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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 - JANUARY 6, 2009-2010 VOLUME 14, NO. 53

It’s Showtime for California Girls

Sierra Madre’s California Girls entry in this year’s Rose Parade is one of less than a handful of independently built floats. The majority of the parade’s floats are built by professional design companies. Despite this, Sierra Madre has managed to win trophies four years in a row for their volunteer efforts.

- Photos by Terry Miller

BY TERRY MILLER

On Tuesday afternoon

volunteers were busy working on the fine details of the 2010Sierra Madre Rose

Float, “California Girls”.

Each year this work takes place in the Sierra Madre

MAKING THE WORLD A LITTLE LESS SHABBY, ONE DOG AT A TIME

BY JOHN STEPHENS

Ask Sierra Madre entrepreneur Sandy Lewis-Duvall why on earth she would chose to start another new business in the middle of a recession, and she just smiles. “I’m crazy,” she says while standing at the entrance to The Shabby Dog, her newest venture tucked away in a quaint shop along Montecito Avenue.

“I knew it was risky at the time,” said Lewis-Duvall of her decision to branch out

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Sandy Lewis-Duval, owner of The Shabby Dog, holds on to one of her beloved dogs with her new hands free dog leash - Photo by Terry Miller

float barn near Dapper Field where a team comprised entirely of volunteers put

the final touches on the noncommercially sponsored,

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Diamond Day at Santa Anita Track Celebrates 75 Years with Largest Opening Day Crowd of Decade

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-Photo by Terry Miller

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OneWest Buys First Federal as 7 U.S. Banks Fail There has been a plethora of bad news in past weeks as we try desperately to put an end to this turbulent decade. So it might be forgiven if you missed the news that yet another seven banks failed and were seized by the FDIC just last Friday. Failure for one however, always means opportunity for another.

OneWest Bank, formerly failed Pasadena mortgage lender IndyMac, bought the assets of First Federal Bank after it was closed by U.S. regulators, in a deal that may bolster the case for private investment in banks.

California’s First Federal was one of seven U.S. lenders closed on Friday by regulators, bringing the total number of U.S. bank failures this year to 140.

T he 3 9 bra nches of First Federal -- formerly controlled by FirstFed Financial (FFED.PK) -- reopened recently as OneWest Bank FSB. In addition to assuming $4.5 billion in total deposits, OneWest, of Pasadena, agreed to buy essentially all of First Federal’s assets of $6.1 billion, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said.

The deal is OneWest’s first since it was formed to t a ke over I ndyMac’s assets earlier this year by a group of private equity and hedge fund investors, i nclud i ng f u nds r u n by billionaire investors J.C. Flowers, John Paulson and George Soros.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, worried about the stability of the banking sector over the long term, has made failed bank acquisitions by private investors harder than they are for banks looking to buy one another.

According to a recent Reuters report, smaller institutions have been collaps-

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DECEMBER 31 - JANUARY 6, 2009-2010

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PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF Von Raees

By Dorothy Denne

EDITORIAL

My After Christmas Wish for You

Metro Briefs Go Metro to The Roses

PHOTOGRAPHER Dorothy Denne Floretta Lauber Wally Hage

CONTRIBUTORS

Then restore the old color that once graced your hair, Before rinses and bleaches took residence there.

I’d bring back the shape with which you were gifted, So now things suspended need not be uplifted.

I’d draw in your tummy and smooth down your back, ‘Til you’d be a dream in your tight fitting slacks.

Holiday Eve Free Fares

John B. Stephens

COLUMNISTS

If I were ‘ole Santa, you know what I’d do?

I’d omit silly gifts that were given to you.

And deliver some things just inside your front door.

Things you have lost, but treasured before.

I’d give you back all your maidenly vigor, And to go along with it, a neat tiny figure.

Celebrate the New Year on Metro. The Metro Gold Line can get you to the Rose Parade, Rose Bowl Game, viewing the ?oats after the parade and even the BCS game on January 7. Memorial Park, Lake and Allen stations are all just a short walk from the parade route.

Shuttles can take you to the games and ?oat viewing area. Find out more at metro.net.

EDITOR

Terry Miller

(Kind of for the gals, but you guys can appreciate it, too.)

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I’d remove all your wrinkles and leave only one chin, So you wouldn’t spend hours rubbing grease on your skin.

You’d never have flashes or queer dizzy spells, and You wouldn’t hear noises like ringing of bells.

No sore aching feet and no corns on your toes.

No searching for spectacles when they’re right on your nose.

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Not a shot would you take in your arm, hip or fanny From a doctor who thinks you’re a nervous old granny.

You’d never have a headache, so no pills would you take, And no heating pad needed, since you’re muscles won’t ache.

Thom Gastelum

Yes, if I were Santa, you’d never look stupid.

You’s be a cute little chick with the romance of a cupid.

I’d give you a lift to your heart when those wolves start to whistle, And the joys of your heart would be light as a thistle.

BUSINESS

But alas! I’m not Santa...I’m simply just me.

The matronest of matrons you ever did see.

I wish I could tell you all the symptoms I’ve got, But I’m due at my doctor’s for an estrogen shot.

SALES MANAGER

Even though you’ve grown older this wish is sincere.

Hope you had a good Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

CIRCULATION MANAGER

From sushi in Little Tokyo/Arts District to tamales in East LA, the opening of the Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension also opened up a new dining adventure. Metro has put together a listing of just some of the o=erings in its Eastside Dining Guide – more than 70 choices shown by nearest station location.

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New Silver Line Freeway Service Metro has introduced new high-frequency, high-capacity bus service on the freeway carpool lanes between the South Bay and the San Gabriel Valley. The new Metro Silver Line travels the carpool lanes on the I-10 and I-110 freeways, and also serves key destinations in Downtown LA. Find out more at metro.net.

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Charging Station Based upon today’s tough economy you may think that a Charging Station is a new concept at a retailers checkout stands. Already we have the Automated Self Checkout Registers, which are becoming more prevalent all the time. Even the Super Grocery Chains are rapidly converting to the “Do It Yourself Checkout” process.

Well, a short time ago when my wife heard about a Charging Station, she was in ecstasy. She presumed that it meant that she could go shopping without money...just a Charge Card.

That well-known saying “The Apple does not fall far from the tree” is surely appropriate when it comes to comparing my daughter to my wife. You see, every time my soul mate and I visit our married daughter’s house, we’re in for a surprise. You might say “Like Mother...Like Daughter” as my daughter must have all of the latest Electronic Toys available, in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing times. I call it her “Electronic Bulimia”. She has Cell Phones, Remote Phones, Mobile Phones, I-Phones, I-Pods, MP3 Players, Nintendo’s, Digital Cameras, Video Cameras, Blackberry’s, Bluetooth Stuff, and probably a box of Blueberries too, all in repose as cables are hanging all over her kitchen counters, awaiting an available electrical outlet for charging.

Our most recent dinner engagement at my daughter’s house was unlike all of our previous visits however. The “Oh Daddy” greeting, and the aggressive hug I received from her upon arrival for dinner told me that I was in for another expensive shock.

Then as I was led through my daughter’s kitchen, all of her so-called wireless “Toys” were no longer in view. Her second “Oh Daddy” reference to me ... surely meant this dinner was going to cost me plenty. “Close your eyes Daddy” “O.K. now look at my new docking carousel cabinet with audio frequency designs”.

Now I thought ... what am I looking at? To me it’s just a super sized lazy susan with a hundred surge protector outlets for all of the charging devices, thankfully hidden from view in a so called metal pantry.

The Third, “Oh Daddy” was when the second shoe dropped, “on my wallet”. “Do you

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ART OF LIVING

Into the New Year: A Musical Adventure Awaits Classical Music Fans

BY BILL PETERS

Forget last year. It’s so last year. Given the economic perils faced by many, if not most of us, during the year 2009 it won’t do any good reviewing the weaknesses in the arts that ensued from the tsunami of bad news that dried up local funding. The good news is that due to a loyal audience base—and a pretty solid and financially astute bunch of supporters of music in the San Gabriel Valley—our music groups have substantially survived.

Love. Hugs. Kisses. This is what our musicians now need. They also need paychecks. We, in the audience, seek the emotional release and sustenance offered by live musical performance.

A first New Year’s resolution: attend a concert once a month in 2010. But, how to start? Here is a peak at a few to get your musical adventure started.

Pasadena Master Chorale is a fairly new g roup, hav i ng been re formed in 2008 under the direction of Artistic Director Jeffrey Bernstein, although its roots trace to 1935 when Pasadena Symphony conductor Dr. R ichard Lert led the Pasadena Festival Chorus. Their Spring and Winter concerts were sold out. Taking advantage of this surge in popularity, the Chorale will repeat its performance of last May, “Carmina Burana” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9 at the First Congregational Church in Pasadena. Soloists are Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano and Abdiel Gonzalez, baritone. Special guests are the Washington Middle School Glee Club.

Tickets are $10. Call (626) 208-0009 or visit www.pasadenamasterchorale.org to order.

Olympia Youth Orchestra is a function of the Olympia Philharmonic Society. Established in 1988, the orchestra serves as an outlet for young musical talent. Fung Ho, who has served as concertmaster for the West L.A. Symphony and Burbank Chamber Or-

chestra (now Burbank Philharmonic) serves as Music Director and conductor of the Olympia Philharmonic Orchestra and the Olympia Youth Orchestra. The Olympia Youth Orchestra will appear in concert at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel.

Soloist will be 29 year-old violinist Chuan-yun Li who comes out of China with a fistful of top awards and carries premiere U.S. credentials as well. Li studied at Julliard under Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman.

His technical prowess in his bowing is said to be extraordinary as he wends his way through such technically challenging works as Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto— which Li will perform at this concert. Beethoven’s “Eg mont ” over t u re a nd Handel’s “Water Music” are other pieces on the program plus Daniel Kessner’s “Singing Together”. Kessner, now retired from Cal State University, Northridge, has composed more than a hundred works. Admission is free, but advance request for tickets is needed. For tickets, e mail Fung Ho at www.admin@olympiaphil. org or call AMAC Violins, (626) 446-0808 or Lee’s Music, (626) 447-9378.

Camerata Pacifica rolls in from Santa Barbara with a chamber group that is par excellent. Their next concert is at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12 in Fellows Hall at The Huntington Library, San Marino. The program will consist of the music of Ravel, Janacek, Macmillan and Wilson. This group, under the leadership of flutist Adrian Spence, combines well-known composers with new compositions, usually not avant-garde in nature.

Camerata Pacifica season continues at The Huntington Library on Feb. 9, April 20, and May 18. Tickets are $42. Order online at www.

cameratapacifica.org or call (805) 884-8410.

Pasadena Symphony, our top regional orchestra presents its second concert of the 2009-2010 season at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium with long-time friend of the Symphony, pianist Howard Shelley, playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (yeah, that’s Rocky-two). Jorge Mester, now in his 25th year with Pasadena Symphony, conducts. Reznicek’s “Donna Diana: Overture” opens the concert, Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Symphony No. 4 (watch them basses work) closes. The season continues on March 20, April 10 and May 15. Ticket prices range from $25 to $75 and can be ordered by calling (626) 793-7172, ext. 16.

