La Mirada Presents Community Spotlight Award to Resident
La Mirada~Robert Esnayra and Marco Perez were doing their usual thing this past October 31st, playing racquetball, but the day ended in a fashion they never imagined-with Robert saving Marco's life.
The two often get together at the now closed La Mirada LA Fitness to play racquetball.
On this day, while they were playing, Robert watched in fear as his partner collapsed to the ground and fell unconscious. He noticed Marco was struggling to breath and also was gasping for air.
Robert immediately started performing CPR to his friend, applying compressions to his chest, and began to call for his friend to come out of it.
He acquired the knowledge of performing CPR at a police academy and other jobs he has worked at.
Marco was not responding. A worker at the gym brought Robert an Automatic External Defibrilator (AED) unit. "After I hooked up the device it indicated he had no pulse, so I followed the instructions on the machine and administered a shock," he said.
He continued with the compressions and about a minute and a half later, before another shock was needed, Marco miraculously regained consciousness.
Splash! Water Slides to Open This Saturday
La Mirada~Enjoy the California sun in February at Buccaneer Bay's large slides, which will be open this Saturday, February 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The cost is $4.95 for unlimited use, and includes Recreational Swim from noon to 5 p.m. in the 25-yard pool. The slides are open for anyone 48 inches and over.
For more information, call (562) 902-3191 or visit www.SplashLaMirada.com.
Matadores Girls Basketball Has Its Eye on Playoffs
Recent News in La Mirada High Sports
Girls Soccer won at Mayfair, their perennial nemesis, by a score of 3-1 this past Monday for the second year in a row. The win puts the Matadores in position to win their second consecutive Suburban League crown.
Ileen Mejia scored two goals as the Mats (14-6-3, 7-1-0) begin looking towards the CIF playoffs.
In boys basketball, the Matadores (14-10, 5-3) lost to archrival Mayfair 67-50, however the playoff-bound Mats put up a fight against a Monsoon (18-5, 9-0) squad that is very tough.
In girls basketball, this past Friday night against Artesia, the Lady Mats were down by nine with 3 minutes left in the game. With: 15 left in the game they hit a three-pointer to send the game to OT, however they ended up bowing, 51-47.
This past Monday night, The Lady Matadores were down by only two at the half, 24-22, on the road against the Mayfair Monsoons, but ended up losing 55-46.
Alyssa Acuna led the Mats with 17 points.
The Mats (11-9, 4-3) are looking to make the playoffs for the first time under second year coach Nicole Hyde. There could be a showdown with Cerritos on February 10th for the final playoff spot, but a lot remains to be seen.
Museum Exhibit Honors Early Local Artist Through March
La Habra~Visit the La Habra Historical Museum, 215 E. La Habra Blvd, La Habra and learn about Betty Lou Nichols , the local artist who operated her ceramics business in La Habra from 1945-1962.
She is associated mostly with the popular head vases of the late 1940s and 1950s, yet Nichols also made a variety of figurines and paintings as well.
The exhibit, The Life and Art of Betty Lou Nichols, opens January 7 and runs through March 31, 2012.
There is no charge for admission. The museum is open on Saturday from 12-4 p.m.
Rotary Club of La Mirada Donates First iPad to Autism Class at Benton Middle School
La Mirada~In keeping with the Rotary’s more than 100 years history of community service and forward thinking leadership throughout the world, the Rotary Club of La Mirada is helping special needs children in La Mirada with a game changing device for dealing with Autism - the iPad.
The iPad has been demonstrated to be a very effective tool for dealing with all children with special needs. In particular, the iPad has proven results with Autistic children around the world. The dramatic benefits of the iPad can be seen most easily with non-verbal Autistic children due to the iPad’s intuitive nature, easy manual manipulation and overall ease of use.
Dr. Lance Williams, Medical Director of the Finding Autism Cures & Treatment Center, said. “Thanks to the incredible generosity and leadership of the Rotary Club of La Mirada the children
at Benton are getting an invaluable tool that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to at this point in time.”
