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Lots o’ smiles: Hundreds of people, including these children, enjoyed rides, games, entertainment and fun last weekend at the Citrus Fair. See Page 9.
LH community walks with art By Christie Garcia La Habra Journal
The La Habra Art Walk kicked off its first event of 2016 successfully as many people came out to enjoy some art in the Imperial Promenade last Saturday. The event was hosted by the La Habra Business Connection and was a fundraiser for Imperial Middle School and their arts academy. The Art Walk was organized by a committee but two members in particular really pushed to make it happen, Michelle Bernier and Suzanne Michele. Inspired by other cities’ art walks, Bernier and Michele wanted to bring that to La Habra because an event like this did not already exist, but they also wanted to make up for the lack of arts in the city. They do, however, hope that it is a little different to the ones in different cities. “I am hoping there’s a different feel to this art walk. This is a fundraiser; we’re not making any money from it,” Bernier said. “There is no arts in our city at all. They’ve taken it out of all the schools. We need to give this back to them and create the art again. It’s there, just have to pull it out. Let’s create
something so someone can see and say ‘I want my art up there!’” The area where the Art Walk took place is situated between a Chipotle restaurant and Corner Bakery and usually serves as a patio area with tables surrounding a fountain and overlooking busy Imperial Highway. On this day, several booths and tables filled with art were around the fountain. Handmade art like pottery, baskets, box guitars, glass jewelry were being sold by the artists along with art supplies, intended for parents to buy for their kids to make their own art. Unlike the other art walks, which typically sell expensive artwork by non-local artists, La Habra’s was a little different and also had a different focus. Besides trying to create an affordable and fun family friendly occasion, this particular art walk had one main purpose in mind: bringing the art out from locals of all ages. “This is just opening the door for artists to come display their work,” Michele said. “The art is out there. We wanted to be able to bring it to the city. Obviously there is a need for it because the people came out and they want more.” See ART Page 12
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Aisles of art: Various types of art from local artists were on display during the La Habra Art Walk April 30 at the Imperial Promenade shopping center.
The city of La Habra will begin its annual sidewalk and access ramp improvement program. The program follows the city’s six-year repavement program of the city streets and the citywide alleyway repaving program. According to City Manager Jim Sadro, the annual sidewalk improvement program is just another way to help make the city accessible for residents. He explained that the first part of the program will include city staff to identify broken walkways that need repair and locations that access ramps can be added. Raised or cracked sidewalks are commonly caused by the growth of tree roots. The $350,000 project included the creation of a bulb-out build at Walnut Elementary School. The build will create ramp access at the crosswalk on Walnut Street in front of the school. The street will be striped and the red curb extended to help allow access and safety for pedestrians crossing at the school. City staff will begin identifying and prioritizing areas across the city for repair. La Habra completed repaving all streets in the city. In many areas, additions to control residential traffic speed were added. The city recently entered an agreement with Fullerton to repave Harbor Boulevard, south of Imperial Highway. Repaving of the remainder of Harbor Boulevard (between Imperial Highway and Lambert Road) has been discussed with Fullerton and California Transportation Department. However, no repair work on that stretch of Harbor will take place until the development on the former Beckman site in Fullerton is complete. Sidewalk and ramp repair should begin in the next few months.
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La Habra High School Theater Guild presents Hamlet at the Pitlochry Lecture Hall on campus. Showtimes are at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday. This is the final production for the season. Tickets are $15 online at www.LHHSGuild.com or $20 at the door. Seating is limited.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Footloose, the musical is now playing at The Mysterium Theater. Showtimes are Thur, Fri and Sat at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets online visit www.mysteriumtheater.com.
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Our Lady of Guadalupe FoodDrive for the LH Resource Center is this weekend. Everyone in the community is invited to come to the church parking lot today between 5-6 p.m. or tomorrow (Sunday) from 6-11:30 a.m. to drop off canned goods, dry goods and toiletries. CERT Training for La Habra starts today at 9 a.m. at the Scout Hut, 1100 W. Lambert Rd. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training is a total of 20 hours, starting today. The next 2 classes will be held on May 14 and May 21. For more information call (562) 383-4306 or email jrees@ lahabraca.gov. Join the Bird LA Hike today from 8:30-10:30 a.m. This is a 2 mile easy loop in search of the many migrant birds returning to the Puente Hills. Be sure to bring along binoculars & identification guides if you have them and remember to wear sturdy hiking shoes. All birding skill levels are welcome from beginner to advance. Meet up at Sycamore Canyon Trailhead, 5040 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier.
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Save your family history/memories by attending this free “Memoir Writing Workshop” . Workshops are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday’s of each month beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the La Habra United Methodist Church, 631 N. Euclid. Everyone is welcome! For more information please call John Knox at (562) 691-1797 or email him at knoxbox@aol.com Free Sign Language class is being held today at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join. The class will be held at La Habra Church of Christ, 1621 W. Lambert Rd.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
La Habra Heights City Council Meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 14, 2016
La Habra Art Walk from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Imperial Promenade. Admission is free. Art will be on display from many local artists. The Imperial Promenade is located at the corner of Imperial Hwy. & Idaho Street. For more information contact Michelle Bernier at michelleb.lhcc@gmail.com The La Habra Library proudly presents: Susan Irby The Bikini Chef! Get ready for the summer season by learning how to make flavorful and rich foods while flattening your waistline. Cooking demonstration and tasting. Class begins at 2:30 p.m.
Monday, May 16, 2016
Jay Seidel/La Habra Journal Big money: The La Habra Host Lions Club presented the city of La Habra with a check for over $11,000 for its senior programs. The Lions raised the money through its annual Pasta Fest.
