrusfair.com or www. lahabramusiclessons.com or call 562-694-4891.

Chamber, LHHS collaborates on MBA Program By Ashleigh Fox La Habra Journal

La Habra’s unemployment rate sits at 11.2 percent, 2.3 percent higher than Whittier and 3.6 higher than La Mirada. The La Habra Chamber of Commerce started the Marketing Business Academy program through the CPA, the California Partnership Academies, at La Habra High School to help decrease this number in the community. “It provides an opportunity for business owners and for students to share information, to learn from each other, to provide some guidance,” said Mark Sturdevant, Chamber president, “and so that turned into an internship program so that

students could actually go out into the businesses and get real-time experience, not just working but observing and participating in things that people do everyday.” The collaboration between LHHS and the Chamber began in early fall last year. Several brainstorming meetings later, the program runs strong, with 35 businesses working with juniors and seniors of LHHS to teach them the skills of their respective trades. Students must work for thirty hours within a ten-week period. During these hours, students do anything from filing to opening the mail, taking a phone call and even going out and working alongside business professionals in the field.

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In order to receive a job with the La Habra businesses, students must apply and interview, just as they would for a full-time position. After interviews, business professionals often give students feedback on how they did, furthering the education process and helping them prepare for future job opportunities outside of school and the internship experience. “We want it to be a real good education experience so that they’re actually seeing something being done that is meaningful that relates to being here, that it’s just not a mindless [job],” Sturdevant said. After the completion of the first two courses, La Habra High School teachers Matt Tiberg and Kathy Silvas felt good about the program and had nothing but positive results and feedback. “I don’t see a lot of negatives at all. I feel like everything has been very positive. We’ve gotten so much support from the Chamber and from our adminstrators and we haven’t had any negative feedback from parents, we haven’t had any negative feedback from the kids,” Silvas said. “It’s almost bizarre, you’d think someone should have complained or someone should have said something we can work on for next year, but I swear it’s all been good.” Tiberg agreed, noting how no complaints came as a result of the

program. “I don’t have any negative feedback to give, we haven’t gotten any. That sounds really weird to say that out loud, but it’s true,” Tiberg said. In addition to the community involvement through the internship portion of the senior business class, juniors and seniors from LHHS are also working to create the Highlander Hub, a janitor’s closet that is being transformed into a store designed, run, stocked, maintained and evaluated by students, for students. “They’re going to see real time what it is to have a retail business, what it is to market it, to stock it, to protect it from people that want to walk out without paying, all of those things that are involved with it,” Sturdevant said. “One of the things that they will also need to do is measure their expenses and find out whether they become profitable or not. It really is looking at a business as it is.” After two successful semesters of the internship program, Tiberg and Silvas remained thankful for the support and team effort that made it happen. “I think the high level of support we have received in getting this thing going was huge,” Silvas said. “We couldn’t have put it together and have it be so successful if we didn’t have the support.”

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Annual Citrus Fair goes back to the farm B ack to the Farm II—May 1-3 kicking off three days of music, food, entertainment, arts and crafts marketplace, at the agricultural area information on such topics as agriculture, floriculture, horticulture, and innovative vegetable gardening, and a Farmer’s mini-market to shop for produce and garden products. Also featured this year is a Move More Eat Healthy - Health & Fitness expo featuring Zumba dance, circuit training and Futsal tournaments. And new is a Youth Expo Livestock Show and Jr. Livestock auction benefiting several local area high schools’ Future Farmers of America and Hill-toppers 4H programs. Goats, cattle, sheep, pigs and rabbits will be available for viewing all weekend and available for purchase during the auction on Sunday. And adding magic to the Fair is a complete carnival with rides and attractions. Advanced discount ride tickets are available at the Chamber office and regularly priced tickets will be sold during the Fair. The La Habra Chamber of Commerce will bring community and visitors together for its 6th annual La Habra Citrus Fair themed Back to the Farm ll, a 3-day fair turning its downtown into an entertainment arena, “Eat Street,” beer and wine cantina, vendor marketplaces, gem shows, amusement rides, and a livestock show. A Farmer’s mini-market with have produce, and vegetable gardening. A health and fitness expo will also be held at the park. Admission is free and open to the public; advance discount tickets for the rides are available at the La Habra

