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Six credited with stopping knife attack
Six men were honored by Garden Grove police Thursday after their quick action helped foil a murder attempt. According to Sgt. Mike Martin of the GGPD, the incident occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday when police and fire units were summoned to the Free Vietnam Community Center, 13139 Harbor Blvd. regarding a stabbing. The suspect, identified as Trinh Nguyen, 37, of Huntington Beach, was held for police, who recovered a 6-inch huntingtype knife. The victim, a 37-year-old woman, hadbeen stabbed twice in the abdomen. She was treated at the scene and taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange where she was in stable condition after sur-
gery. According to Sgt. Martin, the suspect came to the center to see his girlfriend and an argument started between the suspect and the victim, who is a staff member at the center. The suspect allegedly grabbed the woman and stabbed her, just as a man working there approached. He called for help and he and others wrestled the knife away from the suspect and held him for police. Nguyen was booked into Orange County Jail in Santa Ana for attempted murder. The six who came to the woman’s aid were given the Chief’s Coin of Merit for “outstanding efforts in advancing the quality of life in our community.”
Former Viet chief, Khanh Nguyen, is dead at age of 86 By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press
GARDEN GROVE (AP) – Khanh Nguyen, a South Vietnamese general who briefly gained control of the government in a coup and went on to lead a ``government in exile’’ in California, has died. Nguyen died Jan. 11 at a San Jose hospital after struggling with diabetesrelated health problems, said Chanh Nguyen Huu, who succeeded Nguyen as head of the Garden Grove, California-based Government of Free Vietnam in Exile. He was 86. In November 1960, Nguyen helped thwart a coup against the U.S.backed president Ngo Dinh Diem when he mistook the rebels for Viet Cong soldiers and rushed to the president’s defense. South Vietnamese generals overthrew Diem’s
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regime three years later, starting a volatile period of political unrest. Nguyen briefly took control of the government in a Jan. 30, 1964, coup, but left Vietnam the following year after being forced out of power by other generals amid growing tension with U.S. military officials. He lived and worked in France for several years before settling in California with his wife and four children in 1977.
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Dancers in traditional Vietnamese dress at a recent Tet Festival parade. Thanks to donations from the community, this year’s parade in Westminster will go on as scheduled.
Parade saved by donations
$60,000 raised for security, traffic control at Tet event By Nicole Shine Garden Grove Journal
turned out that many of those who had raised that money were the same ones now looking for parade funding. An outcry followed, with Supervisor Janet Nguyen and community leaders questioning the deposit. Now the Sandy money will be hand-delivered to New York’s mayor
n WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL on Feb. 22, according to Neil Nguyen, President of the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California. As for the parade, Nguyen said they raised the $60,000 so quickly from participation fees, sponsorships, and by selling more than 600 $50 raffle tickets—with prizes like a Toyota Corolla, 50-
inch TV and Gucci watch. They’re ready to put on a spectacular show, Nguyen added. “You’re going to see this blossom relations between the city, businesses and people in the community,” Nguyen told the council. In other matters Wednesday, the council filled seats on several boards and commissions, most of which come with a nominal per-meeting stipend.
The Tet Parade is on. Parade organizers presented a $60,000 check to the Westminster City Council Wednesday night, putting an end to weeks of uncertainty. “They pulled off a miracle,” Councilman Sergio Contreras said of the work by the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California, the main event organizer. “Literally $60,000 in two weeks, that’s just amazing.” The money will go toward traffic management, police, and staff services at the Feb. 10 parade, something the city couldn’t cover due to financial problems. Until Wednesday, the parade’s fate was in doubt. Problems began Jan. 11, when the city okayed a special permit, but gave organizers only 15 days to come up with $60,000. Then confusion ensued JOURNAL PHOTO when donations meant for victims of Superstorm Members of the Westminster City Council hold up checks; members of Sandy were deposited in the community who helped raise the money are in the foreground. The Tet a Westminster bank. It Parade is set for Feb. 10.
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EVENTS:
“State of the City” speech and luncheon Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel, Chapman Avenue and Harbor Boulevard. Mayor Bruce Broadwater speaks about the present and future in Garden Grove. Cosponsored by the City of Garden Grove and the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce.
