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By Andrew PerryBy Andrew Perry

Norwalk Mayor Cheri Kelley is eis encouraging residents to visit a new statue and plaque located a new statue and plaque located on Funston and Rosecrans. on Funston and Rosecrans. There is an existing plaque at There is an existing plaque at the location dedicated to Nell the location dedicated to Nell Donavan, the editor of one of Donavan, the editor of one of th oldest newspapers in th oldest newspapers in the nation; the Norwalk the nation; the Norwalk Call.Call.

The new sculp-ture features a ture features a 1950s era newsboy newsboy with a with a newspaper newspaper headline headline

announcing announcing Norwalk’s in-Norwalk’s in-corporation in corporation in 1957. “We wanted wanted to have to have this this statue statue unveiled during our 50th An-unveiled during our 50th An-

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Hawaiian Gardens to Build New Veterans Center at City Library

The Preferred Concept Plan for the design of a Veterans Memorial Plaza was discussed at Dec. 8 The Preferred Concept Plan for the design of a Veterans Memorial Plaza was discussed at Dec. 8 Hawaiian Gardens City Council meeting.Hawaiian Gardens City Council meeting.

Residents say goodbye to Residents say goodbye to councilmembers Heckerman and councilmembers Heckerman and Schultze, welcome Bruce and Schultze, welcome Bruce and Rodriguez.Rodriguez.

By Larry CaballeroBy Larry Caballero

When many Hawaiian Gar-dens residents attended the Dec. 8 dens residents attended the Dec. 8 city council meeting to say good-city council meeting to say good-bye to outgoing members John bye to outgoing members John Heckerman and Betty Schultze, other residents were present to welcome newly elected members Barry Bruce and Reynaldo Rodri-guez.

By Larry Caballero

A recommendation that the La Palma City Council and the Traffic Safety Committee conduct an open discussion on traffic calming issues and pro-vide direction on the establish-ment of a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program was on the Nov. 10 agenda at a Special Joint Meeting where La Palma Police Chief Ed Ethell and Pub-lic Works Director Jeff Moneda showed a PowerPoint presenta-

Heckerman acknowledged that it was a night of change, and Mayor Pro-Tem Victor Farfan thanked Heckerman “for guiding me and encouraging me to get in-volved in the city.”

Heckerman was a long-time resident who served eight years on the council when the city was going through transition. Mayor Mike Gomez also thanked Heck-erman and Betty Schultze who came on council in 1998 “when the city needed change. The city was bankrupt, and employ-ees were being laid off, but she worked for the betterment of the

city. She was responsible for ini-tiating many programs, building a reserve fund and the opening of the library and safety center.”

Bruce thanked all of his friends and residents “who were amazingly supportive. It is an honor and privilege to serve, and it was time for changes on coun-cil.” The 27-year resident re-minded his supporters that “you are also participants—this is your city.”

Rodriguez said, “This is the first time I’ve seen this communi-ty come together. My doors will

niversary, but we were unfortu-niversary, but we were unfortu-nately unable to do that,” said nately unable to do that,” said Kelley.

Donavan Donavan was promi-was promi-nent in the nent in the

community community for supporting for supporting

youth, veter-youth, veter-ans, and senior ans, and senior citizens. She be-citizens. She be-

came the pub-came the pub-lisher of the lisher of the

Norwalk Norwalk Call, fol-Call, fol-lowing her lowing her husband husband Charles. Charles. The The sculpture sculpture

was done by Eric was done by Eric Thorsen Art Studio.Thorsen Art Studio.

Funding for the Funding for the project came from project came from the Art in Public the Art in Public Places Fund, which Places Fund, which does not affect the does not affect the City’s General Fund. City’s General Fund.

The estimated cost The estimated cost was about $60,000, was about $60,000, according to a staff according to a staff report dated Jan. 6, report dated Jan. 6, 2009. An additional 2009. An additional cost of $25,000 was for cost of $25,000 was for lighting, landscaping, lighting, landscaping, and irrigation.

By Larry Caballero

It is not surprising to recog-nize seniors who have done well academi-cally, but what about those who have shown academic potential and have given back to their school and community? The Cer-ritos Korean American Association (CKAA) and Cerritos Korean Women’s

Club (CKWC) have been recog-nizing these students for the last five years at their annual awards

banquets.This

year, the Fifth Annual Friendly Scholar-ship Awards Banquet was held Dec. 7 at Cerritos Park East to honor and award 19 students and one outstanding

teacher for their volunteer work

Local Students Recognized for Academic Potential

Parents Ron and Sharon Brown are proud of their son Raymond Brown who is an award recipient.

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tion during the Traffic Calming Study Session.

The goal of Traffic Calming is to slow traffic, and in some cases, discourage drivers from using certain roads at certain times.

The presentation included the following:

•Overview of residential speeding.

•Update of Project Safe Streets

•Discussion of Traffic Calming issues, concerns, and

La Palma Traffic Safety Issues Discussed at Special Joint Meeting

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measures.•Overview of Neighborhood

Traffic Management Plan.•Answering questions and

receiving public input.•Receive Council direction

for further actions.In Oct. 2005, Council con-

ducted a Traffic Calming Study session and gave direction to staff to:

•Apply concentrated traffic enforcement measures.

