Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 Vol. 12 No. 29 14783 Carmenita Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 Shared Norwalk School district launches restaurant Stories: A contest for new logo grades Tribute to Seattle Teriyaki ►LOGO CONTEST: Students, teachers Superintendent’s Office 13302 Rosecrans Ave. and residents are invited to help the Date Inspected: 8/20/18 Friday 85˚ c/o NLMUSD Logo Contest Weekend My Father Norwalk-La Mirada school district Grade: A design a new logo. 12820 Pioneer Blvd., Norwalk, at a CA 90650 The Burger Shop Glance Yolanda Reyna, a “daddy’s girl,” 14606 Carmenita Rd. describes the complexities of the man NORWALK – Do you have The winning logo or logos Saturday 6884˚⁰ Date Inspected: 8/17/18 she didn’t give up on – her father. As is artistic talent? Do you have will become part of the official Friday often the case, having grandchildren creative ideas or know someone identity graphics used by Grade: A made him a different person. Shared who does? the district. The logo will be Stories is a weekly column featuring displayed on websites, social El Taco Loco articles by participants in a writing If so, the Norwalk-La Mirada Sunday 83˚ ⁰ media platforms, business cards, 12341 E Imperial Hwy. 70 class at the Norwalk Senior Center. Unified School District could use Saturday stationery, banners, posters, Date Inspected: 8/16/18 Bonnie Mansell is the instructor for your help. The district is now souvenir trinkets and various this free class offered through the inviting submissions for its logo Grade: B other ways. Norwalk-La Mirada’s Cerritos College Adult Education design contest. Program. Curated by Carol Kearns. There are no age restrictions current logo A new logo is needed to for participants. Students at Zero Degrees reflect and convey the positive any grade level can enter and All winning entries will 12209 Norwalk Blvd. By Yolanda Reyna message of the district’s new participants may submit work(s) become the property of NLMUSD, Date Inspected: 8/16/18 slogan, “Every Student. Future as individual entrants or as part which will have the right to Grade: My father, Gilbert Reyna, was B Ready. Our Promise!” of a group. There is no contest born on March 15, 1926. He died adapt, edit, modify or otherwise on November 24, 2001. He was The contest is open to all entry fee. use the winning submissions in So Cal Pizza 75 years old. I had to make the district students, teachers, All submissions must be part or in its entirety in whatever 12253 Imperial Hwy. grueling decision to have him support staff, and administrators. turned in with a completed entry manner it deems appropriate. Date Inspected: 8/15/18 taken off life support. In the last It’s also open to any form. The entry form can be Entries will be judged on Grade: A Gardena Jazz Festival few years of his life, he dealt with community member residing found online at www.nlmusd. the following criteria: visual Sunday - Rowley Park in Gardena, health issues, mainly Alzheimer’s within the district boundaries. org/logoconcept/ appeal, artistic merit, how well Santos Juice Bar 11 am to 7:30 pm disease. it promotes the district’s tagline, NLMUSD encompasses the One or more submissions per 13324 Rosecrans Ave. Even as he dealt with health original concept, quality of Two stages with non-stop cities of Norwalk, La Mirada, a person or group is acceptable but Date Inspected: 8/10/18 issues, I could recall a time when design, and ease of reproduction. entertainment, headlined by smooth portion of Santa Fe Springs and each submission must be turned he was strong and healthy, being Grade: A jazz band Maze. Tickets available on part of unincorporated Whittier. in with a separate entry form. A panel of district staff and the man of the house, looking city of Gardena website. community members will review after his family. There were “Our goal is to have a logo The contest is now open, Ho Ho China all entries. The superintendent good times, but he also had his that represents all the great as of Aug. 21, and closes at 4 11568 Rosecrans Ave. and executive staff will select the struggles. progress — and future potential p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. Date Inspected: 8/9/18 Late submissions will not be finalists. My father had lived in various — of our wonderful schools Grade: A considered. run-down motel rooms for the last and students,” said NLMUSD Finalist entries will be 20 years of his life. He would be Superintendent Dr. Hasmik All logo artwork must be submitted to the Board of Rosecrans Spirit Shop Education for review and approval isolated from the world. My father Danielian. original and pertain to the theme, 11016 Rosecrans Ave. at a designated board meeting. was mean and tough. He hated the All entries must adhere to the “Every Student. Future Ready. Date Inspected: 8/9/18 The winner will be officially world. He was intelligent, proud, design guidelines and be received Our Promise!” The artwork recognized at a subsequent board Grade: A stubborn, paranoid, prejudiced, by Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. must be the contestant’s original meeting. Elvis Festival heartless, emotionless, a recluse, Submissions may be emailed to hand-drawn creation. The an alcoholic, and a bookworm. Wienerschnitzel Sunday - Main Street Garden Grove, [email protected] or postal entry design may not be a copy However, the district 11610 Alondra Blvd. 10 am to 6 pm My father drank alcohol most mailed or hand delivered to: or duplicate of any previously maintains the right to declare no of his adult life, and being that he published art, including winner if no artwork of merit is Date Inspected: 8/9/18 Performances by Elvis tribute artists, a Norwalk-La Mirada Unified was an alcoholic, he was at his best photographs. found. Grade: A Cadillac car show, Elvis memorabilia, School District when he was drinking. My father vendors, Elvis tattoo contest, food wasn’t a belligerent drinker. He TNT Tortas and Tacos trucks, and more. Free admission. was a sentimental drinker. The 11042 Rosecrans Ave. only time I saw my father smile, Date Inspected: 8/9/18 was when he drank alcohol. When he was sober, he was always Grade: A complaining. Summer film festival wraps RC Burgers Cafe He loved listening to music, 10951 Alondra Blvd. especially Frank Sinatra. He also Date Inspected: 8/8/18 played the guitar, and he played it up Saturday well. When my father was 55 years Grade: A old, he was told by his doctor that ►FILM FESTIVAL: Local artist Roy Hazardous Waste he had to stop drinking alcohol for China Bowl Express Anthony Shabla will host this summer’s his health. 11031 Firestone Blvd. ste 102 Saturday - LA County Office of final installment of the Green Salon Date Inspected: 8/8/18 Education, 9 am to 3 pm He was a stern father and he Short Film Festival on Saturday. set rules in our home (when we Grade: B Drop off your unwanted household were a family). The children had hazardous waste and electronic waste. Limit 15 gallons or 125 lbs. per trip. No to be up and ready for school. SANTA FE SPRINGS – The Western Refining Retail One day my brother Louie didn’t trash, tires or large appliances. third and final evening of The 10710 Alondra Blvd. want to go to school (for whatever Green Salon Short Film Festival Date Inspected: 8/8/18 reason). He was a young boy. He 2018 is Saturday, August 25, at Grade: walked up to the corner of our 7 pm, at the art studio of Roy A block and just stood there crying. Anthony Shabla in Santa Fe My father, shirtless and in pajama Springs. All are welcome. Rodger’s Food Service bottoms, with a belt in one hand, 10931 Alondra Blvd. walked up to the corner and The Green Salon is the Date Inspected: 8/8/18 whacked my brother’s behind! longest-running monthly From that day on, my brother had cultural event in the Norwalk Grade: A no problem going to school. He area and it is free and democratic. would be up bright-eyed and sore, Golden Pho Restaurant Open Mic bushy-tailed. It is funded by Shabla 10925 Alondra Blvd. Roy Anthony Shabla Friday - Norwalk Cultural Arts Center, himself and always features live Date Inspected: 8/8/18 My father always said to me: music, an open mic, a featured 7 pm I should have been born a boy, reader, and the exhibition of Grade: A Singers, dancers, poets, comedians and because I clung to him. I was what local artists. The books of both poets will with Esmoladera’s Gabriel and magicians are invited to share their you call a daddy’s girl. Once my be available for purchase. Steven Armenta, and other Senor Baja talents at an open mic night. father thought he could talk to me During the summer months 11833 Alondra Blvd. (June, July, and August), it also guest musicians. about the birds and the bees. My The featured filmmaker Date Inspected: 8/7/18 ears couldn’t take it! They were includes short films by local for this last evening of the A small art fair accompanies screaming! filmmakers. festival is Jennifer Abod who the film festival with local Grade: A will screen the short version artists exhibiting their work. One time I was asked out on a As a special treat, Donna RC Burger Cafe date by a young black man. When Hilbert and Tamara Madison, of her documentary film, “The Also, local poets and writers will Passionate Pursuits of Angela offer their books for sale.