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Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 Vol. 17 No. 39 FEATURES SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY Happy New Year Raul Lara resigns Christmas show C21 agents from the mayor as coach draws civic leaders give back SEE PAGE 2 SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 11 Downey Sean Ashton restaurant reflects grades Walmart Bakery on year as 12270 Paramount Blvd. Date Inspected: 12/27/18 Friday 67˚ Grade: A Weekend mayor at a Walmart Deli Glance The immediate past 12270 Paramount Blvd. Date Inspected: 12/27/18 SaturdayFriday 6861˚⁰ mayor celebrates Grade: A Downey’s 2018 gains, most notably Fatima Grill Sunday 62˚ ⁰ infrastructure upgrades. 7840 Firestone Blvd. Ste A101 70 Date Inspected: 12/27/18 Saturday Grade: A By Sean Ashton City Councilmember Gaucho Grill 8830 Apollo Way Bld1 100 THINGS TO DO Hello Downey, Date Inspected: 12/27/18 Grade: A As part of the City of Downey’s Park Improvement Project, we opened the new Futsal Courts at Tacos El Raul 8740 Firestone Blvd. Independence Park. Previously PHOTO BY PAM LANE unused portions of Independence Date Inspected: 12/26/18 Park will now house three new Downey’s float was decorated with nearly 12,000 flowers and depicted a retro car hop scene. It was one Grade: A futsal courts that will allow two of the few floats in the Tournament of Roses Parade built entirely by volunteers. teams of five players to play with Milky Way Tea new state of the art equipment. 8270 Firestone Blvd. Las Posadas A new walkway around the Date Inspected: 12/26/18 Saturay - Norwalk Civic Center, 6-9 pm perimeter will allow easy access Grade: A Take part in a traditional procession to courts. New light poles were and enjoy colorful folklorico dancers, installed to better illuminate COMING UP ROSES Movita Juice Bar musical performances, children’s the futsal courts and the rest of 8860 Apollo Way activities and more. Independence Park. Downey’s entry in the president of the Downey Rose Mayor Pro Tem Blanca Float Association. Pacheco joined other volunteers Date Inspected: 12/19/18 Measure S dollars are hard at Tournament of Roses Parade earns in helping decorate the float. Grade: A work and many upcoming projects praise from the community and The float was decorated with are planned for the upcoming spectators. nearly 12,000 roses, said Shadic, “It was a pleasure working on La Chiva Loca year. All of the city’s parks in bright colors of orange, pink the Downey rose float last night,” will see upgrades. Some of the and yellow. Pacheco said. “My mother and 8157 Firestone Blvd. DOWNEY – Downey received Date Inspected: 12/19/18 improvements include: international attention Tuesday I worked on the license plate. Volunteers worked around Thank you to all the amazing Grade: ► Irrigation system as it again participated in the A the clock to decorate the float, volunteers who put in countless replacement Tournament of Roses Parade, a which returned from Pasadena New Year’s Day tradition. hours and made this float Bar Louie ► Turf renovation on Wednesday and is now parked possible.” Movie Night outside the Embassy Suites hotel. 8860 Apollo Way ► Synthetic field conversion Downey’s float was an Saturday - Columbia Memorial Space ► Playground resurfacing “Thanks to all the volunteers Date Inspected: 12/19/18 homage to 1950’s Americana, Although it did not win an Center, 5:30 pm ► Parking lot upgrades depicting a hotrod and juke box who have worked all year in Grade: A award this year, Downey’s float Bring the family for a free screening of ► Ball field lighting upgrades fundraising and now building outside “Jeffrey’s Broiler.” earned wide acclaim. Downey The Incredibles, hosted by the Girls in ► Restroom renovations the awesome float,” added Tacos Don Chente Members of the Miss Downey resident Kathy Perez called the Councilman Alex Saab. “It is one STEM Club. ► New walking trails 8339 Firestone Blvd. court, dressed in retro poodle float “beautiful,” and Pasadena of the few floats built and paid for ► New community buildings skirts, danced on the float as Star News reporter Christopher entirely by volunteers from the Date Inspected: 12/19/18 ► ADA improvements it made its way down Colorado Yee described it as “fantastic.” community.” Grade: A Boulevard. The Council and I, with the “The Downey Rose Float Indeed, Downey was just Movita Juice Bar support of a professional and The float trailed a second Association always makes us one of six cities or organizations experienced city staff, have satellite float, a pink cadillac proud,” tweeted former mayor to build their floats, including 8860 Apollo Way worked diligently to represent driven by art director Jeff Shadic Mario Guerra. “Another beautiful Burbank, Cal Poly Universities, La Date Inspected: 