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Civil War Soldier’s unmarked grave to receive headstone at Artesia CemeteryBy Delores EvelandArtesia Historical Society

Corporal John W. Miller, a Civil War Veteran of Company E, 118th Illinois Infantry died on March

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Sawtelle, California. Prior to his death his family had been residents of Los Nietos, Downey and Artesia; therefore, upon his death his body was transported to the Artesia Cemetery where it was buried in an unmarked grave. Unfortu-nately a headstone was never placed on his grave and it remained unmarked for over 100 years. Through the efforts of Margaret Alley of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, assisted by Floyd Farrar of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the cemetery has received a headstone from the Department of Vet-eran’s Affairs.

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), General W. S. Rosecrans Camp No. 2 Department of California and Pacific and their Auxil-iary, will be conducting a special Head-stone Dedication Service on April 9 at 11:00 a.m., also the 146th anniversary of the Surrender at Appomattox, Virginia and the end of the Civil War.

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LEFT: Eager to support the Marines were the Bowl-A-Thon Committee mem-bers shown (l-r) Charlotte Morita, Ma-ria Skiles, Sara Clardy, Lew Woodson, Laurie Forward, Joanne Witt and Judy Mendes. More than 50 Friends of the 1st CEB Marine Battalion based at Camp Pendleton sponsored and partici-pated in an O.K. Corral Bowl-A-Thon for 15 Marines Mar. 19 at Cerritos Lanes. The Marines were also scheduled to attend a Cerritos Civic Center and Sheriff Station tour and dinner at BJ’s Restaurant hosted by the 1st CEB Adop-tion Committee.“It’s always a joy for us to sponsor and host these events to show our appreciation for all that the Marines do for us to keep us safe,” said Dorothy Owen, President of the 1st CEB Adop-tion Committee.

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Contestants in the Cerritos-Artesia Distinguished Young Women’s program rehearse for Sunday’s event. The public is invited to attend.

Sayoni Saha, a student at Whitney High School, took first place at the annual Cer-ritos-Artesia Rotary Club annual speech contest held on Mar. 21. The contest is open to high school students in the area. The winner has a chance to participate in a Rotary District contest and possibly win a $1,000 scholarship.

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Participants in the annual Cerritos-Artesia Rotary Club held Mar. 21 (l-r) Vighnesh Iyer, Xavier Buck, Philip Sugui, Sayoni Saha, Jason Dy (Rotary speech contest coordinator), and Rotary President. Felix Lopez.


National identity politicsRe: Cerritos City Council elections

Poor Mayor Cho. According to Ken Cha, if only the voters of Korean nation-ality had not been confused in the recent city council election, our mayor would have probability received the most votes. How petty is that?

I for one am getting tired of national identity politics, which seem to consume far too many who enter the political pro-cess. I consider Cha’s argument to be childish and demeaning to those voters of Korean nationality. As citizens who have met naturalization requirements, I believe the voters who received Korean language ballots in the recent election are smart enough to realize no one can be forced to vote for someone they don’t even know.

Without documentation, Cha asserts “our estimate is that this caused almost half, up to 1800, to vote for three candi-dates contrary to their intention. Implicit in Cha’s argument is his assumption that these voters would only vote for Cho and no others on the ballot. Cha’s argument also implies that these voters would have selected Cho because of his nationality, not based on job performance. Isn’t it time for Ken Cha and others of similar mindset to join the larger community of Americans and stop this nonsense?

I sincerely hope Mayor Cho did not approve of Cha’s behavior in this matter; however, Cho’s comment “I don’t want this to be a problem in future elections” is of concern to me.

Gary A. Lee, Cerritos

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I listen to talk radio when in the of-fice and could not believe the latest at-tempt by certain Governors to destroy our democracy. Think I am being para-noid, read on.

This week, the Michigan legislature passed and signed into law a bill that would permit Governor Rick Snyder (R) to basically fire elected city officials and replace them with “Emergency Financial Managers” (EFM) in any city or school district facing “financial difficulties”.

The law would include virtually every town, city, and school district in the state because if they aren’t bankrupt now they might be soon because… get this… the governor’s proposed budget cuts billions in aid to cities and school districts and has been approved by the legislature.

Two thoughts: how do you define financial difficulties and how does this pass constitutional muster?

The biggest question is who wants this? Certainly not ordinary Americans.

This is one of the most shocking, Draco-nian, democracy-destroying measures in the history of this country.

Then who is behind it? It is the same ones who back Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Florida laws, all Republicans who were swept in by the Tea Party, the same Tea Party now regretting some of those they helped get elected. To many, including me, these are not Republicans, but people who were put in office by corporations, they only call themselves Republicans.

The new law empowers the gover-nor’s EFM- which, by the way, may be a corporation - and allows them to fire duly elected local officials, cancel labor contracts and even dissolve entire com-munities and school districts. By the way, typical pay for an EFM is $400,000.

This is not a Republican, Democrat or Tea Party issue. This is a fundamental American issue and that should be crys-tal clear to each and every one of us.