•Make recommendations for

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New and Re-Elected Board Members Installed at Cerritos College Meeting

The Artesia Cerritos Woman's Club and City Councilman Jim Edwards.Board officers for the coming year will be President Bob Hughlett, Vice-President Tom Jackson, and Secretary Bob Arthur.

By Larry Caballero

At its Dec. 9 Board of Trustees meet-ing, outgoing member Carmen Avalos was recognized for her years of service before the installation of re-elected board mem-bers Bob Epple and Bob Hughlett and newly elected member Shin Liu.

Cerritos College President Linda Lacy

officially gave the oath of office to them.Board President Epple thanked Avalos

for her deep roots and active participation in the community. “You served the stu-dents and this Board very well.”

Avalos praised the members and con-gratulated Liu. “I will miss being here and representing my community. I believe in what I’m doing, and I will always be just a phone call away. I‘m one of you.”

During the Organizational Meeting, an election for new Board Officers was held. The new officers for the coming year will be Board President Bob Hughlett, Vice-President Tom Jackson, and Board Secre-tary Bob Arthur.

Cerritos College President Linda Lacy gives oath of office to Board members Bob Hughlett, Bob Epple and Shin Liu.


OPINIONS AND LETTERSProposed Steve Luther Elementary School ClosureThe Cypress School Board will make a final decision on January 12.

Dear Honorable Members of the Board of Trustees:

In spite of all the emotional appeals, it

really is NOT the teachers, staff, students, or parents who are unique to any of these schools; people are mobile and will go wherever the schools are. Clearly all four schools have dedicated teachers and staff, as well as students and parents who will be upset if their school is chosen for closure. The key issue to consider as you make this very important decision is: What about a particular school’s LOCATION makes it either a good candidate for closure or a school that should stay open?

In the case of Steve Luther, its location is a critical asset for the Cypress School District:

1. Steve Luther brings in inter-district transfers from the ABC School District because of its location.

2. Steve Luther brings in significant supplemental income for the District from the City of La Palma because of its loca-tion.

3. Steve Luther has an attendance area that does not significantly overlap any oth-er schools' attendance areas and serves a population otherwise not properly served by the District because of its location.

4. Steve Luther’s population includes many La Palma residents who will leave the District if their “home” school be-comes Clara King; they can afford private schools and may also wield sufficient lo-cal political pressure to open up transfers to Los Coyotes; this unique exodus from the District due to Luther’s closure is because of its location.

None of the other three schools being considered for closure has this irreplace-able set of contributions to the District that exist solely because of its physical location. Do not make the mistake of closing your greatest asset.

Jane FreijCypress

A Race to the Top or a Rush to JudgementA real look at California’s state of education.

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By Assemblymember Tony Mendoza

President Kennedy once said, “A child miseducated is a child lost.” I believe that we all can agree with that statement. As a former elementary school teacher, I am well aware of the efforts taken by educators and administrators to teach students, even when faced with over-crowding, lack of funding and shrinking parental involvement.

The current debate over the federal program, known as Race To The Top, is up for vote by the state legislature next week. The program would allocate a one-time grant of between $300 to $700 million dollars in exchange for a proposal by California to redevelop its educa-tion system’s infrastructure. There is no guarantee, however, our state will receive a dime and will be forced to redesign its public education system with no new money and with untested models.

The problem with the Race To The Top program is in its measurements and

guidelines that fail to consider a myriad of social, economic and geographic issues. California is much more vast and complex than other states in the nation with varied challenges in every part of the state.

California’s student population in-creased by 52% from 4 million to nearly 6.2 million between 1980 and 2008 - the equivalent to some state’s entire popula-tion. California’s classrooms are second to last in teacher-to-student ratios in the nation and our teachers are working twice as many hours as instructors in Japan with about $15,000 less funding per classroom than in other states.

The challenge is how to set a stan-dard that is fair and equitable and notes the varying degree of issues each school district faces including special educa-tion, number of English learners, ethnic diversity and availability of teachers in a given area.

California’s student diversity has sig-nificantly changed over the years with an increase in Latino, African American and Asian American enrollment, surpassing that of white students. For many of these students English is a second language. Special needs students have also seen an increase in enrollment status up 88% since 1980.

California’s teachers have managed to close the achievement gap among Latino and African American students and their white counterparts, increased algebra pro-ficiency across the board and maintained high school exit exam pass rates at 96% in both English and math since 2003.

Our teacher’s have maintained their focus and passion on student improvement - no matter what the situation.

The approach to improving our system is not, and should not, begin by chasing non-guaranteed funding that requires launching new bureaucratic programs. Former federal programs like No Child Left Behind placed additional burdens on school districts and offered no new resources while creating greater demands.

The issue of comparing public educa-tion achievements to those of charter schools must also be addressed. The fact remains that the rules and standards that apply to public education do not apply to charter schools.

One proposal submitted by Assem-blywoman and Chair of the Assembly’s Education Committee, Julia Brownley, would create a level playing field where a charter school’s performance levels and student achievements are inline with state standards. The bill, ABX5-8, is headed in the right direction and has the support of educators and the PTA throughout the state.

We all must consider education as our state’s saving grace; the one area where investment will reap future successes benefiting society by bringing families out of poverty and into the middle class, helping to develop new economies and creating advantages in every sector of the global market.

Race To The Top, is clearly an attempt to improve education and we should continually strive to self improve, develop and implement new ideas that work. Where it fails is in its one-size fits all approach with little benefit or no financial gain.

