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Juice C Juice/Smiley’s

Bookstore

Juice-C-Juice started out as kitchen experimen-

tation for owner, Lori Carter. Since 2001, they

have been growing their brand into a family destination making it easy to

make healthier choices.

Carter, 26, grew up in Carson. After attending Cal State University Hay-

ward for three years, she pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and grad-

uated from Loyola Marymount University in 1997 with a degree in Biology.

Smiley's Bookstore has been in the Carson community for over 15 years,

named in honor of one of our killed soldiers, Marc "Smiley" Williams. Their

inventory include books of all genres. We stock hard-to-find history and po-

litical conspiracy books, spiritual, autobiography, self-help, health and well-

ness and we are most proud of our variety of children books and teen reads.

They ship to loved ones in institutions and all around the world. Visit them

at 940 E. Dominguez , Ste. K, Carson, CA 90746 (310) 324-8444. Find them

on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JCJCarson

Business Feature

Fit Kids 1st / Fit For a

Kid

Fit Kids 1st / Fit For a Kid is dedi-

cated to educating young children

about the importance of living a

physically active and healthful

lifestyle. We strive to develop these attributes in children by way of physical

activities and nutrition instruction delivered in a fun, safe, and non-

competitive environment. We bring all of the equipment and materials need-

ed for an interactive learning experience for boys and girls. The primary focus

of our physical activities program is the fundamentals of sports and fitness.

Activities focus on developing the skills involved in various sports and gross

motor skill activities such as soccer, basketball, throwing, catching and run-

ning; and incorporate elements of yoga, dance, games, and the promotion of

healthy nutrition, as teaching children to make healthy choices at an early

age is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Contact us for more infor-

mation on our school programs and services.

For more information on Fit Kids 1st / Fit For a Kid, please visit our website at

www.fitkids1st.com or www.fitforakidla.com.

Mayor Eric Garcetti and other city

leaders announced Tuesday the

expansion of Los Angeles’ sum-

mer youth jobs program.

Garcetti was joined by White

House Senior Advisor Valerie

Jarrett, Supervisor Mark Ridley

Thomas, City Council President

Herb Wesson, City Councilman

Joe Buscaino, The Walt Disney

Company Chairman and CEO

Robert Iger, and representatives

from Citibank at a 9 a.m. press

conference at YO! Watts, 1513 E.

103rd St.

“My first press conference as Mayor

was to announce my commitment to

double L.A.’s summer youth jobs pro-

gram to serve 10,000 Angelenos. To-

day, I am proud to announce we will

reach that goal, because we are work-

ing together, public and private, on

this strategic investment in our youth

and our future economy,” Garcetti

said.

“Too often, young people can fall be-

hind during the summer when school

is out. But our summer jobs program

makes sure summer is a time for

young people to get ahead by earning

a paycheck, job skills, and financial

education.”

The Walt Disney Company is partnering with the pro-

gram through a $1 million commitment.

“We applaud the mayor’s commitment to leveraging

the strength of both the public and private sectors to

serve the youth of Los Angeles,” Iger said. “Disney is

proud to play a leading role in this effort with a $1 mil-

lion donation to this year’s Summer Youth Programs to

create opportunities for thousands of young people to

gain skills and experience and participate in a wide vari-

ety of activities that will help them build bright futures.”

Companies interested in sponsoring or creating jobs or contributing funds, as well as youth interested in apply-ing for summer jobs should visit http://www.hirelayouth.org/Welcome.html

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Boys & Girls Club of Carson

Check out our BGCC Keystone Club members who volunteered their day off by honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a community service project. Here they are at a South Los Angeles elementary school that was badly in need of beautification.

The South Bay Pavilion has purchased the former JC Penney Auto Center.

The building will be completely redone and turned into new shops.

