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Cerritos College Student Food Drive Experiences Generosity Beyond Measure

Nestlé USA and Superior Grocers Award Rep. Linda Sánchez Wins Federal Funds for Whitney High School $2,000 the Los Cerritos Area Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) announced today that she has secured initial support for over $3 million in federal funding for projects across her Southern California district, including programs in the Long Beach area. Most of these investments were included in the Omnibus appropriations bill passed by the House of Representatives today. The bill will now proceed to the Senate then be signed by the President to become law. “This funding is an important step to provide new opportunities for our students who need it most,” said Congresswoman Sánchez. “I am also pleased to promote programs and initiatives that impact our environment in a positive way.” The investments include:

By Aya Abelon Couches and tables in the Student Activities office were completely buried in mountains of canned soup, snacks and instant noodles the week before Thanksgiving this year. The Annual ASCC-sponsored Student Activities Office Food Drive competition has been a tradition at Cerritos College for over 20 years. The food was donated to the Norwalk City Council’s Holiday Food Basket Program to help less fortunate families in the Norwalk area. Over 36,000 non-perishable food items were brought in by campus clubs and individuals. Members of the City of Norwalk were stunned when they saw the “wall” in the Student Activities office. “I’m seeing more donations today than any previous years,” said Tak Hamabata, director of Social Services at the City of Norwalk. “These will get us through early next year, which means we can help families in need have a happy holiday season.” With the economy still in slump and unemployment in double digits, Hamabata said he sees many middle-class families

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Vanessa Rivera, [l-r] Multicultural Communications Manager, Nestlé USA; Brad Maehara, Lead Grocery Buyer, Superior Grocers; Patricia Hager, Whitney High School Principal; and award-winning actor Hector Elizondo.

Partnership helps during budget cuts. As many schools in the region are facing unprecedented budget cuts that affect courses, supplies and extracurricular programs, Nestlé USA, and Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s

largest independently-owned supermarket chains, presented 33 Southland schools and community youth organizations with an early holiday gift in the amount of $66,000. Whitney High School’s principal, Patricia Hager, was presented with a $2,000 donation at a ceremony held recently, at a local Superior store. Emmy-award

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La Palma Property Receives Extreme Makeover By Larry Caballero

ARCO volunteers, along with La Palma city personnel and city councilman (not pictured) help to clean up Carol Dryssen's home during the makeover. The volunteers' work, Tom Dyrssen said, means he and his mother can now focus their concentration on Carol Dryssen's doctor visits. This was something on her mind," Tom Dyrssen said, gesturing around the newly-empty yard, where city abatement notices on stakes had been cast aside. "This restores my faith in humanity."

Every city wishes that residents maintain their own properties, but no matter how hard they try, it’s not always possible. La Palma was no exception. For years, City officials had repeatedly asked one ailing senior resident on Santa Margarita Lane to clean up her property, but to no avail. It was obvious that she needed some assistance, so it became a community project with volunteers from the City, bp/ARCO in La Palma and Cornerstone Property Services in Fountain Valley to show up for work with brooms, shovels, rakes, sledgehammers, and saws. La Palma Director of Public Works Jeff Moneda helped supervise volunteers Dec. 2 as they cleaned and pulled up old trees in the front yard and cleared out the tall grass and rusted fences in the back. Tom Dyrssen, the resident’s son, said that the massive effort to clean up his

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Hawaiian Gardens: ·$100,000 for Hawaiian Gardens Drop Out Prevention Program: These funds will expand an existing and successful drop-out prevention and intervention program. Funds will pay for school counselors who will focus on at-risk youth and provide classroom presentations, discussion groups, home visits, excursions, guest speakers, and homework assistance. The program will be a collaboration with ABC Unified School District and local city government to maximize resources so that local youth can achieve their potential. ·$200,000 for Bus Shelters for City of Hawaiian Gardens: Congresswoman Sánchez secured funding to purchase and install eight bus transit shelters in the City of Hawaiian Gardens. The addition of these bus shelters will facilitate greater use of public transit. Artesia: ·$250,000 for Solar Lights for Artesia Park: This federal funding will be used to install solar powered lights with battery backups to replace existing lights in several parks and adjoining parking lots. This project will lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the city’s long term energy costs. Long Beach: ·$100,000 for Environmental Job Training Program for Youth At-Risk in Southeast Los Angeles County: Funding will expand a successful youth job training program that supervises, trains, and temporarily employs youth at-risk. This program gives high school age students and young adults jobs skills while performing environmentally-friendly projects that help the local community. Youth work on supervised local projects

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Cerritos Optimist Club and Soroptimist Club of Artesia-Cerritos Team Up to Help Needy Families

Council Honors Cerritos Deputy

City Council honors Deputy Doug Bingham on his dedicated service from December 1996 through December 2009.

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Thanks to the Cerritos City Council & Recreation Services Division for a successful Thanksgiving Tournament and a 2009 season!

Gahr High School students assist in collecting food and toys along with Cerritos High School Octagon Club The Cerritos Optimist Club and the Soroptimist Club of Artesia-Cerritos teamed up to provide more than three tons of food, and many presents to 23 local families who are in need of help during the Holidays. In addition to the two clubs, the students of Gahr High School also assisted in this effort by collecting food and toys for these families. Also, students in the Cerritos High School Octagon Club donated their time and efforts to help collect food in front of the local Ralphs markets and

then helped with the distribution. The City of Cerritos provided the former “Linens and Things” to the clubs to use as a staging area for all of the food and toys. On Saturday, December 19th, the food and toys, along with gift certificates and other essentials, were distributed the 23 needy families. The effort was coordinated by Ray & Kathy Lovell, George & Amy Dominguez, Gordon Miyamoto, Bob & Marianne Hughlett and Maynard & Pat Law.

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Branch Manager Elizabeth Tiu Makabali [center] presents check to Su Casa, a nonprofit organization that provides shelter for Domistic Violence Victims, on Dec. 21 ceremony at OneWest Bank in Cerritos.

