Sergeant Bumper Two at Lakewood Sheriff Station Dog Mascot
A mixed breed black dog named Bumper Two, adopted as the Lakewood Sheriff Station mascot, recovered from a storm drain years ago and now enjoys life in the service yard. He shaks paws, rides in patrol cars, and received a rain coat with three chevrons as a lighthearted promotion.
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Hai Love
Bumper Two
Lakewood Sheriff's Station
Los Cerritos Court
Hellflower
Jain
Bumper’ Sauli
Sauli
Residents quiz Carter on telecast
A group in Long Beach voters and residents question President Carter on air. A protestant Col. refused to name a superior, prompting a plan to go to the top. Participants included Patton, Feenstra, Alvarado, Cook, Pawson, Santavieca, Ryan, Eaton, Helter, Finley, Richardson, Gross,Harvis, Nilsen and others, shaking hands as the studio left.
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Carter
Patton
H O
Chuck Feenstra
Bayside Drive
Seal Beach
Carol Alvarado
Carita St
P/T
Cecil Q. Cook
Lilly Ave
John Pawson
Weston Place
Maryellen Santavieca
Long Beach
John Ryan
TRW Space Systems
Martha Ann Drive
Los Alamitos
Bob B. Eaton
Stanley Ave
Signal Hill
Julia M. Helter
Crane
Compton
Irregularities on payrolls tied to Siegrist case
City auditor reports irregularities around band payrolls and cash handling. Siegrist blamed a small group for his resignation while admitting petty cash was moved to his private account after a February theft from the band office. Prosecutor found no prosecutable offense amid claims the money was later accounted for. Burglars broke into a Chevron station on Artesia Boulevard, stealing machines valued at 560 dollars.
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Staion
Siegrist
Fen
Charles Payne
Avictor
Robert Parkin
Parkin
Seal Beach
Walczak
Chevron
E. Artesia Blvd
Long Beach
Ex-board member to deliver Artesia High diplomas
ABC Unified School District invited former board member Vince Marchetti to give diplomas at Artesia High School’s June 16 graduation. Marchetti’s daughter is in the class, and the board also announced assignments for each of six ceremonies across Adat, Whitney, Tracy, Cerritos High, Gahr, and Artesia campuses with specific trustees listed for each event.
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ABC Unified School
Artesia High School
Vince Marchetti
March
Marchetti
Artesia
Eugene ‘Tucker
Adat
Wes Backus
George Woodworth
William Watt
Whitney Community Learning Center
Whitney
Backus
Ray Rodriguez
Watt
Diane Xiteo
Door to door sales rule stalls over child issue
Orange County supervisors moved to tighten door to door soliciting rules but postponed due to disagreement on child solicitants. The debate covered whether Girl and Boy Scouts and school projects need ID or a single sponsor permit, with plans to rewrite. Adults may need IDs, while child solicitors won’t. fines up to 50 dollars for no ID or no solicitation permit. Religious groups may be exempt under the draft.
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Orange County
Lakewood council hopeful disqualified over petition missing signs
George Woodworth, member of the ABC Unified School District Board of Education, was disqualified from Lakewood City Council after his nominating petition totaled 22 signatures with six invalid. City Clerk Wanda Andersen said 20 to 30 valid signatures are required. Woodworth was the sole disqualified candidate among eight after verification with the County Registrar of Voters. He blamed late filing and some signees not being registered. Official candidate list for the July special election includes Robert W. Baker, Beverly Brons, H. Brooks Cope, Jeppy Angel, Donald R. Plunkett, Frederick R. Youngren, and Gene Zellner.
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George Woodworth
ABC Unified School District Board of Education
Lakewood
Wanda Andersen
Woodworth
County Registrar of Voters
California
Ms. Andersen
Jeppy “Angel” Mercer
Candlewood Se
Donald R. Plunkett
Allington St
Frederick R. Youngren
Centralia St.Paul KE
Gene Zellner
Flangel St.Woodworth
Del Amo link contract approved by Torrance council
The Torrance City Council awarded Fleming Construction Co. a 277,200 contract to extend Del Amo Boulevard from Prairie to Maple avenues, adding two traffic lanes as a northern Maple exit for Torrance Civic Center traffic, with completion by July. The project aligns with plans for a four to six lane arterial corridor across the county. The council also sought 40,000 federal planning funds, noting Torrance’s planning review priority among similarly sized cities.
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Prairie
Maple Avenues
Torrance
Fleming Construction Co
Maple Avenue
Torrance Civic Center
del Amo Boulevard
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Sheriff's Station
John Sank
Bumper'll
Lakewood Sheriff’s Station
William McCourt
Lakewoo
Ecity
Ald Ft. Plunkett
Robert W. Baker
Awe Neer
Minturn Aya
Beverly Brons
H. Brooks Cope
Arney
Coldbrook Ave
del Amo Link
Tom Paynes
Ont
Gor
Sash
Jae Thar Bict
Brendes
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