Have you heard any protesting? There are some protest gatherings in Michigan complaining about the law, but these activities have been relatively small. Where is everyone else?

It doesn’t matter if you support unions or object to them; that is irrelevant – unless you happen to be a monarchist. This is a group of Governors (who re-ceived major funding from corporations, Citizen United cleared the way) who are determined to implement a boilerplate, less democratic system serving big multi-national corporations and does very little for anyone else. It is truly shocking what they are attempting to do.Good news? Yes. These guys are going to leave in their wake a level of distrust that will carry on for years and hurt the Republican Party. Approval polls relat-ing to them in every one of the states are dropping like rocks, serious recall efforts are on in all states. Let’s hope they are successful.

Replacing Mark Pulido on the ABCUSD Board

Prior to Mark Pulido's election to the Cerritos City Council, all 7 School Board members were from the City of Cerritos.

Students attending ABC come from the Cities of Artesia, Lakewood, Nor-walk, Hawaiian Gardens and certain por-tions of Los Angeles County. It is time to open up a discussion of broader rep-resentation of all communities on the lo-cal school board. This is not to say that individual Board members are not doing a good job of representing all students. However, perception can play a great part in a student's learning experience and that is why some School Districts have renamed individual schools after Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez.

At the present time, about one-third of students in ABC are Latino-Ameri-cans. It would be a good role model for students if someone from the latino com-munity could be selected to replace Mark Pulido.

I understand that the process for re-placing Mark Pulido will be taken up at the April 5 ABC Board meeting. It is hoped that Board members will seek input from all segments of the District prior to setting the guidelines for filling the vacant seat.

Charlie Ara, Cerritos


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St. Pius V Catholic School announces an expansion of the services offered to the neighboring communities by launching a Junior Kindergarten program. The Junior Kindergarten program will be open to stu-dents 4 years and 9 months old and will help prepare them for kindergarten and beyond.

Mrs. Sandy Lewis, principal of St. Pius V Catholic School for the past 8 years, and a faculty member since 1970 commented, “Each student at St. Pius V Catholic School is a unique creation of God and worthy of respect. From very early on, the kids build bonds of friendship and loyalty based on that respect. They learn that their unique-ness is what makes each of them such an important part of our faith community.”

The Junior Kindergarten program is a valuable addition for students prepar-ing for the rigorous academic program at St. Pius V Catholic School. Kindergar-ten teacher Mrs. Aimee Westerlund said, "We are excited about the opening of our Junior Kindergarten program because it will help the children transition smoothly into our kindergarten classes as they are introduced to the school and its learning expectations." Contact us at 714-522-5313, email [email protected], or visit our website www.stpius5school.net to see if your child qualifies for this op-portunity!

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Hawaiian Gardens recognition dinner honors sheriff deputies and firemenBy Jerry Bernstein

Hawaiian Gardens held its Second Annual Public Safety Awards Dinner Mar. 18 in the C. Robert Lee Recreation Center presented by the Hawaiian Gar-dens Committee for Public Safety and the Neighborhood Watch. Mayor Mike Gomez welcomed those in attendance.

Honorees include Deputy Freddy Brown and Deputy Jose Diaz attached to the Lakewood Sheriff Station, and mem-bers of the Los Angeles Fire Department Station #34 in Hawaiian Gardens.

Upon greeting those in attendance, Mayor Gomez expressed the city’s grati-tude to the men and women of the Los Angeles Sheriff Department and Los Angles County Fire Department who he said risk their lives to keep Hawaiian Gardens residents safe.

Sponsors of the event included the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, HFGA Apts/Logan Property Management, Alvarez Refinishing, and LMO Contractors.

Music was provided by the Artesia High School Band under the direction of Jesus Mendoza with a musical salute by Asia Murray.

Committee members included Rose-lia Gomez, Michael Gomez, Valerie Ma-son, Yolanda Brown, Cynthia Haynes, Sandra Olmedo, Nida Canada, Robert Pineda, Mary Lou Landes, Teresa Jasper, Lyn Jones, Tony Garcia, Christine Gar-cia, and Silvestre.

Members of Fire Station #34 in Hawaiian Gardens were recognized for their service to the community by Mayor Mike Gomez, Mayor Pro Tem Michi Oyama-Canada and Councilmember Victor Farfan.

Mayor Mike Gomez. Mayor Pro tem Michi Oyama-Canada and Councilmember Victor Farfan with Deputy Sheriff Officers at Recognition Dinner. Deputies Freddy Brown and Jose Diaz [flanking council members] received Certificates of Recogni-tion for their service to the community.

Cerritos Spring Festival Scheduled Apr. 29 at Cerritos Sports Complex

The City’s popular Community Spring Festival will be held from Fri-day, April 29 to Sunday, May 1 at the Cerritos Sports Complex. Families are invited to attend and enjoy a variety of activities including food and game booths, rides, entertainment and a fire-works show. Admittance to the festival is free, although certain attractions require a nominal fee.

The festival will be held on Friday from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. All day ride wristbands will be available for $25. A sheet of 20 tickets costs $14 and individual tickets are $1 each.

