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„Overtime (Ō’vər-tīm’): n. A period of playing time added after the expiration of the set time limit.‰

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Overtime: A Modest Proposal

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4, 2009 VOLUME 2, NO. 39

MONDAY EDITION An edition of the

Monrovia WEEKLY &

ARCADIA WEEKLY

FREE

REFEREES: NO OVERTIME PAY, NO OVERTIME PLAY

In college and high school football an overtime procedure is used to determine the winner.

This method is sometimes referred to as a “Kansas Playoff “or “Kansas Plan” because of its origins for high school football in that state.

What Follows is a Brief Summary of the Rules: 1.A coin toss determines which side shall attempt to score first, and at which end zone the scores shall be attempted.

2.Each team in turn will receive one possession, starting with firstand-10 from a fixed point on the opponent's side of the field. The game clock does not run during overtime; the play clock, however, is enforced.

3.In high school football, the ball begins at the 10-yard line, with the option for state high school associations to use different yardage (such as the 15, 20, or 25-yard line) 4.A team's possession ends when it scores (touchdown or field goal), misses a field goal, fails to gain a first down on the final down, or loses the ball by turnover. As usual, a touchdown by the offense is followed by a try for one or two points.

5.I f t he score re mains tied at the end of the overtime procedure, an additional overtime procedure is played. The team with the second possession in one overtime procedure will have the first possession in the next overtime procedure.

6.Referees are celebrated as community heroes for taking the extra 20 minutes out of their day to satisfy the wishes of two communities and their beloved football players who work hard all week in pursuit of the W.

Temple City High’s Max Ruckle raced for 158 yards on 25 carries, averaging just over 6 yards per carry

-Photo By Terry Miller

Hard Fought Game Forced to End in Tie as Officials Refuse Overtime

BY JOHN STEPHENS The officiating crew at Friday night’s football match up between the Temple City Rams and Arcadia Apaches told coaches for both teams that there would be no overtime, citing the fact that they would not be paid overtime for the extra work involved in settling the 28-28 tie.

Things looked good for

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the for the Rams as Apache quarterback Justin Smith connected with Andrew Torres for a 15-yard touchdown play that put Temple City up 7-0 early in the game. Then the TC offense continued to look strong, driving 50 yards in 9 plays to take a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.

But the Apaches were not about to give up the contest this early. Follow-

ing an 87 yard kickoff return by sophomore Taylor Legace and a 45 yard fumble recovery and return for touchdown by David Schuil Arcadia scored twice in the second quarter, pulling the team up from a 14-0 deficit before the halftime break.

It was not to be the last time the score would be tied on Friday night.

After halftime, it looked

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as though the Apaches may pull away when, with just over 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter Taylor Legace scored on a 25-yard pass from Tuck, giving the team their first lead of the night.

Tuck had 11 completions on 23 attempts Friday, passing for a total of over 150 yards before being forced onto the bench with a knee injury in the fourth quarter.

But the Rams were not without their fair share of stars to help them fight back from the turnover and special teams-incurred deficit.

Quarterback Justin Smith took the ball into the end zone himself from 35 yards out to tie the game late in the third quarter to bring the game to a 21-21 tie.

Temple City then retook

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BY SAMEEA KAMAL A heated discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting regarding the payment of dues to the Southern California Association of Governments ended with the council’s decision not to pay the membership fee “This problem is that all us little towns are being mandated to do things by Sacramento and Northern California, and they have no understanding of the issues that we have here for development, considering especially that water resources are slowly disappearing,” said Councilman Don Watts.

According to Watts, mandates for increased housing density require an increased

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-Photo By Terry Miller

BY TERRY MILLER The annual Taste of Arcadia held last Monday September 21, saw about 1200 people take advantage of the offerings from over 35 restaurants, breweries, wineries and a martini bar.

The event benefits the Lucky Baldwin Boy Scouts and The Arboretum Foundation this year and the Lions Club also donated money to the two local groups.

The live music & danc-

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In the second week of the Beacon Media/Priceless Computer Back to School Computer Giveaway, our winner comes from Monrovia High School, a place where, as Francisco Baltazar says in his essay, computers

are becoming more and more necessary to complete assignments and keep up with studies.

Francisco comes from a large family, seven of them in all, including four

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CITY NEWS

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TEMPLE CITY SPOTLIGHT The Doozies

By Tom Gammill

Temple City Government Serving the Community!

September 28, 2009

PA R K S & R E C R E AT ION DE PA RTMENT: STARS Club & Teen Zone – Registration is currently underway for the fall session of STARS Club a nd Teen Zone.

STARS Club is an outdoor recreation program conducted at the element a r y school sites from school dismissal until 6 p.m. STARS Club is offered at Cloverly, Emperor, La Rosa and Longden elementary schools. Teen Zone is a recreat ional program geared toward junior high students. For further information, including fees, please call Frances Manzo-Pimentel at (626) 2 8 5 -2171 ext.

2327.

Monrovia WEEKLY

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ty Volunteer program.

They are the Resident Safety Volunteer Patrol (RSVP) and the Temple City Emergency Radio Team (TCERT). Applications and additional information for the RSVP or TC E RT prog ra ms may be obtained from the Public Services Department at the Civic Center, 5938 Kauffman Avenue, by calling (626) 285-2171 or by e-mailing P ublic Sa fet y Of f icer Bryan Ariizumi at bariizumi@templecity.us.

WATER CONSERVATION TIP: R u n d i s hw a s her s only when full. This saves an average 2-4.5 gallons of water per load!

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EDITOR John Stephens PHOTOGRAPHER Terry Miller CONTRIBUTORS Justin Rykowski Tom Gammill Deborah Ann Neely Jeff Corriveau William Warren Christine Keung

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COLUMNISTS Dr. Jack Von Bulow Dawn Rickabaugh Wally Hage

Bill Dunn

EDITORIAL INTERNS Morgan Carpenter Nuria Mathog

Homework Help Program – The Parks & Recreat ion Depa r t ment is offering a free program designed to provide general homework assistance for children in 1st – 6th grade. High School and College students will provide assistance in a group setting. Homework help will be held each Wednesday at City Hall beginning in October. Students are required to bring homework to each weekly session. If you have a child that could benefit from this free program, please call Debbie Ingram at (626) 285-2171.

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Yard Sales: Temple City residents wanting to conduct a yard sale MUST have a permit. They are available f rom t he recept ion ist desk at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, during normal business hours, which are Mon.-Thurs.

7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. City Hall is closed on Fridays.

The permits are FREE, and residents may only conduct one yard sale within a six-month period.

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by Thursday noon (or earlier) the week prior to the sale (i.e. about nine days prior to your sale), you’ll get the sale listed in that week’s Temple City Tribune newspaper in the “Temple City Spotlight” section for free.

The Temple City Tribune comes out every Monday, and is available at many popular locations throughout Temple City.

The next Planning Commission meeting will be held on October 13, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Civic Center, 5938 Kauffman Ave. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT: Pa rk ing Cont rol – Temple C it y recent ly hired two Parking Control Officers (PCO) who are already being put to work.