Ford Ladies Hold Annual Christmas Party By Helen M. Brown The Ford Motor Company in Pico Rivera closed their doors in 1880 forcing two thousand men out of work. It had opened in 1958 therefore combining both the Long Beach and Maywood plants. When it closed in 1980 a group of salaried employees spearheaded by Jack Koulek of the Trim Department and his wife, Beverly, who worked in the office, decided to band together and form the LA After Club whereas they would meet twice a year in order to stay in touch with each other. They would meet at Christmas time and again in the summer.

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On Saturday, December 5, 2009, twenty-nine years later, approximately 75 of these former Ford employees and their wives met at Khroury’s in Long Beach to celebrate their annual Christmas Party. It is a wonderful group and even though some did not originally know one another, due to the number of men at Ford, it wasn’t long before they were able to make lifelong friends within this smaller gathering of their former co-workers. It was an honor to welcome Ms. Pauline Doolittle, a spry 91 year old. She was the first woman to be hired at the Long Beach plant and worked on the teletype. A second woman was hired a short time

Sgt Jiles Metayer holds the quilt from the Friends of 1st CEB, City of Cerritos. "I really appreciate the quilt and all of the support from the friends", he said. Even though his injury gave him some grief, he insisted on standing for the picture. Metayer can now move his toes and he has relocated to a hospital at Camp Pendleton. Metayer will start physical therapy on his leg and foot in a few weeks.

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The Cerritos Chinese American Senior Citizen Association (CASCA) Board members presented a donation to the Su Casa Shelter Dec. 15 at a ceremony at the Cerritos Senior Center. Every year, CCASCA makes donations to charities, and this year it chose Su Casa~ Ending Domestic Violence. It donated sheets, blankets, comforters, toys, socks, bath towels and $200 from Cerritos Planning Commissioner Cindy Yen Chen for victims of domestic violence. This year the Association was able to give more because

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bassist Bill Sharpe. “Love Will Find You” by Peter White, a wild and wooly Benoit excursion called “Freedom at Midnight” and the soul-stirring anthem “Get Here” by Brenda Russell kept the quality high. The sure-fire pulse quickening “Grazin’ in the Grass” was spiced by the sax and sexy demeanor of guest artist Misti Abair joining horns with Rick Brain and leader Dave Koz who again took point on “You Make Me Smile” but the rest joined on an extended jam that warmed the holiday blood of an entire auditorium into and including the Christmas encores that followed.

Number thirteen did not prove unlucky for the Smooth Jazz Christmas show at the Performing Arts Center on Saturday night. In a Baker’s dozen show history in Cerritos the contingent has provided lively and most certainly colorful shows in front of consistently packed houses. Over the years the group has formed, scattered and now re-formed into the originals again to make a pretty powerful musical juggernaut. This quintet includes leader Dave Koz on Saxophone, Peter White on guitar, Rick Braun on trumpet, Brenda Russell on vocals and the quietly amazing YING QUARTET David Benoit on piano. First and foremost Friday, January 8, 2010, 8:00 PM we must banish the idea that this Wave Recital Configuration: $45/$33/$21 music is not some gentle noodling but a rather stimulating and splashy sound that The Los Angeles Times hailed the demonstrates the yuletide classics in a Ying Quartet for its “versatility, pasrefreshing way. sionate performing style, and admirable The show is large and filled with humor technical accomplishment.” Unmatched along with some rather contemplative in its performance of Chamber music, moments. After a curtain raising medley the ensemble earned a “Best Classical where sketches of tunes were handed Crossover Album” Grammy for 4 + Four, from one artist to another as in the prelude a collaboration with Turtle Island String to a Broadway musical the whole cloth of Quartet. Its Tchaikovsky: String Quartets; Christmas was unfolded. This little samSouvenir de Florence Sextet in D Minor pler of “Hark the Herald Angels/ Jingle album was nominated for a Grammy. The Bells/ Santa Claus is Coming to Town” quartet, winner of the 1993 “Naumburg wet appetites and then Peter White and Chamber Music Award,” has played Brenda Russell lulled the audience into in prestigious venues the world over, the holiday groove on the perfectly appro- from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera priate” Christmas Song.” The first portion House. of the show mixed smooth hits with the Program: songs of the season as Brenda Russell SCHUMANN – Quartet in A Major, Op. crooned “A Little Bit of Love,” Rick 41, No. 3, Clara Braun saluted Herb Alpert with the peppy JANÁČEK – Quartet No. 2, Intimate “Tijuana Dance” and Peter White bent Letters some heartstrings with a sweet tribute to BEETHOVEN – Quartet in C Major, Op. the late Waymon Tisdale called “Bright.” 59, No. 3 In between they kept the Christmas SURF’S UP! spirit alive with a bouncy calypso “Sleigh Ride,” a showy “White Christmas,” Brenda Russell’s original “Christmas Card” and the rousing David Benoit finish of the music of the Charlie Brown Christmases. It is especially invigorating to hear those Vince Guaraldi composed gems from 1965 ringing so true here in 2009 including the truly evergreen “Christmastime Is Here,” “Skating,” and the instant holiday joy of “Linus and Lucy.” The second half was more good fun and Procedures Performed By music beginning with a group effort on Dr. Terrisa Ha Obagi Products Available “Drummer Boy” that woke up the audience after intermission Face beverages.  The Arms  BackObagi  Products Underarms Available swing was put back into the proceedings Legs  Even Bikini Lines Face  Arms  Back  Underarms with “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” by Brenda Russell and the corny but effecLegs  Even Bikini Lines tive sing-along of “Silent Night” by Peter White had a rather spiritual bent. Again, SAFE  AFFORDABLE  PAINLESS the show broke the holiday spell for hit Call for a FREE Consultation Offices of Terrisa Ha, M.D. which were well received including the tender “Emma’s Song”5451 by RickLa Braun, Palma Ave. Ste Offices of49 Terrisa Ha, M.D. “the rocking Chanukah song “Eight La Palma, Ca 90623 • 714-736-9918 5451 La Palma Ave. Ste 49 Candles” by Dave Koz that featured the work of the extraordinarily charismatic La Palma, Ca 90623 • 714-736-9918