Entertainment will feature local acts, community organizations and Cerritos

Resident Talent Show participants.A Taste of Cerritos, which offers

food from various community organiza-tions and local restaurants for a nominal fee, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Additional events on Saturday include a classic car display from noon to 4 p.m., a Town Hall area from 1 to 5 p.m. featuring information from various City departments, and the fireworks spectacular at 8 p.m. in celebration of the City’s 55th birthday. The Spring Dance Recital will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information, call the City’s Recreation Services Division at (562) 916-1254. If you are interested in volunteering for the festival, please call Heritage Park at (562) 916-8570.

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According to a recent report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, as many as 1,800,000 Americans over the age of 65 may be dependent on Medi-care-provided prescription drugs. Which Drugs are being abused?

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In a nutshell we do not know exactly what brings on a canker sore. They ap-pear in young adults more often and fre-quently arise during periods of emotional or physical stress.

The sores typically occur on the cheek lining, under the tongue, around the uvula, bottom of the mouth and in front of the tonsils. It is not uncommon to have several sores appear near each other. They are very painful and can re-occur without any warning.

They appear first as tiny “bubbles” or red spots. The middle of the lesion be-comes necrotic and a grayish-white cov-ering or scab covers the wound. The nerve endings are exposed and the underlying tissue is very raw. Pain is the primary feature and will last for 5-7 days. These sores will typically run their course in 14 days. They can reappear with extreme and exasperating frequency.

Under the microscope scientists have noticed an intense infiltration of inflam-matory cells leading to the theory that these sores are an immunologic defect in the cellular immune mechanism. In other words a small patch of cells cease per-forming the functions that maintain their life.

What can you do about them? Since we do not exactly know what will create a canker sore you really cannot prevent them from occurring. If one does pop up the pain can be relieved with Aphthasol

or Kenalog ointments. These are pre-scription medications that your dentist can prescribe. They are anti-inflammato-ry and are locally applied to the wound. More severe sores can be treated with high potency steroids such as Decadron.

Otherwise, you can wait until they subside. In the meanwhile keep them clean with hydrogen peroxide and cov-ered with Zilactin (an over the counter oral wound dressing). I like Zilactin with Benzocaine since it numbs the sore and seals it off from spicy and irritating foods. Keeping the wound free of secondary in-fection is important so your dentist may prescribe an oral antimicrobial rinse such as chlorhexidine.

Canker sores can be confused with herpes and traumatic ulcers. Although herpes is reoccurring it typically does not appear inside the mouth. Likewise, trau-matic ulcers usually have a memorable start date and do not reoccur (unless you repeatedly bite the same area).

I advise people with troublesome canker sores to seek pain relief from their dentist.

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CERRITOS, CA – Singer and harmon-ica master Rod Piazza and his band The Mighty Flyers headline “An Evening of Sweet Blues,” a benefit gala and concert to support the Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (FAE) on Saturday, April 16.

The evening offers two opportuni-ties for enjoyment. The gala package includes a hosted reception and silent auction, followed by an elegant dinner catered by Choura in the Cerritos Cen-ter for the Performing Arts’ theater and a live auction hosted by Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe.

The gala continues with a full per-formance by award-winning Blues vet-eran Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers. A concert-only option is also available. Tickets for the gala are $160 per person, while tickets for the concert-only option are $45-$35. The Gala begins at 5:00 p.m. For patrons choosing the concert-only option, the concert begins at 8:30 p.m.

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Mixed emotions from Cerritos, Valley Christian baseball squads in doubleheader splitBy Loren Kopff

When last Saturday’s baseball dou-bleheader between host Cerritos and Valley Christian began, both teams were trying to extend their own rare winning streaks. By the end of the second game, both head coaches were less than thrilled with the outcomes despite a split.

Cerritos stunned the Crusaders 6-1 in the first game, extending its winning streak to three games, the longest for the Dons since 2007. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Crusad-ers, their longest since 2007 when V.C. opened that campaign at 5-0. The visi-tors would then slam the Dons 12-3 in the second game.

Cerritos, under the helm of first-year head coach Chris Aquino, opened the season losing four straight games but won convincing affairs against Santa Ana Valley (15-2) and Downey Calvary Chapel (11-1) heading into the first V.C. game.

In the bottom of the third, freshman second baseman Juan Rodriguez and sophomore left fielder Andrew Ortega led off with back to back base hits. Two bat-ters later, a sacrifice fly from junior cen-ter fielder Brian Diaz plated Rodriguez. Then Ortega added the second run when he scored on an error that allowed senior

catcher Matt Villalba to reach first.Cerritos put the game away in the

fifth when three errors led to three un-earned runs. Seven batters came to the plate but the Dons got only one hit.

“That’s what I’ve been waiting to see,” Aquino said. “That’s what we were seeing in the fall and we definitely showed it today. Hopefully we’ll build off of that.”