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Calling all Bikers! Don’t miss the The city of La Habra will be startLa Habra Host Lions Club 2016 ing a new three-week training session Poker Run. This event benefits for the Community Emergency ReHBIC (Help for Brain Injured Chil- sponse Team. dren). The CERT training is 20-hours The event is on May 21st, 2016 that is designed to train and prepare from10:00-2:00 at Lions El Centro participants to respond to emergency Park in La Habra.The starting point situations. and registration for Bikers is at the The training over three consecuHarley Davidson Fullerton/Anaheim Unparelleled tive Saturdays includes: Real Estate Services... from our emergency Family to You on Orangethorpe Ave from 8:00-9:30. preparedness, fire safety, disaster Kennedy (562) There will also be an opportunity Pam medical, light547-4489 search and rescue, Kennedypsychology, (562) 458-7948terrorism and drawing disaster Terry to win a 1984 Pam Harley ChrisDavid- Terry son Electra Glide. The opportunity Chris CERT organization. Kennedy (562) 537-8701 tickets for the Harley are $20/ticket Training is free and starts May 7. or $100/6 tickets. For more information call (562) 3834306 or email jrees@lahabraca.gov
Interested in donating blood? La Habra Heights Blood Drive is today from 2:30-8:30 p.m. at The Park, 1885 N. Hacienda Blvd., La Habra Heights. To sign up contact Kathy Sauble at ksauble100@icloud.com. Walk-in’s are also welcome. Friendship Square Quilt Guild Meeting will be held this evening at 6:45 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 631 N. Euclid St. Guests are always welcome! For more information visit www.fsqg.org.
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The Girls’ League was a student organization in the early years at La Habra High School (LHHS) that promoted “the Spirit of Unity and Fellowship among the Highlanders, while encouraging high social and moral standards.” The LHHS Girls’ League was the only organization on campus where girls were members automatically. Additionally, they held several dances and parties during the school year, including an annual Mother-Daughter banquet. On April 27, 1960, the La Habra Star reported on the Girls’ League’s banquet theme “Hats Off To Mother.” Entertainment included mothers performing the “Charleston” dance of the 1920s, and a fashion show in which mothers and daughters modeled clothes from their respective high school days. The featured speaker, a mother of a LHHS student, kept with the theme and gave a speech on hats. While Mother-Daughter banquets are no longer the norm in high schools today, the sentiment behind
them surely is still present. The activities and theme may seem quaint by modern standards, but the Girls’ League’s annual Mother-Daughter banquet was an opportunity for LHHS students to show their mothers how much they appreciated them and all that they do. Just another interesting piece of history about where we live, work, and enjoy being a part of the La Habra community. Sources: La Habra Star, April 27, 1960; Hieland. Vol. VI. La Habra High School, 1959-1960.
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For many, the idea of California’s drought is somewhat hard to imagine. At times it takes more than one person, but rather a group of people to bring awareness to the fact that our water supply is depleting. Many still believe that it’s impossible to run out of water, because we have access to it whenever and wherever we go. However, the facts are out there and they show not only through data but also in before and after photos of river’s and lakes, and we are reminded through countless news media outlets that the drought is a real problem. Last Thursday, the Water Guardians, a group six young girls, from Washington Middle School were recognized by Congressman Ed Royce for their continuous efforts to improve and bring awareness to water conservation. The group is comprised of Angeline Dequit, June Kim, Alma Spicher, Vanessa Canchola, Fiona Paredes and Jessica Gallegos. This is not the first time the girls have been recognized for their excellence in their efforts to encourage improvements not only on their very own campus but all over the world. The Water Guardians and their teacher, Susan Pritchard traveled to Sacramento this past year and presented their ideas to the board. An idea that was previously started in their “own back yard” has expanded into an awareness that is resulting in many water saving changes. The Water Guardians continue to spread awareness of the importance of water saving, and have come together to suggest improvements and alternatives for water conservation. Their persistence has resulted in changes made in their water methods,
Residents of La Habra and the surrounding community have the opportunity to attend the 34th annual La Habra Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning at the Community Center. The prayer breakfast, which takes place on the National Day of Prayer, is modeled after the National Prayer Breakfast, which, this year, took place on Feb. 4. The five-person committee that organizes La Habra’s prayer breakfast began preparation for this year’s event just under one year ago. The 2016 speaker is Frank Tanana, former California Angels pitcher from 1973 to 1979. “My wife and I met [Tanana] in Florida in October,” said Brian Burgess, one of the five committee members. “I really appreciated learning about his story and I said I would love our people to hear his story because he was an all-star pitcher for the Angels, and of course we have a lot of Angels fans.” Tanana, known for his fastball which could break 100 miles per hour, appeared in three consecutive All-Star Games as an Angel and led both the National and American Leagues in strikeouts in 1975. In 1977, he pitched 14 consecutive complete games. “I’ve talked to a lot of people the last few weeks and they all know what his stats were, who he was,” said Burgess. “When I heard his story, and how he was really impacted by God somewhere along his life, I would love to have our people–our city–hear about it.” Although the La Habra Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is modeled after its national counterpart, there is one additional element the city does differ-
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ently – asking if attendees would like to pray for community leaders. The names include leaders from the city, state and nation, covering city councils, police and fire Tanana departments as well as other leaders from the community. “There’s a card and if they check off that they would like to pray for one community leader through the year, we send a name to those individuals who would like to pray,” said Burgess, who estimated that on average 150 people sign up. When La Habra first began hosting a mayor’s prayer breakfast in 1983, it was held at the women’s club and approximately 110 people came. The event has grown over time–from the women’s club it moved to various churches in the area. Now, the breakfast reaches capacity and hosts approximately 500 people in the community center.
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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 Bible Study 9:30, Worship 10:30, Bible Study 5 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. Green Hills Baptist 2200 West Imperial Hwy. La Habra (562) 943-7291 Services: Sunday (English) 8, 9:30 & 11 a.m. (Spanish) 9:30 a.m. (Korean) 11 a.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
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By Dennis Laherty, the Co-Pastor of Emanuel Lutheran Church, La Habra
I don’t usually make assumptions, but I will assume that we all have had a mother in our life. For any number of reasons we might not remember our biological mother, but we have hopefully experienced that person who served as a mother in our life. As we hold Mother’s Day as a special day of acknowledgment, we especially use the day to celebrate those characteristics most attributed to the ideal mother: love, caring, nurturing, understanding and hope. Although these attributes are celebrated on one day, their impact makes our lives richer and most satisfying. It is easy to think of a mother’s shortcomings. After all, mothers are people and on any given day in any given situation, their humanity comes through. But even when the loving, caring mother has a bad day, it’s usually better than the day of a person that does not share her attributes. Is there a better way to celebrate mothers than on one Sunday in May? How about celebrating mothers every first Sunday of the month? Better still, how about sitting down this Mother’s Day, listing all of the attributes you have ever witnessed coming from your mother, putting the list on a refrigerator door or some other prominent place in your home, and celebrating one of those characteristics every day of the year? There is an added benefit in this task. When we review the list we will be reminded of those priceless characteristics arising in our own lives. From mom we have learned. We will celebrate even more when we realize the positive impact she has had, and still has in our lives and thereby generations to come. Happy Mother’s Day to those who have made our lives and thus our world a better place. 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 Services: Sunday Liturgical 8.a.m. and 11 a.m. Praise: 9:30 a.m.
