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Auspicious New Year posters, cascading firecrackers, little decorative horses and various assortments of ornaments each dangling from an endless knot, “a Buddhist symbol of longevity,” can be seen in preparation for the Chinese New Year that begins on January 31, 2014. This is the “Year of the Horse.”People born under that sign are said to be “hardworking, admirable and ambitious.” The Chinese Lunar Calendar names each of the 12 years after an animal. Legend has it that Buddha summoned all of the animals to come to see him before his death. Only 12 came to pay their respects. As a reward, Buddha named a year after each animal in the order that they arrived: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse,
Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has significant influence on personality saying, “This is the animal that hides in your heart.” Students taking a Chinese Class at San Gabriel Mission High School fondly remember celebrating Chinese New Year in their homeland and shared the many traditions they grew up with. They told me that if you were born under the sign for the year, then you should wear red all during the year for good luck. So in the days before the New Year, families clean their homes “in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck.” They also buy new clothing and shoes which symbolize a new
John Hopkins University Doctor Shares Health Tips with Monte Vista School’s Parents
beginning for the New Year. Homes are decorated with decorative red scrolls with themes of “good fortune” or happiness.” It is also a tradition to visit family members on New Years. One of the students, Helen, said that they prepare snacks for their guests. Another student, April, said on New Year’s Eve at her house they play
Mahjong or cards and stay up all night counting down until the New Year arrives. Another student, Emma, said her family makes dumplings and eats them around midnight to welcome in the New Year. Some families even put coins in the dumplings and the lucky person to find the coin will be given money to start off the New Year.
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by Michele Earle El Monte
Dr. Gerardo Lopez-Mena, from John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland recently visited Monte Vista School to share with parents and families the importance of healthy lifestyles. Dr. LopezMena, grew up in El Monte and is committed to giving back to the community by delivering medical education on important health topics through lectures, presentations, open discussions and interactive learning. Dr. Lopez-Mena’s presentation focused on high blood pressure and diabetes and the importance of educating ourselves to ensure we stay healthy. “Hypertension and
diabetes in the Latino population has reached epidemic proportions,” Dr. Lopez-Mena said. “Latinos are suffering a higher rate of heart attacks and strokes and also dying at greater rates. This is a big problem in this community and my goal is to return to El Monte after my residency at John Hopkins and do my best to support community members to be healthy both physically and mentally.” Statistics indicate that one in three U.S. adults have high blood pressure. Known as the silent killer, because it is asymptomatic, high blood pressure can be hereditary and sometimes controlled by diet and exercise.
“It is important to get his visit to El Monte, Dr. regular check-ups and moniLopez-Mena partnered with tor your blood pressure and the local high schools and blood sugar levels. Blood began the foundation for pressure medications are Promotores(as) or Comgood and safe, and if your munity Health Workers, doctor prescribes them you a concept he developed must take them. It’s imwhere community members perative that you follow the promote health in their own regimen you are given,” Dr. communities. Lopez-Mena said. “We need “The reason I wanted to to raise the awareness of the start at the high school level dangers of high blood presis that I want to influence the sure and diabetes because health of these young kids, both lead to strokes and expose them to the health strokes kill twice as many profession, and give them an women a year then breast experience and something to cancer.” put on their college applicaDuring the month John Hopkins Doctor continued on page 3 of January and
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local E V E N T S B OA R D Temple City Chinese New Year Street Festival Courtesy of www.templecity.org Temple City
Welcome the arrival of the Year of the Horse at the Feb. 1st street festival, featuring lively entertainment, food trucks, vendors, games and more. The festival was organized by the Chinese Daily Newspaper, the City of Temple City, and the Temple City Chamber of Commerce. The festivities will take place at Temple City Park from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Come and join in on the fun.