The PCO’s will be enforcing local and state parking regulations throughout the City. If you have any parking questions, please feel free to call the Public Services Department at (626) 285-2171.

Public Safety Volunteer – The City of Temple City is looking for people interested in becoming a Public Safety Volunteer.

Two programs are available in the Public Safe-

If you have any questions, please call the recept ion desk at (626) 285-2171.

YARD SALE PERMITS: The following is a list of Yard Sale Permits issued for the weekend of Oct. 2-4, 2009. (Information is current as of 12:00 noon, Thursday, September 24, 2009. Yard sale permits issued after this time are not listed.)

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Upcoming Events Monday, September 21

TC Chamber of Commerce Mixer DDSLC Back-to-School Night City Council Meeting

Tuesday, September 22

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TCUSD Board of Education meeting Town Hall Meetings (meeting in Mandarin)

Thursday, September 24

La Rosa Back-to-School BBQ

Friday, September 25

TCUSD Staff Development High Twelve TCHS Varsity Football @ Arcadia

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Letters Hi, I just wanted to say nice job on the recent issue of the TC Tribune. I felt compelled to write to you because it had some good reading!

I was reading this issue for a good half hour or more because there was more interesting stuff than usually is the case. I appreciated that you sent a reporter to the TC redevelopment town hall meeting. I also really appreciated the piece on Ramadan and the San Gabriel Mosque and Judy Chu; very interesting to know! It's very nice to get some diverse coverage. The piece on the artist as well. I hope you do more of these types of pieces. There was some good interesting stuff in there to read for once, not just the same ol' thing about school kids and announcements. I appreciated learning about something new, interesting people right in my neighborhood. Real stories!

And I liked hearing the full story on your computer giveaway for the kids. You had small writeups about this before, but this is the first time I heard about them being refurbished / recycled computers; you and the computer shop are doing a very cool thing for the community!

Thanks and keep up the good work. With real reporting and news articles, this paper is starting to feel like it's coming into its own.

Thank you, Bryan Matsumoto Candidate, Master of Landscape Architecture College of Environmental Design California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Temple City resident

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This week’s winner of a Computer from Beacon Media and Priceless Computers is Fransico Baltazar, an eleventh grader from Monrovia High School. Pictured with him as he tries out his new computer are his brother and sister, Emanuelle and Tamara Espinosa 12 and 10, respectively. - Photo by Terry Miller

Continued from 1 brothers, a little sister, and their parents. Just before deadline on Wednesday, the whole family came by the offices of Beacon Media to pick up their new computer, the first such tool in their household.

In addition to working hard in school, Francisco also plays in a band, so one of his first destinations through his new computer's web browser was to YouTube, where he showed us a video they had made of one of their songs.

Francisco's entire family was thankful for the computer, much like all of us at Beacon Media are thankful to Priceless Computer in San Gabriel and the hard work they put in to make this project possible.

Because no one can say it better than Francisco himself, what follows is a slightly edited version of the essay he submitted through the Monrovia Weekly web site.

In the past my brothers and I have suffered in school projects due to not having a computer, so we could really use one since we have even failed projects at school due to not having a computer.

Right now we all have to go use the computer elsewhere and not in our home. It's pretty sad because we are 5 kids in need of a computer, but just can't afford one. We wish we had a computer and so we wouldn't have to ask our family members like our cousins and other relatives to use their computer, and sometimes they make a bad face, but we can't do anything about that bad face because its either we do the work or fail the class, and usually everything in school nowadays needs to be typed

and so we have to go out of our house and go somewhere else to find somebody that would let us use their computer.

My brothers and I not only need a computer for school but also for things like jobs applications, which are usually now online and so we can't apply for work because of the same reason. If we just had a computer we would accomplish so many things.

All of us in the family have even learned to type quickly because sometimes people don't want us using their computers, so we try to finish the job even faster.

People not wanting us to use their computers all the time is understandable, but if they don't let us, then where are we suppose to go?

And so we beg you; we really need a computer! It would help us in a way nobody else has helped us before. I'm about to enter the eleventh grade and I know for a fact that I'm going to need a computer and my brother, who also is in the same grade, will need it too. Eleventh grade is a really hard grade and colleges look at that grade more than anything. We can't afford to mess up this year, so we would really appreciate if you would help us out.

-Francisco Baltazar Monrovia, CA Applications are still being accepted at any of our paper's web sites, which can all be accessed through our main corporate site, beaconmedianews.com.

Applications are also available at Priceless Computer, located in San Gabriel, CA at 6913-B Rosemead Blvd,

just at the intersection of Rosemead and Duarte. You can also reach Priceless by phone at (626) 237-2020, or on the web at pricelesscomputer. com.

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The Weekly Crossword

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48. So there!

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BY WALLY HAGE

Déjà Vu The title of this column needs no explanation ... except to say that the wellknown quote “Time Heals All Wounds” is not true.

You see it was about thirtyfive years ago when I first began writing a newspaper column with a light humor style of writing. We lived in a small community in Orange County and I was writing for several weekly papers. It was not long after I started writing a column that the reader’s reactions to my columns became quite evident. Lets just say it was sometimes difficult for me to be in public places and to be recognized as “That Columnist”.

Once again, I’ve had the privilege to begin all over again. It seemed to me that the new generation of readers would be much more appreciative, understanding and tolerant of my sharing touching family experiences in a weekly column.

Now that I am well into my first year of introducing my readers to many of my family members, relatives and acquaintances it was once again common to be uniquely greeted by some of my column readers. The very first indications that there were some unusual reactions to my column was when my motherin-law called. Instead of her normal friendly greeting, “How are you “Hotshot?” she opened very caustically with, “Let me talk to my daughter!”

I’m not usually slow to catch on so I just thought she was having a bad day. When my wife hung up and abruptly walked away saying “well you did it again.” Then I thought wow, like mother like daughter, they are both having a bad day. A suggestion that, “we should eat out tonight”, is generally a mood changer and a fast attitude picker-upper. Not so this time.

She quickly grabbed her purse and said, “I’m ready.”

I immediately thought, Oh Yeah, me too ... for a silent and cranky dinner partner.

The next indication that my column was being enthusiastically read was when we arrived at one of our regular dining spots. The hostess, who we know so very well and often cue’s us ahead of many other diners awaiting a table, bluntly said there is a twenty-minute wait, without the usual explanation or hug. Now I was beginning to get the picture, it is the hot weather. When I mentioned that to my unfriendly dinner partner, her vicious comment was shocking “I told you that you did it again”. As I was trying to digest that comment, a very familiar diner and close friend of my companion, bopped me on the head with a newspaper and said to my angry partner, “How Can You Live With Him?” Just about that time the restaurant owner came by and said, “At a Boy Wally, I

love your column, and kindly seated us? Then it penetrated my senses. Noticing how my favorite waitress cooly took my order and then spilled water all over my pants and sharply said “Oh Sorry, did you get some on you”, my reply, oh no ... my pants are always wet in the front...brought the swiftest under the table kick I have ever felt and there have been many.