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Cerritos Library Receives 5-Star Rating From “Library Journal” for the Second Time Cerritos Library has once again attained a five-star rating in “Library Journal’s” national rating of public libraries, the LJ Index of Public Library Service. The index identifies the “star libraries” in the United States and the results were recently announced by the magazine. The index measures circulation per capita, visits per capita, program attendance per capita, and public Internet use per capita. The top libraries in each category, organized by ranges of operating expenditures, were then assigned five, four, or three stars. Only three libraries in California earned five star status throughout all size categories. The designation places the Cerritos Library in the top 10 libraries in the United States in its size category. Cerritos Mayor Bruce Barrows said: “The City of Cerritos is honored to have once again received the ‘Library Journal’s’ prestigious five-star rating for the Cerritos Library. The Library’s exceptional public services and programs have long been known by our residents, and the award cements the Library’s status as a top-notch facility.” In its 132nd year of publication, “Library Journal” is the oldest and most respected publication covering the library field. “Library Journal” is read by more than 100,000 library directors, administrators, and staff in public, academic, and special libraries. Cerritos Library is located at 18025 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos. The library is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

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Artesia Holiday Home Decorating Winners Winners in Artesia’s Holiday Home Decorating Contest were announced by the city’s Beautification and Maintenance Commission, whose members visited the nominated Home Winners are: 19012 Horst – 1st place Best Total Display 18429 Devlin – 2nd place Best Total Display 11503 Dena – 1st place Best Lawn/Roof Display 11953 168th – 2nd place Best Lawn/Roof Display 18023 Ibex – 1st place Best Use of Lights 12202 Koudekerk – 2nd place Best Use of Lights 11402 Curry – 1st place Best Animated Display 11622 168th – 2nd place Best Animated Display Gift certificates will be presented to our winners Jan. 4 at the Artesia City Council meeting.

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Hawaiian Gardens Holds Annual City-Wide Christmas Party By Jerry Bernstein

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2009 FALL ALL-AREA TEAMS

Norwalk Football, Cerritos Girls Volleyball Come Away Big Winners By Loren Kopff While there were no California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section championships won, there was still that championship atmosphere with the Norwalk football and Cerritos girls volleyball teams this past fall. The Lancers lost one regular season game, which came to eventual Southern Division and Suburban League rival La Mirada while the Lady Dons enjoyed the best season the school has ever seen, advancing to the Southern California Division III state finals. Not to be dismissed was the aerial assault performance from Gahr’s football team. Here are the top performers from the 2009 fall season in the Los Cerritos Community News All-Area Teams.

FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB-Casey Nielsen (Gahr) RB-Adrian Gonzales (Norwalk) RB-Brandon Kelly (John Glenn) RB-Elijhaa Penny (Norwalk) WR-Tyler Boer (Valley Christian) WR-Shaan Johnson (Gahr) LT-Toliniu Faamatau (Norwalk) LG-Justin Burrowes (Norwalk) C-Jonathan Rodriguez (Norwalk) RG-Ben Penesa (Gahr) RT-Brian Carcano (Norwalk)

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL-Justin Burrowes (Norwalk) DL-Elijhaa Penny (Norwalk) DL-Sam Phillips (Valley Christian) DL-Cameron Schweitzer (Valley Christian) LB-Lene Lesatele (Gahr) LB-Ryan Martinez (Norwalk) LB-Niua Niumataevalu (John Glenn) LB-Tim Walton (Valley Christian) DB-Anthony Binford (Valley Christian) DB-Derrion Burt (Gahr) DB-Vincent Vargas (Norwalk)

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB-Kevin Running (Valley Christian) RB-Derek Jones (Cerritos) RB-Billy Moore (Norwalk) RB-Trevor Rodriguez (Valley Christian) WR-Delshawn McClellon (Gahr) WR-Travon Payne (Artesia) LT-Victor Lopez (John Glenn) LG-Troy Sexton (Artesia) C-Alex Zendejas (Gahr) RG-Juan Renteria (Norwalk) RT-Carlos Silva (John Glenn)

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL-Christopher Aalberg (Valley Christian) DL-Sam Anderson (Gahr) DL-Adrian Cortez (Norwalk) DL-LeWayne Wright (Valley Christian) LB-T.J. Taimutuia (Artesia) LB-George Taylor (Valley Christian) LB-Andrew Tinoso (Norwalk) LB-Kenji Young (Gahr) DB-Moises Acosta (Norwalk) DB-Chris Binford (Valley Christian) DB-Marquis Moss (Cerritos) HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE QB-Jose Escobar (John Glenn) RB-Brenton Allen (Gahr) RB-Aaron Francis (Cerritos) RB-Kyle Kurian (Valley Christian) WR-Tanner Miller (Valley Christian) WR-Josh Perkins (Gahr) LT-Brandon King (Artesia) LG-Edwin Martinez (John Glenn) C-Christian Banuelos (John Glenn) RG-Robert Choe (Cerritos) RT-Julian Cisneros (Norwalk)

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE DL-Keith Brar (Cerritos) DL-Devaughn Hanley (Gahr) DL-David Oden (Cerritos) DL-Joseph Ruiz (John Glenn)

LB-Davon Foggie (John Glenn) LB-Stevie Hoodye (Gahr) LB-Adam Leutele (Artesia) LB-Nicholas Oifoh (Cerritos) DB-Ellis Hall (Gahr) DB-David Metcalf (Gahr) DB-Vincent Watkins (John Glenn)

Offensive Player of the Year:

Anything his older brother Corey can do, Casey Nielsen can do better. That was the theme going around for Gahr’s senior quarterback, who passed for a whopping 4,406 yards and 41 touchdowns. He now ranks third all-time in the state for a single season in passing yardage, which had been owned by Corey Nielsen. In addition, Casey Nielsen averaged 400.5 yards per game, which was the best in the state for a single season as well as the nation and his completion percentage of 69.6 was fifth in the state all-time for a single season.