Vineyard North Orange County 615 S. Palm St La Habra (562) 697-4600 Services: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. The Warehouse Foursquare Church 16200 E. Amber Valley Dr. Whittier (562) 690-5109 Services: Sunday 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
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City Communicator Aquatic Program Manager & Lifeguards Needed
Mother/Daughter Par-Tea Returns Join us for a memorable afternoon for little girls and their moms at the La Habra Community Center ballroom. The event, which is open to girls ages three through 13 years with an accompanying mom, grandmother, aunt or female guardian, will include a petite lunch, sweet treats, tea, games and more. Tickets must be purchased in advance; the fee is $20 per person. To purchase tickets, visit the La Habra Community Center , 101 W. La Habra Blvd., or call 562-383-4200, MondayFriday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
FREE Movies in the Park The Community Services Department will begin its 2016 Movies in the Park program on Friday, April 15th at Brio Park, 300 S. Euclid St., with a showing of Pan. Activities begin at 6:00 p.m., and the movie will screen at dusk (approximately 7:00 p.m.). Participants can bring their own food and beverages or purchase snacks at the snack bar. Seating is on the grass, so lawn chairs or blankets are a must. The upcoming movie schedule is as follows: � May 20th The Good Dinosaur Brio Park � June 10th Hotel Transylvania 2 Esteli Park � June 17th Cinderella Brio Park � July 15th Minions Montwood Park � July 22nd Inside Out Brio Park All movies are rated PG. For more information, please contact the Community Center at 562-383-4200.
Summer Aquatics Activities Will Begin in June The City’s summer aquatics programs will return to La Habra High School’s pool, with swim lessons beginning the week of June 6th and ending on July 28th. Lessons will be offered in two-week sessions, Monday-Thursday, between 9:00 a.m. and 12: 40 p.m., for $65 per two-week session. Recreational Open Swim begins on Monday, June 6th and continues through Friday, August 12th. Hours are Monday-Thursday, 1:003:00 p.m., and Fridays, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Friday night DIVE-IN MOVIES program, where participants can enjoy a family movie while relaxing in and around the pool, will return beginning on June 24th, with a showing of Norm of the North, followed by Happy Feet on July 29th and Finding Nemo on August 26th. Gates open at 6:00 pm, and the movies begin at dusk. The cost to attend is $5 per person. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
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The City of La Habra Recreation Division is seeking an aquatics manager and life guards for its summer aquatics program. The 10-week program consists of swim lessons and recreational swim for the public. Lessons are for ages six months to 17 years, and recreational swim is open to all ages. The aquatics program manager will supervise aquatics staff, schedule lessons and staff hours, and will also teach swim lessons, evaluate participants’ skills and guard during lessons and recreational swim as needed. Applicants must have completed Red Cross Lifeguard Training, CPR and First Aid. To apply, download an application from the City’s website, www.lahabraca.gov, or pick one up at the Community Center, 101 W. La Habra Blvd. For more information, please call Melissa Rivera at 562-383-4209.
La Habra Active Day Camp Summer is almost here, and that means FUN, new friends, and exciting adventures! Sign up for La Habra Active Day Camp, a 10-week summer day camp (June 6th-August 12th) that is designed to give kids ages four-12 years old an active and fun experience in a safe environment, while exploring, learning and enjoying new adventures! La Habra Active Day Camp offers breakfast, lunch and two snacks throughout the day. Weekly activities include art lessons, movie days, water days, academic enrichment, arts & crafts, fun fitness, guest speakers, cooking lessons, pool days, assemblies, walking excursions, Wednesday off site excursions, and more. Your child will be supervised by experienced, CPR/First Aid certified, responsible and nurturing staff. The ratio of staff to campers is eight to one. The cost to attend is $180 per week. Parents who live or work in La Habra will receive a $15 per child discount. There is also a $15 per child sibling discount (must register at the same time). A $20 registration fee is payable at registration, which includes a camp t-shirt to be worn on excursions; these will include Discovery Science Center, Irvine Regional Park, Billy Beez, Disneyland, Sky Zone, Knott’s Berry Farm, La Mirada Splash, the Long Beach Aquarium and two local beaches. La Habra Active Day Camp meets at the Veterans Hall, 209 N. Orange St., across from El Centro-Lions Park, and next to the La Habra Public Library. To register, visit the Community Center , 101 W. La Habra Blvd., Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or call 562-383-4200. Fire Department: Graffiti Hotline: La Habra Shuttle: Library: NOC Youth Center: Personnel Services: Planning Department Police Department: Public Works: Traffic Office : Water & Sewer Billing:
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Your City Council: James Gomez, Mayor Tim Shaw, Mayor Pro Tem Rose Espinoza Tom Beamish Michael Blazey La Habra City Hall 201 E. La Habra Boulevard La Habra, CA 90631 Telephone: 383-4000 FAX: 383-4474 *The Council meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
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Rotary recognizes students who persevere Teens from the three local high schools show their drive and spirit to succeed despite personal challenges. By Jane Williams La Habra Journal
April is the month when La Habra Rotary salutes those students who have overcome major obstacles to graduate from high school. This year, La Habra High had no problem selecting Diana Magana Martinez who arrived at the school less than two years ago with some English skills, but no fluency in the language. She came from Mexico to pursue her dream of going to a U.S. college and becoming a doctor. The school enrolled her in its English Learners program which has four levels of classes, just as the English Department does. However, Diana was intent on excelling and finished the four classes in one year and this year moved on to Honors English, as well as AP U.S. History, AP Spanish Literature, Honors Biology and Algebra 2 Honors. Along the way, she recognized there were pieces missing from her education which would prevent her from being as successful in college. Then she would need to gain admission to a U.S. medical school. And then Harvard interviewed her and suggested with more high school courses she would be more successful in college. So Diana petitioned the Fullerton Joint District to allow her to take a fifth year of high school. The district administrators granted her a very rare approval.