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Around Town by Mavis Hansen Here we are, in the last week of the first month of 2014. In what should be one of the coldest months of the year, we are most fortunate in having beautiful, sunny days, what we like to proudly call “California Weather.” Our many holidays are past, for a while, but for those who still want one last celebration, a reminder that close and accessible Chinatown will celebrate New Year 4712, the Year of the Horse, with festivities and a Dragon Parade on Saturday, February 1, 2014. The El Monte Friend O’Garden Club will have a busy February. Starting off on Saturday, February 1, 2014 with a field trip to the beautiful Descanso Gardens, in nearby LaCanada-Flintridge. Many of the members will meet at the home of Sandy Fout and carpool to the DISH Restaurant for brunch before touring the Descanso Gardens. The regular monthly meeting will be held at 11:30 AM, on Friday, February 7, at the Norwood Library, 4550 N. Peck Road, El Monte. Members bring a brown bag lunch, with coffee and dessert provided by a monthly hostess. Guests are welcome. For further information, contact President Steve Heimple at 626281-6382. On Monday, February 10, the Club will host the quarterly meeting of the Arboretum District of California Garden Clubs, Inc. in the Palm Room at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia. Members will provide refreshments, with a Valentine theme. The San Gabriel Valley FRONT LINE for Veterans, First Responders and their families will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 4, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the American Legion Pasadena Post 13, 131 N. Marengo, Pasadena. Program Speaker for the evening will be Kathy Lynch, M. A., M.F.TH., Director: Wellness Works, Glendale & Veterans Welcome Home. On display will be artwork of veteran Kenneth James, USMC “Love Triumphant”. There is no charge to attend the program or for the dinner but reservations must be made for the dinner at: sgvfrontline@gmail.com. All interested community members are welcome. This program is sponsored by American Legion Pasadena
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Post 13 and NAMI SGV. With sadness, we learned that Colleen Lindholm passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Colleen and her husband Cal were long time residents of El Monte. A school teacher for over 35 years, active member of the Friend O’Garden Club and The El Monte Women’s Club until relocating to the Arcadia Retirement Village. Services planned for Monday, January 27, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Covina. Colleen is survived by her daughter Palia, son-in-law Ed, grandchildren Ken, Kevin & Dena and great grandchildren Payton, Brayden, Derek and Adrian. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in her memory to the Humane Society. Sincere Sympathy to daughter Palia and family. On the first Saturday of each month, from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM, the HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION CENTER of the City of El Monte, offers to residents of the City the opportunity, at no charge, to properly dispose of unwanted hazardous wastes and electronics. Items such as used motor oil, oil filters, brake fluid, antifreeze, paint, household cleaning products, pesticides, expired medicine, household and car batteries, electronics, and many appliances. Items may be taken to the facility, located at Valley Circle,that is between Santa Anita Avenue and Arden Drive on Valley Boulevard, El Monte. For instructions on delivering the items and/or further information, phone the City of El Monte at: 626-5802062. Always lots of events to attend, see you soon, someplace AROUND TOWN.
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Student's Corner A Quick 15 Minutes
Tyler Anderson, contributing student writer from San Gabriel Mission High School. by Tyler Anderson San Gabriel
For as long as I can remember, in school, there have always been emergency drills. As a kid, it was just a quick 15 minutes I could get out of class, socialize, and goof off. For some that is still all it is. Over the past ten years our country has experienced the Columbine shooting, the Virginia Tech shooting and the Sandy Hook shooting. Although, shootings are not the only type of emergency
nor the only one schools prepare for, but they are an example of why these drills are necessary. The other day my school went through a drill to prepare for an intruder on campus. The drill was unexpected for students. We proceeded to turn the lights off, cover the windows and sit on the floor away from the doors. It was then I noticed that no one took it seriously.
There were whispers, funny gestures, smiles and giggles all around. Although it didn't bother me then, after truly thinking, "What if that was real?" I questioned how serious we should be about these things. I believe every drill should be taken as a life or death situation because you can never be certain if those quick 15 minutes are the last you'll have.
Calling all Johnny Cash Fans Muoy Li West Covina
Calling all Johnny Cash fans. Michael J and the Mighty Cash Cats are bringing the "Man in Black" back to life on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the West Covina Library. This event will take us through the myth, the legend, and the musical journey of Johnny
Cash and his wife, June Carter. The Mighty Cash Cats have received international praise for their tribute and representation of the musical icon. As always, West Covina Library's programs are free! West Covina Library, part of
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St. Luke's Valentine Dinner/ Dance Coming Fred Ortiz San Gabriel
The Knights of Columbus, Council #9128 of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church are sponsoring a Valentine Dinner/Dance on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014. Tickets are $15.00/adult and $5.00/children - no tickets will be sold at the door. The Dance will be held at St. Luke's Parish Hall, 5605 Cloverly Avenue, Temple City. Join us for a fun evening: 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.dinner, 7:30 P.M.