Chamber of Commerce at 321 E. La Habra Blvd. “We expect 50,000 people to attend our three day event,” said Mark Sturdevant, president of the La Habra Area Chamber of Commerce. “We have been working on this project since the day after last year’s Fair and with the help of community and business volunteers, we expect it to be bigger and better than last year—with something to entertain and educate all ages.” Featured on the Citrus Stage is amazing local performers and the Fair’s own Youth talent show to kickoff the Fair on Friday night. Applications are available on the website or at the chamber office. Winners will be showcased in the evening on Citrus de Mayo Sunday. On all three evenings the Citrus Fair stage will come alive with music and dancing with a DJ at Club Soda Friday and Sunday night. The popular band Soto will play Saturday evening. The Citrus Stage will feature a variety of talented performers from local bands and dance studios. Citrus de Mayo Sunday, the afternoon will feature the music of Mexico with special performances by Bandas, Washington Middle School Mariachis and a featured performance by the award winning Mariachi Divas. The Move More Eat Healthy, health and fitness expo at El Centro Lions Park will feature demonstrations on both Saturday (10 a.m. - 7 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) featuring Futsal games and clinics and trailing along with Zumba fitness participation and other free events. Also, the Blood Mobile from the City of Hope will be onsite from noon until 6 p.m. on Saturday.

For gem and fossil collectors a special exhibit --The Jubilee and Gem Show—”Fossils from North Orange County.” The exhibit is sponsored by the North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society and offers ancient fossil exhibits, unique jewelry, supplies & tools. These items will be available for purchase along with food to benefit the Youth Committee. This show will take place at the La Habra Community Center, 101 W. La Habra Blvd., La Habra, CA 90631, May 1st from 5p.m.- 8 p.m. and May 2nd & 3rd from 10a.m.- 5p.m. The La Habra Spring Citrus Fair will be held May 1-3: Friday, May 1,

5p.m.- 11p.m. Saturday, May 2, 12noon- 11p.m. and Sunday, May 3, 12 noon- 9p.m. The Citrus Fair is located on La Habra Boulevard, 321 E. La Habra Boulevard, (between Cypress and Euclid Streets) and adjacent to El Centro Loins Park. General information telephone number is 1-562-6971704. Check out the website for more information at www.citrusfair.com La Habra Citrus Fair’s mission is to educate, entertain and raise money for non-profits. A La Habra Area Chamber of Commerce Event

CITRUS FAIR

What to do at the Fair

Bubble Parade Kicks Off Spring Citrus Fair

Come and follow our Bubbles making its way through the Fair grounds. The Bubble Parade starts Friday, May 1, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Ferris Wheel on La Habra Blvd and winds its way through the Fair exploring the rides, merchandise, Eat Street, youth livestock show, health and fitness exhibit ending at the Citrus Entertainment Stage dancing to Happy. We welcome everyone to participate in the Bubble Parade. Bring your bubbles and noise makers and join in the fun.

Meet our Mayor at the Opening Ceremonies

Bring Your Appetite to Eat Street

We are pleased to welcome a great lineup of food vendors on our new Eat Street open all weekend during the Citrus Fair. Whether you want a simple snack or a full meal, you will find it here. Some items featured are the Lions funnel cakes, Salvadoran pupusas, Thai food, Mexican food, spiral cut potatoes, nachos, kettle corn, Italian ice cream, and candied apples. For those with hearty appetites, we will offer Cheese steak sandwiches, BBQ: Chicken, pulled pork, tri-tip, corn, and mouth-watering ribs. Eat Street is located on Orange Street between La Habra Blvd and El Centro Lions Park.

La Habra Mayor Michael Blazey will be on hand to kick off the 6th annual La Habra Spring Citrus Fair at 6:15 p.m. on Friday May 1st. This event will take place on the Citrus Entertainment Stage at the center of the Fair. Pastor Joyce Brooks will lead with an invocation.

Visit our Farmer’s Mini-Markets

In El Centro Lions Park you will find a southern California attraction…. fresh oranges, lemons, limes, produce and fruits from California growers. Bring a shopping bag, as there will be some outstanding deals.

Visit the Cantina

Visit the Citrus Cantina featuring a variety of Beer, Wine and Lime-A-Rita (Budweiser), with street tacos and good eats prepared fresh from La Ranchera Mexican Food in La Habra. Live music located in the parking lot of La Habra Motor Cars on the South side of La Habra Blvd.

Arts and Crafts Handcrafted by Local Artists

The arts and crafts area have a wide range of merchandise many of them hand made. Explore the creativity and selection while wandering around the shopping area located in El Centro Lions Park. You are bound to find something you want.

