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Lauretta Houston had a significant impact on the Malibu school system.

Alhambra’s connectionwith Malibu via HoustonBY GARY FRUEHOLZ

DILBECK REAL ESTATE

Malibu, California, owes some of itscurrent personality to Alhambra, or atleast to Houston. Spurgeon andLauretta Houston, that is.

Spurgeon and Lauretta Houstondecided to leave the developing me-tropolis of Alhambra in 1917 and moveto an obscure rural area with affordableland on California’s coastline with thename of Malibu.

To accomplish this, they had a few

minor obstacles, such as finding a wayto get there and dealing with remnantsof the Southern Pacific Railroad, bet-ter known during the period as the “oc-topus.”

A railroad lawyer, who became presi-dent of the United States, by the nameof Abraham Lincoln, promoted Con-gressional laws in the previous centurythat supported the transcontinentalrailroad and settlement of the West.Ultimately, these same laws would alsoseduce people who had comfortable

homes in established cities such asAlhambra to leave their secure lives andmove to the unsettled frontier of Malibuin the early 20th century.

What made all of this possible was aset of laws called the Pacific Railway Actor 1862 and the Homestead Act of1862.

“The Homestead Act allowed peopleto apply for land unspoken for,” saidCharles Nelson Johnson, research li-brary director of the Museum of VenturaCounty and managing editor of TheJournal of Ventura County History.“And ‘unspoken for’ is the operativephrase.”

The law that trumped the Home-stead Act was the Pacific Railway Act of1862. The United States was commit-ted to a transcontinental link to sup-port commerce and bind a fracturingcountry during the Civil War.

The Pacific Railway Act was a seriesof laws that provided land grants andbonds to railroads committed to thetranscontinental railroad endeavor.Prior to this, states granted land to rail-roads but could never generate a con-sistent and coherent approach for atranscontinental railroad.

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Sizable portions of Malibuwere homesteaded in the early1900s.

– NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE.

The Alondra staff, from left, are Cindy Lucero, Marcelo Tlatenchi, Nuria Rodriguez, Luis Soto, JJ Preciado,Rachel McKiernan (seated), Perla Delcid, and Megan Anaya.

Alondra has more than Hot WingsTEXT AND PHOTOS BY ADRIANA MAESTAS

Alondra Hot Wings, 515 W. Main St. in down-town Alhambra, offers a historical journey throughProhibition Era America when Italian and Irishimmigrants literally fought for their piece of theAmerican dream. The décor covering the interiorwalls of the Alhambra restaurant has a museum-like

ambiance. It sets the tone for a lively socialexperience that is further enhanced by a menuof handcrafted burgers and grilled delights, delisandwiches, family legacy pizzas, the infamoushot wings, strips, along with pasta, craft saladsand soups accompanied by friendly andefficient customer service.

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Alhambra Police Dept. to lead‘Night Out Against Crime’ Aug. 4

Night Out Against Crime in Alhambra, celebratingits 32nd annual event, will take place from 5 p.m. to8:30 p.m. Aug. 4. It isone of the City’s majorcommunity parties inwhich the AlhambraPolice Department’sfront lawn at 211 S.First St. is turned into ahot dog stand, a policedog demonstration area, a live performance of acriminal capture area, and where the public can get anup-close look at police vehicles, which are staged as abackdrop so parents can snap pictures of theirchildren. Enjoy live entertainment and other sur-prises.

Police personnel and volunteers will be on hand todistribute informational brochures concerning specialpolice programs, such as the Citizen’s Police Academy,Police Explorers, Safe Kids, Safe Moves, and muchmore. The community is invited to take a tour of thebuilding to see where the Chief sits, where the crooksare held, check out the firing range, and otherinteresting operational sites.

Night Out Against Crime is a national effort topromote the public’s involvement in crime preventionthrough the development of police and communitypartnerships. It’s an effort that takes place in morethan 16,000 communities throughout the U.S.

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SENIOR NEWS / AROUND ALHAMBRA PAGE 3B8/2015

UNDERSTANDING THE SENIOR EXPERIENCE –

BY DENNIS MCFADDENRETIRED PRESIDENT/CEOATHERTON BAPTIST HOMES

Seniors / Retirees News |Activities, Projects, Features

Dr. Dennis E. McFadden is the fornerpresident and CEO of Atherton BaptistHomes, 214 S. Atlantic Blvd. Alhambra.Phone him at 626-863-1768.

The “dog days” of August bring withthem lots of sun and my annual warn-ing about the dangers of sun exposurefor seniors.

Growing up in the ’50s we all thoughtthat summer meant a time for tanning.Girls covered their bodies with maxi-mum quantities of cocoa butter and vari-ous commercial products such asCoppertone while they tried to uncoveras much skin as was publically possible.

Magazine ads competed with one an-other to promote the quickest tan imag-inable. Some products promised a“richer, darker, deeper tan” while othersinvited you to discover the “secrets” ofthe women of the South Pacific and their“deepest, darkest island tans.”

Many of today’s seniors grew up inthis era, alternately tanning and burn-ing their skin, sometimes to the pointof painful blisters.

More recently, we have discovered thedamage may of us did to our bodies,some of it surfacing now in the form ofpainful and life threatening cancers.

The people at WebMD warn us thatone in five Americans will develop skincancer during their lifetimes. The Ameri-

can Cancer Society states that five ormore sunburns doubles your risk of de-veloping skin cancer.

Despite these risks, the most recentdata from the American Academy ofDermatology reports that the majorityof Americans still think that they lookhealthier with a tan (54% of women and

60% of men) and that well-tanned bod-ies look better.

Seniors, particularly those raised dur-ing the era of unrestrained sun, “burnbaby burn” indifference, and an ethosof summer tanning, now face increasedincidence of skin cancers as a result oftheir childhood practices.

And since the effects of skin expo-sure are cumulative, one’s childhoodsunburns, intentional tanning to “getready for swimsuit season,” and exposedskin due to work and leisure activitiesin adulthood, all contribute to one’s riskof skin cancer.

Seniors often believe that they nolonger need to worry about protectingtheir skin. The opposite is the case. Phy-sicians tell us that the skin, our largestorgan in the body, requires protectingas we age as our skin becomes less ableto deal with the sun’s UV rays. A full50% of deaths from skin cancer occur

in seniors over the age of 65.Old skin damage also works against

the body protecting itself against cur-rent exposure. Several observers havenoted that early detection of skin can-cer may be hindered by the natural wrin-kling, age spots, and decreased elastic-ity associated with normal aging.

