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Poizner Visits Irwindale’s THIS WEEK Miller-Coors Brewery Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner was hot on the campaign trail, just a few weeks before the June Republican primary. On Tuesday, the trailing opponent of Ebay magnate Meg Whitman touted his experience in Sacramento and held a meeting with employees of the Miller-Coors
Brewing plant in Irwindale, following a tour of the plant led by company executives. The questions were somewhat less controversial than those he received from students at Monrovia High School when the candidate visited a few weeks ago. However, the immigration
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Talks On Again for Santa Anita Caruso Project
- Photo by Terry Miller
Residents Get First-Hand Look Inside Temple City. - Story on Page 3
Oak Counselor Receives Prestigious Award
TCUSD School Counselor Donna Cleman will receive the prest ig ious 20 09 -2010 H.B. McDa n iel I nd iv idua l Award. Mrs. Cleman will be
recognized for her many c o n t r i bu t i o n s t o O a k Av e n u e I n t e r m e d i a t e School, her students, and the District and for be-
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Charismatic development magnate Rick Caruso and Canadian industrialist Frank Stronach who retains control of Santa Anita Park plan to meet within the next few weeks according to numerous sources. The two plan to discuss the controversial retail project in the Santa Anita racetrack - The Shops at Santa Anita - that has been bitterly fought by Westfield for years. A unit of Magna Entertainment in 2005 formed a
joint venture with real estate investor Rick Caruso to build a roughly 800,000 squarefoot retail development near its Santa Anita Park thoroughbred horse racing track in Arcadia. But the unit last month notified Caruso that it was backing out of the deal, according to court papers. An entity controlled by Caruso has protested the move in a court filing. The Australian Mall owner Westfield Group,
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TCUSD Student Wins Freedom Contest Michelle Tsang, 8th g r a de s t udent a t Oa k Av e n u e I n t e r m e d i a t e S chool , i s one of f ive winners in the Freedom T h roug h My Eye s a r t and essay contest sponsored by the Los Angeles Lakers and the Lakers Youth Foundation. St udent s w rot e es says and created origina l a r t work, depict ing t hei r i nt er pret at ion of what f reedom mea ns to t hem. T he goa l of the contest is to encourage students to explore t he meaning of libert y a nd ou r nat ion’s sy mbols of f reedom. T he contest was open to all 6t h t hrough 8t h g rade students in Los Angeles County. M ichel le wa s one of five winners chosen f rom sever a l hu nd red applicants. She and her fat her enjoyed a 4 - day t r ip explor ing our Nat i o n’s f a m o u s m o n u ments and museums in Washington, D.C. Michel le wa s a lso recog -
Michelle Tsang and Parents with a few of the Laker Girls – Photo by Jerry Jambazian, Temple City Chamber of Commerce
nized during the Laker game on April 11 where her essay a nd a r t work were on display on the main concourse. M ic he l le w a s a l s o recognized on April 28 at Oak Avenue’s Career Spotlight during luncht ime. Feat ured g uest s
were t he L os A ngeles Laker Girls! The purpose of Oa k’s Ca reer Spot light is to expa nd career exploration. G u i d a n c e C o u n s e l o r, Donna Cleman, was instrumental in promoting this contest and bringing the Laker girls to the
Oak campus. Oa k Avenue I nter med iate School ser ves students in 7th and 8th g r a de s i n t he Temple City Unified School District. For more information about Oak Avenue I nter med iate School, call 626 -548 -5060.