Ortega, Rodriguez and sophomore designated hitter Jake Liang all had a pair of hits and senior pitcher Christian Price went the distance, scattering seven hits and striking out five. He lost the shutout bid in the seventh when senior first base-man Ryan Fronke singled and was re-placed by sophomore pinch runner Tyler McLurg. Two outs later, McLurg scored on a base hit from senior catcher Jacob Dupuy. Dupuy and senior center fielder Sam Raffaelli each had two hits.

The Crusaders (7-1), ranked ninth in the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division V poll, were playing relatively shorthanded as senior Michael Fasnacht has been out with a hamstring injury and won’t be back for another three to four weeks, according to head coach Sean Buller. McLurg is battling a shoulder injury which has pre-vented him from throwing or hitting and before the game during pregame activi-ties, sophomore Nico Morandini rolled his ankle. X-rays came back negative and he should be back in action by the end of this week.

V.C. responded in a big way in the second game posting season highs in runs and in hits. The game was put away when the Crusaders scored eight runs in the top of the seventh.

“That’s what we should be able to do; swing the bats and throw strikes” Buller said. “Unfortunately, the guy’s focus just wasn’t here at all today. That’s the frustrating thing. They couldn’t play 14 innings regardless of win or loss. Their minds were elsewhere.”

“[Our] team got way too comfort-able,” Aquino said. “They weren’t apply-ing the pressure every inning like they did for the last three games before that. I think them winning three in a row and having a lot of confidence, they kind of got cocky and it fell apart.”

Cerritos took a 1-0 lead in the bot-tom of the first when junior left fielder Keenan Parra was walked to lead off the game and came around to score when se-nior catcher Kevin Vaca was safe on an error with two outs.

But the Crusaders scored single tallies in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth in-nings to lead 4-1. Eight of the nine start-ers for V.C. picked up at least one hit and Dupuy and McLurg each had three hits. Of the 15 hits, only two went for extra base hits-a leadoff double from Dupuy in the sixth and a run-scoring double from McLurg in the seventh.

V.C. also went to the small ball as senior shortstop Daniel Hernandez had a pair of infield bunts. McLurg also had a bunt to reach safely.

“That’s part of our issue and we’ve talked about it,” Buller said. “If guys want to increase their average, they can go at least another .500 in a series by just being able to put a ball down.”

Four players scored two runs and Fronke pitched six strong innings yield-ing four hits and striking out six batters. He escaped a two-out, bases loaded situ-

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he’s one of our top pitchers,” Buller said. “He’s that number three pitcher right now and he wants to be in the one or two role. He came out and threw strikes. He’s got a naturally tailing fastball and he’s got a pretty decent off speed two pitches with his changeup and curve.”

Vaca drove in the final two runs of the game with a two-out double and finished with a pair of hits. Cerritos was hoping to win four straight games for the first time since 2006. It opened Suburban League action this past Wednesday against May-fair and will visit the Monsoons today. On Wednesday, the team will host John Glenn.

“I’m confident where they’re at right now,” Aquino said. “As long as they ex-ecute and play defense and pitch, we’ll be good to go.”

The Crusaders traveled to Maranatha this past Tuesday for their second Olym-pic League game and will host Whittier Christian tonight. Then V.C. will be off until a week from today when it makes a trip to Village Christian.

“I don’t know if it’s the guys just don’t realize the importance of the men-tal toughness of being ready to go for a two-game day like that starting early in the morning,” Buller said. “It was just disappointing just to see our lack of en-thusiasm and lack of motivation.”

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Artesia, Cerritos, hope for turnaround seasonsBy Loren Kopff

With the exception of Gahr, which is always a sure lock to advance to the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section playoffs, this particu-lar area has seen a near playoff drought with most of the teams. Since the turn of the century, Artesia, Cerritos, John Glenn and Norwalk have combined to reach the playoffs 11 times. This sea-son, expect more area teams to get back to the promise land.ARTESIA PIONEERS (9-16 overall last seasons, 5-7 in the Suburban League, fifth place)Head coach: Michael Gaoghagen (ninth season, 90-121-1)Team’s record previous five seasons: 44-84-1Last time made the playoffs: 2007Key losses: Abel Chavez, Tyler Guerra, Anthony Johnson, Jeff Samreth, Giovanni VidalProjected starting lineup:P-Osbaldo DeLaRosa (SR)/Jose Esparza (SR)/Jeff Gunter (SR)/Gary Smith (JR)C-Gunter/Esparza1B-Sean Taylor (SR)2B-Effrain Huizar (JR)/Cesar Soto (JR)/DeLa-Rosa/Esparza3B-Soto/DeLaRosa/Tommy Corrales (SO)SS-DeLaRosa/SotoOF-TBAOF-Jhovanny Ortiz (SR)OF-Smith