About half way through the dinner the owner came by once again. I suppose he thought he was bringing me my deserved desert, when he said, Hey Wally, since we distribute the paper with your column in it … it has been a boon to my business.

Everyone is talking about it!

At a Boy Wally.” Just about that time another diner went by the table and greeted my soon to be “ex” … “You Poor Girl”. By now I realized if I don’t ease up a little bit about her in the column, I would lose my best friend and would never be safe in public again.

I have been thinking about doing a restaurant review column along with my regular friendly family column reports, but after that recent dine out reaction, I’ve put that dumb idea on hold.

Also the fact that I still have a lot of “Two for One” restaurant coupons that most of the restaurants that we go to … when they see me … they will no longer honor them??

Sister City Youth Exchange Program Now Accepting Applications For 2010

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The Temple City Sister City program is now accepting applications for participation in the Youth Exchange Program for the summer of 2010. This year's program will involve travel to Hawkesbury Shire, New Sout h Wa les, Aust ra lia.

Participants will leave for Australia in July and return in August. The opportunity is available only to students who reside in Temple City or attend Temple City High School. Students must be sophomores during the 2009-2010 school year to apply for and participate in this exchange program.

Participating students will be responsible for their

passport and personal expenses. Due to an increase in airfare, there is a possibility that students may also need to pay for a small portion of their airfare ($100$200). It is recommended students take a minimum of $500 for personal expenses during the trip. Students selected to travel to Australia are required to join the Temple City Sister City Association (family membership: $15; indiv idua l membership: $10).

Parents and students are required to attend a mandatory information meeting on September 30, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., in the Community Room at the Temple City

City Hall complex, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City.

Students are also required to attend two additional workshops which will be held on November 2nd, and November 9th, at 7:00 p.m., in the Community Room at City Hall. Applicant interviews will be conducted on Saturday, November 21, 2009.

Applications are available at City Hall and the TCHS Activities Office.

Applications must be returned to City Hall (9701 Las Tunas Drive) on or before Thursday, October 22, 2009. For answers to any questions about the program, please phone Nancy Terry at 626-285-7995.

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Four Minutes of Quality Time Okay, so I’m not referring to the time it takes to read my column but you could do worse. You could have spent four minutes with me watching the traditional Annual USC Trojan Football Gift to the less fortunate. And this time, the lucky recipients were the UW Huskies, losers of all their games last year (I know it’s better to give than receive but the Trojans even gifted the bruins a few years ago. You gotta draw the line somewhere.)

So Saturday, even the most casual observer would have called my behavior into question, let alone my license to use oral power tools. And what can you say about a health care professional a few years over 40 bouncing around in his padded living room for three hours cussing out the television and even the crummy network that obviously never got what the “vision” in television stood for?

You’d have thought my life was riding on the Saturday afternoon activity of a bunch of kids practically

young enough to be my grandchildren if I wasn’t such a late-bloomer. And it’s bad enough that I can sit here and actually confess my quality of life took a ridiculous hit.

But I assure you it’s an even worse visual.

So spending four minutes with me watching Trojan football could make you a better person, especially if you happen to be an overachieving clinical psychologist. And spending four minutes in my dental chair could save your life.

One American an hour dies of oral cancer. Finding a precancerous oral lesion is part of a 4-minute oral cancer exam.

It’s scary enough that oral cancer is the only form of the disease that has increased in its incidence over the last 50 years. The disease has a higher mortality rate than breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancer.

While early detection brings an excellent prognosis and 5-year percentage survival rates in the 90s, the overall 5-year rate is less than 50%.

And 27% of oral cancer patients actually have no history of smoking or using spit tobacco.

So the key is early detection. The disease is largely preventable. The exam takes about four minutes; it’s easy, doesn’t hurt, and is totally non-invasive. Here’s another tragic statistic: only about 50% of Americans see a dentist on a regular basis.

One technological advance that has saved numerous lives is the Oral CDx brush biopsy. We’ve used ‘em since Day One. And I know I benefitted from the awesome opportunity of meeting oral cancer awareness advocate and Baseball Hall of Fame announcer Joe Garagiola and later screening major and minor leaguers at Spring Training in Arizona.

When you do something a few hundred times in a couple of days even slow studies like me eventually get it.

A brush biopsy is pretty much the equivalent of an oral Pap smear. A soft brush is gently used to retrieve a

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sample of cells. Imaging technology can then find a few atypical cells out of hundreds of thousands. The sample is taken anywhere an unexpected soft tissue color inconsistency is observed.

And size is not a factor, the smaller and more innocuous the lesion the more likely a favorable prognosis.

We’ve brush biopsied close to a hundred lesions and had about ten returned with atypical cells noted.

All were pre-cancerous and were later removed by an oral surgeon almost the way you’d remove the world’s smallest wart.

Please share this column with family and friends and urge a dental visit and an oral cancer exam.

Four minutes of all the drama that goes with me watching Trojan football might seem like life and death but four minutes spent having an oral cancer exam could be the real deal.

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BROUHAHA You had to see it coming.

Once people started losing their jobs, and were unable to find new ones, there would be throngs of people with too much time on their hands. Idle hands are the devil’s workshop and the devil has been having a hell of a time lately.

It seems like everyone has been jumping on the let’s find something to complain about bandwagon. With so many changes coming our way it is understandable to ask questions about what’s coming next. Most people don’t like change. It doesn’t make any difference if the change is good or bad, they just don’t want anything in their little sphere of life to change. Unfortunately what has been happening is that most aren’t asking the questions they need to ask and are just complaining about things they know nothing about. Sadly if they don’t have the smarts to find out on their own they start making up the answers as they

go along.

Such is the case in the recent explosions of fabricated controversy involving health care reform and our President speaking to our youth. The latter is so absolutely mindboggling that I find it hard to know where to begin dissecting it.

Let’s start with those delusional misguided few that unfortunately for the rest of us, have access to a computer.

Without a job to occupy their time they have time to sit and spew their radical agendas all over the Internet, which some news organizations, like let’s say Fox News, report on as though it were gospel.

Soon, like lemmings to the sea, throngs of the misinformed are spouting off about things that have no basis in fact other than they heard it on Fox News. They might as well have read it in the National Enquirer, that other bastion of false truth. Such was the case with the latest brouhaha

over our president wanting to give a motivational speech to our youth.

And despite what you may have read on the Internet or heard on, well you know, motivational was all that it was. If any of those people who were doing all the complaining bothered to read the text of the speech, which was posted on the internet, they might have ceased their pointless banter and continued in their job search. Maybe not, but I like to give everybody the benefit of the doubt even though they appear to be suffering from some form of mass delusion.

Their fears and objections to his speech sounded like a script to some bad 50’s sci-fi flick. Oh he’s going to lure our children into some evil mind trap with his magical persuasive words. If my child listens to his speech they might be damned for all time or even burst into flames. His words will make them drug

addicts or worse, they could turn into Democrats!

