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Man Detained Following Bomb Threat Standoff at Monrovia Bank

By Susan Motander and John Stephens

Monrovia resident Joshua Locateil, 24, was arrested and charged with attempted robbery after a four hour stand-off with police at Citizens Business Bank on the corner on Myrtle and Huntington Wednesday afternoon, according to Capt.

Jim Hunt of the Monrovia Police Department. Locateil is in custody at the Monrovia Police station.

After his arrest, a robotic device used by the bomb squad was called in according to Capt. Hunt and clothing and a waist pack were determined to be clear and no device was found.

Locateil had allegedly entered the bank around 9.55 a.m. and placed a note demanding money. The bank was evacuated. The contents of that note have not been disclosed. After surrendering, Locateil was ordered to strip down to ensure there was no device attached to his body.

By 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, the young man who allegedly attempted to rob the Citizen Bank branch in Monrovia was in custody. The suspect was found not to be armed at the time of his arrest, but had claimed earlier that he either had a bomb or had planted one in the bank.

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TOR Names President, Theme for 2011 Parade Throop Confirmed by Board of Directors

Paul Stein, the director of the Classical Kaleidoscope concert series at the Arcadia Public Library, explained to the full house in the Cay Mortensen Auditorium, that the music to be performed by the quintet would be Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet for Piano and Strings in

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FEST (Foothill Special Enforcement Team), which includes members of Monrovia, Arcadia, Glendora and West Covina SWAT, arrest Joshua Locateil , 24, who allegedly barricaded himself inside the Citizens Business Bank in the 100 block of East Huntington Drive in Monrovia on Wednesday morning. The suspect was ordered to strip down to his boxers to ensure no explosives were attached to his body. The standoff lasted more than four hours - Photo by Terry Miller

Arcadia Library Concert Combines History and Music

By Bill Peters

One of the two recently selected Sierra Madre Citizens of the Year, Dr. Paul Neiby, passed away last week. Dr. Neiby had been in declining health for some time.

Paul’s wife (and co-Citizen of the Year) Louise has made it clear that she would like the Dinner to go on, to honor Paul, as a celebration of his life.

In a ceremony held Thursday, January 21 the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association’s Board of Directors confirmed Jeffrey L. Throop as President for the 2010-2011 Tournament year.

Throop will provide leadership for the 122nd Rose Parade and the 97th Rose Bowl Game on Saturday, January 1, 2011.

President Throop revealed Building Dreams, Friendships & Memories as the theme for the 122nd Rose Parade. “The Tournament of Roses means many things for different people around the world. For some it is a dream to make it to Pasadena on New Year’s Day. Whether it’s as a player in the Rose Bowl Game, as a trumpeter in the Rose Parade or a fan watching from the curbside,” said Throop. “Involvement with this organization leads to building friendships and memories that last a lifetime.

The 2011 Tournament of Roses will celebrate the builders who put our parade and game together and the dreams, friendships and memories that ensue from it.”

Throop has been a volunteer member of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association since 1974 and was elected to the Executive Committee in 2003.

Throughout his extensive Tournament career, Throop has served on, and chaired, various committees including Float Entries, Post Parade, Membership, University Entertainment, Press Photo/ Trophy, Hall of Fame, Music, and Parade Operations,

G-minor. He explained that the music would be dissonant, but only gently so, when compared to the 12-tone music composed and advocated by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Charles Ives, and others.

“Gentle Dissonance” was the title Stein gave the library

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Dr. Paul Neiby Passes On Just Days after Award Announcement

Violinists Lorenz Gamma and Paul Stein catch a phrase in Shostakovich’s complicated Piano Quintet. The two performed as part of a quintet at the Classical Kaleidoscope music series at the Arcadia Public Library. - Photo by Bill Peters

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TheGoodLife Field Trip

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By Dorothy Denne

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So, you ate too many holiday goodies and porked on a few pounds. Then came January 2. You made all those serious resolutions for tightening the old belt in 2010. Now you’re facing February and probably have to admit you’ve already broken some or all of those resolutions. Well, before you get too serious and too stressed, let me share some important information that I’ve come across. You’ll be happy to know that there are several advantages to being overweight.

1. You don’t need as much water to fill your bath.

2. You’re easier to spot in a crowd.

3. You don’t have to buy your clothes in the department with the rock music.

4. No one expects you to win the local marathon.

5. You don’t get as many wrinkles.

6. You have a good excuse to fly first class.

7. You’ll never be challenged to play leapfrog again.

8. You don’t have any sharp edges.

9. You’ll last longer than a thin person if you’re ever lost in the wilderness without food.

10. You float better.

11. Your soft shoulder is perfect for a baby to nestle into.

12. Your ring has more gold in it.

13. You automatically get your fair share of the bed.

14. You’re not the one asked to squeeze behind the table in a crowded restaurant.

15. You’ll probbly win at musical chairs.

16. You don’t have to worry about whether you’re getting too old for a bikini.

17. You’re valued higher when you’re told “you’re worth your weight in gold.”

18. You don’t need padding for your Santa suit.

19. Your toboggan goes faster, (Once you get it started.)

20. You get the arms on both sides of your theater seat.

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Grandparenting is a specia l advent ure when you have the privilege of bei ng w it h you r g ra ndchild severa l t imes a week. Since my g randson Sean’s parents have a work schedule conf lict o n Tu e s d ay’s a nd F r i day’s I have t he joy of picking him up from his first grade classroom on those days.

His school has rigid requirements concerning t he pick-up of children.

The comprehensive questionnaire also included a request for volunteers to help with school activities throughout the year. This seemed simple enough, so I graciously volunteered to provide transportation for field trips.

Wel l we were ha rdl y i nt o t he t h i r d we e k of school when his first grade class scheduled it’s initial field trip. Since I was to be a first alternate driver I knew that I would not be ca l led. Wrong, t here were t wo d r iver cancellations for this tour group so, I was urgently requested to be a driver a nd p r o v i d e a ve h i c l e capable of carrying five children.

A s I wa s a n x iou sly leaving home for my “Soccer Mom” like driving assignment my wife asked me why I was taking the keys to our new car. I answered with glee: I need the space Honey, so I’m taking my new SUV. Well, it was probably my f i rst m ist a ke a s my new SU V is equ ipped wit h all of t he new features, TV, I-Pod and Internet game connections.

The SUV also includes a sunroof, collapsible food and drink holders, and a lot of attractive goodies for kids to explore and to mess around with.

As the kids began to squabble over where they wanted to sit, I asked the assigning teacher where was my grandson Sean? I accepted her casual reply that he was assigned to another parent tour group.

T hat wa s not a la r m i ng until I heard that my tour group had two previous drivers cancel. You see I had secretly planned for Sea n to ma i nt a in backseat disciple a nd order.

After hearing about the driver cancellations once again, it really gave me great anxiety. But then

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I t hought well, t he t r ip is only a ten-mile ride to dest i na t ion , how cou ld t here be a ny problems.

Well, t hat quest ion was i m me d i a t e l y a n s we r e d when the kids would not buckle up their seat belts because they all wanted to sit in different seats. It was officially confirmed t ha t t h i s f ield t r ip wa s not going well once we got through the seat belt fiasco. “The impossible Nightmare” began! Two blocks underway, Cathy declared that she was getting carsick and must sit by t he window immediately. The quick stop and s e a t i n g r e a r r a n g e me n t seemed to resolve that issue when John declared that he had to go to the bathroom. I gruff ly said “Hold It” “that we would be at the f lower nursery in about ten minutes”! But no, that did not hold off his threat! “Look Mister, he replied, I w ill prob ably wet all over the seat like I do when my Mom won’t stop! Well, seeing the local hardware store, just up ahead, I stopped for a rest stop that was to i nclude boys a nd g i rls.

Shor t ly a ll t he boys re turned happily to the car, but the girls were nowhere in sight! As I went to the do or of t he g i r l’s r e s t room and slightly pushed open t he door to plead with them to hurry...they screamed and screamed and a passing lady said, “Hey Weirdo, you better stop harassing those girls, or I’m going to have the store manager call the police”. Well this convinced the girls that they should quit playing around in the rest room and return to the car promptly.

Arriving at the nurser y somewha t la t e, t he teacher asked me if I had a ny problem s. My re served response, “No, not too much” was acknowledged by the teacher with a wink and a quick “I’ll bet ”. T his expla ined to me why t he t wo prev i ously assigned drivers of this tour group cancelled out as they probably had inside information about this “group of monkeys” Well, the return trip d id not go a ny bet ter a s ha l f way back t o t he school, “Crying Calvin” had to return to the f lower nursery as he left his new jacket in t he snack bar.

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passed her a plastic bag from the hardware store. She stated, “this plastic bag is not big enough as I “Gush” when I’m sick.” Oh yeah, that was very comforting to know. Just about that time “Sunny Boy Sylvester” smashed his finger in the sunroof as he tried to push it open.

Naughty Nelly kept yelling that she lost her retainer behind the back seat. But it was Marvin, the musician that was the last straw. I told him to shut off his loud rock music player and to quit pulling all the seat levers. Well ... he really concluded the “zoo like trip home”. He pulled the lever on the jump seat that he was sitting on and it closed halfway bending him over t ight ly t rapped in

that position. As he was yelling, I kept telling myself, Wally, don’t stop, as that will keep him quiet till we arrive back at the school. But, sympathy outweighed my considered revenge and we stopped once again to make a seat change.

