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Thursday, November 11 - November 17, 2010
Veterans Day Services
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asadena - Veterans Day event will be held on Nov. 11, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Gold Shell in Memorial Park to honor the contributions and sacrifices of men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Pasadena Unified School District combined JROTC color guard will present the colors, the John Muir High School band and choir will perform, and the Boy Scouts Venturing Crew 561 will do bugling demonstrations. At 11:11 a.m. there will be a fly over of vintage military aircraft. Memorial Park, on Raymond Avenue between Walnut and Holly streets, is the site of several monuments and memorials honoring military personnel who served in wars and conflicts ranging from the American Revolution to Vietnam. The event is sponsored by the city of Pasadena, Pasadena Navy League, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 466, American Legion Post 280, Tuskegee Airmen and Pasadena Senior Center. Arcadia - The Community Center Veterans Day Luncheon offers free Lunch for Armed Services members. Call 574-5130 for details. Sierra Madre - The annual Veterans Day ceremony held at Hart Memorial Park in Sierra Madre will be on Nov 13. Although Veterans day is officially on Thursday November 11th , the Veterans Day Ceremony will be held on Saturday November 13th, 11 A. M. at the Veterans Photo Wall. VFW Commander David Loera will officiate and Sierra Madre
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n Sierra Madre there is a unique volunteer spirit, perhaps quite unlike any other city. As we honor our Veterans Thursday, a small group of students is learning about not only the effects war can have on those on the battlefield and at home but also the intolerance man can have for his fellow man under extreme
conditions. By volunteering for this project these students are learning not only the history of the garden but what happened to Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor and what became of many of those who were sent to internment camps as a direct result of the military action. Japanese-American internment was the move
and internment by the United States government in 1942 of about 110,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese who lived along the Pacific coast of the United States to camps called “War Relocation Camps,” in the wake of Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The internment of Japanese Americans was applied unequally throughout the United States. Japanese Americans who lived
on the West Coast of the United States were all interned, while in Hawaii, where more than 150,000 Japanese Americans composed over one-third of the territory’s population, 1,200 to 1,800 Japanese Americans were interned. Of those interned, 62% were American citizens. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt(FDR)
job fair is part of the Governor’s “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” initiative aimed at matching veterans with employers and jobs. “California is home to more veterans than any other state in the nation, and ensuring they can pursue a successful career path after service is
a top priority for our state,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “The brave men and women who risk their lives to protect our freedoms deserve our gratitude and help. I urge all California employers to reach out to veterans and become a part of the ‘Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet’ program.”
Your Vote Counts Westfield Santa Anita will be donating $10,000 in total to three local charities. Cast your vote on 11.19.10. Visit westfield.com for details.
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Arcadia PD Reports Strip Mall Stabbing
The focus of the fairs is to offer recently separated veterans one-stop access to career, training and education opportunities. Today’s fair is expected to bring out approximately 100 employers, including Kaiser Perman-
At about 6:50 pm on Friday evening, 11/05/10, Arcadia Police Officers were called to a strip mall located in the 1000 block of South Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, regarding a fight. The reporting party said that there were about 5 males involved in a physical altercation. A second caller advised Police Dispatchers that one subject had possibly been stabbed and that the suspects had fled in a vehicle. The suspects were described as 4-5 male Asians, late teens to early 20’s.
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Gov. Schwarzenegger Tours “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” Job Fair in LA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attended a job and resource fair at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles Wednesday bringing together veterans seeking jobs, employers with job openings and resource agencies offering a wide range of employment services. The
In recent months Coyotes have been a source of heated debate at city council and at watering holes within Arcadia and many other foothill cities. The city of Arcadia recently adopted a controversial trapping and euthanasia program after a series of resident complaints of their pets being killed by coyotes. Indeed it has been a growing concern for residents and politicians alike. Many, however, feel that the trapping program is not