Community Foundation, City Council Honors Haugh, Jenkins Scholarship Winners
La Mirada~The La Mirada Community Foundation has awarded new scholarships to local high school students in a special ceremony at the La Mirada City Council meeting this week that honors community pioneers Bob Jenkins and Ray Haugh. This year, 19 applications were received for the...
Mayor, City Council Celebrate Mary Pearson’s 90th Birthday With Her
La Mirada~The La Mirada City Council honored longtime resident Mary Pearson for celebrating her 90th birthday with a special recognition at this week's meeting. Mayor Gabe Garcia highlighted many of Pearson's accomplishments and pointed out that she was born in Billings, Montana on May 15,...
La Mirada Resident Has Helped La Mirada Community Garden Grow
Bob Berklite and Jeanne Jenkins stand in front of entrance to La Mirada Garden See the Print Version in This Weeks Edition of the La Mirada Lamplighter! La Mirada~ For more than 20 years, every morning, one can find longtime La Mirada resident Bob...
Lady Matadores Draw Home Game
La Mirada~The La Mirada High School softball team are looking to take advantage of home cooking when they were lucky enough to get a home game for their next playoff contest. The Lady Mats advanced the CIF Division 2 playoffs after beating Beckman last week...
Matadore Boys Bow Out of CIF; Girls Play Thursday
UPDATE: The softball team beat Beckman, 7-0 Thursday to advance to the second round. They will play Los Altos Tuesday, May 22nd at La Mirada High beginning at 3:15 p.m. La Mirada~The La Mirada High baseball season came to an end this afternoon, losing to...
La Mirada Girls Claim Suburban Title
UPDATE: The team also won the regular season finale on Thursday May 10th vs. Cerritos at La Mirada, 5-4, again in extra innings, to finish the Suburban League campaign undefeated at 12-0. The Lady Mats finished 21-7 overall. They await their first round opponent in...
Citizen Task Force Reviews City Infrastructure Needs
La Mirada~Addressing La Mirada's aging infrastructure and the nearly $200-million needed to complete the improvements was discussed by the Citizen Task Force on City Finances and Operations at its third meeting on April 30. The City is currently facing the challenge of replacing many infrastructure...
La Mirada Relay for Life Raises Over $83,000
"One Day, One Night, One Community, One Fight." La Mirada~The annual La Mirada Relay for Life was a huge success with more than 900 participants raising over $83,000 to fight cancer and contribute money to research. Original goals set by event leaders was 400 participants...
New Housing Project Coming to La Mirada
Look for expanded version of this story in this weekend's La Mirada Lamplighter La Mirada~After sitting vacant for more than eight years, the La Mirada City Council is expected to approve this month, a 41-unit new housing project for the former Alondra Center, after the...
Fundraiser To Assist Families Experiencing Childhood Cancer
Whittier~Have your dinner at the From Maddi's Closet-KFC Fundraiser, which will be held Tuesday, April 24th between 4 and 9 p.m. at KFC, 16161 Leffingwell Road in Whittier (Leffingwell & First Ave). From Maddi's Closet will receive 20% of all Pre-Tax Sales when presented with...