Well, at the conclusion of the Field Trip I was greatly pleased as all of the students in my tour group, coached by their teacher, Thanked and hugged me for showing them such a nice time!

Oh dear, that almost made me forget that I am assigned to drive again next week. But hopef u l ly, t h is next Field Trip Excursion will be without any zoo animals!

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Sierra Madre Civic Club Membership Vice Presidents Karma Bell and Jean Coleman will host a “getting to know you” evening mixer for new and prospective members of the Sierra Madre Civic Club. The mixer will be held Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bell home, 184 S. Lima St. in Sierra Madre. Interested local women throughout the area are invited to attend.

The Sierra Madre Civic club holds general monthly meetings on the second Thursday, 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Park Hart Senior Center.

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Woman’s Club Hosts Celebrity Luncheon Sierra Madre Woman’s Club invites members and residents of Sierra Madre to their annual Celebrity Luncheon, Saturday, January 30 at 11:30 a.m. in “Essick House” their historic clubhouse located at 550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. in Sierra Madre. Guest speaker will be mystery author Janice Cantore, who is a retired veteran of sixteen years with the Long Beach police Department. The benefit will also feature a delicious lunch with choice of shrimp and fish strata or spinach lasagna.

Cantore, who writes inspirational and suspense fiction, will review her latest book, “The Kevlar Heart” with the name taken from the Kevlar bullet proof vest worn by police. Child abduction is the core of the novel with the main character in the book based on a Cantore former co-worker in the department who was abducted when she was a child.

Tickets are $27.50 each and available by calling event Chair Rosemary Morabito at (818) 415-6189 or the club, (626) 355-4379. Proceeds from this and other events hosted by the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club support club charities.

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Proposed bus service changes will be discussed by the Metro San Gabriel Valley Governance Council on Monday, February 8 at 6pm at the San Gabriel Valley Sector O;ce, 3449 Santa Anita Ave., 3rd Floor, El Monte. Details about the proposed changes will be available at the meeting or online at metro.net.

65,000 Go Metro To Rose Parade Thousands avoided tra;c and parking hassles New Year’s Day and rode Metro Rail to the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game. Among the 65,000 riders were those who boarded via the Metro Gold Line recently opened extension to East LA. Thousands more used the Gold Line to view the ?oats at Victory Park following the parade.

East LA Memorial, Reinterment Site Dedicated Remains and artifacts unearthed during the construction of the Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension are being dedicated at a reinterment site and memorial wall January 22 at the Evergreen Cemetery in East LA. The remains were discovered at 1st and Lorena streets in 2005.

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

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Continued from Page 1 Commander, Lt. Mike Lee said that the suspect appeared to be somewhat “limited” intellectually. It appeared to many at the scene that the suspect might have some mental retardation.

According to Monrovia Public Information Officer Dick Singer no bomb was found in the suspect’s backpack or in the preliminary search of the facility. As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, no explosive devise had been found.

Apparently the suspect slipped a note under the bank door just before the branch was set to open Wednesday morning which said there is an explosive device somewhere inside the bank. That note is now in the possession of the police the contents of which are not yet being released by the FBI. On Wednesday, Locateil was interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which has original jurisdiction over bank robberies. According to Watch Sgt. Heath Harvey at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the F.B.I. was not asserting it jurisdiction and the case was being handled by Monrovia Police.

During the almost five hour standoff with the suspect, Monrovia Police were assisted by other local agencies including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol and Arcadia Police Department was well as other members of FSET (Foothill Special Enforcement Team) which consists of several agencies in the San Gabriel Valley. Air support came from ARGUS, the sheriff’s helicopter, and from Pasadena Police Department’s chopper.

Several news helicopters also circled the location during the time the suspect was in the bank. At approximately 11:35 a.m. they were advised by the police to pull back from the airspace over the bank with the advisory: “If we have an explosion, I don’t want you guys to get caught up in that.”

The Citizens Bank branch is located at 100 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia. Myrtle Avenue was closed off by police from Huntington Drive to the north and East Central Ave. to the south, just north of the I-210 freeway during the incident.

Police also issued an order not to allow any pedestrian traffic along the north or south side of Huntington Drive.

Mt. Sierra College which is located on the north side of Huntington Drive directly across the street from the bank was evacuated during the standoff, but individuals were allowed to return after 3 p.m. According to Singer, traffic was also allowed to resume by that time.

Terry Miller contributed to this story.

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TOR Names President, Theme for 2011 Parade Continued from Page 1 among others.

In addition to Throop’s many years of service with the Tournament of Roses, he has been and still is involved with numerous community organizations. Throop is currently an active member at St. Rita’s Church in Sierra Madre. In the past, Throop served as president of the Pasadena Jaycees, the Pasadena Salvation Army Advisory Board and the Pasadena Boys Club Council. He has also been a member of the board of directors for the Community Dispute Resolution Center, the YMCA and the California Building Material Deal-

Jeffrey Throop has been selected by the TOR for 2011 President.

Pictured here with “Sully” Sullenberger, 2010 Grand Marshal, Throop has selected the theme for 2011. - Photo by Terry Miller

ers Association. In addition, he has also been active in the Pasadena Police Reserve

Unit, the American Concrete Institute and the Optimist Service Club and served on

the board of the Pasadena Museum of History. Professionally, Throop is an executive at the George L. Throop Company, a building supplies retailer and specialty ready mix concrete producer.

Born and raised in Pasadena, Throop attended Pasadena City College and served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman and stockade security. He currently lives in Sierra Madre, Calif. with his wife, Angel. The Throops have five children, Jason, Kelli, Ashley, Heather, and Alissa, and one grandson, Russell.

Throop enjoys sports, snow skiing and traveling. He also enjoys old classic cars and riding motorcycles.

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Searching for Gray Whales Off the Coast of Oxnard

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The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly.

It can reach a length of 16 meters (52 ft) and a weight of 36 tons over its lifespan of 50–60 years.

Gray whales were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted.

It’s that time of the year again; time to gather the pod and head south from the cold waters of Alaska to t he wa r m lagoons of Mexico for better food and spawning. This is of course, if you are a California Gray Whale. But since I’m not, I’ll just stick to watching the migration from the comfort of a boat, like I did last weekend.

My getaway began Saturday morning at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, where a friend and I purchased two whale watching tickets through Island Packers and boarded a 68-ft. vessel named Vanguard.

With a cool wind blowing and an escort of squawking seagulls, we set out on a four-hour journey in search of Eschrichtius robustus, or gray whale. Thirty minutes into the adventure we encountered school of playful risso dolphins, jumpi ng a longside t he boat , delighted to see us. A crew member said the mammals were in the area feeding on squid.

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When the dolphins departed, the captain turned down the engines and nearly 80 passengers and crew scanned the ocean surface for signs of whales. In a few moments the captain turned everyone’s attention to 75 yards off the right side of the bow.

“Do you see that glossy, calm area in the water, with no r ipples, t hat k ind of looks like an oil spill,” he asked. “Well that is the footprint, or impression that a whale makes on the water’s surface when it dives.”

As we studied the footprint, a spout of water erupted like a volcano and a huge gray and white body rolled atop the surface, exposing a large dorsal fin. As we gasped in amazement, the whale vanished, leaving us in silence, with cameras and binoculars in hand. In a couple minutes, the beast popped up a few hundred yards in the other direction and our ship began pursuit.

We enjoyed a few more good looks at the whale and his friends before the ship reached the rocky perimeter of Anacapa Island, where we spotted a herd of brown sea lions and California seals.

On the way back to the harbor, I sipped hot chocolate and read about gray whales. Growing to 50 ft, they began migrating in October as northern ice pushes southward. Swimming around the clock, up to 25,000 of them cover 80 miles per day until reaching Baja by early January.

After relaxing in Mexico for a while, they head back up the coast around April, completing their 12,500 mile roundtrip.

Island Packers offers daily whale watching trips from Oxnard and Ventura. When the gray whales leave in March, they began Humpback whale tours.

For more information, call (805) 642-1393 or visit www. islandpackers.com. For an overnight getaway package, Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort in Oxnard is offering a romantic Whale Watching Package, with overnight accommodations in a deluxe suite, two whale watching tickets with Island Packers, full breakfast, and a daily Manager’s Reception with free beer, wine, well drinks. For more information on the Whale Watching Packages call (805) 984-2500 or visit mandalaybeach.embassysuites.com.

Be at Santa Anita on Saturday and take home a very special gift, the giant Sunshine Millions Infield/ Beach Umbrella. Stay cool under the sun, perfect for picnics in the infield or a day at the beach.

Get to the track early so you don’t miss this great giveaway.

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CITY OF ARCADIA NOTICE OF COMMUNITY MEETING THE CITY OF ARCADIA will hold a Community Meeting on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Arcadia City Hall, City Council Chambers, located at 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California 91007 to receive input from the public regarding the adoption of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (the “Act”) requires local agencies (the City of Arcadia) to develop and review, every five (5) years, a mitigation plan that includes a detailed City profile and identification of specific threats and vulnerabilities, and which sets forth specific mitigating measures to address such threats and vulnerabilities within the City. As part of the process, the Act requires that the community be afforded the opportunity to review the goals of the previous plan and provide input.