After completing that fifth year she will go to college and with the hopes of becoming a trauma surgeon. Along with her school work, Diana has helped organize a group which sang Christmas carols to the residents of a local convalescent home and is president of the Highlanders United by Bi-Literacy. It was her work ethic and determination which guaranteed her success at La Habra High and will guarantee her future, as does her courage which she demonstrated from the first day she enrolled. Magana refused to not participate in classes even if her pronunciation or word choices were incorrect. When corrected she immediately put the correction into practice. Whittier Christian also had no trouble picking the student who best fit this category. Z ach Fowler was b orn with Treacher-Collins Syndrome, which involves the mal-formation of many facial bones. For Zach the syndrome has created some tough challenges. He requires a space-age hearing aid to hear lectures and conversations. He has particular trouble recovering from a simple cold. Like many hard of hearing children, he spent several years in speech therapy and while his hearing aid is noticeable, his speech pattern fits in with all the other students. He is a member of the Boys Varsity Soccer team. When he lost part of his hearing aid during a game, the whole team and their opponents searched for it. In a show of support, the cheer, football and softball teams that were practicing, took time to come and help as well. Fowler is also on the Christian
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Perseverance: La Habra Rotary Club recognized high school students who have shown that they can overcome obstacles and challenges. La Habra High School’s Diana Magana, Whittier Christian High School’s Zach Fowler and Sonora High School’s Brittany Hernandez pictured with their awards.
Service and the Chapel Team. He is friendly, warm and engaging and always has time to be friendly with other students and the staff. Next year he will attend Cal Baptist University and major in Speech Language Pathology and pursue a career as a speech therapist so he can help others overcome their obstacles. Sonora chose one of the hardest workers in its senior class, Brittany Hernandez. Hernandez always wears boots, according to Principal Adam Bailey.
That might be because she has raised two goats, one sheep and this year a steer, which she will enter into the auction at the Orange County Fair. Most of the agriculture students have several pairs of boots so they can keep their feet dry while keeping their animals and cages clean. Brittany also works in food service at the school cafeteria to support raising the animals and her own expenses. Next year she will enter the nursing program at Mt. San Antonio College.
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, at its regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, held the first of three public hearings at which time the Governing Board announced its intention to seek a waiver from the State Board of Education (SBE) of the requirement that the establishment of trustee areas and adoption of a “by trustee area” election process be submitted to the electors as set forth in Education Code §§5019 and 5020. The Board of Trustees invited public testimony regarding this matter and the waiver was approved on April 19, 2016, and will be submitted to SBE for approval in June. As part of the process of changing from at-large to by-area Trustee elections, a series of Community Outreach meetings are scheduled. Two meetings have already been held: April 18, 2016, 6 p.m. at Sunny Hills High School and April 27, 2016, 3 p.m. at Fullerton Union High School. There are three remaining Community Outreach meetings scheduled on: May 2, 2016, 6 p.m. at Troy High School in the Library May 10, 2016, 6 p.m. at Buena Park High School in the Performing Arts Center May 11, 2016, 9 a.m. at Sonora High School in the Administration Conference Room The second Public hearing with the Board of Trustees and the demographer is on May 3, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the District Board room located at 1051 West Bastanchury Road, Fullerton. The third and last Public hearing will be May 17, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. also in the District Board room. The Public is welcome to attend any or all of the Community Outreach meetings or Public hearings scheduled.
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La Habra comes out to show its love By Jay Seidel La Habra Journal
Hundreds of volunteers took part in last Saturday’s Love La Habra day of service. Despite an early morning sprinkle, approximately 30 projects across the city, consisting of cleanup, painting, landscaping, helping with a residence, making blankets for the homeless and those in need and many others. The day of service is done as part of a statewide movement of Love your City. La Habra joined with Fullerton,
Brea, Buena Park and Placentia as part of this multi-city service. Volunteers were set off with fruit and water from Sprouts and Grocery Outlet as well as coffee from Corner Bakery. When they finished, volunteers were given lunch by Chick-fil-A. The La Habra High Dance Team and band from Imperial Middle School also performed at the closing ceremonies. Organizers Kurt Fuller from The Warehouse Church and La Habra Police Department Chief Jerry Price said they were pleased with the event.
Lending a hand: Volunteers put on red shirts and took part in 30 service projects across the city as part of the Love La Habra day of service. Projects ranged from painting and yard work at various parks to cleaning up and sewing blankets for those in need.
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Citrus Fair brings large crowds By Naomi Osuna La Habra Journal
La Habra’s community gathered together for the seventh annual La Habra Citrus Fair held April 29 through May 1. With roughly 35,000-45,000 people in attendance over the three-day event, attendees took part in rides, games, food and youth livestock expo. It also provides multicultural entertainment and education about the history of La Habra. The La Habra Chamber of Commerce has been hosting the Citrus Fair since 2010. This event helps raise money for local non-profit organizations in La Habra. The Citrus Fair is an event that welcomes family and friends, and brings the community together. One of the vendors attending the fair was the Lady Bugs Environmental Termite and Pest Control. Owner, Diego Hernandez said he comes to this event to support the chamber and to show the residents
Showing off: Future Farmers and 4-H Club members showed off their prize livestock at the Citrus Fair.
of La Habra that he’s an all around, environment friendly pest-control company. Hernandez, who is also the chairman of the La Habra Chamber of Commerce, said the Citrus Fair is an excellent way to network. His booth at the fair shows the different types of insects that they service, and provides an educational tool for kids. Educating citizens of La Habra is one of the things the Citrus Fair has to offer. Among having vendors at the fair, there was also the Youth Livestock Expo. Future Farmers of America from both La Habra and Sonora High Schools, along with the La Habra Hilltopers 4-H Club were in attendance with their animals and crafts. Julianne Jeffers, a sophomore at La Habra High School, was showing a lamb at the fair. The Livestock Expo offers the community an up-close experience with the animals and allows people to see the animals the students helped raise. This expo also helps educate the community as to the process of caring for and raising animals. Mark Sturdevant, president of the La Habra Chamber of Commerce explained that “this year I am very pleased with the fair.” According to Sturdevant, the fair offers not only exceptional entertainment, from a Michael Jackson tribute and a day of international music, but also a preparedness expo for natural disaster emergencies and to learn how to camp and be self-sustaining. He further explained that it’s been a “broad spectrum of cultural talent and cultural arts.” He added that he feels that the fair
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Overall view: A look at this year’s Citrus Fair along La Habra Boulevard and El Centro/Lions Park.
brings everyone together. “This is what makes a community work, that everyone has something in common,” Sturdevant said. “We can laugh and sing and eat meals together, so that we can come together in a place that we might not otherwise have that opportunity.” La Habra resident, Nicholas Kidder attended the Citrus Fair for the first time. He explained that he liked how the Citrus Fair benefits our community and local businesses. “On top of being a fun time, I feel that it plays a very important role in La Habra and brings our town closer together,” he said. “I would definitely come back to support my hometown.”