MEETINGS: Special session of the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education on Saturday, Feb. 2, to gather comments from the community on the selection of a new superintendent for the GGUSD. The session will be held at the Education Center, 10330 Stanford Ave., on the fifth floor, starting at 10 a.m. Dr. Laura Schwalm announced at the Jan. 15 meeting that she would be stepping down this spring after 14 years as superintendent and 40 years with the GGUSD. MOVIES: Another grim week for Hollywood. Opening this weekend will be: H “Bullet to the Head,” starring Sylvester Stallone and Christian Slater. An ex-cop and hit man find common cause. Rated R. H “Standup Guys” is another R-rated shoot-em-up, this one with Al Pacino, Alan Arkin and Christopher Walken. Crime pals reunite for a night on the town. H “Warm Bodies”: A zombie romance-comedy. Nice zombie rescues human girl. Rated PG-13.
‘STANDUP GUYS” stars Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Al Pacino.
SPORTS: The two hottest
Legal Notices File No. 20136324179 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: H2Go Express Car Wash, 6491 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683, County: Orange County Full name of Registered Owner: Green-N-Clean Express Car Wash, Inc., CA, 26342 Oso Parkway, Suite 201, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Edwards Express Partners, LP, CA, 26342 Oso Parkway, Suite 201, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 This business is conducted by: co-partners Have you started doing business yet? No If the registered owner is: a corporation, an officer of the corporation signs below: any type of partnership, the general partner signs below, a limited liability company, a manager or an officer signs below: Green-N-Clean Express Car Wash, Inc. Signature and Title of Officer / Manager or General Partner: Ryan R. Blanchard, C.F.O. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant owner who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Print or Type Officer’s / General Partner’s Name and Title: Ryan R. Blanchard, C.F.O. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Orange County on January 2, 2013. NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk-Recorder. The statement expires 40 days after any change in the facts is made other than a change in the residences address of the registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before either expiration. When ceasing to transact business under an active Fictitious Business Name Statement. Abandonment shall be filed. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Recorded in Official Records, Orange County Renee Ramirez, Assistant Clerk-Recorder New Statement Publish Jan. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013 Garden Grove Journal (13-02-02) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 110112376 Title Order No. 11-0094091 APN No. 131-435-03YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ROBERT M SILVER, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 10/24/2006 and recorded 11/01/2006, as Instrument No. 2006000739136, in Book , Page of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of ORANGE County, State of California, will sell on 02/11/2013 at 09:00 AM, Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Anaheim - Orange County, 100 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868, Grand Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8260 WINTERWOOD AVENUE, STANTON, CA 90680. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $402,519.44. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal
credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of Section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case 11-0112376. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 2818219 By: -- RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-4349652 01/14/2013, 01/21/2013, 01/28/2013 Publish Jan. 14, 21, 28, 2013 Garden Grove Journal (13-04-01) Trustee Sale No. 23471CA Title Order No. 95502718 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/25/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 2/4/2013 at 09:00 AM, MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 02/02/2005, Book , Page , Instrument 2005000082080 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Orange County, California, executed by: RUBEN DE LA TORRE AND MARIA DE LA TORRE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS as Trustor, EMPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-