Since the Pioneers last went to the play-offs, they have been built around young teams. The seniors of this season’s team went through a 3-22-1 campaign as freshmen and now they are hungry to go out with a bang.“We expected to make the playoffs [last season], we didn’t make the playoffs and that was disappointing,” Gaogha-

gen said. “Basically we were one play away from making the playoffs. We still have a good group of players where we should feel we can compete. I think it’s going to come down to pretty much our heart and our willingness to work hard.”There haven’t been a lot of strengths with the Pioneers lately but if there is one for 2011, it has to be pitching and it begins with DeLaRosa. He may not throw a lot of strikes or dazzle you with his speed, but he does do enough to win games, especially the 1-0 or 2-1 con-tests. Esparza and Gunter complement him on the mound.Artesia will have to rely on its pitching because there simply isn’t enough hit-ting. The entire infield returns from last season but the weakness will come from the outfield where Ortiz is the only one with some experience. Left field is still up in the air.The Pioneers have improved each sea-son since 2008 and were in the playoff hunt in the last week of the regular season in 2010. Now, the Pioneers hope the seniors can lead the new generation to the playoffs.“We have enough talent to make the playoffs,” Gaoghagen said. “But we can be anywhere in the seven spots.”CERRITOS DONS (6-20 overall last season, 2-10 in the Suburban League, sixth place)Head coach: Chris Aquino (first season)Team’s record previous five seasons: 34-93-2Last time made the playoffs: 1998Key losses: Travis Crammer, Rajean Daily, Rich-ard Jaramillo, Matt Kamiyama, Marquis Kidd, Kevin LeeProjected starting lineup:P-Christian Price (SR)/Kevin Anderson (JR)/Andrew Ortega (SO)/Brian Diaz (JR)/Omar Rodriguez (SO)C-Matt Villalba (SR)1B-Kevin Vaca (SR)2B-Juan Rodriguez (FR)3B-Omar Rodriguez/PriceSS-Jonathan Mura (JR)OF-Ortega

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The area team with the longest playoff drought welcomes in Aquino as the school’s third head coach since 2002. Aquino, a graduate of St. John Bosco High School, coached at Cal Poly Pomona last year and before that, was the pitching coach at his alma mater. He inherits a program that has won seven or fewer games in eight of the last nine seasons.“I’m pretty excited about it,” Aquino said. “It’s a team that I wanted to re-build a program around. I’ve come from successful programs and I want to teach these kids how to win. I think the City of Cerritos deserves a playoff team.”The Dons took a major hit in the pitch-ing department with the graduation of Daily but hopes to get solid perfor-mances from Anderson and Price, the latter with the most varsity experience. The infield is entirely new as Vaca was the team’s designated hitter last season and brings the biggest bat to the Cerri-tos lineup. He led the Dons with a .412 batting average last season. Anderson and sophomore Jake Liang will share the DH job this season.Aquino says he is counting on his three top seniors-Price, Vaca and Villalba to bring their leadership and experience to the rest of the team. “The kids just needed more confidence and they needed to learn the game a little bit more and pretty much the fun-damentals,” Aquino said. “A lot of the good teams are fundamentally sound and that’s what I’m trying to teach them.”

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GRAVE from page 1ing of Corporal Miller’s military funeral honors. The Sons of Veterans Reserve will provide a musket detail for the three-volley salute, the Millikan High School Army JROTC will provide the color guard, and members of the Mayfair High School Marching Corps will play Taps. The Artesia Cemetery is located at 11142 Artesia Blvd., Cerritos, California.

The Artesia Cemetery staff has spent several months surveying the cemetery and updating their records to ensure they are accurate and complete. In addition to Corporal Miller, several other Veteran’s Headstones have been obtained and will be placed on either unmarked graves or graves where the headstones are dam-aged and need replacing. A headstone memorial is available to all documented veterans from the Veteran’s Administra-tion to ensure that no veteran’s grave goes unmarked.

The Artesia Historical Society proud-ly supports efforts to maintain the Artesia Cemetery, one of the “best kept historic secrets” of the area. The Artesia Cem-etery was started with its first burial in 1882. As the only cemetery around for many years, it served the needs of Ar-tesia and much of the surrounding area. Through the years many burials fol-lowed, of which about 30 were Veterans of the Civil War. The cemetery now in-cludes the graves of Veterans of several other conflicts, the most recent being a casualty of the War in Iraq.

In the early 1900s the California State Legislature enacted provisions into the

State Health and Safety code to estab-lish local public cemetery districts. The county boards of supervisors were giv-en jurisdiction for the management and control of all such cemeteries. Artesia Cemetery, comprised of 14 acres, is one of 265 public cemeteries throughout the state and was formed in 1929. Opera-tions are governed by a Board of Trust-ees, appointed by Supervisor Don Knabe, Fourth District, Los Angeles County, and currently include: Joyce Yeutter, District Manager, and Trustees Lupe Cabrera, Dick Redmayne and Barbara Applebury.

The community is encouraged to attend the Headstone Dedication Cer-emony and visit our own special “piece of history” where they can step back in time, meandering through the many old fashion upright tombstones and military markers. Many past community leaders final resting places will be encountered. Take a few minutes to honor the Veterans who helped to protect our shores, as well

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Large donations were made by the Foundation to the American Red Cross to help aid and give relief to the victims of the 2003 massive wild fires in California; the tsunami disaster that hit Indonesia,

Sri Lanka, India and Thailand in 2004; and most recently to the Hurricane Ka-trina victims in New Orleans and Loui-siana in 2005.