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Come dance: Miss La Habra Princess Madelynn Sopp dances with future princesses at the Citrus Fair.
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LH native scores big with burgers By Jay Seidel La Habra Journal
There’s something to be said about being an individual when it comes to starting your own business. This is true for Sonora alumni and growing restaurateur Joseph Mahon as he opened his second Burger Parlor restaurant this week. Mahon knew what he wanted to do at a young age. While many of his family members were making their name in the world of running and track (his cousin Terrence went on to be an Olympic distance running coach), Joseph had other plans. “I needed to carve my own path,” he explained. “That’s been my way my whole life. I’ve marched to the beat of my own drum.” What Mahon wanted to do was to be a chef and own his own restaurant. He admits that he was a bit rambunctious while he was in junior high school at Our Lady of Guadalupe School. However, he would tell his mother not to worry, he would own his own restaraunt some day. The seeds of a budding chef were planted early in Mahon. His mother valued eating and cooking, so little Joseph took in those values too. His individual spirit in his early teens did cause him to get into trouble, but he used his punishment to hone in on his future. Mahon explained that he was “grounded a lot,” but that allowed him to watch “Great Chefs Great Cities” on PBS. “It was an amazing program,” he said. He never wavered in his desire to cook. His grandmother gave him her 400 cookbooks so he could continue to develop his passion for cooking. While his cousins and older broth-
er attended La Habra High School, Joseph, always the individual, spent his freshman year at Servite, and then transferred to Sonora for his high school education. He started cooking professionally at 16. After a quick stint at a tea house, he was hired to cook at Mulberry Street Restaurant in Downtown Fullerton where he worked for two years. “I saved up my paychecks,” Mahon explained. “I wanted my parents to see that I was serious about going to the Culinary Arts Institute of America.” So, finally, at 19, he headed to the school in New York to take the next step in fulfilling his dream. I worked for some of the most well known restaurants in New York, Paris and London. He was able to work with and learn from some of the most respected chefs including Daniel Boulud, Andrew Carmellini and Gordon Ramsay. After spending six years in New York, it was time that the La Habra native headed back to the West Coast. Mahon spent five years working in LA fine dining scene. It was then he met his wife and he decided to make the move to owning his own restaurant. After what he explains as a “good learning experience” with his first restaurant concept, The Early Bird, he moved to burgers. “I just wanted to improve on the existing burger place that I grew up with,” he explained. What started up as a pop-up restaurant idea in 2011 became the brick and mortar restaurant Burger Parlor today. When we started off the concept, I knew what I wanted,” the business owner explained. “Small businesses often open without a plan. I had a plan, a guide and an agenda of how I wanted it to feel and be.”
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Burger Meister: La Habra native Joseph Mahon stands just before the opening of his second Burger Parlor Restaurant. The Sonora alumni always dreamed of being a chef and owning a restaurant.
Now with the opening of his second restaurant, Mahon cites the staff as the reason for Burger Parlor’s success. “I like investing in my team,” he said with a smile. “I invest more in people, because our people are Burger Parlor.” The married father of two never lost sight of his goal and made good on the promise he made to his parents when he was a teen. He said he is happy that he can bring the skills he learned back to the communities that helped shape him. “We want people who want to come to us for a consistent quality product.,” he said. “They need to eat somewhere, we just want people to eat with us.”
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For more information, please contact Melissa Rivera at 562-383-4209 or mflores@lahabraca.gov. You may download an application from the City’s website, www.lahabraca, or pick one up at the La Habra Community Center, 101 W. La Habra Blvd.
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ART: Second event boasts larger crowd (From Page 1)
There was also a more personal side to it. This event seeks to give artists who don’t have an outlet opportunity to share their artwork with others, and Bernier had a specific group of people in mind since she belonged to it as well. Bernier makes handmade aprons, something she says she realized she could do out of accident, and after making a bigger realization that she was good at it and could make a nice amount of money by selling them, she started making more and more. With that money she paid for her kids’ medical bills, medication, physical therapy and even things like tutoring. Years later when she was thinking about creating an art walk, that experience creeped back into her head. “I started thinking, what other people could do this? What other people need to do this?” said Bernier. “If I hadn’t been making these aprons there is no way we would’ve been able to survive. There’s a story behind all of us. It’s us surviving and using our creativity to do something, to support our kids. Everyone has their own story.” Having an art walk and being able to get ahold of these people so they can get their artwork seen and even make a nice profit would be just another benefit to the event. One of the artists there was La Habra resident David Bridges who was happy to just be there and share his art. The artist was displaying his in-
tricate drawings where part of it was made up of different sized pieces of foam that he cuts to transform it into a part 2D drawing, part 3D mosaic. Each one of these take up to four months to finish. Bridges, who contacted Bernier to become a part of the Art Walk’s line up after seeing an ad in the La Habra Journal, expressed his excitement over being there for the first time and said he was trying to get more involved with the city. “I feel like I’ve grown mentally and spiritually in La Habra,” Bridges said. “I started doing art once I moved here. I like La Habra. It’s so peaceful that I can get more work done here.” He plans on coming back the next night and this time he vows to come more prepared with even more artwork. For Bridges, who is a self-proclaimed big people person, being able to interact with other artists and being in that environment is a great plus, but more than anything he wants to get his name out there and even inspire kids. “We need to give these kids more of an imagination,” said Bridges. Bridges’ well wishes were very appropriate for the night’s theme: young artists. In the center of the patio was one of the main attractions: artwork by students from Imperial Middle School. Drawings and paintings that they had created in their classes along with bowling pins, provided by La Habra 300 Bowl, with their art on them. Since this fundraiser was for those students, the committee wanted to feature those students
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Masterpieces: Residents were able to check out work from local artists and hear music performances at the La Habra Art Walk at the Imperial Promenade Shopping Center last Saturday.