Protection from the sun can be en-hanced with wrap-around sunglassesthat have UVA and UVB ray blocks.These types of sunglasses help reduce theeffect of damage connected to cataracts.My mother, who suffered from maculardegeneration, found the full coveragesunglasses to be an essential for her whenshe went out of doors in bright sunlight,especially during the long daylight sum-mer months.

Summer and sun may be synonyms,particularly in Southern California. But,the seniors in your life require extra stepsto protect themselves, particularly if theypracticed careless sun-hygiene in theirearlier days. Wisdom lies in the obser-vation that “There is no such thing as ahealthy tan; that’s what people need tounderstand.”

As Amanda Schull put it: “The worstbeauty advice that I have ever taken hasbeen from people who have told me thatsunscreen isn’t necessary. Not true!”

There is no such thing as a healthy tanSeniors now faceincreased incidence ofskin cancers as a resultof childhood practices.

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Joslyn Adult Recreation Center

Joslyn Center is the local focalpoint for senior services, providedby the City of Alhambra Com-munity Services Department, andincludes:

Recreation, listed in the Lei-sure Classes, Activities & ExcursionsGuide beginning on Page 19.

Social services, including theCase Management Project, hasbeen working since the 1980s to

assist seniors in finding resourcesto remain living independently intheir homes for as long as it issafely possible.

Hot, nutritional meals pro-vided each week at 11 a.m. for asuggested donation of $3.

Transportation, including Se-nior Ride information providedin the Leisure Guide on page 24and an active Senior Outings pro-

gram that is covered in a separatearticle in Around Alhambra ev-ery month.Informational seminars.

Some of the activities sched-uled for August:

Happy August BirthdayLuncheon Celebration at 11a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. Birth-day cheer and a token birthdaypresent will honor those celebrat-ing August birthdays.

Senior Self Defense informa-tional seminar from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. Wednesday, Aug.12. Pre-sented by the Alhambra PoliceDepartment.

Women’s Self Defense infor-mational seminar from 2 p.m. to4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. Pre-sented by the Alhambra PoliceDepartment.

Bingo (for prizes) from 12:30p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17.

Presented by AGA Medicare Op-tions.

Elder Abuse informationalseminar at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug.18. Presented by Right at Home.

AARP Driver Safety Pro-gram from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,Aug. 19 and 20. The fee is $15for AARP members and $20 fornon-members. Sponsored byAARP, this two-day defensivedriving class is accepted by manyauto insurance companies for adiscount. Make out check ormoney order to AARP. No cash.

Powers of Attorney andTrusts at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug.20. This is one of the “ManagingElder Care, Trusts & Medi-Cal”seminars presented by Elder LawAttorney Carlos A. Arcos.

VA Benefits informationalseminar at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

25. Presented by CompanionHome Care.

Flashback Friday Dance from6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28,featuring Deejay Ed. Light re-freshments and “mocktails” willprovide the energy for dancing tomusic from the ’60s and ’70s.Please register in advance in theJoslyn office. The fee is $10.

Informational seminars are free,unless otherwise noted, but withlimited space available, registrationin the Joslyn office is important.Phone 626-570-5056, or drop in.

The weekday luncheon, includ-ing the occasional Special LuncheonCelebrations, is provided by YWCA/Intervale Senior Services and re-quires reservations one day in ad-vance. Suggested donation: $3.Phone 626-458-4455, weekdaysbetween 9:30 a.m. and noon.

Joslyn Adult Recreation Center provides senior services

Senior Outings offers trips to area attractionsAlhambra seniors are heading to the Orange

County Fair from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug.7, and Huntington Beach, the last of the summerbeach outings, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday,Aug. 21. The fee for the fair trip is $16. The fee forHuntington Beach is $12.

Registration for these two outings took place lastmonth, but phone 626-570-5056 to find out if thereare seats left on the coach.

Tuesday, Aug. 4, is Alhambra resident regis-tration day for September Senior Outings eitheronline at www.cityofalhambra.org or in person at

Joslyn Center, 210 N. Chapel Ave., in Story Park.Non-residents may register on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Lake Arrowhead and the Lake ArrowheadQueen are first on the September agenda from 8:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3. The fee is $23.An hour-long lake cruise is the highlight of the dayfollowed by explorations of Arrowhead Village:shopping in unique shops, lunching (not included),viewing the mountain scenery, and breathing thefresh air.

For more information, please phone 626-570-5056during weekday business hours.

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BY JOHN CHAO, D.D.S.Everyone knows that certain things

present high risk of harm when put intothe mouth. Tobacco, raw meat, toys, gunbarrels, or your own foot are some well-known examples. Other not-recommendeditems are:

1) A toothbrush with too much tooth-paste – This may keep you from seeing whatyou are brushing. Studies show that peoplewho dry brush their teeth first, then brushagain with toothpaste, have less gum bleed-ing and tartar than those who brush onlywith toothpaste. The overwhelming taste ofthe toothpaste may also cause hastening ofthe teeth brushing routine.

2) Contact lenses – Cleaning or moist-ening your contact lenses by putting themin your mouth is not a good idea becausebacteria in the mouth can cause conjunc-tivitis.

3) Pencils, pens, or pipes – Chewingon these items can cause both the wearingdown of the teeth and invisible cracks orfissures to form in the enamel of the teeth.Under certain circumstances, these cracksor fissures can make it more likely for yourteeth to crack or chip. TNJ (jaw joint) prob-lems can be aggravated by chewing on for-eign objects.

4) Tongue studs and lip or cheek rings– Puncture of the tongue can lead to exces-sive bleeding or infection, such as hepati-tis. It’s amazing how many people withtongue studs or lip rings tell their dentiststhey hate Novocain shots.

5) Hot food followed by cold – Hotcoffee or drinks followed immediately byan icy drink or ice cream can lead to cracksin your teeth. Dental enamel is highly min-

eralized and hard. When it is exposed toextremes in temperatures, tiny cracks mayform on your teeth.

6) Metal nails – Holding nails in yourmouth may be convenient, but a slip or fallcan cause nails to puncture the lip or mouth.

7) Small (onilateral) partial dentures– Partial dentures or removable bridges thatare not attachable to both sides of the mouthare small enough to be swallowed duringsleep and can cause choking.