Defensive Player of the Year:

Many knew of Norwalk junior Elijhaa Penny to be a workhorse of offense as he piled up over 1,500 yards on the ground. But he was just as much of a threat as a lineman on the other side of the ball. Penny led the Lancers with 56 sacks, 44 of them all by himself and had eight sacks, good for third among area players along with four interceptions, tied for first in the area.

Coach of the Year:

Once again, Jesse Ceniceros took his Norwalk squad to the semifinals, reiterating what he had stated at the conclusion of last season’s semifinal loss. In two seasons at Norwalk, Ceniceros has won 19 games opposite five losses and in 2009, his Double Wing-T offense pounded out 5,694 rushing yards and 79 touchdowns. Three players reached the 1,000-yard plateau on the ground. Last season, the Lancers ran for over 4,000 yards and half the touchdowns of this past season.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM

S-Samantha Adams (Cerritos) OH-Delaney Davis (Valley Christian) OH-Cherise Kam (Cerritos) MB-Jenny Ho (Cerritos) MB-Jessica Wu (Cerritos) DS-Lisa Hom (Cerritos) LIB-Lexie Romberg (Valley Christian)

SECOND TEAM S-Delayne Rock (Valley Christian) OH-Brooke Coates (Valley Christian) OH-Jackie Trimble (Cerritos) MB-Ashley Crawford (Artesia) MB-Ally Streelman (Valley Christian) DS-Brittany Jimenez (Norwalk) LIB-Connie Reeves (Gahr)

THIRD TEAM S-Leeanne Currie (Gahr) OH-Diana Jimenez (John Glenn) OH-Annie Reyes (Gahr) MB-Samantha Hundertmark (Valley Christian) MB-Alexis Love (Norwalk) DS-Janice Chung (Cerritos) LIB-Monica Martinez (John Glenn)

HONORABLE MENTION S-Vanessa Ochoa (John Glenn) OH-Alexa Chandler (Valley Christian) OH-Jessica Hernandez (Norwalk) MB-Jade Garrett (Cerritos) MB-Kiley Trudeau (Valley Christian) DS-Kimberly Lee (Artesia) LIB-Kassandra Caro (Norwalk)

Co-Players of the Year:

Cerritos senior middle blocker Jenny Ho picked up where her teammate Kristabelle Tamula left off last season. Ho was the main force in the Lady Dons’ lineup as she tormented opponents to the tune of 503 kills in 849 attempts. Ho also had 42 aces and led the team with 95 blocks. But those numbers wouldn’t be possible without the help of senior setter Samantha Adams, who had 1,077 assists, 227 digs and 55 blocks, good for third on the team. Adams also served 61 aces, also third on the team. Both players were recently named to the All CIF-Southern Section Division III team.

Coach of the Year:

Cerritos head coach Khanh Vo had a season to remember. Not only did the Lady Dons win their second Suburban

League title since 2005 and third league title since 1995, he guided his team all the way to the Division III-A championship match. A loss to defending champion Mayfield didn’t deter the team which fell one match short of playing for a state championship. When it was all said and done, Vo coached his team to a 25-4 record this past season, a far cry from the 14-7 mark of last season.

Valley Christian Soccer Ties, Defeats St. Margaret’s, Holds Onto Trophy By Loren Kopff Fred Wind was a soccer coaching legend at Valley Christian, winning 369 games with both the boys and girls teams in 31 combined seasons. While he has been retired from both coaching and teaching, his name still lives on as Valley plays St. Margaret’s every December in the Fred Wind Cup, a girls/boys doubleheader. Last Friday night, in the seventh year of the event, the boys fell behind 1-0 in the 13th minute but rallied for a 2-1 victory to avenge a 1-0 loss to the Tartans last season. Valley has won six of the seven games in the Fred Wind Cup, outscoring St. Margaret’s 13-3. The Crusaders also evened their record at 3-3 after the game, then played a pair of games last Saturday in the North Orange County Tournament, blanking Pomona 1-0 and tying Oak Park 2-2. Valley trailed 1-0 at the half and couldn’t get much going on offense, taking four shots on goal. One of those shots came in the 20th minute when junior Josh Sutherlin fed a pass to senior Tanner Miller whose point blank attempt was stuffed. But in the 57th minute, Sutherlin would tie the contest when he scored off a corner kick from junior Daniel Hernandez. “The difference was they were playing a 3-5-2 and…in the first half, we were playing the ball too centrally,” said Valley head coach Chris Becher. “The ball wasn’t getting wide while the space was. In the second half, we figured it out.” With Valley suddenly gaining all of the momentum, Sutherlin was at it again three minutes later when he took a pass from Miller and scored his fifth goal, tops on the team. Then, with nine minutes remaining in the game, the Crusaders were looking for an insurance goal but sophomore Austin Colangelo hit the post and Miller was a bit too high on a shot. Valley took eight shots in the second half while the Tartans were held to just two over the final 40 minutes. “It’s nice because Daniel has a lot of vision and Tanner is really fast,” Becher said of that combination. “I think they’re just starting to figure out how to play together.” Valley would play Temple City this past Monday to complete pool play action of the tournament, then enjoy a few weeks off before visiting Whittier Christian on Jan. 5. The Olympic League season begins on Jan. 12 as the defending league champions visit Windward. “All we really care about is our league and playoffs,” Becher said. “But, the only thing that was talked about was the legacy Fred has. Most people don’t know it but he literally was one of the first high school soccer coaches in Southern California. It’s a privilege to be with a program that’s aware of that.” Preceding the boys game, the Lady Crusaders saw their three-game winning streak against the Tartans end as the teams played to a 0-0 tie. Still, Valley holds a 3-1-3 advantage over St. Margaret’s. “Fred is a guy that a lot of people, over the course of the years, have looked up to,” said Valley head coach Kim Looney. “I’ve had the privilege of playing for Fred and coaching underneath him. To have the opportunity to honor him in such