sociation, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without convenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possesssion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the notes (s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: On the front steps to the entrance of the Orange Civic Center, 300 E. Chapman, Orange CA 92866 Legal Description: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $346,358.95 The street address and other common designation of the real property purported as: 11871 ROBERT LANE , GARDEN GROVE, CA 92840 APN Number: 090-351-05 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not the property itself. Placing the highest bid at trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 573-1965 or visit this Internet Web site www. Priorityposting.com , using the file number assigned to this case 23471CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. DATE: 1/7/2013 MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE 3 SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA, SUITE 215, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 Sales Line: (714) 573-1965 OR (702) 5864500 JESSE J. FERNANDEZ, PUBLICATION LEAD MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE IS ASSISTING THE BENEFICIARY TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P1014098 1/14, 1/21, 01/28/2013 Publish Jan. 14, 21 & 28, 2013 Garden Grove Journal (13-04-02) 2012-26323019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MCG’s Consulting Services, 1215 South South Empire Street, Apt. 20, Anaheim, CA 92804., County of Orange. Mary Chris Gallardo, 1215 South Empire Streetm Apt. 20, Ana-
CASE NUMBER: 99D004945 SUMMONS-FAMILY LAW CITACION-DERECHO FAMILIAR NOTICE TO DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT (Name): (Aviso Al Respondedor) (Nombre): GEORGE EDWARD GILDERSLEVE YOU ARE BEING SUED: (Loestan demandando) PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER’S NAME IS (El Nombre Del Solicitante): BRIGITTE D. PERRY LAWRENCE CASE NUMBER (Numero de Caso): 99D004945 You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage, your property and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS CORRIOS despues de haber recibo la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 o FL123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al solicitante. Una carta o llamada telefonica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corta tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de immediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontrar a un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov) en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestilc partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. AVISO: Las ordenes de restriccion que figuran en la pagina 2 valen para ambros conyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticion, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California. 1. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es) Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA. 92701-4045 2. The name, address and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): BRIGITTE D. PERRY LAWRENCE, IN PRO PER BRIGITTE D. PERRY LAWRENCE 6923 SAN ALFREDO CIRCLE SAME AS ABOVE BUENA PARK, CA. 90620 (714) 995-4717 ATTORNEY FOR: PETITIONER Date: (Fecha): NOV. 15, 2012 ALAN CARLSON, Clerk of the Court(Actuario) By: M. CASTRO, Deputy (Delegado) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual Publish Jan. 21, 28, Feb. 04, 11, 2013 Garden Grove Journal (13-06-01)
high school boys’ basketball teams in the area are from Santiago and Pacifica. The Cavaliers, not expected to make a run for the title, are atop the Garden Grove League race after winning four straight. Santiago is 5-1 in league (13-8 overall) and has a two-game lead over Garden Grove, La Quinta and Bolsa Grande, each of which are 3-3. Pacifica is moving fast in the Empire League, too, winning four in a row to move in to third place in that very tough league. The Mariners are 4-3 (14-7) overall, trailing leaders Tustin (8-0, 21-2) and Cypress (5-2, 16-6).
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Lance finally gives in to reality of lying
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ance Armstrong finally cracked. Not while expressing deep remorse or regrets, though there was plenty of that in Friday night’s second part of Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. It wasn’t over the $75 million in sponsorship deals that evaporated over the course of two days, or having to walk away from the Livestrong cancer charity he founded and called his “sixth child.’’ It wasn’t even about his lifetime ban from competition, though he said that was more than he deserved. It was another bit of collateral damage that Armstrong said he wasn’t prepared to deal with. “I saw my son defending me and saying, `That’s not true. What you’re saying about my dad is not true,’’’ Armstrong recalled. “That’s when I knew I had to tell him.’’ Armstrong was near tears at that point, referring to 13-year-old Luke, the oldest of his five children. He blinked, looked away from Winfrey and, with his lip trembling, struggled to compose himself. It came just past the midpoint of the hourlong program on Winfrey’s OWN network. In the first part, broadcast Thursday, the disgraced cycling champion admitted using performance-enhancing drugs when he won seven straight Tour de France titles. Critics said he hadn’t been contrite enough in the first half of the interview, which was taped Monday in Austin, but Armstrong seemed to lose his composure when Winfrey zeroed in on the emotional drama involving his personal life. “What did you say?’’ Winfrey asked. “I said, `Listen, there’s been a lot of questions about your dad. My career. Whether I doped or did not dope. I’ve always denied that and I’ve always been ruthless and defiant about that. You guys have seen that. That’s probably why you trusted me on it.’ Which makes it even sicker,’’ Armstrong said. “And, uh, I told Luke, I said,’’ and here Armstrong paused for a long time to collect himself, “I said, ‘Don’t defend me anymore. Don’t.’ “He said OK. He just said, ‘Look, I love you. You’re my dad. This won’t change that.’’ Winfrey also drew Armstrong out on his ex-wife, Kristin, whom he claimed knew just enough about both the doping and lying to ask him to stop. He credited her with making him promise that his comeback in 2009 would be drug-free. “She said to me, ‘You can do it under one condition: That you never cross that line again,’’’ Armstrong recalled. “The line of drugs?’’ Winfrey asked. “Yes. And I said, `You’ve got a deal,’’’ he replied. “And I never would have betrayed that with her.’’ A U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report that exposed Armstrong as the leader of an elaborate doping scheme on his U.S. Postal Service cycling team included witness statements from at least three former teammates who said Kristin Armstrong participated in or at least knew about doping on the teams and knew team code names for EPO kept in her refrigerator. Postal rider Jonathan Vaughters testified that she handed riders cortisone pills wrapped in foil. Armstrong said in the first part of the interview that he had stayed clean in the comeback, a claim that runs counter to the USADA report. And that wasn’t the only portion of the interview likely to rile anti-doping officials. Winfrey asked Armstrong about a ``60 Minutes Sports’’ interview in which USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said a representative of the cyclist had offered a donation that the agency turned down. “Were you trying to pay off USADA?’’ she asked. “No, that’s not true,’’ he re-
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JOURNALPHOTO MICHAEL FERLIANO
MANNY SINGH of Garden Grove looks for an open man in the Argonauts’ 61-45 win over Rancho Alamitos Friday night in the Argo gym By Jim Tortolano Garden Grove Journal
No poodles need apply. After Garden Grove defeated Rancho Alamitos 61-45 Friday night in the Argonaut gymnasium to maintain a tie for first place in the Garden Grove League, coach Ken Frank doesn’t see a romp to the title. “A dogfight,” he said of the rest of the GGL season. “It’s going to be a real dogfight.” Rancho, the defend-
ing GGL boys basketball champion, got out to a 2-0 start, but suffered a loss to La Quinta last Wednesday and then to the Argos Friday to fall to 2-2. Grove, posting three straight wins after dropping its opener, is at 3-1, tied up with the Santiago Cavaliers. In this latest installment of the longest rivalry among area high schools, Grove built a 13-7 first quarter lead and extended the edge to 2718 by the half. Early in
Ducks open with 7-3 win; Selanne with two goals VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Teemu Selanne and the Anaheim Ducks looked ready to go after the NHL lockout. The same could not be said for Vancouver goalie Cory Schneider. The 42-year-old Selanne had two goals and two assists to help make Schneider’s first seasonopening start a short one, and Anaheim thumped the Canucks 7-3 on Saturday night. “He defies age on certain nights,” Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said. “A 42-year-old getting four points in an NHL game ... it’s quite amazing.” Selanne, the NHL’s oldest player, is beginning his 20th NHL season. He was on the ice for 15:08 against the Canucks and became the first NHL player to have four points
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SATURDAY Ducks 7, Vancouver 3 MONDAY Ducks at Calgary FRIDAY Calgary at Ducks
in a game at age 42 since Gordie Howe in February 1971 against Buffalo. Another old-timer, 40-year-old Jaromir Jagr, also had two goals and two assists as Dallas beat Phoenix on opening night. “Way to go old boys,” Selanne quipped. “Most of the nights you feel it’s a young guy’s game.” Selanne’s 249th power-play goal tied him for third on the NHL career list with Hall of Famer Phil Esposito. His two as-
sists were the products of crafty moves on powerplay faceoffs. “Physically, healthwise, I feel great,” Selanne said. “But I know I need at least four or five games to get my legs back. “To be honest, I can’t wait until I start feeling good because it is going to be way more fun than this.” Daniel Winnik added two goals for the Ducks while Sheldon Souray, Corey Perry and Kyle Palmieri also scored. Jonas Hiller made 26 saves for the win. “I thought we had really good balance,” Boudreau said. “And at the beginning, I think that’s what you need to win, because you could see that both teams were pretty tired in spurts there.”
Garden Grove League Team Garden Grove Santiago Ran. Alamitos Bolsa Grande Los Amigos La Quinta
League Overall
W–L 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-3
W–L 11-7 10-8 10-13 6-12 11-7 6-13
ON WEDNESDAY: Bolsa Grande at Garden Grove Santiago at Rancho Alamitos La Quinta at Los Amigos ON FRIDAY Garden Grove at La Quinta Rancho Alamitos at Los Amigos Bolsa Grande at Rancho Alamitos.
