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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 - JANUARY 20, 2010 VOLUME 15, NO.03

Playground Reopens in Library Park

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Mayor’s State of Adams Will Not Monrovia: It Was Seek Re-Election the Worst of Times, But We Made the Best of Them

BY SUSAN MOTANDER

Teacher of the Year, for her selection as one of four 2010 National Teacher of the Year finalists. Kovacic is the daugh-

Mayor Mary Ann Lutz, in her first State of the City address, stressed the challenges of the past year and the progress the city had made despite the difficulties presented by the economy.

Among the comments was “when things get rough and times get tough, we need to pull together and we can make it and prosper.”

Lutz notes that the work of the city was no the effort of the council alone or of the city staff and council, but rather a collaborative effort of all the elements of the community. She called it “Team Monrovia” saying “These partnerships were forged in tough times and have lasted and grown over the years to become the bedrock of Monrovia’s success; the foundation for the work that has shaped and improved the lives of so many of our citizens.

She pointed out that there was a positive side to difficult economic times.

“Ironically, there is a benefit to an economic crisis,” she said. “It forces you to focus on your priorities,” The priorities which she said she, the rest of the council and the city staff were: • Focusing on respecting and preserving Monrovia’s historical character and quality of life.

• Keeping the city safe • Keeping the infrastructure strong • Maintaining Monrovia’s financial stability and footing • Doing the job efficiently and effectively.

The majority of her address was a delineation of the successes of the city on these five goals and values.

The entire speech can be read on-line and can also be seen on KGEM’s community access station. There were no substantive differences from the speech as written and as delivered.

The speech did not ignore the problems of the year. The mayor pointed out that several large revenue producers were lost in the last year including

Citing the “outpouring of support” for him, Adams said he is confident that he would have won a re-election bid in spite of the massive recall effort last year. Adams said that support for his assembly seat was overwhelming during the recall effort.

In a statement Adams said: “The decision to leave the legislature was a difficult one as I have enjoyed and been honored to represent the people of San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.

But, I’m at a time in my life where I’d like to move on to new challenges and new opportunities.

Announcing my decision not to run for re-election at this time will give ample notice to potential candidates in AD 59 and it will give voters plenty of time to sort out who will best represent them in 2011 and beyond.

In making this announcement, I want to thank all who stood beside me during the failed effort to recall me. I appreciate the words of encouragement, endorsement and financial support and wish I had time to thank everyone in person who voiced support.”

In October, Adams was at the forefront of a recall effort, because Adams voted this year for a budget deal that included raising taxes something Adams pledged he would never do.

“Announcing my decision not to run for re-election at this time will give ample notice to potential candidates in (Assembly District) 59 and it will give voters plenty of time to sort out who will best represent them in 2011 and beyond,” Adams, R-Hesperia, said in a statement after informing the Assembly Republican Caucus

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Oliver Sherman, 3 1/2, got a little too close to the oversized ceremonial scissors during the ribbon cutting ritual for the long-awaited grand opening of the Monrovia Library playground. Oliver, who quickly got over his wound, and about 30 of his fellow kids ran to be the first to enjoy the new equipment. - Photo by Terry Miller

BY SUSAN MOTANDER

Library Park has not had a playground since construction began on the new library in December of 2007. With the ribbon cutting for the new play area last Saturday, that situation has been remedied. Children of Monrovia:

Rejoice.

For months the whole park was locked behind a construction fence. Then when the library opened, there was still no play equipment. The equipment is now finally in place thanks to County Supervisor Mike Antonovich.

“Supervisor Antonovich is committed to education and health for our youth,” said the supervisor’s aide, Jay Gomez.

“You have a state of the art library which is now joined by state of the art playground equipment. This is a great way for our young people to

spend their time when not in school.”

There were not enough funds in the city’s budget to build the play area and the library bond issue monies could not be used for such an area.

Antonovich came to the city’s

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Kelly Kovacic Selected as a County Sheriff Endorses Arcadia Council Candidate National Teacher of the Year Finalist Last week local attorney Jason Lee announced that Los Angeles County’s Sheriff Lee Baca had decided to endorse his candidacy for a seat on the Arcadia City Council.

Lee said that as the leader of the largest Sheriff’s department in the nation, serving more than ten million people

under his jurisdiction in the greater Los Angeles Area, Baca’s endorsement carried significant weight in regards to issues of public safety.

Lee has said that he intends to increase police patrols and presence as well as recruit community volun-

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Recognized in November as a California Teacher of the Year, Kovacic is One of Four Finalists for National Award This week State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell congratulated Kelly Kovacic, recently selected as a 2010 California

Adams

BY TERRY MILLER

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By Dorothy Denne

Everyone talks about being stuck in tra;c, but LA County voters did something about it. In November 2008, Measure R was approved, committing a projected $40 billion to tra;c relief and transportation upgrades over the next 30 years.

Following are updates on some of the projects supported by Measure R.

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PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF Von Raees

EDITORIAL EDITOR

Keep Looking for the Pony Well, well, well. We’ve made it to 2010. Another Christmas has gone from Christmas future through Christmas present into Christmas past. Marley, Scrooge and Tiny Tim have become a year older. (That wouldn’t upset me except, if they got a year older in 2009, then I must have, too.)

I hope all your Christmas wishes came true, and that your belt still fits. Speaking of Christmas wishes reminds me of an old favorite story about a pair of twin boys. One boy was an incurable optimist, the other an incurable pessimist.

Trying to give each son a more balanced sense of reality, their father hit upon a scheme. For Christmas, he filled one room of the house with every toy a boy could possibly want and put the pessimist’s name on the door. He filled another room from floor to ceiling with horse manure and put the optimist’s name on that door.

The next morning he told the boys where to find their presents. Then, an hour later, he went to see how each boy had reacted.

The pessimist was sitting in the midst of all his toys, sobbing and wailing and appearing miserably unhappy. “What’s going on here?” the father asked the pessimist.

“Why are you so upset?”

“Oh, Dad,” replied the pessimist, “I can’t decide which toy to play with first.”

The optimist, on the other hand, was laughing and singing and merrily shoveling horse manure.

“What’s going on here?” the father asked the optimist. “Why are you so happy?”

“Gee, Dad,” replied the optimist, “I figure that with all this horse manure, there must be a pony in here somewhere.”

I hope, dear readers, that in 2010, you will keep looking for the pony.

Contract Award Expected For Gold Line Foothill Extension O;cials of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority are expecting to award the contract for design and construction of the Phase 2A Pasadena to Azusa segment in May 2010. The first phase includes a structure over the I-210 Freeway and 11.4 miles of track. For more information, go to foothillextension.org.

Routes Being Reviewed For Downtown Regional Connector Update meetings were held late last year on the Regional Connector Transit Corridor through Downtown LA. The project would create a seamless transit link between the Metro Gold, Blue and Expo lines. Two alternatives are being studied – a street-level route along Second, Main and Los Angeles streets, and an underground route along Second Street surfacing at First and Alameda streets.

$9.5 Million Returned To Cities From Measure R

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The first installments in Measure R local return sales tax monies totaling $9.5 million have gone out to 38 cities in LA County for transportation improvements. First and second payments for sales taxes received from July through September ranged from $2,635 for the City of Irwindale to $6.1 million for the City of LA.

By Wally Hage

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Hugs January 21, is National Hug Day! What a great day! It is an opportunity to “Give a Hug”, and you will automatically receive one in return.

Hugs are loving. Hugs are therapeutic. Hugs are caring. Hugs are celebratory. A Hug is often exchanged as a sign of support and comfort. Hugs make you feel good inside.

Did you know hugging makes you smarter? Yes, it’s true! Research has found that hugging stimulates brain cells. Hugging is even being used as an aid in treatig some physical illnesses. For example, touch stimulates nerve endings, thereby helping in relieving pain. Hugs have a way of communicating numerous emotions without the need to speak. For those who have difficulty expressing themselves verbally, a hug might be exactly what they need to give. It only takes a hug, a heartfelt warm embrace to change the lives of others. Celebrate today by giving hugs to family, friends and loved ones.

You’ll love the warm feeling you get. Try It ... You’ll Like It! And you may like this favorite poem of mine also!

Hugs It’s wondrous what a Hug can do; It can cheer you up when you are blue.

A hug can say ... I love you so; Or, Gee I hate to see you go.

It can say ...Welcome back again; It’s great to see you, where have you been.

A Hug can soothe a small child’s pain; And bring a rainbow after the rain.

The Hug ... there is no doubt about it; We could hardly survive without it.

A Hug delights, warms and charms; It’s one of the reasons, God gave us arms.

Hugs are great for Fathers and Mothers; Sweet for Sisters and great for Brothers.

A Hug can break the language barrier; And make your travels so much merrier.

No need to worry about having to save ‘em; Give them often...you always have more of them.

So look for someone you can please today; By giving them a Big Hug ... without delay!!!

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Letters RE: Murder Victim Appears to be White Supremacist I could not help but notice that in the article written about a White Supremacist, written Dec. 24th, 09, there was hardly any mention of the perpetrators of the crime.

The article “Murder Victim Appears to be White Supremacist,” talked about how about his racist views and [alleged that] therefore it is a no brainer [that] he deserved to die. Never is it mentioned that he was outnumbered five to one or that he was shot for arguing which is a horrible reason to be killed.

I don’t get it, apparently, the guy deserved to die because of his viewpoint. While I do not condone racism, I certainly do not buy into the notion that either you’re a Progressive liberal or you can be shot and nobody gives a damn.

This is not fairness in media.

This article reminds me of the “Beer Summit,” where a professor who felt harassed immediately decried racism.