to 11:30 P.M.dancing.Wonderful music from the “Total Hip Replacements” band. Dress is casual. The menu is Italian Spaghetti and meatballs. Babysitting will be provided by our Young Adult Ministry at no extra charge. This is a fundraiser for our St. Luke’s Youth Account, (school scholarships, acolytes, robotics team, etc.). For tickets and more information, contact Fred Ortiz at
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tions. As community health workers they will provide leadership, peer education, support, and resources to support community empowerment.” In addition to his work at John Hopkins, Dr. LopezMena is also a member of the National Hispanic Medical Association whose vision is to improve the health of Hispanic populations, and he is the founder of Embajadores de Salud de la Cominidad, a program to engage the Spanish speaking community.
“We are grateful to Dr. Lopez-Mena for sharing such great information with us regarding our health,” said Robert Lopez, Monte Vista’s principal. “We want all of our students and families to be healthy and live long, healthy lives. His work in the high schools and throughout the community will be very beneficial,” added Lopez, who also happens to be the proud brother of Dr. Lopez-Mena.
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‘Time Jockey ’ KIZH VILLAGES by Joe Castillo
Gabrieleno Village Sites …. The indigenous people of Los Angeles Basin occupied this area for approximately 3,500 years according to archeological, biological and linguistic data collected and researched of this area. The tribal name of the indigenous people was Kizh and after the Spanish arrived in the 1760’s, their new name of Gabrielenos was applied. The Spanish were quick to identify sites for their new Missions based on the locations of villages of the local indigenous people. Early research indicated that the village around the San Gabriel Mission area was known as Shevaanga . In 1852, Hugo Reid confirmed that a village existed at the site of the Mission in his report on the local indigenous people. In 1986, the researcher Harrington reported that ‘sivapet,’ a variant name for Shevaanga, reported that Shevaangna was not of San Gabriel but of a place near San Gabriel. More specifically, it was a barranco or ravine near where the old Los Angeles road crossed the river. Harrington also noted that ‘sivapet’ also refers to a stone place and an area around San Gabriel. Two other names also refer to the Gabrieleno locations in the local vicinity. In 1860, Alexander Taylor referred to the site of the Mission as Toviscangna and was near a large rancheria. As a matter of fact Toviscangna was written by Father Junipero Serra on the title page of the Book of Confirmations at the San Gabriel Mission. In addition, in 1907, the researcher Kroeber suggested that the name Tuvasaak, along with Siba and Toviska, also referred to the area of San Gabriel. The village of Shevaanga or Simbangna was located at the area about 1 mile from the Mission in Rosemead. The area was near present day Rio Hondo Avenue and Savannah School however the name of Shevaanga was too difficult for new early settlers to say so the name of Savannah was used. The historic pioneer cemetery located in Rosemead named Savannah, more than likely was named after the GabrielenoKizh village of Shevaanga. In conclusion, two of the Gabrieleno-Kizh villages located in the immediate local area are Toviscangna and Shevaangna. Toviscangna was at the site of the present day San Gabriel Mission.
Shevaanga was at present day site of Savannah School in Rosemead. There were many more Gabrieleno-Kizh villages in the Los Angeles basin, and their current names probably reflect the names of the villages which occupied this area for over 3,500 years…..
