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Eric Ledet traveled 1900 miles for independence
DOWNEY - Imagine taking a one-way plane ride nearly 1900 miles across the country with no guarantee of a job or a place to live upon touchdown. Eric Ledet need not wonder - he's flown tha... |
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Nida supporters, mayor clash over online news site
DOWNEY - On March 5, Downey Beat editor John Zander posted an image on the online newspaper's Facebook page featuring the monument located in front of the Downey Police Department. The b... |
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Church music festival is Saturday
DOWNEY - Songfest, the annual Downey concert sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and featuring music of all faiths and cultures, will be held this Saturday at 7 p.m.... |
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Warren High students explore Raytheon technologies
DOWNEY - In an effort to encourage careers in math, science and engineering, Raytheon opened the doors of its nearly 27,000-square-foot Public Safety Regional Technology Center to a group of... |
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Doty attends her last DUSD board meeting
DOWNEY - An emotional Dr. Wendy Doty thanked the board, DUSD principals, teachers and staff, the whole student population, and all concerned for making her 10-year tenure as superintendent "... |
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Optimist Club names student essay winners
DOWNEY - "I believe that by getting my friends involved in volunteering, they realize that they are valuable and capable of great things in life. They see that no matter how big or small of... |
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Disability doesn't dim Jiovani's enthusiasm for life
DOWNEY - Jiovani Tavera has never seen himself anything other than normal - and maybe that's because he's as normal as they come. Like almost every other 30-year-old American male, Tavera... |
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Space center lines up events
DOWNEY - The Columbia Memorial Space Center will host its "Saturday Science" workshop March 30 from 1-3 p.m. Guests will hear the latest results from the Kepler Space Telescope, what we k... |
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Downey teen wins new car and $50K
DOWNEY - Downey resident Andrew Saldana won a new car and a $50,000 college grant after he was chosen the winner of a national contest conducted by Nissan North America. Saldana, 18, was... |
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Ricky Nelson tribute show to play Downey Theatre
DOWNEY - Tickets are now on sale for "Ricky Nelson Remembered," a live show celebrating the music of the late Ricky Nelson that plays the Downey Theatre on April 12. The show is performe... |
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Stroke prevention seminar breaks records, saves lives
DOWNEY - John Neal was scared. "Two friends at work had strokes just a week apart, and I wondered if I would be next," he said. "So I took Wednesday morning off to attend the Stroke Pr... |
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Downey, Irish county are sister cities
DOWNEY - Downey has a new sister city and, for the first time ever, it's not located south of the border. It's located in Roscommon County, Ireland where John Gately Downey, founder of t... |
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At 64, Donald Earles finally reaches independence
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories highlighting the The Arc - Los Angeles and Orange Counties, which celebrates its Arc Walk for Independence on March 23. DOWN... |
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Nearly $2,300 raised for football team
DOWNEY - A fundraiser at Stay Gallery last week raised nearly $2,300 in less than three hours, with the proceeds going to Downey High School's CIF championship football team. The footbal... |
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Rancho reaches forefront of a technology revolution
DOWNEY - When Mindy Aisen, MD came to Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in 2009, she set a goal to lead Rancho to technological supremacy in the rehabilitation world. Last... |