The ideas are nothing new or ex-traordinary, just a movement for states to improve. Clearly California has come a long way without prompting by the fed-eral government. If we all can agree that a miseducated child is a lost child, perhaps we can agree that misguided policy makes for a lost cause.

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It surely must be the Christmas season when the Cerritos Center for the Perform-ing Arts stages the wonderful “Merry-Achi Christmas” and sets out the lobby cards for the “Colors of Christmas” that mark another year of Yule merriment in these parts. Bad economy or no the hall was crowded and the spirits were high along with the nativity presented as melodrama and lots of color, song and passion. Curtain raisers for this year’s adoration are the fantastico Mariachi Sol De Mexico de Jose Hernandez along with my favorite ladies of song: Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles along with the Pacifico Dance Company. “Merry-Achi Christmas” is a beautiful regalo of song and dance that seems to get more and more grand as the years pass, this being a double digit anniversary of the groups taking the entire hall to Mexico at Christ-mas time. If you love things Mexican

including the food, the dance, the ladies and the music as I do this is indeed a treat worth sampling each and every year.

While the show mixes mariachi with Feliz Navidad the joy is magnified by the large orchestras on stage blasting trum-pets, briskly strumming guitars, stroking the violins or singing with heads thrown back. They passionately tell the stories of the season from Jesus and Mary to the glory of states of Mexico. This is not some hipster Christmas with hidden meanings but a fully expressed, emotional look at the holiday with plenty of corn included. There is, of course, an empha-sis on the music of the seat of Mariachi music: Jalisco where Senor Hernandez hails from but there is more homage paid too to Veracruz and “El Jarape Tapatio” where the dancers tripped the light fan-tastic. There was the song “Jalisco” with the trademark soaring vocals and other favorites from that region in Guadala-jara. These were sandwiched around the superb performance by the marvelous all-women mariachi group La Reyna de los Angeles who flawlessly performed Mexican favorites like “Noche Buena,” “Que Bonito Es Chihuahua,” “Solo Tuyo” along with the surprisingly crowd pleasing “Crazy” in the style of Patsy Cline and a rip-snorting “Orange Blossom Special.”

Lest we forget the season, the show was dotted with the traditional tunes includ-ing “Ave Maria,” “Jingle Bells,” “Silver Bells,” a towering “O Holy Night,” “Little Drummer Boy” and the finale of “Feliz Navidad.” Yet Merry-Achi is about more than the holidays judging by the large crowd hungry for their favorite tunes from the Mother country.

“Sol De Mexico” returned to the stage for the final gallop and stayed mostly in a Mexican anthem mode that saw stirring

renditions of their theme song, a nice “La Bamba” and the hugely popular “Viva Mexico” and “Volver” that had audience participation from stem to stern.

There was also a patriotic bow to the U.S. with a medley of flag wavers highlighted by a large scale “God Bless America.” The grand finale found the stage crowded with all of the performers in dazzling colors singing their heart out while smiling smiles that reached from here to Old Mexico.

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Norwalk Ousted in Semifinals AgainSecond half mistakes prove to be too hard to overcome.

By Loren Kopff

The much anticipated Norwalk v. La Mirada rematch on the gridiron will not happen, at least not until the 2010 season. The Lancers, who led Garden Grove by 10 points with 17 minutes left in a California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Sec-tion Southern Division semifinal game last Saturday night, were hit with critical pen-alties and even a more critical turnover in the second half as the Argonauts rallied for a 35-23 victory.

The stunned capacity-filled crowd on the Norwalk side of Excelsior stadium saw its team end a remarkable season at 11-2 with both losses coming at home. Norwalk still felt it was in good shape, outgaining the top ranked and undefeated team in the division 414-326 but the Lancers were flagged 15 times for 134 yards, the majority coming in the form of holding calls. Also, Garden Grove’s Jesse Lozano returned a fumble 63 yards with 47 seconds left in the third quarter to put the visitors in front for good at 21-17.

“It was a tough game,” said Norwalk head coach Jesse Ceniceros. “We made a lot of mistakes again; it must be that semi-final jinx for us. Penalties killed us; every time we got something positive going…there’s no way you can win a game with that many penalties.”

Last season, an undefeated Laguna Hills team blasted Norwalk 42-8 in the semifinals and went on to win a CIF cham-pionship against another Suburban League foe, Mayfair.

After forcing Garden Grove to punt early in the game, Norwalk picked up two first downs in its first three plays and had the ball at Garden Grove’s 39-yard line. But two holding penalties on the drive halt-ed the Lancers at the 17-yard line where they had to settle for a 34-yard field goal from senior Manuel Corona with 4:16 left in the stanza.

The defenses would hold serve throughout the majority of the first half but following another holding penalty midway through the second quarter, senior quarter-back Dominique Diaz was intercepted for just the second time in 2009. The turnover would lead to a one-yard sneak from Sean Young, who had entered the game leading the Argonauts with 1,326 yards passing, 1,199 yards rushing and a combined 31 touchdowns. When Norwalk got the ball again, it had reached the Garden Grove 39-yard line before Diaz was picked off again.