specifically. “There are kids that need the light shined on them because they may not exactly be the straight A students,” Michele said. “They excel differently, and in this case, it’s in art. This event is their acknowledgment.” Bernier said that La Habra has been “sleepy lately” so what better way to wake it up and bring out the artists than with an event like this? Besides artists, the event has also brought out many La Habra residents, some who play music and one magician and others who just want to lend a hand somehow. “There are people stopping by and saying, ‘I want to do this. How do I get involved?’ said Michele. “We are not going to have to go looking for help anymore. I think it’s going to come to us now. It’s a very good thing.” For a project that started with humble beginnings, it must indeed be a change of pace to now have the help–and lots of it. Michele recalled that for the first Art Walk they wanted to put it together but they didn’t know how exactly. So they grabbed their kids’ art and called up other parents to do the same. They weren’t looking for anything specific, it did not have to just be drawings; they were looking for pottery, photography, any kind of art. “We went from having no support system to this year, actually having a committee,” said Michele. “It used to be just me and Michelle, running around doing everything that we needed to do for it to be pulled off. It went well then so I think it will continue to do well now.” 2016 may just be its year. The first
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two attempts to have the event last year were stopped by rain. It wasn’t until the third time in September of 2015 when the first official Art Walk was able to take place. “When we were done here for the night last year, people were having dinner and then they passed by and asked us, ‘That’s it? When’s the next one?’” said Michele. “That’s the indicator that this needed to continue. There’s a want, people wanted this to continue.” Though that first night was successful, its turnout, both from artists and visitors, does not compare to what this one saw. At one point there was a lot of shoulder to shoulder foot traffic as people went from table to table. Thanks to its growing size and popularity, the Art Walk might soon outgrow its quaint but small venue, but there aren’t any plans to uproot to a different location just yet. The organizers have instead already come up with plans to fit more artists in the same area by placing them differently. Starting this month the Art Walk will begin to take place every second Saturday of the month, with the last event being in September. Each one of those nights will have a different theme and organization that will be benefited. After a successful night, it is safe to assume that it has caught the attention of people, artists, visitors and those who want to help alike, and it might make for an even crowded event come the next one. “Now we have people’s interests,” Michele said. “So I think the Art Walk is going to flourish. I’m excited and I am very proud of us.”
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT
Nikki Butler: Lady Highlanders indisputable leader By Jason Burch La Habra Journal
After the Lady Highlanders’ extra innings win at Sunny Hills two weeks ago, the team had all left to board the bus, but one player stayed behind gathering her gear and cleaning up the visiting dugout. As she lugged her catcher’s gear into the bag, then threw it over her shoulder, Nikki Butler—who just moments prior hit the game winning home run—turned to walk away when her coach called out “oh that’s mama bear… if the girls need anything, she’s always got it.” That moment captured the essence of what Butler means to the La Habra softball team. Introducing her with the standard athlete denotation—you know, the team, position and name, followed by some recycled superlatives— wouldn’t properly capture her impact on the Lady Highlanders. Sure, she is all of the above. But Butler is more than just La Habra’s catcher. She is the team’s quintessential leader off the field and a maestro behind the plate. So what’s a leader off the field look like? Before the coaches arrive for a Monday practice, Butler takes the junior varsity team and runs them through the drills they will be doing for the day. Next, she rounds up the Lady Highlanders varsity squad for a team jog around the track. By the time the coaches arrive, both teams are already off and running into their respective drills. On the field, Butler handles a talented group of pitchers and anchors a solid defense. Butler calls pitches and directs the defense like a conductor would an orchestra. To truly appreciate Butler’s mastery behind the plate, you must first understand her trailblazing coach. All coaches draw up gameplans, but Steve Harrington elevates it to an artform, orchestrating strategies like a composer. For over two decades, Harrington’s inimitable system and coaching style demanded that he called all in-game strategies from the dugout. Astonishingly, Butler began picking up Harrington’s system within the first couple months, prompting him to do things a little differently. You see, Butler became a student of the game at a young age thanks to her dad Craig, who also played the position. She has been working on her skills behind the plate for 13 years with him. “My dad always taught me to just go with the flow, and I really liked it,” she said about playing catcher. “My dad has taught me everything I know, I have never been to a catching coach.” She said that her travel-ball coaches and now Harrington have helped put the finishing touches on her game. Though Butler and Harrington have a symbiotic relationship now,
the two had their differences early on. Harrington was impressed with Butler’s confidence and knowledge of the game from day-one, but those same attributes,which he loved, made it difficult for her to fully embrace his system. “Nikki is a very confident girl and she really has a wealth of experience,” Harrington said. “She sees the game pretty well and she is coming off doing it the way it’s been done the past three years, but that system doesn’t work for me.” The chasm came to a head rather quickly. “So I’m sitting here implementing my system—which I know works— and she [was] trying to integrate some components from the other system, and that is when we butted heads,” Harrington explained. “I flat out told her, ‘A, you can figure out how to run my system and forget about that other one; or B, you can get out of here and play travel ball.’” Many players in her shoes, who have had lots of success and received scholarship offers, would have looked at Harrington sideways, holding the mindset of, what can he possibly teach me, I already know how to play the game. Butler took the ultimatum like a challenge. Deep down she knew that it was an opportunity to take her game to the next level. So Butler quickly became a pupil of Harrington’s system. “She started asking a lot of questions,” Harrington said. “Then one day at practice I noticed she was taking notes on her cellphone.” Harrington said there are still times when she will ask him what to do in certain situations, but for the most part Butler now orchestrates the games autonomously behind the plate. “Sometimes he can just give me a look in certain situations during a game and I know that we are thinking the same thing,” Butler said. Butler said that learning from Harrington the past few months has elevated her game and better prepared her for the collegiate level. “It definitely gets complicated, as a hitter against him and as a player for him, you don’t know what he is going to come with, so you just have to have an open mind,” Butler said. Butler’s aptitude on the diamond turned out to be a perfect union with Harrington’s complex system. “He [Harrington] always comes to games prepared with a plan of what he is going to do when we play a specific team or coach,” Butler said. “He is definitely different when it comes to shifting the defense, you can never fall back on your heels in any game, but I feel like with him, you wouldn’t ever come close to it because you really don’t know what he is going to come at you with.” Immediately after the Lady Highlanders beat Mater Dei to win the Woodbridge Tournament, Harrington felt Butler had figured it out and commented on how impressed
The teacher: La Habra Nikki Butler helps get the junior varsity team ready and warmed up before the varsity practice. The four-year varsity player has helped lead the Lady Highlanders on all levels.