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Rosemead Kiwanis Club Rosemead Kiwanis Club Mid Year Conference Reimbursement – the RKC Board has authorized reimbursement of Adult Key Leader and Mid-year conference registration fees ($15 and $50 respectively) for all RKC members who attend the events: 1) Prepay this amount to our Treasurer by January 23, 2014 (or have paid CalNev-Ha directly prior to that date) 2) Actually attend the training/conference The purpose of encouraging participation in these events is twofold: 1) Enhance our ability as Kiwanians to both serve children and community and 2) Familiar with the heritage and experience of fellow Kiwanians. Historically Club rates have been available for full District conferences; this outreach extends this principle to the mid-year meetings. The result will hopefully be greater familiarity with Kiwanian procedures, improved fellowship, and an even more effective RKC. SLP Report Don Bosco Report - According to Don Bosco Tech Club President Augustine Au in the Club’s Monthly Report, their Key Club had 274 service hours in December. These were divided into four projects, including: • An ongoing and growing tutoring program, Project Nemo, for 60 hours, principally at the nearby Repetto and Margureta schools. • Bosco Tech’s own “Chill Out” Dance fundrais-
er, which also promoted PTP (Pediatric Trauma Program) awareness 13 hours • Participating in Snow Days (spread out over four days) -126 hours Reports Augustine: “Each day, thousands of loads of real snow were being delivered to the KidSpace Museum. Children and their families came to play in the snow, experiment with dry ice science, and do fun winter-themed arts and crafts. “Volunteers were needed to supervise snow areas, help children explore snow by building snow men, etc. We also assisted with winter-themed arts, crafts and science experiments, and provided general crowd supervision plus guest service.” • Helping decorate floats for the Rose Parade on and off various floats on two dates with other KEY Clubbers for a total of 75 hours. According to the report: “We worked with a lot of flowers and floats, but the satisfying part about helping out at the Rose Float decoration was the happy smiles everyone had at the end, when they all knew it was a job well done. It was hard work but it paid off, and we hope we can come back next year.” Eighteen different individuals from the 59-member club participated in these activities. Club membership is presently 1/3 greater than last year at this time. Thur Jan. 30, 2014, RKC Noon Meeting (to be held at the Doubletree) Featured speaker will be Rosemead’s
Director of Public Works Chris Marcarello. He will be reviewing the various construction projects underway in the City. These include: • Downtown Plaza at the Civic Center, • Renovation of City Hall and the Rose-mead Com-munity Recreation Center (RCRC) buildings • Renovations to the Garvey Park Gym. Kiwanis Lore. Yes, there actually is a“Kiwanisland”. On Larson Avenue in Garden Grove, Ca, is a three acre park called “Kiwanisland.” It includes: • Individual overnight camp sites. • Campfire amphitheater with seating for 300 with lights and audio equipment. • A lake surrounding a rock island with waterfalls and connected by a swaying bridge. • Large family picnic areas with tables, gas ranges and kitchen facilities - all under a shade roof. • Complete boys and girls restroom facilities. Maintained by the Garden Grove Kiwanis Club, the park is immediately adjacent to the local Boys and Girls Club. It came about when the two groups in 1967 agreed to share in a donation of the land from the Hoag Foundation. The private park sees about 12,000 visitors a year – and is only blocks away from the site of this year’s Cal_Nev-Ha conference.
Kiwanis Honors Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center Student Riley O’Brien by Jerry Jambazian Temple City
The Kiwanis Club of Temple City recognized an outstanding student from the Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center. Accompanying the student was teacher Mr. Sean Patterson and Principal Chris Sewell. Riley is 15 years old and in Mr. Patterson, Mr. Rios, and Mrs. Robert’s class. He has two older brothers and enjoys photography, filmmaking, and journalism. Riley said, “The best things about the Learning Center are my teachers, the resources, and my class schedule.” The best thing that ever happened was being selected to be on the Camellia Festival Royal Court in 2005. If he could change one thing it would be to pursue his goals
sooner in life. His personal to recognize outstanding goals are to attend filmmakstudents and their teachers ing school, to direct a film, from Cloverly, Emperor, and to become more social. Longden, Oak Avenue, and During football season you the Dr. Doug Sears Learncould see Riley on the sideing Center. Kiwanis treats lines using his photography students and their teacher to skills with his father Jeff. lunch. Students receive a Each week the Temple certificate, a letter for their City Kiwanis Kiwanis Honors continued on page 14 Club is pleased
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Lunar New Year Celebrations in the 626 and Chinatown
Jan 25 San Marino Chinese New Year Carnival (Huntington Middle School 9am-1pm)