8) Aspirin on the gum – Because aspi-rin is so acidic, leaving an aspirin on yourgum to relieve pain can end up leaving you

in more discomfort. Aspirin can denude thesurface of the gum and leave it extremelyraw and sore.

9) Super glue to glue back a loosecrown – Gluing back a loose crown withsuper glue or any other commercial gluemay seem like a good self-help idea. But thestrong chemicals in these glues can causeterrific toothaches and result in the entiretooth being dissolved by the glue in a veryshort time.

10) Ice, seeds, jawbreakers, etc. –Chewing on hard items like these can frac-ture your teeth, especially if you already have

large fillings in your teeth. Incidentally, res-taurants and markets are generally fair aboutreimbursing you for the cost of restoring atooth that broke from biting into a foreignobject in your food. In either case, you mustreport it immediately to the restaurant orstore manager.

Then see your dentist as soon as possible.If it happened from food purchased at amarket, you must show the manager thefood item, the receipt, the foreign object,and tooth fragments, if any. Then see yourdentist for a brief report stating the causeand estimated cost for treatment.

Ten things one should not put in the mouth

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FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Clinicians are challenged every day tomake difficult decisions regarding patients’suicide risk. Using the

Health Administration electronic medi-cal record data, Veterans Affairs and Na-tional Institute of Mental Health person-nel were able to identify very small groupsof individuals within the VHA’s patientpopulation with very high, predicted sui-cide risk — most of whom had not beenidentified for suicide risk by clinicians. Suchmethods can help the VHA to target sui-cide prevention efforts for patients at highrisk, and may have more wide-ranging ben-efits.

Findings by John McCarthy, Ph.D.,M.P.H, director of the Serious Mental Ill-ness Treatment Resource and EvaluationCenter in the VA Office of Mental HealthOperations, Robert Bossarte, Ph.D, direc-tor of epidemiology in the VA Office ofPublic Health, Ira Katz, M.D., senior con-sultant for mental health program analysisin the VA Office of Mental Health Opera-tions, and colleagues were reported recentlyin the online issue of American Journal ofPublic Health.

Dr. McCarthy and colleagues developedtheir suicide-risk algorithm by studying theVHA patient population from fiscal years2009-2011. Data on manner of death camefrom the National Death Index, and pre-dictors of suicide and other types of deathcame from VHA clinical records.

Dividing randomly the patient popula-tion in half, the team used data from onehalf to develop the predictive model, andthen tested the model using data from theother half. Each of the two study samplesincluded 3,180 suicide cases and 1,056,004control patients.

Researchers compared predicted suiciderisk to actual mortality to assess the perfor-mance of the predictive model.

“As the largest health care provider inthe U.S., VA has the responsibility to con-tinuously examine how our extensive sui-cide prevention efforts are working, and toidentify critical opportunities for improve-ment in service to our nation’s veterans,”said Dr. Caitlin Thompson, deputy direc-tor for suicide prevention for VA.

“This collaborative effort with NIMHprovides us with unprecedented informa-tion that will allow us to design and imple-ment innovative strategies on how to as-sess and care for those veterans who maybe at high risk for suicide.

This model will advance the care pro-vided to veterans through VA’s suicide pre-vention programs to allow us to better tai-lor our suicide prevention efforts so thatwe can ensure that all veterans remain safe.”

The VHA care system identifies patientsas being at high-risk of suicide based oninformation assessed during clinical en-counters. Researchers found that their pre-dictive model was more sensitive than thisclinical flagging, in the sense that, even ingroups with the highest predicted suiciderisk based on the model, less than one-thirdof patients had been identified clinically.

“This is valuable, because it gives the VAmore extensive information about suiciderisk,” said Michael Schoenbaum, Ph.D.,senior advisor for mental health service,epidemiology and economics at NIMH andone of the co-authors of the report.

“If the VA can identify small groups ofpeople with a particularly high-risk of sui-cide, then they can target enhanced preven-tion and treatment services to these high-est-risk individuals.”

“It’s particularly encouraging that theseanalyses use the types of data available toany large health care system,” said NIMHDirector Thomas Insel, M.D. “These meth-ods could help us prevent civilian as well asveteran suicides.”

In addition to identifying suicide risk,the team looked at deaths among peopleidentified as highest risk for suicide in 2010.The team found that this group had bothvery high suicide and non-suicide deathrates over the next 12 months.

“This finding reinforces the idea thatusing this process to target suicide risk in-terventions may have wide benefits acrossan extended span of time,” concluded Dr.Schoenbaum.

About the Department of Veterans Af-fairs: The VA is the second largest Federaldepartment with close to 300,000 employ-ees. The Department’s mission is to serveAmerica’s veterans and their families withdignity and compassion and to be theirprincipal advocate in ensuring that theyreceive the care, support and recognitionearned in service to this Nation.

The mission of the NIMH is to trans-form the understanding and treatment ofmental illnesses through basic and clinicalresearch, paving the way for prevention,recovery and cure. For more information,visit http://www.nimh.nih.gov. For more in-formation about NIH and its programs,visit www.nih.gov.

Study may help Veterans Affairs Dept.find patients with high-risk of suicide

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Dr. Dara Gashparova, D.D.S. is located at 1933 W Valley Blvd. Readers with dentalquestions or concerns should contact her at 626-289-6131, or e-mail daradds@yahoo.com.

AskDr. Dara,

DDSIt’s common knowledge that smoking, teeth grinding, and sloppy dental hygiene can

negatively affect the health of your mouth, but they’re not the only behaviors that canspell trouble for your teeth and gums.

Here are a few habits that are responsible for most pain and costly dental repair.

Bad habits that harmyour oral health

Using your teeth as toolsDo you tear open bags of potato chips

or twist off bottle caps with your teeth?Using your teeth as an instant openermight seem like a convenient shortcut, butit could actually land you in the dentist’schair.

Using your teeth as tools can causethem to crack or chip.

Instead, keep scissors and bottle open-ers handy. Bottom line: your teeth shouldonly be used for eating and smiling.

Tongue, lip, cheek piercingsTongue piercings may be trendy, but

biting down on the metal stud can cracka tooth. Lip piercings pose a similar risk.And when metal or hard plastic rubsagainst the tooth and gums, it can causetooth fracture, gum recession, or root ex-posure, which can lead to tooth loss. Themouth is also a haven for bacteria, sopiercings raise the risk of complicationssuch as infection, bleeding, and swellingof the tongue or nearby tissues and sores.