One of the Foundation’s principal ben-eficiaries is the City of Hawaiian Gardens where it operates a state-legislated Bingo Club. Proceeds benefit the residents through social action organizations such as Head Start and the United Community Group, and through the Foundation’s direct support of the Hawaiian Gardens Food Bank, children’s athletic programs, scholarship awards, health care programs

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Weekly crime summary

Eighteen Part I felony investigations were conducted by members of the Cer-ritos Sheriff’s Station last week, up from seven the week before. All categories in this report increased from the previous week with the exception of vehicle bur-glaries. 271 calls for service were han-dled by field personnel, up from 266 the last reporting period. The 2011 weekly average in calls for service is 257.

One robbery was investigated. On Friday March 18 at 9:00 a.m. a male suspect was stealing motorcycle acces-sories in a lot at the Towne Center when the victim walked up to him. The sus-pect ran to his vehicle and drove toward the victim, causing the latter to jump out of the way.

There were three completed residen-tial burglaries and two others attempted last week. No residential burglaries were logged the previous week. The attempts last week occurred at a “dog door”, and a rear sliding glass door. Both had prying marks. The three com-pleted were the result of open/unlocked doors or windows. Cameras, handguns, cash, cell phones, checks, suitcases, and laptop computers were stolen. The new 2011 weekly average in residential bur-glaries is 3.4.

There were three commercial bur-glaries reported. All three involved closed businesses. Two of the property owners did not know how entry was made, and the third involved a hole that had been cut in a rear door. Losses included cameras, laptop computers, clothing, and face cream. There were no reported commercial burglaries the week before. The 2011 weekly average in “other structure”/commercial bur-glaries is now 2.9. Vehicle burglaries dropped from three to two last week. Both were in from high-volume com-mercial parking lots, and both were SUVs. Paperwork and a third-row seat were taken. The new 2011 weekly aver-age in vehicle burglaries is 5.4.

Thieves will go through residential tracks in vehicles, on bicycles, and on foot and look into parked cars in hopes of finding something valuable to steal. If you leave these items in the car, you stand a very good chance of losing them. Remember, vehicle burglary is the num-ber one felony crime in Cerritos.

One vehicle theft was investigated

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from a high-volume commercial parking lot that involved an SUV. There were no reported vehicle thefts the previous week. The 2011 weekly average in ve-hicle thefts is now 2.3.

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INVITATION TO APPLY FORCITY OF ARTESIA ADVISORY BODIES

The City of Artesia encourages public participation in local government through its advisory bodies. These include: Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces that deal with a variety of issues and make recommendations to the City Council. Applicants must be City residents.

Information regarding advisory bodies and applications are available in the City Clerk’s Office at 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California, 90701, and are also available on line at www.cityofartesia.us under City Clerk’s Department. You may contact the City Clerk at 562-865-6262, if you should have further ques-tions.

The City Council will make the appointment at the Regular City Council meeting of April 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

CURRENT OPENINGS

There is currently one vacancy in the Planning Commission for which the City is currently accepting applica-tions. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office for an application.

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 3/25/11

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR

CITY OF ARTESIA ADVISORY BODIES

The City of Artesia encourages public participation in local government through its advisory bodies. These include: Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces that deal with a variety of issues and make recommendations to the City Council. Applicants must be City residents. Information regarding advisory bodies and applications are available in the City Clerk’s Office at 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California, 90701, and are also available on line at www.cityofartesia.us under City Clerk’s Department. You may contact the City Clerk at 562-865-6262, if you should have further questions. The City Council will make the appointment at the Regular City Council meeting of April 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

CURRENT OPENINGS

There is currently one vacancy in the Planning Commission for which the City is currently accepting applications. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office for an application.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-10-387366-AB Order # 33-80162233 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/18/2005. 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 PROCEED-ING 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): SUNNY M NADUVILEKOOT, a married man as his sole and separate property Recorded: 12/8/2005 as Instrument No. 05-3006729 in book xxx, page xxx and loan modification dated 1/8/2010 and recorded on 6/29/2010 as Instrument Number 20100891929, in Book , Page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 4/18/2011 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: $579,167.58 The purported property address is: 17616 LA BONITA PLACE CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessor's Parcel No. 7022-019-031 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 Midland Mortgage Co. 999 N.W. Grand Blvd., Ste. 100 Oklahoma City OK 73118-6116. 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: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's 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# 3938441 03/25/2011, 04/01/2011, 04/08/2011

ORDINANCE NO. 536

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 532 GRANTING AN OIL PIPELINE FRANCHISE TO CARDINAL PIPELINE, L.P.

