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Friday, April 22, 2016 Vol. 10 No. 12 12040Foster Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 Norwalk Chamber selling raffle tickets NORWALK – The NorwalkNorwalk High senior Isabel Bayardo Chamber of Commerce is selling has been accepted to Johns Hopkins raffle tickets with a grand prize of University on a Bloomberg Scholarship. $2,500. Second prize is a “wagon of The 2015 grad is planning to study holiday cheer.” environmental engineering at the distinguished Whiting School of Friday 72˚ Only 250 tickets will be sold. Weekend Engineering. The drawing will take place at the at a chamber’s Dec. 8 holiday mixer at An avid reader with a 4.595 GPA, Glance the Sproul Reception Center. Bayardo credits a Millennium Club trip Saturday 6876˚⁰ Raffle tickets are $25. Toto the Aquarium of the Pacific as a Friday purchase a ticket, call (562) 864-7785 freshman for setting in motion her desire or email [email protected]. to protect the ecosystem. Sunday 77˚ ⁰ Photo courtesy Norwalk-La Mirada Saturday 70 Citizenship clinic at Unified School District Norwalk Library NORWALK – The Norwalk THINGS TO DO Library, in partnership with the South Asian Network, will host a citizenship clinic Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will receive application support, legal advice, Lynwood investing $1.6 million to make students study materials, and a fee waiver application. The event is free but registration is required by calling the library at career-ready (562) 868-0775. Bike Festival of high-demand professions. All ninth-grade students will Saturday - Pico Rivera Student Students who know which path take a college and career prep Services, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. they wish to pursue can earn course, and all students will have Bicycle rides, vendors, community Classics book club tuition-free college credits and access to Naviance -- a web-based booths, bike repairs, health fair, and even formal certifications.” platform for students to research more. 9426 Marjorie St. meets Tuesday colleges, plan courses and connect NORWALK – The first meeting of Lynwood Unified offerswhat they are doing in school to the Alondra Library’s classics book several career pathways, including what they would like to do once club meets Tuesday, April 26, at 6:30 Advanced Manufacturing and they complete their education. p.m. Engineering, Performing Arts, The club will discuss Pearl S. Photography, Media and Design Educators also plan to expand Buck’s “The Good Earth,” written in Arts, Bio-Medical, Nursing, and opportunities for high school 1931. Culinary Arts. students to enroll concurrently in college classes. Copies of the book are available The District will create more Community Empowerment at the library. For questions, call work-based learning and career Students typically enroll in (562) 868-777. exploration opportunities for a three-year program of classes Saturday - Woman’s Club of Downey, 10 a.m. lower grade levels. Additional for each pathway, ending with a courses developed by Project Lead capstone course that can bring Hear updates from Downey mayor Alex DIY Mother’s Day Saab, chat with Downey Police, and The Way – the nation’s leader in industry-recognized certifications, learn about your community. gifts LYNWOOD – Lynwood Unified State University, Long Beach science, technology, engineering licenses or credentials that can help will benefit from more than and other districts – that will and math (STEM) curriculum – them secure jobs after graduation NORWALK – Teens in grades $1 million in grants to extend provide students broader access will be accessible to middle school or position them more strongly for 6-12 are invited to the Norwalk career technical education (CTE) to student internships for high- students during the school day and college admission. Library on Wednesday, April 27, to programs for middle and high demand careers and professional offered at no cost as extended day create do-it-yourself Mother’s Day school students, create internships development opportunities for and summer courses. Last year, five Lynwood high gifts. for high school students and add Lynwood educators to deepen school students graduated with All materials will be provided. avenues for earning college credit career technical teaching, The District will expandcompleted certificates from The event is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and professional certificationscurriculum and the Linked its career technical program to Cerritos College in Advanced before graduation. Learning approach. elementary grades through a Manufacturing and Engineering. series of events that incorporate Grunion Run Senior trip to The funds include a $1.05 Linked Learning integrates mentoring opportunities for upper “By opening up these career Saturday - Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, million California Career curriculum across academic grade CTE students. The District