Brushing immediately after consuming acidic foods

Chewing on iceIt’s natural and sugar free, so you might

think ice is harmless. But crunching hard,frozen cubes can chip or even crack yourteeth. Broken pieces of ice can act as ablade and cut the gums or soft tissue inyour mouth.

The temperature difference between a

hot mouth and cold ice may irritate thenerve inside the tooth and trigger a tooth-ache. If a tooth has a filling, its strength iscompromised to a degree and can causethe tooth to break.

Next time you get the urge for ice, chewsome icy sugarless gum instead.

Consuming food and drink that areacidic, such as citrus, can contribute to asoftening of tooth structure. If you im-mediately brush your teeth, it can lead toerosions of the surface and cause prema-ture wearing of your teeth.

To avoid this risk, wait about 30 min-utes before brushing your teeth to give thesaliva in your mouth a chance to washaway and delude the acid and drink wateror rinse with pH neutral mouthwash.

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Karen H. Chao, O.D.

Dr. Karen H. Chao, O.D. has been anOptometrist in private practice for morethan 20 years. In addition to general op-tometric care, her services include VisionTherapy, Neuro-Optometric Evaluationfor Traumatic Brain Injury, Corneal Re-fractive Therapy, and Low Vision Services.She can be reached at 121 S. Del MarAve., Ste. A, San Gabriel 91776. PhoneDr. Chao at 626-287-0401 or visitwww.SGFamilyOptometry.com for more informa-tion.

BY KAREN CHAO, O.D.With the new school year about to

start, many families are dreading return-ing to homework battles. When childrenstruggle with reading and learning, it canaffect the entire family. “Homework wasa daily battle. Tears often ensued as weattempted to work our way through theassignment: read a few words, stop, si-lence, frustration,” shared mother of three,Wendy K.

Many homework battles occur whenthere is no apparent explanation for whythe child avoids reading. The child isbright, interested in and understandingof material when presented in an audi-tory format.However, when reading frompaper or digital device, typically the childbegins just fine, yet after a few words or afew minutes the child starts struggling.This is actually a sign of eye coordinationand eye tracking disorders.

Ryan, 17 years old, and Jacob, 13 yearsold, both struggled with schoolwork formore than seven years. “They were eachseveral years behind their peers in read-ing and were tutored in school since theirearly elementary years.

Neither of the boys had passed a teston their own since elementary school,standardized testing was torture, and theyhated school,” Mom explained. “Theywere bright students, and could exhibitmastery of anything they were taught ver-bally or through demonstration, yet couldnot do the same with any assignment or

August: Children’s Vision & Learning Month A mother shares how she put an end to homework battles

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Karen H. Chao, O.D.

testing they were required to read inde-pendently. They learned enough to avoidbeing labeled as learning disabled, butnever enough to reach grade level or movebeyond required school intervention.

“During reading homework, theywould make it through the first few wordsand then stop, every single time. Theyavoided reading at all costs. I couldn’t tellyou how often I grew frustrated and yelledat the boys for this,” Mrs. K continued.

When she was finally informed that eyecoordination and eye movement problemswere at the root of her boys’ struggles, shefound hope and relief. It turned out theboys repeatedly lost their place while read-ing due to significant eye tracking issues.

Their eyes would jump around thepage, skipping words and lines of text,making it impossible for them to under-stand what they were reading.

Additionally, Mrs. K learned her boysjust had trouble seeing the text on thepage; the words often became blurry andsometimes actually looked like they weremoving.

“Every part of the boys’ diagnoses madesense and perfectly explained the reasonsfor every academic struggle. I had felt sinceRyan was in second grade and Jacob inkindergarten that something was notright, yet no doctor, teacher or counselorcould answer the question of what.

“Many tried to explain it away asADD/ADHD or said they were ‘just boys’and would ‘grow out of it.’ I was crushedthat it had taken so long, yet so gratefulthere was actually something.”

After a program of optometric visiontherapy, Mrs. K shared their success, “I

can tell you in all sincerity that it has givenmy boys their lives back. Where they werepreviously hampered by their impair-ments, they are now without limits. Theynow fully engage in conversations, exhibithigher level thinking, and are more sociallyconfident. I had not realized how muchtheir visual impairments had hamperedtheir overall interaction with the worlduntil I saw them begin to truly experienceit.”

In addition, both Ryan and Jacob areperforming at grade level. “Their gradesare climbing and their confidence is soar-ing. Ryan scored a 97 on a recent Englishmidterm; Jacob gained four grade levelsin reading in just one semester,” Mrs. Kshared proudly. “Dare I say homework iseven easy now?”

While children typically don’t know tocomplain about their vision problem, theearly warning signs are there, if you knowwhat to watch for.

Does your child:

• Get frustrated trying to read or dohomework?

• Take much longer doing his or herhomework than it should?

• Have trouble making out words?

• Slow when copying or make lots oferrors?

• Omit or substitute small words, suchas “of” for “for”, or “if ” for “of,” etc.?

• Find it harder to read at the end ofthe day than in the morning?

• Skip words or repeat lines when read-ing out loud to you?

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For Your Good Health

Sheila Yonemoto, P.T., hasbeen a physical therapist for morethan 30 years, specializing in in-tegrative manual therapy, using aholistic approach. She can bereached at Yonemoto PhysicalTherapy, 55 S. Raymond Ave,Suite 100, Alhambra 91801.Sheila also offers a “Chinese En-ergy” exercise class. Phone 626-576-0591 for more information,or visit Web site www.yonemoto.com

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BY SHEILA YONEMOTO, PTYears ago, someone con-

vinced me to run a 5-mile racesoon after the birth of my firstchild. I finished that race in arespectable time but ended uphaving a hip problem, whichstill bothers me at times. Evenphysical therapists can harmthemselves in new situations.

I trained for the race bygradually increasing my run-ning time during approxi-mately 8 weeks. Some of theproblem occurred because Ididn’t allow myself enoughtime to build up to the distanceand speed I ended up doing inthe race. Plus, I did not buildup the abdominal, pelvic, andhip strength I had lost duringmy pregnancy.