Check out the Health and Fitness Expo

The Health and Fitness Expo runs Saturday and Sunday during Citrus Fair regular hours at El Centro Lions Park This years’ theme is - Move More, Eat Healthy (MMEH.) The entire family can participate with free Zumba Dance, Futsal (soccer) for kids that will start at 10am Saturday and Sunday all afternoon. A health and fitness challenge for kids --MMEH Passport earns a free ride ticket when completed.

Youth Expo Livestock Show & Auction

New this year is a Youth Expo Livestock Show and Jr. Livestock auction benefiting several local area high schools’ Future Farmers of America and Hill-toppers 4H programs. Goats, cattle, sheep, pigs and rabbits will be available for viewing all weekend and available for purchase during the 3 p.m. auction on Sunday. Checks and credit cards will be accepted for livestock won at the auction. All activities will take place in El Centro Lions Park.

Youth Talent Show and Club Soda DJ Dance

The Youth Talent show, sponsored by La Habra Music, begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1 and will feature singers, dancers, bands, comedians and more. Those who wish to compete must be a non-paid professional 18years or under. Winners will perform on the Citrus stage Sunday evening, May 3. To try out/audition please contact Rick Lobos at La Habra Music (562) 697-4891 or visit citrusfair.com. Club Soda DJ Dance Friday Night after the talent show especially for teens. Music will be family friendly and lots of fun.

Rockin’ n Soul Saturday

Saturday’s at the Citrus Entertainment stage all starting around noon we will feature great local bands, dance, studios and our headliner the popular band Soto with dancing into the evening for all ages. See schedule for complete details.

Citrus de Mayo Sunday

Featuring the Music of Mexico starting at noon until 6 p.m. Award winning talent includes soloists, youth Bandas, the Washington Middle School Mariachi Band and the two time Grammy Award winners Mariachi Divas from 4-6 p.m.

Citrus Fair Event Sponsors Supporting Sponsors City of La Habra Recreation Div. Pacific Community Credit Union

El Centro Lions Park Sponsors American First Credit Union Friends of Family Air 1 Positive Hits Radio

Southern California Edison Graham’s Towing University Printing Corona Dance Studio Farpointe Construction

Schedules are subject to change. For an update please go to: www.citrusfair.com.

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Entertainment at the Citrus Stage Friday Party Night 5:00 Bubble Parade at El Centro Lions Park Performances 5:30 Rancho Starbuck Intermediate School 6:15 Opening Ceremonies 7:00-9:00 Youth Talent Show 9:00-11:00 Club Soda DJ Music and Dance Saturday Date Night Noon Imperial Middle School 1:00 Dorsey Sisters 2:00 Step Brothers 3:00 Corona Dance Studio 4:00 Hard Tack 5:00 Farpointe 6:00 Adagio Dance Studio 7:00-10:00 Featured performance Soto

Citrus de Mayo Sunday Noon 2:00 Bandas Music of Mexico 2:15 Washington Middle/Sierra Vista Elementary Schools Mariachi 4:00 Featured performance Mariachi Divas 6:15 Youth Expo Award presentations 7:15 Youth Talent Show winning performance then its Club Soda DJ Finale Dance

B = Bathrooms 11. Cantina - Beer and Wine P = Parking 10. Information Office

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11:30 a.m. Master Showmanship 3:00 p.m. Livestock Auction 6:15 p.m. Youth Awards - Stage

Move More Eat Healthy El Centro Lions Park Health and Fitness - Futsal & Zumba Circuit Training Saturday Sunday 10:00-11:00 a.m. – Futsal Game 11:00-11:30 a.m.– Futsal Clinics/ Trainings and/or Kids Exhibitions 11:30 a.m.-noon – Futsal Free Play Noon-1:00 p.m. – Zumba Fitness 1:00-2:00 p.m. – Futsal Game 2:00-2:30 p.m. – Futsal Clinics/ Trainings and/or Kids Exhibitions 2:30-3:00 p.m. – Futsal Free Play 3:00-4:00 p.m. – Zumba Fitness 4:00-5:00 p.m. – Futsal Game 5:00-5:30 p.m. – Futsal Clinics/ Trainings and/or Kids Exhibitions 5:30-7:00 p.m. – Futsal Free Play