At the risk of any of those things happening I am going to give you a sample of the evil words that had all of these people so worked up. So unless you are afraid of being turned into a pillar of salt, please read on to see what vicious lesson President Obama tried to slip by the parents and children of America. I am only going to share with you a little of what he said, so don’t be too afraid.

“The story of America isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.

It’s the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and found this nation. Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and

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TEMPLE CITY

CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY REPORT For the Week Ending Noon on Thursday September 24, 2009 Cathy Burroughs, Interim City Manager

GENERAL COUNCIL INFORMATION 1. At the closing general session of the League of California Cities conference in San Jose last week, a resolution was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly to support constitutional protections against future efforts to divert, borrow, or steal revenues that have historically funded local government services including property tax, local share of gas tax funds, gasoline sales tax funds, redevelopment property tax increments, and business license taxes.

At this time, the League is considering launching a campaign to secure signatures to place a local government and transportation revenue protection measure on the November 2010 ballot.

2. We have received another invitation/request to join the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities. The Los Angeles County Division of the League represents 86 cities in Los Angeles County. A portion of the Division’s reserves have been set aside to provide several programs at no cost to members including AB 1234 ethics training, four Institute for Local Government workshops, the Countywide City Managers meeting, and a travel reimbursement program to encourage legislative advocacy. If any Councilmember would like us to add an item to an upcoming agenda to consider membership in the L.A. County Division, please let me know.

3. The City/ TCUSD ad hoc committee will meet next Tuesday, September 29th at City Hall. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Mayor Vizcarra and Councilman Chavez are the City’s representatives.

4. The monthly law enforcement breakfast meeting is next Wednesday, September 30th in the Community Room.

5. Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, will be conducting Brown Act and ethics training for Councilmembers and City Commissioners in the City Council Chambers on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.

A Tentative Tract Map and Conditional Use Permit were recommended for approval to allow a subdivision consisting of six residential condominium units. The subject site is located at 5949 Cloverly Avenue in the R-3 zone. Being a Tentative Tract Map (consisting of five or more units), this project will have to be approved by the City Council. Therefore, this item will be placed on the October 20 City Council Agenda. (TTM 69905 and CUP 08-1717) A request to modify a previous Zone Variance approval was continued to a date certain. The subject request is a modification of a previously approved Zone Variance from 2000, which permitted an 8-foot high concrete block wall in lieu of the maximum height 6 foot high wall allowed, in conjunction with a 2,040 square foot addition to an existing industrial building. The applicant is requesting to omit one of the conditions of approval, which stated that five parking spaces for the subject site shall be permanently reserved at the property known as 4523 Cloverly Avenue. The subject site is located in the Heavy Manufacturing (M-2) zone and is designated as Industrial on the General Plan Land Use Map. This item was continued to the regular Planning Commission meeting of October 27.

Department of Financial Services (Financial Services Manager Molina) As of August 31, 2009, total cash on hand for Temple City is $31,200,728.73 and the Redevelopment Agency is $4,607,292.57. This is a $568,269.96 and a $74,296.23 decrease respectively from the previous month. Decrease in cash is mainly due to expenditures from last fiscal year and the current fiscal year being paid during the month.

The Interim City Manager, Public Services Manager and I had a meeting with Avant Garde this week to discuss the status of Public Works capital improvement projects. We were notified at that time that some of our Surface Transportation Program-Local (STP-L) funds ($332,648) were subject to lapse as of September 30, 2009.

All of these funds have been programmed for two projects currently in the queue at Caltrans and in Program Metro, and have been programmed since January 2008. With the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), we submitted one of these projects to take full advantage of the ARRA distribution to the City. As a result, the full STP-L balance of $641,710 has since been programmed to one project, the Rosemead Boulevard Beautification and Enhancement Project.

Due to ARRA projects processing through Caltrans, as well as a Caltrans mistake on the DEMO identification of funds for the project, this project was pushed aside for review and cannot be obligated by the September 30th deadline.

The City is requesting an extension of these funds. In the event that the City cannot be granted an extension, and in order to not lose these funds, the City will request an exchange of funds with Metro for other transportation funds at a 2% fee ($6,655) of the lapse funds ($332,648).

Department of Public Services (Public Services Manager Tidwell)

Administration

1. Road repairs in conjunction with the sewer line improvements on Glickman Avenue are complete and are satisfactory to the City Engineer.

1. Financial Services Manager Molina, Public Services Manager Tidwell and I met with Veronica Aguas from Avant Garde and Steve Loriso from RKA to get everyone up to speed on our federally funded Capital Improvement Projects. We will be bringing several items to the City Council within the next few months in this regard. On October 6th the Council will be asked to approve two agreements for federal funds. The Council will also be asked to approve the plans and specifications for two projects (Ellis Lane traffic signal and Freer Street overlay) and authorize staff to solicit construction bids.

We will be meeting with Elie Farah regarding the Rosemead Boulevard project next week.

The indicated writers have submitted the following items. All have been reviewed and approved (but may have been edited) by the City Manager.

Department of Parks & Recreation (Dir. of Parks & Recreation Burroughs) 1. This past summer a representative from CHOICESS hosted a World Cafè for the teens registered in the summer Teen Zone program. A World Cafè is a form of round table conversation based on a certain topic. “Teen Center” was the topic of the summer discussion. The teens had an opportunity to express their needs, wants and hopes for a teen center. The teens also had a chance to discuss their likes and dislikes of the current teen programs available. We have attached a copy of the World Café overview for your information. The teens, and their parents, are excited and looking forward to the opening of the new teen facility.

2. There are two upcoming public improvement projects for Temple City; an overlay project for Freer Street and the installation of new traffic signals on Temple City Boulevard at Ellis Lane. These are the result of excellent work of Temple City staff, Avant Garde, and RKA Consulting.

Division of Public Safety (Public Safety Officer Ariizumi) On Tuesday, I met with representatives from LA County Public Health, Temple City Unified School District and the Sheriff’s Department regarding the Pandemic H1N1 Flu Point of Dispensing (POD). During the meeting, the school district representatives voiced their concerns about the dates and times of the POD’s.

The Centers for Disease Control recommended that H1N1 vaccination efforts focus on five key populations: Pregnant women; People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age; Health care and emergency services personnel; Persons between the ages of 6 months through 24 years of age; and People from ages 35 through 64 years who are at higher risk of complications from H1N1 flu infection because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.

Since the TCUSD student body is one of the key populations, the District felt that the POD’s should be rescheduled to accommodate the students. The purpose of the POD is to vaccinate the most amount of people, in the least amount of time.

The County set up the POD as a community event, and therefore is available to all residents within Los Angeles County.

2. Over 150 individuals took advantage of the free Health Fair held at Live Oak Park last Saturday. Forty-one vendors provided information and/or screenings to the public.

Staff provided the County with dates and times that we had facilities available to accommodate the large numbers anticipated during the POD’s. We reviewed the District’s calendar to see if a POD could be scheduled on a District holiday, unfortunately, none were available during the time frame requested by the County.

Department of Community Development (Community Development Manager Lambert)

On another note, in the event of a bio-terrorism event or disaster, the City may be required to establish a POD. Staff will be involved in key positions in the POD and therefore will be using this opportunity to train and evaluate staff.