CONGRESSWOMAN JANICE HAHN And California

Leadership Host ‘When Women Succeed, America

Succeeds’

Congresswoman Janice Hahn, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard and Congress-

woman Grace Napolitano recently hosted, When Women Succeed, America Suc-

ceeds. “Today, women across the nation are facing unprecedented economic inse-

curity. Hundreds of women from across Southern California participated in our

forum, learning more about the issues and how we can address them. We talked

about equal pay, raising the minimum wage, family medical leave, and affordable

childcare. Our outdated institutions must change. My colleagues and I are taking

the stories we heard back to Washington to fight for an economic agenda that

works for everyone”, states Hahn

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SPMG Proud Member & Community Partners:

City of Carson Maintains Healthy Budget

Reserves

The City of Carson is in excellent financial condition. In the

last two years alone, Carson has added $12.8 million to its

reserves. The City plans to use some that money to build a trust fund for its future retiree medi-

cal costs and to pay for improvements to public buildings.

While the recession was tough on all cities, conditions have clearly improved and Carson is mov-

ing forward. In order to create jobs and develop brownfield sites like former landfills, the City

Council is looking to encourage foreign investment, which is already very strong in this region.

Rather than be reactive, the City is being proactive and looking for the best project for each site.

With the help of the business community and other government agencies, the City of Carson has

high expectations. Carson has achieved much success already. It is a part of a strong region and

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T he first of a series of Symposiums brought by Each One - Teach One

and Friends. "Get into the College of your

Choice" was the theme at the sym-posium held in Inglewood CA. Each One - Teach One Alliance for Academic Access, Achievement and Success teamed up with Friends to share important information about changes coming to the SAT and the vast number of resources available through the College Board.

We were also blessed to have a "Super Parent" Renee Brown Brooks share her experience being involved in her children's educa-tional journey, and seeing them matriculate into an impressive list of colleges and universities around the country. She shared the re-sources that she use and strategies for parent engagement. Learn more at www.e1t1.org

The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled college ath-

letes are considered employees, a decision that moves Northwestern University football players a step closer to forming the nation's first college athletes' union. The agency was tasked with deciding whether the football players qual-ify as employees under U.S. law, and hearings were held in Chicago. The decision gives the players rights to unionize. "So proud of my teammates, Ramogi, lawyers, and supporters around the nation! This is a HUGE win for ALL college athletes!" Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter tweeted after the decision. The regional director of the NLRB directed a secret ballot election be held to determine whether the players should be represented by the College Athletes Players Association (CAPA). Northwestern University spokesman Alan K. Cubbage called the deci-sion disappointing. "While we respect the NLRB process and the regional director’s opin-ion," Cubbage said, "we disagree with it. Northwestern believes strong-ly that our student-athletes are not employees, but students. Unioniza-tion and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to ad-dress the concerns raised by student-athletes." Northwestern plans to appeal the decision, Cubbage said.

College Athletes Can Unionize,

Federal Agency Kain Colter, co-founder of the College

Athletes Players Association

Gospel commentator Edna

Tatum passed away on

March 14 after suffering a

heart attack earlier this year.

Nationally known as ‘The

Voice,’ Tatum was a popular

emcee and gospel broad-

caster for more than 30

years.

Her ministry spanned several decades of hosting concerts and

narrating for gospel legends such as the Rev. James Cleveland,

The Fourth of Mary, the Rev. Daryl Coley, Albertina Walker, and

Kurt Carr.

In a 2011 Sentinel interview, she shared some of the most mem-

orable moments in her career.

“I will always treasure learning and growing in Christ during my

time with the great Rev. James Cleveland. Then, never will I for-

get performing live narration for Rev. Cleveland at Carnegie Hall,

at three McDonald’s Gospel Festivals and continuing to be a

guest host each year at the Chicago Gospel Festival, which at-

tracts more than 200,000 people,” recalled Tatum. Her visitation

and viewing was Tuesday, March 25, at 5 p.m., at Mount Moriah,

4269 South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. A Tribute Musical

followed the viewing at 7 p.m.

Gospel Community Mourns Passing of Edna Tatum

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“Last week I attended the Taste of Soul Cookbook signing

with Danny Bakewell, Sr. at Eso Won Books in Leimert

Park. The Cookbook features recipes from different restau-

rants and chefs in our community.”