Jan 25-26 Lunar New Year Festival (Monterey Park,10am-6pm): Lion/Dragon dancers, Live Entertainment along Garvey Ave between Garfield and Alhambra Avenues, Vendors, Free shuttles. Jan 28 “Bringing in the New Year” by Grace Lin presented at Westfield Santa Anita for Family Fun Days (11am) Jan 30 Chinatown Temple Ceremony @ Chuan Thien Hau Temple (10pm-minight); 750 N. Yale St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Feb 1 115th Golden Dragon Parade & Chinese New Year Festival (12pm-8 pm) Feb 1 Temple City & Sing Tao Chinese New Year Family Festival (Las Tunas Drive, between Golden West & Temple City Blvds, 9am-5pm) Feb 2 Chinatown Chinese New Year Festival (12pm-5pm) Feb 8 Alhambra 23rd Lunar New Year Celebration Street Festival (10am-5pm) on Valley Blvd between Garfield Ave and Almansor St Feb 15 Celebrate the Lunar New Year @ Westfield Santa Anita’s The Promenade Feb 15 City of Rosemead Lunar New Year Family Festival (9155 E. Mission Drive, 10am5pm) Now until Jan 31 Lunar New Year Art Exhibit ft Jack Liang’s Artwork in Alhambra City Hall (111 S. First St, free entrance)
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However, one tradition that seems to be shared by all is the handing out of red decorated envelopes known as “hongbao” in Mandarin, “laisee” in Cantonese, and “angpow” in Hokkien. On the morning of New Year’s Day, married people begin the distribution of the envelopes filled with crisp new money to children and single members of the family, and in some cultures, it is extended to friends and neighbors. The amount of money contained in the envelope usually ends with an even number as according to Chinese custom, odd numbered money gifts are traditionally associated with funerals. The new money symbolizes good fortune. The recipient puts his or her hands together and shakes them while wishing you “Kung Hei Fat Choi” (if you are from Southern Chinese and Cantonese-speaking communities) roughly translated “Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year,” or “Gonghe xinxi” (if you are from Mandarin speaking communities) meaning “Respectful congratulations and blessings for the New
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Year” in return as he or she accepts the envelope with both hands. Westerners wanting to bring luck into their homes can follow tradition by remembering on the first day of Chinese New Year not to clean house, cut your hair or take a shower because you will wash away any good luck that might befall you. It promises to be the luckiest day of the year! The students in Mrs. Sarah Zhou’s Chinese class at San Gabriel Mission High School plan to have dinner together to celebrate this Chinese New Year. They plan on staying up to watch the festivities that will be broadcast around the world from Beijing. And, even though celebrations of the Chinese New Year may vary, “the underlying message is one of peace and happiness for family members and friends.” Happy New Year!
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Kiwanis Honors Emperor Elementary School Students Wesley Chin, Jacob Trabbie, and Jaemen Topalian by Jerry Jambazian Temple City
The Kiwanis Club of Temple City recognized three outstanding students from Emperor Elementary School. Accompanying the students was Emperor teacher, Mrs. Shelly Scanlan. Wesley is 11 years old and in Mr. Giangregorios’ class. He has two younger brothers and enjoys math and playing video games. Wesley said, “The best things about Emperor are my teachers, my friends, and settling into this school my first year.” The best thing that ever happened was being selected to be a member of a youth choir to sing at Disneyland. Personal goals are to play the violin like a world-class musician without having to practice, build a stairway to heaven, get straight A’s, develop a love for reading, and become more athletic. Jacob is 12 years old and in Mrs. Scanlans’ class. He enjoys playing baseball and watching sports. Jacob said, “The best things about Emperor are my teachers, the assemblies, and students.” The best thing that ever happened was winning two MVP trophies for baseball in one season. Personal goals are to have every person
live their dream, build a huge baseball facility, get straight A’s, get a scholarship to the University of Georgia, and become a Major League Baseball player. Jaemen is 12 years old and in Ms. Parrilles’ class. He has three brothers and sisters and enjoys soccer, volleyball, and acting. Jaemen said, “The best things about Emperor are the assemblies, the students, my friends, and the nice teachers.” The best thing that ever happened was acting in movies. Personal goals are to change everyone’s language into one, build a giant water amusement park, become a famous actor, get into a good college, and get good grades. Each week the Temple City Kiwanis Club is pleased to recognize outstanding students and their
teachers from Cloverly, Emperor, Longden, Oak Avenue, and the Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center. Kiwanis treats students and their teacher to lunch. Students receive a certificate, a letter for their parents, a bumper sticker, a gift certificate from The Hat Restaurant, and a photograph of them receiving their award. Their
photo will also be published in Temple City Life, Mid Valley News, Temple City Tribune, and displayed in the Temple City Unified School District lobby. Temple City Kiwanis has been serving our community since 1939. Members are dedicated men and women who desire to make a difference in the quality of
life for the youth of Temple City. Kiwanis meets at 12:00 noon each Tuesday at Denny’s Restaurant. To find out more about Kiwanis, please contact Jerry Jambazian at (626) 643-9460. You can also visit their website at www.templecitykiwanisorg.
