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Articles by Tony Aiello
Early Morning Crash in La Mirada Kills Two
La Mirada~An early morning crash occurred in La Mirada this morning killing two people, resulting in one arrest, but not who you think.
A truck reportedly was traveling at a high rate of speed, near 100 mph, southbound on Santa Gertrudes Avenue about 2:04 a.m this morning.
After striking a vehicle exiting a housing tract westbound on Lawnhill Drive, the truck became out of control and struck a large tree near Benton Middle School, across the street from Beatitudes of our Lord church, just south of Olive Branch drive. The crash killed the driver and the only passenger.
In a twist, the driver of the vehicle that was hit when exiting Lawnhill, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
Largest Raceway in US Right Here in La Mirada
La Mirada~It's not often La Mirada gets to boast about having the largest anything, except for city councilman's egos, but that's not the case in the world of RC raciing.
The industrial building on the corner of Alondra Boulevard and Canary Avenue in La Mirada apparently houses, at 32,000 square feet, the largest RC (remote control) raceway in the
U.S.
There are two main tracks, off-road and on-road, and the facility offers a selection of parts and accessories that line the long walls when you walk in the door-a selection that is one of the hobby's largest in all of Southern California.
So says Danny Stojakovic, who along with his mother Irenka, own and operate West Coast RC Raceway and Hobby Garage at 15905 Canary in La Mirada.
"Danny has been racing since he was very young. He has wanted to open his own raceway for a long time, so he did. He does it all around here. I am here to make sure everything is nice and clean."
Construction at Intersection to Last Through May
La Mirada~Commuters might be temporarily inconvenienced, but when finished, the intersection of Valley View/Alondra in La Mirada will have some nice improvements.
"The intersection itself, when finished, will be done completely in concrete", said Public Works Project Coordinator, Gary Sanui, "there will be some traffic issues, and some inconvenience, but we will be minimizing the impact as much as possible".
The project is needed in anticipation of increased street-traffic due to the future I-5 Widening Project that will affect La Mirada. That project will widen Interstate 5 from the LA/Orange County line to the 605 freeway.
UPDATED! Matadores Extend String of Appearances
MATADORE PLAYOFF WEEK
Matadore Boys & Girls Draw Tough First Round Opponents; Both Games on the Road
La Mirada~It looked as if the La Mirada Matadores boys basketball team was going to miss the CIF playoffs for the first time since 1992-in fact, we posted as much on our Twitter feed.
But, much to our dismay, and with egg on our face, we digress, and are pleased to report the Matadores (10-19, 5-7), were picked as an at-large bid in Division 3AA by the CIF selection committee and will travel to play North High School of Torrance Wednesday night, beginning at 7pm.
The young Matadores will play a North team that finished its Pioneer League schedule with six straight wins.
La Mirada, despite losing four of its last five, has made vast improvements since the beginning of the campaign. First year head coach Steve Schuster, has had his team playing competitively in the Suburban League, despite having a very young team-if not the youngest.
An on-court incident recently during the game at Mayfair, resulted in the exit of Roger Hamel, and his Dad, Roger Sr. from the team, and has opened up the door for Sharad Patel to take over the three-point shooting duties for the Mats. A pure shooting senior, Patel has excelled since the change.
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Traffic Mishaps plague La Mirada Area; Chase ATM Smashed Up
Whittier/La Mirada~A couple of freak traffic incidents occurred in the La Mirada area this past Super Bowl Weekend.
On Saturday night, around 8 pm, a man driving a westbound vehicle on Telegraph Road in Whittier County allegedly made a left hand turn in front of a vehicle traveling eastbound at Telechron Road. The vehicle ended up on it's side. See the video available on our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/lamiradablog
Sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning, a vehicle smashed up the ATM at the Chase Bank drive-thru, 15200 Rosecrans Avenue in La Mirada. By indications of our photos, it appears the driver entered the drive-thru the wrong way.
View the image of the smashed up ATM on our Twitpic feed, where you can view photos unavailable anywhere else. You can also view additional photos of the Telegraph Road crash at http://twitpic.com/photos/lamiradablog
Cold Air Rolls Through LM
A quick-moving upper level low with cold unstable air is expected to affect the La Mirada area through Monday. Rainfall less than an inch, but system bringing very cold air and snow to local mountains. Beginning Tuesday, clear sunny, warm skies return to La Mirada.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR LA MIRADA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND LOCAL MOUNTAINS:
New Look Matadores Off to Rough Start in League Play
New Head Coach is Guiding Very Young Team
La Mirada~The La Mirada High School Boys basketball program has begun a new era, however, two early league losses have put a bit of a damper on things.
This past Friday La Mirada lost to Artesia 58-44, after falling to Mayfair two days earlier, 59-51, in the Suburban League opener.
In the Mayfair game, Roger Hamel tried his best to keep his team in the game by hitting six three-pointers and scoring 24 points overall for the Matadores (5-13, 1-8).
Batten Down the Hatches
Flash Flood/Thunderstorm Warning extended for La Mirada area through 7 PM PT.....
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING; CHECK ON FAMILY PET CONDITIONS; CHECK ON THE OLDER FOLKS, HARDER FOR THEM TO GET AROUND.
CHECK THE LA MIRADA BLOG EVERYDAY FOR WEATHER AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND LA MIRADA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT: http://tinyurl.com/272pqjm
90’s Rat Pack Down to One; Dames Not Running
La Mirada~That sound you hear is the changing of the guard of the La Mirada City Council.
The process continues to evolve as another incumbent has decided to not run for re-election.
Mayor Pete Dames, elected to the council in 1994,
Sarega, Mowles and Jones Turn in Papers; DeRuse, Brown Join In
La Mirada~Andrew Sarega and Planning Commissioner Larry Mowles turned in their papers to city hall yesterday-for the La Mirada City Council race-joining Councilman Steve Jones who turned in his last week.
There are three remaining potential candidates who have pulled papers but have not yet turned them in, Councilman Pete Dames, Community Services Commissioner, Steve DeRuse, and attorney Paul R. Brown.
Candidate's have until Wednesday to turn in papers.
DeRuse indicated to the Blog last week that he would be filing any day now.
There are three seats up for grabs in March, with the big question being: Will Pete Dames run or not?
Incumbents in La Mirada usually having an easy time winning elections. If Dames chooses to run again, it could set up a showdown between Commissioners Mowles and DeRuse for the remaining open seat vacated by a retiring Hal Malkin.
UPDATE: Steve DeRuse and Paul R. Brown both filed their nomination papers today and have qualified for the election, according to city clerk, Anne Haraksin.
So far, of the six potential candidates that have pulled papers, only Mayor Pete Dames has not returned his yet.
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