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The Hazard Mitigation Plan forms the foundation for a community’s long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage. It creates a framework for risk-based decision making to reduce damages to lives, property and the economy from future disasters and is required as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance.

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40th Annual Wine and Cuisine Tasting to Benefit Library and Charities

50% of the profits from each type of wine from ONEHOPE’s collection goes to a unique cause.

The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library have announced t he addit ion of a very special company to their 40th Annual Wine and Cuisine Tasting Event: ONEHOPE Wines.

I n addit ion to t heir wonder f u l Cha rdonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel and Sauvig non Blanc wines, what sets ONEHOPE apart is t heir promise to donate 5 0 % of t hei r pr of it s t o philanthropic causes. In

fact, Since their inception in June 2007, ONEHOPE Wines has donated over $150,000 to charities all across the country.

T he 4 0t h A nnua l Wine and Cuisine Tasting Gala will take place 7:00 – 9:3 0, Fr iday even i ng, February 19th. The festive atmosphere will be held at Alverno’s extraordinary Villa in Sierra Madre, and w ill feat ure w ines from dozens of vintners and de-

lectable cuisine from more than 20 local restaurants.

And don’t forget the silent auction offering gourmet dinners, play tickets, wine t ou r s , a mu sement pa rk tickets, art work and much more.

T he new ea rly bi rd premier will be from 6:00 – 7:00pm. Special food, premium wines, door prizes, live music, a distinctive badge and early access to our main event will highl ight t h i s new add it ion this annual celebration. A wine expert will also be on hand to transform us into bon vivant connoisseurs of fine wines.

Tickets are available at the Sierra Madre Public Library, The Bottle Shop, Arnold’s Frontier Hardware, Iris Intrigue, Charcuterie, Savor the Flavor and Sierra Madre Books as well as online at www. sierramadrelibraryfriends. org. Tickets are $60 each for the main event. And $80 gets you into the main event and the early bird premier. Tickets are limited so purchase your tickets early.

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50% of profits from ONEHOPE Wines’ Chardonnay sales will be donated to charities who support the fight against Breast Cancer.

ONEHOPE Wines vision resonates the purpose behind the Sierra Madre L ibr a r y : Giv i ng t o t he com mu n it y. By joi n i ng t he rest of t he com munity at the February 19th Gala, you will enable the library to expand its collections, services and programs, and make improvements to the building and grounds.

Dr. Paul Neiby was always lending a hand - like teaching kids how to make apple cider during one of the many festivals in town a few years ago. - Photo by Terry Miller

The Neibys will be honored at the annual Citizen of the Year/Board of Directors Installation Dinner to be held at Santa Anita Park in the Chandelier Room on Jan. 29th, 6:30pm. The Neibys

were chosen for their work with Kiwanis, The SM Historical Preservation Society, the Senior Commission, The Garden Club, Meals on Wheels, and the Library Board of Trustees.

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Dissonance of War Shows up in Works of Shostakovich Continued from Page 1 concert program. It did not prepare the audience for the deeply intense war-time composition the Shostakovich wrote in 1940—only months from the Nazi siege on Leningrad. That said, the audience remained attentive and immersed throughout the hourlong, five-movement composition, a point more striking when most of the crowd had, frankly, come to see TV actor, now writer and producer, Henry Winkler, promote his new children’s book in a brief appearance at the conclusion of the music program.

Shostakovich’s music is dramatic and deeply moving. It is also taunting in its cavalier and angry manner such as the introduction of children’s songs in the second movement against the gray and depressing war and its looming miseries. Stein’s willingness to bring such a serious piece to this concert series and have it accepted so easily by the crowd is a testimony to his brilliant programming. Stein, a Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist, performed with the group which included violinist Lorenz Gamma, violist Aaron Oltman, cellist Maksim Velichkin and pianist Ming Tsu. These musicians are topflight—Stein has soloed at the Hollywood Bowl; Oltman and Velichkin perform in our regional orchestras and add their talents to studio recordings; Gamma and Tsu are heard on two Grammy winning recordings by Southwest Chamber Music and both teach at local universities. The Shostakovich quintet work is said to be among the most difficult in the modern repertoire. In fact, at the premiere of the

piece, the piano portion was relegated to the composer, Shostakovich. Ming Tsu has a special affinity for modern works and that showed here, although, the city library and the sponsoring Arcadia Public Library Foundation, will need to provide a better piano than the baby grand— and have it tuned before a performance, if it intends to continue to offer artists of this caliber to the enthusiastic audiences these concerts are drawing.

A f t er a sm idgen of ragged playing at the start, the quintet settled down to extraordinary work. It was in the third movement, with its bright but mocking melodies, that offered the most unified playing. The audience demonstrated their pleasure with the performance with sustained applause.

Following the concert port ion, Henr y Winkler spoke, charming the audience with his self-deprecating humor. Winkler related stories of his childhood and memories of certain educational challenges. Winkler obv iously overca me his perceived difficulties as he attended Clark University in Missouri, Emerson College in Boston, Mass., and graduated from the Yale School of Drama. He now writes books designed to encourage reading by youngsters.

His books sold well and we understand proceeds were shared with the Arcadia Public Library Foundation.

Winkler is a popular personality. He was immediately surrounded by members of the audience. He mingled with the crowd, and signed copies of his book for purchasers, but many from the audience stayed around to have the chance to speak with the musicians to tell them how

Famed actor Henry Franklin Winkler poses with musicians from the Arcadia Public Library’s “Clasical Kalediscope” series on Wednesday night. Actor Henry Winkler who played Fonzie in the wildly popular “Happy Days” told a story of how he once commented to character Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard), that he thought it was cool that you could get a library card for free and get all the books you want. Although the Fonz was best known for having all the girls he wanted, that comment on national TV started a huge surge in membership in public libraries across the country. - Photos by Terry Miller

much they enjoyed the performance.

The next Classical Kaleidoscope is Wednesday, April 28 when Paul Stein is joined by Carrie Dennis, viola, Maksim Velichkin, cello, and Kevin Fitz-Gerald, piano, in a program that will include the music of Robert and Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms. Dennis is a new member of the L A Philharmonic and

comes from the Berlin Philharmonic where she was solo violist.

Fitz-Gerald is Professor of Keyboard Collaborative Arts and Keyboard Studies at USC’s Thornton School of Music.

Classical Kaleidoscope concert series is funded by the Arcadia Public Library Foundation and concerts are presented free of charge.

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After a rising surge from September through November, existing-home sales fell as expected in December after first-time buyers rushed to complete sales before the original November deadline for the tax credit. However, prices rose from December 2008 and annual sales improved in 2009, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Existing-home sales – including singlefamily, townhomes, condominiums and coops – fell 16.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 5.45 million units in December from 6.54 million in November, but remain 15.0 percent above the 4.74 million-unit level in December 2008.

For all of 2009 there were 5,156,000 existing-home sales, which was 4.9 percent higher than the 4,913,000 transactions recorded in 2008; it was the first annual sales gain since 2005.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said there were no surprises in the data. “It’s significant that home sales remain above yearago levels, but the market is going through a period of swings driven by the tax credit,” he said. “We’ll likely have another surge in the spring as home buyers take advantage of the extended and expanded tax credit. By early summer the overall market should benefit from more balanced inventory, and sales are on track to rise again in 2010. However, the job market remains a concern and could dampen the housing recovery – job creation is key to a continued recovery in the second half of the year.”

An NAR practitioner survey shows firsttime buyers purchased 43 percent of homes in December, down from 51 percent in November.

Repeat buyers rose to 42 percent of transactions in December from 37 percent in November; the remaining sales were to investors.

The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $178,300 in December, which is 1.5 percent higher than December 2008. “The median price rose because of an increased number of mid- to upper-priced homes in the sales mix,” Yun said. It was the first year-over-year gain in median price since August 2007.

NAR President Vicki Cox Golder, owner of Vicki L. Cox & Associates in Tucson, Ariz.,

said market conditions are challenging in some areas. “There’s a shortage of lower priced homes for sale in much of the country, resulting in multiple bids in some areas,” she said.

“Raw unsold inventory has been trending down. As the market heats up again this spring, buyers may need to be prepared to move quickly on a particular home – the best advice is to begin working with a Realtor now to be able to use the tax credit and benefit from the increased buying power in the current market,” Golder said.

Total housing inventory at the end of December fell 6.6 percent to 3.29 million existing homes available for sale, which represents a 7.2-month supply at the current sales pace, up from a 6.5-month supply in November. Raw unsold inventory is 11.1 percent below a year ago, is at the lowest level since March 2006, and is 28.2 percent below the record of 4.58 million in July 2008.

Distressed homes, which accounted for 32 percent of sales last month, continue to downwardly distort the median price because they generally sell at a discount relative to traditional homes in the same area. For all of 2009, the median price was $173,500, down 12.4 percent from $198,100 in 2008; distressed homes accounted for 36 percent of total sales last year.