10:00-11:00 a.m. – Futsal Game 11:00-11:30 a.m – Futsal Clinics 11:30 a.m. to noon – Futsal Free Play Noon-1:00 p.m. – Zumba Fitness 1:00-2:00 p.m. – Futsal Game 2:00-2:30 p.m. – Futsal Clinics/ Trainings and/or Kids Exhibitions 2:30-3:00 p.m. – Futsal Free Play 3:00-4:00 p.m. – Zumba Fitness 4:00-5:00 p.m. –Futsal Game 5:00-5:30 p.m. – Futsal Clinics/ Trainings and/or Kids Exhibitions 5:30 7:00 p.m. – Futsal Free Play

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The Gary Center is a rock of support for families in need By Shawn Hanley La Habra Journal

Sometimes that support comes in the form of fixing the broken teeth of those who need to keep their jobs, or look for jobs, and who can’t pay for it. The Center’s dental clinic, part of a suite of services offered by the non-profit organization, treats those needing routine and emergency work. A single mother with an aching jaw and a modest $26 balance on her credit card recently trekked to The Gary Center after a Los Angeles County clinic said it could not help her. Her underlying dental problems, which had caused an infection, were treated by The Gary Center’s dental staff headed by Dr. Andy Yoon. Dr. Yoon and his team took care of their new patient with the streamlined simplicity and discretion not expected of most private dentists. Recalled Pamela Austin, The Gary Center’s Executive Director, “We took care of her, and she was so grateful. That felt good. Sometimes dental work is the last thing people fix.” These are familiar stories at the Center, which anticipates about 19,000 client visits this fiscal year. “We make significant changes in people’s lives,” said Front Office Supervisor Ana Palafox, who has been with the organization for nine years. “We have clients come in who have been struggling to get a job simply because they lack the confidence to go on an interview with broken teeth, or no teeth at all. So the minute they leave and the procedure is done, they call in and thank us. They let us know that their lives have changed.” Like other such community or-

ganizations, the Center relies on grants, donations and fundraisers to maintain its services in addition to the nominal fees paid by clients. Those fees, ranging from $20 to $40, are among the lowest sliding scale fees in Orange County, said Palafox. Therefore, the Center looks forward every year to one of its most profitable fundraisers, the Annual Jimmy Campanis Sports Celebrity Golf Tournament, set for June 1, 2015. Last year, the golf tournament raised about $45,000. Austin said that such fundraisers and donations are always important as the Center is vulnerable to the mercurial political and economic climate. For example, The Affordable Care Act has resulted in misconceptions that have hurt the Center. Said Austin, “I have seen a big impact on our clinic, not from our clients but, rather, from our funders based on their assumption that we no longer need their support now that there is ‘health care for all.’ So it has been much harder to continue to raise the money needed to provide services. The fact is, we have been serving the uninsured all along and have relied on grants to help us cover the costs, and just because the Affordable Care Act was passed does not mean everyone has coverage.” Further, the Center has also experienced a reduction in funds available through the Tobacco Revenue Settlement, which is federal monies funneled to state and county levels. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, some clients who have private health insurance prefer to come to the Center, Austin explained. They seek out its flexibility and client-based approach. “We have a few clients who actually

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have coverage from Kaiser, Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Aetna. But they come to us because they can get in faster and also because our behavioral health services have an excellent reputation, and the alcohol and drug treatment services comprise only some of what we do.” The Center’s behavioral health services also include individual and family counseling, and parent education classes. The Gary Center was born from love and continues that tradition: The Stafford Family founded the Center in 1971 in honor of their 19-yearold son, Gary, who died as a result of drug abuse. Visitors can see the photo of a smiling young man as they walk through the main office. The family wanted to prevent others from losing their lives to drugs through counseling and education. While the Stafford family is no longer on the Board of Directors, Gary’s sister

Denise, and his father, Al, are both honorary board members and still participate in fundraisers. “They are still important to the staff and Board of the Center,” said Austin. Over the last 44 years, clients from all over Orange County, and sometimes other counties, come to the Center. In addition to the behavioral health programs, services include probation and court-approved support groups, substance abuse counseling, food distribution, English as a Second Language classes, legal consultation and, of course, the dental clinic. The Gary Center always welcomes volunteers, Austin said. “But we need more financial support and people willing to be active fundraisers to help with planning and working events.” For more information, please visit: garycenter.org.

