Artist to Demonstrate Oil Portrait Painting
La Mirada~The public is invited to attend a free oil portrait painting demonstration by local artist and teacher Veronica Kortz on September 13th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Arts Colony of La Mirada meeting, La Mirada Resource Center, 13710 La Mirada Blvd. Ms. Kortz will discuss the pros and cons of working from photos versus live models.
For more information, contact Madeline Thomas at (562) 941-4116 or Paula Newman at (714) 994-3535.
Years of Delay Give Way for Valley View Avenue-Railroad Project
La Mirada~The Cities of La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs will host an Open House on Tuesday, August 31, to provide an update on the Valley View Avenue Grade Separation project.
This project is a joint effort between the two cities and will involve the construction of an underpass at the intersection of Valley View Avenue and Stage Road. Upon completion of the project, traffic on Valley View will travel underneath the BNSF railroad tracks, thereby reducing traffic delays, noise and emissions from idling vehicles, and improving safety for rail passengers, motorists and pedestrians.
City staff and project personnel will be available to review the project status and construction schedule. The Open House will be held on Tuesday, August 31 at the La Mirada Activity Center. Business owners and tenants are requested to attend the event between 3 and 5 p.m., and residential owners and tenants are requested to attend between 6 and 8 p.m.
For more information about the open house, please contact the La Mirada Department of Public Works at (562) 902-2371 or email vvgsproject@gmail.com.
VIDEO: Fire Starts in La Mirada Backyard
La Mirada~A fire broke out in the backyard at 12803 Graff, in La Mirada yesterday afternoon. Firefighters from Station 49 in La Mirada responded and quickly doused the fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. Incorrect address is given in video.
See the raw video: http://youtu.be/qypsXXtSP9U
Guest Conductors to Make Their Rounds in La Mirada
La Mirada Symphony Association
Imagine the excitement and variety of a concert series featuring 4 talented guest conductors playing the music of your favorite composers - past and present!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Alan Mautner, Guest Conductor
“Music of the Masters”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:: Overture to Don Giovanni
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 77
Thi Nguyen, violin
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony #5, Op. 107 “Reformation”
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Clyde Mitchell, Guest Conductor
“Theme and Variations”
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Yin Yin Huang Acevedo, Piano
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
LAST NIGHT: FIRE NEAR WHITTIER HIGH SCHOOL; RAW VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE
Whittier~Fire near Whittier High School at 12224 Philadelphia St.; Plumbing & Industrial Supply Co. founded in Whittier in 1968.
RAW VIDEO: www.youtube.com/lamiradablog
Superintendent Explains La Mirada High School Reassignments
La Mirada~La Mirada High School's administration was replaced because of pressing needs elsewhere in the district, Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Ruth Perez said.
The team, headed by principal Don Jones, has been assigned to other schools in the district and replaced by a new team headed by former John Glenn High School vice-principal Bill Seals.
"With regards to [former principal Jones], we needed him in more challenging situations," superintendent Dr. Ruth Perez said, who noted that Jones has accepted a position outside the district in Chino. "The administration serves at the pleasure of the school board and the superintendent. Where we're needed in the district is where we plugged them in."
She noted that this year, the school district went into program improvement because it was not performing as part of No Child Left Behind. A school district is placed into program improvement if it does not make Adequate Yearly Progress for two consecutive years. As a result, she said the district needed the expertise of La Mirada High School's administration elsewhere.
While the school district comes to grips with its troubling performance, she said that La Mirada High does a lot better in academic performance in comparison to the other high schools. She credits strong teacher and parental involvement as a factor to its performance.
"[La Mirada] has extremely supportive parental involvement, a strong teaching staff and great leadership among its teachers as well," Perez said. "I expect La Mirada to continue to do well."
Still, she said the school always has room for improvement and she hopes that the new team led by Seals will continue to improve on its accomplishments.