On Tuesday, September 22, the Planning Commission conducted two public hearings:

Staff will continue to meet with all parties to prepare for the event.

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Indecent Exposure

BY DAWN RICKABAUGH

“Get your clothes on, Ethel!” I'm wanting to say that line came from a song inspired by the streaking culture in the ‘70s.

I'm sure many people were offended by the 500 nude participants at the University of Maryland in 1973 that started the whole phenomenon, and the rash of streaking incidents that followed.

In fact, when I was in 5th grade, my ‘almost boyfriend' streaked past my house one night, and of course I did my best to feign offense (even though I was secretly disappointed that I didn't see anything).

The funny thing is that the same people who are so opposed to being exposed to the human body will often think nothing of taking a 5% down payment (or less) from a 560 FICO on a seller carry back.

They'll take 10% down (or less) on a commercial property, or a high end luxury home and feel pretty nifty getting the price they wanted.

And they won't even try

to be private about it. In fact, they'll march right over to the County Recorder and acknowledge their dirty deed in the public records!

That's what I call Indecent Foreclosure Exposure.

Of course we know that most of these note holders will

be surprised at the discounts they'll have to take when they go to sell their prized promissories (promissory notes), if indeed they can sell them at all.

And the reason is the exposure to foreclosure. No investor wants to be left holding

The Tax-Man He Cometh

BY FRANKLIN J. RUEDEL

Ten Facts about the First-Time Homebuyer Credit Many taxpayers who purchase a home this year will qualify for an $8,000 federal tax credit. The refundable first-time homebuyer credit is a major tax provision in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. But time is running out to qualify for this credit.

Here are ten things the IRS wants you to know about the first-time homebuyer credit: To be considered a firsttime homebuyer, you – and your spouse if you are married – must not have jointly or separately owned another principal residence during the three years prior to the date of purchase.

You cannot claim the credit before there is a completed sale and purchase of the residence. The sale and purchase are generally completed at the time of closing on the purchase.

To qualify for the credit, the completed purchase must occur before December 1, 2009.

The home must be located in the United States.

The credit is either 10 percent of the purchase price of the home or $8,000, whichever is less.

The amount of the credit begins to phase out for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is more than $75,000 or $150,000 for joint

filers.

The credit is fully refundable. A homebuyer with no taxable income, who qualifies for the credit, may file for the sole purpose of claiming the credit and receive a refund. The credit will be paid out to eligible taxpayers, even if they owe no tax or the credit is more than the tax owed.

The credit is claimed on IRS Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyers Credit.

Taxpayers can claim the credit for a qualified 2009 purchase on either their 2008 or 2009 tax return. For those who have filed a 2008 return, a Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return can be filed in order to get a refund in 2009.

The credit for qualified 2009 purchases does not have to be repaid, as long as the home remains your main home for 36 months after the purchase date.

Qualified taxpayers who have been considering a main home purchase may find extra incentive from this tax credit to buy now so they can complete the purchase before the December 1 deadline.

For more information on this and other key tax provisions of the Recovery Act visit the official IRS Website at IRS. gov/Recovery, or your EA Tax Professional.

First-Time Homebuyer Credit YouTube Video - FirstTime Homebuyer: Audio File for Podcast First-Time Homebuyer Credit 2009: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit (PDF) Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (PDF) Any U.S. tax advice contained in the body of this article was not intended, or written to be used, and cannot be used by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions.

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the bag when these statistically risky loans begin to default.

These deals just don't have enough duds on . . . they're shamelessly streaking around without enough protective equity, which all too often translates into capital losses.

Now let me back up for

just a minute. I'm obviously having some fun here, and I don't want you to get the idea that these types of transactions are intrinsically evil.

In this arena, morality is subjective . . . it depends on what sellers need and want at the time. The only thing I find objectionable is watching a naive seller sustain a nasty financial surprise that significantly affects their quality of life.

It can make sense to endure foreclosure exposure, but sellers need to have a realistic grasp of the inherent risks and rewards.

And if you're a real estate agent, then you'd help yourself and your client by facilitating an understanding of both the short and long term implications of the owner financing strategy they are considering.

If taking 5% down is the only way to quickly sell a property at a good price, and the seller understands the risks, then why not?

There are definitely risks in NOT selling: • extended DOM - how

many more mortgage payments will they make waiting for the next buyer?

• the risk of further depreciation (more price reductions) • renting it out instead, accepting negative cash flow and lots of repairs after the tenants are gone • inflation - it's not a matter of ‘if,' but ‘when,' so the sooner they sell for a fair price, the better. Selling for less now can ultimately provide more value than selling for more later So, selling with a scantily clad seller carry back can make sense . . . at least there's a chance of collecting the desired equity. It just wouldn't be realistic to expect to sell the note without taking a substantial haircut.

To reduce indecent foreclosure exposure, sellers can ask for a larger down payment, or use a lease-option or contract for deed. And if they really want to shield the property, they can put it in a Title Holding (Land) Trust.

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ARCADIA For the period of Sunday, September 6, through Saturday, September 12, the Police Department responded to 902 calls for service of which 143 required formal investigations.

T he following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, September 6: 1. Between 8:00 a.m. on August 23 and 7:30 a.m. on September 6, a residential burglary occurred in the 200 block of Ca rolwood. Un k now n suspect(s) smashed a dining room window to enter the home. Once inside, the suspect(s) took miscellaneous jewelry.

2. A pett y t heft from vehicle occurred between 11:15 p.m. on September 5 and 7:45 a.m. on September 6 in the 900 block of West Huntington.

Unknown suspect(s) entered the locked vehicle by unknown means and stole $250 from the glove compartment.

Monday, September 7: 3. A v ict i m ca me t o t he st at ion around 9:12 a.m. to file a fraud report.

The man claimed that his 33 -year-old son had stolen his credit card and made over $1,620 in unauthorized charges between May 23 and June 4. The victim was not desirous of prosecution.

4. Around 6:18 p.m., loss prevention personnel f rom Macy’s adv ised t hat they had detained a woman for theft.

The suspect brought an empty Macy’s shopping bag and empty shoebox to the store and hid merchandise in the bag and shoebox while in a fitting room.

A pr ivate person’s a r rest was made, and a 47-year-old Asian was taken into custody for commercial burglary and possession of burglary tools.

Tuesday, September 8: 5. Shortly before 1:00 a.m., units responded to the 100 to 1 Bar, 100 West Huntington, in reference to a fight in front of the location. While en route to the scene, Dispatch advised that one of the involved parties had f led in a silver Mercedes. An area search was conducted, and the suspect vehicle was stopped at Santa Anita and Diamond.

A 24 -year-old male Caucasian driver was contacted and ensuing investigation revealed that he had a suspended license and a $30,000 outstanding misdemeanor warrant. A green leafy substance resembling marijuana was also found on his person during a consent search. The man was arrested without

incident.