The poor cop had said to him, “I am leaving unless you decide if you want to continue with your rant.” Of course, we all know what happened, and that is why the officer had a “Beer Summit” with the [professor and] the President.

It is [because of] articles like these that blame the victim and make him responsible for his own death that we have so much tension in the country.

Killing is killing, and those who did it had no right to kill under any circumstance and since you cannot be equinanimous enough to point that out, because of some political or pompous standpoint, we will continue to see acts of violence perpetrated under the guise of ‘well, I had to kill him he was racist.’

Oh well, I guess it is true the binaries have turned around: If you’re white, keep your boy-like mouth shut and expect not to be treated with any dignity, because you are a white boy. Of course, we all know there is no such thing as a White man.

The hypocrisy of this society sickens me. It must be true when I hear, for example, that there is no such thing as reverse racism. That is why I laugh at the progressive politicians who claim enlightenment by virtue of their equanimity and fairness. How can one end racism with racism, or stop the hate by hating? It continues; and the so-called enlightenment of the progressive liberal Democrat is paradoxical. Things are not as they appear.

Now go ahead, call me a “Nazi,” [because] I do not agree with a liberal journalist. I can hear your words, but your attitude of superiority is deafening.

John Duncan Monrovia

Arcadia Students Present Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” Mr. Steven Volpe, Arcadia High’s Advanced Theatre Director, is directing the Drama Departments newest production, “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” This Neil Simon play is set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York in 1937. A comingof-age comedy, the play focuses on Eugene Morris Jerome, a Polish-Jewish teenager who experiences puberty, sexual awakening, and a search for identity as he tries to deal

More information is available by calling (626) 821-8370 ext. 1129 or online at www.ausd.net/ ahs.

Monrovia Rotary Hosts Ethics Essay Contest Service Club Offers Scholarships to High School Students Local high school students are invited to compete for a $3,000 college scholarship in the ninth annual George R. Hensel Ethics Essay Contest, co-sponsored by the Monrovia Rotary Club. The contest is open to all students in grades 9- 12 enrolled at any public or private high school in the Monrovia area or who live in the Monrovia area but attend high school elsewhere.

This contest is designed to challenge high school students to analyze ethical issues confronting them in today’s complex world and express their views on ethics while providing them with an op-

It’s Almost Doo Dah Time

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with his family, including his older brother Stanley, his parents Kate and Jack, as well as Kate’s sister Blanche and her two daughters, Nora and Laurie.

The play will be held in Arcadia High School’s Little Theatre (180 Campus Drive) from January 12 to the 16. All shows start at 7 p.m. Presale tickets are $5; at the door they will be $7.

portunity to earn scholarships for college tuition.

To enter, students must submit an original, unpublished essay of 500 to 1000 words, typed and postmarked no later than January 29, 2010.

Submissions should be sent to the Monrovia Rotary Club, C/O Alexander C. Blackburn, 174 W. Foothill Blvd., No. 340 Monrovia, CA 91016. No fax or email submissions will be accepted.

For complete rules, regulations and further information, interested students should visit the scholarship website, located online at www.district5300.org/ essaycontest.

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Mark your iPhone, iPods, your iCalendars and set your pocket watches - the date for the world famous Doo Dah Parade is now official: May Day, May 1, 2010. Location may be a bit different this year, but we’ll let you know the details of that soon enough.

However, before this annual sacrament takes place, a new Queen must be selected.

Yes, Queen Skittle’s reign is soon to come to a triumphant end and the world must go on with a new Doo Dah Queen carrying on the long tradition of community service and madness.

In a remarkable fashion quite unlike the selection of the Rose Queen, the Doo Dah

Queen tryouts are an experience somewhat in the vein of a cross between a Monty Python skit and a Led Zeppelin concert at the corner of Hollywood and Vine on a Saturday evening.

The much-celebrated Snotty Scotty will be performing hits of a bygone era with the unique style of a classic Pasadena rocker who has garnered a following quite unlike any other local band.

Certainly, the Doo Dah Queen selection is not to be missed. It is here that you can witness legendary Count Smokula’s perennial attempt at the coveted title (he Vaaants to be de Doo Dah Kink!) or Michelle Mills (our personal

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42. A mouse!

43. Bit of gossip 44. Intimidate 48. Hackneyed 50. Crucial 51. Martini’s partner 52. Course of action 53. Saltpeter 54. 1/100 of a monetary unit 55. Diver Louganis 56. Slip 57. Terrible time?

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Across 1. Possess 5. High.pitched tone 9. Profits 14. “So be it” 15. “______ sprach Zarathustra” 16. Make sense 17. Witch 19. Crackers 20. Group of spectators 21. Vends 22. Combination of three

23. Applaud 24. Yo! 25. Talk foolishly 28. Vertical face of a stair 31. Position 32. Former coin of France 34. Den 35. Quick and active 36. Literary work 37. Cpl.’s superior 38. Ages 39. Check recipient 40. Unit of magnetic intensity

1. Attacks 2. Love affair 3. Italian composer 4. Convert into code 5. Fred Flintstone’s best friend 6. Choose 7. “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto) 8. Not neg.

9. Shaped like a hood 10. Brewer Coors 11. Billy ___ had a hit song with “White Wedding” 12. Sisters 13. Bond, for one 18. Conger catcher 21. Suave 23. Category

25. Unable to see 26. Catch a view of 27. Libertine 28. “Treasure Island” monogram 29. Othello villain 30. Locale 31. Introduction 33. Application 35. East Indian pepper plant 36. Atomic research center 38. “Silk Stockings” star

39. Golfer Calvin 41. Washed lightly 42. Expels 44. Home of the Black Bears 45. Legend maker 46. Merchandise 47. Adonaïs, Thanatopsis, or In Memoriam 48. Vaporize 49. Italian wine city 50. Ship’s company 51. Hosp. workers 52. Agt.’s take;

Sudoku

Or, “the numbers must occur only once”

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Jason J. Lee Attorney at Law As if lifted from ongoing headlines—A Senatorial bedroom farce rife with unexpected appearances of everyone remotely connected to “The Sensuous Senator.” Romp your way through this hilarious comedy at the Sierra Madre Playhouse. Opening night with light buffet at 7:15 and champagne intermission is Fri., Jan. 15, but the antics continue weekends through Feb. 27. Curtain at 8 p.m. Sat/Sun and 2:30 matinee Sundays. Reserve at (626) 355-4318 or www.sierramadreplayhouse.org. Sierra Madre Playhouse is at 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. -Photos by Terry Miller

For its 2010 season, the Sierra Madre Playhouse is assembling a mix of plays ranging from midcentury classics to more recent fare, some comforting and others challenging, from the silly to the more serious. Here’s the production calendar as it stands so far: Jan. 15- Feb. 27: “The Sensuous Senator” by Michael Parker. Directed by Ken Salzman. Senator Harry Douglas’ re-election campaign centers on morality and family values.

With wife Lois away for the weekend, he calls his voluptuous secretary, Veronica, to spend the night. She is busy so he calls an agency for an “escort” for the evening. Before she arrives, elderly Congressman Clyde Salt has locked himself out of his own house and asks to spend the night.

Then nephew Jack comes to discuss the campaign. As Harry is juggling Clyde, Jack, and the escort, Veronica pops in; Lois’ flight is canceled; and a reporter for the National Intruder comes snooping for evidences of immorality. Oh, my! A hilarious bedroom farce to start the new season.

March 12- April 17: “Da”

by Hugh Leonard. Directed

by Bill Mesnick. Winner of the Tony and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award in 1978.

Living now in London, Charlie has returned to his childhood home in Dublin to see to his deceased father’s effects. Da was Charlie’s last link to the auld sod, and the council house is filled with memories, sweet, bitter and funny. Charlie and Da relive some hilarious and touching times.

April 30- June 5: “The Rainmaker” by N. Richard Nash. Directed by Bob Hakman. Lizzie Curry is best described as “plain,” and her marriage prospects are as dry as the drought-ridden Curry

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farm. Her dad and brothers’ clumsy efforts to marry her off are laughable. Enter the fast-thinking, smooth-talking “rainmaker,” Starbuck, who just might be a solution to both problems. Starbuck convinces the men that he can make it rain and persuades Lizzie that she has a beauty of her own.

June 18- July 31: “Anna in the Tropics” by Nilo Cruz.

Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize. In 1929 Florida, the cigar factory has a “lector” to educate and entertain the Cuban ladies who roll handmade cigars all day. When the handsome new lector reads from Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” he stirs dreams and emotions that might better be left undis-

turbed.

Aug. 13- Sept. 25: To Be Announced. We’re looking for just the right light comedy, or maybe even a musical, for the end of summer.

Oct. 8- Nov. 13. “Arcadia”

by Tom Stoppard. Winner, 1994 Olivier Award and 1995 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play.

An intriguing mystery set in Derbyshire on the elegant Coverly estate. The focus alternates between young Lady Thomasina in 1809 and present day descendants who are researching a possible 1809 scandal on the estate involving Lord Byron.

Nov. 26- Dec. 23: The Christmas Show, To Be Announced.

Tickets for most shows are $20; For seniors (65+) and students (13-17), $17; For children 12 and under, $12. Reservations can be made by phone at (626) 355-4318, or online at www.sierramadreplayhouse. org. For subscription information, also contact the online address.

Sierra Madre Playhouse is located at 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024.

There is ample free parking behind the theatre. Sierra Madre is adjacent to and just east of Pasadena.

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It’s Almost Doo Dah Time

Vinedo Street. This will be one wild and crazy party so get there early. There will be a nominal fee for this experience, but the good news is that the drinks are always very cheap and very good at the Legion. Plus, there will be lots of goodies to eat, so make your reservations early!

Following the Doo Dah Queen’s selection by the venerated and sufficiently liquored judges, the party will continue with the musical styling of Snotty Scotty and the Hankies and Horses on Astroturf - two

of the most overlooked bands at the Grammys each year.

Additionally, the coveted Thorny Rose Award will be announced on April Fool’s Day. Again, we’re trying our best to get the information before anyone else just so we can scoop the competition.

As always, we’ll be sure to keep you posted on any new Doo Dahvelopments.

For more information and entry forms go to: pasadenadoodahparade. info

The Lineage of Bead and the Continuity of Design Pasadena Bead and Design Show, January 14 – 17 Garan-Beadagio, promoter of To Bead True Blue, The Tucson Bead Show, and San Francisco Bead and Design Show, will be hosting Pasadena Bead and Design Show January 14 – 17, 2010, and Celebration with Wine Friday, at the Hilton Pasadena, 168 South Los Robles Avenue, in Pasadena, California.

This semi-annual exposition continues Garan-Beadagio’s trademark theme of bead and design, which showcases compelling design and handwork in a range of styles from traditional to contemporary; single-media artisans to interdisciplinary artisans working across various materials and handwork techniques, and in various ethnographic, abstract, impressionistic, and figurative visual art forms.

Three hundred exhibitors from around the world, many with prominent international standing, are chosen “by invitation only”. They will display and sell original design products, including contemporary, vintage, and antique beads, art clothing, designer jewelry, gold and silversmithing, metalwork,

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Let’s Talk Scale

-Photo by Terry Miller

Continued from 3 favorite Doo Dah queen) doing her famous belly and knife dance. The contestants this year are still top-secret, but we’ve planted a spy at every corner of the Doo Dah universe to ascertain any information possible so that we might be the first to break the news to our loyal readers. So stay tuned to this Bat Channel for updates as they become available.

Where is all the fun going to take place you ask? Why, where else but the American Legion in Pasadena, on

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lapidary, textiles, ceramics, enamel, polymer clay, gemstones, antiquities, handwovens, millinery, embroideries, hand-painted silks, embellishments, and interior décor.

Celebration with Wine Friday is January 15, 2010, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. The theme is “The Power of Adornment –How to Develop Your Own Style with Artwear”.

It is presented by renowned designer Suzi Click, who will moderate a fashion show and panel discussion, and will lead an audience make-over with art clothing and jewelry creations of Anna Konya, Kathleen Caid, Susan Rutherford, Laura Lawrence, Christina Bjenning, Janeen Walker, Sara Palacios, Carol Ryerson, and Valerie Boles. The $35 admission price includes admission to the show, and wine, coffee, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Garan-Beadagio CEO Anna K. Johnson believes the show’s theme and location offer an opportunity to meet the artisans and see how they have taken their art to higher levels by reviving lost techniques, and enjoy an extravagant as-

sortment of everything from handmade hats to thousandyear-old carved amber beads.

“Pasadena has more examples of Arts & Crafts architecture than anywhere else in the U.S. and there are countless examples of how Pasadena embodies bead and design.

She says it is also an opportunity to take a workshop, such as art clay silver, jewelry design, chainemaille, enamel and polymer bead making, metalsmithing, and felted accessories. “We are seeing an increasing awareness that we are not separate from nature. There is a realization that ancient bead design was a sustainable art, inspired by natural materials, colors, and patterns –the lineage of bead and the continuity of design continue to move people in a very personal way.”

Open to the public, $10 admission, register online or at the door. Thursday – Sunday, January 14 – 17, 10am to 6pm, at Hilton Pasadena. $6 valet hotel parking for attendees. For complete details, exhibitor and workshop lists, go to pasadenabeadanddesignshow.com.

Let’s talk scale. No, I’m not talking about the scary device sitting on your bathroom floor. I’m talking about appropriate size based on space.

I was reminded of scale in a rather brutal way a few months back when I ordered a light fixture for a client’s breakfast room. The manufacturer listed it four inches shorter than it actually was.

A piece that would have been perfect at 24 inches in height, was a nightmare and a hazard at 28 inches in height. Seems like a small amount, but that four inches made all the difference.

When the vendor makes a mistake, that’s one thing; we were able to clear it up with them. But when you are off even inches, sometimes it can be a nightmare in scale.

Too big, or too small, scale is everything. It’s all about proportion.

When considering furniture for a room, making sure it’s the appropriate size for the room is essential. Common sense says that small pieces of furniture in a large room get lost and look out of place.

Likewise, large pieces of furniture in a small room would seem to be packed in. But the key to pulling off the appropriate proportions in a room is to have it go unnoticed. It’s about scale, not always size.

Large rooms should logically have large furniture. In the era of McMansions and massive rooms with ceilings that jet up 23 feet and more, there is a lot of space to decorate!

But buying big furniture usually means buying bulkier

furniture. If the furniture becomes more human-sized, the scale of the room will be appropriate and look more balanced. Bringing a room down to a comfortable level, where one doesn’t feel like they’re relaxing in a castle or a cave, in oversized furniture, helps give the room balance and proportion.

With tall ceilings, hanging a large light fixture, and hanging it low, allows one to feel that they are in a room appropriate to humans. Using a large sofa is suitable in a large room, but keeping it balanced and not bulky is key.

Scaling the furniture down to normal proportions helps make the room seem manageable and cozy. Just because a room is big doesn’t mean sofa or chair arms should be big and bulky. Don’t go dainty, by any means, but too many big, massive pieces will really compete for attention in the room.

Of course, Michael Taylor, the Father of California style, was an expert at using large-scale furniture in his incredibly-designed rooms; but he used visual tricks to pull it off, and his scale was always perfectly suited to the room he was designing.

Taylor, the genius that he was, even used large-scale pieces in small rooms. Even though this defies all logic, it actually works and can actually make a room seem larger.

The key to using large furniture in a small room is also about getting the scale right, and being smart about using just the right amount of large pieces. Big and bulky won’t

do in a small space either.

But large pieces with clean lines will.

In a small bedroom, push the envelope and use a fourposter bed, or a king-sized bed instead of a queen. Add an oversize lamp to give the illusion of space. Keeping scale in mind, just make sure you don’t put that big lamp on a tiny nightstand!

In a family room I designed, the actual living space was fairly large but narrow, and the ceilings were high and vaulted, giving the room a very cavernous feel. Originally there was large, bulky furniture in it; the idea being that large furniture would be appropriate for such a spacious room. But the scale was off, and room just didn’t feel right.

I designed a custom Lshaped sofa that was long and fairly deep, somewhat large in dimension; but the arms were lower and I had a waterfall skirt added that made it feel like it was grounded. The scale of that piece helped complement the room because it was large enough to fit the room, but it was human-sized. The rest of the furniture we added was in the same scale - nothing that was bulky and felt out of place.

It might take a good eye to ensure the scale of your furniture is appropriate to the room it will live in. But keep everything in proportion to the room, and to the other pieces and elements. Whether your room is large or small, make sure it’s appropriate and the issue of scale won’t even be noticed!

Erin Vosti Lal is an interior designer based in Monrovia. You can send your design questuions and comments directly to her by sending an email to designsense@beaconmedianews.com

ART OF LIVING

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Winter Fun at California Ski Resorts

BY GREG ARAGON

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are opening next month in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. And as the Olympic athletes, along with the world, prepare for skiing, skating, jumping, curling, bobsledding and hockey, I too am planning some fun in the snow.

So in honor of the XXI Winter Games here are a few of my favorite getaway spots for skiing, snowboarding and other winter activities.

One of the biggest and best California ski areas is Mammoth Mountain, where ent husia st s come from all over to experience the state’s highest peak, with an elevation of 11,053 ft. Highlights include 3,500 acres of skiable terrain, with 150 named trails and a vertical drop of 3,100 feet.

This includes 28 ski lifts, including nine high-speed quads, two high-speed sixpacks and three high-speed gondolas.

There is also the Panorama Gondola which travels up the mountain to the Top of t he Sierra Interpretive Center, located at 11,053 ft. Here guests can learn about local geology and take in views of the Eastern Sierra landscape, including Mono Lake, and 400 miles of peaks averaging 12,000 ft.

For those planning a stay, there is nothing better than the historic Tamarack

Lodge (www.tamaracklodge. com) and Resort, located on the shores of Twin Lakes, at the base of Mammoth Mountain. Built in 1924, Tamarack is a large, rustic resort with 34 lakefront cabins and a main lodge filled with big windows, antique alpine memorabilia, cozy sofas, and a huge crackling stone fireplace.

capable of driving through knee-deep snow.

For lodging, my favorite spot is the Honey Bear Lodge (www. honeybearlodge.com), located a short wa lk f rom “The Vi l lage,” Big Bear’s charming downtown community of shops, restaurants and galleries. This casual and friendly lodge offers rooms sleeping two to six people that come with vaulted ceilings, kitchens, loft areas and lakefront views. For more info on Big Bear and current winter activities, visit: www.bigbear.com or call (800) 4 – BIG-BEAR.

Ma m mot h Mountain is located about 325 miles north of Pasadena. For more info on visiting and skiing and lift tickets, call (800) M A M MOT H or v isit www.mammothmountain.com.

Another one of my favorite ski areas is Big Bear Lake, home to both Snow Summit and Bear Mountain, two premier Southern California ski resorts. Snow Summit is the place for everyday skiers and riders in search of a laid back winter playground, while Bear Mountain is known as an “All Mountain Terrain Freestyle Park,” attracting skiers of every level.

B e s ide s s k ie r s a nd snowboarders, Big Bear is also popular for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, downhill inner tubing, sledding, the horseback riding.

Visitors can also indulge in four-wheeling fun with Big Bear Off-Road Adventures (w w w.offroadadvent ure. com), which offers guided tours through alpine backcountry aboard heavy-duty four-wheel drive vehicles

And then there is Mt. Baldy, which boasts the closest skiing to Los Angeles. Visible from Pasadena a nd beyond, t h is snowcapped resor t offers a ll levels of skiing and snowboarding from beginner to expert. Highlights include 26 runs, spanning 800 acres and 2,100 vertical feet. Mt Baldy is open daily. For more info, ca l l (909) 982-0800 or visit: www. mtbaldy.com.

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Minestrone Soup As you know from earlier articles, my family is a fan of vegetable soup. The funny thing is that I really make it differently every time. It is the creativity that totally intrigues me, and a recipe with measured amounts just would not be the same. I did try a soup recently from my Better Homes and Gardens Diabetic Cookbook, and since it was new to me and I was watching the calories and fat, I followed the directions. Minestrone is Italian for “big soup” and I would agree because the flavor was gigantic though the calories were only 246 per about 2 cups. This soup is a meal for sure and so easy and quick to put together, so don’t let the list of ingredients scare you away!

Chunky Minestrone 1 T olive oil 1 ½ cups chopped onion 1 medium carrot, halved and then thinly sliced 2 cloves of garlic, minced 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth 2 (14 ½ oz.) cans low-sodium petite cut tomatoes, not drained ¾ cup water ½ cup long grain rice 1 t dried Italian seasoning, crushed 4 cups shredded fresh spinach (my favorite part!)

1 (15-oz.) can reduced-sodium navy beans 1 medium zucchini, quartered and sliced ½ t freshly ground pepper

In a Dutch oven heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the onion, carrot, and garlic in the hot oil about 3 minutes or until onions are tender. Stir in the broth, tomatoes with juices, water, uncooked rice, and Italian seasonings.

B r ing to bo iling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Now stir in the rest of the ingredients and cook for five more minutes covered. The makes about 9 to 9 ½ cups of delicious soup.

can be made with vegetable broth instead of chicken for a vegetarian version. As with most soups, this is better the next day and the next, SO

If your family is not feeling fulfilled by this, all you have to do is add hot crusty bread and butter. The soup is

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Pasadena Pinot Fest to Benefit Children’s Charity

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Local Bread Barons Baking Up Health and Community Spirit Local South Pasadena Bakery Owners Offer Free Tastes and Support for Community Organizations

Supporting Pinot Fest sponsor and beneficiary, Chef Claud Beltran and Mike Farwell, owners of Noir Food & Wine, attend an Ice House Comedy Anniversary Show to Benefit Hillsides, a foster care children’s charity. - Photo courtesy Marisol Barrios/Hillsides

Restaurant Sponsors Wine Events Over Three Days Including Public Tasting on Jan. 30 One of the oldest grape varieties to be cultivated for the purpose of making wine, Pinot Noir rings in the New Year for new beginnings at the Second Annual Pasadena Pinot Fest, sponsored by the Pasadena restaurant and wine bar, Noir Food & Wine.

Held over three scheduled event days, Pinot Noir fans will savor varietal flavors at a Brian Loring Winemaker Dinner on January 24, Wes Hagan Clos Pepe Tasting on January 29, and Pinot Noir Public Grand Tasting on January 30.

“This is the second time Pasadena has had an extensive tasting of Pinot Noirs at one setting. Last year was a successful tasting, but this year is something special,” said Mike Farwell, owner of Noir Food & Wine and organizer of the event. “Many wine critics and wine publications rate wines, but this will be the first time all of the Pinots of California will be tasted on such a prestigious list for your critique during the Public Grand Tasting.”

The Public Grand Tasting day on January 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. will also benefit Hillsides, a Pasa-

dena foster care children’s charity serving children at risk and families in crisis living in Los Angeles County.

Proceeds of ticket sales and the opportunity drawing for wine packages will raise funds for the foster care residential program which has seen a hit by the California’s financial crisis.

Held at the University Club of Pasadena located at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena, tickets are $75 and $89 at the door. Included in the event admission are a free Riedel Burgundy/Pinot Noir glass, access to all wines being poured at the event, access to the Peter Cargasacchi Seminar, access to the Wes Hagen Seminar during event, complimentary Charcuterie & Cheese Buffet, complimentary tray passed hors d’oeuvres, complimentary BBQ by Chef Claud Beltran of Noir Food & Wine, access to winemakers and wine experts, purchase wine coordinated by le petit Vendome, and the opportunity to create a memory that will last a lifetime at this fabulous event while benefiting a reputable foster care children’s charity.

Participating Wineries include Anaba, Sonoma Coast; Badge, Sta. Rita Hills; Carr Wines, Sta. Rita Hills; Chesebro, Carmel Valley; Clary Ranch, Sonoma Coast; Cargasacchi, Sta. Rita Hills; Chesebro, Arroyo Seco; Cordon, Santa Maria; Clos Pepe, Sta Rita Hills; Curran Wines, Sta Rita Hills; Dutton-Goldfield, Russian River Valley; Flying Goat, Sta. Rita Hills; Frank Family, Russian River; Loring Wine Company, Sta. Rita Hills; Native9 (Rancho Ontiveros), Sta. Rita Hills; Point Concepcion, Santa Barbara County; Row 11, Santa Maria; and Westwood, Sonoma Valley and more are being added daily. Visit www. pasadenapinotfest.com to see the most current list of wineries and to check for updates to the list of participants.

A dd it ion a l e ve nt sponsors are Boston Court Theatre, Ice House Comedy Club, and le petit Vendome. To learn more about the event, visit w w w.PasadenaPinotFest.com or call 626.862.7441. To learn more about Hillsides, v isit w w w.Hi l lsides. org.

A savory blend of whole grain goodness with a dusting of old-fashioned bakery hospitality is about to hit the scene in South Pasadena. Local residents Chris and Patricia Diaz will open the Great Harvest Bread Co. bakery located at 1019 Mission St. on Jan. 15.

According to the owners, the bakery will serve as a community gathering place in addition to and offering freshly baked whole grain breads and sweets. The Diaz couple grew up in the area, and both plan to work in the bakery. Recent “empty nesters,” the couple was searching for a career change. Chris worked as a financial analyst before trading his calculator for a rolling pin while Patricia was a teacher, elementary school principal and educational consultant.

“We’re ‘foodies’ at heart so the transition to owning and operating our own bakery is a no-brainer,” says Patricia.

“We no longer wear suits, ties and high heels to work, yuck!

The new deal is jeans, t-shirts, and some rockin’ 70s and 80s tunes.”

The bakery’s eclectic employees share this kindhearted, hard-working spirit.

Each day they mill carefully selected Montana wheat berries into whole-wheat flour.

And each day they bake fresh breads, scones, cookies, and other sweet treats from 100 percent natural ingredients – no preservatives. Natural sweeteners such as honey will be used in all products, replacing unhealthy options like high fructose corn syrup.

Don’t believe the health

hype? Interested customers will have the opportunity to watch the baking process in action as bakers mill the wheat, knead the dough, and handcraft each delicious loaf.

“We know the current economic turmoil is taking its toll, but we felt that this was the best time to bring comfort food to people,” says Patricia.

“Great Harvest is all about making the best-tasting products from scratch every day in a fun-loving atmosphere with generous people. Fresh-baked bread is something everyone enjoys, and we wanted to own a business that offers a product unlike any other.”

Recent USDA health guidelines encourage Americans to eat three servings of whole grains every day and Great Harvest’s made-fromscratch whole-grain breads are advertised as providing excellent sources of complex carbohydrates. And with no added fat or cholesterol, these breads have been proven to be stars in weight control and disease prevention.

Not only does the couple hope to educate customers – from the oldest to the youngest – about the benefits of whole grains, but they believe in giving back to the community.

Plans include offering bakery tours to local schools, holding slicing events at area functions, and making regular bread donations to local charities. The bakery will be very supportive of the South Pasadena Educational Foundation as well as child literacy issues and city improvement causes.

“We want to show appre-

ciation to the community and reward the hard work of our neighbors with delicious baked goods made from scratch and with genuine care,” says Chris.

“I want people to feel comfortable about coming in, grabbing a free slice of bread, and saying hello.”

An indoor viewing area enables customers to keep an eye on all the fast-paced action behind the scenes where employees will be milling the wheat, rolling the dough, and pulling hot loaves from the oven.

Customers can sit and relax with a cup of coffee, use the bakery’s complimentary wireless high speed Internet, or entertain themselves with an old-fashioned board game.

The interior features an oldfashioned warehouse look with mission-style accents intended to honor the history of the area.

In order to drum up interest and show off their products, the new store will be offering a free slice of freshly baked bread.

“We want to take the time to get to know our customers and introduce ourselves to everyone,” says Patricia. “I’m excited about the diverse range of whole grain products.

And I’m even more excited about being the neighborhood bakery that provides heart-felt service and genuine hospitality to our community.”

To try the bread, stop by the store at 1019 Mission St., between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mondays through Friday, Saturdays 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sundays 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

CITY NEWS

10 JANUARY 14 - JANUARY 20, 2010

Playground Reopens in Library Park Continued from 1 rescue with a $350,000 grant to provide for the installation of a rubberized play surface, fencing, paving and new play equipment. The funds came from the county’s wilderness and recreation monies.

There was several reasons to the delay in the opening of the playground. There were several other projects in the city upon which the city’s

public works department was focusing. Ron Bow, the director of that city department said that despite estimates in May that the playground would be complete by last summer, the contract was not even sought for the work until this fall.

The funds were available for the equipment itself, the grant which provided the funds required the contractor

to hire “at-risk” youth to work on the project.

“The contractor claimed he could not find ‘at-risk youth’ and asked to be relieved from that requirement,” City Manager Scott Ochoa said. “We declined and put him in tough with Ulisses Gutierrez who immediately found the young people required from the Monrovia Youth Alliance,” Ochoa said.

Adams Will Not Seek Re-Election Continued from 1 of his decision.

Adams had recently survived a recall effort spearheaded by Orange County activists Mike Schroeder and Lee Lowrey, who sought to oust Adams for helping pass a budget with $12.5 billion in tax hikes. The recall organizers had vowed to spend leftover funds and resources on a Republican

candidate to oppose Adams in the June primary.

On the KFI website, the John and Ken show advised listeners to stay tuned for refund information. You may recall that John and Ken were part of the substantial recall effort last year by hosting special live recall sign-ins.

Adams represents the 59th Assembly includes the

San Bernardino County communities of Apple Valley, Hesperia, Lake Arrowhead, Crestline, San Bernardino, Highland and Mentone, according to the news release.

He also represents Claremont, La Verne, Glendora, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Bradbury, Arcadia and La Crescenta in Los Angeles County.

Mayor’s State of Monrovia: It Was the Worst of Times, But We Made the Best of Them Continued from 1 Circuit City and Expo and that other such as Sun Microsystems had downsized.

But she also pointed out that others had opened such as Kohl’s (where Mer v y ns had been), Henry’s Market

Kelly Kovacic Selected as a National Teacher of the Year Finalist Continued from 1 ter of Arcadia City Council member Gary Kovacic.

“Ms. Kovacic’s passion for teaching makes her a natural educator,” O’Connell said.

“During her relatively eight short years in the classroom, she has made a tremendous impact on the lives of her students. Kelly has an innate ability to transcend the boundaries of her students’ world and provide them with the education, encouragement, and resolve to overcome hurdles and realize their own potential.”

In addition to California, teachers from Florida, Iowa, and Michigan were also named National Teacher of the Year finalists. The announcement came from the Council of Chief State School Officers, which oversees the program. Ms. Kovacic teaches twelfth grade Advance Placement U.S. Government and Politics and eleventh grade Advanced Placement U.S. History at The Preuss School, a charter school established in 1999 on the University of Cali-

fornia, San Diego campus in La Jolla. The school provides a rigorous college-preparatory education for motivated lowincome students who all live below the poverty level.

Ms. Kovacic, who is one of four 2010 California Teachers of the Year and also a 2010 Teacher of the Year for the San Diego Unified School District, graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Education from Stanford University, where she also received a California Professional Clear Credential.

“I am extremely honored to be chosen as a finalist,” Ms. Kovacic said. “It is an exciting opportunity to be an advocate for teachers, students, and public education. More than anything else, this honor is recognition of the dedicated and hard working students, staff, and teaching colleagues I have the privilege to work with each day at The Preuss School.”

Since the National Teacher of the Year Program began

in 1952, six National Teachers of the Year have been named from California, including the program’s first National Teacher, Geraldine Jones, who taught in Santa Barbara.

Chauncey Veatch, a history and social studies teacher at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal, was the most recent California winner, receiving the honor in 2002.

Ms. Kovacic’s selection marks the third consecutive year that a California teacher has reached the national finals. During the two preceding years, Alex Kajitani, a mathematics teacher also known as the Rappin’ Mathematician at Mission Middle School in the Escondido Union (Elementary) School District in San Diego County, and Lewis Chappelear, an engineering design teacher at James Monroe High School in North Hills in the Los Angeles Unified School District, were both named National Teacher of the Year finalists.

The 2010 winner is expected to be announced in April.

(at the site of the long gone Lucky Market), Living Spaces (to replace Expo) and Merengue Bakery and Cafe

-Photo by Terry Miller

( just off Myrtle on Colorado). She also announced that the City of Hope has signed a sub-lease on 80,000 square feet of Sun Microsystems space to expand their services.

“Those businesses and institutions are coming here because we went out and got them,” Lutz said. “We don’t sit back and wait for fate to decide our future. Monrovia makes it happen.”

Lutz also noted that this city, unlike some others had been preparing for the economic difficulties it faced this year. She said “ it’s not as if we didn’t see it coming.

This Council and staff have been on top of this economic crisis since it began.

“You’ll remember that all through 2007 and 2008 we warned that times were about to get tough; that large raises and expensive

new programs were going to have to wait.

T he mayor poi nt ed proudly to the successes of the last year including the new Library and refurbished Library Park, the city’s first Historic District, Wildrose Avenue, “our neighborhood preservation successes...safer streets...stronger infrastructure....” She also praised the new more effective system for running the City’s Emergency Operations System which came about as a result of the major wildfires last summer and fall. Other successful programs which gained the she pointed to were the improved City web site and newsletter. The Yout h Employ ment Service, the 21 Environmental Accords and the Monrovia Area Partnership program all earned regional, state or national awards last year.

She said had achieved all these things “despite the worst economic downturn in 80 years...despite crime...despite the fire...despite growth and change...and despite the State of California.”

Following the speech, those in attendance were offered copies of the city’s annual report which were included in the January-March 2010 Monrovia Today newsletter as well as copies of a city produced DVD praising the community. Prior to the speech there was a short reception hosted by the city.

It would be an oversight not to praise the catering of Cafe Mondial at that reception.

The food was well planned and tasty. Kudos to that Monrovia business.

The complete text of the Mayor’s speech can be read on this newspaper’s web site: MonroviaWeekly.com.

Health & Fitness Guide Training Tips

BY LYNDA LINFORTH

So You Were Dumped Over the Holidays…

Whether you saw it coming it coming or you were blindsided by the Christmas gift that keeps on giving, being dumped during the Holidays is a one-two punch. With the New Year looming, many of us would have made resolutions or plans that we had expected would last well into the year.

When your relationship status changes, everything suddenly seems to be thrown off kilter; your carefully planned future unknown.

The tendency is to fall into a tail-spin of woe and disarray, throwing common sense and self preservation to the wind. Many of these self destructive tendencies will affect your health and fitness, ultimately making you feel worse.

View food as fuel People are usually either under eaters or over eaters when faced with distress.

Over eaters tend to move towards comfort foods and under eaters have a suppressed appetite. Viewing food as fuel to the brain and body will help to take the emotion out of your choices. Fuel the “body machine” to feel better, stimulate mental awareness (good for thinking logically), boost the immune system to stave off illness and to look good on the outside, even if

you are not feeling so excellent on the inside.

One of the most daunting tasks when you are suddenly single is food shopping for one.

Standing in the aisle staring at the favourite pasta sauce that you used to eat together will have you blubbering back to the car empty handed. Make a list before you leave the house and stick to it.

Start or change a gym routine Even if you clamp on your ipod or glare at every member of the opposite sex, exercising with other people can make you feel part of a bigger picture, taking you out of your head. The familiarity of your gym, or the excitement of a new regime can help focus the mind to take care of the body. The release of the endorphins, the feel good chemicals, will do wonders for your mood. Use the opportunity to re-vamp your routine if you are feeling stagnant.

Don’t start or increase a bad habit Even though you may feel in complete self destruction mode, do not allow yourself to damage your health. Starting or increasing smoking or drinking alcohol, or watching

TV for hours on end will do nothing for your mood and the result is, in essence, avoidance of dealing with the problems at hand. Seek help through friends or professionals to avoid this slippery slope as the damage can be permanent.

Sleep We heal when we sleep, emotionally and physically.

Lack of sleep or poor sleep can result in diminished concentration, depletion of immune system and generally a bad attitude. View sleep as your recovery and take steps to make sure it becomes your own special time of relaxation. Make changes to your environment, do not eat too close to sleeping and turn off the TV. The greatest revenge is to thrive after a break up. Being suddenly single is a great opportunity to take time for yourself, reevaluate your immediate future and find room for self improvement.

Lynda Linforth has been a personal trainer since 1998 and is certified by NASM and is a licensed nutritionist. She owns and operates Train Inc. in Arcadia, a private training studio focusing on weight loss, strength training and post injury exercise for all ages and abilities. Please contact Train Inc. for a complimentary consultation at 626 447 1049 or lyndalinforth@ gmail.com.

City of Hope Study: Pomegranates May Prevent Breast Cancer Growth Researchers Identify Mult iple Compounds in Crimson Fruit that Can Prevent Hormone-Responsive Tumors from Growing The crimson pomegranate has a long-held reputation for suppression. In the myth of Persephone, her consumption of a few seeds led to all things on Earth to cease thriving. While the ancient Greeks used that tale to explain the changing seasons, City of Hope researchers may have found a different seed of truth as they discovered the fruit’s ability to stop and prevent certain breast cancers from growing.

In a study published in Cancer Prevention Research on Jan. 5, Shiuan Chen, Ph.D., director of

City of Hope’s Division of Tumor Cell Biology, and his colleagues found that

pomegranates contain six compounds that may pre-

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City of Hope Study:

Pomegranates May Prevent Breast Cancer Growth Continued from 11 vent breast cancer growth by blocking aromatase, an enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen and is known to play a key role in hormonedependent breast cancer.

Of these substances, one called urolithin B (UB) has the most powerful impact, inhibiting multiple estrogenproducing mechanisms that fuel the cancer’s growth. In an additional analysis, Chen and his team found that UB prevented the proliferation of estrogen-responsive breast cancer cells. “By suppressing the production of estrogen, urolithin B and other phytochemicals found in pomegranates can prevent hormone-responsive breast cancer tumors from growing,� said Chen.

The other phytochemicals, naturally occurring plant compounds that may have a health benefit, in pomegranates found to inhibit aromatase activity are urolithin A (UA), methylated UA, acetylated UB, met hylated U B a nd U B sulfate.

Previous research has shown pomegranate juice to be high in antioxidant activity and that its compounds can control breast

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and prostate cancer growth in humans. “The results of this study suggest that pomegranate intake may be a viable strategy for preventing breast cancer,� said Chen.

The other researchers involved in this study are:

Lynn Adams, Ph.D., from City of Hope and Yanjung Zhang, Ph.D., Navindra Seeram, Ph.D., and David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., from the David Geffen School of Medicine’s Center for Human Nutrition at University of California, Los Angeles.

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Cheesy Sloppy Joes Preparation time: Five minutes Cooking time: Fifteen minutes Serves six.

Ingredients: 1/2 pound lean ground beef (7 percent fat or less) 1 (10-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables 1 (6 - ou nce) ca n tomato paste 1 (1.3- or 1.5-ounce) package sloppy joe seasoning mix 3 whole wheat hamburger

buns 6 (3/4 ounce) slices fat free cheddar cheese Directions: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook until browned, four to fi ve minutes, stirring with a spoon to break it up. Discard any drippings.

Stir in the mixed vegetables, 1 1/3 cups of water, the tomato paste and seasoning mix, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer, stirring, until thickened - about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Place the buns cut side up on a broiler rack and broil 3 inches from the heat until toasted; about one to two minutes. Top each bun half with one slice of cheese and broil until cheese is melted, about one minute longer. Spoon 1/2 cup of the beef mixture on top of each bun and serve.

Contains 207 calories, 4g fat and 26g carbohydrates per serving.

Pear-Oatmeal Crisp Preparation time: Fifteen minutes Cooking time: Twenty minutes Serves six.

Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 7 tablespoons packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 2 (16 -ounce) cans sliced pea rs in juice, dra ined, with 1/2 cup of the juice reserved 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 (1 1/4-ounce) package cinnamon and spice instant oatmeal mix Directions: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix 1 tablespoon of the flour, 4 tablespoons of the brown sugar and the ginger in an 8-inch square baking dish. Add the pears and the reserved pear juice, stirring until blended. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, then prick a few holes in the plastic.

Microwave on high until the filling begins to bubble, four to five minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking.

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Contains 225 calories per 1/2-cup serving, 4g fat and 46g carbohydrates.

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BY SUSAN MOTANDER delegate and alternate to the - Photo by Terry Miller San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, ousting Councilman Joe Mosca from the posiThrough t he cheers

BY TERRY MILLER tion mid-term.

Mayor MacGillivray and AND JOHN STEPHENS and the jeers, Rep. Schiff attempted to provide an update Mayor Pro Tem Watts attended It was the best of times on the health care proposal a meeting of the Council of and it was the worst of times, (H.R. 3200) currently under Governments recently, which all depending with whom consideration in Congress. the mayor said was an interestadditional charges.

Cervantes of Monrovia a In the you spoke Tuesday evening But opponents would hear ing exercise. courtroom,Valerie, Monrovia Police in Alhambra. The meeting nothing of it and hundreds in new computer.

Though Mr. Watts hisMIller -Photo Byhad Terry Sergeant Glen Tuesday was perhaps a mi- the audience expressed their a sixthDetective grader at Clifton complaints, saying he had felt MiddleColeman School, arrested told us the “Tax crocosm of the nation’s pulse disgust with the plan in no that there was little opportunity Doctor” on three that her computer shemore felofor the city to have a voice in the ny charges. has been using was purCouncil of Governments. He As for chased more thanthetenfirst matsaid he felt that Sierra Madre ter - and the charges years ago that shefor which representatives were outnumColasuonno was originally was unable to complete bered and outvoted in the scheduled to appear on her school assignments organization that represents Tuesday - the proceedings 87 cities throughout Southern Continued on 14 were trailed (delayed) until California. this afternoon (Thursday).

City to Install New High-Speed “I tend to agree, but we Colasuonno is currently in (l-r) Princess Ashley Thaxton, Princess Kinsey Stuart, Princess Katherine Hernández, Princess Michelle Van Wyk, Princess Natalie Innocenzi, have to try,” MacGillivray Mcustody, E D I A , I and N C . he most likely Internet Service, Cable Access Wiring said.

Princess June Ko and Princess Lauren Rogers -Photo By Terry Miller will stay there, having told Joe Mosca, who formerly 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 BYhalf BILL[of PETERS business owners in Arcadia planner with the city’s 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 docuand work withwith business General Plan 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, In this new case, A settlement agreement 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 arrested Monrovia between the city and twocity In his weekly report, up for playback the In anreverberate Though staff expect-on and Downturn Hit Education, Please stand-by until further Chambers. effort to provide from the meeting eastern border of a few provided 1873, wasman focused growwin”. Monrovia, just tothrough the singing would Police booked hillside developments Assistant to the City Manplay-out system in the business owners in ArcaBY KYLE business Private Education Harder notice.” ed a higher turnout, Despite a low 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 on population. threerate new counts Zhang, founder provided into opposition the sales, cent building.

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

Unruh to nearby width to accommodate live allowing the meetings to and Chamber of Commerce and 487(a) Small the call Year(626) by 833-7437. paign committee sory on June 29, al- ronmental and even a muddy discuss applied toand thetocity Montecito 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 Womanlege be1887, directly victim State Senator most a month the college mess.

At Tuesday’s cityand couna General potential problems. use permit on Huntington Drive Bob Huff, The the Monrovia Week-before ments questions once9,000—its ain this new case is plan’s goals and 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 Workshop who was Montecito of unexpectedly on potential cil meeting, agenda item sheJohn “Wetheir wantfundraisto make sure Tuesday evening ranged not only in age and socio-economic is incorporation ready, said.Greco, in Monrovia. The reasonFine is Arts ly’sCollege numerous attempts to closed and down to discuss prob-the draft spurred by born in announced of “Live continuing attempt to 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 1936.

Theto amount alleged to abruptly its doors Julywent 30. Zhang’s 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”, but as the sales dress the traffic ing activities. month, city Flod said in hisoffice report that Citynoise Hall and Council Chamandchanged party involved have been stolen from Greco in July, came just after her sion thatsure sent the 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 returned.and The tion founder, Ed a month“We mentproposal Services Jason want to make city of Director saloons.

Real estate opened, development signed an agreement with thisthe system is expectedissues to caused bers. by the school’s years tinue to have a to prosperous was and almost teachers alike dumbfounded and her husband’s school was back to negotiators. A report adobe structure located on stead, an effort they see as their message across. of complaints the -Photo By Terry Miller was selling by$240,000.

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, Greco’s wife, without Monpay, andbewithout named Small Business of the and a settlement proposal 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 swers.

Senator Huff. named Settlement Agreement 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 in February following our on the issue. Amid scattered uncertain terms.

President and wife of the Senator Huff, representa- and Mutual Release was deliv-Baldwin, Botanic Garden in Arcadia rightful place in the City’s quiet Friday night forand won her case. a successful Design in Monrovia Montecito Fine Arts expanding cities such as Los Residents affected by Misusing ofClassGuilty story which college’s founder showed no reOne African Ameritive ofnthewa29sth Senate District ered to city council members continues to deteriorate. And history. Within the walls of Monrovia Police Department.

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

by Terry the lobby andestold intoMiller walked SUSAN MOTANDER against Huff’s campaignina1977 legeaswas hope that the document could 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 GrandtoTheft by embezzlement. closed lier, areceived studio providing I until further tor. In story which ran in hosted a boisterous and spir- Obama depicted as Adolph monthnotice. after the college and has fine announced that he produce an agreement settle Arboretum volunteers and 1903 and it is the place he the desk personnel, “I think the visionary anda risk-taking days and almost sold out by considered their needs and with a residential neighborThis charge wasourenhanced We will not reopen in AuThemade trial ofvarious Mark ColaContinued on 23 thing.” terrible a did 1909. in March 5 edition, Greco died his award. ited town hall meeting modHitler was in attendance as a will return the donation issues surrounding the Arcaof a growing number a story erated by NBC4’s Dr. Bruce representative of the Lyndon April of 1887. “Hell”, Bald- made the necessary changes hood,” she said.

BY SAMEEA KAMAL withand theentrepreneur, allegation that he moresigned suonno has been continuedHomes Marinero had parked his recounted the painful According to state elec- by Zhang.

The city’s history took a Stonehouse One dians.

“The conditional use contract the Los Angewin 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 tion records, Vice President Hensel. up local turnedand research whenAnnual jolt 26th 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 his tax preparation continued to August 11. It is clients of 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 Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin, a successful entrepreneur and the founder begun to rally support for tion at the Los Angeles Coun- strangled. Monrovia Police tion hasREAL buyers have fund raising events, the (subsequently) the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. - Photo from the Association of Town Watch bases worldwide. illegallybring investing andto his de- of the CityThis still set for trial in Department E firm bywould Continued on 19 Continued on 3 officers attempted to revive its request to convert 13,500 Downtown getaway is 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 unit Statisfibrillator Rose Garden and a great Cook up a tasty vegetable With small, inexpensive An ode to bad behavior will celebrate on October 6th, tics for this year have be trial is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Doctor started preparing his thetodepartment. foryet equipment "Print Edition" for farmers market. PAGE 5 Learn how defaulting on with a corn and in theRussell touches make small spaces Brand, the slithering, 2009. compiled, but they look be taxdip returns late 1990s.