"Bill Seals is an excellent fit for La Mirada High School and the team has a strong background in areas that will continue to move the school forward," she said. "I expect the new team to work with the community, establish trust with the teachers as well as the community and have a strong professional learning community to allow the work to continue."
Come and Celebrate La Mirada Living Past and Present This Saturday
La Mirada~The 1st annual La Mirada BlogFest, a reunion/gathering of La Mirada residents past and present, will take place this Saturday, August 14th at Regional Park, 11:30am-6:00pm.
Come and see the La Mirada band, "The Shakedown" perform beginning at 1:00.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own food, games, supplies, bbq's, etc. The event will be in the general area of the old La Mirada plunge site.
The vision for the future is to have an art/food/music festival every August to celebrate the legacy, heritage, and traditions of La Mirada.
Later in the evening, Neff High School will be holding it's 40th reunion at the Fullerton Marriott, and a picnic the next day at Neff Park, Sunday, Aug. 15th at 1:00pm.
VIDEO: Firefighters Make Quick Work of Dumpster Fire
EARLIER TODAY: Dumpster fire on border of Santa Fe Springs/La Mirada, adjacent to homes in La Mirada.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lamiradablog#p/a/u/0/t3LHziT75bU
First Parent Meeting With New Administration at La Mirada High
La Mirada~A parent meeting will take place Wednesday, August 11th, at La Mirada High School from 5:00-7:00 pm.
This will be the first opportunity for parents to meet the new principal, Bill Seals, and his staff, who will share their professional backgrounds and goals for the upcoming school year at La Mirada.
Signs on campus will direct you to the location of the meeting, not yet determined. More than likely it will be held in the MPR room or gymnasium.
After the initial introduction, the staff will split up into smaller groups so parents can introduce themselves to the new administration.
Scout Gives His Final Thoughts of Jamboree
La Mirada~After returning from the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree celebrating 100 years in the United States on August 4, I spent the next few days relaxing and looking back before I headed off to another week long camp. I can honestly say that the Jamboree was the best experience of my life so far. Exploring our nation’s capital was an extra added bonus. We were constantly moving and doing things at the time I don’t think I fully realized what was going on until now.
Everyday was a new adventure just waiting to be lived. I loved waking up to a new day, smelling the fresh air and making decisions on what I was going to do that day. The choices were endless with no shortage of things to do. Jamboree was one big playground of challenges for us. There were obstacle courses, archery, BMX bike racing, skeet shooting, fishing, swimming, rappelling, canoeing, over 100 merit badge booths and many more wondrous activities and exhibits that kept me and my fellow scouts busy. With the 45,000 scouts that were at the Jamboree, it was easy striking up a conversation with someone. Along with meeting scouts from across the country, I also ran into scouts from Japan, Puerto Rico, Russia and Africa. All of us coming together to celebrate scouting. 
Food itself was an adventure. For breakfast and dinner, we ate a wide variety of foods like pancakes, french toast, chicken jambalaya, chicken stir fry, beef stew, and many other varieties of food. Each of our troop’s four patrols cooked and did cleanup together. If it was something we didn’t like to eat, we could walk to the concession tents and get hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza or chicken strips. For lunch we had tickets to get box lunches out of trucks that were setup around the camp.
The Jamboree ran like a well oiled machine. Volunteers were always eager to help scouts reach their full potential. Not only were they willing to help, they even paid to work at the Jamboree and live in the same conditions as us. It would not have been the success that it was without their efforts. Along with the volunteers, the soldiers of Fort A.P. Hill also helped with security, traffic, supplies and merit badge booths.
The closing arena show was spectacular with guest stars like the bands Honor Society and Switchfoot. Even Mike Rowe, Eagle Scout and host of Discovery Channel's “Dirty Jobs” dropped by on a bulldozer to talk to us. I really enjoyed his message about how scouting changed his life and his take on the scout laws especially the one referring to how a scout is clean. “A scout is clean...but not afraid to get dirty.”
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