TO ADVERTISE CALL 800-901-7211 a game and to play such a classy team like St. Margaret’s…it’s a fun night.” While St. Margaret’s took one shot off of junior Kaydee Crossen in the first half, Valley took four but none came close to finding the back of the net. In the 59th minute, sophomore Natalie Lara raced down the right side, crossed a pass to senior Hayley Haagsma who was two steps in front of St. Margaret’s goalkeeper Patricia Kharazmi but wasn’t able to get a good shot off. Twelve minutes later, a corner kick from senior Leezett Del Toro found its way to junior Michayla Beisel but her point blank shot was unsuccessful. The best chance for the Tartans came with 15 seconds left as Natasha Afshar’s free kick from outside the penalty box went high. “We had told the defense at halftime that they had been giving [St. Margaret’s] too much room,” Looney said. “They have speed and when you give a team room with speed, they’re just going to blow right by you. They did a nice job in the second half. “We’ve been struggling this year finishing in front of the net,” Looney added. “We haven’t broken that barrier yet. I just know that when that eventually does happen, it’s going to rain goals.” In the past seven seasons, Valley has outscored St. Margaret’s 9-5 and none of the contests have been decided by more than two goals. In contrast, Valley had defeated the Tartans by scores of 4-0, 2-0 and 5-2 in the three seasons before the Fred Wind Cup. Valley went to 4-4-2 on the season and will participate in the Ontario Christian Tournament beginning on Monday. “St. Margaret’s is full of soccer tradition,” Looney said. “[St. Margaret’s head coach] John [Marmelstein] has been coaching soccer for 25 plus years and I’ve learned a lot from watching Johns’ teams and I think that’s evident when you see us play. It’s never going to be more than a goal or two that’s going to separate these two teams.”

Valley Christian Succumbs To North Torrance Again in Own Tournament By Loren Kopff The Valley Christian girls basketball program hosted its annual tournament last week but lately, it’s been North Torrance who has not been welcomed guests. Paced by the blistering shooting of Kelly Kika, the Lady Crusaders had no answer for her or the rest of the Saxons and fell 62-39 last Saturday night in the championship game. Last season, North Torrance defeated Gahr in the finals and has now won the Valley Christian Tournament in five out of the last six seasons, going 22-2 since 2004. Kika began the game with three straight three-pointers and added another one following Valley’s first basket of the game. The Saxons would bolt to a 14-2 lead out of the gates and when the night was done, Kika would torch the Lady Crusaders for 36 points, connecting on eight trifectas in 17 attempts. “Kelly Kika is an awesome player and I’ll give her the credit,” said Valley head coach Katie Hardeman. “She found the open spots and was able to knock it down. We weren’t smart; we weren’t able to find her every time.” While Kika was having an easy time finding the open shots, the same couldn’t be said for Valley’s top threats-senior Taylor Cotton and sophomore Kari Korver. Cotton took only two shots from the field in the first half, partly because she was on the bench with three fouls. Korver was two of eight from the field and scored eight points in the half. In fact, when junior Jamie Perez scored the second of her two baskets late in the first quarter, Valley was down 15-9, the closest it would come to North Torrance. The lead grew to 23-11 three minutes

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COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • DECEMBER 25, 2009 scored 71 points in the four-game affair. Cotton, who was held to six points, was also named to the all-tournament team. Junior Jelissa Holder scored nine points and had five rebounds while Perez chipped in with eight points and four boards. Valley had previously defeated St. Joseph, El Segundo and Bellflower in pool play action with relative ease. Cotton scored a career-high 20 points against El Segundo. Valley fell to 7-2 with both losses coming in tournament championship games. On Dec. 12, the Lady Crusaders lost to Bonita in the Covina Tournament despite a combined 29 points from Cotton and Korver. “I felt like we’ve improved so much and these strong teams are going to prepare us for CIF and for Windward,” Hardeman said. “We need to find our weaknesses right now and now we see

where they are.” Also participating in the tournament was Gahr and despite a lackluster performance in all four games, the Gladiators held on for a 66-59 win against El Segundo to win third place. Junior Symone Brown poured in a career-high 33 points against the Eagles as the Gladiators blew a 38-20 halftime lead. Brown, who scored 77 points in the four games was named to the all-tournament team as did senior Dana Kanemaru, who had a career-high 13 points last Friday night against Northwood. On Dec. 16, freshman Jewelyn Sawyer had 17 points against Mayfair. Both Gahr and Valley will participate in the Gahr Christmas Tournament which gets under way on Saturday and runs through Wednesday.

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Norwalk and Phyllis Evans from Pico Rivera. For many years they met in this area but for the past couple of years they’ve met at Mimi’s as that seems to be more central for most of the group. Nikki Higgins of Norco and Linda Hainey of Downey were hostesses this year. Unfortunately, Linda had out-of-state company and was unable to attend. Each guest brings a beautifully packaged unmarked gift. After a delicious lunch numbers are drawn and gifts are chosen. Then the fun begins as guests are allowed to “Steal” the already chosen gifts but no more than three times. This can get pretty loud and other restaurant patrons even joins in the fun sometimes to cheer them on. This year, for the first time in 29 years, to every one’s amazement no one wanted to “Steal”, all were happy with their first gift. This group of warm-hearted women manage to meet several times a year to celebrate the “Big” birthdays, you know, the 5 and 0 years. What a grand group this is. It is a privilege to know each and every one of them. When they have to forego a meeting, they are sorely missed.

