Summer Concert Series concludes at Cerritos Sheraton! Thanks to Will Donato for an amazing summer of sweet sounds

SEEN!

Will Donato (left); Rosemary Economy and Councilwoman Carol Chen (bottom); Chris Halderson, Randy Economy, Ryan Keithley, and Ro; Will Donato Economy (hehe) below!

Last night, was the final act for the Summer concert series at the Grille 91 at the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel.

Will Donato and his band were amazing all summer long, and I can't wait for next year's series to start.

Thanks for a GREAT summer of fun! We also celebrated Ryan Keithley's Birthday last night with Sheraton GM Chris Halderson. Ryan is the Catering and Marketing CZAR for the hotel and a great friend! (above).

Also SEEN last night was Councilwoman Carol Chen and Commish Lily Kuo, Commish Julietta Williams and hubby Amos, and Charlie and Sue Chung!

Randy Economy Pics

Taste of Cerritos and Business Expo simmers at the Preforming Arts Center!

TASTE-FULLY CERRITOS!

THE Taste of the Region & Business Expo was held tonight (Wednesday, September 16) at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

This annual event was one of the best ever held here! No, I take that back. This was the BEST CHAMBER EXPO EVER!

Congratulations to Catherine Gaughen, Executive Director of the Chamber and her talented staff Jill Ovard, Melody Sandoval and May Peitzsch for pulling this incredible event together.

There were literally HUNDREDS of community and business leaders packing both the CCPA and the Sierra Room. It was elbow room only and this event...and everyone was in a great festive mood!

SCENE: Also had a great time with Chamber Prez Chris Halderson, LA County Board of Supervisor Chairman Don Knabe, Arts Commish Julietta Williams, Ex-Chamber Prez Alan Wood, Gary Chomiak, Becky Lingad, Pastor Dustin Parker of Concordia Lutheran Church and School, Tom and Samone of Delightful Crepes Cafe of Long Beach (amazing crepes!) Labeeb Moubarek of Forest Lawn, Charmed Cupcakes of Long Beach (incredible melt in your mouth red velvet cakes), Lou Juaneza or Westoff Studios, Los Cerritos Community News Publisher Brian "Just the News" Hews, LCCN Editor Jerry Bernstein, and LCCN Biz Manager Linda Bock, Cerritos College Trustee Candidate Shin Liu, Cerritos City Manager Art Gallucci, Planning Commish Chair Naresh Solanki, MPT Joe Cho, and lots of other wonderful friends and people who mean business here in Cerritos!

Randy Economy Photos

June 20th, 2008: One Year Ago Today our House caught on fire. What a Year!

TODAY...ONE YEAR LATER... ONE YEAR AGO...June 20th, 2008




Today marks the date in which our house caught on fire here in Cerritos, California. What a year this has been. It was 107 degrees here in Cerritos last June 20th when our car literally exploded in the garage sending smoke, flames, and ash everywhere.

My mom Rosemary and I and my dog Chickie moved into the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel that night. All I had was a pair of walking shorts, tennis shoes, no socks, and a t-shirt. We lived at the Sheraton for around 220 days. The staff at the Sheraton was remarkable, kind, and very loving. Thanks again to Chris Halderson, General Manager of the Cerritos Sheraton and his remarkable staff for making us part of the "Sheraton Family."

I lost everything in my bedroom, the garage, all my clothes, and everything else had smoke and asbestos damage.

Since then, our house was rebuilt, and it is a true Blessing to be back into a "Home Sweet Home." My dog Chickie passed away two weeks after we moved back home, and all of the lawn and garden has been replanted. Our house won the Grand Prize Award for our Area in the "Cerritos City Wide Pride Award" a couple of weeks ago, so we have lots to celebrate during this next year.

Again, thanks for everyone who helped us in our "hour of need" this past year. You are all in my Prayers and Thoughts today!

Randy Economy