– LA Commissioner Dallas Fowler

Easy do-it-yourself East-

er: Fun Easter projects

for the whole family

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The basket

It all starts with the basket. The egg hunt and basket fillings wouldn’t be complete without an Easter bas-ket decked out in bright spring col-ors. It’s not easy to spend hours making your own Easter basket, but you can still make it your own with custom Easter baskets from Personal Creations. Pick out the size, color pattern and design, and add your kids’ names to make it a personalized basket that can be from the Easter Bunny himself. Best of all, it comes with a fluffy plush bunny and Easter sweets to make it a complete package for the entire family to enjoy.

The eggs

Colored eggs are an essential part of

any Easter celebration. This year,

add a fun and simple twist to the

usual DIY egg coloring with a tissue

paper egg dye. Simply wet the eggs,

wrap it in brightly colored tissue

paper, and spray the eggs with wa-

ter to ensure all of the paper has

been wetted. Once the egg is dry,

kids will be able to easily remove

the tissue paper. Beneath, they’ll

find a perfectly dyed egg that carries

the appearance of stained glass.

The sweets

No Easter celebration is complete without

treats to sweeten the basket. Marshmal-

low chicks and chocolate eggs are a classic,

but adding a gourmet twist to the list of

everyday sweets can make receiving this

Easter basket an unforgettable experience

for even the adults in the family. For an

easy twist on the classic, ask kids to shred

leftover bits of wrapping paper left around

the house to make homemade Easter

grass, and add it to a simple Easter treat

pail. Then, fill the pail with Easter-themed

cake pops from Shari’s Berries for a festive

gourmet treat everyone can enjoy.

The fluff

Bunnies get all the attention during

Easter, but little chicks can be an

adorable alternative to add to the

basket. For this simple craft, ask chil-

dren to draw and color a picture of a

chick. Make sure the chick is facing

forward and not from a profile view-

point. They do not need to draw the

wings; those come later. When the

little artists are finished, cut the

chicks out. Next, help children trace

their own hands and cut these traces

out. Glue the traced hands to the

chick with the thumbs up, and just

like that, the chick has wings with a

familiar look.

The grownup basket

Grownups deserve some Easter fun

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dy and design a fresh and colorful

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the basket is a great way to celebrate

Easter in an upscale way.

Ziggy Marley, April 8th, 8pm, Club Nokia

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Ziggy first

sat in on recording sessions with his fa-

ther when he was ten years old. Joining

with his three siblings to become The

Melody Makers, Ziggy crafted his own

soulful sound blending blues, R&B, hip-

hop and reggae. After two decades as

the driving creative force behind The

Melody Makers, a triple Grammy-winning

act which included brother Stephen and

sisters Sharon and Cedella, Ziggy re-

leased his debut solo album in 2003,

Dragonfly (RCA Victor Group), which fea-

tured such guest artists as Flea and John

Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Mike

Einziger and DJ Kilmore (Incubus).

He has contributed to a variety of

soundtracks including 50 First Dates

and Shark's Tale, in which he delved

into acting for the first time, playing

the character of Bernie, the Jamaican

jellyfish. In addition to his skills as a

singer, songwriter and producer, Ziggy

founded U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Re-

sources Giving Enlightenment), a non-

profit organization that benefits a

wide range of charitable children's

causes in Jamaica, Ethiopia and other

developing nations. More recently, he

has thrown his support behind the

Youth AIDS campaign.

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(BPT) - If you’ve ever gotten up in

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And years ago, that was all it was, a

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Times have changed, and for many

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working from home easier than ever

by essentially turning any phone into a

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* Set projects aside for teleworking.

Some projects cater more easily to

telework than others. As you plan out

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those projects and capitalizing on the

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* Keep your team on the same

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storage solutions like Google Drive,

collaboration among team members

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It was a beautiful day in L.A. County and I had the distinct pleasure of joining Congresswoman # DianeWatson in opening the first of three campaign offices for 62nd State Assembly Candidate # GloriaGray . She is the only candidate in the race that actually has a track record of service to the 62nd and the only elected official running. Her experience in # healthcare , # education , # smallbusiness development and # environment make her Southern California's Best Choice to represent us in Sacramento. Go all the way with # teamgray # aboutgloria #gloriagray @gloriadgray

—Dallas Fowler

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