Norwalk Matriarch Celebrates 100Th Birthday No Layoffs Planned At
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Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 Vol. 12 No. 39 14783 Carmenita Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 Apple Norwalk Norwalk matriarch restaurant releases grades Weinerschnitzel new iPads celebrates 100th birthday 11660 Imperial Hwy. Date Inspected: 10/30/18 FridayWeekend87˚ ►Neighbors throw a surprise birthday Grade: A with face ID, party for Rosie Viega, who turned 100 at a Mariscos Las Islitas Glance on Oct. 23. 14419 Pioneer Blvd. Saturday 6885˚⁰ USB port Date Inspected: 10/30/18 Friday By Raul Samaniego Grade: A Contributor ►Available Nov. 7, the new iPad Pro models eliminate the home button, La Lupita Supermarket Sunday 81˚70⁰ lighting port and audio jack, but NORWALK – One of 15704 Pioneer Blvd. Saturday include a USB-C drive. Norwalk’s matriarchs Date Inspected: 10/30/18 celebrated her 100th birthday Grade: A with the traditional cake and CUPERTINO – As expected, sweets with friends along R&G Food Basket Apple revamped and expanded with a Norwalk touch of a full 14407 Pioneer Blvd. its iPad Pro lineup at Tuesday’s mariachi band and serenade on Date Inspected: 10/29/18 event in Brooklyn. Oct. 22. Grade: A The premium tablets now Rose “Rosie” Viega turned come in three sizes: a brand- 100 on the 23rd of October, but Rosie Viega with her neighbor, Judy Alvarez. Costco new 11-inch model that starts her neighbors decided to throw 12324 Hoxie Ave. Photos by Raul Samaniego at $799; a redesigned 12.9-inch her a bit of a pre-birthday Date Inspected: 10/25/18 version that now starts at $999; surprise party, complete with Grade: A and the 10.5-inch model from tears, cakes and of course, a 2017 that remains priced at Pow Wow Mexican mariachi band to play Sanchez Restaurant $649. All Weekend - Heritage Park in Santa some familiar tunes including 12061 162nd St. Fe Springs “Happy Birthday” in both the The new iPad Pros can be Date Inspected: 10/25/18 Traditional native dance and drums, ordered immediately and will English and Spanish version, Grade: A Native American jewelry, pottery and ship on Nov. 7. “Los Mananitas.” fine arts, native food, Indian fry bread and tacos, and more. Free admission. The two models announced Her neighbor and friend, L&L Hawaiian BBQ Tuesday have a new design Judy Alvarez, along with fellow 12431 Norwalk Blvd. featuring rounded corners, neighbors Juan Carlos and Janis Date Inspected: 10/25/18 thinner bezels and a slightly Poole, thought it would be Grade: B slimmer profile. The home great if the neighbors could do button is gone, replaced by something special for the lone Subway Apple’s Face ID authentication centenarian of the street. 11729 Imperial Hwy. technology, and the Lightning They conspired and gathered Date Inspected: 10/24/18 port and headphone jack are out, a couple dozen neighbors replaced by USB-C. Grade: A who walked down the street Inside, the new iPad Pros following a blue clad band of Jack in the Box Pancakes & Booze Art Show are packing considerably more Mexican mariachis. 11353 Imperial Hwy. Saturday - Catch One in Los Angeles, power, driven by Apple’s new Date Inspected: 10/24/18 8 pm Rosie was visibly moved as eight-core A12X Bionic processor Grade: she wiped tears of joy for she A 500-plus art pieces, live body painting, that supports its Neural Engine be counted on like clockwork. It action. two stages with music, zombies, craft loves all things Mexican. was during one of these walks technology, also found on late- Altogether, there were beer, and free pancake bar. $15 model iPhones. where Rosie recalled being As a matter of fact, Rosie several generations of Jack in the Box remembered, “I love to visit robbed as she made her regular 12603 S Norwalk Blvd. Storage capacity now tops out Norwalkians present for her my neighbors who are all route. Date Inspected: 10/23/18 at 1TB. The Apple Pencil stylus 100th birthday, from infant has also been updated, and now Mexicans.” “That was several years twins of Leili Romero to Grade: A features wireless charging. “I learned to make tortillas ago,” she commented. youngsters like Judy Alvarez at 72.They were joined by Yoshinoya Beef Bowl and loved [refried] beans.” Now, while she tries to get With this redesign, Apple neighbor Maria Chapin who 12555 Alondra Blvd. out as much as possible, some has doubled down on the iPad Having lived in the central was sporting her favorite team, Date Inspected: 10/22/18 of her neighbors escort her Pro’s strengths, equipping Norwalk neighborhood located the Los Angeles Dodgers. Grade: A creatives with tools backed by near Los Alisos Middle School, whenever they can. She uses a metal walker, but