By halftime, Norwalk’s defense had held Young to 100 yards passing on four completions and another 16 yards on the ground. Meanwhile, the Lancers were do-ing what they do very well-run. Junior run-ning back Elijhaa Penny had racked up 71 yards on 11 carries and the combination of

senior fullback Davion Edwards and junior running back Billy Moore had another 79 yards on 16 touches. Norwalk’s halftime deficit marked only the second time all sea-son that it had trailed at halftime. The other time came on Nov. 6 when Artesia held a 26-24 advantage on Norwalk’s homecom-ing game.

Norwalk got the ball to begin the sec-ond half and on the fifth play, Penny went around the left side, bouncing off tackles and scoring from 27 yards out. But the play was called back because of another hold-ing infraction. Still, Penny found the end zone four plays later and the Lancers were up 10-7. After a three and out, Penny rum-bled down the left sideline for a 70-yard score and Norwalk was beginning to get its groove back.

But on the ensuing Argonauts posses-sion, Norwalk was hit with a pair of un-sportsmanlike penalties and a pass interfer-ence call which led to Young scoring from three yards out. Then the dagger that broke the hearts of the Norwalk faithful came early in the fourth quarter when Norwalk was forced to punt after gaining five yards plus being called for an illegal chop block and delay penalties. Garden Grove took advantage and went 80 yards with the fi-nal 46 coming from Joshua Sepulveda who made it a 28-17 affair. After another punt, Sepulveda iced the game with a 50-yard score with 4:18 left to play.

“They’re a good football team and you can’t take anything away from them,” Ce-niceros said. “They kept on fighting and they didn’t quit. That’s what we previously told our kids. Unfortunately they had that tragedy in the first game of the season and they had a cause. I told the kids to expect it.”

Diaz responded by scoring on a two-yard run after completing three straight passes. He finished with 51 yards passing while Penny racked up 233 yards on 27 carries. Senior linebacker Ryan Martinez had five tackles to lead the defense. The Lancers, who spent seven weeks as the division’s top ranked team, more than any other team in the division, figure to be just as strong, if not stronger for next season. Penny, who gained 1,572 yards and Moore, who added another 1,163 will be back as well as a lot of talent from a junior varsity team which went 7-3. In addition, the ma-jority of the offensive line returns.

“It was a great season,” Ceniceros said. “When we lost to Laguna Hills, which was a little bit more embarrassing for us, we came out right away and we set goals [for this season]. Everything was working well. Believe it or not, we’re very young and I think we’re at a point where this should be a yearly occurrence for us. Now we just need to take it to the next step.”

Cerritos Sheriff ’s StationCrime SummaryNov 30 to Dec 6

There were 34 Part I felony crimes investigated by Cerritos Sheriff’s Station

personnel last week, up from twenty-four the previous week. Residential, com-mercial, and vehicle burglaries increased, robberies remained the same, and vehicle thefts were lower. Calls for service were also higher as 289 were handled by patrol deputies compared to 275 the week before. The 2009 weekly average in calls for ser-vice is now 323.

GREAT NEWS! For the second con-secutive week there were no robberies re-ported to Cerritos Sheriff’s Station.

Residential burglary cases increased from two to six last week. Open or un-locked doors and windows were the cause of four of the crimes. One window was pried open and the other was shattered. Laptop computers, cash, jewelry, and cell phones were taken. The 2009 weekly av-erage in residential burglaries remains at 2.4.

Good neighbors look out for one an-other. If you see anything suspicious, don’t hesitate to call the Cerritos Sheriff’s Sta-tion at once. There was one commercial burglary investigated last week when a pried door at a school resulted in the theft of numerous laptop computers. There were no incidents recorded the previous week. The 2009 weekly average in this crime cat-egory is now 1.5.

Vehicle burglaries increased from four to sixteen last week. This major jump was due to eight of these crimes that were com-mitted near 166th Street and Carmenita Road at approximately 5:00 a.m. on Thurs-day December 3. Deputies arrested five suspects and linked them to another string of burglaries in the Lakewood area. All of the property taken in these crimes was re-covered and returned to the victims. High-volume commercial parking lots were in-volved in thirteen of the sixteen burglaries last week. Seven were from SUVs. Seven targeted GPS units and stereo items were stolen in two. Other property reported stolen included cash, a handgun, a fire ex-tinguisher, a briefcase, laptop computers, wallets, and cell phones. The 2009 weekly average in vehicle burglaries is at 7.5.

There were two vehicle theft cases last week. Four were logged the week before. High-volume commercial parking lots were involved in both cases last week. An SUV and a Jaguar were taken. The 2009 weekly average in vehicle thefts remains at 4.5.

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In his first battle, Tarawa, Dutch’s boat was knocked out 300 yards from shore. Later, Dutch saw action on Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa, Heya Shima, and Aguni Shima. At the start of the Korean Conflict, Dutch sailed with the 1st Marine Brigade and took part in action at the Posen Perimeter, landing at Inchon, the assault of Seoul, working as a frogman in re-capture of the Woman landing.

On returning home, Dutch was as-signed duties as Senior Instructor at the Demolition School, Camp Jejune, N.C. In 1954 he became the NCO in charge of Marine Security Guard Detachments at the U.S. Consular Offices for Germany. He traveled extensively throughout Viet-nam during the action. Dutch received many medals during his service, among them the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V.” Later, Dutch and his family moved to California and he went to work for McDonnell Douglas.

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perception that residential streets are unsafe makes this a real issue even if statistics may indicate otherwise since they do not account for near-misses. Also, call records do not account for all the times residents thought about calling but did not. Another consideration was that strong resistance to drastic traffic calming measures can be expected.