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Art House training creative minds By Jessica Custodio La Habra Journal

With its light and airy atmosphere and fun sweeps of color, the Art House is a young artists dream. For the last 28 years the Art House has been expressing its love for art throughout the community of both La Habra and Fullerton. To clarify the confusion about where the Art House is located, although it was in Fullerton for 25 years, it is now located at 1380 S. Harbor Blvd, La Habra, where it has been for the last three years. Since 1987 the Art House has become the mecca for young artists to develop there artistic skills from pre-k students through twelfth grade. Owner and teacher Cherene Raphael opened the Art House to give more support to children with artistic talents who were not receiving the support in school. C u r r e n t l y, D a r c i R a p h a e l , Cherene’s daughter, is following in her mother’s footsteps teaching children at the school. “[My mother] opened The Art House because she saw a missing piece in school,” said Darci Raphael. “She saw that kids with artistic talents didn’t have an outlet, they were being taught that they were not valuable, so her goal was to create a safe place for kids who wanted to actually learn something and to develop skills to become more expressive, and she just definitely thought it was something that was missing in public education.” The Art House offers a variety of classes from exploring art,history, sketching and painting. They teach strong fundamental skills and the

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Art headquarters: The Art House provides kids and community members to explore, participate, learn and experience art. The facilities relocated from Fullerton to La Habra and offeres a number of classes and training sessions for children of all agss.

classes are very structured, but the main goal is to have the students learn “strong tangible skills” that they can take in their future endeavors. Classes range from an hour to an hour and a half once they transition to the seventh grade, once a week. The Art House currently has 400 students attending throughout the year and they also house a summer morning camp for students. Due to its success, the Art House has students graduate high school and go off to make art in some of the best art programs in California and the East Coast, but what is most interesting is what most of them choose to major in when attending college. “Some of them have gone on to UCLA, USC and some have even gone out to the East coast,” Raphael said. “But about 60 percent of the

kids who come here have become engineers and doctors, most of them are really into their academics so art balances it out.” “Art is something their parents let them do so they get really into it and it’s really cool…. Oh and some also are doing graphic design and fine art,” Raphael said. The Art house after every class lets the students show their work to their classmates which Raphael calls “positive group techniques.” They also have an annual art show which is usually held in February but this year will be set in August. Most of all, what the Art House wants the students to take away from their classes is growth and knowing that they’ve learned something valuable and fulfilling. According to something Charene

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Spare Parts Author Speaks about his writing journey By Rachel Ramos La Habra Journal

Finding stories that haven’t been told yet is one of Joshua Davis’ specialties. The author of the novel, Spare Parts, about four undocumented Mexican-American teens that enter an underwater robotics championship against the best college engineers in the country, revealed his secrets about covering unique stories and the conflicts that comes with them on Sunday at the La Habra Library. Davis didn’t plan on becoming a journalist. He came across these stories when he stepped outside his comfort zone and did things he wasn’t qualified to do. It all started with arm wrestling. An arm wrestling competition caught Davis’ attention in which he entered having zero experience, but he did have an open mind. He had no idea that this would lead him to later compete in Poland where he ranked 14 (out of 15) in an international arm wrestling competition. His willingness to explore the unknown led him to writing the article “La Vida Robot” that first appeared in Wired Magazine and eventually went on to becoming the feature-length film, “Spare Parts”, which stars George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Marisa Tomei. Davis is a true humanitarian and

uncovered this story by chance. The story centers on a group of high school students who win first place over MIT in a 2004 Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition. Born in Mexico, but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, these kids barely even had access to a swimming pool to test their underwater robots. Not to mention, they were competing with only $1,000 against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country, including a team from MIT with a $10,000 grant. But, that didn’t stop them. They pursued their dreams, and won! The country was trying to kick them out, but these four young men began a movement. They inspired the DREAM Act campaign, which is a movement and organization committed to influencing broader immigrant rights. Davis admits to getting attached to his story and has truly become a part of it. “They’ve become a part of my life,” said Davis. These four men are now very successful. A college graduate, a veteran of war and mechanical engineer, and professional cooks are their current careers. They have all started off in a limited environment at an underfunded public high school but have proved the nation wrong when they entered the robotics competition. Even their teachers told them not to

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Meet and greet: Author Joshua Davissigns copies of his book “Spare Parts” for people after he spoke about his new book and what inspires him as a writer at the La Habra Branch Library Sunday.

do the competition, but something brave inside these kids led them to overcoming insurmountable odds. Davis continued to report on the young men and their lives for 10 years which led him to his book, “Spare Parts” that goes into depth about their individual lives and the obstacles that they faced. It also looks at the backlash in a political sense in Phoenix during this rough time when

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Lady Highlanders hold off Fullerton By Erik Markus La Habra Journal

