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News Bites March 2025
City birthday celebration
The City of La Mirada is set to celebrate its 65th anniversary as an incorporated city!
A special celebration will be held on Saturday, March 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Neff Estate.
Experience La Mirada’s rich history by touring the Carriage Barn, the George House, and the Neff House, and explore exhibits and a historical timeline showcasing La Mirada’s key milestones.
The celebration will feature a craft fair, food vendors, family-friendly activities, and live entertainment.
Ramifications from Covid-19 shutdowns caused the 60th anniversary to be cancelled in 2020. (more)
City Hall Fountain Renovation Project Underway
By Tony Aiello
In what seems like a lifetime since it was shut down, the renovation project for the iconic fountain at City Hall, aiming to revitalize the centerpiece of the Civic Center and enhance the community's public space, is well underway.
The fountain, located at 13700 La Mirada Boulevard, has been a fixture of the Civic Center since the building’s dedication in 1970.
Over the decades, it has served as both a visual landmark and a gathering spot for residents, not to mention the countless memories of high school kids filling it with soap. (More)
Five Below Set to Open New La Mirada Location with Soft Opening on February 25
Five Below, the popular discount retailer known for its trendy, high-quality products priced at $5 or less, is bringing its unique shopping experience to the city with a brand-new store at 15743 Imperial Hwy in Green Hills Plaza/Northwest.
The store will host a soft opening on Tuesday, February 25, ahead of its official grand opening on Friday, February 28 at 9:30 a.m.
Known for catering to tweens, teens, and beyond, Five Below offers an exciting mix of novelty items, games, toys, tech gadgets, and more.
The soft opening will give eager shoppers a sneak peek at the store’s offerings, allowing the community to explore the aisles before the official celebration. (more)
Eight NLMUSD Schools Featured in Media Company Rankings
The 2025 Edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Elementary and Best Middle School rankings were released and eight total Norwalk-La Mirada schools earned mention.
The rankings include more than 79,000 public elementary and middle schools across the country. Schools are ranked at the state and district level, with Best Charter Schools ranked as a stand-alone category.
Hutchinson earned a place in the middle school ranks, while D.D. Johnston, Dolland, Morrison, Eastwood, Escalona, Foster Road, and Gardenhill all appeared in the elementary school list.
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City Recognizes Public Safety Poster Contest Winners
At its October 22 City Council meeting, the La Mirada City Council recognized the winners of the City’s popular annual Public Safety Poster Contest.
The poster contest promotes safety awareness in La Mirada schools. More than 250 students submitted poster entries highlighting this year’s contest theme, “Safety Starts With Me!”
Public Safety Commissioners served as judges and selected first, second and third place winners in each grade category. Congratulations to all! Winners are as follows:
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La Mirada Library Events November 2024
Fall Celebrations: Faith, Culture, and Community
Wednesday, November 06-3:00pm - 3:45pm
Learn about cultures and faiths around the world through their fall celebrations. Explore food traditions during Rosh Hashanah, Diwali, and the Moon Festival, then use paper to create a plate of foods eaten on special occasions. For ages 8 - 12.
Shake it up!
Friday, November 08-4:00pm - 5:00pm
Have fun with your toddler as they explore music and learning through movement. Toddlers will enjoy using objects and instruments as they move to different rhythms. Enjoy time with the shakers and toddler instruments after the program. Recommended for children ages 2-4 with their parent or caregiver. No registration required. Space and materials are limited. (more)
News Bites October 2024
From our X feed: Well over one hundred people packed the Activity Center this past Wednesday for the City Council District 2 Candidates Forum.
Michelle Velasquez-Bean, Chris Pflanzer, Dan Siwak and John Sarega shared their vision and ideas with the captivated and engaged audience.
The winner will serve the remainder of the term of former Mayor Andrew Sarega, who resigned earlier this year in May.
Great job by organizer Tammye McDuff and everyone involved in producing this event-there was a lot of positive La Mirada energy in the room.
Only residents living in District 2 can vote in this race.(more)
News Bites August 2024-Community Heroes Edition
La Mirada Kiwanis Club Members Honored as 2024 Women of the Year
La Mirada Kiwanis Club members Dr. Cathy Alvarez and Patty Miller were recognized recently for their valuable contributions to the community as 2024 Women of the Year award recipients.
Dr. Alvarez was honored by California Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco as a Woman of the Year for her years of service to the community.
Cathy is a retired educator and school counselor, who served in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District for many years. She is a member of La Mirada Kiwanis Club, Norwalk 605 Kiwanis, La Mirada Ebell, Norwalk-La Mirada PTA Council, the La Mirada Community Foundation and the Community Services Commission.
Cathy volunteers at elementary schools for Read Across America and at a local senior center where she entertains others with music, singing and creating crafts. (more)
Parents defend swimming coach amid abuse allegations
Two parents of young swimmers took the podium up at last week's La Mirada City Council meeting to defend U.S. Olympic artistic swimming coach Hiea-Yoon Kang, who was suspended from her coaching position at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center amid a reported investigation into allegations of abusive behavior against athletes.
Kang, who established and coached the world-renowned La Mirada Aquabelles, is the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, as first reported by the Orange County Register.
New Goodman Stadium Opens at La Mirada High School
Hundreds of students, staff, residents and local dignitaries celebrated at La Mirada High School this past Thursday evening at the grand opening ceremony of the new Goodman Stadium, marking the completion of the school's latest athletic facilities project.
The stadium, part of a larger project to upgrade the school's athletic space, includes a new synthetic track and turf fields for football and other sports events and satisfies all CIF requirements. It will have a seating capacity of 8,145. (more)
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