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El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2013 - 2014 EXECUTIVE BOARD: PRESIDENT JACK DALTON – Owner & President, Ramona Property Managers, Inc. VICE PRESIDENT JOE PEREZ El Patio Bar & Grill SECRETARY/TREASURER KEN JESKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEN RAUSCH EM/SEM Chamber of Commerce
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LORI CRAVEN-DOSS Brown’s Jewelry & Loan DONNA DUNCAN Donna Duncan, Consultant JUVENTINO “J” GOMEZ City Councilman, City of El Monte JOSEPH GONZALES City Councilman, City of South El Monte JOSE JACQUEZ Lawrence Equipment TOM MILLETT Citizen Member JACKELYNN NEVARES Citizens Business Bank NICK SALERNO Superintendent El Monte Union High School District ULISES LOPEZ Vons Credit Union
Chamber Ambassadors Steven Abramson..................................................................................Community Health Alliance of Pasadena Ernie Amaya........……………………………………...............................…………………..Rose Hills Memorial Park David Ayala...................................................................................................................................Wells Fargo Bank Jody Bush, (Chairman, 2007 Ambassador of the Year)............................................................Citizen Member Amanda Chang....................................................................................................................Kalico Office Furniture Sharon Coley................................................................................................................DoubleTree Rosemead Hotel Craig Doerr (2013 Ambassador of the Year)..................................................................American Reclamation Edward Guerrero..............................................................................................................................Citizen Member Jonathan Hawes.............................................................................................................................City of El Monte Scott Hayer.....................................................................................................................BESTCO Food Wholesale Lyndsay Jette......................................................................................................................................Smart & Final Carrie Jones..................................................................................................................................Denny's El Monte Connie Keenan……………………………………………………………………………………………….Citizen Member Chris Knight..............................................................................El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce Margaret Martinez.....................................................................................Community HealthAlliance of Pasadena Caesar Mayor (2011 Ambassador of the Year).............................................. Credit Union of Southern California Rachel Montes.................................................................................................................................Citizen Member Jackelynn Nevares ...............................................................................................................Citizens Business Bank Juli Travis (2012 Ambassador of the Year) ........................................................................................Hope House Patricia Valencia....................................................................................................................................H & P Fitness Ernesto Villegas............................................................................................................................... Villegas Realty Vanessa Villegas.................................................................................................................................Villegas Realty Lorraine Wild..............................................................................................................Brown's Jewelry & Loan Co.
Chamber Events FEBRUARY 2014 CHAMBER EVENTS
Ambassadors' Luncheon Meeting Tuesday, February 4th 11:30 AM Tasty Choice 1724 Durfee Ave. South El Monte
Breakfast Networking Mixer Wednesday, February 5th 7:30 AM El Patio Bar and Grill 11672 Ramona Blvd. El Monte
Lillian Rey of ERA acknowledges the generous donation from Stephen Gill of M.C. Gill Corporation with the presentation of a plaque.
Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee Meeting
El Patio Bar and Grill 11672 Ramona Blvd. El Monte
Thursday, February 13th 9:00 am Chamber Board Room
Upcoming Events
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors' Meeting Thursday, February 27th 8:00 am Chamber Board Room
Breakfast Networking Mixer Wednesday, March 5th 7:30 AM
Taste and Sound of El Monte/ South El Monte Thursday., March 27 5pm - 8 pm Grace Black Auditorium
Annual Golf Tournament Friday, April 25th California Country Club 1:00 PM Shot Gun
Christine Knight Director of Marketing and Membership welcome New Chamber Member Dikran and Dirk owners of D & H Super Service, located 4801 N. Peck Road., El Monte.
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El Monte/South El Monte Chamber News photographs by Ken Rausch
NEW MEMBERS in December D & H Super Service 4801 N. Peck Road El Monte 91731 626-443-9009 d.kechichian@att.net
LOPA Co., Ltd. c/o Logistics Pan America 9690 Telstar Avenue, Suite 225 El Monte 91731
Hosted Steven Abramson of CHAP Care addresses mixer attendees
626-444-9788
Christine Knight Director of Marketing & Membership welcomes new Chamber Members Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, located at 10408 Vacco Street, South El Monte.
april@elopa.net
Patricia Arroyo D.D.S. Corporation 9814 E. Garvey Avenue, Suite 9 El Monte 91733 626-279-6258 alma@patriciaarroyodds.com
Thank you, CHAP Care & Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation for your gracious hospitality and all your efforts of making a very "dark" evening into a very "BRIGHT" one.