6. A bicyclist was stopped at Huntington and Gate 3 around 10:56 p.m. for a code violation. A record check indicated that the 50 -year-old Caucasian was on probation for burglary, and a consent search revealed tools that are commonly used in burglaries. The man was taken into custody and booked at the City jail.

Wednesday, September 9: 7. Units responded to Mailbox and Post a l, 411 East Hunt ing ton, a round 11:45 a.m. in reference to a robber y that just occurred. Two male AfricanAmerican suspects entered the location brandishing handguns and took money from the cash register. An area search was conducted, but the suspects were not found.

8. Around 2:43 p.m., officers were dispatched to the N’Connect kiosk located at Westfield Mall regarding an embezzlement repor t. A 31-yea r- old male Asian employee failed to deposit earnings to the bank on several occasions and also stole cash from a safe.

Thursday, September 10: 9. Three auto burglaries were reported at a Coco’s parking lot, 1150 West Colorado, between 3:30 p.m. on September 9 and 12:07 a.m. on September 10. Unknown suspect(s) smashed car windows and removed property.

10 . A repre s ent a t ive f rom F i r s t Bank came to the station around 2:02 p.m. to file a forgery report. On August 17, a female suspect cashed a $976 counterfeit check at the location.

Friday, September 11: 11. Around 4:08 a.m., units were dispatched to Motel 6, 225 Colorado Place, rega rding a dist urba nce. Off icers cont acted t wo occupa nt s i n a room, and a consent search revealed methamphetamine and a glass-smoking pipe h idden u nder neat h a mat t ress.

A 46 -year-old male Caucasian and a 39-year-old female Caucasian were both arrested for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

12 . Of f icer s responded t o Sa nt a A n it a a nd Dua r t e a rou nd 6:51 a.m. in reference to a possible DUI driver.

Upon arrival, a male driver was found asleep at the wheel with the car still running. Ensuing investigation revealed that the man had taken about 50 sleeping pills in an attempted suicide. He was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and psychological evaluation.

Saturday, September 12: 13. Short ly after 3:0 0 a.m., unit s were dispatched to Santa Anita Inn, 130 West Huntington, in regards to a vehicle theft. The victim went to a party at

the location and later fell asleep. When she awoke, her car keys were missing and her car was stolen. She believes that two male Hispanic partygoers may have taken her vehicle.

14. Two auto burglaries occurred bet ween 6:0 0 p.m. on September 11 and 11:00 a.m. on September 12; one in the 800 block of Monte Verde and the other in the 300 block of Cambridge.

In both incidents, the suspects took the in-dash radio/navigation system and a third row seat.

MONROVIA During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 560 service events, resulting in 120 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events:

Homicide / Suspect Arrested On Sept ember 11 at 12:10 p.m., officers went to a residence in the 500 block of West Duarte Rd. regarding a medical assist. The caller reported his g irlfriend was having a heart attack.

Officers arrived and could not get the caller to open the door immediately, but he eventually did. Police and paramedics found the victim lying on the upst a irs bat hroom f loor. Pa ra medics pronounced her dead at the scene. Officers and detectives felt the condition of the body and the changing stories of the boyfriend were suspicious enough to call in Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Homicide. Based on the investigation, the boyfriend was arrested for murder. The investigation continues.

Vehicle Burglaries On September 13, there were four repor t ed veh icle bu rgla r ies t hat oc curred during the evening in the 100 block of Sout h Iv y, t he 10 0 block of South Encinitas, and the 100 block of Nor t h May, wh ich cou ld be related.

None of the burglarized vehicles had sig ns of forced ent r y, which possibly indicates they were entered by the use of a lock pick or master key of some type. Investigation continuing.

Suspicious Subject / Possession of a Controlled Substance / Possession of Burglary Tools / Suspect Arrested On September 13 at 9:58 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Greystone and Grand in regards to an occupied suspicious vehicle. As the officer arrived, he observed a male subject st a nding next to t he open passenger

door. The subject entered the vehicle and made furtive movements near the front seats, as if he was concealing an object. The suspect was detained and determined to be on probation for possession of burglary tools. A search of the vehicle was made and a small quantity of met ha mphet a mine a nd ma r ijua na was found inside the vehicle. The officer arrested the subject for possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.

Further searching of the vehicle resulted in finding numerous house, vehicle, and padlock keys; one of the keys was filed down as a master key. Two digital cameras and a laptop computer were also found in the vehicle, which were held for obser vat ion pending furt her investigation. The suspect was booked for possession of met ha mphet a mine, possession of ma r ijua na , possession of bu rgla r y tools, a nd possession of an open alcoholic beverage container.

Based on the amount of keys found in the suspect’s possession and the suspect being arrested in close proximity to where several vehicle burglaries occurred, there is a possibility the suspect in t his case was involved w it h t hose crimes. Investigation continuing.

Strong-Arm Robbery On September 13 at 10:59 p.m., a female subject made a withdrawal at a bank ATM machine in the 600 block of West Huntington. As she walked toward her vehicle, she saw a heavyset female hiding behind her vehicle. She yelled at the woman, believing she was trying to take something from her car. The suspect ran out and tried to take the victim’s money from her hand. After a short struggle, the suspect took the money and ran to a waiting vehicle. The vehicle f led East through the parking lot and out of sight.

Vandalism On September 15 at 8:08 p.m., officers responded to t he 20 0 block of K ruse regarding a male subject writing graffiti on a real estate sign in front of a business. T he repor t ing pa r t y saw t he subject head towa rd My r t le a nd fol lowed h i m. He a sked t he suspect why he was tagging his property. The suspect denied having done anything and went toward the rear of another business. Officer Garcia arrived and found the suspect under a vehicle. He was detained and arrested. A can of spray paint was located. The suspect later admitted to tagging the sign. The reporting party is received $100 from the Police Department’s Graffiti Bounty Program.

Vehicle Burglary On September 15 at 8:50 p.m., a female subject entered the police lobby to file a report. The female stated that someone had broken into her vehicle the night before through the sunroof and had stolen clothing items. She reported that her husband’s vehicle was also broken into, but nothing was taken from it. Investigation continuing.

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What discoveries will you make? What will a president who comes here in twenty or fifty or one hundred years say about what all of you did for this country?

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Longden Students Change the World One Word at a Time At a special character education assembly on September 24, 2009, McKay Hatch challenged Longden Elementary School students to “change the world one word at a time”.

McKay, a student at South Pasadena High School, encouraged Longden students to join the No Cussing Club and use language that lifts. He explained that the words we use affect how we feel about ourselves, how others react to us and how others feel about themselves.

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McKay Hatch challenges students to “change the world one word at a time”.

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“It’s a Beautiful Night In London”

BY JOHN STEPHENS AND TERRY MILLER In his thick Irish dialect and with absolute joy of life and passion in his heart, Pasadena artist Frank Gallagher took the internet world by stor m at midnight (GMT) Wednesday as friends and family watched from home and all around the world via the internet.

With a copy of last week’s Pasadena Independent in hand and on parade for all of Trafalgar square and the global internet village to see, t he Sa n Ma r i no artist took the stage (aka Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth) for one hour as part of the hugely popular Plinth Project.