The Highlanders got off to a slow start, but once their bats came alive, they had no trouble taking care of 4th ranked Fullerton. The Highlanders (13-6) were led by Janelle Rodriguez whose four innings in relief propelled the Highlanders past the Indians (16-5). “She did her job, she knew what she was coming in there to do, and it was to shut them down, and that’s exactly what she did,” La Habra head coach Melissa Gomez said. Ro dr igue z shut t hem down without giving up a hit or walk and fanned eight batters. “It was a great feeling because I knew I had my team behind me,” Rodriguez said. The Highlanders started knocking on the door in the fourth inning when Nikki Butler led the inning off with a double. Replaced by a pinch runner, Jayanna Perez had no trouble putting the Highlanders first run on the board with a single to the gap. Down 2-1 the Highlanders offense took over. Billie Jean Wells and Jessie Gomez doubled and Rodriguez drove home the go-ahead run “We’ve been really working on our chemistry, on how to work as a team,” Melissa Gomez said. With a one run lead, the High-

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landers came up in the sixth looking to ride their momentum and add some insurance. The Highlanders had been driving the ball all game but Alisha Esqueda’s two-run shot to left came as a welcome surprise for the Highlanders. “We’re trying to get the bunts down, but we’re struggling, so we know that we have to make contact,” Gomez said. Hannah Johnson started the game and pitched three innings, limiting the Indians to just two runs coming from one swing of the bat. Erin Flores two run home run in the third inning was the only time the Indians crossed the plate. “I’m so excited for league, Rodriguez said, “this is the best group I’ve ever played with. We just have this energy that is so amazing.”

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Lancers prove too much for Raiders at home

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The Sonora High School baseball team battle hard but can’t overcome a slow start as they drop their first game of the season to Sunny Hills by a score of 3-2 on Friday April 17. In a Freeway league match-up, the undefeated Sonora Raiders were up against the Sunny Hills Lancers who were currently sitting on a 2-4 record. The Raiders were feeling very confident coming into this game after they thrashed the Lancers 16-2 in the previous game. Unfortunately, this confidence evidently cost Sonora the game in the end as they came out flat in the early innings. This lack of urgency from the Raiders gave the Lancers all the chances they needed to bring in a couple of runs in the second and third innings. Despite being down 2-0, Sonora finally started to show a little life as they began to chip away at the lead. During the bottom of the fourth with bases loaded, right fielder Wiliem Drozdowski hit a crisp line-drive into left field which brought in one run. This was great chance for the Raiders to capitalize as the momentum swung their way. Luckily for Sunny Hills, they put a stop to the bleeding after they caught rudimentary pop fly that ended the inning. Just as things were looking up for Sonora, Sunny Hills came out

firing once again in the top of the fifth. Following a well-struck double also came a well-struck single which brought home one more run giving the Lancers some breathing room. Knowing Sonora could not afford to give up another run, Raider’s second baseman Dylan Villalobos came up with a crucial stop earning his team the final out and keeping the score at 3-1. Fittingly, Villalobos opened up the bottom of the fifth with a single of his own where he was then substituted by pinch runner, Mehial Nazaroff. First baseman Jake Rosander was next up at bat where he delivered a very important double that put him and Nazaroff in scoring position. Nazaroff then managed to steal home off a wild pitch retaining the Raiders within striking distance. In the final innings, Sonora pitcher JonPaul Sarro came up huge down the stretch retiring every Sunny Hills batter who stepped up the plate. Sarro finished the game with four strikeouts. The Raiders offense, however, was unable to score in the sixth inning either putting more pressure on them to score in the seventh in order to maintain their undefeated title. As the bottom of the seventh commenced, it was clear Sonora was ready to rally back in order to escape with at least a marginal victory. With one out already down, designated hitter Eli Villalobos proved his worth by hitting a clutch single giving the

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Throwin’ heat: Raider pitcher JonPaul Sarro came on strong, pitching a complete game in Sonora’s 3-2 loss against Sunny Hills at home Friday. Sarro struck out four Lancers.

Raiders a chance to convert. The Sunny Hill’s closer began to appear somewhat shaky as he not only committed an error that pushed Villalobos to second but also walked the next two batters. It was an ideal situation for Sonora to be in. However, the next hit happened to be an unlucky one as it choppered straight to the Sunny Hills shortstop giving him the opportunity to complete the decisive double play thus putting the final nail in the coffin. Head Coach Pat Teller most certainly was not impressed by his team’s performance that afternoon saying they appeared to lack any sort of focus. “Coming off probably the best games we’ve played all year and then

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