El Monte/South El Monte Ambassadors at Annia's at the Airport.
Thank You, Tom Millett our MC once again.
Valley Mall Improvements Under Way
El Monte Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, Executive Director Ken Rausch, Director of Marketing & Membership Christine Knight welcome owners Jerry Munoz and Amilio Ortega of The Post Pizza. Congratulations!!
Come and meet the staff at The Post Pizza, located at 4368 N. Peck Road, El Monte, 626-444-2631.
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Recycle Used Motor Oil & Used Filters
Hazardous Waste Collection Center
Deliver both used motor oil and used filters to any of the certified collection centers listed below. All of the listed centers are located in El Monte. For collection centers in other areas, call 1-800-CleanUp.
Unwanted hazardous waste and obsolete electronics should be delivered to the City of El Monte’s hazardous waste collection center for proper disposal. This is a free drop off program available to El Monte residents.
AutoZone. . . . . . . . . . . . 11104 Ramona Bl. . . 442-8310 O’Reilly Auto Parts. . . . .12034 Valley Bl. . . . .444-0446 O’Reilly Auto Parts. . . . .4792 Peck Road. . . .579-2317 Pep Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . 11937 E. Valley Bl. . .401-0404 The Oilmen. . . . . . . . . . . 10013 Valley Bl. . . . .443-5823 Longo Toyota, Service. . 3534 N. Peck Rd. . . 580-6101 Longo Lexus, Service. . .3530 N. Peck Rd. . . 580-6252 Nelson Honda Service. . 3464 N. Peck Rd. . . 258-3438 Ross Nissan, Service. . .11565 Federal Dr. . . 350-8868
Be sure to contact centers for hours of operation. Do not mix oil with any other fluids or substances. Do not drop-off used oil after business hours. Questions? Call 1-800-CleanUp.
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Families Urged to ICE Family Members Cell Phones by Stacey Hilton World Wide
As cold temperatures blanket our area, a growing number of seniors may wind up in trouble, stuck in life threatening situations. They may slip and fall, their car might break down, and they may get lost, confused, or stranded – literally left out in the cold. That’s why Visiting Angels, one of the nation’s largest in-home senior care agencies with a location in our area, has launched the ICE a Cell Phone Safety Campaign to help seniors in case of emergency. To ICE a cell phone, you load emergency contacts in seniors’ phones with the word ICE in front of the emergency contacts’ names, so when someone finds a senior in trouble they know who to call In Case of Emergency. Visiting Angels hopes this will become a universal emergency plan – a quick way for emergency responders to pick up a senior’s cell phone, and press the letter ‘I’ to find seniors’ emergency contacts. “We urge families to ICE seniors’ phones, or come by our offices and we will ICE seniors’ phones for free,” says Larry Meigs, CEO of Visiting Angels. “We care for thousands of older Americans, and we constantly hear stories about how families need an emergency plan for seniors. One family told us their elderly loved one with dementia roamed five miles from home. When police tried to help they had no clue who to call. ICE contacts help responders know who to call in emergencies in this cold or at any time of year.” How to ICE Seniors’ Cell
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Phones: • Under ‘I’ in the cell phone contact list, load the In Case of Emergency contact names, beginning with the word ICE (ie: ICE_ Heather). • Make sure the emergency contact(s) agree to be an ICE partner. • Include every phone number (home/cell/work) of the ICE partner. • ICE partners should know the seniors’ medical conditions, doctors’ names and medications they’re taking. • An ICE sticker can save a life. Place a Visiting Angels’ ICE Loaded sticker on seniors’ cell phones, so if someone finds a senior in trouble they know who to call in an emergency. Cold Weather Caregivers Along with ICE-ing seniors’ cell phones, Visiting Angels caregivers come to seniors’ homes to protect them from cold weather dangers. *Older Americans can’t feel cold weather shifts like younger people, and they may suffer from hypothermia without even knowing they’re in danger. According to the American Academy of Family Physi-
cians, more than half of all hypothermia-related deaths happen in people over age 65. Cold Weather Caregivers help seniors with: ~ Outdoor Tasks – caregivers can do outdoor tasks for seniors, such as shovel snow and get the mail. People who are outdoors in cold weather should avoid sudden exertion, like lifting a heavy shovel full of snow. Even walking through heavy, wet snow or snow drifts can strain a person's heart, according to the American Heart Association. ~ Proper Dressing – dress seniors in loose-fitting layers when heading outside. High winds, snow and rain can steal body heat. Wind is especially dangerous because it removes the layer of heated air from around your body. Layers of loose clothing trap air, creating a protective insulation. ~ Senior Cold Weather Safety Kits – caregivers can make sure seniors have these items on hand during the cold: emergency radio, essential medications, copies of prescriptions and medical records, extra set of car keys, first aid kit, flashlights ICE Family continued on page 13
La Primaria Elementary students participate in hands-on science experiments as they showcase the Discovery Science Center’s Water Science Curriculum, made possible through a partnership of the Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water District, Discovery Science Center and the THINK Together After School Program.