Santa Cecilia Orchestra is the special project of Music Director and conductor, Sonia De Leon de Vega who focuses on the Latino community to introduce classical music to an otherwise resistant group, but ties it together with Mexican music and performers. “Musica~Mexico” is the theme of the concert to be held at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Jan 16 at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock.

De Vega has invited flutist Gerardo Flores-Pacheco and vocalist Juan Pablo Contreras to perform in a program of old, recent and new music of Mexico. Santa Cecilia Orchestra’s other concerts will be presented on Feb. 21 (at Thorne Hall, Occidental College), Mar. 6 (Eagle Rock), April 10 (Eagle Rock), and April 25, (Thorne Hall). Ticket prices are $19 to $26. To order tickets, call (323) 259-3011 or visit their website, www. scorchestra.org.

Arcadia Public Library concerts, called “A Classical Kaleidoscope” are an unusually brilliant piece of programming by coordina-

tor Paul Stein. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Stein, a violinist has invited violinist Lorenz Gamma, Aaron Oltman, viola, Maksim Velichkin, cello and Ming Tsu, piano to join him to perform Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet.

Shostakovich composed this piece just months before the German invasion of Russia during World War II. The music speaks volumes about the impending war and provides an interesting background to studies of history of the period. All concerts are held in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium. The final concert in this series is April 28. Admission is free.

Azusa Pacific University has a music department that is growing in stature. Its concerts throughout the year are combinations of students and faculty. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, Duane Funderburk at the piano, with Alex Russell, violin, the Alumni Orchestra, and the Men’s Chorale and Chamber Singers, present a new composition, “The Lord’s Prayer”, by Professors Phil Shackleton and Michael Lee. This concert is in Stamps Rotunda of the Darling Library on the campus of APU. Admission is free for this concert. That will be followed on Jan. 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Wilden Atrium by an opera “Getting a Handle on Handel”—a musicale of highlights from Ha ndel’s operas. A lex Russell conducts, Melanie Galloway is director, Robert Sage is at the harpsichord also as director. The APU Chamber Orchestra, student vocalists. Tickets are $7 and $13. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 Christopher Russell conducts the Chamber Orchestra and Concerto Competition Winners in Munson Recital Hall in a program of Mozart, Chopin, Bruch, Hindemith and a new work, “In Excelsis” by Weric Tanguy.

Violist Amy Noonan (who graced Sierra Madre’s Ugo last month with her music), cellist Karen Hall, and pianist Maria Wietrzynska are the winner-soloists. Admission is free for this concert.

All concerts are in facilities at the University.

Chuan-yun Li, a young Chinese violinist with impeccable credentials, will solo with the Olympia Youth Orchestra on Jan. 10 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. Admission is free.

Coleman Chamber Concerts generally program music that is considered “safe” by out-of-town and/or European-based ensembles. All concerts are on a Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Beckman Auditorium on the campus of Cal Tech.

The next concert presents Europa Galante on Jan. 24 playing Telemann, Sammartini and Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”. Two more concerts remain in the season, Mar. 28 and April 11.

Ticket prices by auditorium area are $22, $28, $34 and $40. To order call the Cal Tech ticket office at (626) 395-4652.

Pacif ic Serenades begins its 24th season at Neig hborhood C hu rch , Pasadena, on Sunday, Jan. 31. This group, under the leadership of Mark Carlson, brings true artistry of the chamber ensemble in unpretentious programming.

The first concert, typical of Carlson’s style, presents Brahms String Quinete in F-major; Bartok’s “from 44 Duos for two violins”; and a new work, “Quintessence for two violins, two violas, and cello” by 25 year-old composer, Jeff Kryka. Why should you be interested in Kryka’s work? The adventurous music in 2010 is new music. Kryka’s youthful enthusiasm expresses it well: “It’s been a blast writing this piece, and I can’t wait to hear it performed”. You need to be on hand to be of a part of Kryka’s musical growth. Other Pacific Serenades concerts at Neighborhood Church: March 7, April 24 and June 6. Tickets: (213) 534-3434.

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Tel: (626) 396-9397 Strikingly Simple ridden by Victor Espinosa won the first race of Santa Anita’s opening day. Pap Terry ridden by Rafael Bejarano came in second. Approximately 36,000 attended the 75th anniversary opening meeting.

-Photo by Terry Miller

Continued from 1 Some of the sport’s best jockeys showed up for opening day at Santa Anita on Boxing Day, known locally as simply the day after Christmas. One such jockey, Chantal Sutherland, rode Mr. Rod to victory in the 7th Race. Another highlight of the day was the nowlegendary Zenyatta’s final appearance at the track with an emotional replay of the incredible win she had at the Breeders’ Cup earlier in the year. Watching the replay of that race was Jockey Mike Smith along with the proud owners of the now retired and undefeated race horse.

Fans across the park chered emotionally as if it was the first time the race was being run. Zenyatta then trotted one last time along the track to a standing ovation.

Before 36,000 fans - Santa Anita’s largest opening day crowd in 10 years - M One Rifle fired the biggest shot of an action-packed afternoon when Mike Smith guided the California-bred son of One Man Army to a wire-to-wire, 2 ½ length victory over 2-1 favorite Misremembered in the 58th running of the Grade I, $300,000 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds while negotiating seven furlongs in 1:21.05 for trainer, co-owner and co-breeder Bruce Headley.

“I’m so proud of the way he’s been improving,” Smith said. “At the quarter pole, I asked him to run and he just dropped down and gave it to me. When we headed for home, I asked him for a little more, and he was right there for me. He ran super.”

Favored at odds of 17-10 or less in his six previous outings, M One Rifle was sent off at 7-1 in the Malibu. He returned $16.20, $6.80 and $5.

Misremembered, with Victor Espinoza in the irons, paid $4 and $3.20. Third-place Papa Clem, ridden by Tyler Baze, paid $6 to show.

“Winning this race is an exhilarating experience on a day like this,” the 75-year-old Headley said in the winner’s circle. “I’ve been trying to win the Malibu my whole life. I was confident at the sixteenth pole, and Mike Smith

did a masterful job.”

A multiple stakes winner at seven furlongs, Evita Argentina underscored her liking for the distance when storming from dead last in a field of 11 to take the Grade I La Brea Stakes for 3-yearold fillies by a widening two lengths under jockey Joel Rosario in 1:21.78.

A daughter of Candy Ride trained by John Sadler, Evita Argentina’s three previous wins from five overall had been achieved at the elongated sprint distance, each in a stakes race.

Starlarks, ridden by Alex Solis, gained second in the La Brea, a head in front of Amazed by Grace, who had dueled with Kays and Jays for the early lead while handled

by Garrett Gomez. Gaby’s Golden Gal, the 5-2 favorite, never was serious factor.

“This filly likes to make one run,” Rosario said of the winner, “so I try to just leave her alone early and keep her comfortable. She relaxed so well today when we came to the five-sixteenths pole, I had a lot of confidence.”

“She likes it when she can close, when she has pace in front of her,” said Sadler.

She had no such luxury in her previous start, last month’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, he pointed out. “There was no pace,” Sadler noted. “Evita got some pace today.”

The second choice at odds of 4-1, Evita Argentina paid $10.40, $5.40 and $4.

Longshot Starlarks provided backers with $15.40 and $7.40. Amazed by Grace paid $4.80 to show.

Owned by the Halo Farms and Three Sisters Thoroughbreds, Evita Argentina, in securing her first Grade I victory, earned $150,000 which elevated her career total to $611,400 from a record of 6-1-0 in 13 starts.

One race later, M One Rif le’s winning purse of $150,000 increased his career earnings to $378,572 for a partnership that includes Ed Bernstein and Bryan Greenspun as well as Headley. The Malibu winner’s record became 4-1-3 in eight races.

Entrusted with 2-5 favoritism, The Usual Q.T. broad-

ened his adoration of turf racing when running off with the Grade III, $100,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes for 3-yearolds to lengthen his win streak to six victories, all of them on grass.

Under a supremely confident hand ride by Espinoza, the gelded Unusual Heat offspring rallied from fourth on the outside turning into the stretch to score by one length while being timed in 1:34.58.

Gallant Son edged Massone by a neck for the place in the field of nine.

Before being turned into a turf router by trainer James Cassidy, The Usual Q. T. had been winless in five starts. His victory in the Sir Beaufort followed successes in the Grade II Oak Tree Derby and Grade I Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park as the string of wins reached five.

Victory No. Six paid $2.8 0, $2.4 0 a nd $2.10.

Gallant Son, handled by Mike Smith, paid $8.20 and $5.60. Massone, with Garrett Gomez up, returned $3.20 to show. Owned by Don Van Kempen and partners, The Usual Q.T. boosted his earnings to $546,670 with the winner’s share of $90,000.

He also provided Espinoza with his third win on opening day. “This gives me a lot of confidence,” said the jockey. “I’ve been working really hard to get my business together for this meet, and it’s great to get off to a good start like this on opening day.”

Cassidy said he was not surprised by his gelding’s rapid ascension over grass.

“His style is consistent,” he said. “What can I tell you?

He’s been fabulous.”

Unbeaten Caracortado extended his winning streak to four while stretching out beyond a sprint distance for the first time with an overpowering victory in the 70th running of the $100,000 California Breeders’ Champion Stakes for 2-year-old statebreds at 1 1/16 miles.

Accompanied by his regular rider, journeyman Paul Atkinson, Caracortado was being geared down while crossing the wire 1 ¾

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New Year’s resolutions are fairly universal for all of us as we seek to be better every year and to enjoy our lives as the years quickly pass! This past year has been hard on many families and the stress can leave us breathless. May 2010 bring what we need to take care of our families and cherish our friends. Americans want to work and take care of ourselves, so I hope we get that simple prayer heard in the coming year.

There was definitely a move in cooking and food last year to return to the basics and the economical ways of the early years after the Depression. One ingredient that always comes to mind is the sweet potato with all of its nutrients and don’t forget taste. This salad is a favorite of mine and I do usually serve it at New Years for those who do not partake in the traditional greens for good luck.

ters and then half again.

Toss together the sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, and olive oil. Place on a lightly greased aluminum foil-lined 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.

Bake this at 400 for 40 to 45 minutes until tender and lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Serve this over baby spinach and drizzle with Warm Bacon Dressing.

Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1-inch cubes.

Cut the onions into quar-

This salad makes about 6 to 8 normal servings but watch out because you may need to double it.

For a festive touch to this salad always serve with a Champagne Sparkle.

Stir together a 16-oz. can of frozen orange juice, 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail, ½ cup sugar, and ½ cup lemon juice. Chill this mixture for one or even two days. Pour juice mixture in a chilled punch bowl and add ½ bottle of a dessert wine and a bottle of champagne, already chilled. Serve these in your fanciest glasses and toast a new year!

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for about 8 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon and drain, reserving 1 ½ tablespoons drippings in the skillet. Crumble the bacon for a garnish on the salad.

Stir in red wine vinegar and remaining ingredients into hot skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until thoroughly heated.