The earlier an Autistic child receives intervention and therapeutic services, the better their long term outcomes become. Christine Young, the Special Education teacher at Benton who will be working with Dr. Williams to implement and take full advantage of all the iPad has to offer the severely Autistic students said “I have been wanting to use the iPad in my classroom, but couldn’t afford one yet. This life changing gift from the La Mirada Rotary will make a world of difference to my special needs kids. My heart is truly overflowing with joy."
Members of Rotary International have a long history of making great impacts in their local communities in the over 200 countries around the world, most recently having tremendous impacts globally on eliminating Polio and improving water quality in many nations.
The Rotary Club of La Mirada invites other organizations and individuals in the community to help bring this type of cutting edge technology to the neediest children in the community. Those interested in helping to provide additional i-Pads for special needs students at Benton Middle School should contact Thomas Polley at 714-994-4299.
Pictured are (l to r) Thomas Polley, Walt Jenkins, Mark Troutten, Special Education Teacher Christine Young, and Pastor Steve DeRuse.
La Mirada, and Its News, Has Always Been a Part of Her Life
Morgan Hurley, Daughter of La Mirada Lamplighter Managing Editor Dick Hurley, Remembers Early La Mirada and Welcomes the New Lamplighter. Look for this story in this weekends edition of the new Lamlighter.
When I first heard that the La Mirada Lamplighter might be stepping back into the spotlight in my beloved home town, I wasn't quite sure how I felt about that.
After all, I was born right around the time my father, Richard (Dick) Hurley really began to come into his own with the original Lamplighter newspaper.
My older brother Jet was a few years older but away each week at school in Riverside, so until my sister Palmer and brother Blaze were born five and six years later, consecutively, the Lamplighter was my only sibling.
I say sibling because even though it was my dad's profession, my household lived and breathed that newspaper and it was an intimate part of my own childhood and life from my earliest days.
As a youngster, I proudly greeted every adult I ever met with, "do you know that little green newspaper, the Lamplighter? That's my daddy's paper."
I reveled in my dad's profession, accompanying him to the office while he worked, first in the stationery store down from Thrifty's in the Mall and then in an office in Ed Spitalnick's Realty office on Adelfa.
I can still smell the ink from the typing tape on his old fashioned Remington Rand typewriter, and the loud hum of his IBM Selectric in his later years.
Dad often brought me along when he had to do a photo shoot at public events, where he always held his Yashica Mat twin lens camera arms-length high above his 5'6" frame, eyes looking up into the viewfinder, to get the best angle and shot over the crowd.
I was one of the first (if not the first) news-girls in town in 1975. I got up at 4 am every Thursday and 6 am every Saturday to stuff, fold, rubber-band and deliver up to 50 papers on my bicycle, to my neighborhood route , sandwiched between La Mirada Blvd and the Biola Creek.
Splash! to Host Major Swimming Competitions in February
La Mirada~Come out and see some outstanding talent take to the pool in the next few weeks as Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center will be the site of a number of top aquatic competitions.
First off, the 2012 Younger Junior Olympic Championships will be held February 3rd-5th. This Championship meet will feature some of the fastest 12 and under swimmers in Southern California and Nevada.
These swimmers will make a splash in La Mirada's state of the art swimming facility with dreams of the 2016 Olympics and beyond. Prelims will start at 9 a.m. each day, with finals being held in the early afternoon, admission is free.
Biola Competes in PCSD Championships
The Pacific Collegiate Swimming and Diving Championships will take to the water and the boards February 8th-11th, featuring teams from all divisions of the NCAA and the NAIA including La Mirada's own Biola University.
The exciting collegiate competition will include both swimming and diving. Prelims will begin around 9 a.m. each day and finals will start around 3 p.m. Admission is $10 for each session or an all session pass can be purchased at the gate for $50.
On Sunday, February 12 Splash! will switch gears from swimming to water polo to host one of the largest and most prestigious age-group water polo tournaments anywhere, when Winterfest '12 takes to the pool.
For more information on these or other competitions, visit the Splash! web site at Splashlamirada.com or contact Splash! at (562) 902-3191
CRIME REPORT: Ratliffe, Granada, and Woodbay Hit by Burglaries
The following is the crime report for La Mirada January 23-29, 2012:
Aggravated Assault
Two assaults were reported last week. An assault was reported near Ratliffe Dr. and Woodridge Ave. A suspect was taken into custody. An assault reported on the 14000 block of Mansa Dr also resulted in a suspect being arrested.