Nevertheless, there were fewer ac-cident reports, residential collisions and traffic complaints from Jan. 2007 to Sept. 2009 than there were from Jan. 2003 to Sept. 2006. The improvement is due to the four E’s of Traffic Management—Education, Enforcement, Engineering and Enhancements.

Safety education programs include efforts to make the public more aware of their own driving behavior and the impact it has on others, while enforcement includes the presence of police officers to monitor speeds and issue citations as an attempt to reduce speeds on streets.

By altering the design of the road, in-troducing obstacles, and otherwise making the path a little more difficult for vehicles, motorists will be forced to drive more slowly and carefully. These steps will force compliance by design but may also change the traffic flow, divert the problem to another area and be expensive.

Over the past four years, radar speed feedback signs have been installed at Luther Elementary School, school cross-ing guards have been hired and a traffic signal has been added. Articles were also produced in the SOURCE monthly newsletter, Kennedy High was presented a “Seat Belt Challenge” and DUI Aware-ness Programs, and a “Click It Or Ticket” campaign was coordinated.

Traffic statistics show that citations are up 29% in the last four years and col-lisions have been reduced by 7% while violent, property and overall crime in La Palma has been drastically reduced. The staff’s recommendation is to continue the Project Safe Streets Program while look-ing for new ideas and strategies to combat speeding and aggressive driving on resi-dential streets through education and en-forcement. Engineering alternatives to be considered include more stop, speed limit and turn signs, as well as striping which is used to create narrow lanes. Speed humps and traffic circles were also discussed. Each option has positive and negative consequences. Drawbacks include police, fire and ambulance response times may be slowed; some designs may bring pedes-trians, parked vehicles and bicyclists in closer proximity to moving cars that may increase safety risks; and slower vehicle traffic could create traffic backups.

Recommendations from staff included a future discussion of the process to be used to determine traffic calming needs that include ensuring the willingness of the neighborhood, the right engineering solution to the problem and consistency.

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Norwalk Resident Celebrates 90th BirthdayBy Helen M. Brown

The Sproul Recep-tion Center, affectionately referred to ‘The Barn’ by most of the City’s long-time residents, was brightly lit and rang with laughter as many of George Bottema’s family and friends gathered to celebrate his 90th birthday and wish him good cheer. It was a light-hearted joy-ous occasion.

George began life November 7, 1919 in what was then know as Clear-water, then later Hynes, Ca. Today we know it as Paramount. The Bottema lived on New York Ave. that was later named Downey Ave. His parents, Jeje (Jennie) and Jan (John), emi-grated from Holland and made their home on a rented dairy farm there. In 1926 the family purchased 10 acres of land on Central St. in Norwalk for their own dairy farm. Today, we know that street as Alondra Blvd. The farm was between Carmentia & Shoemaker and known as the Bottema Cash & Carry Dairy.

George was one of four children, Win-nie, Kathryn, and John. Winnie passed away in 1975 and Kathryn in 2007. His brother John now lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife, Gladys and was present at the party. Kathryn was married to Bill Shearer, another of Norwalk’s long-time residents and George’s best friend. He was

also at the party and took a leading part in entertaining the crowd.

George attended Carmentia School from Kindergarten thru grade 2. He then went to Norwalk Grammar School grades 3 thru 8. Norwalk Grammar was the old Nettie Waite School on Funston which is now, Chavez Elementary School. At the time George went there, Nettie Waite was still a teacher. He then continued his educa-tion at Excelsior and is today an alumna of that

famous landmark and is on the planning committee of the Excelsior reunions. He has also been a Cerritos College Booster member for over 50 years.

In August of 1948, George and Jody, who had been dating for two years, took off for Las Vegas and were married in a small wedding chapel. They had four children; Larry, then Lynne, and a set of twin, Dale and Gayle. They were married fifty eight years. Currently, Dale lives

with his wife, Melanie, in Glendale and Gayle continues to live in Norwalk close to her Dad. There are numerous grandchil-dren, too many too mentioned here but all remarkable and well loved for their own unique selves.

George began milking cows after school hours when still in high school and continued full time after his father’s death in 1946. In 1960 they sold the dairy prop-erty and purchased a custom built home on Jersey Ave. where George continues to live today. They also bought his mother a new custom built home on Grayland.

George has been an active member of the Norwalk community for many years. He is currently a docent at Hargitt House and has served as a Historical Heritage Commissioner for 15 years. He also be-longs to the Norwalk Community Coor-dinating Council. Best wishes, George. Be happy and God bless… from all your many friends.

Tree Project. Be an Angel and help bring a smile to

a child’s face this holiday season. Your help is needed now more than ever. The Norwalk Angel Tree Project is seeking toy and monetary donations for children in the Norwalk community. Your donation will help a child enjoy a special holiday celebration. For more information, call the Norwalk Social Services Center at (562) 929-5544.

Mendoza Congratulates Assemblymember John Perez as Speaker-Elect

Members of the California State As-sembly have selected John Perez (D-45) as the new Speaker-Elect of the Assembly to succeed outgoing Speaker Karen Bass. The transition of power between Bass and Perez is expected to occur within the next few weeks.

“Assemblymember Perez is well respected by members on both sides of the aisle. The Assembly is eager to begin work on California’s issues under his lead-ership ” said Assemblymember Mendoza.