12/19/18 and carrying Jennifer DeKay, float.” Continued on page 2 Canada Flintridge, Sierra Madre Grade: A and South Pasadena. Mr Pete’s Patio Free Salsa Lessons 7811 E Firestone Blvd. Sunday - Steven’s Steakhouse, 3 pm Date Inspected: 12/19/18 Make this the year you learn to dance Walter Sarnoi goes from Grade: A salsa. No-cost lessons for all skill levels, no partner required. Oaisis Water and Bionicos troublemaker to champion 9061 Imperial Hwy. Date Inspected: 12/19/18 boxer Grade: A Royal Food Express A WBC championship boxer, 9125 Imperial Hwy #C Sarnoi credits the Downey-based Date Inspected: 12/18/18 10-20 Club with turning his life Grade: A around. Battle of Rio San Gabriel Edible Arrangements Reenactment By Alex Dominguez 8855 Apollo Way Saturday - Juan Matias Sanchez Adobe Staff Writer Date Inspected: 12/18/18 in Montebello, 11 am PHOTO BY ALEX DOMINGUEZ Grade: A Come see uniformed American & Californio reenactors portray the By the time they graduate, Warren High culinary students have DOWNEY – Life started rough thrilling military events leading up to earned ServSafe certification. for 32-year-old Walter “School Same Ol’ Saloon California statehood. Free; carpooling Boy” Sarnoi. As a teenager, he was 9560 Firestone Blvd. getting into a lot of trouble and recommended. Date Inspected: 12/18/18 headed down a troublesome path. Grade: A Warren High students “I was a nut head, a nutcase getting into trouble,” said Sarnoi. Bob’s Big Boy Lucky for Sarnoi, he found the 7447 Firestone Blvd. sharpen their culinary skills 10-20 Club. PHOTO BY ALEX DOMINGUEZ Date Inspected: 12/18/18 “When you go to 10-20 Club, Walter Sarnoi had a rough Grade: A on food truck it’s like an intervention program,” childhood but went on to earn a said Sarnoi. “I was very lucky. I bachelor’s degree and become a El Salto Del Fraile met people, mentors like Darrell professional boxer. Punk, Rock, Walk the Bears continue to advance 7639 E Firestone Blvd. The truck is used mostly at school Jackson and eventually that’s how their skills and increase their Date Inspected: 12/18/18 Saturday - Rose Bowl, 10 am district events, giving students an I met [Mayor] Rick Rodriguez. Just reputation, they’ve recently added opportunity to put their culinary being around good people like Grade: A Skateboard, rollerblade, bike, jog, run a brand new, trendy tool to utilize: scholarship.” or walk this free 5K. Funky dress and skills into practice. that.” their very own food truck. costumes encouraged. After getting his Bachelors in The Stinkin’ Crawfish The 10-20 Club was established “It prepares kids that are Finance from Northern Michigan 8240 Firestone Blvd. in 1995 by Jackson, a former By Alex Dominguez interested into going into the University, Sarnoi set his sights Date Inspected: 12/18/18 Major League pitcher. Since its Staff Writer hospitality industry,” said John on what has been a lifelong goal of beginning, the 10-20 Club has Grade: A Harris, Director of College and his: winning “the green belt.” given over 85 scholarships and has DOWNEY – Tucked in one of Career Readiness at DUSD. “The invested thousands of dollars to Sarnoi says that he was drawn Class 302 Cafe the far back corners of Warren kids come away with a [ServSafe] the education of at-risk youth. to boxing because he “liked to 8855 Apollo Way #224 High School is a now well-known certificate. They learn safe food fight.” Date Inspected: 12/18/18 secret to most in the Downey handling, and beyond that John It was an opportunity that school district – a fully functional provides them with a lot of proved invaluable for Sarnoi. “As a little kid, my mom Grade: A and decked out kitchen, manned the understanding of how the never really supported me boxing “Some people don’t take that by students eager to hone their business works.” because she thought it was a really Subway path,” said Sarnoi. “For me, I was culinary skills. violent sport, and I get that,” said Anime Society This is due much in part to able to go through the program 9131 Imperial Hwy. Ste B Sarnoi. “What happened was if Saturday - LA Public Library (Little These students (and more the work of Warren’s Culinary [and] complete it through Date Inspected: 12/18/18 you really wanted to go to the gym, Tokyo branch), 1 pm importantly, their food) have Instructor Johnny Zegarra, who successfully. From there I was Grade: you had to take the bus from the A become an almost expected staple able to be part of the US boxing Learn about the history of anime, and at several special events district team. They paid for my schooling develop a deeper understanding for Continued on page 3 Japanese animation. and community wide. And as in Michigan, and I went on a full Continued on page 3 2 | The Downey Patriot Thursday, Jan.

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