According to Freddie Mac, the national average commitment rate for a 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.93 percent in December from 4.88 percent in November; the rate was 5.29 percent in December 2008.

Single-family home sales fell 16.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.79 million in December from a pace of 5.76 million in November, but are 12.7 percent above the 4.25 million level in December 2008. For all of 2009, single-family sales rose 5.0 percent to 4,566,000.

The median existing single-family home price was $177,500 in December, which is 1.4 percent above a year ago. For all last year, the single-family median was $173,200, down 11.9 percent from 2008.

Existing condominium and co-op sales fell 15.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 660,000 in December from 780,000 in November, but are 34.7 percent higher than the

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Continued from Page 8 490,000-unit pace a year ago.

For all of 2009, condo sales rose 4.8 percent to 590,000 units.

The median existing condo price5 was $183,700 in December, up 1.0 percent from December 2008. For all of last year, the median condo price was $176,100, which is 16.1 percent below 2008.

Regionally, existing-home sales in the Northeast dropped 19.5 percent to an annual level of 910,000 in December but are 21.3 percent above a year ago. The median price in the Northeast was $241,700, up 3.2 percent from December 2008.

Existing-home sales in the Midwest fell 25.8 percent in December to a level of 1.15 million but are 8.5 percent higher than December 2008.

The median price in the Midwest was $143,200, which is 1.8 percent above a year ago.

In the South, existinghome sales dropped 16.3 percent to an annual pace of 2.01 million in December but are 15.5 percent above December 2008. The median price in the South was $152,000, down 1.0 percent from a year ago.

Existing-home sales in the West declined 4.8 percent to an annual rate of 1.38 million in December but are 15.0 percent higher than a year ago.

The median price in the West was $236,000, up 2.7 percent from December 2008.

Realtors Donate $550K to Haiti Earthquake Relief T he Rea ltors Relief Foundation of the National Association of Realtors is contributing $550,000 to the relief of victims of the Haiti earthquake, and is calling upon its 1.2 million members to help.

“Realtors help build communities and there is no better time than now to do that in Haiti,” said NAR President Vicki Cox Golder, owner of Vicki L. Cox & Associates in Tucson, Ariz. “Our thoughts and feelings go out to the people made homeless by this disaster. Realtors have a history of helping people, as we did after the 2004 tsunami struck South Asia and in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.”

The Foundation is donating $500,000 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund which is supporting earthquake recovery efforts with immediate relief and long-term support to earthquake survivors. The fund is headed by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

A $50,0 0 0 cont ribution has already been made to The Harvest of Haiti, founded by a 2007 winner of Realtor Magazine’s Good

Neighbor Awards, Patrick Moore. Moore’s humanitarian outreach program in Haiti supports orphans, delivers clean water and provides medical care to more than 3,500 people a year.

Moore, a sales associate with JoAnn Wine & Associates in Fort Gratiot, Mich., is currently planning his 64th trip to Haiti on January 29. While in Haiti, Moore and his team will deliver six month’s worth of food to an orphanage in Anse Rouge as well as focus on helping residents in communities in and around Port-au-Prince.

Part of the funding came from Lowe’s, a partner of NA R’s Rea ltor Benef it s Program, who contributed $100,000 that was matched

by NAR. Lowe’s is a sponsor of the Good Neighbor Awards.

Realtors are being encouraged to donate to Haitian victims through the Realtors Relief Foundation.

All contributions will flow through the Foundation, and no Foundation money will go to NAR administrative costs.

NAR members and others who wish to make a donation should go to www.realtor. org/relief and complete the contribution form.

Century 21 Village’s Linda Johnson Earns SFR Certification Andy Bencosme, Manag ing Broker at Centur y 21 Village Inc. recent ly c on g r a t u l a t ed L i nda Joh nson, vetera n real estate agent for her new certification of SFR (Short sales And Foreclosure Resource.) Johnson has been with Village her entire career with Village has helped buyers & sellers not only in the foothill communities but also the outlying areas.

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Making it work with the room

One of my clients up in San Francisco just moved to a new, mid-century modern condo with floor-to-ceiling windows. Her taste is not very midcentury modern, but she liked the amount of light in the unit, and the views of the Golden Gate Bridge are spectacular.

She was worried that because her taste is more traditional, that there could be a problem furnishing and decorating with such modern architecture.

No way, I assured her. As I’ve said in this space many times before, mixing it up is good decorating! She wanted a cozy space – lots of throw pillows, sofa cushions you can sink into, soft cushion backs that envelop you.

The key would be to not ignore the architecture, and instead play to it, but with cozy details.

Because her budget will only allow her to buy only a few new pieces at a time, she’s using my new offering of virtual design. She’s an existing client, and I had the pleasure of designing her home a few years ago. But this time, she wanted to take her time with the process, without the expense of full-service interior design.

Through emails and phonecalls, we were able to work out the perfect design scheme for her new home, using the measurements she sent me, photos of each room and inspiration pictures of what she truly wanted to accomplish.

The first room we tackled was her living room. To add a traditional flair with a slightly more modern feel, I suggested a neutral color palette of grays, ivories, linens and peacock blue as a punch (her favorite color).

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I suggested she keep her existing camelback sofa. To update it, I told her to ditch the seat cushions and have one large cushion made in a down blend, and to upholster it in a newer, more modern linen body fabric I found for her. The back cushions could be re-stuffed to add more softness as well. This way, she can curl up and feel completely enveloped.

Her side chairs would have to be sold or donated to a friend. They were too bulky to match the delicate lines of the camelback sofa. I suggested she use one of the chairs that currently lived in her bedroom as a side chair in the living room.

The fabric was a pretty cotton chenille, and the color was a nice ivory that worked with the living room scheme. Sometimes a piece can be reborn in a new room!

A new side chair from West Elm would add an element of modern, but it had enough traditional influences to work well with the rest of her existing furniture. I suggested some throw pillows from several different retailers; these add the beautiful peacock blue, and tie together the whole living room sitting area.

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She could display some of her treasured mementos in groups on the tables.

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This is the ideal space to display some photographs, all in silver frames. The bottom could be used as a make-shift bar that could hold bottles of liquor on a top shelf, and a tray of essentials, such as glasses, stirrers, napkins and bowls for snacks, on the bottom shelf, which could be pulled out when guests arrive in one fell swoop.

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Health & Fitness Guide You’re Not Going to Believe What They Said!

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Tough love. We administer it with such earnest, convinced that what we are saying to a person, no matter how harsh, is for their own good. In a society of political correctness, we often refrain from speaking our mind to complete strangers and save our tirade for our loved ones.

This article is one of those tirades but I have also added some helpful, albeit sometimes tough, suggestions.

Below are some true life quotations from people I have either met in the gym or at parties, which have often elicited a quizzical look from me, even when I have managed not make a comment:

“I couldn’t keep going to that gym because I couldn’t get cell service” – What? So it’s your Blackberry’s fault that you are unhealthy? Next time you are doing cardio, take your heart rate after doing 10 minutes of undistracted activity and then take it again after doing 10 minutes of distracted activity. You will find that you actually burn more calories when you focus on the task at hand and tend to slow down when occupied.

“I am genetically pre disposed to be fat because my mother’s German” – 82 million REAL Germans may disagree and could quite possibly

be insulted. Try not to blame others for your lack of fitness.

There is truth in genetics but people often resort to thinking they are in hopeless situation so that they do not have to perform.

“I can’t exercise outside because people might see me.” – People don’t see you at the supermarket/bank/school?

When we are self conscious, we may feel as though everyone is looking at us when we exercise. I promise you that people are mostly paying attention to themselves.

Alternately, exercise with a DVD at home.

A lady brought her 10 year old daughter to a consultation and said, in front of her, “I don’t want her to be fat

like me but she’s heading that way.” – I wonder why? Could it be the rotten example you’re setting or the fact that you undermine her self esteem in front of a complete stranger? I have nothing to add to this; if you are a parent you will understand why the little girl’s face said it all.

“I’ll come back and start training with you when I’ve lost 10 lbs.” – Oh, I thought that was MY job. Here, I would advise them to start personal training now, lose10 lbs and then apply everything they had learned and work out by themselves.

A diabetic client talking about M & Ms: “I just couldn’t stop eating them even though I knew they were bad for me”. – Are you

8 years old? Unfortunately, a product of our “I can have everything I want society”.

Have the M&Ms, just take a handful and remove the bowl from your vicinity.

“I don’t want to sweat today, I don’t have time to take a shower afterwards.” – Let’s just go for coffee, then. I still can not fathom this one and I have heard it many times.

Take 5 minutes at the end of your session to towel down and change clothes.

“I can’t work out in the mornings as I have to make breakfast for my husband”. – Even if that was true, would you really admit it? Time to make yourself a priority.

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Pet Health Insurance Grows as Pets Live Longer and Healthier Lives For good pet health, and financial security pet health insurance makes sense. Veterinarians once skeptical to the value of pet health insurance are now encouraging and recommending that pet owners purchase pet insurance.