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advisor, who collected over 4,000 food items. “Thank you for this opportunity to give back. It has been a joy!” Food is not the only thing being donated at Cerritos College. The Follett Bookstore participated in the 9th Annual City of Norwalk Angel Tree Project. The bookstore has participated in the effort since the project’s inception, according to Paul Flovick, the Follet Bookstore’s store manager. Working with the City of Norwalk Social Service Center, the campus bookstore hangs laminated angel ornaments on a Christmas tree. Each angel has the name, age, sex, and clothing size of a local needy child. The donator can pick which child they would like to buy for, and then return a wrapped gift of clothing back to the bookstore. “This year we received about 25 angels,” said Flovick. He said it took a little longer than before to have all of the angels adopted this year, probably due to the economy. “But they all eventually

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winning actor Hector Elizondo, whose prolific 46-year career has included film (Pretty Woman, Princess Diaries), television (Chicago Hope, Monk), theater and radio was present to address attendees on the importance of providing schools with the resources they need to educate young people. In October, Nestlé’s Hispanic Multibrand program, Más de Nestlé, partnered with Superior Grocers to conduct a community-focused in-store promotion that supports Hispanic education in Southern California. The promotion included book distribution drives sourced from valued Nestlé partner Reading is Fundamental, the nation’s largest children’s literacy organization. “Nestlé’s commitment to education continues to be an important driver for our corporate culture, so we are thrilled to be partnering with Superior Grocers, who shares that commitment to Southern California’s children,” said Vanessa Rivera, Manager, Marketing Communications/Multicultural, Nestlé USA. “We understand that education is a priority for Hispanic families, and our goal with this program is to support the community by helping to close the gap on a number of school programs that face reduction or elimination” Schools benefiting from Más de Nestlé and Superior’s donation were selected by the retailer and have a long-standing partnership with the grocery chain. Each store has a corresponding school they donate to on a regular basis via other fundraisers. Through the partnership, Nestlé USA and Superior have donated more than $96,000 in combined funds and books to Southern California children this fall.

mother’s property was a dream come true. "I have a renewed faith in humanity.” The home will be painted, the lawn will be removed, and a new sprinkler system and lawn will be provided by a contractor from Cornerstone Property Services Inc. "December is a slow time for us, and I thought it would be a good way to show our guys we're not just a profit company," said Cornerstone owner Steve Cederquist. Last year, ARCO volunteers cleaned up Denni Park, and were looking for a new project this year when city officials brought the Dyrssen home to their attention. "It's the holidays," ARCO spokeswoman Brenda V. Castillo said. "We want to give back to the community." ARCO's regional headquarters is located in La Palma, and when work on the property ends, about 50 ARCO and City volunteers will have participated including La Palma City Councilman Larry Herman.

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Norwalk Mayor's Prayer Breakfast February 10, 2010 By Helen M. Brown Vice-mayor Gordon Stefenhagen announced to the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast (MPB) committee last Tuesday that the date of February 10, 2010 has been confirmed by the Marriott Hotel for the annual MPB. The planning committee has been meeting since September and is very pleased with the progress made thus far. Chamber of Commerce CEO Vivian Hansen has agreed to act as Mistress of Ceremonies and Connie Costa will be the Keynote speaker. The breakfast will begin at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 10 and will end at 8:30 a.m. Ariel Selena Rodriquez, a Santa Fe High senior, will honor us with her own rendition of the National Anthem. The California Highway Patrol will serve as Color Guard and will lead the assembly in the renewal of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Each year the committee strives to select well-known and active members of the community, city, and school board to take part in this wonderful and inspirational program. This is a most stressful time for our country with so many of our citizens out of work but this is also a time for miracles. Tickets will go on sale in January. The cost will be $16.00. Remember to mark your calendars. Come out and help our City unite in a morning of prayer for progress, prosperity, and unity during the upcoming year. Most of all remember to pray for our soldiers and veterans, both home and abroad. May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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The Cerritos Sheriff’s Station investigated 93 Part I felonies in October, down from 110 in September. Crimes in all of the following categories decreased in October. At the end of October, field deputies were handling a weekly average of 326 calls for service in 2009.

Robberies

There were three robbery incidents investigated by Cerritos deputies in October, compared to six in September. On Thursday, October 1 at 12:45 p.m. a woman was walking in a lot in the 13300 block of South Street when a male suspect grabbed her purse and pushed her to the ground. He fled to an awaiting car, which exited the lot. The suspect was later arrested. The second incident occurred on Friday, October 23 at 12:30 p.m. at a kiosk in the Los Cerritos Center. A female customer in the process of picking up a sized ring grabbed it from the clerk and fled without paying. She was arrested shortly after. The last case of the month was reported on Friday, October 30 at 3 p.m. A male juvenile grabbed a cell phone from another male juvenile in the 12500 block of Bloomfield Avenue and ran northbound. He was quickly arrested by an arriving deputy.

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Twelve residential burglaries were reported in October, down by one from September. Open/unlocked doors or windows were the points of entry in seven of the cases. In addition, four doors or windows were pried open and one window was shattered. Credit cards, tools, laptop computers, cameras, jewelry and cash were taken. The 2009 weekly average in residential burglaries was 2.4 at the end of the month.

January 2010 Events Companion Hospice Care Recruiting Volunteers at Artesia Library Preschool Storytime: Tuesdays, January 5, 12, 19, 26, at 7:00 p.m. Artesia Friends of The Library Meeting: Tuesday, January 5, at 6:30 p.m. The Friends help determine projects to support the library, volunteer their time at library events, and more. All interested persons are welcome to attend! Homework Center: Homework help for children up through 6th grade! Tuesdays, 3:00-7:45 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-5:45 p.m., Fridays, 3:004:45 p.m., Saturdays, 12:00-4:45 p.m. (NOTE: On Wednesdays, the Womans Club of Artesia and Cerritos provides additional homework help for children from 3:00-5:00 p.m.) English Conversation Practice Program: Saturdays, January 2, 9, at 11:00 a.m. Practice speaking English in an informal setting. For adults. No need to preregister. Artesia Adult Book Club: Tuesday, January 12, at 11:00 a.m. Book discussion, refreshments, prizes! This month's selection is A Mercy, by Toni Morrison. Wonders of Wildlife Show: Saturday, January 23, at 2:00 p.m. A real-life animal show for the whole family. Classical Indian Music and Dance: Thursday, January 28, at 4:00 p.m. Local artist Vijaya Bhanu will perform dances and play the sitar. myBook Club: Saturday, January 30, at 11:00 a.m. For grades 4-8. For grades 4-8. Tales of Beetle The Bard this month. Volunteers are needed at the library, ages 12 and up. Pick up an application today. Donations are accepted: Newer books and audiobooks on CD, and DVDs in good condition. FRor more information- Barbara Nightngale Librarian [562] 965-6614

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Vehicle thefts dropped from 15 in September to 11 in October. Ten were stolen from high-volume commercial parking lots. Six SUVs, three Hondas and a Toyota were taken. The new 2009 weekly average in vehicle thefts is 4.5.