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FRIDAY Boys Pacifica 63, Yorba Linda 51 Loara 60, Westminster 41 Ocean View 85, Orange 32 Garden Grove 61, R. Alamitos 45 Santiago 68, Los Amigos 59 Bolsa Grande 59, La Quinta 56 Girls Orangewood 47, Avalon 18 Los Amigos 43, Santiago 28 La Quinta 40, Bolsa Grande 27 Rancho Alamitos 34, Garden Grove 30 Yorba Linda 44, Pacifica 38 THURSDAY Girls Magnolia 37, S.A.Valley 28 Fairmont Prep 50, Orangewood 36 Orange 49, Ocean View 42 Westminster 68, Loara 11 WEDNESDAY Girls R. Alamitos 33, La Quinta 17 Garden Grove 31, Santiago 30 Los Amigos 53, Bolsa Grande 15 Boys Ocean View 52, Westminster 48 Segerstrom 62, Orange 57 Savanna 59, Magnolia 33 Garden Grove 63, Santiago 51 La Quinta 61, Rancho Alamitos 57 Bolsa Grande 62, Los Amigos 56
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The suicide hotline at the Department of Veterans Affairs logs 10,000 calls a month. And the tally of suicides by active-duty military reached 349 in 2012, surpassing the number of troops killed in combat. “There is a mental health problem among our vets,” Eileen Moore, a former combat nurse in Vietnam, said Thursday night. Moore, now an appellate court judge, spoke to benefit the Vietnam War Museum of America Foundation, an effort to bring a Vietnam War Museum to Garden Grove. Veterans’ suicides have made
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plied, repeating, “That is not true.’’ Winfrey asks the question three more times, in different forms. “That is not true,’’ he insisted. USADA spokeswoman Annie Skinner replied in a statement: “We stand by the facts both in the reasoned decision and in the `60 Minutes’ interview.’’ Armstrong has talked with USADA officials, and a meeting with Tygart near the Denver airport reportedly ended in an argument over the possibility of modifying the lifetime ban. A person familiar with those conversations said Armstrong could provide information that might get his ban reduced to eight years. By then, he would be 49. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing a confidential matter. After retiring from cycling in 2011, Armstrong returned to triathlons, where he began his professional career as a teenager, and he has told people he’s desperate to get back. Winfrey asked if that was why he agreed to the interview. “If you’re asking me, do I want to compete again ... the answer is hell, yes,’’ Armstrong said. “I’m a competitor. It’s what I’ve done my whole life. I love to train. I love to race. I love to toe the line – and I don’t expect it to happen.’’ Yet just three questions later, a flash of the old Armstrong emerged. “Frankly,’’ he said, “this may not be the most popular answer, but I think I deserve it. Maybe not right now ... (but) if I could go back to that time and say, `OK, you’re trading my story for a six-month suspension?’ Because that’s what people got.’’ “What other people got?’’ Winfrey asked. “What everybody got,’’ he replied. Eleven former Armstrong teammates, including several who previously tested positive for PEDs, testified about the USPS team’s doping scheme in exchange for more lenient punishments. Armstrong said in the first part of the interview that he knew his “fate was sealed’’ when his most trusted lieutenant, George Hincapie, who was alongside him for all seven Tour wins between 1999-2005, was forced to give Armstrong up to anti-doping authorities, “So I got a death penalty and they got ... six months,’’ Armstrong resumed. “I’m not saying that that’s unfair, necessarily, but I’m saying it’s different.’’ Armstrong said the most “humbling’’ moment in the aftermath of the USADA report was leaving Livestrong lest his association damage the foundation’s ability to raise money and continue its advocacy programs on behalf of cancer victims. Originally called the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the cyclist created it the year after he was diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer that had spread to his brain and lungs. Doctors gave him 50-50 odds of surviving. “I wouldn’t at all say forced out, told to leave,’’ he said of Livestrong. “I was aware of the pressure. But it hurt like hell. ... “That was the lowest,’’ Armstrong said. “The lowest.’’ Armstrong’s personal fortune had sustained a big hit days earlier. One by one, his sponsors called to end their associations with him: Nike; Trek Bicycles; Giro, which manufactures cycling helmets and other accessories; Anheuser-Busch. “That was a $75 million day,’’ Armstrong said. “That just went out of your life,’’ Winfrey said. “Gone.’’ “Gone?’’ Winfrey repeated. “Gone,’’ he replied, “and probably never coming back.’’ So was there a moral to his story? “I can look at what I did,’’ he said. “Cheating to win bike races, lying about it, bullying people. Of course, you’re not supposed to do those things. That’s what we teach our children.’’ Armstrong paused to compose himself before a final mea culpa. “I just think it was about the ride and losing myself, getting caught up in that, and doing all those things along the way that enabled that,’’ he said. ``The ultimate crime is, uh, is the betrayal of those people that supported me and believed in me. “They got lied to.’’
