Trying to Ensure Everyone Has a Merry Christmas
La Mirada~The City of La Mirada's Annual Holiday Toy and Food Drive will run through December 14. New, unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items will be accepted for distribution to local children and families.
All food donations collected will help to prepare holiday food boxes that many families depend on for a wonderful holiday dinner. There are many families throughout the area who would not receive gifts and food for the holidays without the generosity of others in the community.
Donated items will be collected at City facilities including Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center, La Mirada Resource Center, La Mirada Activity Center, the Community Gymnasium, and the La Mirada Community Sheriff's Station.
Toy and food items will be presented to some of the following local organizations for distribution: Beatitudes of Our Lord, the La Mirada Volunteer Center, St. Paul of the Cross, and Interfaith Food Center.
Popular Annual Sale for Student Artwork
Norwalk~The year's most eagerly anticipated event is coming again! The Cerritos College Art Club presents the Annual Student Art Sale and invites the community to attend.
The Art Sale will take place in the Student Center North Stage on Sunday, December 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., one day only! Woodworking will be participating in the sale.
Attendees can enjoy high-quality artwork, including ceramics, sculpture, wood, painting, jewelry and more. Pieces will be sold at prices ranging from a few dollars to $100.
The proceeds of the sale will benefit the artists, the different disciplines represented, and the Art Club programs. Previous art sales have enabled the Art Department to purchase much needed equipment and supplies.
Both cash and check payments will be accepted. Free parking is available in Lot C-9 and C-10.
Join us Sunday, December 6, from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the Student Center North Stage at Cerritos College, 11110 Alondra Blvd., in Norwalk. 90650
A map of the campus is available at cerritos.edu/guide. Free parking is available in Lot C-10.
For more information, please contact the Cerritos College Art Department at (562) 860-2451, ext. 2600 or ext. 2614.
Suburban League Playoffs Round 1 Review; Quarterfinal Preview
Round 1 Review
This week proved that some teams just don't belong in the post season, and others proved that they are here to stay. I look for the semifinals to be as follows: La Mirada vs. Laguna Hills, and on the other side of the bracket, Garden Grove vs. Norwalk. These teams have been near the top of the brackets all season for a reason, and each team can state its case to be the Division champion.
Round 1 Results
Norwalk 63 Rancho Alamitos 8: Talk about an absolute thrashing. This one, from the opening whistle, was not even close. The Lancers offense just ran over any of the visiting Vaqueros in their way. The Vaqueros defense looked helpless as Norwalk's backfield was just too much for them to stop. The wild- card all season and in my opinion the best of the bunch is Junior Elijhaa Penny who uses every bit of his 6'2'' 245 lbs frame when he is running over defenders. He led all Lancer running backs with over 160 yards and two TDs. The kid is deceptively fast and is going to be one of the keys to helping Norwalk continue their run to the RING. The Lancers rushing attack is steady by three other players-Junior Billy 
Moore and Seniors Daveon Edwards and Adrian Goznales who is the smallest of all the running backs, but he runs just as hard as the others.
La Mirada 44 Santa Ana 3: The Matadores started slow, but they closed with blazing fashion, as they manhandled the Saints all night. The Saints looked to be in control after they went ahead 3-0 early in the second, but the Mats answered back with a 97-yard kickoff return by Aaryn Bouzos. After that it was all Matadores. The theme this season for the Mats has been balance, and they certainly have been adding to it lately; where they are led on the ground by a running back-by-committee with JT Torres, Max Gama, and Matt Haltom. All are getting carries, and each of the backs brings something different to the table. They are definitely not an easy team to prepare for. Their passing game is lethally accurate and it is executed very well by QB Daniel Poncedeleon. They are led by receivers Ralph Gramajo, Julian Matta, and TE Keith Coty.
La Mirada on the Road Friday; May Host Semi’s
La Mirada High School Football will play on the road this Friday against Santiago High; the game will be played at Garden Grove High beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Also, La Mirada won the latest coin-flip, meaning they will host the next game (semi-final), if they are fortunate enough to win.
Coach Ollie Lynch will guest on the "Tony Aiello Show" on November 23rd, beginning at 6:00 p.m PT. to talk about the win against Santa Ana and the pending game versus Santiago.
Check out this link to a story about last Friday's victory over Santa Ana from Thaindian News; and this link to the OC Register with bloggers talking Southern Division football.
Cerritos College Music Faculty to Perform in Gala
Norwalk~Cerritos College Music Department faculty members will showcase their talents in a Nov. 22 concert to raise scholarship funds for students in the applied music program.
The concert will include performances by some of the most accomplished musicians in the greater Los Angeles area and will encompass a wide variety of musical genres.
The faculty is honored to offer their talents in support of their students, many of whom have gone on to pursue degrees from USC, UCLA, CSU Bakersfield, CSU Fullerton, Berkeley School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory and Chapman University.
Catch the conceret, Sunday, November 22 at 6:00 p.m. at the Burnight Center Theatre (BC-17), Cerritos College, 11110 Alondra Blvd.,Norwalk, CA 90650
A map of the campus is available at www.cerritos.edu/guide.
General admission $10, Cerritos College students $5. Free parking is available in lots C-2 and C-3.
CONTACT: For more information, contact the Music Department office at (562) 860-2451 ext. 2629.
Suburban League Week 10 Review; CIF Playoff Preview
Week 10 Review
A huge surprise this week, with the Buccaneers beating the Eagles on a last second field goal. This writer thought the Eagles shot themselves in the foot in this one; two turnovers in the final nine minutes. Ouch! Even more of a pain was watching the inept offense of the Artesia Pioneers trying to stop the Matadores. The Monsoons look young, but they are playing hard and they showed so grit against the Lancers.
Week 10 Results
Cerritos had a Bye.
La Mirada 54 Artesia 7: The Matadores offense was potent and they struck early and often. QB Daniel Poncedeleon was terrific hitting on four of his passes for TD's. Julian Matta was on the receiving end of all of those passes. Poncedeleon ended his night with over 225 yards passing. The game was homecoming for the Matadores. The game was over at the half, with the Matadores racing out in front 34-0.
Cerritos College Community Education Offers Motorcycle Classes
Norwalk~Are you interested in learning to ride a motorcycle? Cerritos College Community Education offers the Basic Motorcycle course on the weekends, all year long.
The 15-hour course consists of three classes over two weekends, which includes one day of classroom learning and two days on the bikes practicing skills. Bikes and helmets will be provided. A current driver's license or permit is required to sign up for the class. The classes start every week so one can begin any time at one's convenience.
The cost is $250 for those over 21 and $150 for those under 21. Upon successful completion of the course the students will receive a waiver from the driving portion of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) riding test.
Cerritos College Community Education also offers other motorcycle classes such as the Experienced Rider Course for those who have a motorcycle license but would enjoy a safety review. For more information on the motorcycle courses and hundreds of other classes in a variety of areas of interest and information, visit www.cerritoscommunityed.com or call 562-467-5050.
Critics Rave Over “Moonlight and Magnolias”
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts until Nov. 22!
There are still great seats left! Get your tickets today!
This wildly funny and engaging tale illuminates the behind-the-scenes business of movie-making during the golden age of Hollywood. Three weeks into filming on Gone With The Wind, producer David O. Selznick halts production and hires playwright Ben Hecht to rewrite the script in a record 5 days. There's just one problem. Hecht's never read the novel! So, Selznick pulls famed director Victor Fleming off The Wizard of Oz and forces the three of them into a room until a new script is finished. Subsisting on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men spend 5 days crafting a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful films of all time.
"Everybody knows the film," director Andrew Barnicle said. "This is the story of how it got written. It's the story of what happens when you put three mad geniuses in a room together to create something."
Don't miss the rip-roaring farce
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
at La Mirada Theatre until NOV. 22!
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE or call (562) 944-9801
Hurry...get your tickets before they are gone with the wind!
Win a Voucher Two-Pack to “Moonlight and Magnolias”
La Mirada~You can win two tickets to "Moonlight and Magnolias" now playing at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Go to the La Mirada Blog on Facebook and simply tell us why you want to attend this production which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the great American film, "Gone With the Wind." Share your faorite GWTW story with us.
The winner will receive two tickets to the Friday, November 20th performance beginning at 7 p.m.
Winner will be announced on the November 16th edition of the "Tony Aielo Show" on AdviceRadio.com
The La Mirada Blog on Facebook now has over 1,400 fans-people who simply love La Mirada. Click on the badge below to your right and get started.
Thank you to the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts for their generous donation of a great prize.
Sick Ducks Delay Fishing Derby
La Mirada~The annual Knabe Fishing Derby, a mainstay in La Mirada for many, many years, has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 21st, 2009-but do you know why?
This very popular event is hosted by County Supervisor Don Knabe and is in its thirteenth year.
Originally scheduled for August the event was postponed because many of the ducks became ill at Regional Park, and some even died. The cause has been determined to be a wildlife bird disease called Avian botulism.
According to the Wildlife Disease Information Node website, Avian botulism is a paralytic, often fatal, disease of birds caused by ingestion of a toxin produced by the bacteria, Clostridium botulinum. This bacteria is widespread in soil and requires warm temperatures, a protein source and an anaerobic (no oxygen) environment in order to become active and produce toxin. Decomposing vegetation and invertebrates combined with warm temperatures can provide ideal conditions for the botulism bacteria to activate and produce toxin. There are several types of toxin produced by strains of this bacteria; birds are most commonly affected by type C and to a lesser extent type.
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