Ligaments also change dur-ing pregnancy. They get looserto prepare the body for the pas-sage of the baby through thebirth canal. It takes time forthese ligaments to tighten upagain following delivery. Thismay also have been a factor inmy case.

Restoration of the strengthof the abdominal and pelvicfloor is key. Sit ups and strenu-

New mom fitness

ous abdominal exercise shouldbe avoided until there is enoughabdominal strength so bulgingdoes not occur during exercise.Remember, body posture andback care are important for thenew mother so injuries do notoccur from daily care of thebaby such as holding, lifting,bathing, and feeding.

If you have persistent back

or pelvic pain following thebirth, remember childbirth canbe very hard on the mother dueto the strong forces pushing onpelvic bones causing abnormalstress on bones, muscles, andligaments. Stretching musclesout of their normal positionalso results in instability andimbalances, which can causepain and increased effort inmovement.

Sometimes manual hands-on therapy along with a recon-ditioning exercise program isnecessary to assist the body toresume its pre-pregnant shape.Physical therapists are trainedto treat these conditions.

The best advice is to plan outyour activities with appropriaterest periods. Listen to yourbody for signals indicating yourneed to rest, and pace yourselfso you get maximum activityand enjoyment from your dailyroutine. Include lots of freshfruits and vegetables in yourdiet, drink plenty of water, andget appropriate amounts ofprotein. Seek help when youneed it. Most importantly, trustyourself to do what’s right foryou and the baby.

• Reverse letters like b’s into d’s when reading?

• Complain that words move on the page?

• Have a short attention span with schoolwork?

Even one of these is a sign that a vision problem may be interfer-ing with academic success. If your child continues to struggle withreading, it’s time to see an optometrist who provides an in-office pro-gram of optometric vision therapy. Doctors who are members ofCollege Of Vision Development provide specialized testing to evalu-ate all of the visual skills required for academic success.Visit www.covd.org.

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Boundless Artists Theaterbrings its magic back to the Liz-ard stage with A MidsummerNight’s Dream Aug. 7 throughAug. 16. The play by WilliamShakespeare is directed by RachelLynn Walker.

Comedic happenings tran-spire as the marriage of the Dukeof Athens draws near. These in-clude the adventures of fouryoung Athenian lovers and agroup of amateur actors, who arecontrolled and manipulated bythe fairies who inhabit the for-est. The comedy is one ofShakespeare’s most popularworks and is often performedaround the world.

Boundless Artists Theater hasbeen bringing outstanding pro-ductions to the Lizard stage forseveral years, with The Trial ofJudas Ascariot, Mr. Marmalade,One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest,The Great Gatsby, Romeo andJuliet, Medea and most recently,Pride and Predjudice.

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Zack Guzman, Lorena Ruiz, and Clotile Kepashvilli (background) re-hearse for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mosaic Lizard Theater is cel-ebrating its fifth year serving the Alhambra community with live theatri-cal productions, acting workshops, and visiting artists.

Mosaic Lizard Theater presents Shakespeare’sMidsummer Night’s Dream, Aug. 7-16

series Bat Knight continues itswild adventures at 8 p.m. everySunday. Admission is $5. A Mid-summer Night’s Dream is at 8p.m. Fridays and Saturdays andat 2 p.m. Sundays.

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$12 for students and seniors.Mosaic Lizard Theater is locatedat 112 W. Main St. Alhambra91801.

For more information, phone626-202-2859 or visit the Website at www.lizardtheater.com.

The Alhambra Performing ArtsCenter (APAC) will present award-winning violinist Abigel Szilagyi inrecital at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22,at Sage Granada Park United Meth-odist Church, 1850 W. HellmanAve. Alhambra.

Ms. Szilagyi began playing theviolin at age 8 and has been study-ing it for six years now. She is at-tending Connections Academy andThe Colburn School.

She regularly performs as a so-loist and is the concertmaster of theLake Avenue Church CommunityOrchestra in Pasadena. In 2010, shejoined the South PasadenaChildren’s Orchestra, the youngestorchestra to perform at CarnegieHall. Later in December, she per-formed with them in the DorothyChandler Pavilion, live on PBS.

As concertmaster of the SouthPasadena Children’s Chamber Or-chestra, she received the “Congres-sional Award of an Artistic Discov-ery” in April 2011.

She recently won first place prizein the Joyce Welsh National Fed-eration of Music clubs. She is a re-cipient of a 2012 Mattheu Devuystviolin through The Maestro Foun-dation.

PianistValeria Morgovskaya is agraduate of the Kiev State Conser-vatory. She won the award for Bestaccompanist at the 1986 Interna-tional Tchaikovsky Competition.

APAC is a member of the Con-sortium of Southern CaliforniaChamber Music Presenters and amember of the Alhambra Chamberof Commerce.

Admission is free. Refreshmentsare by the Culinary School Chefs.

For more information, contact BillYee, artistic director, at 626-230 5435,or e-mail bizwind@yahoo.com.

Alhambra Performing Arts Center topresent violinist Abigel Szilagyi, Aug. 22

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“A Friend of Ours” pastrami pizza is like having a pastrami sandwich, but on pizza dough.

Fresh hot wings are the signature attraction.

The Kazarian brothers, with their tasty chicken wings, chicken strips, master breadcraftsmanship, and hands-on restaurateur management skills, opened the AlhambraAlondra Hot Wings as its fourth shop in the small chain, in 2009.The first storeopened in 2002 in Paramount. The Alhambra store secured an immediate following ofrepeat hungry customers in the Los Angeles County region.

“We open these restaurants from the ground up. We involve ourselves in everythingfrom construction to menu planning and food prep,” Joey Kazarian said.

While the restaurant’s specialties are the hot wings and strips with a multitude offlavored sauces, the five generations of expert bread makers clearly shine through their

pizza dough. Alondra HotWings pizzas come in threedifferent sizes (personal, 12"and 16") and are named to fitthe theme of the restaurantwith their “Godfather,”“Gambino,” and “Sleepingwith the Fishes” brands.However, if you’re not hungryenough to polish off a pizza,the “Rat Pack Nachos” are amouthwatering finger snackfood, and the “MobbedSampler” is extremely tasty aswell.

There are also deliciousPhilly steaks and chickensandwiches, handcrafted burgers, and East Coastsandwiches that can be accompanied by a varietyof unique craft salads and a variety of soups. Tocomplement your taste buds even more, thedesserts are as unique as the main menu, whereyou will find delights such as Triple ChocolateCake and Cloud Cake a la mode on the samedessert menu.