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Vehicle Burglaries

Twenty-eight vehicle burglaries were logged in October, down from 34 the previous month. Fourteen of the vehicles were burglarized in high-volume commercial parking lots and 14 were burglarized in residential tracts. Twenty-one SUVs were targeted, resulting in the theft of third row seats from three of the vehicles. Three victims reported the loss of GPS units. Additional items taken included backpacks, cameras, tools, purses, a stroller, suitcases and cash. The 2009 weekly average in vehicle burglaries is now 7.6.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No.: 20090134008505 Title Order No.: 090638796 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: - YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/03/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/13/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2496975 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: ALLISON CASTELLANOS AND JOSHUA CASTELLANOS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/07/2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BLVD., NORWALK, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3417 WOLFE STREET, LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90712 APN#: 7157-002-016 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $298,813.14. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. as Authorized Agent Dated: 12/11/2009NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ASAP# 3361721 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-09255255-ED Order # 090155468-CA-DCI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/26/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): IN CHONG KIM AND HE KYUNG KIM, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 5/4/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0980794 in book --, page -- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/4/2010 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $528,606.93 The purported property address is: 19707 RAY CIRCLE CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessors Parcel No. 7055-003-011 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Washington Mutual Bank, FA 7301 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville FL 32256. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has not obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does apply to this notice of sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 12/3/2009 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3365590 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. GM-226300-C Loan No. 0601463006 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/7/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR:KUMAR DANDEKAR AND LEENA V. DANDEKAR, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded 2/15/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0346606 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:1/15/2010 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the west side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, California Property Address is purported to be: 16310 CHERRY FALL LANE CERRITOS, California 90703 APN #: 7010-019-020 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $575,961.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 12/17/2009 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Omar Solorzano, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 3382778 12/25/2009, 01/01/2010, 01/08/2010

Trustee Sale # CA0837006 Loan# 1004357271 Order # 090180953 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/11/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 1/7/2010 at 10:30 AM, MTC Financial Inc., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/20/2004 as Document No. 04 1283790 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, Dele C. Silva, a single man, as Trustor, Indymac Bank, F.S.B., A Federally Chartered Savings Bank, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 7010-018-022 Parcel 1 lot 45 of tract 26323, in the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, California, State of California, as per map recorded in book 867, page(s) 52 to 55, inclusive of maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county. except therefrom all oil, gas, minerals and other hydrocarbon substances lying below the surface of said land, but without the right of surface entry, as reserved or granted in documents of record parcel 2 a non-exclusive easements over lots a through K. Inclusive, (the common area) as shown on the map of tract 26323, in the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in book 867, pages 52 to 55 inclusive of maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county, for ingress, egress and the uses and purposes set forth in declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions recorded November 22, 1976 in book M5522, page 709 of official records as instrument no. 4760. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16322 Stone Grove Lane, Cerritos, CA 90703 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is: $419,784.30 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary’s agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52  Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 12/18/2009 MTC Financial Inc. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: Paula Gutierrez, Trustee Sales Officer *TRUSTEE CORPS* 2112 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, 2ND FLOOR, IRVINE, CA 92612 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)573-1965, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 P647426 12/18, 12/25, 01/01/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA09-312690-BL Order # 090649738-CA-GTI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/20/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): RAFAEL DAVID WILLIAMSON AND MARIA ROSARIO WILLIAMSON , HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 8/31/2004 as Instrument No. 04 2239695 in book -, page - of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/14/2010 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $231,949.57 The purported property address is: 4712 CASTANA AVE LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 Assessors Parcel No. 7154-023-011 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Wilshire Credit Corporation 14523 SW Millikan Way, Suite 200 Beaverton OR 97005 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, beneficiary declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 12/18/2009 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: (888) 841-8803 If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3383643 12/25/2009, 01/01/2010, 01/08/2010

TO ADVERTISE CALL 800-901-7211 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20090028701836 Title Order No.: 090660770 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/08/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/17/2007 as Instrument No. 20071934084 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: TATIANA T YOKOYAMA, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/15/2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BLVD., NORWALK, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 12450 RANCHO VISTA DR, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA 90703 APN#: 7012-003-033 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $345,313.85. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Authorized Agent Dated: 12/24/2009 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 3371374 12/25/2009, 01/01/2010, 01/08/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 432222CA Loan No. 3012557835 Title Order No. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/24/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/31/2009 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 01/31/2007, Book , Page , Instrument 20070204294, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: FRANCIS YOON AND, GRACE YOON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS., as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOULEVARD, 12720 NORWALK BLVD. , NORWALK, CA Legal Description: LOT 42, OF TRACT NO. 25375, IN THE CITY CERRITOS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 805 PAGE(S) 15 AND 16 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL MINERALS, GAS, OIL, PETROLEUM, NAPHTHA AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, IN AND UNDER SAID LAND LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE, WITHOUT HOWEVER THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED OR EXPECTED IN A DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 26, 1971 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 405. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $834,276.09 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 17923 CHAPARRAL WAY CERRITOS, CA 90703 APN Number: 7025-020-036 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55. DATE: 12-08-2009 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3370072 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009

COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • DECEMBER 25, 2009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 08-0083264 Title Order No. 08-8-307820 Investor/Insurer No. 105040043 APN No. 7065-018-010 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/06/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by FRANCISCA GUZMAN, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 09/06/2005 and recorded 09/13/05, as Instrument No. 05 2197221, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 01/14/2010 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 12137 215TH STREET, HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CA, 90716. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $505,271.96. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/09/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2-202 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3384563 12/25/2009, 01/01/2010, 01/08/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 090068046 Title Order No. 09-8-198180 APN No. 7058-006-014 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/12/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly ap-pointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by RYAN SIBLEY, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 07/12/2006 and recorded 07/20/06, as Instrument No. 06 1597855, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 01/14/2010 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 20419 CLARKDALE AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, CA, 90715. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $314,640.29. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebt-edness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or author-ized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 08/20/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.79182 12/25, 1/01, 1/08/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1186063-02 APN: 7039-022-017 TRA: 002018 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx1128 REF: Webb, Jasmine IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED December 05, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 06, 2010, at 10:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded December 14, 2005, as Inst. No. 05 3071668 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Jasmine C Webb A Married Woman, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the west side of the los angeles county courthouse, Southeast District, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19404 Amhurst Ct Cerritos CA 90703-6787 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $885,554.56. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in civil code § 2923.53(k)(3), declares that it has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to civil code section 2923.53 and that the exemption is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. the time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in civil code section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to civil code sections 2923.52. This California Declaration is made pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54 and is to be included with the Notice of Sale. I, Jaimee Gonzales, of Wachovia Mortgage, FSB (‘Mortgage Loan Servicer’), declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the following is true and correct: The Mortgage Loan Servicer has obtained from the Commissioner of Corporation a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the accompanying notice of sale is filed AND The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Civil Code Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 7/22/09 Name of Signor: Jaimee Gonzales Title and/or Position: Vice President. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE EXHIBIT "A" Trustee Sale No. 1186063-02 Loan No. XXXXXX1128 Regarding Jasmine C. Webb, (hereinafter referred to as “borrower”) as required by Californian Civil Code Section 2923.5 ©, I, Denise Daywood, an officer of Wachvovia Mortgage, FSB, declare as follows: As indicated below, Wachovia Mortgage, FSB, made the following efforts to contact the borrower, but contact was not made. Use of autodialer to contact borrower, manually dialed call(s) to the borrower, Mailed correspondence to the borrower containing a toll free number for Wachovia Mortgage, FSB, and regarding the delinquency. Mailed brochure(s) to the borrower regarding options to avoid foreclosure. The undersigned authorizes the trustee, foreclosure agent and/or their authorized agent to sign on behalf of the beneficiary/ authorized agent, the Notice of Sale containing the declaration required pursuant to Civil Code 2923.5. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-W Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: December 08, 2009. (R-280237 12/17/09, 12/24/09, 12/31/09)

20091874732 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person is abandoning the name of Seafood Shack, 11710 South Street, Artesia, CA. 90701, Tasty Crab Inc 13417 Rose Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703. File No. 20070957534 was filed on April 20, 2007. /S/ Kim Kui, Secretary The statement of abandonment of use of Fictitious Business was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 12/10/2009. NOTICE: The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 12/18, 12/25, 01/01, 01/8/2010. 20091914554 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as Vall’s Auto Repair Shop, 8572 Artesia Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706, Mike Bacsrun Ung, 20208 Plaza De Madrid, Cerritos, CA 90703. The following business is conducted as an individual. The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. /S/ Mike Ung The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 12/16/2009. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 12/18, 12/25, 01/01, 01/8/2010.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City Council of the City of Artesia will hold a Special City Council Meet Meeting in the City Council Chambers of the Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2010 to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item: CASE NO. 2009-31

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MODIFICATION AND DESIGN REVIEW 11815 ARTESIA BOULEVARD Pioneer Artesia Center, 16400 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, Ca. 92649 A request for approval to modify a conditional use permit modification of an existing restaurant use and a design review approval for the addition of 2,700 square feet and a new 96 square foot wall sign for the property located at 11815 Artesia Boulevard in the Commercial General Planned Development (C-P-D) Zone. If you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their opinion on the matter listed above.

PUBLISHED: December 25, 2009 Gloria Considine, City Clerk Published at Los Cerritos Community News 12/25/09

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES & CITY OF LOS ANGELES PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE County Area Agency on Aging

City Area Agency on Aging

The City of Los Angeles Department of Aging and the County of Los Angeles Department of Community & Senior Services in partnership with the City and County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Advisory Councils will be conducting a series of public hearings for discussion of the 2010-2011 Update of the AAA 2009-2012 Planning and Service Area Plan for senior services. The public hearings will provide senior citizens, caregivers, and other beneficiaries of senior programs, including senior advocacy groups and service providers, an opportunity to comment on proposed program changes and service modifications of Older Americans Act Programs, Older Californians Act Programs, and/or Community Development Block Grant Programs. The public hearings will also provide an opportunity for discussion. Public testimony, comments, and written statements are encouraged. The locations, dates, and times of the public hearings are as follows: jOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS (COUNTY & CITY) Date:

CITY OF ARTESIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

20091885765 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as Seafood Shack, 11710 South Street, Artesia, CA. 90701, LYTTD Incorporated, 5551 Nelson Street, Cypress, CA 90630 The following business is conducted as a corporation. The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. /S/ Ting Tse, President The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 12/11/2009. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 12/18, 12/25, 01/01, 01/8/2010.

Time:

Location:

January 21, 2010

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Wilmington Senior Center 1371 Eubank Avenue Wilmington, CA 90744

January 26, 2010

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Friendship Auditorium 3201 Riverside Drive Los Angeles, CA 90027

January 28, 2010

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Mid-Valley Regional Library 16244 Nordhoff Street North Hills, CA 91343

February 2, 2010

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

East LA Community Service Center 133 N. Sunol Drive Los Angeles, CA 90063

COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING PUBLIC HEARINGS Date:

Time:

January 22, 2010

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

February 4, 2010

9:30 AM – 11:30 PM

Location: Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Community Center 3 Civic Plaza Drive Carson, CA 90745 Palmdale Senior Center 1002 East Avenue, Q-12 Palmdale, CA 93550

CITY DEPARTMENT OF AGING PUBLIC HEARING Date: January 27, 2010

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Department of Building and Safety 3550 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2000 Los Angeles, CA 90010

As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we do not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities. If you need any accommodations, including assistive devices, please contact Gwen Johnson at (213) 351-77981 with Los Angeles County Department of Community and Senior Services and/or Francisco Q. Guillermo at (213) 252-4086 with Los Angeles City Department of Aging 72 hours prior to the event.

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