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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly Monday, DECEMBER 12 - december 18, 2011 Volume xVI, No. xXXXX
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City Of Electricity Restored to All Customers After Massive Windstorm, El Monte Clean Up Continues in Temple City and Surrounding Areas Welcomes Santa Claus to Community Neighborhoods With Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer leading his big red sleigh from the North Pole, through the frosty air and chilly winds, Santa Claus on his sleigh is making his first annual “Here Comes Santa Claus!” stop in the City of El Monte during the merry month of December. Santa will visit community neighborhoods, stopping to meet with children and families in El Monte. Please see page 2
El Monte Works to Become a Tree City USA Volunteers in El Monte have been working hard to meet the standards needed for the city to become a “Tree City USA,” a designation that could be granted from the National Arbor Day Foundation. In early November, 160 trees were planted at Madrid Intermediate School as part of the 35th anniversary celebration of the California Conversation Corps. A couple of weeks later, dozens of California Sycamores and Coastal Oaks were planted at Wilkerson Elementary School. In the near future, 350 trees will be planted along Valley Boulevard. This project is supported by Amigos de los Rios and the El Monte City School District and funded by a grant from California ReLeaf, an organization working to enhance the State’s cities and forests.
Live Oak and Temple City Blvd. were hard hit with power outages. Most homes are now back on line -Photo by Terry Miller
Southern California Edison restored service to all customers known to be without power. Customers with any issues are asked to call (800) 655-4555.
The utility provider is informing Temple City customers that electrical service may temporarily be interrupted through January 4, 2012 for routine
Gabrielino High School Principal Sharron Heinrich Told to Leave San Gabriel Unified School District Board Member Denise Menchaca announced Wednesday that the board will reconsider the decision last week not to renew Gabrielino High School Principal Sharron Heinrich’s contract for next year. The decision to reconsider can on the heels of public support for Hein-
rich at a recent school boarcd meeting and unanswered questions about the reason for the contract termination. The new board will discuss the issue at a special meeting on Jan. 9. The newly sworn in board members vowed to make this a new school Please see page 3
maintenance and system improvements. Status updates can be found on the “Outage Center” section of their website, www.sce. com.
issues. Temple City operators are available during normal business hours to Please see page 3
El Monte Coalition of Latino Professionals Honors City’s Educators by dena burroughs The Bobby Salcedo Esperanza Award portrays a dove and a key, which, in the words of El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero, represent “the power that educators have to unlock the potential in their students.” Originally called The Spirit of Esperanza Award, the prize was renamed to honor Roberto Agustin Salcedo, once El Monte High School assistant principal, Please see page 4
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New Food & Dining Section on page 7
Most emergency operations centers have now been deactivated. All operations will return to normal with some modification for ongoing recovery
Brought to you by Howie’s Ranch Market & Alexander’s Prime Meats and Catering
Miramontes Elementary Folklorico Dancers entertain during the Tamalada -Photo by Dena Burroughs