La Mirada~Nominations are now being accepted for the City of La Mirada's Spring Beautification program's "Most Improved" category.

The City of La Mirada annually recognizes property owners who put forth a tremendous effort to improve their properties through high levels of property maintenance, landscaping and compliance with City codes.

To nominate a property owner, a nomination form must be completed. The form must include before and after photos of the property along with a description of the improvements and the period of time over which the improvements were made.  Any supplementary material will become the property of the City of La Mirada and may be used for publication.

Nomination forms are available at all City facilities or online at www.cityoflamirada.org.

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FROM OUR FILES: Check out this reader/listener comment I received about six years ago about. Recently many of you have asked about the 'La Mirada Song' that used to be played at the La Mirada Drive-In. This may be it.

The words and music were written by Don Hecht and copyrighted in 1958 by Sage and Sage Music Publishers in Hollywood:

"Beyond the moon, beyond the sea, there is a place for you and me. It's really paradise to be in La Mirada,

And when the moonlight in the sky reflects the love light in your eyes, you'll know that love will never die in La Mirada,

And love will live in your heart forever more, A land of enchantment outside of your door, We'll kiss beneath the olive tree and then our happiness will be Forever in La Mirada. "

On the back of the sheet music, the late Dick Hurley, the Publisher/Editor of the La Mirada Lamplighter wrote: "La Mirada -The land of the once world famous McNally and Windermere Ranch, and the rancho of the country gentlemen and the ever graceful, evergreen olive, of the turn of the century."