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ence to the staple dishes thatmany folks have grown up with.Their niche as restaurateurs hasbeen to serve reasonably priced

flavorful food and to provide good service to thecommunity. They have involved Alondra HotWings in fundraisers for local schools and non-profit organizations.

Even though you can order food “to go,” theAlhambra Alondra Hot Wings location is a sitdown family restaurant, with quality and attentivesit down service. There are plenty of plasmatelevisions all around to keep you entertained.

Alondra Hot Wings in Alhambra is open from11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. If youare hungry for wings and other bar food favoritesin a fun family friendly atmosphere, give this placea try.

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The L.A. County Fair tops the list as the Fam-ily Excursions luxury coach heads to Pomona from11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. The fee is $20.All ages are welcome. Enjoy entertainment galore,fabulous food, lots of exhibits (including those lov-able animals), and exciting rides.

Family Excursions participants will take in theOct. 3 Dodger game from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., oruntil the game ends. The fee is $60. All ages arewelcome. The price includes a stadium tour, in-cluding a visit to the field, a visit to the dugout, anall-you-can-eat game ticket, and for a change ofpace, a visit to Olvera Street.

Family Excursions participants will head toDecember Nights in San Diego from 11 a.m. to11 p.m. Dec. 5. The fee is $155. It’s a full day of en-

Fall Family Excursions to visit County Fair,Dodger game, San Diego, Rose Parade

tertainment, food, shopping, holiday cheer, andfree admission to participating Balboa Park mu-seums.

Get on board the Christmas Tree HolidayTrain from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 19. The fee is$25. Participants can select and cut their own tree,shop at the Loose Caboose Garden Center and GiftEmporium for antiques, gifts, and Christmas décor,and enjoy food and beverages on board the train.

The Family Excursions luxury coach has anearly start at 5:30 a.m. for the 127th Tournamentof Roses Parade on Jan. 1, and for the fun andfestivities. Home by 11:30 a.m. The fee is $115.Tickets include transportation and Orange GroveAvenue grandstand seating.

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Nissan Quest minivan, Murano crossover winnersof AutoPacific 2015 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

Nissan has announced that two of its 2015 vehicleswon Best in Class awards in AutoPacific’s 19th annualVehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA).

The two winners awere the Nissan Murano, winnerof Best in Class Premium Mid-Size Crossover SUV, andthe Nissan Quest cited as the Best in Class Minivan.

An industry benchmark for measuring how sat-isfied owners are with their new vehicles, the VSAsdiffer from other awards in that they are based solelyon owner input. The awards objectively measurehow satisfied an owner is with 50 attributes rang-ing from interior comfort and styling to fueleconomy and performance. Murano and Questeach won by substantial margins over their respec-tive second place competitors.

AutoPacific’s 2015 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards(VSA) are based on responses to more than 66,000surveys completed in the first quarter of 2015 byowners of new, model year 2015 cars and lighttrucks in the United States. They purchased theirnew vehicles from September through December2014.

“These two Vehicle Satisfaction Awards are par-ticularly significant, not only because they repre-sent the voice of our owners, but also because theyare for two very different ends of the family vehiclesegment – the seven-passenger Quest minivan andthe premium Murano crossover,” said Fred Diaz,senior vice president for sales and marketing andoperations, for Nissan North America, Inc. “It isalso great to see Murano bring home the trophy inthe first year of its total redesign for 2015.”

Sales of the Nissan Murano were up 73.8% inJune and 39.4% for the calendar year to date (ver-sus comparative 2014 sales periods). As the halovehicle for the Nissan brand and its expanding rangeof bold crossovers, the all-new Murano carries for-ward new Nissan design direction with V-Motionfront end, boomerang lights, floating roof treatmentand efficient aerodynamics, producing a quiet, fuel-efficient driving experience.

Inside, the new Murano offers an engaging so-cial lounge feel through features such as the refinedlower-height instrument panel, wide center con-sole, advanced Zero Gravity seating, and the airyatmosphere created by the large windows and over-sized Power Panoramic Moonroof.

The 2015 Nissan Murano reset the standard inthe midsize crossover segment with breakthroughdesign, premium interior and purposeful technol-ogy. This third generation of Nissan’s popular flag-ship crossover symbolizes Nissan’s design-led prod-uct and brand renaissance. Murano styling deliversbold Resonance Concept’s refined intensity exte-rior and social lounge interior.

The boldly styled Nissan Quest offers a range offamily friendly features, including one-touch powersliding doors, quick release fold-flat second andthird row seats, Advanced Climate Control System

and an always-available rear storage well. Quest is of-fered in four well-equipped models: S, SV, SL and Plati-num.

The 2015 Nissan Quest’s “innovative functionality”starts with the proven foundation of Nissan’s advancedD-platform. With its long 118.1-inch wheelbase and200.8-inch overall length, Quest offers both a roomy

interior and a highly maneuverable overall size. TheQuest exterior styling combines fluid sculptural elementswith crafted details to provide a bold approach to minivandesign. In front, the bumper, horizontal grille and head-lights blend into the dramatic side character line anddistinctive wheel forms filled with standard 16-inch or18-inch wheels.

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Dodge ChallengerThe Dodge and SRT brands now offer the most complete lineup of muscle cars in the market,including the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT with its standard powerful and fuel-effi-cient Pentastar V-6 engine combined with the TorqueFlite eight-speed transmission that de-livers 300 horsepower and an estimated 30 miles per gallon.

• Chrysler 300 is highest-ranking large car in quality study.• Dodge Challenger leads midsize sporty car segment for second consecutive year, third

time in five years.• Ram 1500, Chrysler Town & Country rank second for initial quality in their respective

segments.The Chrysler brand’s big, bold American sedan, the new 2015 Chrysler 300, ranks

highest among large cars in J.D. Power’s 2015 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS). For asecond consecutive year and for the third time in five years, surveyed owners placed theDodge Challenger at the top of the Midsize Sporty Car segment in initial quality.

IQS is based on responses from more than 84,000 owners of new 2015 model yearvehicles during the first 90 days of ownership. The study asks customers to identifyissues with their vehicle’s design, as well as defects.