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Jobless rates in the Garden Grove-Stanton-Westminster area are continuing to fall, according to the latest report from the state Employment Development Department. Figures released Friday showed that overall, unemployment in Orange County dropped from 7 percent to 6.8 percent in December. For Garden Grove, the number declined from 8.8 percent to 8.5 percent. In Westminster, the rate dropped from 7.8 to 7.5, while Stanton’s number fell from 11.4
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GARDEN GROVE JOURNAL/MONDAY, DEC. 10, 2012/ 6 File No. 20126321796 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jersey Joe’s Italian Eatery / Deville, 424 Olive Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92648, County: Orange County Full name of Registered Owner: 301 Restaurant Group Inc., CA, 424 Olive Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 This business is conducted by: a corporation Have you started doing business yet? Yes: 12/20/2007 If the registered owner is: a corporation, an officer of the corporation signs below: any type of partnership, the general partner signs below, a limited liability company, a manager or an officer signs below: 301 Restaurant Group, Inc. Signature and Title of Officer / Manager or General Partner: Dennis O Pizarro, President I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant owner who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Print or Type Officer’s / General Partner’s Name and Title: Dennis O Pizarro, President This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Orange County on December 3, 2012. NOTICE-This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk-Recorder. The statement expires 40 days after any change in the facts is made other than a change in the residences address of the registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before either expiration. When ceasing to transact business under an active Fictitious Business Name
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By Paul Newberry Associated Press writer
ATLANTA (AP) – Al Davis would’ve loved these Atlanta Falcons. All they do is win, baby. Sure, it’s rarely with a lot of flare. Who cares? There’s no voters to impress or computers to win over in the NFL. “Style points don’t get you a ring,’’ linebacker Mike Peterson was saying the other day, holding court beside his locker before practice. “Our goal is way bigger than pleasing the media or winning with style points. We’ve got some hefty goals. Everyone knows about them.’’ For this team, it’s Super Bowl or bust. With each grind-it-out win – seven of the triumphs on their 11-1 mark have been by seven points or less – the Falcons are looking more and more like a team that can finally bring the A-T-L its first Super Bowl championship. Don’t listen to the skeptics, who seem to think the inability to blow out teams is a sign of vulnerability. The Falcons are perfectly content to win by one or two or three points, as they should be, especially when they see what happened this past week. The 49ers losing at St. Louis. The Super Bowl champion Giants falling to Washington. The Bears getting tripped up at home by Seattle. Just win, baby. “There’s no doormats in this league,’’ offensive guard Justin Blalock points out. “If you’re not playing well, you can be made to look pretty stupid in any game. They’re not all going to be pretty. But we do our best to make sure we come out on top. At the end of the day, hardly anyone is going remember any games in September or October.’’ What they will remember is January. The playoff-bound Falcons are carrying a troublesome monkey on their back; actually, more like a gorilla. Atlanta has made the postseason three of the last four years. All three times, they lasted about as long as Snooki at a Mensa meeting, including a blowout loss at home to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers as the NFC’s top seed during the 2010 season. In all likelihood, the Falcons (11-1) will be in that No. 1 spot again, even if hardly anyone seems to think they’re
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The swearing in of council members and the selection of a new mayor top the agenda of the Stanton City Council when it meets Tuesday night. Carol Warren and Al Ethans were re-elected in the Nov. 6 general election for terms on the Stanton council. The council must also decide who will fill the post of mayor from among its members. Warren is the current mayor. Unlike some other cities, the
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Police are searching for three suspects in the armed robbery of a shop in the Little Saigon district of Westminster. According to the Westminster Police Department, the incident was reported at 5:54 p.m. last Wednesday (Dec. 5) at the Kum Lee store, 9191 Bolsa Ave.
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bout $2000 in cash was taken at gunpoint from a service station in Garden Grove late Wednesday night, according to police. Police were called at 11:05 p.m. to the Chevron station at 12681 Magnolia St. regarding the robbery. According to Sgt. Mike Johnson, a suspect entered the station store armed with a “large framed semiautomatic type gun.” The suspect ordered the clerk to the ground and then demanded money from the cash register. After getting
the cash, the suspect left the store and was last seen running south from the business. He is described as a black male, about 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighing about 250 lbs. He was wearing a red baseball cap, a blue and black plaid short-sleeve shirt over a long-sleeve black shirt, light-colored gloves and with a bandana-type mask covering his face. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the GGPD at (714) 741-5704. n
“The Hobbit”opens this Friday all across Orange County.
MEETINGS Lots of government action this week in the Garden Grove-
Stanton-Westminster area. The Garden Grove City Council will meet Tuesday and will likely select someone to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Bruce Broadwater to the city council. In Stanton, on Tuesday, the council will select a mayor. In Westminster on Wednesday, the council will also be faced with filling an appointment, since Councilman Tri Ta is the new mayor.
EVENTS The City of Westminster is posting on its homepage photos of some of the most nicely-decorated (holiday themed, of course) homes in the city.
MOVIES The big movie opening this Friday will be about a small guy, “The
Hobbit,” part of the “Lord of the Rings” story. It’s rated PG-13 and stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage. Bilbo Baggins journeys to The Lonely Mountain, with a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure.