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hair apparent
Cosmetology club raises scares in annual Halloween hair show. PG. 6
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2015:
INCUMBENT MONTGOMERY PROJECTED WINNER Board president Joanne Montgomery wins over challenger Gary L. Woods BY MEGAN BENDER STAFF WRITER
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Evan Solano Clarion
Incumbent trustee Joanne Montgomery is projected to be the winner in the Nov. 3 election for the Area 5 seat on the Board of Trustees.
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As of press time poll results show Joanne Montgomery, Citrus Community College District Board of Trustee’s president, was ahead with 69.77 percent of the counted votes for the Area No. 5 seat against Gary Woods, J.D., former Area 1 board of trustee. Woods’ had 30.32 percent of the vote with 13 percent of the electoral reporting. “I am pleased and thrilled that
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I am ahead so far,” Montgomery said. Montgomery had in 981 votes vs. Woods’ 425. The Area 5 vote is limited to residents in parts of Monrovia, Bradbury and Duarte. Montgomery has been a Monrovia resident for over 50 years and Woods has been living in Monrovia since Jan. 2015. Montgomery was appointed in 1989 after the death of her husband Donald Montgomery. She was then elected in 1999 to
Annual Clery Report shows a rise and fall in drug related offenses
remain in the Area 5 seat ever since. Woods formerly held the area 1 seat on the Citrus board of trustees since 1982 until he lost his seat to current Area 1 Trustee Barbara Dickerson, Ed.D, in 2013. Two other CCCD board members, Susan M. Keith, the current Area 2 trustee, and Patricia Rasmussen, Ed.D., current Area 4 trustee are both running unopposed. Keith has been a member of the board of trustees since 1999. Rasmussen has been a member since 2007. Students can visit lavote.net to receive final results of the CCCD Nov. 3 elections.
BY MEGAN BENDER
Speaker series to inspire at the Haugh
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BY JESSICA SOSA
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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ampus Safety had a busy year in 2014. According to the recently released annual crime report, which reflects all crime reported on campus from the previous year, there was dramatic spike in drug law violations. Yet, campus safety supervisor Ben Macias and lead officer Todd Dickson are not worried by the numbers–¬they see it as good news in fact. “The number increase that we see I don’t believe is attributed to an increased usage issue,” Dickson said. “It is more of a proactive approach that our department has been taking on to get that issue under control.” The statistics, released on Oct. 1 show 26 drug related arrests and 43 drug related violations in 2014. However, the numbers have already begun to drop to only 19-reported drug offenses since Jan. 1 of this year. To stay in compliance with Title IV federal requirements and continue to receive federal
Students searching for inspiration before final exams begin need look no farther than the Haugh Performing Arts Center at Citrus College. A recent increase in state funding to support Student Equity Planning has given Citrus College an opportunity to host its very first speaker series. The yearlong program will feature contemporary motivational speakers who will tell their stories and share the adversities they have had to overcome in hope of inspiring Citrus students to persevere and reach their goals. Admission is free. To kick off the File Photo speaker series, Brian Former NFL player Brian Banks will be Banks, 30, a former speaking on Nov. 16 in NFL player who was the Haugh Performing falsely accused of a Arts Center. crime, is scheduled to speak on Nov. 16 at 12:15 p.m. in the HPAC.
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brothers in arms and on stage American and Norwegian veteran actors add an element of authenticity to the upcoming production of ‘The Epiphany.” PG. 12
it’s rocket science
Rocket Owls extend a helpful hand to elementary school space engineers. PG. 10