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes 2 large onions 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 T olive oil ½ t salt ½ t pepper 1 bag fresh baby spinach

Warm Bacon Dressing 5 bacon slices 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 3 T orange juice 2 T honey Salt and pepper

Diamond Day at Santa Anita Continued from 5 lengths ahead of Alphie’s Bet and covering the distance in 1:43.61.

Atkinson hustled the gelded son of Cat Dreams to the early lead, eased back into a tracking fourth position, then burst through an opening near the rail in the stretch to prove dominant as the 2-1 second choice in a field of 10. Favored La Nez, a filly who also had been entered against her own sex in Sunday’s female version of the event, settled for third when f lattening out after boldly rallying extremely wide around the far turn.

Tra i ned by breeder and co-owner Michael Machowsky for Mr. & Mrs. Don Blahut and Machowksy’s Lo

Hi Racing, Caracortado paid $6.20, $4 and $3. Alphie’s Bet, ridden by Solis, returned $12 and $5.60. The show price on 8-5 choice La Nez, with Gomez in the saddle, was $2.60.

“Before I ever ran him, I didn’t think he’d be a two-turn horse,” said Machowksy after Caracortado’s winning purse of $60,000 increased his career earnings to $109,200. “He really exploded nice,” commented Atkinson in the winner’s circle.

The crowd enthusiastically cheered undefeated Breeders’ Cup Classic champion Zenyatta who was paraded in front of the grandstand and into the winner’s circle by Mike Smith after the day’s sixth race. It

marked her last scheduled public appearance before heading for the breeding shed in Kentucky. Zenyatta climaxed her brilliant career with a 14th consecutive triumph when defeating males in the $5 million Classic co-hosted by the Oak Tree Racing Association at Santa Anita on Nov. 7.

Earlier in the afternoon marking Santa Anita’s diamond anniversary, Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally helped to unveil a life-sized bronze statue of John Henry, sculpted by Nina Kaiser.

The likeness of the revered gelding, who won 12 stakes at Santa Anita during the 1980s while conditioned by McAnally, will permanently stand near the track paddock.

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Continued from 1 community float.

The Sierra Madre community is one of the longest running participants in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, with the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association having entered a float every year since 1917.

To this day, the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association finds funding for, designs, builds and decorates the community’s annual entry with the help of com-

munity volunteers.

Carrying on this proud local tradition, the Sierra Madre float is now one of only a handful of all-volunteer-built floats remaining in the parade.

Over the years, the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association has won 6 major Tournament of Roses Trophy Awards, with three of those awards coming consecutively in the four years between 2005 and 2008.

The 2006 entry “Wonder of Reading” won the Founders Award for most beautiful

entry built and decorated by volunteers from the sponsoring community or organization. The 2007 “Our Wonderful Wistaria” won the Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy for most beautiful entry, and the 2008 “Valentine’s Day” won the Princess Award for most beautiful entry under 35 feet in length.

Last year, Sierra Madre won its fourth trophy in as many consecutive years, again winning the the Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy for most beautiful entry with “Bollywood Dreams”.

When Pigs Fly - Trader Joe’s Float Garners A Lot Of Attention Wednesday’s bit of rain didn’t deter thousands of parade goers from clamoring to sneak a peek at some of the last minute float building going on at the Rosemont Pavilion opposite the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

From Phoenix Floats, Trader Joe’s - those magnificent men and women in their flying machines. Aircraft of every size and fantastic design will soar and loop along the parade route, and in fact rise above the rest, as the float lifts off to its full 30-foot height. Cleared for take-off on the highly animated float are such aerial daredevils as an armchair pilot, a group of couch-bound gyro operators, a solo ornithopter aviator, and a tri-plane wing hanger (not to be confused with a wing walker). They’re joined by a wheelie-popping motorcyclist and the crew of a sleek vessel which has transformed from sea-going to airborne thanks to a gigantic flying fish “balloon.”

And, to stretch parade viewers imaginations just a little more – Trader Joe’s demonstrates that pigs can, in fact, fly. The Trader Joe’s float is a tour de force in animation

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THOUSANDS OF MINDS, HUNDREDS OF SIGNS, AND A CONGRESSMAN It was the best of times and it was the worst of times, all depending with whom you spoke Tuesday evening in Alhambra. The meeting Tuesday was perhaps a microcosm of the nation’s pulse

Through the cheers and the jeers, Rep. Schiff attempted to provide an update on the health care proposal (H.R. 3200) currently under consideration in Congress.

But opponents would hear nothing of it and hundreds in the audience expressed their disgust with the plan in no

National Night Out

At last night’s meeting, the Sierra Madre City Council designated Don Watts and MaryAnn MacGillivray to serve as delegate and alternate to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, ousting Councilman Joe Mosca from the position mid-term.

Mayor MacGillivray and Mayor Pro Tem Watts attended a meeting of the Council of Governments recently, which the mayor said was an interesting exercise.

Though Mr. WattsByhad hisMIller -Photo Terry complaints, saying he had felt that there was little opportunity for the city to have a voice in the Council of Governments. He said he felt that Sierra Madre representatives were outnumbered and outvoted in the organization that represents 87 cities throughout Southern California.

“I tend to agree, but we have to try,” MacGillivray said.

Joe Mosca, who formerly

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“Hell, we’re giving away the land. We’re selling the climate” – Lucky Baldwin

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Arcadia’s Natalie Innocenzi Selected as 2010 Rose Queen

City Pride at Stake: Delay May Risk Integrity of Baldwin Adobe

Caruso to Drop Lawsuit against City, Westfield

Hundreds Turn Out for Health Reform Rally Twenty-Fifth Annual Fall Food & Wine Festival

Yet Another Lawsuit Beleaguers Against Sierra Madre PD

Mini Madoff Trial Delayed Yet Again

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additional charges.

Cervantes of Monrovia a In the courtroom,Valerie, Monrovia Police new computer.

Sergeant Glen a sixthDetective grader at Clifton MiddleColeman School, arrested told us the “Tax Doctor” on three that her computer shemore felony charges. has been using was purAs for chased more thanthetenfirst matter - and the charges years ago that shefor which Colasuonno was originally was unable to complete scheduled to appear on her school assignments Tuesday - the proceedings Continued on 14 were trailed (delayed) until this afternoon (Thursday).

City to Install New High-Speed Colasuonno is currently in (l-r) Princess Ashley Thaxton, Princess Kinsey Stuart, Princess Katherine Hernández, Princess Michelle Van Wyk, Princess Natalie Innocenzi, Mcustody, E D I A , I and N C . he most likely Internet Service, Cable Access Wiring Princess June Ko and Princess Lauren Rogers -Photo By Terry Miller will stay there, having told Monrovia Police Detective Full Coverage on Page 12 Continued on 12 Rich Doney that he does This week, in a move Foothills, a non-profit cable not have funds necessary to Beacon Media’s official request to photograph Mark Colasuonno in court Tuesday morning was denied. meant to further facilitate access studio in MonroHis attorney, Sumpba Kedia, is pictured here leading the former “Tax Doctor” away from our cameras meet the $307,000 bail. live video coverage of City via, to record City Council on Tuesday morning outside the Pasadena Superior Court. Later than morning, Colasuonno was But this may just be the Council Meeting via the meetings for rebroadcast arrested and led away in handcuff’s.

-Photo By Terry Miller beginning. internet, Temple City will both on the city’s dedicated “We believe there are install new wiring and hard- cable access channel and -Photo By Terry Miller as many as 38 victims, with ware for its outdated infor- via the internet. However at party involved tolosses continue to approximately totaling mation systems network. this point, the meetings are

BY SAMEEA KAMAL Builder, Residents, have a prosperous economicsaid Doney, who $8 million,” The new connection, not broadcast live on either Full story on page 12 In an effort to provide future,” said Lisa Flores, senior went on to say that “around which will be provided by medium due to hardware City Council Spar BY BILL PETERS business owners in Arcadia planner with thehalf city’s[of Develthe victims] were AT&T, is expected to pro- constraints and insufficient with the opportunityover to voice Department One opment Carter,Services senior citizens”.

Coleman vide data transfer capabiliupload bandwidth When Elias Jackson velopment dreams.

The line out of concerns and suggestions, the of the Planning “Weacquired added they were investigatties equivalent to twice reached that the Council “Lucky”division.

Baldwin Santa AnitaChambers Ave. in and HUFF VOWS TO RETURN CASH AFTER Stonehouse Properties ing the casesAnita of several tothe discuss how to retain City of Arcadia and Chamber want Natalie Anne Innocenzi, 16, is captured in the moments following the announcement made Tuesday morning at Tournament House in Pasadena proclaiming the Arcadia teenager Rose use of the Villa has By become of a normal T1 line, a longCity Hall.

Rancho Santa in other 1886, just in time forCurrently, Baldwin the BY SAMEEA KAMAL -Photo Terry MIller butwas thatvery “it takes a growth, of Commerce co-sponsored a businesses, time industry standardand in hismeetings available for Some neighbors recall excessive to the detriment and more photosSHUTTERED Queen for 2010. Innocenzi, who attends Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy is the 92nd Rose Queen and will preside over the 121st Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. ForABRUPTLY 1875,continue thevictims region businessare manager SCHOOL LEAVES great dealre-of time to docuGeneral Plan Business and work withwith business dedicated internet accessHyram for viewing the cable BYWorkBILL PETERS details of the announcement see page 13. -Photos by Terry Miller rural small populaUnruh toonopen prop- access the early days of Alverno of the neighborhood,” said ment the information.”

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OWED THOUSANDS large companies and governshop on Tuesday, August development revitalizaonlyunder after the they have CarolynKAMAL Simon, one of the

BY SAMEEA tions. and Even in all Pasadena, the erties tochannel the public High School as a convent, A settlement agreement In this new case, ment networks. been recorded H a s t he E c onom ic gust as previously thought. 4 at the City Hall Council tion.” and thenwhere set Indiana Colony, formed in Coledevelopment name, “Baldthe sound of nuns residents who lives across between the city and twocity arrested Monrovia In his weekly report, up for playback the In anreverberate Downturn Hit Education, Please stand-by until further Chambers.

Though staff expect-on and effort to provide from the meeting eastern border of a few provided 1873, wasman focused growwin”. Monrovia, just tothrough the singing would hillside developments Police booked Assistant to the City Manplay-out system in the business owners in ArcaBY KYLE business Private Education Harder notice.”

Despite a low turnout, ed a higher turnout, ownersschool and memthe private Catholic ingran citrus andFlores walnuts,Colasuonno not east, was a bustling center of adjathrough the neighborhood. ager Gary Flod calledland into opposition Zhang, founder provided on population. threerate new counts the sales, cent building.

The hardware Today, dia with opportunity to girls. bers of the General Plan than Anticipated? KHANDIKIAN said residents thetowns low attendance The noticeTrisha goes on the wife theofmeeting a few from and But includbut the Baldwin thethe sounds are for upgrade “an important development whomembers fear the realmay estatebeproject step and wiring Kuckelkorn, donated ing10470(a) upgrades not are quite voiceasconcerns and sugges- The Advisor y Committee current negotia- to The parking lot is com- say (in hurried, Ed people having handwritten business$1,000 owners and induea to mere years Forgery, all that 368(d) for unknown harmonious in obtaining sufficient bandup as aalready visual,changed. envi- Fiduciary Huff’s 2012 re-election cam- will after magic being named Abuse of an Elder, address this issue, tions, residents, the City ofand Arcadia reviewabout the plan’s A Terrible Thing:pletely void of carsShortly tions came whengoals the and at the marker) tothat anyone submitted their input, of the General PlanendAdviPasadena, incorreasonsmeant simplytodied.

