Buena Park News

At the Yamaha Corporation of Americas annual award event, held at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel in Cerritos, California, the company handed out several awards to personnel in the Pro Audio & Combo Division.

A career criminal has been sentenced to 105 years to life in prison after boasting to authorities that he had a master's degree in burglary.

Editor's note: It's Politics reports Saturdays on the ins and outs of Whittier-area politics and government.It could be a three-headed race for next year's 32nd District state Senate race to see who succeeds Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, who is termed out.

Summer in Orange County is never just about the here and now. Once the weather starts heating up, we start migrating to our communal gathering grounds - the beach, Disneyland, Angels Stadium, Theo Lacy Jail - and all the memories of summers past start flooding in until you can't experience the present without longing for the past.

Sheriff's detectives asked for the public's help today in identifying a suspect who has targeted nearly five dozen gas stations and convenience stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties since April 2012.

Remember, if YOU try to set your tap water on fire to see whether fracking chemicals have invaded your water supply, and it not only catches on fire but a tiny disembodied head of Curt Pringle appears and glares at you, run! Don't try to be a hero - JUST RUN! The redoubtable Adam E. over at our county's emerging "newspaper of record" Voice of OC ... (more)

On May 25, the San Diego Zoo will open the Conrad Prebys Australian Outback, featuring a new habitat for the parks more than 20 koalas as well as many other Australian species.

Alex Sisk Receives Yamaha/Dennis DeLucia Scholarship at WGI World Championships The award, named for famed percussion teacher, arranger, clinician and judge Dennis DeLucia, is awarded each year at the Winter Guard International Indoor Percussion World Championship Finals to a deserving percussionist.For more information on Yamaha, write Yamaha ... (more)

Camel Grinding Wheels has acquired Pacific Abrasive Supply Co., a Buena Park, Calif., manufacturer of abrasive belts and other coated abrasive products such as sheets, discs, rolls, pressure-sensitive adhesive products and specialty items.

We found one from a diabetic chef that might suit. Unfortunately, there really is no way to make such a dessert carb-free. Onto a new request, another Valerie, in Buena Park, writes that she is "looking for the gingerbread man recipe from the old Los Altos Bakery in Long Beach." 1. To make the filling, combine Splenda blend, water, and 1/4 teaspoon ... (more)