WHEREAS, the City Council of Hawaiian Gardens approved and adopted Ordinance No. 532 on October 13, 2009, granting of an oil pipeline franchise to Cardinal Pipeline, L.P.; and

WHEREAS, the City Council of Hawaiian Gardens desires to amend Ordinance No. 532 to revise the insurance requirement and the notice provisions.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 17(a)(3) of Ordinance No. 532 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3. Provide a combined single limit liability insurance in the amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

SECTION 2. Section 38 of Ordinance No. 532 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Notices. Any notice, consent, or other communication required or permitted to be given hereun-der, excluding the notice provisions for the payment of the annual fee and associated documentation more particularly described in Section 21, shall be in writing and shall be given to such other party at its address set forth below, or such other address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other party, and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or sent by confirmed overnight mail ser-vice, postage prepaid.

Notices to Franchisee: Cardinal Pipeline, L.P. ATTN: General Counsel 410 17th Street, Suite 1010 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 892-9333 Fax: (303) 825-1035

Notices to City: City of Hawaiian Gardens ATTN: City Administrator 21815 Pioneer Boulevard Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716 Telephone: (562) 420-2641 Fax: (562) 421-1236

SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption. The City Clerk or the City Clerk’s duly appointed deputy shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall

cause this Ordinance to be published as required by law.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Hawaiian Gardens City Council on this 22 day of March, 2011.

/S/_________________________ MICHAEL GOMEZ MAYOR ATTEST:

/S/_____________________SUE UNDERWOODCITY CLERK

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I, Suzanne Underwood, City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 536, was duly and regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Regular meeting of the City Council on March 8, 2011, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular meeting of the City Council on this 22nd day of March, 2011 by the following votes as the same appears on file and of record in the Office of the City Clerk.

AYES: FARFAN, RODRIGUEZ, BRUCE, OYAMA-CANADA, GOMEZ NOES: NONEABSENT: NONEABSTAIN: NONE

/S/_____________________________ SUZANNE UNDERWOOD CITY CLERK/RECORDS MANAGER


ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTNOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS

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Bid # ABC – 1387 Classroom & Office Supplies

All bids shall be made and presented on a form furnished by the District. Bids submitted conform to the terms and conditions stated on said form. Bids shall be received in the office of the Purchasing Department at 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA., 90703 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above stated time and place.

Bids and specifications may be obtained from the Purchasing Department at the above address on March 25, 2011 or later

Los Cerritos Community News March 25, 2011 April 1, 2011


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCITY OF ARTESIAIn connection with

LEVYING A FEE AGAINST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHINTHE CITY OF ARTESIA FOR SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS HANDLING SER-

VICES AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO TRANSMIT THE CHARGES TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TAX COLLECTOR FOR COLLECTION ON THE

COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL

Consolidated Disposal Service, Inc. (“Consolidated”) collects and disposes refuse from single-family residences and mobile home park units within the City of Artesia (“City”) pursuant to an agreement with the City. The fees charged by Consolidated are subject to approval by the City and are collected by the City on residential property tax bills. Currently the fees were approved by Ordinance No. 09-746 and took effect July 1, 2009 for a two year period. The fees are proposed to be increased 5.95% for fiscal year 2011/2012, with effective date July 1, 2011. The proposed rates are as follows: (i) single-family residences - $22.01 per unit per month (includes one 96 gallon cart for trash, one 64 gallon cart for recycling and one 64 gallon cart for green waste); (ii) mobilehome park units - $19.72 per unit per month for one 64 gallon cart; and (iii) temporary residential trash bins - $125.46 basic charge (service includes seven-day use or one dump, whichever comes first).

A public hearing at the City Council meeting of the City of Artesia has been scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, May 9, 2011, in the Council Chambers of Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Ave. Artesia, Califor-nia so that you may provide comments on the proposed rates specified in subparts (i) through (iii) above on the tax roll.

Pursuant to law, the City caused a written report to be filed with the City Clerk which contains a description of each single-family residential parcel and mobile home park unit receiving refuse collection and disposal services and the proposed amount of the charge for each such parcel for fiscal year 2011-2012.

If you have any questions regarding the amount of the proposed rate for your particular property, please contact the Deputy City Manager’s Office at Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California, (562) 865-6262.

Published in Los Cerritos Community News March 25, 2011 And April 15, 2011

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 3/25/11Artesia Redevelopment Agency and City of Artesia

Notice of Joint Public HearingRegarding a Proposed Amendment to an Advance and Reimbursement Agreement Between

the City of Artesia and the Artesia Redevelopment Agency

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. o’clock p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City of Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California, a joint public hear-ing of the City Council of the City of Artesia and the Artesia Redevelopment Agency will be held to consider a proposed Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Advance and Reimbursement Agreement between the City of Artesia and the Artesia Redevelopment Agency, dated September 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”). Pursu-ant to the Agreement, the Agency agreed to pay for the value of the land for and the cost of the installation and construction of certain public buildings, facilities and improvements. The Agreement provided that the costs to be paid by the Agency could not exceed the amounts specified in the Agreement without amend-ing the Agreement. The purpose of the Amendment is to authorize the Agency to pay increased costs in connection with the buildings, facilities, and improvements listed in the Agreement, to authorize the Agency to pay for additional public buildings and improvements not previously mentioned in the Agreement, and to authorize the Agency to deposit moneys with the City as a prepayment of the Agency’s payment obligation under the Agreement, as amended by the Amendment.

The public buildings, facilities and improvements paid or to be paid for by the Agency include the acquisition installation and construction of (i) a public parking lot or parking structure, (ii) renovations of Pioneer Boulevard between 183rd Street and the City’s southern border, (iii) a public works maintenance yard and maintenance building and associated structures, and (iv) renovations to and building addition to the City’s historic fire station and museum and associated improvements. All of these buildings, facilities and improvements are in furtherance of the Redevelopment Plan for the Artesia Redevelopment Project Area.

The summary report required pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33679 is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Artesia at Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, Cali-fornia and available for public inspection and copying, at a cost not to exceed the cost of duplication, during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday. At the above-described public hearing, all persons who desire to be heard with respect to the proposed items may appear before the Agency and City Council.

Gloria Considine City Clerk Date: March 18, 2011

Published: March 18, 2011 March 25, 2011


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how proud I am of their effort and accom-plishments this season,” said coach Orlan-do Gutierrez. “To play for a state title was an unimaginable dream at the start of the season and they made it happen. I hope that this is an experience that the players and their parents fondly remember for a long time.”

For the season, the Cerritos Firecrack-ers won 18, tied 2 and only lost one game other than the state championship game. They scored 65 goals and only allowed 11 for the season.

On Sunday, several of the Cerritos Firecrackers returned to play in the All Star version of the AYSO California State Championships against fresh all star teams from powerhouse re-gions of Tulare, San Gabriel and North Valley near Granada Hills that did not have to la-bor through two Saturday games. The Cerritos All Stars ran their hearts out, but it was too much to ask, as eventual cham-pions Tulare defeated them in the semifinal and North Val-ley edged them out in the third place game. Never theless , for these Fire-cracker players, two state medals

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The All Star squad also featured Re-becca Hobson, who scored twice on Sun-day, Vanessa Marquez, who scored in the consolation game, Serrina Terrazas-Lo-pez, Eileen Garcia, Erika Lizarraga and Vijaya George. The All Star team, win-ners of Area E and Section 11 titles, won eight games, tied once and loss three of 12 games toward their fourth place finish statewide from among 250 All Star teams. Sign-ups for the Cerritos AYSO Region 54 Fall 2011 season will take place in the summer. For more information visit the region’s internet site at www.ayso54.org.

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Cerritos girls take silver medal in California State Championships

The Cerritos Firecrackers girls under 14 soccer team was inches away from becoming the 2011 American Youth

Soccer Organization’s California State Champions as a last minute gasp to score the winning goal in the final seconds of overtime just went agonizingly wide of the net forcing the game against eventual champion Winters into the Russian rou-lette of penalty kicks this past Saturday at the Chapman Sports Complex in Garden Grove.

Winters, a small community near Sacramento, was a perfect four for four in penalty to take the state title to north-ern California and Cerritos was unable to match their perfection. But the game should have never gone that far if not for a tremendously valiant come-from-be-hind rally by the Firecrackers. Down 2-0 midway through the second half, the Cer-ritos squad found a higher gear and began to pressure the Winters defense. A great move involving Cerritos resident Karen Malacon led to a Madison Wells score to make it a 2-1 score and then with about five minutes left in regulation a scramble in front of the Winters goal found the ball at Wells’ feet, who once again kept her cool and scored the tying goal to send the game into overtime.

In overtime, Cerritos dominated the run of play. Juliana Orozco, Ariel Burns,

Karen Malacon, Marissa Pacheco, Cyn-thia Rogel and Lauren Miranda pushed forward with determination and all had shots on goal. And then just before over-time ended, Orozco, Wells and Malacon combined on a last second attempt to score the winner, but it was not meant to be as the shot was inches away from find-ing an open net. The Cerritos Firecrack-ers’ accomplishments are remarkable, as they reached the championship game

from around 1,000 AYSO teams statewide in the girls under 14 division. According to several sources, it is believed that they are the first Cerritos AYSO team to play for a state title since the 1999-2000 Cer-ritos under 12 girls and 1999-2000 boys under 14 state champions.

The Firecrackers made it to the cham-pionship game following a thrilling 2-1 victory over an ultra talented team from San Luis Obispo. Led by a great defen-sive effort from Summer Jordan, Kaylie Mota, Ariel Burns and Isabel Garcia, the Firecrackers held off a team that included several members from the 2010 Gover-nor’s Cup Club State Championship girls under 13 championship winning team. The Firecrackers created a ton of scor-ing chances via counter attacks against the potent SLO offensive attack. Madison Wells opened up the scoring before SLO tied it. In the final minutes of the game a perfectly placed shot from 20 yards away by Juliana Orozco sent Cerritos into the championship game. The Cerritos Fire-crackers also features talented midfield-ers Rubi Vazquez, Cheyenne Avila and Vanessa Von Deudekom, defender Justine Vitug and the fearless goalkeeper Karina Mayoral.

The Cerritos Firecrackers U14 enjoy some down time at the 2011 State Championships.

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