Unruh to nearby width to accommodate live allowing the meetings to and Chamber of Commerce paign committee sory on June 29, al- ronmental and even a muddy Small the call Year(626) by 833-7437. and 487(a) discuss applied toand thetocity Fine ArtsBusiness Col- ofcan or that people have comCommittee to review the poratedwill in 1886 had aGrand popu- Theft. and Baldwin tried the scheme their negotiations with the schoolapproach, video streaming of the City Strangled WomanMontecito be1887, directly most a month the college At Tuesday’s cityand counState Senator victim a General potential problems. use permit lege on Huntington Drive Bob Huff, The the Monrovia Week-before ments questions once9,000—its ain this new case is plan’s goals andmess. approach, Participants in the Health Care Reform Town Meeting in Alhambra lation ofThe almost firstbroadcast with an from co-sponsored administration is for a conditional Council meetings overagain the in the Council Chambers school’s live Plan toBusiness on potential cil meeting, agenda item sheJohn Montecito of unexpectedly who was “Wetheir wantfundraisto make sure Tuesday evening ranged not only in age and socio-economic in Monrovia. The reasonFine is Arts ly’sCollege numerous attempts to closed is incorporation ready, said.Greco, and down to discuss prob-the draft spurred by born in announced of “Live continuing attempt toWorkshop ad- to legitimize P.D. Internet.” as thename meetings

BY BILL PETERS take place. on Tuesday, August 4 at the the adobe, but rebuild Elias Delivered to Monrovia unclear we get Neighbors Julywent 30. Zhang’s abruptly its doors 1936.

Theto amount alleged to every stakeholder felt levels but also in vastly different opinions on how the proposed and no Design one seems to closed call this number un- generous the meeting, Developlems. dona- resulted in a lengthyAtdiscuscitizen’s attempts rid the Oak”, the sales dress the traffic ing activities. month, city but Flodassaid in hisoffice report that Citynoise Hall and Council andchanged party involved thatsure sent the came just after her in July, have been stolen from Greco to conAs you read this, the J. “Lucky” Baldwin’s homebill reads. At times those at the podiumLast had to strugglethe to get little had even after be willing to talk aboutleaving it. students mentproposal Services Jason returned.and The tion founder, Eda month“We want tosion make city of Director saloons.

Real estate opened, the development issues caused by the school’sChamsigned an agreement with this system is expected to bers. tinue to have a prosperous back to negotiators.

A report and her husband’s school was teachers alike dumbfounded was almost $240,000. adobe structure located on stead, an effort they see as their message across. years of complaints to the -Photo By Terry Miller was selling and by 1886 a renting ourDespite of its afacilities

BY SUSAN MOTANDER A typed sign on the Kuckelkorn (as he likes to we get every stakeholder and Continued on 12 Community Media of name the was changed to “Ar- on low turnout, named Small Business of the and a settlement proposal without Monpay, andbewithout Greco’s wife, Continued More photos at pasadenaindependent.com the grounds of the Los An- returning the founder and filed on 8 door of the short-lived called),anwas not available real estate boom was in full Marie, cadia” perhaps toContinued extol the for2 events, among other school and a lawsuit It had been a relatively Senator Huff. named Settlement Agreement swers.

Developers Harbicht: geles County Arboretum and first mayor of Arcadia to his by a Pasadena resident who tecito of FineHowever, Arts forMontecito comment atYear pressbytime. swing. contacted this newspaper virtues of country living over concerns. the College Vice Senator President and wife of the in February following our on the issue. Amid scattered uncertain terms.

Botanic Garden in Arcadia rightful place in the City’s quiet Friday night forand a successful Design in Monrovia Montecito Fine ArtsHuff, representa- and Mutual Release was deliv-Baldwin, expanding cities such as Los Residents affected by won her case.

Misusing ofClassGuilty tive ofnthewa29sth Senate District ered to city council members college’s founder showed no reoriginal story which first cast cat calls and the occasional One African Americontinues to deteriorate. And history. Within the walls of Monrovia Police Department.

“It’s essentially a wedrancher and Northern CaliAngeles and Pasadena.

This reads: All Montecito Col lege of Desig the school’s facility rentals 28, the businessman, straint when donating $1,000 to said he did not know the col- prior to the meeting with public light on saw the charges “recall Schiff”, 29th District can gentleman who held time, an Baldwin was successful its condition is of grave con- the adobe, Baldwin signed Then Guillermo Marinero, Environmental say the current adminis- ding and event catering busiand Campuses arere-election still Laws tor hasfornia been charged withformer Tax Doc- Representative Adam Schiff altered image of President founded an struggling ate- BYfinancially,

by Terry the lobby andestold intoMiller walked SUSAN MOTANDER legeaswas hope that the document could Huff’s campaignina1977 against cern to many at the County, city incorporation papers in- Photo opportunity in the land. Ever as 400 lots were sold in four tration has not adequately ness which is not compatible closed GrandtoTheft by embezzlement. lier, areceived studio providing I until further and has fine announced that he produce an agreement settle monthnotice. after the college tor. In story which ran in hosted a boisterous and spir- Obama depicted as Adolph Arboretum volunteers and 1903 and it is the place he the desk personnel, “I think with a residential neighborthe visionary anda risk-taking days in AuThis charge Themade trial ofvarious Mark ColaContinued on 23 did a terrible thing.” We will not reopen will return the donation issues surrounding the wasourenhanced his award.

Marchsigned 5 edition, a and almost sold out by considered their needs and a growing number of Arca- died in 1909. a Greco ited town hall meeting mod- Hitler was in attendance as April of 1887. “Hell”, Bald- made the necessary changes hood,” she said.

BY SAMEEA KAMAL withand theentrepreneur, allegation that he morethe painful suonno has been continuedHomes Marinero had parked his The city’s history took a Stonehouse One According to state elec- by Zhang. recounted

by NBC4’s Dr. Bruce representative of the Lyndon dians.

“The conditional use contract the Los Ange- story erated win was thought to have said, to ensure their quality of The Nationwaswith stolen. once again. Originally set than $100,000 station and of theover in frontfrom carofficials sent to a letter According up local turnedand research whenAnnual tion records, Vice President jolt 26th Hensel.

Believing that the adobe Continued Continued Continued on permit was for a day school, Continued on “We’re 12 giving away the land. life. les 20 and San Gabriel al Night Out (NNO), a unique communities fromCardoza, to the city by the Westfield Colasuonno is alleged to Valley on 14 for July on 30 it7was continued to was Theresa the inside of news:15,000 piece a a shocking might actually crumble, crime/drug Railroad money Co. in 1885 We’re selling the climate!” ac“While neighbors know an academy with specific This photo shows the adobe structure and the attached Baldwin annex that served as the event collecall 50 states, U.S. territories, from to bring August 5 and has now been have embezzled She had been Vice President, the corporahis girlfriend. in the historic adobeprevention group of Arcadians have home of Arcadia’s first mayor. Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin occupied this home from 1875 to a line to BOOKS the ranch—and that cording to Sandy Snider and that every school needs to rules … like the gate must be sponsored by the National Canadian cities and military continued to August 11. It is clients of his tax preparation TRAVEL DESIGN SENSE ESTATE NOTES FOOD to withdraw decided his death in 1909. The photo was taken in 1939, nine years before the property became begun to rally support for tion at the Los Angeles Coun- strangled. Monrovia Police tion hasREAL would bring buyers to his de- Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin, a successful entrepreneur and the founder have fund raising events, the (subsequently) the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. - Photo from the Association of Town Watch bases worldwide. still set for trial in Department E firm by illegally investing and Continued on 19 Continued on 3 revive to attempted officers 13,500 convert to request its This Downtown getaway is of the City of Arcadia. a project to restore not only Arcadia Public Library collection Continued on 12 Defaultingon now pizzalosing money entrusted to him.

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Teri Schwartz. Although the leged victim said that the Tax now regular unitStatisfibrillator Rose Garden and a great up aontastyDoctor vegetable With small, inexpensive An ode tohis bad behavior will celebrate on October 6th, tics for this year have be trial is set to beginCook at 10 a.m. started preparing thetodepartment. foryet equipment "Print Edition" for farmers market. PAGE 5 Learn how defaulting on with and in theRussell touches make small spaces Brand, the slithering, 2009. compiled, but they look be Tuesday, the courtpizza has ten daysa corn taxdip returns late 1990s.

Fire toDepartment Monrovia a look at our newly Vigil Held at Pasadena City Hall Monday Each year the National of a similar vein. actually trial which several years of working UK rocker. continued the paramedics electric-haired a mortgage can save you munch away at After the beach. the place to ridetoout the begin the improved digital Night Out campaign involves The community program to another with Colasuonno, Lopez said the young to revive attempt thousands. PAGE 11 6 summer. PAGEmay 13 also be sentPAGE archives.

PAGE to no avail. woman citizens, law enforcement agen- is designed to: heighten crime She was courtroom for adjudication. that in approximately 20085 he In an event celled “Repronounced cies, civic groups, businesses, and drug preventiondead. aware-Marinero Mark Colasuonno known realized that money he had enmembering The Faces”, 150 arrested. on 23 was is by Terry Miller Ja son Jensen, 46,- Photo neighborhood organizations locally as the former Tax DocContinued on 22 plus area residents repreContinued On Tuesday he was ar- seeking damages in federal senting various interfaith raigned on one count of first court after a Sierra Madre Pasadena-area congregations degree murder with the en- police officer shot him. The marched and held vigil to hancement alleging the “per- incident occurred in the mourn the 45,000+ people sonal use of a deadly weapon” back of a vehicle officers who die every year for lack according to Sgt. Jim Gates of impounded not realizing of affordable health care. the Los Angeles County Sher- there was a person inside.

These local citizens, who iff’s Homicide Bureau.

The officer, Henry Amos believe that the health insurAmong other things Mar- was caught by surprise when ance system is broken and in inero told police, he indicated he found Jensen sleeping in need of reform, gathered at that the argument with Car- the back of the hatchback Pasadena City Hall Monday doza had taken place in the after the vehicle had been night and listened to speakMyrtle South of block 2400 Madre Sierra the to towed ers including a local doctor Avenue in the unincorporated Police dept. Amos fired his named Donald Thomas, who section south of Monrovia. service weapon at Jensen as practices at Huntington Hos-Photo By Terry Miller

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The Funky Hippeez are a live 70s Retro Show complete with elaborate costumes and antics reminiscent of the late 70’s disco era. Popcorn Jackson, Superfly, Rio Love, Danny Dynomite and The Disco Shiek will boogie down as the The Funky Hippeez on Wednesday, August 12 at Temple City Park beginning at 7 p.m.

