Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 Vol. 14 No. 52 14783 Carmenita Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 Shutdown Biola University eases starting opens soccer season Friday 56˚ Friday Saturday 62˚ ■ Restaurants can resume with 0-0 tie outdoor dining, and nail/ Sunday 69˚ hair salons can reopen with limited capacity. LA County ■ Players say they are will follow state’s guidance. happy to get back on the pitch after a 15-month ON THIS DAY absence. JANUARY 29 By Eric Pierce Editor 1843: By John M. Sherrard William McKinley, the 25th president NORWALK – Restaurants can Contributor of the United States, was born in Niles, begin serving customers outdoors Ohio. again starting Friday as the state moved this week to ease its stay- LA MIRADA – For the first 1845: at-home orders. time in over 15 months, the Biola Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” Other industries can also University men’s soccer team was first published, in the New York reopen with restrictions, played an actual game. Evening Mirror. including: After the pandemic delayed nail and hair salons at 25% the start of the 2020 season until 1850: capacity last Tuesday, the Eagles hosted Henry Clay introduced in the Senate a compromise bill on slavery that indoor malls and shopping NAIA powerhouse Westmont included the admission of California centers at 25% capacity (food College of Santa Barbara in a into the Union as a free state. courts must remain closed) non-conference exhibition game. miniature golf courses and 1900: batting cages at 50% capacity The final outcome was a 0-0 The American League, consisting of museums, zoos and tie on the Biola campus at Al eight baseball teams, was organized in aquariums at 50% capacity Barbour Field. With the game Philadelphia. cardrooms at 50% capacity being just an exhibition, both coaches agreed to let the game Fitness centers can open end in a tie in regulation with no 1936: with outdoor operations, and all overtime. The first five members of baseball’s Hall hotels can open for tourism and of Fame, including Ty Cobb and Babe individual travel. Both teams were just glad Ruth, were named in Cooperstown, N.Y. Outdoor private gatherings to finally get on the field after are allowed for up to three months of practice. 1979: households and a total of 15 “Of course the guys are President Jimmy Carter welcomed people. disappointed not to win,” first- Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping Non-essential businesses year coach Torrey Stricklin said. to the White House following the must remain closed from 10 pm “It’s always the goal when we establishment of diplomatic relations. to 5 am. step on the field is to win. But, at Health officials warned the the end of the day to be out here 1980: public not to get too comfortable. to be competing, doing what we Ideal Toy Corp. began selling the Rubik’s love, is a blessing that we’re not “While our metrics are Cube. It would become the world’s top- headed in the right direction, going to take for granted again. selling puzzle game. if we aren’t careful this can all I’m just really proud of the guys. quickly change,” said LA County “This program has been 1995: health director Barbara Ferrer. through a lot over the last 15 The San Francisco 49ers became the “In order to prevent another months, with the coaching first team to win five Super Bowl titles increase in cases that leads us change and then the team went when they beat the San Diego Chargers back to more restrictions, as five months without knowing 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX. sectors re-open, we strongly who their next head coach was encourage everyone to follow the going to be. Last semester was 1998: protocols that are in place and a blessing to train, but there A bomb exploded at an abortion clinic to keep doing what we know will were so many protocols and in Birmingham, Ala., killing an off-duty help reduce transmissions –wear restrictions. We’ve had three policeman and severely wounding a a face covering, maintain physical weeks of real soccer practice nurse. (The bomber, Eric Rudolph, was distance, avoid large gatherings where we could do more realistic captured in May 2003 and is serving a and crowds. soccer activities. This is the first life sentence.) “If you are at high risk for time since I’ve been hired that Biola’s Jack MacDonald (22) attempt to head in a shot to the goal as they play Westmont in their men’s serious disease from COVID-19, we’ve played against somebody soccer exhibition game at Biola University in La Mirada on Tuesday. (Photo by Keith Durflinger) 2009: we strongly recommend you else.” Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich continue to stay home as much as On a chilly night, both teams is removed from office following his possible.” played an even first half with no conviction of several corruption charges LA County Supervisor Janice actual serious shots on goal. Hahn said she supports allowing Biola’s Izaac Westmont, who spent restaurants to resume outdoor Bausch (6) leaps on most of last season ranked 5th dining service. a scoring attempt nationally in the NAIA, held a against Westmont Birthdays “Now that Governor Newsom slight 6-5 advantage on shots in their men’s TV actor Tom Selleck (76), R&B has lifted the statewide stay-at- taken in the game. soccer exhibition singer Charlie Wilson (68), TV mogul home order, the question is what Oprah Winfrey (67), Olympic diver It took until the 16th minute game Tuesday. is L.A. County going to do?,” Greg Louganis (61), actress Heather for an attempt at a shot, as Biola The team played Hahn said. Graham (51), “Roseanne” actress Sara their first game in “We should align ourselves junior defender Izaac Zausch Gilbert (46), pop singer Adam Lambert 15 months. with the state as much as sent the ball way wide on the (39), and Lakers forward Marc Gasol possible which means, among left side of the Westmont goal (Photo by Keith (36). other things, reopening outdoor keeper. Durflinger) dining with commonsense health “He’s just a really good protocols in place as soon as player,” said Stricklin, of Deaths possible. Zausch, who transferred in Poet and playwright Robert Frost died “The restaurant industry from St. Edward’s University on this date in 1963. He was 88. was devastated by this lengthy of Austin, Texas. “He’s calm on King George III died in 1820 at Windsor shutdown and I know this would the ball and organizes the team Castle, six days after the death of his be welcome news to them.” in front of them and is an ultra fourth son, Prince Edward. He was 81. competitor.” Comedian and actor Freddie Prinze Norwalk Statistics Zausch was chosen as “Man died by suicide in 1977. He was 22. As of Wednesday, Covid-19 of the Match” for the Eagles. Hollywood actor Leif Erickson, has killed 205 Norwalk residents “I think we’ve all been a good known for his roles in “Bonanza,” and infected 14,304. fit together,” said Zausch of his “The Rockford Files” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” died in 1986 of cancer. Hospital trends, however, teammates. “It’s just finding again. up top and it was a 50/50 that I No fans were allowed to He was 74. show progress. On Wednesday, the right guys and we were very was able to get it on target, but it watch, which will go for the 81 people were hospitalized at strong defensively (Tuesday), but “We came into this game Grammy Award winning singer James was a little far out to get in.” rest of the abbreviated season PIH Health Hospital Downey with we just didn’t have much up top knowing that (Westmont) was a Ingram died in 2019 of brain cancer. He at the games. However, a few Covid-19, down from 134 on Jan. (offensively). Our back line had a good team and just tried to work Every player, including was 66. students were clever enough to 20. really strong performance.” hard and stay together and make MacDonald, felt ecstatic to social distance themselves and Across L.A. County, there it difficult for them. We just finally get to play against an In addition to Zausch, junior on three of the four levels of the are 6,213 people currently work hard for one another.” opponent other than themselves Book Recommendation defender Lawrence Kwazema parking garage to the south of hospitalized with the virus, in practice. “Just as I Am” by Cicely Tyson and sophomore defender Ruben Just seconds before the first the field took in the action. down from a peak of 8,065 Neubauer kept the Warriors at half horn sounded, Biola senior “It felt so good to play with One of the most important actresses One of the faster players hospitalizations on Jan. 6. bay. forward Jack MacDonald tried to my teammates (Tuesday),” of our time, Cicely Tyson — at 95 — As of this week, 662,963 doses head the ball into the right side MacDonald said. “It was for Stricklin’s squad is junior is finally sharing her life story. The Eleven minutes (34th of COVID-19 vaccine have been of the goal, but the keeper made awesome to just even see my midfielder Henry Reeves. recipient of an honorary Oscar and minute) before half, Kwazema administered within Los Angeles an easy stop. teammates with their face masks Reeves, who spent a good part of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, County.