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Artesia Historical Society Holds Ninth Annual Gala By Jerry Bernstein
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he Artesia Historical Society held its Ninth Annual Gala Fund Raising Dinner Nov. 3 at the Albert O. Little Community Center, raising an estimated $7,500. Approximately 83 supporters attended the affair which featured “Fancy Chuck Wagon Faire” provided by Vital Cater-
ing, raffle prizes, a boutique and silent auction. Welcoming everyone was Society President Barbara Applebury with announcements and introductions by Jenny Kubinski. Entertainment for the evening was provided by Linda Frisbey, accompanied by Dr. Fran Newman at the piano, which sang introductory western songs. Later in the program Western Recording Artist Bill Scarborough sang a selection of songs. A graduate of Artesia High School, alumni
class of 1958, he said he’s always glad to come home. “This is where I grew up.” President Applebury said all funds raised will be used to continue the many programs of the Artesia Historical Society, including, but not limited, to the maintenance and continued development of the Frampton House museum and the old Fire Station 30 with Docent guided tours for school children and adults that include an oral history program.
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Visiting are former Artesia Mayor Isidro Menezes, Mayor John Lyon, and Interim City Manager Don Powell.
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Deciding on what raffle prizes she will try to win, Joanne Witt takes a quick look around moments before making up her mind.
“Cowboys at heart” gather around a cutoff of the Late John Wayne at the Artesia Historical Society’s “Blazing Saddles Roundup” Gala. They are (l-r) George Ray, Artesia Councilmember Miguel Canales, and Chuck Frisbey.
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Artesia Historical Society President Barbara Applebury greets Cerritos Chamber of Commerce President Linda Frisbey at the group’s annual Gala.
NORWALK SHERIFF’S TO COMBAT ROADWAY DEATHS AND INJURIES WITH DUI CHECKPOINTS Norwalk has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for an anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways. Additional enforcement measures to combat impaired driving are coming as a result of a recent $40,000 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety. Norwalk is dedicated to keeping our streets safe through both enforcement and education. “The City of Norwalk and Norwalk Sheriff’s are committed to making our streets safe for everyone by identifying and removing impaired drivers from the roadways.” said Carlos Ramos, Director of
Public Safety. “This grant will help us in our mission to reduce injuries and deaths caused by alcohol- and drug-involved collisions. We encourage everyone to, ’Report Drunk Drivers. Call 911.’” The special DUI Checkpoint grant is to assist in efforts to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol and other drug related collisions in the community. The grant activities will specifically target impaired driving offenders as well as educating the public on the dangers of impaired driving through the use of DUI/driver’s license checkpoints. When possible, specially trained officers will be
available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Drunk and drugged driving is among America’s deadliest crimes. In 2010, 791 people were killed and over 24,000 injured in alcohol and drug-impaired crashes in California. Last year, Norwalk experienced 2 killed and 34 injured in these tragic crashes. Crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. Checkpoints have proven to be the most effective of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1
spent. “DUI checkpoints have been an essential part of the phenomenal reduction in DUI deaths that we witnessed from 2006 to 2010 in California,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic Safety. “But since the tragedy of DUI accounts for nearly one third of traffic fatalities, Norwalk needs the high visibility enforcement and public awareness that this grant will provide.” Funding for this program is from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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