“It’s a beautiful night here in London” an exhilarated Gallagher said as he was placed on the plinth for his sixty minutes of fame, most of which was spent constructing a model of his famous giant pots and all the while sharing his running commentary on life and its wonders.

As Gallagher erected his pot, he recited some poetry and mentioned his friends and family as well as thanking Antony Gormley, the artist and man behind the original idea for Plinth Project, for the opportunity to showcase his talents in such a unique fashion.

While Gallagher may not yet be a king or elder statesman, he looked quite at home on the fourth plinth which sits near the famed Admiral Nelson’s column at Trafalgar square. The living statue, Gallagher was one of 2400 people selected for this project, which broadcasts one hour segments of each Plinther’s design round the clock via their web site, located at oneandanother. co.uk.

Many of Gallagher’s friends and other expats of the UK were watching the artist’s plinth performance from just below the plinth in London, as well as those back home in the comfort of his favorite local pub and eatery, Brits on Colorado Blvd.

At one point he paused, saying “Wait a minute, I think I have a T-shirt on underneath this shirt.”

Then he undid a few buttons of his trademark blue denim shirt and proudly displayed the shirt which read “BRITS Warm Beer, Lousy Food”, “See Peter,” said Gallagher in reference to the popular Pasadena pub’s owner, “Here ya go, how’s that for advertising!?”

At one point Gallagher’s cell phone rang and as he answered, trying to ex-

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Later on, Ga llagher took a call from someone other than a debt collector: In a live telephone call with Beacon Media photographer Terry Miller, Gallagher asked him to “say hello to all the guys for me.”

Regarding his life here i n Pa sadena , Ga l lagher said, “I’m living in Heaven.

That’s what they say about California; it’s Heaven. And you know what, Terry…Terry, the people there; they’re the greatest in the world!”

As he proceeded to build the frame of his pot Gallagher talked and joked with the growing crowd of spectators and curious onlookers and pulled out large photographs of his family and friends.

“And my best friend when I didn’t have one,” said Frank as he revealed a poster-sized shot of Bonze, his ever faithful dog.

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He t h a n ked a l l h i s friends and supporters including Joan Winchell. Explaining each photograph and always a broad Irish smile on his face, Gallagher oozed enthusiasm and st ressed the importance of friendship and humour.

“Without laughter”, asked Gallagher, “what’s the point of living?”

Not to be left out was Gallagher’s love interest, no doubt watching intently from her stateside computer screen.

“She’s a g reat g irl!”

said Frank as he placed on the pot an image of his g i rlf r iend K ate back i n Pasadena, whom he later said he plans to marry next January.

A nd t here wa s a lso praise for some of the greats whose work has inspired this local artist. As he placed a large image of Samuel Beckett, dramatist and poet whose work offers a bleak outlook on human culture, he praised the work another author, Cormick McCarthy, as “the best writer living today.”

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Obituary Edward Joseph Zubok (1938 - 2009) With much sadness the family of Edward Joseph Zubok Jr. announces his passing. Born Edward Joseph Zubok Jr. in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois on September 16, 1938 to Marie DeSalvia and Edward Zubok Sr. He was 71 years old celebrating his last birthday a few days before his passing. He died with his wife Lena by his side at their home in Arcadia, CA. Edward and his wife Lena of over 40 years raised their 3 daughters in that Arcadia home.

Edward is survived by his wife Lena, daughter Melissa (Allgood) and husband Robert, grandchildren Ashley, Melanie, Bailey and Max; Daughter Michelle, grandchildren Dominic, Vincent, and Nicholas; and Daughter Cristina and fiancé Joseph, grandchildren Aston and Enzo.

Edward and his family moved West to California, settling in the city of Monrovia where he attended what was then Monrovia-Duarte High School. Edward graduated in 1956 as Valedictorian and Senior Class President. Edward attended Occidental College on a full scholarship, was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and founder of the Newman Catholic Community.

He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Cal State Los Angeles.

Edward was a dynamic person and embarked on several careers throughout his life that ranged from probation officer, car salesman, Civil Engineer for L.A. County for 15 years, Aerospace Engineer at Northrop for 15 years, and his most fulfilling, a teacher for El Monte Unified School District until his retirement in 2006. While working for L.A. County, Edward met Lena, the love of his life, after a whirlwind courtship of 3 months marrying on April 3, 1968 in a small ceremony surrounded by friends and family.One of Edward's passions was organized sports.

He coached for 15 years in the AYSO league of Temple City and the Temple City Little League, Girls Softball

and could be often seen on the side lines of a field at Live Oak Park offering words of encouragement to the players. Edward's other passion was horse racing. The racing form was his daily paper.

He could often be found at the Santa Anita Race Track for early morning workouts handicapping the day's races and talking with the trainer of his horse. Over the years he made many friends there which to him family.

Edward was a smart, charismatic, generous, compassionate and loving spirit.

He had a fierce handshake even in his final days. He will be deeply missed by many people who knew him as a father, husband, friend, coach, and teacher.

His family was his pride and joy.

We welcome all to come celebrate his life: Friday September 25th, 6-8:30 pm for Rosary Services at Douglas & Zook Mortuary , 600 E. Foothill Blvd. Monrovia CA 91016.

Memorial Mass, Saturday September 26th at 10 am, at Holy Angels Catholic Church, 370 Campus Dr. Arcadia CA 91007. Reception to follow at Domenico’s Italian Restaurant, 236 W. Huntington Dr. Monrovia, CA.

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35th Annual Taste of Arcadia Brings Thousand to Arboretum Continued from 1

VISION 2O2O Vision 2020 is the Educational Master Plan project that will guide the growth and development of the Pasadena Area Community College District into the next decade and beyond. The process begins by seeking community feedback about the programs and services offered by PCC. It also includes a thorough review of enrollment trends and area demographics to guide educational master planning, facilities and technology planning, and implementation. YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED!

TOWN H ALL M EETING Wednesday, September 30 3 — 5 p.m. and 7 — 9 p.m.

Temple City Unified School District Board Chambers 9700 Las Tunas Dr., Temple City John Martin, Trustee, Area 6 Dr. Hilary Bradbury-Huang, Trustee, Area 5 Pasadena Area Community College District

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In Search of Secrets Buried in Biblical Archeology Join Adventurer John Aitken on a multimedia odyssey into the story of our planet. Fun for all ages!

This Series continues for 12 nights @ 7:00 pm, Friday, Saturday & Sunday until November 1st.

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Night 2 - Saturday, Oct. 10:

In Search of Eden’s Pangea.

In Search of Noah’s Lost Ark Log.

Creation by Natural Selection or Intelligent Design? Are dinosaurs really in the Bible?

Are ancient accounts of the lost continent of Atlantis true?

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ing not to mention the everpopular Brazilian Dancers were some of the many highlights of the premier event.