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The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Pavilion at Temple City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Drive.

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LOCAL REALTOR DONNA BAKER TO RUN FOR MONROVIA SCHOOL BOARD Candidate Managed Clarence Shaw’s City Council Campaign, Now Vies to Fill his Vacant School Board Seat

BY NURIA MATHOG Monrovia resident Donna Baker has joined candidates Chris Rich and Alexandra Zucco in campaigning for a spot on the Monrovia Unified School District Board of Education.

Baker, a Dickson Podley realtor, has been an active citizen in the community for many years. In addition to supporting the Foothill Unity Center and the Monrovia Public Library, she has sponsored numerous sports programs at Monrovia High School and the Monrovia Unified School District’s “Making the Grade” program. Other contributions include her work with the Monrovia Historic Presentation Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration of historical city buildings, and her service as the current President and Chief Officer at the Santa Anita Family YMCA. Baker has been involved with many local groups, most

notably the Foothill Community Democrats, a local chapter of the American Democratic Party, and the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce. In 2008, the Chamber awarded Baker the title of Monrovia Citizen of the Year.

Rival candidate Chris Rich, who has a degree in Business Management from the University of Houston, has served on the Board since 2005 and is currently running for reelection. Alexandra Zucco, a graduate of the University of La Verne, filed for candidacy as a “consultant/ parent.”

This November, the candidates will compete for the two open positions on the Board: the office of former Board member Clarence R. Shaw, who relinquished his seat on the Board to serve on the Monrovia City Council this April, and the office of

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ART OF LIVING

DECEMBER 31 - JANUARY 6, 2009-2010

JPL Venus Lander is One of Three Finalists for Future NASA Mission NA SA ha s select ed three proposals as candidates for the agency’s next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding of Earth’s formation or perhaps the origin of life on our planet.

The proposed missions would probe the atmosphere and crust of Venus; return a piece of a near-Earth asteroid for analysis; or drop a robotic lander into a basin at the moon’s south pole to return lunar rocks back to Earth for study.

NASA will select one proposal for full development after detailed mission concept studies are completed and reviewed. The studies begin during 2010, and the selected mission must be ready for launch no later than Dec. 30, 2018.

Mission cost, excluding the launch vehicle, is limited to $650 million.

“These are projects that inspire and excite young scientists, engineers and the public,” said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “These three proposals provide the best science value among eight submitted to NASA this year.”

Each proposa l team initially will receive approximately $3.3 million in 2010 to conduct a 12-month mission concept study that focuses on implementation feasibility, cost, management and technical plans. Studies also will include plans for educational outreach and small business opportunities.

The selected proposals are: - The Surface and Atmosphere Geochemical Explorer, or SAGE, mission to Venus would release a probe to descend through the planet’s atmosphere. During descent, instruments would conduct extensive measurements of the atmosphere’s composition and obtain meteorological data. The probe then would land on the surface of Venus, where its abrading tool would expose both a weathered and a pristine surface area to measure its composition and mineralogy. Scientists hope to understand the origin of Venus and why it is so different from Earth.

Larry Esposito of the University of Colorado in Boulder, is the principal

From top to bottom, pictured (not to scale) are the moon, Venus, and an asteroid.These three celestial bodies from our solar system are possible candidates for NASA’s next space venture. The proposed missions would probe the atmosphere and crust of Venus; return a piece of a near-Earth asteroid for analysis; or drop a robotic lander into a basin at the moon’s south pole to return lunar rocks back to Earth for study.

investigator. The proposed mission is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

- The Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer spacecraft, called OsirisRex, would rendezvous and orbit a primitive asteroid. After extensive measurements, instruments would collect more than two ounces of material from the asteriod’s surface for return to Earth. The returned sa m pl es wo ul d h elp scientists better understand and answer longheld questions about the formation of our solar system and the origin of complex molecules necessary for life. Michael Drake, of the University of Arizona in Tucson, is the principal investigator. The proposed mission is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md - MoonRise: Lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin Sample Return Mission would place a lander in a broad basin near the moon’s south pole and return approximately two pounds of lunar materials for study. This

New Horizons is the most recent mission in NASA’s New Frontiers mission category. New Horizons is a NASA robotic spacecraft mission currently en route to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, and Hydra. NASA may also approve flybys of one or more other Kuiper Belt Objects.

region of the lunar surface is believed to harbor rocks excavated from the moon’s mantle. The samples would provide new insight into the early histor y of the Earth moon system. Bradley Jolliff, of Washington University in St. Louis, is the principal investigator with mission management by JPL. The proposals were submitted to NASA on July 31, 2009, in response to the New Frontiers Program 2009 Announcement of Opportunity. New Frontiers seeks to explore the solar system with frequent, medium-class spacecraft missions t hat will conduct high-quality, focused scientific investigations designed to enhance understanding of the solar system.

The final selection will become the third mission in the program. New Horizons, NASA’s first New Frontiers mission, launched in 2006, will fly by the Pluto-Charon system in 2014 then target another Kuiper Belt object for study. The second mission, called Juno, is designed to orbit Jupiter from pole to pole for the first time, conducting an in-depth study of the giant planet’s atmosphere and interior. It is slated for launch in August 2011.

Juno is scheduled to be launched in August 2011 for Jupiter. The craft will attain a polar orbit in order to study the planet’s magnetic field. NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter provided extensive knowledge about its upper atmosphere.

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As I look ahead to the New Year, I too am planning a few memorable journeys, though not quite to the end of the solar system.

One of the first getaways on my 2010 calendar is the new Sea Trek Eco Tour on Catalina Island. Opening in March at Descanso Beach, this thrilling tour will take visitors underwater to walk through beautiful kelp forests, encounter colorful fish and view an old ship wreck.

With the help of a wetsuit and a large air-supplied diving helmet, guests will walk down a platform and then climb down a ladder deep into the water, where they will stroll along the seafloor and experience sights usually limited to professional divers. The one-hour Sea Trek adventure requires absolutely no diving experience and is perfect for all ages. For more information on Sea Trek: An underwater Eco Tour, visit www.Sea-Trek. com or www.visitcatalinaisland.com.

When I’m done exploring underwater I then would like to experience life above the surface, with a cruise aboard the new Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest passenger ship. Since launching early this month, Oasis has been cruising the Eastern Caribbean around the Virgin Islands and Bahamas. I would like to catch up with her in spring when she repositions to the Western Caribbean with stops in Mexico and Haiti.

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Making the World a Little Less Shabby, One Dog at a Time Continued from 1 and start the high-end dog boutique and product line, “but you can never do just one thing and expect to succeed.”

Indeed Lewis-Duvall, who cut her teeth in the fitness industry writing and producing promotional videos for the Suzanne Somers Thighmaster in the early 1990s, is no stranger to a diversified portfolio of business ventures.

She has owned Sierra Fitness for the last 15 years, during which time she has started and sold a number of businesses in the area including Sierra Juice Company in Kersting Court and a spa now owned by the Center for Wellbeing.

But even for someone with such a rich history of business endeavors off the beaten path, this latest venture may seem somewhat unexpected.

The flagship product of the new line of canine essentials is a hands-free leash system which features a matching leash and bracelet, both fashioned out of equally durable and fashionable Italian leather.

With this ingenious system, what could easily pass for a functionless, broad bracelet for the ladies in fact doubles as an anchor for a dog leash, leaving the dog owners hands free and fingers unstressed. And if the

On the right Sandy Lewis-Duval, owner of The Shabby Dog. Featured at the store are Tom Gammill’s comic T’s.

owner isn’t in the mood for a bracelet, the leather leash can loop over on itself to form a traditional leash, with attachment hooks located at two different lengths along the leash, making its length adjustable or able to be attached to a fence post while you run into the store for some more dog treats.

Originally, the idea had been to design, produce and market her line of fashionable and functional hands-free dog leashes on the internet in what would be an online store for high-end dog products from a variety of manufacturers. “But as I started looking around,” says Lewis-Duvall “I saw all these products and thought to myself, ‘I can do better!’”

And thus, The Shabby Dog - as a one-of-a-kind brand for all things a truly pampered pooch could desire - was born.

And the attention has been very forthcoming. That Shabby Dog’s hands-free leashes have been the pick of the litter across a wide variety of media outlets this holiday season as the nation searched for the perfect gift for their perfect dog. Lewis-Duvall has appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” and CBS’s “Early Show”, as well as in the pages of Pet Edge Magazine and the National Enquirer. And following a hugely successful product launch and showcase at Pet Fashion Week in New

York City earlier this fall, Lewis-Duvall and her prized pet models are slated to appear on an upcoming broadcast of the Rachel Ray Show on the Food Network.

“We’ve got a great PR company working for us out of New York, but a good PR company really isn’t worth anything if you don’t have a great product,” says LewisDuvall while showing off some of her store’s other products.

And the homegrown efforts poured into every aspect of The Shabby Dog’s product line are certainly to be credited for much of the line’s success.

That, and the humor.

Take, for instance, a line

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of doggy beds designed with the celebrity-minded pet in mind. There’s “The Bennifer”, the “TomKat” and the “Branjelina”. ‘Nuff said.

Even more exciting for lovers of humor, their pets and this newspaper, is a line of comical T-shirts for man’s best friend designed by none other than Tom Gammill, the comic genius behind the perennial page three comic strip, The Doozies. A television writer for such shows as Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Futurama and The Simpsons, Gammill has been training at Sierra Fitness for years. When he found out about The Shabby Dog, he knew he had to be involved.

“He just started bring-

ing me these hilarious comic drawings of dogs.” said LewisDuvall. “At first I didn’t know what to do with them, so I sort of put them away in a drawer.

Then one day I realized we had to put them on T-shirts.”

The comics, which mirror the drawing style of the Doozies, include such quips as “Fleas Navidad” and “My other leash is a Gucci”. And there are already plans in the works to put these and other forthcoming comics onto other dog products such as food bowls and leashes.

It may be a difficult time for many businesses and families across the country, but for many, the simple pleasures a pet can bring are more than enough to forget the woes of the world. And for those people, there isn’t enough they can do to thank their pets for the joy they bring into their life, but The Shabby Dog is certainly a good place to start.

The Shabby Dog is located at 31 East Montecito Avenue in Sierra Madre, just one block north of Kersting Court. Their website is located at, you guessed it, www. theshabbydog.com. Online you can check out videos from their recent Pet Fashion Week show as well as all their recent television appearances and press.

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Jockey Mike Smith wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic race aboard Zenyatta.

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The fire response was extremely heavy and used resources such as a DC10 jet to combat the flames

Ammeka Edwards is comforted by a family friend a week after the police shot and killed Leroy Barnes in a traffic stop in Northwest Pasadena.

Edwards and friends and family of Barnes descended upon the Pasadena Police dept. looking for answers to the case that garnered national attention. Edwards was the driver of the car and witnessed the entire incident. Barnes was shot 11 times.

The Station Fire which lasted three weeks was one of California’s largest wild land fires in history.

David Beckham, the highly overpaid football star from London was booed at the Rose Bowl when his team LA Galaxy lost to Barcelona. The fans however did cut him a break when he scored one of his signature goals later in the game.