pathways for students, we are 8 p.m. Strawberry Festival Technical Education Incentive and career technical classes by will also continue to offer student helping them develop the skills, Watch the silvery fish swim to shore to Grant and a $650,000 California combining hands on experience technical knowledge, and real- spawn. Warm clothing and flashlights NORWALK – Norwalk seniors leadership opportunities through and rigorous classroom world experience for high-skill recommended. $5 adults can take a trip to the Strawberry Careers Pathways Trust grant career-related organizations, and highly successful careers,” Festival on Saturday, May 21. Lynwood Unified will share with curriculum. such as the Society of Hispanic a micro-consortium of school Professional Engineers, National Lynwood Unified Board of The California Strawberrydistricts led by Cerritos College. A “These innovative partnerships Education President Alma-Delia give Lynwood Unified students Society of Black Engineers, and Festival in Oxnard features more third grant comes from the Linked Health Occupation Students of Renteria said. than 50 food booths, contests, rides a huge advantage,” said LUSD Learning Hub, a partnership America (HOSA): Future Health and attractions, more than 250 arts Superintendent Paul Gothold. led by Long Beach Unified that Professionals. and crafts vendors, concerts and includes Lynwood and California “Students will have extraordinary celebrity chef demonstrations. opportunities to explore a variety Cost is $15 and includes round F reestyle Festival trip transportation from City Hall. All Weekend - Queen Mary Call (562) 929-5580 to register. Shared Stories: Pictures of a Birthday Party Performances by Salt N Pepa, Stevie B., The event is open to adults ages 50 Slick Rick, Lisa Lisa, Biz Markie, Photographs carefully saved by an aunt were a revelation to Maria Gutierrez. In Mama combed my long, brown, thick hair, styling it to resemble Shirley and others. $50 and older. one afternoon, the story in the pictures overcame Maria’s feelings of abandonment, Temple curls. Two-inch wide pink and lavender ribbons were tied on both sides and reassured her that she was loved. Shared Stories is a weekly column featuring of my head in fluffy bows. articles by participants in a writing class at the Norwalk Senior Center. Bonnie Mother and Grandma Delfina made me feel like a princess in a pink and Diabetes workshop Mansell is the instructor for this free class offered through the Cerritos College Adult lavender dress that Grandma had made on her Singer sewing machine. The in Cerritos Education Program. Curated by Carol Kearns. night before my mother had added white beaded ruffles to the puffy sleeves and By Maria Helen Gutierrez hemline of my dress. CERRITOS – The Cerritos Senior Center will host a free health lecture It was on a beautiful sunny day one April that my husband and I set aside An antique brown dining table was placed in front of Grandma’s white, on diabetes this Wednesday at 1 p.m. time to visit my dad’s only sister in Monterey Park. English colonial fireplace, which was freshly painted that week. There was a After enjoying a light lunch, Aunt Alice invited us into her living room. mirror above it, and the mantle was decorated with streamers and ribbons. The Learn how managing your diet, GGG Stacked in the center of a large, antique, brown coffee table were four family table was decorated with handmade crepe paper roses. medication, exercise and attitude Saturday - The Forum, 6 p.m. can bring about proven results in albums. Hoping to find pictures of my parents, siblings, and myself, I asked This was the stage where Mama carefully stood me. Grandma told me to Middleweight champion Gennady preventing and controlling diabetes. permission to look at them. smile as I posed for a picture of me blowing out the big pink candle in the center of the rose-decorated cake. Golovkin faces Dominic Wade. Tickets Maria Puffpaff, N.P., of Pioneer Halfway through the second album, which was four inches thick, I saw start at $30 Medical Group will lead the several pictures of myself, dressed up in pink and lavender, and standing on a Calls for ice cream could be heard from my ten impatient cousins. Mama discussion. table with a cake in front of me. I was surprised to know that Aunt Alice and served me a big bowl of ice cream with a small piece of marble cake. Grandma Delfina had taken this picture of my first birthday party. The seminar is open to adults Grandma Delfina caught me with my mouth full of food as she clicked her ages 50 and older. For questions, call My aunt answered my questions about the pictures, and then I asked if I Kodak camera. Thank God she took another picture of me, this time catching a (562) 916-8550. could borrow them to make a set for myself. good pose of me laughing and smiling while my cousins and I played games like That day, as I looked at the photo albums, God helped me realize how much Pin the Tail On the Donkey and tossing balls at Bozo’s nose.