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The conductor: La Habra Softball’s Nikki Butler orchestrates the Lady Highlanders from behind the plate. The senior catcher is a leader for the team on and off the field. She will play at New Mexico State in the fall.
he was with her ability to handle the game from behind the plate. The Lady Highlanders have two of the top pitchers in Orange County in Janelle Rodriguez and Hannah Johnson. Their success rides on Butler’s ability to call the right pitches in the right situations and keep them locked into the game. Rodriguez said that Butler’s confidence behind the plate and her initiative to take control of a game is what sets her apart. “Sometimes I don’t even know what she is going to call, because she likes to mix it up and doesn’t want to throw the same pitch every single time, she wants to understand the batter,” Rodriguez said. “We will talk between innings and figure out how we want to pitch certain batters.” Rodriguez also feels Butler’s ability to put the game in perspective has helped her a lot, especially when she gets in tough situations. “I just remember her telling me one time, ‘it’s just for the fun of it and not a yes we are going to college for it, but… just have fun with it,’’ Rodriguez said. “She is really loud behind the plate and that’s what I like, in between pitches we’ll say ‘ok we got this’ and we know our game plan.” Besides implementing the game plan and getting the most out of La Habra’s talented pitching staff, Butler also plays the position extremely well. Baserunners haven’t stood a chance trying to run on her. On the season, Butler has only allowed one stolen base. “Some teams don’t even try [to steal],” said Richard Flores, La Habra assistant coach. “And if they do, they get thrown out, she really takes that avenue away.” Flores, who has been coaching at La Habra with Butler all four years, wasn’t surprised by how well Butler picked up her new coach’s system. “Nikki grew up playing catcher, she studied the game and absorbed it” Flores said. “She really is the maestro of the defense.” In addition to her defensive mastery, Butler also plays a pivotal role for the Lady Highlanders offense. She is one of the team’s top run producers,
batting in the middle of the lineup. Opposing teams have taken notice of Butler’s prowess with the bat as well. In critical situations she has been pitched around and intentionally walked. Sunny Hills tried to do so a couple weeks ago, but that didn’t deter Butler from seizing the moment. Instead of standing there with the bat on her shoulder waiting to be walked, Butler stepped into one of the pitchouts and launched a home run over the center field fence, lifting the Highlanders to an extra innings win. Her ability to lead the team and orchestrate the new system has helped the team put together a record season thus far. The Lady Highlanders are 22-1 overall, 6-0 in league and have now won 19 straight games. Butler feels the Lady Highlanders transformation this season is a reflection of Harrington’s approach, which has been an equal mixture of discipline, gameplan and preparation. Butler said that the team’s goal at this point is to finish out league strong and then focus on winning a CIF Championship. She and Harrington are both confident that the Lady Highlanders have the talent and tools to do it this season, but know they have a lot of work to do before that happens. In April, Butler officially signed her letter of intent to play softball at New Mexico State University. She said the overwhelming support from the community in New Mexico was strikingly similar to La Habra, which made choosing the Land of Enchantment a surprisingly easy decision. “It was kind of a love at first sight thing, it totally shocked me how much I liked [New Mexico State],” Butler said. “The coaches, the girls and everything is so family oriented, going out there would be like my home away from home.” Butler said she is looking forward to playing for the Aggies and studying criminal justice. For now, Butler will continue to focus on helping the Lady Highlanders continue on one of their best seasons ever.
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Highlanders bounce back against Indians By Jason Burch La Habra Journal
FULLERTON—The recently sputtering La Habra offense finally put it all together against Fullerton on Friday, splitting the series with a 9-2 win over the Indians. After dropping six straight league games, the La Habra baseball team knew it was now or never if they were going to have any chance at reaching the postseason. The Highlanders responded with an offensive outburst that was too much for Fullerton to handle. After getting out to an early 2-0 lead, the Indians scratched their way back into the game, tying it up by the fifth inning. La Habra pulled away for good with four runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a pair of doubles off the center field wall from Zack Stack and Michael Borg. Head coach John Sothern said the key to the offensive success today was staying in the middle of the field, which is something he has been preaching to his team for four years now. “Stack doubled to left-center field and Borg hit the homerun and a double to center, we had a lot of balls hit to the middle of the field today,” Sothern said.
The Highlanders opened the game with a bang. Borg launched a two-run shot over the centerfield fence in the first inning. The Indians got runners in scoring position in three of the first four innings, but starting pitcher Andrew Martinez almost seemed more comfortable with his back against the wall. Martinez got the Indians to hit into double plays in each of the first two innings. Fullerton finally got a run across in the fourth inning on Andrew Ortiz’s sacrifice fly. Adam Castillo came into the game in relief with the bases loaded, but got the first batter he faced to end the inning. After a dropped third strike gave the Indians an extra out to work with, Daniel Weatrowski singled in the tying run. Brad Hoffrichter made a perfect throw from center field on the play, stopping what would have been the go ahead run to end the inning. Borg and Stack both finished with three hits and three RBI, including two extra base hits a piece. Castillo picked up the win for the Highlanders, going 3 ⅓ innings allowing one earned. Sothern admitted that his team has their back against the wall and work cutout for them, after their recent losing streak. But he is
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Making contact: La Habra’s Brad Hoftrichter makes contact during the Highlanders’ win Friday against Fullerton. The Highlanders won 9-2 on the road in Fullerton. The Highlanders take on Sunny Hills this week.
confident if they play like they did today it will work out. “When we play like this, it’s going to be really, really tough to beat us,” Sothern said. “It would take a really good team on a really good day to beat us, but unfortunately we have painted ourselves into a corner.”
La Habra (11-14-1, 4-6) needs to win its four remaining Freeway League games to have a chance at CIF playoffs. The Highlanders will try to continue what they started Friday when they take on Sunny Hills (9-16-1, 2-9) next week. They will be at home on Wednesday, then away on Friday.