Town Hall meetings for Health Care reform were held throughout the States in 2009 and in many cases the two very diverse sides clashed over issues, particularly with regard to seniors’ health care.

Senator Edward Kennedy died from brain cancer this year after an exhaustive career and in recent years was a larger than life advocate for Barack Obama and health care reform.

U2 front man Bono sings for his adoring fans at the Rose Bowl in October

Bernard Melekian, former Chief of Police in Pasadena and also City Manager for a brief period, moved on to a new position in Washington DC.

Getting ready for back to school isn’t something everyone looks forward to. This young man was one of hundreds who received free haircuts courtesy of Foothill Unity’s annual Back to School event at Santa Anita race track.

Handicapped residents at a Monrovia apt. building faced eviction until Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped in, a few days after his mother-in law (advocate for the mentally and physically handicapped). The governor terminated the eviction process.

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CITY NEWS

12 DECEMBER 31 - JANUARY 6, 2009-2010

White Color Crimes Mean Bad Medicine

BY SUSAN MOTANDER

Two of the highest profile white color crimes in this area were perpetrated by doctors, at least doctors of a sort. Monrovia’s Mini Madoff was Mark Colasuonno, the so called Tax Doctor and Duarte medical doctor, Daniel J. Healey, was arrested for the illegal sale of drugs. Both cases were largely the work of Monrovia detectives, the first in conjunction with the District Attorney’s Fraud Investigators and the second with federal Drug Enforcement Agents.

The Monrovia Weekly first broke the story of Monrovia Mini Madoff as the result of looking into a story about tax preparation in January of this year. After contacting the Tax Doctor, a Monrovia firm once owned by Colasuonno, the whole story came together. By that time, Mark Colasuonno had sold the Tax Doctor to an accountant. Michael Di Pietro is the new Tax Doctor. He is not associated with Mark Colasuonno in any way. By that time Colasuonno had already been arrested on charges that he embezzled more than $150,000 from clients. He was first released on his own recognizance.

Slowly during the year several of Colasuonno’s victims stepped forward to tell their stories. The victims included Paige and Frank Lopez who lost the money they had inherited from an uncle. They subsequently lost their home.

Next Marie Greco contacted this newspaper after reading about Mark Colasuonno, the Tax Doctor and his arrest.

She related the story of how she and her husband had also become victims of this Mini Madoff. Along with preparing their taxes, Colasuonno also advised them on investing some of their retirement funds. He allegedly manipulated the funds so that they ended up without those moneys.

Colasuonno appeared in court on August 11 for the beginning of his trial on the first charges, but was rearrested at time on additional charges

Beacon Media’s requests to photograph Mark Colasuonno in court as well as those for booking photos from the Monrovia Police Department were repeatedly denied. But that didn’t stop us. Colasuonno’s attorney, Sumpba Kedia, is pictured here leading the former “Tax Doctor” away from our cameras on Tuesday morning outside the Pasadena Superior Court. Later than morning, Colasuonno was arrested and led away in handcuffs. -Photo by Terry Miller

which included 470(a) Forgery, 368(d) Fiduciary Abuse of an Elder, and 487(a) Grand Theft. These charges were a result of Colasuonno’s dealings with the Grecos. This time Colasuonno was held on bail.

On Friday, August 28, after changing his plea to “no contest,” Colasuonno was sentenced to four years in state prison and ordered to pay $3,222,535.91 in restitution to 19 of his victims. Unfortunately since Colasuonno has said that he has no funds, it may be difficult for those victims to recoup their losses.

However, by September of this year, the attorney for at least two of the victims, the Lopez brothers indicated that they would be bringing a civil suit against Monrovia’s so called Mini Madoff. The September 3 print edition of this paper has complete details of the sentencing.

On February 10, 2009, the problems of the other bad doctor arose. Daniel J. Healey was arrested on that day by DEA agents who had developed the case against the Duarte physician with

the help of both the Monrovia Police Department and California’s Pharmaceutical Board. He was charged with dispensing large amounts of controlled substances without even examining the individuals. Records revealed that he had ordered more than 1 million hydrocodone pills in 2008 alone. Refer to the print editions of February 12 and 19 of this paper for complete details of the charges.

Healey is still in custody to date. He entered a guilty plea to one of the charges and is awaiting sentencing. According to Monrovia police detective Rich Doney, Healey is scheduled to be sentence in February and will face asset forfeiture and may face as much as 20 years in prison.

Colasuonno, the Tax Doctor is currently in State prison. He is still facing addition civil litigation in conjunction with his operations.

Healey, Duarte’s Dirty Drug Doctor is sitting in federal custody awaiting sentencing of up to 20 years. The consequences of white color crime, at least in this area, can be a bitter pill to swallow.

RECENT SHOOTINGS EVOKE MEMORIES OF TWO YEARS AGO

In 2009 there were numerous shootings in Pasadena and Monrovia. This was the scene after Leroy Barnes was shot 11 times by Pasadena Police in February in Northwest Pasadena.

Photos by Terry Miller

In the November of 2007 a spate of violence began in Monrovia, Duarte and the unincorporated area adjacent to the cities. It continued with two murders in January 2008.

In February 2008 a joint antigang task force was formed.

As a result, violence seemed to have declined substantially.

Sgt. Tom Loy of the Monrovia Police Department said “Violence has been way down this year,” noting that until recently there had been only one shooting in the city itself.

Perhaps one of the reasons the shootings of two years ago seem more recent is that throughout 2009 there were new developments in those old

cases. In March of this year two individuals were charged with the January 26, 2008 murder of Sammantha Salas.

The suspects are Rayshawn and Nickleis Blackwell. They lived in the house on Sherman in front of which Sanders Rollins was murdered in January 2008.

The Monrovia Redevelopment Agency (MRA) purchased that house in March of this year as well. The house has been leveled and the city has “land banked” the property until the market improves according to Kevin Obrien of the MRA. At the time to city pointed to the fact that every since the shooting, the house

had been the focus of gang activity.

On December 18 of this year, Jimmy Santana had his most recent court appearance.

Santana, an alleged Monrovia gang member, was accused of shooting Daniel Graham on January 12, 2008 in the 2500 block of Peck Road. This is in the unincorporated area south of Monrovia. Press reports of this hearing again brought the earlier violence to mind.

And on the same day that Santana had his court appearance, in an unrelated matter, Judge Daniel Yaffee issued a preliminary injunction against two local gangs, the Du-Roc

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One West Buys First Federal as 7 U.S. Banks Fail Continued from 1 i ng at a “rapid cl ip because of deteriorating loan portfolios and related liquidity and capital issues amid a weak economy.”

This year has marked the highest annual level of bank failures since 1992, when the industry was still cleaning up from the savings and loan crisis.

Ot her ba n ks closed include: Imperial Capital

Bank of La Jolla, California, with assets of $4 billion; Peoples First Community Bank of Panama City, Florida with assets of $1.8 billion; New South Federal Savings Bank of Irondale, Alabama with assets of $1.5 billion; Independent Bankers’ Bank of Springfield, Illinois, with assets of $585.5 million; RockBridge Commercial Bank of Atlanta

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with assets of $294 million; and Citizens State Bank in New Baltimore, Mich., with assets of $168.6 million.

The FDIC has said the pace of failures will likely peak next year. The agency has boosted its operating budget for 2010 by 55 percent to $4 billion to handle the cost of failures, which is expect to total $100 billion from 2009 through 2013.

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Obituary

Williams G. Fink

William was born, November 15, 1926 in Tonawanda, NY and died December 9, 2009 in Arcadia, CA at the age of 83.

He graduated from Kenmore H.S., Kenmore, NY in 1944 and later served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1946 as a tech corporal in the medical department.

He earned a bachelor of science in industrial engineering in1950 from the University of Buffalo. Soon after he moved to southern California in 1951, began working for Aerojet in Azusa, CA, and settled in Sierra Madre, CA. He received a state of Califor-

nia professional engineering certification in mechanical engineering in 1955. Later he completed a master of business administration from USC in 1961, as he continued to work for Aerojet for 38 years.

Bill is remembered as an adventurer and beloved uncle. He enjoyed hiking, skiing, tennis, and toured many parts of the world. He was an avid USC football supporter and spent much of his free time with his beloved dogs, Elkie and Noaska in the Sierra Madre dog park.

Survived by his sister-inlaw Judy; nephews Bill and Dave (Dana); niece Kathy (David); 5 grandnieces and nephews, and great grandniece Julia.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Sierra Madre Congregational Church, 170 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, CA. Interment of the cremains will follow at Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Army Honor Guard.

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The City of Duarte is on its way to having a Youth and Family Master Plan that will enhance the community’s programs, services and quality of life for youth and families.

A volunteer 27-member Advisory Committee, appointed by the City Council and headed by co-chairs Doug Edwards of Westminster Gardens and Dr. Vincent Castro of Maryvale, is made up of a cross-section of the community including parents, teens, educators, child development professionals and others.

The role of the committee is to develop a measurable action plan that will guide the City of Duarte, the Duarte Unified School District, community organizations, and others over the next five to ten years regarding youth and family programs, services, and facilities. Plans are to present a completed action plan to the Duarte City Council by July 2010. It will include action steps, benchmarks and timetables for meeting the goals of the plan, said Duarte Recreation Director, Donna Georgino, who is overseeing the committee with consultant Dick Guthrie.

At its December meeting, the committee approved a Vision and Guiding Principles

Statement: “To develop a supportive environment, Duarte is committed to ensuring safe neighborhoods, fostering unity, and promoting dialogue among youth and families from diverse cultural, religious, social, economic, and educational backgrounds.

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Among the Guiding Principles adopted by the committee, were: Harness the power of youth and families through volunteer services to make the community safer and stronger.

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Students from elementary school to high school will be surveyed.

Committee meetings are open to the public at large.

Committee and task force meeting schedules are posted on the Committee’s Facebook page, Duarte YFMP. The committee also updates the City Council on their progress at the first council meeting of each month.

The community is invited to attend the Youth and Family Master Plan Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 25 at the Duarte Teen Center to provide input on the Master Plan process. Community comments will be key in determining the direction of Duarte’s plan. Youth are especially encouraged to attend and share their views with the committee.

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Police Blotters Arcadia PD For the per iod of S unday, D ece mber 13, through Saturday, D ece mber 19, th e Poli ce D e pa r t m e nt respon d ed t o 995 call s for se r v i ce of whi ch 146 required for mal investigations. T he following is a summar y report of the major inci de nts handl ed by the D epartment dur ing this per iod.

Sunday, December 13: 1. Shor t ly a f t er 1:3 0 p.m., a pr i vat e per son’s a r rest wa s made at M a c y’s. A 3 3 -yea r - old fem a le A sia n wa s t a ken i nt o cust ody for concea l i ng merc h a nd i se i n her pu r se a nd a shoppi ng ba g wh i le i n a f it t i ng room.

2 . A v ict i m ca me t o t he st at ion a rou nd 3:0 0 p.m. t o f i le a f raud repor t . A ba n k represent a t ive a d v i s e d t h a t b e t we e n O c t ob e r 7 a nd November 3, u n k now n su spect (s) ha d a cces sed t he v i c t i m’s a c c o u n t i n f o r m a t i o n , creat ed cou nt er feit check s, a nd w it hd rew over $ 377,70 0.