Pet Health Insurance in the United States and Canada is experiencing extraordinary growth and acceptance among pet owners and the veterinary profession. Though pet health insurance has been offered for over twenty-five years in the United States (and in Canada since 1989) recent double digit growth is due to pet owners wanting to be able to budget and pass off most of the high cost for unexpected accidents and illness. Over one million pets are estimated to now be insured, and according to research firm Packaged Facts double digit growth among the leading providers of pet health insurance is expected to continue.

There are many factors that have increased the lifespan and improved health for pets. But one of the overwhelming factors appears to be the desire of today’s pet owner to provide the same level of care they want and expect for themselves. Add this to advanced diagnostics, consistent well-pet or prevention visits to the veterinarian, quality nutrition and our pets now are realizing a longer, healthier and happier life.

Treatments once reserved for humans (or only available at University veterinary schools) are now being available in most metropolitan areas of North America. Access to veterinary specialists for pet care has increased and is growing faster than any other area of the practice of veterinary medicine. Just as with human health care, there are specialist in surgery, opthamology, dermatology, neurology, internal medicine, dentistry and more for our pets.

The following are a few of

the thousands of the injuries, illnesses, and diseases that are now commonly treated for cats and dogs. Clearly, the treatments of these illnesses and diseases have become more affordable due in part to the support of pet health insurance: Some common conditions and illnesses: 1. Allergies 2. Intervertebral Disc Disease causing paralysis 3. Cancer 4. Hyperthyroidism 5. Kidney Failure 6. Diabetes 7. Ga st r ic Tor sion (Bloat) 8. Foreign Body Ingestion 9. Cruciate Rupture (ligament tear in knee) 10. Cataracts 11. Fractures 12. Heart disease 13. Arthritis 14. Viral and bacterial infections 15. Even cuts, sprains and much more Due to pet owners wanting the best, many in the veterinary profession are recommending that clients be informed of the advantages of pet health insurance. Infact many veterinarians feel that pet health insurance will become the norm for pet owners wanting to be prepared for unexpected costly care.

According to Christopher J. Allen, DVM, JD, veterinarian, attorney, and practice owner of Endwell Animal Hospital, Endwell, NY, “I am a convert. I have disliked a number or aspects of the insurance industry ever since I was an insurance attorney in New York years ago. While it may appear to be a poor investment in some cases insurance is a vital and indispensible riskmanagement tool, without which modern business — and health care — would grind to a screeching halt. Today the

veterinary profession must include pet health insurance as part of the practice protocol. This is the most effective means to manage and assure optimized overall care. Pet health coverage is no longer just for the unexpected injury, illness or emergency. Each client needs to be informed of the potential benefits of pet health insurance as part of the overall strategy for the long-term, or life-span care of each patient.

This not only increases the health of the pet, it certainly provides a healthier veterinary practice as clients and their pets maintain a longer and more rewarding clientveterinary relationship.”

On Long Island, New York, pet health insurance education and awareness is becoming part of client education. Dr. Niesenbaum states “At our veterinary practice, we are now providing training for our staff and our veterinarians about pet health insurance. Understanding the general guidelines and benefits of pet health insurance, will help us promote client awareness and provide impartial, information allowing each pet owner to choose a plan that fits their needs and the needs of their pets.

Providing a standard protocol for how we communicate and explain pet health insurance to pet owners, reduces misunderstandings and bet-

ter manages expectations.

We enjoy a special trust and value within our client-patientveterinary relationship. Our clients want to know if they should purchase pet health insurance and require our qualified guidance.

We now provide some general guidance on options available to help clients financially.

We know that pet health insurance is life-saving for many of the pets we treat.

One issue that our practice highlights is making certain our clients include dental coverage when they purchase pet insurance. Dental disease such as stomatitis and periodontal disease are very common today and some companies do not provide coverage.

Unfortunately oral health is often neglected until it has a serious negative impact on a pet’s overall health. Adding an insurance or wellness option to cover dental care is very important. Overall, we feel our efforts related to pet health insurance education and awareness translates to a healthier pet for our clients,” according to Dr. Keith Niesenbaum, veterinarian of the Crawford Dog and Cat Hospital, Garden City Park, New York, and Vice President of the Long Island Veterinary Medical Association.

Surveys and research by the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Pet Products Association indicates that today most pets are regarded as members of the family. Over 60% of North American households have at least one dog, cat, bird, or other companion animal. Many have more than one. There are more than 75 million pet dogs in the U.S. and Canada and nearly 85 million pet cats. Projected 2009 pet expenditures for North America are over $45 billion, of which $25 billion will be spent on veterinary related care.

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Prominent Researcher Joins City of Hope as Endowed Professor Molecular Epidemiologist Will Investigate Nature and Nurture's Roles in Prostate Cancer Prominent molecular epidemiologist Susan L. Neuhausen, Ph.D., has joined City of Hope as professor of population sciences and the first Morris & Horowitz Families Professor in Cancer Etiology and Outcomes Research.

In this position, Neuhausen will investigate how genetic and environmental disease factors interact with one another so that researchers may identify ways to lower risk of life-threatening diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

“It is an honor to be named first holder of this prestigious endowed professorship at City of Hope,” said Neuhausen. “I’m especially excited for the potential to do long-term follow-up of patients to better understand and improve their disease-free survival.”

Susan L. Neuhausen, Ph.D.

Neuhausen joined City of Hope from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where she served as associate director of the university’s Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute and professor in the departments of epidemiology and pediatrics. At UCI, she performed research primarily on breast and prostate cancers and celiac disease.

Neuhausen also holds a patent for her discovery of a specific chromosome mutation linked to prostate cancer risk.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Neuhausen’s formidable experience at City of Hope,” said Smita Bhatia, M.D.,

M.P.H., professor and chair of the Department of Population Sciences. “She will expand the scope of research we conduct in our department and add greater depth to our understanding of the many factors that contribute to cancer.”

Neuhausen has several R01s, or research project grants, from the National Institutes of Health. One of her grants from the National Cancer Institute is to investigate the role that genes involved in insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling may play in the development of breast cancer. Findings from this study will provide information to more accurately assess breast cancer risk. Study findings also may suggest targets for therapy and help identify women who could particularly benefit from these new, IGFtargeting drugs.

She has written chapters for several books and published research into genetic mutations and cancer risk in numerous peer-reviewed journals including Nature Genetics, Cancer Research, American Journal of Human

Getting Thin and Staying Thin the Natural Way New Book Shares Helpful Truths in the War on Waistlines “Making Weight Control Second Nature: Living Thin Naturally” seeks to debunk the myth that some people are “naturally thin” and can eat and lounge with abandon.

In this first-of-its-kind book, Susan Burke March reveals that people who maintain a healthy weight aren’t “different” from the average overweight American, but instead, they are “deliberately thin,” that weight control results from making everyday choices with intention, and that, by taking similar steps, readers can also make “living thin naturally” a part of their daily lifestyle.

Through more than 20 different anecdotes from healthy weight maintainers, including registered dietitians, the book also uncovers the similar behaviors that make permanent weight control possible.

The book begins where the struggle with weight control must first be won—inside your head. Written with a crisp emotional intensity, Susan takes readers there by generously sharing the torment she once experienced with her own obesity problem — up close and personal. To the extent that Susan’s past struggles remind readers of their own, her triumph indicates where they, too, can go. This is not a “diet book”...it’s a “live it” book. In it, Susan does not tell readers what to do, but rather explains what she and other weight maintainers have done to keep their weight stable over

time without having to “go on” a diet. She spells out the do’s and don’ts of behavior change and offers practical guidance based on proven methodologies, coupled with her own experiences, to help readers not only achieve their goals but sustain them permanently.

“Making Weight Control Second Nature: Living Thin Naturally” is chock full of practical information, tips and strategies for people who are serious about taking control of their health, fadfree, for life. From recipes to restaurants, cooking methods to cookbooks, nutrition facts panels to portion control, its pages cover just about everything that matters. The book also covers more than a dozen different commercial diets and a dozen more modified eating plans, explaining at length why all diets work, but no diet works, and why a “dieting” mentality can work against you. Susan has miraculously compressed an encyclopedia of information into a single book of ordinary size.

Susan Burke March has served as Chief Clinical Nutrition Manager at Mt. Sinai Hospital of Queens, New York. She is a media spokesperson for the Florida Dietetic Association and has recently completed a two-year elected position as secretary for the Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group, a professional practice group of the American Dietetic Association, and

Genetics and The Lancet.

Additionally, she serves as a peer-reviewer for journals such as Breast Cancer Research, the Human Molecular Genetics, Journal of the American Medical Association, and Journal of the National Cancer Institute. She is a member of the American Association of Cancer Research and the American Society of Human Genetics.

Neuhausen received her Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture and her Masters of Science in Crop and Soil sciences from Michigan State University. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

The Morris & Horowitz Families Professorship in Cancer Etiology and Outcomes Research was established through a donation from longtime City of Hope supporters Monique and Doug Morris. Doug Morris, chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Group, was honored with The Spirit of Life Award by City of Hope’s Music and Entertainment Industry group in 2008. The Morrises have a longstanding family tie to City of Hope.

The professorship also honors the deep-rooted involvement of the Horowitz family in City of Hope. Zach

Horowitz, a longtime leader of the Music and Entertainment Industry group, is a colleague of Doug Morris. Zach Horowitz’s father, Ben, was formerly executive director of City of Hope;

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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 future,” said Lisa Flores, senior In an effort to provide went on to say that “around which will be provided by medium due to hardware City Council Spar Byhalf Bill[of Peters city’s Develbusiness owners in Arcadia planner with the the victims] were AT&T, is expected to pro- constraints and insufficient Department with the opportunityover to voice One opment Carter,Services senior citizens”.

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

The line out of “Weacquired concerns and suggestions, the of the Planning 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.

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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 tion.”

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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) step and wiring Kuckelkorn, donated whomembers fear the realmay estatebeproject upgrades not are quite voiceasconcerns and sugges- The Advcurrent isor y Committee negotia- to people having The parking lot is com- say (in hurried, Ed handwritten business$1,000 owners and induea to mere years Forgery, all that 368(d) for unknown harmonious in obtaining sufficient bandmeant Shortly after being named Fiduciary Abuse of an Elder, 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 Small the call Year(626) by 833-7437. and 487(a) paign committee sory on June 29, al- ronmental and even a muddy discuss applied toand thetocity or that people have comMontecito Fine ArtsBusiness Col- ofcan Committee 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 State Senator victim most a month the college mess.

At Tuesday’s cityand couna General potential problems. use permit ments questions once9,000—its ain this new case is on Huntington Drive Bob Huff, The the Monrovia Week-before 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 Montecito of unexpectedly who was 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 abruptly its doors 1936.

Theto amount alleged to Julywent 30. Zhang’s every stakeholder felt levels but also in vastly different opinions on how the proposed the meeting, Developand no Design one seems to closed call this number un- generous lems. 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 in July, have been stolen from Greco 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 mentproposal Services Jason be willing to talk aboutleaving it. students returned.and The tion founder, Eda month“We 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 teachers alike dumbfounded and her husband’s school was back to negotiators. A report was and almost 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, without Monpay, andbewithout Greco’s wife, 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 President and wife of the in February following our on the issue. Amid scattered uncertain terms.

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 college’s founder showed no restory which One 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$1,000 lege of Desig 28, All Montecito straint when donating to said he did not know the col- prior to the meeting with public light on saw the charges “recall Schiff”, 29th District can gentleman who held time, an Baldwin was successful the businessman, its condition is of grave con- the adobe, Baldwin signed Then Guillermo Marinero, Environmental say the current adminis- ding and event catering busiand Campuses arere-election still Laws tor hasfornia been charged withformer Tax Doc- Representative Adam Schiff altered image of President founded an struggling ate- Byfinancially,

by Terry the lobby andestold intoMiller walked SuSan Motander Huff’s campaignina1977 against 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 closed GrandtoTheft by embezzlement. lier, areceived studio providing I until further monthnotice. after the college tor. In story which ran in hosted a boisterous and spir- Obama depicted as Adolph 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 neighborWe will not reopen in AuThis charge wasourenhanced Themade trial ofvarious Mark ColaContinued on 23 thing.” terrible a did 1909. in died his award.

March 5 edition, Greco 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 According to state elec- by Zhang. recounted the painful 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 on 12 Continued Defaultingon now pizzalosing money entrusted to him.

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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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Ditch the Car, Head to Del Mar

By Nina Kathryn Hauptman

Stepping off the Gold Line train and onto the platform of the Del Mar Station, the aroma of spicy, savory food on the grill hits you like a tsunami wave. The warm scents could be coming from the adjacent La Grande Orange Café, from the Philly’s Best sandwich shop, or from a combination of the two. Even if you weren’t hungry during your train ride, odds are that you now feel insatiably starved.

The Metro stop at Del Mar in Pasadena is a veritable cornucopia of things to eat, do and see, and the fact that you don’t even need to leave the station to eat (and eat well) is just one of the merits of this particular destination. What makes this stop particularly unique is that it is actually housed by an apartment complex, Archstone Pasadena. Those lucky enough to live in one of these posh units can take the elevator home straight from the station, and visitors can marvel that the train they rode in on is essentially inside of an apartment building.

After taking in the sheer oddness of the situation, visitors may opt to duck in to one of the above-mentioned eateries, either for a full-service dining experience, cocktails included (at La Grande Orange) or for a quick made-to-order hoagie smothered with cheese (at Philly’s Best, naturally). Those with a will strong enough not to have been

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immediately lured into one of the two restaurants may simply walk outside the station onto Raymond Avenue to find a bevy of shops and activities.

Those who wish to “earn” their dinner with some physical activity can stroll across Raymond Avenue to Central Park for a bit if exercise. While the park may be a bit small for sports like football or baseball, there is plenty of space to do some yoga or even practice your juggling, as one woman was spotted doing on a recent Saturday afternoon.

Central Park is also home to the Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club, which has 2 fields fenced off for croquet and lawn bowling. Free lessons are available for both of these activities, which are open to all ages.

These are offered every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. For more info, call the club at (626) 578-9165.

Walking north up Raymond, one will pass Stats and Fishbeck’s, 2 stores featuring gargantuan collections of home decorating items and garden and patio furniture, respectively (if you love tiki tchotchke, Stats is your place). Then, on the corner of Green and Raymond will appear Red White and Bluezz, which offers live jazz music as well as wines, artisan cheeses and a full dinner menu.

One block later is Colorado Boule-

vard, the heart of Old Town Pasadena.

Here are literally dozens of dining options of just about every imaginable ethnicity, like tapas, Peruvian cuisine, sushi, ice cream, hot wings, sandwiches and more. Fashionistas and window-shoppers alike may delight in the assortment of apparel shops and shoe stores, and those with a naughty streak will appreciate Romantix, the lingerie/adult novelty retailer.

Of particular interest on this eclectic strip is Crown City Loan and Jewelry. There may be very few pawn shops in the world that can accurately be labeled charming, but this one truly merits that description.

The windows are neatly lined with rows of guitars as well as wind instruments, power tools, a wakeboard and other various finds priced well below retail. Inside are cases and cases of jewelry and other goods. Even those who rarely find themselves in the likes of such establishments may feel welcome here, and those who are in need of some cash may even wish to strike a deal for a loan.

It may be hard to decide what to do on your Del Mar Station visit, but one thing that you won’t be is bored. The stop is located on the corner of Raymond Avenue and Del Mar Boulevard in Pasadena, 91105.

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By Jack Von Bulow

The Gums Gotta Stay Don’t know about you guys but for me, change is a difficult thing. And it’s clear to me some stuff just needs to stay, like your gums!

Shucks, if it weren’t for the turnover nature of fitness operations, I’d still be going to the same ole gym I suffered through some 20 years ago.

And even though I fire Singing Dental Assistant Kolleen 3-4 times a week, she’s been around for seven years and still taunts me almost every day with, “So you wanna fire me again huh; go ahead…make my day.”

Things come and go way too often to suit me. Yesterday, our power went out and so did Coach Pete Carroll, the USC football program, the USC basketball program, and my #1 (we won’t be seeing that number for a while) options for stress relief. Good thing I don’t have a cat.

On the relationship front, it’s been so bad that I’ve basically locked-down the revolving door. Office Manager (OM) Dalila is always saying I’m way too old and decrepit for a girlfriend (try elderly female companion), “Why not just use your AARP Platinum number on your Facebook Page; it might work better.” And yeah, OM Dalila has been around for 11 years; think I need another

consultant (uh-oh, one more revolving door coming up.)

But I am not a victim. I am responsible. I get to choose my attitude and be the author of my own life story.

So here’s the thing, you need to be responsible too. Do not be a victim. You know why?

The gums gotta stay!

If you’re reading this column, open a window and shout out loud, ““’m as mad as Hell, and the gums gotta stay!!!” Okay good, now one more time.

One of my Fave-Five resolutions for 2010 is to make loud fun of USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett’s uglier than cow-pie golf swing every time I have the courage to look at it up at Altadena GC’s driving range. Another is “being Estelle Getty fearless” (sometimes confused with being annoying or obnoxious.)

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mon sense you were born with, find a way to drag your irresponsible, excuse-making, orally infected selves to the dentist and see a hygienist!

Am I clear? Can you he-e-ear me? In the U.S., about 50% of the populace are not listening... and around 80% of ‘em have gum disease.

These days, if your teeth are fine but the gums gotta go you’re probably going with ‘em…about seven years ahead of schedule. Geez, and those could have been seven consecutive PAC-10 titles, BCS bowls, and at least 11-win seasons; 3 Heisman Awards, and 2 National Championships...or seven years of watching your children grow up into their own parenthood.

Research shows strong evidence connecting oral infectious disease and inflammation with systemic challenges such as heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, and low-weight premature births (among many others.)

Chronic oral infectious disease is transmissible within the mouth and between individuals; the disease is managed much like hypertension and diabetes, not cured. And the disease can effectively be measured, monitored, and controlled.

We take this stuff seriously enough to have offered free new patient exams and x-rays with a visit to the hygienist in November and December; even threw in paraffin hand

care (the cost of the hygiene visit is less than a month of mochas.) The results were not staggering.

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it means you’re saving money while you preserve quality of life.

So let’s hear it one more time, “I’m glad as Hell and the gums gotta stay!!!”

Please make 2010 the year you invest in your health.

Fine Arts Association to Participate In YMCA Health Fair The San Gabriel Fine Arts Association (SGFAA) will host a booth at the Health Fair held at the YMCA of West San Gabriel Valley, 401 Corto Street, Alhambra, CA 9l801, on Saturday, January 30, 2010, from 9am to 2pm.

Member artists will demonstrate painting and/or drawing in their medium – oil, pastel and watercolor – and discuss the benefits of membership in the art association. In addition, there will be a table at the booth for children to try their hand at drawing.

“The San Gabriel Fine Arts Association was established in 1965 and is open to artists of all ages,” explains Alice Lee, President of the SGFAA. “Our mission is twofold: while we encourage our members to exhibit their works and further their artistic abilities, we are equally com-

mitted to fostering the education and appreciation of the fine arts in general.”

In fact, Lee adds, the public is invited to attend the SGFAA’s meeting on February 18 at 6 p.m., when artist Timothy Tein (timothytien. blogspot.com) gives a short demonstration of his work.

Light refreshments will be served and a $5.00 donation at the door is appreciated.

The SGFAA conducts monthly meetings and artist demonstrations at 6 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month, in the Grapevine Room at 324 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel in the historic Mission District (the corner of Santa Anita and Mission Dr). For more information about SGFAA or for information about the monthly meetings and artist demonstrations, please contact Diane Smith at 626-570-1038.

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Obituary Ian Brooks Remembered

Renovated Robinson Park Reopens with Ribbons and Robinsons

By Susan Motander

By Terry Miller

An Elk’s Memorial Service was held for Ian Robert Brooks on Sunday, January 17 at the lodge in Duarte of which he was a past Exalted Ruler. Ian died the previous week of complications of his acute, adult onset diabetes.

Ian was born on April 13, 1965, the only child of Bill and Betty Brooks. He attended Monrovia Schools, graduating from Monrovia High School in 1983. At the high school he was active in the Camerata Singers, the school’s premier concert choir. He was also a member of the varsity soccer team in his senior year as well as running cross country and track for the school.

When he was younger he had been a member of the Boy Scout Troop sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church. Ian continued his association with the church which he later joined. He was ordained as an elder of the church on January 7, 1996 and served for three years in that capacity. He was also a member of the church’s Cancel Choir.

The Elk’s Lodge was another of Ian’s interests.

He was a twenty two year member of the Elk’s Lodge 1427 which had been located in Monrovia and later moved to Duarte. One accomplishment of which he was most proud was being elected Exalted Ruler in 2002. He was elected for a second term

Accented by cumulus clouds, and mountain tops sprinkled with fresh snow, the newly renovated Robinson Park re-opened Saturday. As is common with re openings there were the usual ribbon cutting, speeches but also city employees played a softball game. The highlight of the day , for many, was seeing city manager Michael Beck and Interim Police Chief Chris Vicino, among other notable’s, swing the bat and hit the ball on a crisp but delightfully clear and sunny morning.

One Pasadena resident said, “This is what Pasadena is all about - community involvement and cooperation .”

Referring to the large turnout for the event, Michael James added that he thought this is one of the best things the city has done for the kids in the community.

The field seemed to hold up well considering all the rains over the previous week.

The upgrades include enlarged baseball diamonds, new restrooms, a concession stand, field lighting, electronic scoreboards, bleachers, a storage facility and the very first official size football and soccer fields at any Pasadena park.

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Ian worked for the Target stores for more than twenty years and for the last two years worked at the Home Depot here in Monrovia.

Perhaps the person who knew him best was his lifelong friend Paula Potter. She spoke at the memorial at the Elk’s Lodge saying, “Ian was a rare individual. He had a heart that was as big as the world, and I will certainly miss having him as part of my life.”

“Ian and I always had fun, no matter what is was we were doing. Some of our favorite activities included attending the annual Halloween Haunt at Knott’s Berry Farm, going to the Dodger game, or going out to eat at Chili’s, Goldstein’s Bagels, or Clearman’s “The Boat,” where we would manage to stuff ourselves on cheese toast and red cabbage salad’ Potter said.

“Sometimes, Ian and I would not see each other for long periods of time, but no matter what, we both knew that we would always be friends, and that we would always be there for each other,” Potter said. Perhaps that is the definition of a true friend and a real friendship.

Potter wrote to me of that friendship, “Ian had a quiet, gentle spirit. He knew how to make me laugh. We shared a special bond of friendship which I will always cherish.”

Ian was that sort of person who quietly goes to work, does his job and works hard. He was a good friend to those he knew well. And most importantly he was a good person. And he will be missed.

In addition to new basketball courts, Robinson Park now features a regulation football and softball fields where on Saturday City Manager Michael Beck showed his neighbors another skill.

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of Mack Robinson and sisterin-law of Jackie Robinson, threw a ceremonial first pitch on the new artificial turf which held up surprisingly well to the rains of the previous week.

Robinson Park is named in honor of the Robinson family.

The renovations unveiled Saturday represent the first phase of a two-phase

plan to improve Robinson Park, city officials said. The plan calls for fixing up the entire existing 7-acre park, as well as expanding the park by 2.5 acres.

Phase two is expected to

include demolishing the existing gym and building a new recreation center.

The Robinson Park Master Plan was approved by the Pasadena City Council in 2002 will cost $21.7 million.

Obituary Eldon “Curly” Clough A 50 year resident of Sierra Madre passed away peacefully at his home on January 8, 2010 after a short and gallant fight with lung disease.

He is survived by his loving wife Jane of 37 years, a daughter Jaymi K. Wilson of Logan, Utah, step-sons Thomas Gilmore of Pleasonton, CA and David K. Wilson of Sierra Madre, brother Bernard and sister Doris Fergerson of Decatur, IL, as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was born to Howard Makin Clough and Myrtle Cleo Hurston on January 20, 1926 in Decatur, IL. He later moved to California and joined the U.S. Army

before being sent to fight in the Second World War. Later, Clough moved to Sierra Madre and was employed by Wisteria Industries where he worked his way up to President of the company before retiring in 1992.

Playing golf and being an avid sport spectator, particularly the teams from U.S.C. and UCLA kept him busy in his free time.

Hi greatest enjoyment was remembering friends with birthdays and anniversary cards that he made himself using his computer.

A celebration of his life will be held at a further date.

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Police Blotters Monrovia PD During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 568 service events, resulting in 148 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events:

Robbery / Assault with a Deadly Weapon

On January 7 at 12:02 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain regarding store security chasing a theft suspect. The suspect was approached by loss prevention personnel after he rolled out merchandise on a cart without paying. The suspect pulled out a knife, holding the loss prevention officer at bay. He then fled toward another business and the loss prevention officer lost sight of him. The Foothill Air Support helicopter, along with assisting units, conducted an area search, but the suspect was not located. Investigation continuing.

Domestic Violence / Resisting and Delaying a Peace Officer / Suspect Arrested

On January 7 at 2:48 p.m., a citizen was walking in front of a residence in the 100 block of West Cypress and heard a disturbance coming from inside. She felt that it was a physical altercation. An officer responded and contacted a male subject who denied any problem at the location.

The officer persisted and asked the male to have the female and children come outside. Officers eventually took the male into custody for domestic violence since the female had visible injuries. The male was booked for felony domestic violence and delaying a police officer. A temporary restraining order was obtained against the male subject.

Burglary

On January 7 at 2:59 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the 100 block of West Pomona. The victim reported that his enclosed cargo trailer was broken into while it was parked in the industrial park. The suspects cut the lock to gain entry. The loss was approximately $6,300 in miscellaneous used electrical tools. Investigation continuing.

Felony Vandalism / Suspect Arrested

On January 8 at 12:10 a.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of Monterey regarding vandalism in progress. Witnesses saw the suspect vandalizing City property. He was last seen walking north on Monterey.

Officers conducted an area check and located a subject matching the description given by the witness. A field show-up was conducted and the subject was positively identified as the suspect by the witness. Officers checked the area for evidence and found a red marker which was used to damage the property near the area where the suspect was arrested.

Vandalisms

On January 8 at 9:42 a.m., a caller reported tagging to the brick wall of his business. The wall is adjacent to the north-south alley between Monrovista and Hurstview. The officer noted that there was graffiti written in black spray paint in numerous different locations. The three vandalisms are related as the tagging is the same.

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Burglary

On January 8 at 10:07 a.m., an officer went to a business in the 1100 block of South Fifth regarding a burglary to a residence attached to the business. The residence is a one bedroom apartment attached to the business. The suspects broke a window to gain entry and stole old coins. This window is visible from the business office, but the attendant did not see or hear anything. Investigation continuing.

Burglary

On January 8 at 2:46 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the 800 block of West Duarte regarding a theft.

He arrived and the victim reported that someone had cut the lock off his carport’s door. The loss has not been determined. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

On January 8 at 3:27 p.m., an officer responded to the 300 block of West Duarte regarding a theft. The victim reported that someone had broken into his car that was parked in his carport. The suspects took his wallet and a jacket. Investigation continuing.

