The City of Los Alamitos announced the following activities, signup deadlines, and program information.

50th Anniversary Courtyard Bricks on Sale Now!

The City of Los Alamitos is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and as part of the celebration will be constructing the 50th Anniversary Courtyard at Little Cottonwood Park presented by Southland Credit Union. The courtyard will includes trees, benches, a boulder, a time capsule and personalized engraved bricks. The construction is expected to be completed by the end of September.

The courtyard bricks are now available for purchase! Choose from two brick sizes: 4”x8” which includes 2 lines of engraving for $50, and 8”x8” brick which includes 3 lines of engraving for $100. Each brick purchased will come with a certificate and the personalized bricks will be included in the 50th Anniversary Courtyard.

Leave a lasting legacy in the City of Los Alamitos for your family, business, or organization! Purchase a brick today, personalize it, and witness your brick in the courtyard during the unveiling of the 50th Anniversary Courtyard at Little Cottonwood Park.

FREE Mark Cresse Baseball Clinic

Attention youth baseball players and parents! The chance of a lifetime is coming to Los Alamitos and Downey. Southland Credit Union proudly presents a FREE coed baseball clinic conducted by Mark Cresse, former Los Angeles Dodger, for kids ages 7 to 14 at absolutely no cost to you. The FREE clinic also includes a t-shirt for every participant and a complimentary Carl’s Jr. lunch for participants and their families. The training sessions will include batting, fielding, and base running fundamentals, coached by Mark Cresse, founder of the Mark Cresse School of Baseball, and his all-star team of coaches. There are two clinics to choose from: Saturday, September 25th at Los Alamitos High School or Saturday, October 2nd at Downey High School.

“Southland Credit Union is proud to host these free baseball clinics in Los Alamitos and Downey,” stated Matt Herrick, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We have very close ties to our local communities and we see these clinics as a great opportunity to give back to the children within our local communities. Bringing someone in of Mark Cresse’s talent and caliber is also a huge plus for the players.”

Participants can register online at www.SouthlandCU.org, call 800.426.1917, or visit their local Southland Credit Union branch. For additional information, or to download a registration form, please visit www.SouthlandCU.org.

Open Registration for Ready, Set, Go!
Preschool Program

The City of Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department is accepting registrations for their popular preschool program, “Ready, Set, Go!” Currently, there are openings for the Tue/Thu classes, 9:00-11:45am for 3 year olds and 1:15–4:00pm for 3 & 4 year olds. This program, taught by beloved instructor Barbara Brown, provides an opportunity for children to establish relationships while experiencing a thematic hands-on approach to learning. Three yr. olds will develop language skills, cognitive, and gross motor development. Four yr. olds will make discoveries, solve problems, and think independently in a learning environment designed to capture their interest while progressing at their own individual pace. Parent involvement is required and includes assisting the instructor in at least four classes per session. Birth certificate required upon enrollment. Students must be age appropriate and potty trained.

REGISTER NOW! Fall session runs from Sept. 9 to Dec. 16. Fee for the 14 ½ week program is $406.

Los Alamitos 50th Anniversary Time Capsule:
We Need Your Ideas!

The City of Los Alamitos is planning to bury a time capsule at the 50th Anniversary Courtyard at Little Cottonwood Park as part of the celebration of the City’s birthday.

All residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and families are invited to submit ideas to the 50th Anniversary Committee for inclusion into the time capsule.

Items to be placed into the capsule need to be small and need to reflect what life is like in Los Alamitos in 2010. The goal of the 50th Anniversary Committee is to capture the thoughts of individuals and images of the City during the 50th Anniversary year.

The 50th Anniversary Courtyard at Little Cottonwood Park is set to open on September 30, 2010. The Courtyard, located right next to the playground equipment, will contain benches, trees, a 50th Anniversary monument and a courtyard filled with bricks commemorating individuals, families, organizations and businesses. The Courtyard will open prior to the time capsule being buried on the site so as to capture images from the 50th Anniversary Gala, which is a festive dinner open to the public to be held at the Eagle’s Nest at the Cypress Gold Course on Saturday, November 20, 2010. The time capsule will be buried in early December 2010.

To submit ideas for inclusion in the 50th Anniversary time capsule, contact Angie Avery at (562) 430-1073 or by emailing aavery@ci.los-alamitos.ca.us.

The Los Alamitos Community Services Department may be reached by phone at (562) 430-1073 and the department’s general web site is www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us.