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During Oral Communications, residents expressed joy and anger at the results of the recent local election, but most were ready to go forward for the betterment of the city. One speaker was city attorney John Cavanaugh who some residents think resigned under protest Jan. 8. “I saw and discovered concerns and circumstances with certain public employees, and I have an ethical and legal responsi-bility to bring it to your attention. I took an oath to protect the city council from wrongdoing. As city attorney it was my job to protect you as my client.”

At that point, Cavanaugh asked for packets of reading material to be distributed to council members with a sug-gestion that “they read the material thoroughly.” Bruce wanted Cavanaugh to be present during a closed session to discuss the reasons why he had resigned, but the majority of members did not agree.

The Discussion Item that drew the most attention was a request from the city administrator’s office for approval of a conceptual plan for the development of a Veterans Memorial Plaza at the library to honor the veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, L.A. County Sheriff and Fire Depart-ments.

One concept was entitled the Preferred Concept that il-lustrated a single spout water fountain located in the center of a circular open plaza. Seven individual concrete me-morial columns, covered with black granite veneer, and embedded cast bronze plaques located in an equally ar-ranged radial formation around the fountain would repre-sent the five branches of the armed forces—Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard—and the L.A. County Sheriff and Fire Departments.

Each memorial column is located at the end of each wing of a starburst shape integral color concrete pavement that will radiate from the single spout water foundation.

Rodriguez was in favor of the concept of a Veterans Memorial but felt the Armed Forces monument should be separate from one for the Sheriff and Police Departments. Bruce suggested that the names of residents who served in the Armed Forces should also be included on the monu-ment, and made a motion to include more community in-volvement and meetings before a decision is made.

A motion passed to redesign the concepts with the in-clusion of public opinion before a final decision is made.

Additional Discussion Items included a request from the Community Development Department to approve con-struction plans and specifications for the C. Robert Lee Gymnasium Roof Replacement Project and to authorize staff to advertise and seek public bids.

Bruce made three requests to council to consider pro-viding professional bilingual interpreting services at fu-ture city council meetings, to develop a more formal com-plaint/commendation/service request process that will be made available to residents at various public facilities, and to research and generate a code of ethics and conduct for the city.

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and for supporting their communities.CKWC President Jung Sook Chung thanked the award

winners for “being a positive force in our community. We’ve had hard economic times, and it was hard to raise funds for these scholarships, but we are once again bring-ing this ceremony to the community.”

CKAA Chairman Chin Chong agreed with her that the organizations wanted to encourage the students to continue being involved in their communities. “In the last five years, we have helped to set up a will to succeed, and we are happy to help these students to prepare for their future. We may not be rich monetarily, but we’re rich in heart, and let’s all work as one group to become rich in heart together.”

Cerritos Mayor Bruce Barrows made the final Wel-coming Remarks and thanked the two organizations for the wonderful work they do. “These awards banquets get bigger and better every year. This community has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Los Angeles County, and it is attributed to the great job are schools are doing.” ABC teacher Mike Darby spoke on behalf of his mother, Cerritos Elementary School teacher Lyndell Darby, who won the Outstanding Educator Award. “My mother is so proud to receive this award. She’s an ABC graduate, a master teacher, and a selfless mother who raised two perfect children and a beautiful grandchild.”

Dignitaries in attendance included Cerritos coun-cilmembers Carol Chen and Laura Lee; ABC Superinten-dent Gary Smuts; Associate Superintendent Mary Sieu; and ABC members Olympia Chen, James Kang, Armin Reyes and Sophia Tse.Scholarship Award Winners were:

Raymond Brown, Valeria Castelo, Cindy Jimenez and Erika Woods from Artesia High; Connie Chung and Paul Ha from Cerritos High; Eunice Byul Cho from Gahr High; Gloria Kim from the Oxford Academy High School in Cypress; Raul Perez, Jr., Genesis Reynoso and Joshua Stinson from the Southeast Academy High School; Adam Drummond, Ivan Pamilican and Jessica Tjaden from Tracy High; Anne Guu, Tina Roh and Valerie Tran from Whitney High; Angela Sou from Cypress College; Joel Kim from U.C. Riverside.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0122193 Title Order No. 09-8-356649 APN No. 7016-015-061 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/02/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by GERRY SANTIL-LAN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 04/02/2006 and recorded 04/13/06, as Instrument No. 06 0809197, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/18/2009 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 16721 LONGWORTH AVENUE, CERRITOS, CA, 907031621. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $584,118.85. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of sec-tion 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the ap-propriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 11/20/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.76222 11/27, 12/04, 12/11/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. GM-225233-C Loan No. 0359341853 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/7/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci-fied in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR:JACOB J. MON-TOYA AND GERALDINE MONTOYA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TEN-ANTS Recorded 6/14/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1307337 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:12/18/2009 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the west side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, California Property Address is purported to be: 4949 PREMIERE AVENUE LAKEWOOD, Cali-fornia 90712-0000 APN #: 7172-005-010 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $480,567.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mort-gage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. ETS Services, LLC Date: 11/18/2009 2255 North On-tario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Omar Solorzano, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 3335916 11/27/2009, 12/04/2009, 12/11/2009

