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Effort to Oust Assemblyman Adams Fails
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By Bill Peters An Orange County Republican who declared that fellow Republican Anthony Adams’ pledge to not raise taxes was broken when the Assemblyman of the 59th District joined Democrats in the California Assembly to vote a tax increase package, has failed in his attempt to recall Adams and remove him from office, the California Secretary of State announced Friday. Atlas Political Action Committee, headed by Mike Schroeder, a former California Republican Party chairman, Lee Lowry, and Tim Whitacre had mounted the campaign against Adams. The original petition papers were filed by David T. Bartels, an Irvine attorney. Raucous rallies to promote the recall campaign were well-attended when they were held in the two counties Adams’ district encompasses: one in Apple Valley, the other in Glendora. Radio talk-show hosts John and Ken were instrumental in pounding the theme that Adams, in voting to raise
Even during the difficult times that we face, my family and I were driven to tears at the generosity of the neighborhood of Arcadia, Monrovia and Pasadena. My family and I want to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported us and want to take this opportunity to thank the ones who
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Search Begins for the Next King and Queen The annual search for a King and Queen and their Royal Court to reign over the 66th Annual Camellia Festival will begin on January 9th at Live Oak Community Center at 9:00 in the morning. The applicants will meet at the Community Center to play games, sing songs, make a craft and have the experience of speaking into a microphone. Applicants must be first grade students that live in Temple City or live within the Temple City Unified School District boundaries. They will be judged on their attention span, getting along with others, following directions, general appearance, and their poise and personality. Judges remain anonymous, are not Temple City residents, and do not have any affiliation with the City of Temple City. The children are known only by the number that they wear. Applications for first grade students are available at the Camellia Festival Office in City Hall or on the web at www.templecity.us and must be submitted to the Festival Office by December 21st. If you have any questions please call the office at 626- 285-2171 extension 2350. The Royal Court will ride in a beautifully decorated float covered in camellias and will carry the theme of the year “Family Fun”. taxes, was at philosophical odds with the conservative side of the Republican Party. While those rallies drew large crowds, the petition campaign apparently received little backing from registered voters who could have insisted on a special election. The radio personalities provided monetary support for the recall cam-
Applications Still Available for Holiday Home Decorating Message from the Competition Temple Sheriff Station:
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anonymously left donations at our door. My family has scrambling to finish three service projects run by the three sons of the family, including myself. These projects were our final step toward completing the requirements to the prestigious Eagle Award for the Boy Scouts of America. Each of us chose a project that suits
Here’s your chance to get in the holiday spirit! The fifth annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest is well underway and applications are still available. Don’t miss out on the chance to receive a visit from the Temple City Prize Patrol! Winning entries will receive a holiday gift basket and a Holiday Home Winner yard sign to display in your yard. Enter your own residence or nominate a festively decorated home by calling the Department of Parks & Recreation at 285-2171 ext. 2328. Donations received to date include gift cards for AMC Entertainment, Bath & Body, Chili’s, Macy’s, Starbucks, Fanny’s Flowers, Cabrera’s, Casa Del Rey, Mama Petrillos and The Hat. The City of Temple City would like to thank the following businesses that have submitted donations for this fun-filled event: Athens Disposal, Cabrera’s Restaurant, Cal’s Jewelers, Casa Del Rey, Fanny’s Flowers, The Hat, Modern Lighting and Mama Petrillos
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All work will be completed by Temple City youth. As the Royal Float is only one of many, all youth groups are invited to build a float for the Camellia Festival Parade to be held on Saturday, Feb. 27th at 10:00a.m. Any group
wanting to participate in building a float is encouraged to send a representative to an informational workshop on January 5th or a final workshop on January 19th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
In past years, Temple Station has noticed an increase in vehicle burglaries during the holiday season. The vehicles targeted were parked in residential driveways, city streets and department store parking lots. The majority of vehicles broken into were either unlocked or had valuable items, purses, cell phones, lap top computers, CD players and navigation systems sitting in plain view. These items were visible from outside the vehicle and made a great target for criminals. It is important to remember to remove valuable items when leaving your vehicle unattended. Most criminals are opportunists and will look into many cars until they see something they want. Don’t make your vehicle an attractive target. In order to be pro-active and educate the public, Temple Station Dedicated Deputies will be patrolling residential neighborhoods, business districts and commercial parking lots, looking for vehicles that criminals may likely target. If deputies come across a vehicle they
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paign, raising some $70,000 from its loyal listener base. The Atlas PAC itself was not heavily funded according to reports they filed with the California Secretary of State. The California Secretary of State’s announcement that a lack of valid signatures necessary to qualify
Foothill Unity Center Provides a Record Number of Thanksgiving Food Boxes
Natalie Castro-Figueroa and Matthew Lopez, Camellia Festival Queen and King enjoy the spotlight last year as King and Queen. Photo by Terry Miller
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Touched By Generosity – Extending our Heartfelt Gratitude By Shyam Akula
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our organizational skills and interests: my eldest brother Roshan ran a food drive for the Foothill Unity Center in Monrovia, my twin brother landscaped and planted fruit trees for our church and I ran a drive for school supplies and also did fundraising work to help poverty stricken children in Mumbai, India. The point
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By Susan Motander Every year, Foothill Unity Center, headquartered in Monrovia with a second office in Pasadena, provides boxes full of all the makings for a traditional Thanksgiving meal (and a lot more besides that) to local families in need. This year, more than 1,500 families were pre-registered to receive the boxes; this is an increase of about 300 families over last year’s record-setting distribution. “Operation Gobble,” a joint effort of State Senator Bob Huff and Assemblyman Anthony Adams, provided the star of the event: turkeys donated by Cal American Water Company and the California Water Association. The
-Photo by Terry Miller
legislators were on hand Tuesday to assist volunteers from the two water companies to help hand out the big birds. Joan Whitenack, Executive Director of Foothill Unity Center, said that with the record number of families coming to the center for assistance created a larger challenge
than usual in finding enough turkeys for all the families. As it has for many years, the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia made Ayers Hall available not only for the two days of the holiday event, but for several days in advance, allowing the staff
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