Monday, December 14: 3. A t ra f f ic st op wa s i n it iat ed at Fi r st a nd Ch r ist i na a rou nd 1:37 a .m. for d r iv i ng w it hout l ight s.

A 2 2 - ye a r - old m a le C a uc a s i a n d r iver wa s cont act ed a nd a f ield sobr iet y t est revea led t hat he wa s operat i ng t he veh icle wh i le i nt ox icat ed a nd wa s a r rest ed for DU I. 4. Un it s responded t o JC Pen ney a rou nd 3:3 5 p.m. i n reference t o a n employee det a i ned for g ra nd t hef t. L oss prevent ion person nel adv ised t hat f rom November 11 t hrough December 12 a n 18 -yea r old ma le Hispa nic employee took over $ 2 ,70 0 f rom v a r iou s c a s h reg ist er s.

Tuesday, December 15: 5 . A r o u n d 1: 2 3 p . m . , o f f i c e r s were dispatched to Embassy Su it es, 211 E a st Hu nt i ng t on, i n reg a rds t o a bat t er y t hat just oc cu r red. T he m a n a ger a dv i sed t h a t a 9 6 - ye a r - old wom a n w a s st r uck i n t he face mu lt iple t i mes by her ca reg iver. T he 6 4 -yea r old fema le Cauca sia n suspect compla i ned of hea lt h issues a nd wa s t ra nspor t ed t o a hospit a l for t rea t ment . T he elderly v ic t i m wa s t a ken i nt o adu lt prot ect ive ser v ices.

6. A st rong-a r m robber y occ u r r e d i n t h e 11 0 0 b l o c k o f We s t D u a r t e a r ou nd 6:19 p. m .

A fe m a le v ic t i m w a s a b ou t t o ent er her home when t wo ma le s u s p e c t s a p p r o a c he d f r o m b e h i nd. One suspect g rabbed her pu r se, causi ng her t o fa l l t o t he g rou nd, a nd t hen bot h suspect s f led on foot . A n a rea sea rch wa s conducted, but t he suspect s were not locat ed.

Wednesday, December 16: 7. A r ou nd 5:10 p. m ., a v ic t i m ca me t o t he st at ion t o f i le a n embez z lement repor t . He adv ised t hat a busi ness pa r t ner had w r it ten business checks to himself to t a l i ng over $19,4 0 0. T he suspect is a 3 9 -yea r - old A sia n.

8. Off icers responded to t he 540 0 block of Peck a rou nd 8:12 a .m. i n reference t o a n a s s a u lt t h a t o c c u r r e d a r ou nd 9 :3 0 p. m . on December 15. T he 22 -yea r - old fema le Cauca sia n v ict im adv ised t hat dur ing a n a rg ument w it h her

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Un it s t hen went t o t he suspect’s home i n E l Mont e a nd he w a s det a i ned. A sea rch of h is person r e ve a le d a b a g g ie of me t h a m phet a m i ne, a nd a d ig it a l sc a le a nd z iplock ba gg ies were fou nd i n h is veh icle. T he 4 0 -yea r - old C auca sia n wa s a r rest ed for a s sau lt , possession of a cont rol led subst a nce, a nd possession of na r cot ics for sa le.

Thursday, December 17: 9. Un it s were sent to Subway, 10 0 E a st Foot h i l l, a rou nd 2:2 6 p.m. reg a rd i ng a n at t empt ed robber y t hat occu r red at 7:3 0 p.m. on De cember 16. T he v ict i m adv ised t h a t a m a le A f r ic a n - A me r ic a n s u s pec t c on f r ont ed h i m i n t he pa rk i ng lot a nd a sked for money.

W hen t he v ict i m i nd icat ed t hat he d id not h ave a ny c a s h , t he suspect pushed t he v ict i m t o t he g rou nd. T he v ict i m wa s able t o get t he upper ha nd a nd pu nched t he su spec t i n t he fa ce sever a l t i mes. Once t he suspect got up, he rea c hed i nt o h i s w a i s t ba nd a nd p r o duc e d a l a r g e bu t c he r knife. He waved t he knife a rou nd a nd t hen f led on foot .

10. A rou nd 11:31 p.m., of f icer s we r e c a l le d t o M a c y’s r eg a r d i ng a t hef t by a n employee. A 2 3 -yea r - old ma le A f r ica n-A mer ica n a ssist ed a woma n i n st ea l i ng it ems f rom t he st ore, a nd he a lso took a Bluetoot h cha rger. A private person’s arrest was made, a nd t he suspect wa s t a ken i nt o c u s t ody for embe z z lement a nd g ra nd t hef t .

Friday, December 18: 11. Un i t s r e s p o nde d t o t he 0 0 block of Ch r ist i na a rou nd 11:0 0 a.m. on t he repor t of severa l juven i les loit er i ng a nd possibly smok ing ma r ijua na. Of f icers det a i ned t he juven i les a nd a ba g cont a i n i ng ma r ijua na a nd pipes were fou nd. Five juven i les were cit ed for day t i me loit er i ng, a nd a 15 -yea r - old fema le Cauca sia n w a s a r r e s t e d for p o s s e s s ion of ma r ijua na a nd loit er i ng. A f t er bei ng booked a t C it y ja i l , s he wa s cit ed a nd relea sed.

12 . A rou nd 5:5 6 p. m ., of f icer s were dispatched to t he 30 0 block of Tor rey P i nes i n refer ence t o a c h i ld abu se i nc ident t hat occu r red on December 14.

A l ive - i n na n ny slapped a t h ree yea r - old boy i n t he face for u nk now n rea son, cau si ng red nes s a nd s wel l i ng. T he 4 6 -yea r - old fema le I ndonesia n na n ny wa s a s ke d t o le ave t h a t n i g h t , bu t t he pa rent s wa nt ed t he i ncident docu ment ed.

Saturday, December 19: 13. Shor t ly a f ter 8:30 a.m., a ca ller adv ised t hat t here wa s a ma le d r iver s lu mped over t he s t eer i ng i n t he 12 0 0 block of Nor t h Sa nt a A n it a. Un it s responded t o t he locat ion a nd t he d r iver wa s seen leav i ng t he a rea . Of f icer s fol lowed t he d r iver a nd t r ied t o conduc t a t r a f f ic s t op, but t he d r iver sped away a nd a pu r su it ensued. T he d r iver st opped h is veh icle i n t he 70 0 block of Cou nt r y Oa k s a nd f led on foot . A

DM V check revea led t hat t he ca r was a reported stolen, so a per imet er wa s est abl ished a nd a n a rea sea rch wa s conduct ed; however, t he suspect wa s not fou nd.

14 . B e t we e n 4: 0 0 a . m . o n D e c e m b e r 1 8 a n d 7: 3 0 a . m . o n December 19, a resident ia l bu r gla r y occu r red i n t he 0 0 block of West F lora l. Unk now n suspect(s) p r i e d o p e n a d o o r, r a n s a c k e d rooms, a nd stole a computer mon it or a nd a n i Pod.

Sierra Madre PD Du r i ng t he week of Su nday, De cember 13t h to Sat urday, December 19 t h, 2 0 0 9, t he Sier ra Mad re Pol ice Depa r t ment responded t o about 3 0 0 ca l ls for ser v ice.

Sunday, December 13th 11: 3 7 A M – Ve h i c l e Ta m p e r i ng 10 0 Bloc k Vi st a C i rc le D r.

Suspect(s) sla shed a l l fou r t i res on t he v ict i m’s veh icle t hat wa s p a r ke d i n h i s d r i ve w ay. T h i s o c c u r r e d b e t w e e n 11: 0 0 P M o n S a t u r d a y, 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 0 0 9 a n d 5:0 0 A M on Su nday 12 -13 -2 0 0 9.

To t a l d a m a g e i s e s t i m a t e d a t $ 4 0 0.0 0.

1:03 PM – Pet t y T hef t , 1 Ker st i ng C ou r t . Bet ween 11-2 3 -2 0 0 9, a nd 12 - 09 -20 09, suspect(s) stole a wooden d reidel a nd wooden me nora h f rom t he Dickens’ Vi l la ge Hol iday d isplay. No suspect de scr ipt ion is ava ilable at t his t ime.

Tot a l loss is va lued at $15.0 0.

Tuesday, December 15th 10:0 9 PM – P ubl ic I nt ox icat ion A r r e s t , 10 0 Bloc k E s per a n z a Ave. Of f icer s were d ispat ched t o a bu r g l a r y i n p r og r e s s c a l l a nd instead found a n intox icated ma n i n t he rea r ya rd. Of f icer s a r rest ed t he ma n for publ ic i nt ox icat ion a nd t ook h i m t o t he Pa sadena Pol ice Depa r t ment for rema nd.

Wednesday, December 16th 1 0 : 5 2 A M – Va n d a l i s m , 6 0 0 Bloc k E a st S ier r a M a d re Blvd.

Bet ween 3:45 PM a nd 6:30 PM on 12 -16 -2 0 0 9, suspect s va nda l i zed t he men’s rest room by dest royi n g t he pr iv a c y pa r t it ion s a nd mu lt iple wa l l t i les. T he repa i r cost is about $ 50 0.0 0.

12:0 8 PM – Va nda l ism, 2 0 0 bl k.

E . M i ra Mont e ( Mt . Wi lson Tra i l P a r k) S u s p e c t s v a nd a l i z e d t he men’s rest rooms bet ween 12 -14 2 0 0 9 a nd 12 -16 -2 0 0 9, by et ch i ng obscenit ies into t he mir rors. The repa i r cost is about $10 0.0 0.

Friday, December 18th 10:0 9 A M - Va nda l ism, 2 0 0 bl k.

E . M i ra Mont e ( Mt Wi lson Tra i l Pa rk) Suspect(s) va nda l i zed t he rest room s bet ween 3:3 0 P M on 1 2 -17- 2 0 0 9 , a n d 10 : 0 0 A M o n 12 -18 - 2 0 0 9 , by s p r a y p a i n t i n g words a nd desig ns on t he wa l ls.

T he repa i r cost i s u n k now n a t t h is t i me.

Saturday, December 19th 11:17 A M – Vandalism, 20 0 Block W. Sierra Madre Blvd. (Memorial Pa rk) Suspect s va nda l i zed pa rk rest room s bet ween 6:3 0 P M on 12 -18 -2 0 0 9, a nd 6:0 0 A M on 12 19 -2 0 0 9, by spray pa int ing words on t he wa l ls a nd on a t ra sh bi n beh i nd t he bu i ld i ng. Tot a l da ma ge is est i mat ed at $2 50.0 0.

Obituary

Albert R. Elby Albert R. Elby, age 85, went home to be with his Lord on December 22, 2009. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family and special caregivers.

He was a resident of Sierra Madre, California for 52 years.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ida Krull Elby, their 4 children: Valene Stead (husband Randy and three children Jordan, Bethany and Michael); Nina Coull (and three children Lauren, Christina and Austin); Mark Elby (wife Karen and two children Nicole and Brooke); Erica Zetterlund (husband Tim and two children Brittany and Cameron) and his niece Lisa Reed (husband Robin and two children Rachel and Forrest).