Driving Under the Influence / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia / Suspect Arrested

On January 8 at 11:31 p.m., officers attempted to stop a vehicle for a lighting equipment violation. The driver did not yield for several blocks, until he stopped in front of his residence. He was determined to be driving under the influence of alcohol. A search of the driver revealed he had a glass pipe commonly used for smoking cocaine in his possession. The driver was arrested and taken into custody for the above listed charges.

Possession of Methamphetamine / Suspect Arrested

On January 9 at 2:57 a.m., officers were patrolling the area of the pedestrian bridge in the 1200 block of South Fifth. They observed two subjects loitering in the tunnel and attempted to contact to them. One subject ran south away from the officers, while the other subject stayed.

The subject gave consent to a pat down search, and during the search a methamphetamine pipe was located.

There was a usable amount of methamphetamine in the pipe. The subject was arrested and booked for felony possession.

Attempt Vehicle Burglary

On January 9 at 11:06 a.m., an officer was dispatched to a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain. He arrived and contacted a witness, who stated he was in his parked vehicle and saw a male suspect break the window to a vehicle with his gloved hand. The suspect noticed the witness watching him. He then approached the witness and asked him what he was looking at. The suspect then entered a vehicle and left the area. The witness wrote down the license plate of the suspect’s vehicle as it drove away and called police. Investigation continuing.

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On January 9 at 1:22 p.m., and officer responded to a business in the 600 block of West Huntington. He arrived and met with the victim, who reported his company truck had been parked in the rear parking area in the

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He checked the truck and determined some handheld electrical tools had been taken.

Assault with a Deadly Weapon / Suspects Arrested

On January 9 at 12:40 a.m., police responded to a dispute between two families having a party at a complex in the 800 block of West Walnut. The families are interconnected and have had conflict before over perceived abuse between a husband and wife. The initial call reported seven male subjects breaking glass and fighting at a party. Officers arrived and observed several subjects running inside the residence. Statements from the party goers indicate that one drunken subject had pushed his wife down, causing further conflict between all the attending family members. The investigation eventually revealed that there was no current domestic battery; however, members of each family had become involved in yelling and pushing, and at some point one male subject was cut during the altercation.

He then struck the person who cut him over the head with a beer bottle. These two suspect/victims were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. One had a contusion on his head and the other had a laceration on his hand.

Neither subject wanted to go to the hospital for treatment.

Missing Person

On January 11 at 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department air crew flew over Azusa Canyon searching for a missing person who had been reported to Monrovia Police Department on the evening of January 10. An elderly man had gone for a drive and had not returned home. The helicopter was requested to search the canyon and located the missing person’s vehicle over a cliff in the canyon. The missing person was still in the vehicle and had to be airlifted to a hospital for treatment of broken bones and contusions.

Possession of a Controlled Substance

On January 12 at 3:30 a.m., an officer was on patrol in the area of Fifth and Diamond when he saw a person riding a bicycle with no light. The officer attempted to stop the bicyclist, but he refused to stop. The officer eventually was able to stop and detain the subject. The subject was found to be on parole and had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was also found to be in possession of a controlled substance. The suspect was arrested without further incident.

Assault with a Deadly Weapon

On January 12 at 5:15 a.m., officers were investigating a grand theft auto in the 100 block of East Central when a female driver getting off the freeway flagged them down.

The driver reported that a vehicle had rammed her several times on the freeway and was following her. At that moment, the suspect vehicle exited the freeway in front of the officers.

The officer stopped the vehicle and

detained the driver and the passenger.

The investigation revealed the two suspects intentionally rammed the female victim’s car several times on the freeway at approximately 65 miles per hour. The suspects then drove next to the victim and both flashed gang signs at her. Investigation continuing.

Sierra Madre PD

During the week of Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 to Saturday, January 9th, 2010 the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 323 calls for service.

Tuesday, January 5th

12:36 PM - Petty Theft, 50 Block W. Alegria Ave. Between 1:00 AM and 12:00 PM on 01-05-2010 suspect(s) stole a Pioneer in-dash car stereo from the victim’s unlocked vehicle.

No suspect information is available at this time. Total loss is estimated at $150.00.

11:20 PM – Narcotics Arrest, Michillinda Ave/Foothill Blvd. An officer stopped a bicyclist for an equipment violation. The bicyclist, a parolee, was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The subject was arrested for the felony violation and transported to the Pasadena Jail for booking.

Arcadia PD

For the period of Sunday, January 3, through Saturday, January 9, the Police Department responded to 1,116 calls for service of which 156 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, January 3:

1. An auto burglary occurred at an AMH parking structure between 7:00 p.m. on January 2 and 7:52 a.m. on January 3. Unknown suspect(s) broke a car window and took a handbag for a reported loss of over $3,500.

The victim also advised that she was notified by her bank that unknown suspect(s) had attempted to withdraw money from ATM machines in Arcadia and Fontana.

2. Three auto burglaries occurred between 5:00 p.m. on January 2 and 11:00 a.m. on January 3 at 450 East Live Oak. Unknown suspect(s) broke windows to gain entry into the vehicles and stole GPS units and a car stereo.

Monday, January 4:

3. Around 3:30 p.m., an automated license plate reader system alerted officers to a stolen vehicle and a felony traffic stop was made in the 5100 block of Tyler. A 39-year-old male Hispanic driver and a 47-year-old male Asian passenger were contacted. The driver claimed that he had recently purchased the vehicle but did not have any paperwork, and the passenger indicated that he did not know the car was stolen. Both men were taken into custody without incident.

4. Between 5:00 p.m. on January 3 and 8:00 a.m. on January 4, a residential burglary occurred in the 1200 block of South Golden West.

Unknown suspect(s) gained access

into the victim’s locked garage, ransacked two vehicles, and stole a set of golf clubs worth over $4,100 and a spare car key.

Tuesday, January 5:

5. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., units responded to the 300 block of East La Sierra regarding a suicide. A 58-year-old woman, despondent over her failing health, hanged herself and a suicide note was found.

6. Around 2:18 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted at Foothill and Primrose for a code violation. Two occupants were contacted and record checks revealed that the 23-year-old male Hispanic driver has never been issued a driver’s license and he also had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant; a 30-year-old female Hispanic passenger also had outstanding warrants totaling $56,000. Both subjects were arrested at the scene and a search of the vehicle revealed a large quantity of pills that are used as precursors to the manufacture of methamphetamine. When the female subject was being transported to the City jail, she attempted to discard a large amount of a white crystalline substance in the patrol unit and the substance was also falling to the ground from her pant leg, leaving a trail from the car into the police building. She was also charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of precursors of methamphetamine.

Wednesday, January 6:

7. Around 4:27 p.m., units responded to the 1100 block of Arcadia regarding a fraud investigation. The victim received a message from her credit card company regarding suspicious activities on her account.

She checked her account and discovered over $3,210 in unauthorized purchases from December 24 to December 26.

8. Units responded to Phoenix Spa, 37 East Duarte, around 7:43 p.m. in reference to a grand theft that just occurred. Two female Hispanic suspects entered the business with two small children. While one suspect distracted the victim, the other suspect grabbed a bank bag and a young girl

took the victim’s purse from behind the counter. The theft was caught on surveillance video.

Thursday, January 7:

9. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., loss prevention personnel from Burlington Coat Factory advised that they had detained a woman for theft. A 21-yearold African-American suspect entered a fitting room with numerous clothing items, concealed the merchandise, and left the store without making payment. A private person’s arrest was made, and the woman was taken into custody for grand theft.

10. Shortly after 5:00 p.m., a male victim came to the station with his one-year old son to report a domestic violence incident. He advised that during an argument, his girlfriend struck him numerous times in the back, shoulder, and legs with a wooden dowel. She then retrieved a knife and pointed it at him in a threatening manner. Fearing for their son’s safety, he fled the residence and came to the police station. The victim also had numerous scars from previous assaults and fresh bruises. Officers went to the 1200 block of South Golden West and arrested a 25-year-old female Hispanic for inflicting corporal injury to cohabitant and assault with a deadly weapon.

Friday, January 8:

11. Two victims came to the station around 10:05 a.m. to file a forgery report. Unknown suspect(s) obtained a copy of their check by unknown means, created fake checks, and cashed them for $9,977.

12. Units were dispatched to Nordstrom around 7:57 p.m. regarding a woman detained for theft. She selected numerous items and concealed them in a shopping bag and in her pockets. A private person’s arrest was made, and a 28-year-old Asian was taken into custody for grand theft and over $1,740 in property was recovered.

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LEGALS Other Public Notices 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 Angeles.

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 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:

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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 Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months

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13. Around 1:21 p.m., a victim came to the station to file a fraud report.

She advised that she discovered that her wallet was missing on January 8 and remembered last using it on January 7 at 99 Ranch Market located at 1300 South Golden West. At 11:00 a.m. on January 9, she contacted her credit card company and learned that over $2,700 have been charged to her credit cards without her authorization.

14. Shortly after 10:00 p.m., a female victim came to the station to report a robbery that occurred on Tenth Avenue, between Camino Real and Longden, at 9:00 p.m. She was walking home from the bus stop and talking on her cell phone when a male African-American suspect approached and demanded her purse. Fearing for her safety, she did not resist when he grabbed her purse and cell phone. The suspect was seen entering a waiting vehicle driven by another male African-American suspect.

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