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WORKING NIGHTS SHIFTS LIFESTYLES Anthony Lozano
Some nocturnal employees embrace the independence that the time affords.
Position: Emergency-room charge (supervising) nurse at Placentia-Linda Hospital Pros of working nights: Independence, enjoys co-workers Cons of working nights: Little time for socializing, relationships and everyday activities.
BY LOUIS CASIANO JR. ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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t’s morning. The sun is up, and now it’s time to get ready for another eight-hour workday. That’s the daily routine most of us follow. We come home, eat dinner, relax and then get ready for bed – and that’s when some are just getting their workday started. They work irregular hours, called “shift work,” because these employees “shift” away from traditional hours to work late evenings or overnight. Some embrace it; some don’t. Not everyone is built for it. The challenges can be overwhelming: sleeping during the day, adjusting one’s body clock – not to mention the toll it can take on one’s social life. They work the gas stations, fast food restaurants, police departments and our favorite night spots until the wee hours of the morning. For many, when they get off work, everyone else’s normal workday is just beginning. In a quiet bedroom community like Placentia, who’s burning the midnight oil while most of the city is sound asleep?
Anthony Lozano, 29, a nurse at Placentia-Linda Hospital, sets up a patient’s IV.
Dustin Densmore Position: Firefighter Pros: Getting to help people, fight fires Cons: Fatigue, days are spent resting Quote: “I think people who get into this job generally know what they’re getting into and being up at night is part of the deal.”
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Dustin Densmore, 34, works out of Fire Station No. 34. COURTESY OF DUSTIN DENSMORE
KEVIN LARA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ILLUSTRATION: ARTUR ALIEV
WINERY PLANS FUNDRAISER FOR MARINE INJURED IN CRASH Matt Jachowicz, left, is shown at the Winery at Main Street.
BY DANIEL LANGHORNE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Family, friends and co-workers of Matt Jachowicz of Placentia, a four-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, will raise their glasses Sunday at Winery at Main Street to support his recovery from a motorcycle accident Aug. 4. Jachowicz’s wife, Kaitlin, said her husband was heading home after visiting some friends after work when his motorcycle went down around Alta Vista Street and Jefferson Street in Placentia. Detective Corinne Loomis, a spokeswoman for the Placentia Police Department, said no other vehicles were involved and the cause of the crash is unknown. Matt Jachowicz was taken to Western Medical Center Santa Ana, where he is recovering from a head injury. He was about to
FILE PHOTO: KEVIN LARA, THE REGISTER
start his last semester in Cal State Fullerton’s pre-med program and doesn’t have health insurance, Kaitlin Jachowicz said. She said she’s expecting at least 100 people at the fundraiser, which will raise money for his medical expenses and tuition. The event will run from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Entry is $25 per person and includes one free drink ticket and a raffle ticket. Information: helpmerecover.com.
READY TO TACKLE FOOTBALL SEASON
Ad content, aesthetics among billboard concerns
Football workouts are well underway for most high schools getting ready for the fall season. The Placentia News-Times has been looking in to see what awaits our local teams and been putting together indepth looks at them. This week, we feature Valencia (Page 1 0) and Esperanza (Page 1 1). Next week, the Placentia NewsTimes will conclude its preseason coverage with a kickoff special with predictions.
BY LOUIS CASIANO JR. ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Wide receiver Jake Watkins, 1 6, catches a ball during practice. THE REGISTER
Several supporters and opponents of proposed electronic billboards gathered at City Hall for a discussion put on by city staffers and the advertising firm that wants to install five signs along the 57. Richard Montgomery, real estate manager for Lamar Advertising Co., which would put in the signs, took questions from residents in the second of three community workshops to outline the billboard plan. Opponents say the billboards would become a distraction to drivers and devalue surrounding properties, and are concerned over the potential ad content. Montgomery said the bright-
ness will be controlled by an ambient-light detector built into the display that measures light and controls the billboard’s brightness accordingly. In addition, all ad content will be reviewed and controlled by the city, which would receive $725,000 annually from the billboards on city land. La Jolla resident Stanley Nelson, 48, voiced his opposition to the billboards at the meeting last week, saying the city should install the signs in nonresidential neighborhoods such as a stretch along Orangethorpe Avenue. “My problem with the signs is that no other city wants to put billboards in the citizens’ S E E S I G N S ● PA G E 2