Lady Highlanders finish sweep of Sonora By Jason Burch La Habra Journal
La Habra topped Sonora 10-0 for the second time this season on Thursday afternoon. Although this time around the Lady Highlanders forced an early stoppage, after they extended a double digit lead in the fifth inning. The Lady Highlanders scored one in the first inning, but really opened up a lead with a big second inning. Elena Valenzuela gave her team a boost with a three-run home run. Then Kira Cauley doubled to the base of the left field fence to put runners at second and third. Frankie Mendoza stepped up with a bases clearing triple. Before the inning was over, Nikki Butler added an RBI single to bring home Mendoza and give the Lady Highlanders a touchdown lead. La Habra coach Steve Harrington was pleased with the way his team responded to yesterday’s practice. “We worked on a lot of things, yesterday was a long practice,” Har-
rington said. “They all had to run quite a bit because we weren’t getting the job done, so they could either get frustrated or get through it, and they got through it. Offensively, several Lady Highlanders collected a multi-hit game. Cauley had a pair of singles to go with her double. She finished the game 3-3, with a stolen base and two runs scored. The Lady Raiders had baserunners in three of the five innings, but Janelle Rodriguez made key pitches when she needed to. Rodriguez finished with four strikeouts and the complete game shutout in five innings of work. Following the game, Sonora coach Michelle Rodriguez admitted that her team’s youth coupled with Rodriguez’s ability to deliver tough pitches with runners on base kept the Lady Raiders from converting their scoring opportunities. Sonora (9-9-1, 3-3) will try to get back above .500 at home against Sunny Hills (14-8, 3-3) on Tuesday. With two weeks to go in Freeway League play, the Lady Highlanders
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Throwing heat: La Habra’s Janelle Rodriguez had four strikeouts and pitched a complete game shutout against the Lady Raiders last Thursday. Rodriguez made key pitches when she needed to in the game.
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Raiders fall short against Warriors
By Erik Markus La Habra Journal
With all of their attention turned to a showdown with Troy High School, Sonora dropped both games in a two game set versus the Warriors. Pitching was on full display with Sonora trotting out Dylan Villalobos and Matt Schmidt, but both pitchers could not hold on long enough for the Raider bats to come alive, as the Raiders fell 1-0 and 6-4. “We get great performances out of our pitching the last two days, Schmidt did a great job, but it’s a failure to execute,” head coach Pat Tellers said after Friday’s loss. In the first game, the two were tied into the third inning. Lead off hitter Ryan Park singled, then was awarded second base on a balk. PJ Gordon gave the Warriors the lead with a single up the middle to score Park. Villalobos held the Warriors at bay the rest of the day, with hopes the Raiders could generate a rally, but the rally never materialized as the Raiders fell 1-0. “It’s two battle test teams that play good defense, pitch really well and get good at bats,” Troy head coach David Shirota said. In the second game, Sonora scored in the first, then gave up a run in the second, but maintained a 1-1 tie into the eighth inning. With one out in the first inning, Sonora got singles from Mehial Nazaroff and Isaac Ramirez. Wilem Drozdowski grounded out, but was able to move the runners. With two outs and runners in scoring position, Jacob Baltierrez drove a
double into the corner, but the Troy left fielder quickly relayed the ball into the infield to keep Ramirez from scoring. The first inning rally led observers to think the game might become a slugfest, but both pitchers settled down not long after. With a one run lead, Schmidt walked the leadoff hitter Otto Kemp. Kemp didn’t hang around long, getting thrown out trying to steal second by Baltierrez. Dylan Lack followed with a single. Schmidt nearly got out of the inning, but a throwing error let Josh Harada extend the inning and allowed Lack to go first to third. With the Warriors playing with an extra out, Matt Macias singled scoring the tying run. With both teams trading outs, the top two teams in the freeway league went into the eighth tied 1-1. In the top of the eighth, Clersceri led off the inning with a dribbler to third. Nazaroff ’s throw sailed high allowing Clesceri to go to second. Park followed with a bunt to Schmidt, but Schmidt tried to throw Clesceri out at third. With the Raiders unable to beat Clesceri at third the Warriors had runners on the corners. Park stole second, but Schmidt followed by striking out Gordon. The Raiders loaded the bases intentionally walking Mike Lozano, but Kemp made them pay when he singled to left to score two. Lack struck out looking, to give the Raiders their second out, but then Canales cleared the bases on a double to deep left field. Harada kept the inning alive when he singled to right, which drove home the speedy Harada, beating a throw home from Drozdowski. With the Raiders finally out of the
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Up and away: Sonora’s leadoff batter, Dominic Morales, gets a base hit in a game earlier this season. Morales scored one of the Raider’s runs against Freeway League leading Troy last week.
inning, the Warriors had put up a five spot on the score board, giving them plenty of insurance to endure a late rally. In the eighth inning, Drozdowski hit a one out double. Baltierrez was then hit by the pitch. Dominic Morales grounded into a fielder’s choice, narrowly beating a double play throw to first. With runners on the corners, Clayton hit a double to center. With two runners in scoring position, Schmidt chopped a high bouncing ball into centerfield. Morales scored and Clayton beat the throw home, leaving Schmidt on second, however with Max Wilkinson as the potential tying run, the Raiders were unable to extend the magic. Adding runs and clutch hitting have been the problem for the Raiders during this series, and showed up on multiple occasions. In one particular situation, the Raiders had a chance to take a lead in the fourth inning of the second game,
but left runners stranded in scoring position. The the first two batters in the inning reached base, then Jason Clayton moved the runners into scoring position, on a sacrifice bunt. With one out in the inning, Schmidt grounded back to the pitcher leading to a pickle with pinch runner Trevor McCall ultimately being tagged out in between third and home. The Warriors escaped the jam one batter later, with Willie Castellanos grounding out to end the inning. “We failed to execute, and that’s the difference in the game,” Tellers said. With the two losses, the Raiders fall from contending for the league title, hanging on for their playoff lives. The Raiders have a one game lead on Fullerton heading into a two game set with Fullerton this week. “Beginning of the year we started out 2-8, and it was ‘just make the playoffs,’” Tellers said, “now we’re still saying the same thing after this many games, ‘just make the playoffs.”
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