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Pancakes and Fishing Hosted by Knabe This Saturday at Regional Park
La Mirada~Youngsters get out your fishing rods, the fishing derby is this Saturday!
Fourth Supervisorial District Supervisor, Don Knabe and The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation will host the 14th Annual Knabe Katch “Family Fishing Day” at the lake at La Mirada Regional Park this Saturday, September 18th, from 8:00 AM-11:00 AM.
Over 1000 youth and their parents are expected to attend this year’s event. More than 100 volunteers will be available to assist and mentor the youth from the local Junior League organization.
The Kiwanis Club of La Mirada will be providing it's famous pancake breakfast, bright and early, and free of charge at 7:00 AM.
Participating partners include the California Department of Fish and Game and the City of La Mirada who will provide free educational stations, bait, and a limited number of fishing rods that will be available on loan.
La Mirada Regional Park is located at 13701 Adelfa Avenue, La Mirada.
Eat Out and Support La Mirada Ebell and 2011 Grads
Whittier~You have to eat anyhow, right?
Marie Callender's Restaurant, Whittier, will join forces with La Mirada Ebell Club again this year to help raise scholarship monies for 2011 high school graduates, and you can help.
Area residents presenting a Club flyer to wait staff any time Tuesday, Sept. 14 can be assured that 20% of that party's bill will be earmarked for this "Dine Out for Dollars" project. The local eatery is at 9829 S. La Serna Dr., (Colima Rd. and Whittier Blvd.)
Area women interested in community service are welcome at any Ebell meeting. Contact Beverly Franck, 562 943-3443, or Marilyn Carwile, 562 944-0585, for flyers or more information.
City Hosts Senior Health Fair
La Mirada~The City of La Mirada will be hosting a senior health fair on Wednesday, September 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at the La Mirada Activity Center. Various organizations will be providing information on topics such as healthy living, health screenings, and more.
This event is free to the public. For additional information, call (562) 902-3160 or visit www.cityoflamirada.org.
Women’s Barbershop to Perform at LM Ebell Meeting
La Mirada~"High Tide," a women's barbershop group affiliated with Sweet Adeline's International, will perform 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 8th for La Mirada Ebell members and guests. The meeting will take place in Room 1, La Mirada Civic Center, 13700 La Mirada Blvd.
Doris Thompson will preside, calling for discussion of ways to fund the 2010-2011 club year. Last year's efforts resulted in the awarding of four $1,000.00 educational scholarships. Recipients were Rolando Figueroa, Olivia Crigler, Christina Faulis and Nicole Bucaro, all 2010 La Mirada High School graduates.
City Officials Get Residents Geared up for Undertaking
La Mirada~About 100 residents showed up this past Tuesday evening for the Valley View Avenue Grade Separation Community Meeting hosted by the cities of La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs at the La Mirada Activity Center.
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| La Mirada residents look at the plans |
The long awaited $75 million project-which is fully funded-is a joint effort between the two cities, Caltrans and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF).
By creating an underpass at the railroad tracks, the project will lower the Valley View/Stage Road intersection, eliminating the railroad crossing, allowing trains to cross over Valley View on a bridge.
With no train delays, this will enable traffic to flow freely, minimize delays, dramatically improve public safety, and reduce noise at the intersection.
The proposed construction schedule has most of the major work beginning early 2011 and continuing through mid-2013.
Most of the residents at the meeting live in the adjacent areas of the project. Their main concern was the hopeful reduction of train horns-a nuisance to a lot of residents for many years.
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.
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.
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.”
Patch Trading is Scout’s Favorite
With the many activities available for scouts at the Jamboree, it is without a doubt that patch trading is everyone's favorite. The roadsides especially after dinner become filled with scouts displaying patches on their cots or towels. It is a sight to behold as patch flea markets spring up everywhere. Patch trading is one of the best ways to meet new people, make friends, and have a good time.
A council patch (CP) is worn on the left sleeve of a Boy Scout uniform. It is the most common patch available for trade. It has the council name, location and a unique logo. Jamboree CPs are specially designed and made available to the troop members. In addition to the ones worn, extras are purchased in case a scout wants to participate in trading. Because this is Scouting's 100th anniversary, this makes them even more rare and valuable.
If a council patch catches a trader's eye, the scouts first make introductions giving names, troop numbers and hometowns. A person from California could trade with a 
person from New York and swap patches. This may get them talking and soon they may become friends. Once a fair deal is made, the agreement is completed with a scout handshake.
The BSA has rules for trading. A scout can only trade with another scout and adults trade only with adults. No money can be passed and each trade must be fair and end with a handshake.
Scouts Pack it in For Celebration
Fort A.P. Hill, VA~Boy Scouts at the National Jamboree filed into the natural arena for the opening show celebrating the 100th anniversary of Scouting in America on July 28, 2010. The scouts sat on a grassy knoll over looking a grandstand with two side mounted massive big screens and holographic pillars. Television personalities Burton Roberts of the Survivor series and Alex Boylan from the Amazing Race kicked off the show by entertaining scouts with various quizzes and games.
Hosting duties for the show were taken over by Anthony Thomas, the recognized two millionth Eagle Scout. He introduced former Eagle Scout and current Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. Secretary Gates talked to the scouts about the importance of scouting, what it means to him and how it affected his life.
Chief Scout Executive Robert Mazzuca was called to the stage and also talked about what scouting did for him and how it helped shape his life. He was followed by World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Sergeant Slaughter who fired up the audience.
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