“This is the first time the Chrysler 300 has ranked highest in the large car segment inthis quality study,” said Matt Liddane, vice president for quality with FCA-NorthAmerica. “The 300’s class-exclusive technologies, premium appointments and an award-recognized level of quality in this category are catching the eyes of consumers whoexpect a lot from vehicles in this segment.”

The Chrysler 300 was updated for the 2015 model year and previously ranked amongthe top three vehicles in the Large Car segment in 2012 and 2013.

The Dodge Challenger was totally updated for the 2015 model year with a newstandard eight-speed transmission, all-new interior, exterior updates and new safety tech-nologies. It previously achieved the highest IQS ranking among Midsize Sporty Cars in2011 and 2014, as well as being named a segment leader in the J.D. Power 2014 U.S.Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM.

“The Dodge Challenger has led the midsize sporty car segment in initial quality forthe second straight year and for the third time in five years,” Mr. Liddane added. “Whilecustomers are drawn to the Challenger’s muscle-car styling and performance creden-tials, its quality helps reinforce customer loyalty.”

The 2015 Ram 1500 and Chrysler Town & Country also performed well in the IQSstudy, ranking second in the large light duty pickup and minivan segments, respectively.The Town & Country previously achieved the highest IQS ranking among minivans in2011, 2013 and 2014.

The IQS study, now in its 29th year, is based on a 233-question survey conductedbetween February and May 2015.

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The 2015 Summer Series Classic Car Cruz and Vintage Rides car shows will bepresented from 5 p.m. to dark every third Wednesday of each month through Septemberat the Diner On Main restaurant, 201 W. Main St., Alhambra. The event is free tospectators and participants. All pre-1975 vehicles are invited: hot rods, muscle cars,modified trucks, custom motorcycles, lead sleds, rat rods, fire trucks, and tractors. Formore information, contact John Chappell at 626-483-9522, or e-mailundertakerssocal@mail.com.

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Production of the Camry Special Edition will be limited to approximately 12,000 units andwill run from August 2015 to January 2016.

Camry, Corolla special editions, prices announcedToyota’s Camry mid-size sedan, the best-

selling car in America for the past 13 years,and Corolla compact sedan, the world’sbest-selling car of all-time, will be addingsome extra summer sizzle with Special Edi-tions for the 2016 model year. Both mod-els will begin arriving at Toyota dealers in

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The Camry Special Edition will be pow-ered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder enginepaired with a six-speed automatic transmis-sion. Like all Toyota vehicles, the CamrySpecial Edition will come standard with theStar Safety System.Corolla Special Edition

The MSRP for the Corolla Special Edi-tion will begin at $20,635.

The iconic Toyota Corolla is the world’sbest-selling name plate of all-time withmore than 40 million sold since 1966. Withits all-new 11th generation introduced in2014, the current Corolla is the roomiestand most fuel-efficient ever.

Corolla will add more driving excitementwith the launch of the 2016 Corolla Spe-cial Edition. Sporty styling features, insideand out, complement a spirited driving ex-perience made possible with steering wheelpaddle shifters, rear disc brakes and SportDriving Mode along with an array of addi-tional standard features.

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The new Limited expands the F-150model lineup – Ford’s toughest, smartest,safest and most capable F-150 ever – withmore standard technology and driver con-venience features than any other light-dutypickup. The Limited, a 2016 model, willgo on sale this winter.

“The F-150 Limited sets a new bar forwhat discerning customers should expectin a high-end truck,” said Raj Nair, Fordgroup vice president, Global Product De-velopment. “We’re adding segment-exclu-sive technology, and features that improveproductivity, convenience and capabilitywith distinctive style.”

There’s a Ford F-150 for every truckcustomer, beginning with work-ready ver-sions that have a starting MSRP below theChevrolet Silverado 1500 WT, as well asthe popular mid-range F-150 XLT. Butthe new F-150 Limited meets the grow-ing, untapped needs of luxury customerslooking for exclusivity, convenience andfine craftsmanship that’s differentiatedfrom other high-series trucks. F-150 Lim-ited surpasses the well-appointed Lariat,the Western-themed King Ranch and con-temporary Platinum edition models.

In 1999, the company introduced thespecial-edition 2000 Harley-Davidson F-150. In 2001, the first King Ranch F-150arrived. The 2009 F-150 took truck luxuryto new heights with the Platinum model,and the first-generation Limited wasadded with the 2013 model year.

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clusive 22-inch polished aluminum wheelsand raised dimensional “Limited” letter-ing on the hood, unique grille and satin-finished chrome badge on the tailgate. Thechrome front bumper has body-color endcaps while the rear bumper is body color;bright belt moldings visually tie the twotogether. The exterior is further accentedby satin-chrome door handles and chromeexhaust tip.

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Acura is named the 2015 Best RetainedValue® Luxury Brand by Edmunds.com

In the area of projected retained value,Acura has again taken the luxury crown,earning a Best Retained Value(r) awardfrom Edmunds.com, ahead of all othereligible luxury brands, for the fourth con-secutive year.

The 2015 Acura ILX sedan and 2015Acura RDX sport-utility vehicle also re-ceived Edmunds.com 2015 Best RetainedValue® model-level awards. Acura toppedall eligible luxury brands with the highestprojected residual value of 46.9% after fiveyears of ownership.

Brand award winners are selected basedon having the highest projected residualvalues after five years based on their aver-age True MarketValue® price when soldas new.

“Topping the Edmunds rankings forprojected retained value for eligible luxury

brands for four straight years is an impor-tant validation of our total focus on de-livering a truly outstanding customer ex-perience in every facet of what it meansto own an Acura vehicle,” said MikeAccavitti, senior vice president and gen-eral manager of the Acura Division.

“Acura products continue to set thebenchmark in the luxury market by pro-viding customers with a unique combi-nation of luxury and performance, lead-ing-edge safety technology and excep-tional long-term quality, reliability anddurability.”

Acura growth continues at a blisteringpace in the U.S., with a sales gain of 16.1%through May of 2015. On the sedan front,the Acura TLX luxury sport sedan andsporty gateway ILX have helped boostoverall Acura sedan sales to a 43.5% in-crease over the previous year.

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Volkswagen of America, Inc., an-nounced July 8 that the 2015 Golf TDIClean Diesel, part of the family of vehiclesthat won the 2015 North American Car ofthe Year, has set a new Guinness WorldRecords™ achievement for the “lowest fuelconsumption-48 U.S. contiguous States fora non-hybrid car” with a remarkable 81.17mpg.

Traveling 8,233.5 miles around Americain 16 days on $294.98 of Shell® Diesel fuel,the Golf beat the previous mark of 77.99mpg by more than 3 mpg, and also beatthe hybrid vehicle record of 74.34 mpg bymore than 6 mpg.

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The record-setting Golf TDI, sportingVolkswagen of America’s 60th anniversaryemblem, as well as logos from sponsorsShell, Goodyear®, LG®, Garmin® and Lin-ear-Logic®, departed from Volkswagen ofAmerica’s headquarters in Herndon, Va., onMonday, June 22. It returned on Tuesday,July 7, having visited all 48 contiguousstates.

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rest with cupholders, auto on/off headlights,rain-sensing windshield wipers and BlindSpot Monitoring (BSM) and Rear CrossTraffic Alert (RCTA).

The mid-level Mazda3 Touring features16-inch aluminum alloy wheels, halogen foglights, heated body-color exterior door mir-rors with integrated turn signals, brightbeltline trim, Blind Spot Monitoring andRear Cross-Traffic Alert, Mazda AdvancedKeyless Entry, moonroof, automatic head-lights, rain-sensing wipers, a leather-wrappedhand brake handle, shift knob and three-spoke steering wheel with contrast stitching,a rear folding center armrest withcupholders, premium cloth-trimmed sportseats, and a rear spoiler on sedan models.

For 2016, the new Mazda3 TouringPopular Equipment Package is available,adding an auto-dimming interior mirror,dual-zone (driver and front passenger) au-tomatic climate control system, Bose® nine-speaker surround sound system withCenterpoint® 2 and AutoPilot® 2, SiriusXMsatellite radio with four-month subscription,a CD player and shark fin antenna.

Anchoring Mazda3’s lineup is the GrandTouring model, which is available with ei-ther engine in sedan or five-door body styles.Mazda3 i Grand Touring comes withleatherette seating surfaces, while Mazda3 sGrand Touring has leather seats. Addition-ally, both Mazda3 Grand Touring modelscome with navigation and heated seats;Mazda3 s Grand Touring adds adaptive xe-non HID headlights and 18-inch alloywheels.

Top-trim Mazda3 s Grand Touring mod-els with the Technology Package include i-ELOOP, Mazda’s brake-energy regenerationsystem that captures kinetic energy to poweraccessories and help increase fuel-efficiencycompared with other SKYACTIV-G 2.5-li-ter models, as well as the full suite of i-ACTIVSENSE features including MazdaRadar Cruise Control, Smart City BrakeSupport, High Beam Control, Lane Depar-ture Warning System, and Forward Obstruc-tion Warning.

2016 Mazda3 adds features, lowersprice, now on sale at dealers

The 2015 Summer Series Classic Car Cruz and Vintage Rides car shows will bepresented from 5 p.m. to dark every Wednesday through September at the Diner On Mainrestaurant, 201 W. Main St., Alhambra. The event is free to spectators and participants. Allpre-1975 vehicles are invited: hot rods, muscle cars, modified trucks, custom motorcycles, leadsleds, rat rods, fire trucks, and tractors. For more information, contact John Chappell at 626-483-9522, or e-mail undertakerssocal@mail.com.

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And by the 1870s, the Southern Pacific used the power of thePacific Railway Act to acquire much of the land between Point Muguand Westchester, which now is the location of Los Angeles Interna-

tional Airport. And contained in this acquisitionwas a significant portion of the southern Malibuarea.

Although the EsPee, the short nickname of theSouthern Pacific, obtained the hilly land aroundMalibu, the rugged nature of the terrain could neversupport a railroad. And as the general citizenry be-came aware of this, pressure was applied to the rail-road to divest itself of the land.

“By 1898, multiple court cases and governmentactions got the railroad to release its claim to theSanta Monica Mountains,” said Charles NelsonJohnson. And with this, the stage was set for theHomestead Act to provide land to normal citizensfor private ownership.

And this context, ownership often calculated out

at 160 acres per family.The land by the Malibu Lagoon and what is now

called Surfrider Beach was contained in the RanchoGuadalasca, but south of that area became avail-able to the general public through the HomesteadAct and also went by the name Yerba Buena. Andhere Spurgeon and Lauretta Houston establishedtheir new home through homesteading.

Some of the Malibu land was obtained throughthe Homestead Act by merely filling out the ap-propriate paperwork and promising to occupy theland. The other portion of land in this area wasobtained through paying a price for the land. Theprice was one dollar per acre.

Spurgeon and Lauretta Houston left Alhambra

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Southern Pacific Railway obtainedhilly land around Malibu

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The road to Malibu - courtesy E.P. Foster Library, Ventura.

in October of 1917 and started their three-day journey to their homesteaded land.Accompanying them was their 2-month-old daughter that Lauretta was cradlingin her arms.

There were few roads or trails into thisarea. And the lack of a planned road sys-tem sometimes led to new arrivals inno-cently trespassing on privately held landwhich created more tension.

Spurgeon and Lauretta Houston weresome of the last families to obtain home-steaded land in this area. Homesteadinghad been going on for two decades priorto this, and Spurgeon’s father and brotherhad homesteaded land in Malibu a decadeearlier.

“It (Malibu) was always known as de-

sirable, but it was hard to get to,” addedMr. Johnson.

The Houston family successfullyfarmed and raised livestock. They wouldraise a daughter, Geneva, and a son,Lawrence. Over the years, they built threehouses on their property and would ac-quire another 160 acres of neighboringland. Their final home had a magnifi-cent view of the Pacific Ocean.

Lauretta made a lasting impact on theschool district by leading a crusade tounify the school district and provide bus-ing of “mountain” children like her owndown to the schools in Oxnard.

Life could be tough in this remote out-post of Mailbu in the early 1900s. “Mosthomesteaders had a hard time and wound

up selling their land,” said Charles NelsonJohnson. But the Houstons successfullyworked their property and lived in theMalibu area until the 1960s.

But the bigger picture is that there wasa time here in Southern California whencities like Alhambra produced pioneers

like the Houston family that settled andhomesteaded remote areas of our ownstate. Remote areas which one day wouldachieve worldwide recognition likeMalibu.

Special thanks to Charles NelsonJohnson of the Museum of Ventura County.

Alhambrans settle Malibu homestead

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