Trustee Sale No.: 20090028701773 Title Order No.: 090609717 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 7/26/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDex West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Re-corded on 07/31/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1685414 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California. Executed By: BAYANI S NAVARRO AND FE M NAVARRO, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). Date of Sale: 12/18/2009 Time of Sale: 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Street Address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 18417 ALFRED AV, CERRITOS, CA 90703 APN#: 7030-005-010 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $569,454.59. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. For Trustee Sale Information Please Call: Priority Posting & Publication 17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite One Tustin, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDex West, LLC as Authorized Agent Dated: 11/26/2009 NDex West, LLC may be acting as a debt collector attempting to col-lect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. P641040 11/27, 12/4, 12/11/2009

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20091FICTIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENTThe following person is doing business as Choose The Life, 329 Termino, Long Beach, CA 90814, Bill Hull Ministries, 329 Termino, Long Beach, CA 90814. The following busi-ness is conducted as a corporation. The regis-trant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein./S/ Robert W. Hull, PresidentThe statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 12/2/09.NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new ficti-tious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of an-other under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 12/4, 12/11. 12/18, 12/25/2009.

20091828959FICTIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENTThe following person is doing business as Choose The Life, 329 Termino, Long Beach, CA 90814, Bill Hull Ministries, 329 Termino, Long Beach, CA 90814. The following busi-ness is conducted as a corporation. The regis-trant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein./S/ Robert W. Hull, PresidentThe statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 12/2/09.NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new ficti-tious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of an-other under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 12/4, 12/11. 12/18, 12/25/2009.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-09-309582-AL Order # 090622382-CA-GTO YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/14/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JUNG HEE CHOE A SINGLE WOMAN Recorded: 2/27/2007 as Instrument No. 20070417658 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/4/2010 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $412,207.45 The purported property address is: 16025 BUTTERFIELD LN CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessors Parcel No. 7010-004-038 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Washington Mutual Bank, FA 7255 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville FL 32256 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 11/30/2009 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3341451 12/04/2009, 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. GM-226304-C Loan No. 7440865699 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/12/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR:VERONICA DELEON A SINGLE WOMAN Recorded 12/16/2005 as Instrument No. 05 3101125 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:12/28/2009 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the west side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, California Property Address is purported to be: 17762 PALO VERDE AVENUE# 28 CERRITOS, California 90703 APN #: 7034-018-038 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $296,163.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 11/27/2009 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Ileanna Petersen, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 3344433 12/04/2009, 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale # CA0936492-1 Loan# 1009825611 Or-der # 090166843 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/23/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/31/2009 at 10:30AM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/01/2007 as Document No. 20071044879 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, ELVIA SANDOVAL, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY., as Trustor, INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BLVD., NORWALK, CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 7165-021-049 LOT 13 IN BLOCK "F" OF TRACT 11881, IN THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 219 PAGE 1 AND 2 OF MAPS, IN THE OF-FICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LY-ING BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, BUT WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED OR GRANTED IN DOCUMENTS OF RECORD The street address and other com-mon designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6118 DUNROBIN AVE, LAKEWOOD CA 90713 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining princi-pal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $432,861.77 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the success-ful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The under-signed caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: x Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 ï€± Does x Does not apply pursuant to sec-tion 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 12/11/2009 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: PAULA GUTIERREZ, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 2112 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, 2ND FLOOR, IRVINE, CA 92612 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)730-2727, (714) 724-7500, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 ASAP# 3371918 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE(S)(UCC Sec. 6101 et seq. and B & P Sec. 24073 et seq.)Escrow No. 7419-AKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license(s) is about to be made. The name(s) and business address of the seller(s)/licensee(s) are: BRANDON KIM, 11810 CENTRALIA ST, LAKEWOOD, CA 90715Doing business as: DOO RAE PARKAll other business names(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s)/licensee(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s)/licensee(s), is/are: NONEThe name(s) and address of the buyer(s)/applicant(s) is/are: KWANG SOON LEE, 251 W. DRYDEN ST, #2, GLENDALE, CA 91202The assets being sold are generally described as: GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, FURNITURE, FIXTURE, EQUIPMENT, ABC LICENSE, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, INVEN-TORY and are located at: 11810 CENTRA-LIA ST, LAKEWOOD, CA 90715The type and number of license to be trans-ferred is/are: Type: ON-SALE BEER AND WINE - EATING PLACE, License Number: 41-453464 now issued for the premises located at: SAMEThe bulk sale and transfer of alcoholic bever-age license(s) is/are intended to be consum-mated at the office of: DETAIL ESCROW, INC, 12222 ARTESIA BLVD, ARTESIA, CA 90701 and the anticipated sale date is JANUARY 7, 2010The purchase price of consideration in connection with the sale of the business and transfer of the license, is the sum of $10,000.00, including inventory, which consists of the following: DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT: CASH: $10,000.00It has been agreed between the seller(s)/licensee(s) and the intended buyer(s)/transferee(s), as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions code, that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.Dated: DECEMBER 1, 2009BRANDON KIM, Seller(s)/Licensee(s)KWANG SOON LEE, Buyer(s)/Applicant(s)PCTS LA151463 LOS CERRITOS COM-MUNITY NEWS 12/11/09