her spunk is Asked what was the secret serious processing power, and she remembered coming here McDonalds Daddy Daughter Dance ramping up its capabilities for still evident when you speak of her longevity, Rosie simply after living on a farm near El 12602 Alondra Blvd. Saturday - Norwalk Arts & Sports AR and gaming. with her. replied, “We were homebodies. Centro California a few miles Date Inspected: 10/22/18 Complex, 5:30 pm from the Mexican border near And of course, working.” Apple also announced a In an interview before the Grade: A A daddy-daughter dance themed “A new MacBook Air, which starts Mexicali. musicians arrived, Rosie spoke Rosie recently voted for the Night in Paris.” Dancing, food, photos, music and more. $20 per couple, $7 at $1,199. That means that the proudly of her husband, Tony, first time in over 10 years and, Her neighbor of 60 years, Buy Low Market each additional daughter. who passed away about 10 years well, let’s just keep that secret new 12.9-inch iPad Pro now Jim Honodel, reminisced fondly 10951 Rosecrans Ave. costs as much as the previous- ago, of his service record during for now. of the neighbor he called, “the Date Inspected: 10/19/18 generation $999 MacBook Air, World War II and the not one, matriarch of the street.” Happy birthday, Rosie! reinforcing the company’s desire but two Purple Heart ribbons he Grade: A to position its premium tablet as He recalled her daily received for being wounded in a true laptop replacement. morning walks where she could IHOP 12623 Norwalk Blvd. That noted, Apple’s Date Inspected: 10/17/18 magnetically attachable Smart Grade: A Keyboard costs extra -- the 11- inch model is $179 and the 12.9- Elbow Room inch version is $199. Baile de los Muertos No layoffs planned at 11110 Alondra Blvd. Saturday - Grand Park in Downtown Maxed-out configurations Date Inspected: 10/17/18 LA, 8 pm cost $1,899 -- and that’s before Grade: A adding accessories. Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with a free outdoor concert, featuring live Downey Library Noemi’s Mexican Restaurant performances by Subsuelo, El Conjunto Apple hopes the revamped iPad Pro will be better positioned 14350 Pioneer Blvd. Nueva Ola, Irene Diaz, and others. to compete with contemporary ►Downey’s library will close for March,” said Dickow. “It’s been in surrounding communities, Date Inspected: 10/16/18 tablets like Microsoft’s Surface 15 months as part of an extensive sort of an iterative process since and that they are aware of the Grade: A Pro 6, which starts at $899, renovation; some library operations, then.” Downey Library’s temporary however, will remain in place. closure. While he declined to and Google’s Pixel Slate, which The library is currently name any one library officially, Angie’s Deli starts at $599. scheduled to be closed from Dickow said that “all of our 14346 Pioneer Blvd. March 2019 to June of 2020. But it’s also important for By Alex Dominguez neighbors are going to be really Date Inspected: 10/16/18 Apple to re-establish the Pro as Staff Writer The expansive renovations good neighbors.” Grade: A a higher-end device after adding planned with the addition of the “They know that we’re going Pencil support and a faster need to store the libraries vast Church’s Chicken DOWNEY – With the recent to be down for a while; they’re processor to its entry-level iPad materials have left the library 15816 S Pioneer Blvd. announcement of the Downey welcoming to the overflow,” North Korea Photo Exhibit back in March. with no choice but to shutter its City Library’s upcoming year- said Dickow. “In order to make it Date Inspected: 10/15/18 Saturday - dePlume, 1 pm long closure, library officials are doors while the changes take easier for Downey patrons to use Grade: A A photo exhibit and Q&A with Aram Pan, Since then, the $329 iPad saying that there is no need for place. their resources, we’ll probably do a photographer who has traveled to offered many of the features concern. that were once exclusive to the It’s also a matter of beating some library card drives in the Tasty Goody Restaurant North Korea 18 times, capturing images considerably more expensive Shockwaves were sent flying the Measure S clock. final months that we’re open.” 15912 S Pioneer Blvd of everyday life in the reclusive nation. last week when Mayor Sean 10.5-inch Pro and 12.9-inch Pro “Measure S has a time limit There are even talks on Date Inspected: 10/15/18 Ashton announced that the models, which started at $649 on it; you have to get these potentially providing transport Grade: A library would be closing for more and $799, respectively, coming things done in three years, and to other libraries for Downey than a year to undergo extensive in to Tuesday’s event.