Tuesday, the courtpizza has ten days Department Fire to Monrovia a look at our newly Vigil Held at Pasadena City Hall Monday Each year the National of a similar vein. several years of working UK rocker. actually trial which 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 with Colasuonno, Lopez said to another 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 that in approximately 20085 he courtroom for adjudication.

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, 4 6,- 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 speak2400 block of South Myrtle towed to the Sierra Madre 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.

The Funky Hippeez show is a fast-paced, non-stop ride

more! Don’t miss the world’s grooviest live disco and funk show to date.

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

Bring a chair or blanket to enjoy an evening of music in the park. Pre-concert activities start at 630 p.m. – Participate in Shape Up TC – all ages are welcome to join TC Parks & Recreation staff during a miniexercise demonstration. Hot Dogs, soft serve ice cream, shaved ice, popcorn and more will be for sale during the concert.

For further information, please call the Parks & Recreation Department at (626) 285-2171 ext.

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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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Downloadable MP3 Workouts Make Resolutions More Portable, Sustainable

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Any way There’s no one best way to work out - you need to know what’s best for you. Many people need to keep things fresh to maintain their interest in exercising, and they need

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Celebrity trainers provide the instruction on workout MP3s from iTrain, and you can also e-mail the company to ask for customized routines. If you feel limited in what you can achieve, search out solutions on the Web or at the gym, and you’ll be able to make good on your New Year’s resolution.

Relay for Life Kick-Off Party at Peach Cafe Relay for Life of Monrovia invites everyone to “2010 Kick-Off Party” on Tuesday, January 19th from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Peach Café, located at 141 East Colorado Blvd. in Monrovia.

At the Kick Off party, attendees will learn about the upcoming annual 24-hour Relay For Life of Monrovia event, bond with other teams and their members & survivors, sign up for the 2010 event, meet and connect with Relay for Life committee members and enjoy fabulous

food served up by the Peach Café kitchen.

There will be coffee, tea and hors d’oeuvres to enjoy, as well as other food and drink which will be available for purchase.

Over the years, Monrovia Relay For Life has been instrumental in raising much needed funds to support the American Cancer Society’s cancer research and to procide services to cancer patients and their families.

The event brings community together to fight against can-

cer and to work together for a cancer free world.

Monrovia Mayor Mary Ann Lutz, council members Tom Ada ms a nd Becky Shevlin will be present to show their support for fundraising event.

For more information, contact Event Chair Mike Laban at (626) 627-5230 or Co-Chair Jenny Pappano at (626) 318-9275. Additional information is also available on the Monrovia Relay website, relayforlife.org/monroviaca.

MUSD Celebrates Health and Fitness in Second Annual Employee Wellness Challenge The second annual Monrovia Unified School District employee wellness program began with a gala kick-off on Tuesday January 11. Dubbed “Take Action!” the wellness challenge is a 10-week program intended to encourage employees to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as their level of physical activity on a daily basis.

Their progress is tracked on a card listing the number of cups of fruits and vegetables eaten, as well as minutes of daily physical activity achieved by the individual.

Their progress is then monitored by the Network for a Healthy California’s Nutrition Site Lead Teachers.

The proposed goal for participants is a cumulative daily total of 3.5 cups of fruits and vegetables and 30 minutes of physical activity.

Winners of the challenge will be awarded donated prizes for their efforts and a trophy will be awarded the winning school. Every employee who earns a total of 700 points and all the participants of the winning school will also receive a free 6-week bootcamp donated by Elite Fitness Bootcamp/TEAM CrossFit in Monrovia.

The Monrovia Unified School District says that they started the program because they are “committed to creating a healthier environment for our employees”.

Several research studies demonstrate that individuals who consume a diet high in fruits and vegetables and are physically active have a reduced rate of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Therefore, The Network for a Healthy California believes in setting an annual challenge for all their district employees as a way to motivate them to maintain healthy lifestyles. In addition, as they practice how to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, control their portion sizes and engage in ways to be active for 30 minutes, they become healthy, positive role models for students in the Monrovia Unified School District.

NCAA Donates $50,000 for Robinson Park Field

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In recognition of Pasadena hosting the 2010 BCS championship game, NCAA Football has donated $50,000 to the City of Pasadena to help fund improvements at Robinson Park, including the first regulation-size football field in any local park. Left to right: David Bertram, executive director, NCAA Football; Pasadena City Councilman Chris Holden; Bob Vecchione,

chairman, NCAA Football Youth Initiative Committee; Pasadena City Councilwoman Jacque Robinson; Lena Kennedy, special projects manager, Office of Senator Carol Liu; Ishmael Trone, Robinson Park Planning Committee; Horace Wormely, neighborhood services administrator, Pasadena Human Services and Recreation Department; Tanganica Turner, field rep-

resentative, Office of Assemblyman Anthony Portantino; Ralph Poole, Robinson Park Planning Committee; and Jeff Throop, president, Tournament of Roses Association.

A community celebration to mark the grand re-opening of Robinson Park is scheduled Saturday, Jan. 23, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Photo courtesy City of Pasadena Public Affairs Office

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Soul Mates for Life The family of William M. Nies and E. Genevieve (Thompson) Nies happily announce their 60th wedding anniversary. Bill & Jenny were married on December 29, 1949 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

Bill left Hamburg, Pennsylvania, after service in the Air Force during WWII to take a position with Landis Machine Co. in Waynesboro. Here he met his soul mate for life. After residing in Davenport, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois, they have resided in Arcadia, California since 1958. Bill retired from Landis in 1989 after 45 years. Jenny has spent many decades volunteering at Arcadia Methodist Hospital and is actively involved with Beta Sigma Phi. The immediate family was together to celebrate this joyous occasion at an intimate dinner.

County Sheriff Endorses Arcadia Council Candidate Continued from 1 teers and reorganize neighborhood watch groups in an effort to curb crime within the city. “[Sheriff Baca] has proven himself to be a man of honor and dignity who applies the law fairly and equally, to do what is right and fight

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Police Blotters Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, December 27, through Saturday, January 2, the Police Department responded to 895 calls for service of which 120 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, December 27: 1. Around 3:30 p.m., units responded to the racetrack regarding a man detained by security personnel for selling narcotics to patrons. During a search of the suspect, bindles of narcotics were found.

A private person’s arrest was made, and a 42-year-old Hispanic was taken into custody for possession of narcotics with the intent to sell.

2. Officers responded to Westfield Mall around 6:30 p.m. in reference to an auto burglary investigation. A victim discovered that his car stereo was stolen from his locked vehicle. Two male Hispanic suspects, ages 18 and 20, were later located and arrested for the theft.

3. Between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., a grand theft occurred at Santa Anita Inn. Unknown suspect(s) stole a $3,500 electric wheelchair that was parked in front of the victim’s room.

The victim is an amputee and the wheelchair was donated to him a month ago by his church.

Monday, December 28: 4. Between 11:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., a residential burglary occurred in the 2300 block of El Capitan. Unknown suspect(s) gained access to the house via an unlocked door. The suspect(s) took two handguns, a laptop computer, and coins.

5. A victim came to the station to file an identity theft report around 4:51 p.m. A representative from a department store advised the victim that he was overdue on an account, so he checked his credit report and discovered five accounts were fraudulently activated using his personal information. The u n k now n suspect(s) made over $16,000 in unauthorized purchases.

Tuesday, December 29: 6. Shortly after midnight, officers were dispatched to Macy’s regarding an employee detained for theft. A 22-year-old female Hispanic employee/suspect took selected merchandise

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He then selected additional mercha ndise but was only charged for one item. After the transaction was completed, she gave him a second bag which contained all the unpaid clothing items that she had selected earlier. A private person’s arrest was made, and the employee was taken into custody for commercial burglary.

7. An auto burglary occurred at 660 West Huntington between 8:30 a.m. and 1:29 p.m.

Unknown suspect(s) punched a door lock to gain entry into a vehicle and stole a $1,500 DVD/navigation system.

Wednesday, December 30: 8. Units responded to 504 East Live Oak around 1:00 p.m. in reference to a grand theft that just occurred. Three Hispanic suspects, one woman and two men, entered the store with one suspect carrying a large water bottle. They asked to purchase five gallons of water and a suspect spilt some water on the floor. When the employee went to retrieve a mop, the suspects stole the employee’s purse and fled the scene.

9. Around 1:53 p.m., an attempted robber y occur red in the rear alley of President Square, 1300 South Golden West . A ma le Cauca sia n suspect, armed with a silver revolver, pushed the victim into a wall and demanded his wallet. The victim refused and pushed the suspect back. The suspect then struck the victim in the head with the side of the gun and fled on foot without taking any property.

Thursday, December 31: 10. Officers were dispatched to May’s Department Store, 114 East Live Oak, around 1:00 p.m. in reference to a robbery that just occurred. Two male Hispanic suspects took seven cartons of cigarettes, and a cashier was pushed by one of the suspects during the incident. An area check was conducted, but the suspects were not located.

11. An attempted robbery occurred at Hampton Inn, 311 East Live Oak, around 6:21 p.m. A male African-American suspect struck a male victim in the face and then demanded money. The victim indicated that he did not have any cash and the suspect fled the scene. The suspect was not found during an area search.

Friday, January 1:

12. Around 1:15 a.m., a battery on person incident was reported at 7-Eleven, 1003 South Baldwin. A 23-year-old male Hispanic suspect confronted a male victim and demanded money. The victim indicated that he did not have any cash but was willing to buy the suspect some food. The suspect then punched the victim in the face, chipping three teeth. The suspect fled on foot but was later located and arrested.

13. Units responded to the 600 block of Fairview around 6:32 a.m. in reference to a missing person’s report. An 81-yearold male Caucasian was last seen on the evening of December 31, and he and his vehicle were discovered missing during the early morning hours of January 1.