Albert was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1924 and was raised in the Washington Heights area of New York City by his single mother, Vartoohi Elby, who had escaped the Armenian Massacre. He served in the 99th infantry of the Army during WWII and was captured in the Battle of the Bulge on December 16, 1944, where he was a POW for 4 months until he successfully escaped from the German prison camp. After an honorable discharge he worked at Zareh’s, his uncle’s haberdashery, in Boston.

In 1949, he graduated from Clark University with a BA in history and after marrying Ida in 1952, moved to Sierra Madre, where they built their home, raised their children and Ida still resides there today. He owned and operated LaLone Dry Cleaners in downtown Sierra Madre from 1955-1965, after which time he became self employed.

Albert can be described as a man who had a gentle spirit, great sense of humor, kind and generous heart, true servant’s attitude, great love for the Lord, his family and his country, and lived his life with “an

attitude of gratitude.” He had a passion for classical music and dance, traditional church hymns, studying and teaching scripture, appreciation of art, writing, cooking and watching movies. He especially loved spending time with family and friends at his Lake Arrowhead cabin.

He spent decades serving at Bethany Church in many capacities including the Deacon and Elder Boards, Sunday School teacher, business administrator, mentor, small group leader, and is most well known for the 34 years he was “Uncle Al” at Bethany’s Vacation Bible School.

He was a loving, supportive, and encouraging son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend. He will be greatly missed by all whose lives he touched.

A service to celebrate his life is scheduled for January 9, 2010 at 1:30pm at Bethany Church of Sierra Madre, 93 N. Baldwin Avenue, Sierra Madre, California 91024.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be sent to Bethany Church.

Recent Shootings Evoke Memories of Two Years Ago Continued from 12 Crips and Monrovia Nuevo Varrio (MNV). According to Monrovia’s official web site the “injunction specifies that the identified members of the two gangs cannot congregate in public, drink alcohol, unlawfully possess weapons or cause graffiti inside of, or within 100 yards of, a “safety zone” that covers specific portions of the City and adjacent unincorporated County area - from Mountain Avenue on the east to Fifth Avenue on the west, and from Live Oak Avenue on the south to Foothill Boulevard on the north.”

In addition it places a curfew on adult gang members from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Those under 18 are on curfew starting at 8 p.m.

Violations of the injunction are misdemeanors as are any violations of court orders. In order for the injunction to be enforced the members must be served with notice of it. Members of the gangs are in the process of being served with that notice according

to Loy. All of this press notification may make it seem that there has been a great deal more violence than has actually been occurring.

Three recent shootings also reminded many of that earlier violence.

There were two separate shootings on December 15 and another on December 27.

On December 15 there was a shooting in the 100 block of Los Angeles Street at approximately 5:30 p.m. No one was injured in this drive by shooting, but the building in front of which several people were standing, was hit.

Just after 8 p.m. on the same evening two people were shot in the 300 block of Colorado, near the corner with California. This was the incident in which Gentile was fatally wounded. A woman identified only as his girlfriend was shot in the foot, and was treated at a local hospital

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Arcadia Association of Realtors Installs 2010 Officers

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he A rcadia Associat ion of Realtors recently installed the new 2010 Officers and Directors at the 86th Annual Inaugural Celebration held on Friday, December 4th at the newly remodeled and renovated DoubleTree Hotel in Monrovia. More than 190 Realtors and guests attended the “Irish Gala” themed event.

Master of Ceremony for the evening was Arcadia Association MLS Committee Chairman, Dave Culwell w it h Keller Williams in Arcadia. The Installation ceremony was conducted

by A A R Past President, Judy Webb-Martin, Dickson Podley Realtors.

The Officers installed were: Jeanne Keating, President; Paulina Lee, PresidentElect; Richard Streitz, Vice President and Ryan Asao, Secretary/ Treasurer. The 2010 Directors are: Dawn Cassel, George Monte, Jill Nelson, John Barker, Andy Bencosme, James Thomas, Randall Traw, Kelvin Wong and Nick Zigic.

The Installation ceremony of 2010 President, Jeanne Keating and Officers and Directors was followed by the presentation of the coveted “Realtor of the Year” award presented to James Thomas, ReMax Premier Properties Arcadia, and the “Affiliate of the Year” award presented to Ann Watson, Bank of

Continued from 16 and released. The shooters are believed by law enforcement to be members of MNV. Gentile had a web page on which he identified himself as a white supremacist.

Then just two days after Christmas a man was wounded in a in what may be a gang related shotgun shooting at the corner of Beckville and Brod-

erick Avenue, an area adjacent to the safe zone created in the injunction. The man wounded was a 21 year old Monrovian who was hospitalized which non-life-threatening injuries.

According to a sheriff’s official their gang investigators are looking into the possibility that the shooting was gangrelated.

2010 Officers and Directors that were installed are (Standing L to R): James Thomas, George Monte, Kelvin Wong, Ryan Asao, Richard Streitz, Andy Bencosme, 2009 President; Nick Zigic, Randall Traw and John Barker. (Seated L to R): Paulina Lee, Dawn Cassel-Lager, Jill Nelson and Jeanne Keating, 2010 President.

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T he “Out st a nd i ng Ser vice Award” has not been presented to an AAR Realtor in more than ten years. However, this year, t he Awa rds C om m it t ee identified an individual that

deserved to be recognized for her dedicated charitable volunteer service to the Arcadia Association of Realtors. This award was presented to Alma Smith, Alma Smith Realtors.

For the first time in the

history of the Arcadia Association, the AAR chose to recognize an extremely deserving individual for her years of exemplary volunteer service, not only to the real estate profession but to the local communities. The

“Outstanding Community Service Award” was presented to Yvonne Rosas-Petty, Century 21 Earll, Ltd. Outgoing President , Andy Bencosme, received special honorariums and recognition from Congressman, David Dreier; Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Senator, Bob Huff; Assembly ma n, A nt hony Adams; J. Gomez, Representative of Los Angeles County Supervisor, Michael Antonovich; Carol Quan, Representative of Los Angeles County Assessor, Rick Auerbach; Assemblyman, Anthony Portantino; City of A rcadia Mayor, John Wuo and City of Monrovia Councilpersons, Becky Shevlin, Tom Adams and Joe Garcia.

Ack nowledgement of special guests included twelve Arcadia Association Past Presidents along with Presidents and Association Execut ives from several neighboring Associations.

Entertainment for the evening was provided by the nationally known Cleary Irish Dancers, which concluded with dancing to the music of Killer B.E.E.

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HOME & GARDEN

DECEMBER 31 - JANUARY 6, 2009-2010

Ask Garden Gal

BY SANDY GILLIS

Mother Nature’s End of Year Dividend

Before t he ca lenda r year ends and La Niña washes away those few winter berries birds miss, take a few minutes to soak in the splendid color and fruits as neighborhood plants work through their life cycles.

Here are a few traditional favorites from our lovely San Gabriel Valley.

Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’, Burford Holly is just one of many hollies producing red winter berries.

Schefflera arboricola Schefflera arboricola, an evergreen shrub originally from tropical S.E. Asia to South America, is usually grown for its semi-glossy foliage. Terminal rosettes of ovate-oblong leaflets share

purple-black with age.

Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’ t he spot light in autumn with clusters of round yellow to orange fruits, turning

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Hollies are splashy riots of color this time of year.

Because of their prominent berries and handsome foliage we can even overlook the thorns decking most species. Pictured below, Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’ , Burford Holly, grows 6 to 15 feet tall by 10 foot wide. This slow-to-moderate growing evergreen shrub has glossy, leathery, deep green leaves with two leaf shapes on each plant. Both are cupped downward; one has three spines on the tip, one has a rounded shape with a single spine in the middle of the leaf tip. Like most hollies, this can be lollipopped into a tree form, or hedged.

Hollies produce white flowers on year old wood, so conservative spring pruning is key. Which brings up another point. Because most hollies are dense and either stiff and erect or stiff and rotund, pruning will be a painful affair. Plant in welldrained, acidic soil and part

shade, in an out of the way location, or a spot where you don’t need to prune so often. Define the plant’s shape when young, then kindly neglect it. Your holly will then bequeath plenty of Christmas cuttings.

When purchasing an Ilex, please note that all are dioecious, meaning male and female plants. Only females produce berries, and male plants often produce less showy flowers. Females may not require males to form berries, depending upon the variet y. Ilex pests include scale, a nasty sucking insect that secretes a sweet sap, a potential ant and f ly magnet, and the cause of sooty mold. When the weather warms up (between 40 and 85 degrees), treat with horticultural oil on clear, wind-free day.

Continued scale presence may lead to leaf and twig dieback.

Ilex vomitoria, Yaupon Holly is a southeast U.S. native, used as an emitic by Native Americans. This holly does well even in extremely alkaline soils, so is perfect for companion planting with California natives.

Yaupon Holly has a small, gently serrated, spineless leaf and looks a bit like a boxwood leaf. Corresponding small white flowers, then pea-sized berries are held close against the stem. This is a good screening plant or informal hedge, growing 15 to 20 feet tall by 10-15 feet wide.

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The Southern Magnolia or Bull Bay is a handsome specimen for form and foliage. For cuttings indoors, the Southern Magnolia is a lovely and long-lasting addition to wreaths, swags, even a vase filled with shiny green and felty backed, erect or curved branches. This

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tree needs room to spread to 80 feet tall and 50 feet wide, and the cones begin dropping late in summer, their orange-red seeds attractive to squirrels and birds. If you can find a tree that still has low-growing branches with eye-level cones, take a photo. You will want to revisit that prehistoric,

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DECEMBER 31 - JANUARY 6, 2009-2010

Garden Gal Continued Daliesque fruit to remind yourself you didn’t just see it in Avatar.

Arbutus unedo The Strawberry Tree is unusual in that it fruits and f lowers concurrently and year-round. This is a sturdy, umbrella-shaped large shrub to medium tree, with rugged gingerbread bark that flakes and peels.

The profuse f lowers, terminal clusters, are small, creamy white umbels, like inverted teardrops or tiny

paper lanterns. The fruits are called strawberry-like because they’re textured but they are orbs, ½ to 1.25 inches across, appearing yellow and changing to orange and red as they mature, really nothing like a strawberry at all. The fruits are bland but edible, used in jams, or good enough to be left to the birds. This is a messy tree for sidewalk traffic as the fruits splatter and stick to shoes.

Still, the whites, yellows and reds amid the strong green leaves offer a subtle unmatched beauty.

Brahea armata

Brahea armata, Grey Goddess and her winter fruits

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The Mexican Blue, Blue Fan or Grey Goddess Palm, is native to, yes, Mexico.

This tree possesses many charms, not the least of which is arching pendants of winter fruit that would give Rapunzel crazy ideas. Brahea armata grows slowly to a 40 foot height, with drapes of fruit hanging down 20 feet or more. Summer creamy purple f lowers curve out dramatically from the petioles or stalks. The negatives: This gal is a bit of a slob. No

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