This fund raiser was born some 35 years ago, and has now grown to become Arcadia’s signature event: Taste of Arcadia, held on a Monday evening late in September prior to the opening of the Oak Tree Meet at Santa Anita Park. Taste of Arcadia began as a yearly modest cocktail & appetizer evening, with a few hundred guests attending, held at various venues, including backyards, and had a variety of titles over the last three and a half decades. Also known as the “Wineshed Mixer”, it was held in the infield of Santa Anita Park and raised money to build the Arcadia float for the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. When interest in a float faded, interest in a community event did not, and the event was reborn.

To bring you up to date, under the able guidance of Chamber member Bob Kenz, local Robeks Juice owner, Taste of Arcadia has emerged as a true destination event, relocating in September of 2000 to the LA County Arboretum. Exploding to 1200 guests, not only do those attending eat, drink, dance, and are entertained under the stars, part of their ticket price is designated to 2 local non-profit organizations…. this year, the Lucky Baldwin District of the Boy Scouts of America and the Arboretum Foundation. Piggy-backing onto these donations for the last several years is Arcadia Host Lions Club, who also presents a check to the beneficiaries.

Chamber member Verena Somer, the Service Advisors, stepped up as Taste of Arcadia Chair for 2009.

Along with Bob and other hardworking Chamber member volunteers, this year is sure to be a resounding success.

Breeders’ Cup, Santa Anita Park and Oak Tree Racing Association are again major sponsors of Taste of Arcadia for the second consecutive year and we appreciate their generous contribution.

One of the more popular restaurant samplings appeared to be coming from that of the Race Track’s Frontrunner and Sirona’s… the lines were consistently longer than most.

This reporter found the Bayhawk Ales tent well worth a return trip for their fine porter. The beer reminded me of many British lighter stouts.

Other popular venues were Pino’s Place and Nikki C’s.

Most of t he boot hs got top marks for not only

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their food but also for their presentation(s).

The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce puts on the “Taste of Arcadia” each year which is always a sellout.

Thanks to the Chamber staff’s efforts of planning which takes several months, over 1,200 attendees from Arcadia and surrounding communities get to sample a variety of food and delicious beverages while enjoying a spectacular evening at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

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Referees: No Overtime Pay, No Overtime Play

the lead in the game when the always strong Ram running back Max Ruckle - who raced for 158 yards on 25 carries, averaging just over 6 yards per carry - reached the end zone on 57-yard breakaway dash just before the whistle blew on the end of the third quarter.

But as both coaches no doubt reminded their respective teams, there are (at least) four quarters in a football game, and when backup Arcadia quarterback Myles Carr came off the bench to connect with Lagace from 21 yards, the game was once again tied, now 28-28.

The Rams, now trying to mount the late-game winning drive, found themselves stranded on the Arcadia 49 yard line with only 48 seconds remaining on the game clock. Urged by an excited, boisterous crowd, Temple City Head Coach Randy White called a last second time-out before punting, deciding instead to tap the energy of the crowd and star running back Max Ruckle to go for the first down and potential win.

But it was not meant to be, and roles quickly reversed for the teams when senior Apache defensive lineman Kyle Schnieder muscled his six feet, one inch and 240 pounds through the Ram offensive line to pull down Ruckle in the backfield for a 2-yard loss.

Arcadia dashed off three plays but was unable to gain

and shouts filled the Arcadia High School stadium, with fans from both sides of the tight matchup chanted “We want overtime!” But the officiating crew met with head coaches Anthony White and Jon Dimalante briefly to assure them there would be no overtime, citing lack of additional pay for the extra time it would take to settle the match. Coach White, along with a raucous crowd whose cheers had turned to boos on news of the impending anti-climax, stood in near disbelief as the officials had the coaches shake hands, ending the game in a tie before trotting off to the locker room.

The tie leaves both the

against the Ram defense, and punted on 4th and 9 with less than 30 seconds left in the game.

Temple City’s offense, given one last chance from within their own territory, was only able to mount two unsuccessful plays before the game clock ran out.

It was then that cheers

Rams and the Apaches still looking for the season’s elusive first win, with both teams now having a record of 0-2-1.

They will have to wait until next week though, when Temple City faces a 1-2 Rosemead team on the road and Arcadia travels to Glendale to take on their 1-1 team.

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Editor’s Note: The editorial staff of the Temple City Tribune would like to propose that a special fund be set up to accommodate the revenue needs of future officiating crews in instances requiring overtime play. Donations of cash, cookies and/or orange slices may be sent to Beacon Media headquarters (125 E. Chestnut Ave., Monrovia), care of the “Let them Play” program.

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Blaze Burns TC Building Late Sunday Night A brief structure fire damaged a commercial building in Temple City on Sunday night, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials. The fire was first reported at 9:20 p.m. at

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Continued from 1 water supply that is difficult for Sierra Madre to provide.

The water supply in Sierra Madre currently comes from the mountains and a number of wells, but the amount of water available is decreasing. Last year, one of the city’s water pumps burned out, he said.

“We’re having a harder and harder time meeting the demand … and if we have to do increased building and density suddenly everyone will have to ration water,” Watts said. “We’re at a point where those resources have to be balanced against how much population we can take in those areas.”

The state of California has a water system that supplies 18 million people, while the population is approaching 31 million people according to a statement by the governor, he said.

“Until that problem is resolved I think there has to be a moratorium on this sort of stuff to reduce the density or maintain it the way it is,” Watts said. “The coalition of cities were supposed to have a say, but they don’t push back.

They don’t say to the people in Sacramento, hey- this is getting ridiculous, we don’t have those resources.”

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According to Executive Director of SCAG Hasan Ikhrata, the mandates come from the state and not SCAG, which means that the organization is not responsible for any city who decides not to enter into it.

“The penalty would be to the cities, said Ikhrata. “If [the city] does not submit the housing element and housing needs assessment to the state if we just decide not to enforce it, it’s penalizing the city. The city cannot access housing funding and if we don’t enforce it, the court would.”

The association includes 171 cities out of the total 189 in the southern California region, and was created by the state and Congress.

Benefits include access to data and information, as well as representation.

Some residents also oppose the withdrawal because it will eliminate any representation at all.

“This is not something we just go and make cities do, it’s something we have to do and something we’re doing a good job at and we’re trying to make an impact,” Ikhrata said. “SCAG has voluntary membership - no city has to belong if they don’t want to.”

However, Ikhrata said

he would appreciate Sierra Madre being a part of the association.

“Whether it’s a small or big city we love their membership we have a lot of benefits to offer,” he said. “But it’s a volunteer organization.

I personally think the city would lose much more than $1,000.”

Aside from Sierra Madre, the only other surrounding city that is not a part of the Association of Governments is Temple City, which they say is due to budgeting decisions.

“For budget reasons, we have to pick and choose what associations we are part of and which we believe will better assist us and our citizens,” said Temple City Councilmember Tom Chavez.

Said Watts, “We’ve fired the first shot. We’re tired of being ignored and hopefully they’ll say, hey why is this little tiny town saying these things and why are they so upset – maybe they’ll sit up and take notice.”

At a meeting last night, Sierra Madre Councilmember Joe Mosca was removed from his position as the representative to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, a subregional organization in SCAG. Resident blogs report that it was due to his poor attendance at meetings.

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