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MONDAY EDITION An edition of the
WEEKLY
& Arcadia WEEKLY
MONDAY, JULY 20 - JULY 26, 2009 VOLUME 2, NO. 29
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Temple City Teacher Featured in Photo Exhibit Savay Lieu is “Silent Artist with a Memorable Voice.” BY KYLE KHANDIKIAN English teacher and tennis coach at Temple City High School Savay Lieu is the featured artist this month at the Pasadena Heritage Wine Company. His photography will be displayed there at his first public exhibition, which opened on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. and will continue through Friday, July 21, 2009. I caught up with Mr. Lieu and his photographs at the opening night of his exhibit in Pasadena. Born in Laos in South East Asia to parents of Chinese descent, Lieu is the youngest of six siblings. After fleeing the country during a devastating civil war which lasted between 1953 and 1975, Lieu and his family lived as refugees in neighboring Thailand for three years, before gaining entry into the United States in November, 1979. After graduating from Alhambra High School in 1981, Lieu went on to study at Pasadena City College
-Photo By Kyle Khandikian
and later UCLA, graduating with a B.A. degree in History/Art History and a
minor in Education. After earning teaching credentials at Cal Poly Pomona, Lieu
Hundreds Attend Arcadia Chamber Diamond Anniversary
-Photos By Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER The commemorative brochure for the chamber's 75th anniversary features a night photo of the famous round Fickes and Fickes building taken by Beacon Media photographer Terry Miller in 2003. The 1960's iconic building is perhaps the most identifiable structure built in
Arcadia to date. As t he hundreds of guests arrived for the party last Thursday evening, Carol Libby and Chamber President Kevin Kimmerman unveiled yet another Historical Marker in front of the building. Scott Hettrick gave a detailed description of the history of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce prior to the unveiling
with several amusing sidebars on some of the colorful characters that help shape the face of Arcadia. One of the special guests at the event was television host Wink Martindale, who also just happens to have turned 75 and was originally from Arcadia. Martindale's first break into television was at
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went on to became a teacher at Temple City High School, teaching ninth grade English
including honors, as well as becoming coach of the Boy’s Junior Varsity Tennis Team. He is also the co-coach of the Girl’s Varsity Tennis Team, Co-advisor for the junior class and advisor for the Future Business Leaders of America. He has been at Temple City High School for nine years now. But aside from teaching, Lieu has another passion which has recently gained him notice in the community: photography. On his website, savayonline.com, Lieu explains, “I strive to photograph what I see, what I feel, and what I think is important… Thanks to photography, I am allowed to be the artist that I know I can be.” Saturday night was the opening of Mr. Lieu’s first public exhibition, sort of. “We held a fundraiser at the high school for the annual senior Yosemite trip. We began selling pictures to raise money and it all kind of took
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Courts Furlough Employees, Continue Serving up Justice BY SUSAN MOTANDER Court employees had their first budget driven mandatory furlough day on Wednesday, July 15. Court reporters and clerks as well as the court security officers had an unpaid day off. The deputy sheriffs who act as bailiffs in some courtrooms were not forced to take the day off as they are not employees of the Superior Court. As elected officials, the judges, whose salaries are set by the legislature, were required to be at work. According to Candace Beason, the Supervising Judge at Pasadena Superior Court said that the court had been planning for the furlough day for weeks and that most cases were not continued to that day. She said, “One courtroom in each courthouse will be fully staffed and prepared to handle all those matters which legally have to be handled.”
Beason explained that there will also be clerks available for necessary filings. She said those staff members who worked on Wednesday would have a furlough day on Thursday. She explained that the judges not assigned to the one open courtroom would be working in their chambers during the furlough day for the staff. Judges contacted indicated that they often have matters “taken under submission” and that the time not spent in the courtroom on the furlough day could be used to decide these matters. Others suggested that it would be a good quiet time to review pending motions and to do legal research on other matters. Beason stressed that with all the advance planning done by the courts, justice was not being denied and that the only difficulty the Pasadena Court faced was an ex-parte hearing no-
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Dining Under the Stars at Temple City Park The City of Temple City proudly presents Dining Under The Stars, “Hollywood Nights” on Thursday, August 13, 2009. This highly anticipated event will be held at Temple City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Drive from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Event tickets can be purchased at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Drive for $10 each. Tickets are limited and usually sell out prior to the event date. Guests will enjoy VIP treatment with café style seating, food samples from local restaurants and bakeries and the “sounds of Sinatra” by the Ernie Marchain Quartet featuring the vocals of Bill Chico. Alex DiPeppe’s Italian Restaurant, Applebee’s, Baskin-Robbins, Beto’s Grill, Cabrera’s Restaurant, Café Roule, Casa Del Rey, Edible Arrangements, El Super Burrito, Jr., Olympic Bakery, Pino’s Place Italian Restaurant, Rose’s Donuts, Starbucks, Subway and Susie’s Kitchen will join the evening’s festivities. For additional information, please call the Parks and Recreation Department at (626) 285-2171 ext. 2328.
Upcoming Events Tuesday, July 21 Kiwanis Club City Council Meeting
Wednesday, July 22 Pre Concert activities Concerts in the Park Nitro Express Country Rock
Thursday, July 23 Library - Summer Reading Program
Friday, July 24 High Twelve Camp-A-Palooza
Saturday, July 25 Temple City Library Family Film Matinees