Residential Burglary.
A burglary occurred on the 14900 block of Woodbay Dr. Jewelry was taken from the location. A burglary was reported on the 15000 block of Granada Ave. An arrest was made later the same day in connection with the incident. An attempted burglary was reported on the 14100 block of Ratliffe St.
Other Structure Burglary
An attempted burglary was reported on the 16700 block of Valley View Ave. Several office doors were pried at the location. A burglary to a garage occurred on the 15400 Lofthill Dr. Responding deputies arrested a suspect for the incident.
Vehicle Burglary
Three vehicle burglaries were reported last week. A burglary was reported on the 14000 block of Foster Rd. A purse was stolen from the vehicle. An incident was reported on the 13100 block of Sunnybrook Ln. A subwoofer and various other items were taken. A burglary was reported in a shopping center parking lot on the 15200 block of Rosecrans Ave. The vehicle's stereo and other items were taken.
Grand Theft
A theft of a vehicle's catalytic converter was reported on the 14700 block of Costa Mesa Dr. An incident was reported on the 15200 block of Desman Rd. A theft was reported on the 12700 block of First St. A guitar and amplifier which was left curbside was stolen.
Grand Theft Vehicle
Two vehicle thefts were reported last week. A forklift was reported stolen from the 15800 block of Imperial Hwy. An older model Acura was stolen from the 15800 block of Alicante Rd. The vehicle was recovered later the same day on the 12900 block of Edwards Rd.
A Message From New Lamplighter Publisher
After 24 years , the Newspaper That Evolved With the City, is Coming Back
Dear La Mirada residents:
Welcome to your new-only in age-La Mirada Lamplighter.
As President, Publisher and Owner of Hews Media Group, we are very excited about the Lamplighter and hope to carry on the tradition that Dick Hurley started years ago. We have recruited local resident Tony Aiello as Associate Editor, and he will have a few other writers covering La Mirada. The paper will feature (in the beginning) La Mirada stories on the front page and two to four center pages, with a mix of community news (including La Mirada) from other cities that we cover-cities that are neighbors to La Mirada. News coverage will include City Council/Planning Commission meetings, local events, school news, club news, feature columns, sports, and we will have an Opinion page where residents are encouraged to discuss and debate local issues.
Here is a quick rundown on of the HMG personnel:
Most of us were born with ink in our veins. I am part of a third generation newspaper family and have been in the community newspaper industry for over 30 years.
My grandfather started Wave Newspapers in Los Angeles which grew to the largest community newspaper in the nation during the 1990's, having 280,000 circulation, over 840,000 readers each week.
I purchased Los Cerritos Community Newspaper in 2002 which now publishes 40,000 papers per week, 120,000 readers, and is home delivered to seven cities: Cerritos, Artesia, Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens, Pico Rivera, La Palma, and Norwalk.
REVIEW: “The 39 Steps” at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
La Mirada~"The 39 Steps" is a pure mixture of imagination and creativity, bringing the audience into a realm of fantasy where over one hundred and fifty characters are played by a cast of only four.
It is a constant rollercoaster ride full of twists and turns- incorporating laugh out loud comedy, a thrilling adventure of suspense, and even a dash of romance.
Patrick Barlow creates a masterpiece, based off of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film of the same name. The play features spies, mysteries and thrills strewn together in an adaptation perfect for any age.
The plot is a gem- but it doesn't stop at that! The cast is an absolute delight and the scene changes are executed flawlessly; from trains, planes, to automobiles!
Cast member Dana Green steals the start of the show with her charm and perfect accent playing the character Annabella Schmit, and continues to wear many hats throughout the show. Fellow actor, Andrew Borba, is convincing playing the witty and comical, Richard Hannay.
The La Mirada Theatre pulls off a great show and it's no surprise that 39 Steps has already won two Tony Awards. This is a show that you won't want to miss!
The 39 Steps runs through February 12th. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at www.lamiradatheatre.com or by calling the box office at (562) 944-9801
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