On January 4, at 12:30 a.m., the CHP advised that they had located the man’s vehicle in the San Bernardino National Forest. A search and rescue operation was conducted and the subject’s body was found 300 feet down the embankment. The San Bernardino Sheriff/Coroner is investigating the cause of death.

Saturday, January 2: 14. Bet ween 5:0 0 p.m. on December 31 and 10:20 a.m. on January 2, a residential burglary occurred in the 2500 block of Albert. Unknown suspect(s) entered the garage through an unsecured window and stole a dishwasher and tools.

15. A commercial burglary occurred at 240 East Foothill between 6:00 p.m. on December 31 and 1:00 p.m. on January 2.

Unknown suspect(s) entered an office by unknown means and stole computer equipment and a 50” LCD television.

Sierra Madre PD During the week of Sunday, December 27th, 2009 to Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 296 calls for service.

Monday, December 28th 9:39 PM - Narcotics Arrest, Baldwin Ave/ Hampton Rd. An officer stopped a motorist for a Vehicle Code violation.

The officer developed a reason to search the vehicle and found over 3.5 ounces of methamphetamine and cocaine. The driver was arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sales and transported to the Sierra Madre Police De-

partment. The vehicle was impounded for evidence. The driver was taken to the Pasadena Police Department Jail for booking.

Tuesday, December 29th 12:55 PM - Vandalism, Bailey Canyon Park. Between 12/26/2009 and 12/29/2009, unknown suspect(s) vandalized the restroom using a pen and etching tools. No suspect informat ion is available at this time.

6:19 PM - DUI Arrest, Sunnyside Ave/Mariposa Ave. Officers responded to a non-injury traffic collision involving a possible DUI driver. Upon arrival the officers met with the driver of the vehicle and determined he was under the inf luence of alcohol. The driver was arrested for DUI and transported to the Pasadena Police Department Jail for booking and remand.

Wednesday, December 30th 8:01 AM – Grand Theft, 200 Block Santa Anita Court. Between 12-29-2009 and 12-302009, suspect(s) stole a Garmin GPS and perfume from the victim’s unlocked vehicle that was parked in the driveway.

No suspect information is available at this time. Total loss is estimated at $530.00 Friday, January 1st 5:20 PM – Vandalism, 100 Block Rancho Rd, Unknown suspect(s) threw an egg at the victim’s car between 2:00 pm on 12-30 - 09 to 4:40 pm on 01-01-10. The suspect(s) then left the area in an unknown direction.

Monrovia PD During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 517 service events, resulting in 134 investigations.

Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: New YearÊs Eve Activity During the evening of December 31, 12 arrests were made.

Two arrests were made for driving under the influence, six arrests for public intoxication, two arrests for warrants, one arrest for domestic violence, and one arrest for grand theft. Fireworks/possible shots fired calls were less than usual this year for New Year’s Eve. There were several small disturbances near a bar in the 300 block of South Myrtle; however, due to heavy New Year’s Eve extra patrol by officers, all attendees left the area with minimal problems.

Domestic Violence / Assault with a Deadly Weapon / Suspect Arrested On December 31 at 7 p.m., officers responded to the 1400 block of California regarding an assault that had just occurred. A male subject struck and severely beat his live-ingirlfriend. Officers contacted and assisted the victim and another officer located the suspect walking several blocks from the crime scene and detained him. The suspect was arrested and booked for the above listed charges. The victim had several broken teeth, abrasions, and other minor injuries, but she declined medical treatment.

Grand Theft / Suspect Arrested On December 31 at 9:01 p.m., a juvenile that is living with her grandmother stole several valuable pieces of jewelry from her grandmother and climbed out a bathroom window. The grandmother discovered the missing juvenile with her jewelry and called police. Officers responded quickly and located the juvenile, who was still in possession of the stolen property. The juvenile has a prior history of behavioral problems on record with the Police Department, and an ongoing case with the Department of Child and Family Services. DCFS was notified and responded to take custody of the juvenile.

A criminal report for Grand Theft has been prepared and will be submitted to the Juvenile District Attorney for filing consideration.

Vandalism On January 1 at 8:15 a.m., an officer responded to a business in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding a report of vandalism. The officer arrived and contacted an employee of the business. The employee had gone to the location to do some work and found that the glass door in the front lobby had been broken. A large rock

was found inside the lobby on the f loor. Investigation continuing.

Vandalism On January 2 at 9:24 a.m., an officer was dispatched to a business in the 900 block of West Huntington regarding a break-in. The officer arrived and contacted the reporting party, who showed him a six foot by eight foot glass window that had been broken. The reporting party believes the suspects may have entered the location. No loss was determined at this time. Investigation continuing.

Burglary On January 2 at 9:49 a.m., an officer responded to a Laundromat in the 900 block of West Duarte regarding the report of a theft. The owner reported that on December 31 he found seven of the coin boxes had been opened. It appeared that the boxes were forced open, but he did not make a report to police at that time. On January 1, he found several more coin boxes had been broken into, but again he did not report the crime at the time of incident. On January 2 he called police, who responded to the business to take a report on both incidents.

Investigation continuing.

Bear Incident On January 4 at 10:23 p.m., a resident in the 600 block of Norumbega reported a bear on her property that appeared to be sick and injured. Officers arrived and confirmed the bear was in poor condition.

The Department to Fish and Game responded and tranquilized the animal. They believe it consu med water f rom a fountain that had chemicals in it and became sick. They transported the bear to the mount a ins, where t hey at tempted to release it, but the bear did not regain consciousness and died.

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Audubon Guides Releases California Wildflower iPhone App Nature lovers in California have a convenient new tool to help them identify species. Based on updated and expanded versions of the best-selling series of National Audubon Society field guides, Audubon Wildflower California puts the most authoritative and comprehensive information about the region’s wildflowers at the fingertips of iPhone and iPod Touch users.

Now available in the reference section of the apps store in iTunes along with other apps in the Audubon Guide series, Audubon Wildflowers California provides a wealth of interactive information in a mobile package, giving the state’s wildflower lovers a fun and exciting experience that makes outings richer, more informed and instantly sharable.

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“You are commended for bolstering our business, the housing market and the economy through your impressive sales accomplishments,” stated CB President Bruce Zipf

in a recent letter to the Fairbanks Group which consists of Realtors John Fairbanks, Marion Fairbanks and Kevin Sweeten.

“Keeping the American dream of homeownership alive is not only important to each individual you serve; it is also inextricably tied to the financial health of our company and our nation,” Zipf added.

For the past five years the Fairbanks Group has consistently led the Coldwell Banker Pasadena/ Lake Ave. office in sales.

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Stunning Mediterranean Estate! This 4 bedroom, 5 bath home has been meticulously designed to accent the superior architectural features. The grand foyer welcomes your guests. Step down dining room and living room complete with surround sound. The master bedroom is truly a retreat with its own balcony and large walk in closets. The backyard features three patios and a koi pond. Call today and let us help you set up your own private showing! PASADENA (LIN)

Homebuyers Nothing quite like it! Just a short stroll from downtown Sierra Madre this beautiful townhome is located in one of the rare gated communities in Sierra Madre. Featuring 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, this home is truly a gem.

Pick up the phone and let us show you what sets this home apart from the others. SIERRA MADRE (ESP)

Take a walk back in time to this nostalgic 1920’s Spanish style cottage. Two bedroom, one full bath, indoor laundry area and one car garage. Sunny, well maintained original kitchen with great tiled floors, beautiful hardwood floors throughout the rest of home. Backyard is perfect for entertaining. The home is located on a corner on a very quiet street. SIERRA MADRE (HIG)

California living at its best! This stunning Tuscan Villa Estate located in the guard-gated community of Whispering Pines has fabulous views. Featuring 5 master suites and 6 bathrooms, this home is as comfortable as it is beautiful. The backyard features a salt-water pool and spa and an outdoor kitchen. With too many amenities to list this home is truly one you have to see for yourself! Call today to make this dream home yours!

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LEGALS OTHER PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 10-32441-SH NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: JOON CHOI, 1366 E. HUNTINGTON DR, DUARTE, CA 91010 Doing business as: MAKI MAKI All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: NONE The name(s) and business address of the buyer(s) is/are: JON PARK,

JANUARY 14 - JANUARY 20, 2010 1001 STARBUCK ST, #I-303, FULLERTON, CA 92833 The assets being sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE and is located at: 1366 E. HUNTINGTON DR, DUARTE, CA 91010 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: TEAM ESCROW INC, 17300 REDHILL AVE, STE 110, IRVINE, CA 92614 and the anticipated sale date is FEBRUARY 2, 2010 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

[If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: TEAM ESCROW INC,

17300 REDHILL AVE, STE 110, IRVINE, CA 92614 and the last day for filing claims by any creditor shall be FEBRUARY 1, 2010, which is the business day before the anticipated sale date specified above.

JON PARK, Buyer(s) PCTS LA151864 ARCADIA WEEKLY 1/14/2010 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINSITER ESTATE OF: Ruth Frances Allen aka Ruth R Allen aka Ruth F Allen Case number GP014916 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Ruth Frances Allen aka Ruth R Allen aka Ruth F Allen aka Ruth Allen.

A petition for probate has been filed

by Robert E. Allen III in the Superior Court of California, County of Los

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administration authority will be granted unless an interested person filed an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 5, 2010 at 9 A.M in Dept A located at 300 East Walnut Street, Pasadena, Ca 91101.

If you object to the granting of the peririon, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearancemay be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in

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Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

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The petition for probate requests that Robert E. Allen III be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice of consented to the proposed action.) The independent

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