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE(S)(UCC Sec. 6101 et seq. and B & P Sec. 24073 et seq.)Escrow No. 11559-JPNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license(s) is about to be made. The name(s) and business address of the seller(s)/licensee(s) are: YOUNG CHARLES KIM, 18801 PIONEER BLVD, ARTESIA, CA 90701Doing business as: PIONEER LIQUOR STOREAll other business names(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s)/licensee(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s)/licensee(s), is/are:The name(s) and address of the buyer(s)/applicant(s) is/are: YOUNG HEE CHONG, 18801 PIONEER BLVD, ARTESIA, CA 90701The assets being sold are generally described as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIP-MENT, TRADE NAME, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE AND ABC OFF SALE GENERAL LIQUOR LICENSE #21-424479 and are located at: 18801 PIONEER BLVD, ARTESIA, CA 90701The type and number of license to be trans-ferred is/are: Type: OFF SALE GENERAL, License Number: 21-424479 now issued for the premises located at: SAMEThe bulk sale and transfer of alcoholic bever-age license(s) is/are intended to be consum-mated at the office of: ACT ONE ESCROW INC, 17918 PIONEER BLVD, STE 202, ARTESIA, CA 90701 and the anticipated sale date is JANUARY 18, 2010The bulk sale is subject to California Uni-form Commercial Code Section 6106.2.The purchase price or consideration in connection with the sale of the business and transfer of the license, is the sum of $110,000.00, including inventory estimated at $10,000.00, which consists of the follow-ing: DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT: CHECK: $2,000.00, CASH: $108,000.00, TOTAL CONSIDERATION: $110,000.00It has been agreed between the seller(s)/licensee(s) and the intended buyer(s)/transferee(s), as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions code, that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.YOUNG CHARLES KIM, Seller(s)/Licensee(s)YOUNG HEE CHONG, Buyer(s)/Applicant(s)PCTS LA151445 LOS CERRITOS COM-MUNITY NEWS 12/11/09

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No.: 20090159906162 Title Order No.: 090308207 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/09/07. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEx West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/15/07, as Instrument No. 20071911886 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. EXE¬CUTED BY: CHARLES L. WISE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BID-DER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVA¬LENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) DATE OF SALE: January 15, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 11:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 W. Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 18703 DEL RIO PL APT 2, CER-RITOS, CA 90703. APN# 7038 006 055 The under¬signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designa¬tion, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or en¬cumbrances, to pay the remaining princi-pal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reason¬able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $299,790.49. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore exe¬cuted and delivered to the under¬signed a written Declaration of De¬fault and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMA¬TION PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICA-TION, INC. 4080 PLAZA GOLDORADO CIR¬CLE, SUITE E, CAMERON PARK, CA 95682 (530) 672-3033, www.nation-wideposting.com NDEx West L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT¬ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Authorized Agent, BY: Ric Juarez Dated: 12/02/09 NPP0148855 12/11/09, 12/18/09, 12/25/09

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 09-511035 INC Title Order No. 090609018-CA-DCI APN 7008-012-029 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/15/06. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01/07/10 at 10:30 a.m., Aztec Fore-closure Corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/28/06 in Instrument No. 20062620352 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: Yeun Kyung Son, A Single Woman, as Trustor, OneWest Bank, FSB, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state), at the west side of the Los Angeles County Court-house directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA, ail right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described as: 13208 PALM PLACE, CERRITOS, CA 90703 The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note{s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $539,383.69 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Requirements of SB1137 have been met pursuant to the Notice of Sale Declaration of record. The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed. DATE: November 30, 2009 Elaine Malone As-sistant Secretary & Assistant Vice President Aztec Foreclosure Corporation c/o 4665 MacArthur Court, Suite 250 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: (800) 731-0850 or (602) 222-5711 Fax: (847)627-8803 For Trustee's Sale Information Call 714-730-2727 http://www.lpsasap.com www.aztectrustee.com ASAP# 3367451 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-09-309953-RM Order # 090624276-CA-GTO YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/12/2006. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): PATRICE OBEMBE , AN UNMAR-RIED WOMAN Recorded: 6/22/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1370227 in book -, page - of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/4/2010 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of un-paid balance and other charges: $410,462.82 The purported property address is: 12750 CENTRALIA ST #145 LAKEWOOD, CA 90715 Assessors Parcel No. 7066-001-148 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to EMC Mortgage Corporation 2780 Lake Vista Drive Lewisville TX 75067 Pur-suant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 12/10/2009 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3355211 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 433532CA Loan No. 0730092160 Title Order No. 602126229 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/16/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/31/2009 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 03/27/2007, Book , Page , Instrument 20070704283, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: ALBERT NAVALLO AND AIDA NAVALLO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, as Ben-eficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOULEVARD, 12720 NORWALK BLVD. , NORWALK, CA Legal Description: LOT 231 OF TRACT NO. 25134, IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN UPON A MAP FILED IN BOOK 845, PAGES 28 THROUGH 33 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. . EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, BUT WITHOUT, HOWEVER, THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY ABOVE A DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, AS RESERVED BY WOOD-BINE CORP., IN DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 20, 1975 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 899, OFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSO EXCEPTING THE SUBSURFACE WATER RIGHTS AS DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF CERRITOS, ON THE MAP OF SAID TRACT NO. 25134. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $631,463.47 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 16231 DRYCREEK LANE CERRITOS, CA 90703 APN Number: 7010-009-043 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to as-sess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12-02-2009 DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SEC-TION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55.CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESI-DENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3363152 12/11/2009, 12/18/2009, 12/25/2009

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