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Participate in the Third Annual 1st CEB Golf Tournament

The Friends of the 1st CEB held their first annual golf tournament at Ironwood Nine last October, and did quite well considering it was the inaugu-

ral year. Over $10,000 in prizes was donated

for the raffle and silent auction. The Friends wish to thank the Laker Girls and the Gahr Barcada Club for their help in making it a great tournament. This year's tournament will be September 25. To inquire about sponsorships, please contact Chuck Sooter at chucksooter@hotmail.com.

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Little Lake School Board Member Gina Ramirez Admitted to HospitalTreated and released after “possible overdose".

By Randy Economy

Norwalk - Gina Ramirez, a member of the Little Lake City School Board and wife of Norwalk City Councilman Rick Ramirez was hospitalized, treated and re-leased on Wednesday night for the effects of a “possible overdose.”

Norwalk Sheriff’s Watch Commander Ralph Gama said that Los Angeles County Fire Department and Sheriff’s units both responded to a medical treatment assis-tance call to the Ramirez’s home located in North Norwalk at the 11000 block of

Pluton Avenue at around 10 p.m.According to Commander Gama, this

was not “suicide” related. Gina Ramirez was taken to a local hospital, and was treat-ed and released early Thursday morning. It was not known if Councilman Ramirez was at home during this incident.

Norwalk City Councilman Rick Ramir-ez, 41, was arrested on October 24th for making "criminal threats" against his wife. He was held on a $50,000 bail and released and will be appearing in LA County Su-perior Court on November 20th for formal arraignment. During that incident, Depu-ties took Councilman Ramirez into custo-dy and booked him on one Felony count of making a "criminal threat."

Gina Ramirez is currently serving as Clerk of the Little Lake School Board of Education. She announced earlier this summer that she would not be seeking another term citing "personal family" mat-ters.Rick Ramirez remains as a member of the Norwalk City Council. They have three children.

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The Friends of the 1st CEB held their first annual golf tournament at Ironwood Nine last October, which did quite well considering it was the inaugural year. Over $10,000 in prizes was donated for the raffle and silent auction. The Friends wish to thank the Laker Girls and the Gahr Barcada Club for their help in making it a great tournament. For more information on next year's tournament or to inquire about sponsorships, please contact Chuck Sooter at chucksooter@hotmail.com.

Member of the Gahr Barcada Club pose with the Laker Girls. 1st CEB Marines take time from the driving range to pose with the Laker Girls.

Silent auction items displayed before the tournament. Marines get in a few practice strokes on the driving range before going out to the course.

The Meritorious Marine for October 2009 was bestowed upon a sailor, a corpsman attached to the 1st CEB. The corpsman's name is Hospitalman Third Class (HM-3) Eric Doussett who is in the picture along with his wife Anastasia. Councilman Jim Edwards presented him with a city proclamation during the Friends of the 1st CEB fundraiser at the Cerritos Ironwood Nine golf course on Oct 17th. Dorothy Owen was his host.

Justice in Matthews Murder Case

Death Penalty Given In Cerritos Couples DeathsBy Randy Economy

NORWALK – A Norwalk Superior Court jury has convicted and recommend-ed the death penalty for a 34-year-old Carson man for the 2004 double murder of an elderly Cerritos couple Ernestine and Lamar Matthews.

Anthony Deondrea Cain was found guilty of two counts of first-degree mur-der. Jurors found “true the special circum-stances of murder in the commission of a robbery and multiple murders.”

Deputy District Attorney June Chung

See Matthews on Page 12

1st CEB Car Wash Aug. 28 at Los Cerritos Center

Marines like those shown in the picture will be in Cerritos on Satur-day, August 28th from 10-3 PM to wash cars as a fundraiser.

Money raised at this fundraiser will be held for the Marines until they return from the combat zone some-time next year when they will cel-ebrate both a safe return and a belated Birthday Ball. Donations gratefully accepted and appreciated. The Ma-rines car wash will be located at the corner of South and Gridley Streets

near Macy's. Just look for the cam-ouflaged netting and Marine Vehicles. Chick Fil-A is providing lunch for the Marines.

Chick Fil-A is also hosting a fundraiser on Wednesday, Sept 8 from 5 to 9 PM for the Marines wherein 20% of the proceeds are donated to the Friends of the 1st CEB. Just tell the person taking your order that you are participating in the 1st CEB Spirit Night when you order. Please mark your calendar for these two dates.

Marines of the 1st CEB with the Laker Girls at the 2nd annual tournament.

PLAY GOLF AND RAISE FUNDS!

The City of Cerritos officially adopt-ed the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of the United States Marine Corps on Veter-ans Day, November 11, 2007.

The committee was granted nonprofit status as a 501(c)3 also in 2007. Leading up to these events contacts were made between the City, its citizens and the Ma-rines of the battalion both here in Cer-ritos and at Camp Pendleton.

The 1st CEB Adoption Committee's Mission Statement is: "To enhance the morale and well-being of the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (United States Marine Corps) and to express Cerritos' apprecia-tion for their service to our country".

Members of the Battalion provide honor guard for special events and attend the annual July 4th "Let Freedom Ring Celebration" bringing equipment with which the public can interact. Children especially enjoy the IED (Improvised Explosive Device) detector robot.

To fulfill our mission, volunteers ini-tiated and accomplished many projects which include fundraisers:

LETTERS AND CARDS - OngoingMERITORIOUS MARINE (below) - Monthly since 12-07. Marine and guest chosen by the Battalion enjoy a comple-mentary weekend in Cerritos; stay at the lovely Sheraton Cerritos in Towne Cen-ter, enjoy a complimentary show at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts and dine at area restaurants, Olive GAr-den, Macaroni Grill and Fridays. MARINES' CAR WASH FUNDRAISER - First held 2007 - Ma-FUNDRAISER - First held 2007 - Ma-FUNDRAISERrines travel from Camp Pendleton, wash cards and collect all funds; all goes to their annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball. GIFT BAGS SHIPPED TO DEPLOYED MARINES - 2007- 175 to Iraq, bags delivered every 7 months fol-lowing deployment. The last shipment was 550 to Afghanistan in 2009.GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER - First Annual October FUNDRAISER - First Annual October FUNDRAISER2008; Second October 2009; Third Oc-

About the Cerritos1st CEB Committee

From left to right are Chris Tierheimer, George Ray (Cpl Lacanne's host for his visit to Cerritos), Mickey Christiason, Cpl James Lacanne, Mayor Joseph Cho, Bob Hewlett, Councilwoman Carol Chen, and Dorothy Owen. If any Cerritos resident, family, or organization is interested in hosting a Meritorious Marine, please contact Dorothy Owen at 562-926-1092.

tober 2010. CASINO TRIP FUNDRAISER - First CASINO TRIP FUNDRAISER - First CASINO TRIP FUNDRAISERSeptember 2009LOCAL RESTAURANTS - Regular fundraisers At the request of the committee, the commanding officer also submitted a list of items with which we could help with the funds we are raising.

We have contributed to their Fam-ily Readiness Program for the family Christmas party and a family picnic, paid fares for travel for family members of wounded warriors, purchased t-shirts, tote bags with Battalion's logo promot-ing closer family connection to Battal-ion, postage for 1st CEB Newsletter to families and supplemented the 234th Birthday Ball.

Meritorious Marine Program