Day 4 Filled With Gettysburg, Philadelphia, and Burrito Supremes
Day 4 - Gettysburg Today is Monday, April 25, 2011, I received my daily wake-up call at 5:30am to visit historic Gettysburg. I was very tired and had difficulty climbing out of bed. After we had breakfast, we began our long two hour drive to...
Easter at Ford Theatre, Museums, Memorials, & National Archives
Day 3 - Easter Sunday The weather cleared up today. It was no longer raining and the sun was out for the first time during our trip. In fact, it got up to 84 degrees Fahrenheit-a difference of 41 degrees cooler when we originally arrived....
Day 2 of Los Coyotes DC Trip
NEW! Day 2 - Proud to be an American Today, Saturday, April 23, 2011, we woke up at 5:50 AM, which is too early for me, but we had another awesome day. We started with breakfast at 7:00 am, and then our tired bodies jumped...
Student Update From Washington DC
DAY 1 -Friday, April 22, 2011 The time is 9:15 EST. Today was a very cold and wet day. Even though the temperature dropped to 43 degrees Fahrenheit, we all still had an awesome time. Last night we left LAX at 11:00 PM from American...
Student From Los Coyotes to Provide DC Trip Updates
La Mirada~Christian Covarrubias, 8th grader at Los Coyotes Middle School in La MIrada, and many of his classmates, embarked on this year's American Heritage Trip. Follow his progress right here on the La Mirada Blog. First entry to come shortly. Thursday, April 21, 2011 4:48 PM PT...
La Mirada 3-Day Carnival Features Local Food, Music and Fun
Event Benefits Youth Groups and Community Organizations La Mirada~A weekend of rides, tasty carnival food, and entertainment awaits you this weekend at the annual "4 La Mirada Kids" Carnival April 15 through 17 at Benton Middle School. The fun filled fair features a variety of...
Ducks Invade Splash! Aquatics Center
Popular Community Event Continues to Grow With Change of Venue La Mirada~The 4th Annual "Going Quackers for Kids" Duck Race is happening on Saturday, April 23, 2011 after the city's Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast. The first heat will start around noon at Splash!...
Beatitiudes School to Hold its First Annual Spring Fundraiser
La Mirada~ Beatitudes of Our Lord School will hold its first annual spring fundraiser event called BLISS on April 9th, 2011 at the Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel. BLISS stands for Beatitudes Leading Its Successful Students. The event will include cocktails, dinner, dancing and silent...
Learn How to Sketch Landscapes in Whittier Class
Whittier~Artist/instructor Jeanne Lazo will teach plein air sketching and painting techniques starting Thursday, April 7th (City of Whittier's Adult Education Program). Students will meet 2 days a week-Tuesday mornings outdoors at local parks and Thursday afternoons in the classroom at Parnell Park-for a total of...
Disney Artist to Provide Free Art Demonstration
La Mirada~Juan "Magoo" Valencia, a fine arts graduate from the University of the Philippines, will demonstrate watercolor landscape painting at the monthly Arts Colony of La Mirada meeting on April 4th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mr. Valencia's work is well known; he is a portrait and...