Conservation and erosion executives from Discovery were the topic of discussion Science Center and THINK as students in the THINK Together administrators obTogether after school served the water curriculum program at La Primaria implementation. Elementary School show“We are so thankful for cased the Discovery Science the partnership of the Upper Center’s Water Science San Gabriel Valley MuniciCurriculum. Through the pal Water District and Dispartnership of the Upper San covery Science Center for Gabriel Valley Municipal this awesome curriculum for Water District, Discovery our kids,” said Hector MarScience Center and THINK tinez, La Primaria’s THINK Together the comprehensive Together Site Coordinator. water education program “It is nice to see what can is offered to local schools. happen for kids when orgaThe after-school element of nizations work together.” the Water District’s pro“It is refreshing to see gram represents an innovascience in the after school tive approach to traditional program,” said Lisa Sumwater education programs, merville Bennett, General complementing in-class asManager of the Los Angeles sembly programs offered at County THINK Together the 4th and 5th grade levels program. “With the severe and water quality workshop budget cuts to education, programs offered at the science has been squeezed 6th grade level to create a out of the school day and ground-breaking new model. this curriculum provides the La Primaria’s young students the opportunity to scientists were excited to engage in hands-on scishow off their skills and ence.” knowledge as members of Leading a lesson in water the Board of the Upper San conservation, THINK Gabriel Valley Municipal Together Program Leader, Water District, Discovery Science continued on page 13
Allure Dental Celebrates Grand Opening by Brad Healy El Monte
El Monte and South El Monte have embraced a new addition to the business community today. On January 24, 2014 at noon a ribbon cutting was performed with the El Monte and South El Monte chamber and dignitaries from the city. The business is Allure Dental Arts. Dr. Bijan Afar (the owner) has come to El Monte to start his fourth dental practice with state of the art technology. When asked what makes his dental practice special he replied
by saying, “we provide all services to all people.” Dr. Afar has brought a dental practice that has allowed the whole community to not only get services from specialists, but has increased his business and clientele because of his children’s dentistry. After talking to many people myself there seems to be a great need for good children’s dentistry here in El Monte and South El Monte. Many of the new technology tools that Dr. Afar provides has made many children very comfort-
able with their services. Here at the office at Allure Dental Arts the community will have a chance for a free tour of their operations from January 24-26, 2014. With so many services, new technology, and a professional staff to meet the community’s needs in dentistry, the Allure Dental Arts is where the future holds promise.
Photo courtesy of El Monte Chamber of Commerce
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Arroyo Student Elected to Serve With Board of Trustees by Anne Donofrio-Holter El Monte
Arroyo High School student Courtney Nguyen has been elected by the El Monte Union High School District Student Advisory Council as the first student trustee to serve with the District's Board of Trustees. The Board believes "that engaging the student body and seeking its input and feedback regarding the District's educational programs and activities are vital to achieving the District's mission of educating District students." Nguyen, a member of the District's Student Advisory Council, was selected by a vote of fellow Council members. After delivering a prepared speech, each candidate then provided a written statement and answered questions from other Council members. Each school site has four student representatives (one for each grade level) on the Council, with the exception of Ledesma High School, which has two. As student trustee, Nguyen is seated with other Board members, is recognized at Board meetings as a full member, receives all Board materials, with the
exception of closed session items, and can participate in discussing issues. She may make motions that may be acted upon by the Board, except on matters dealing with employer-employee relations. While the student trustee is given an advisory vote, the vote shall not be included in determining the vote required to carry any measure before the Board. Nguyen hopes to fulfill the board's vision of student trustee and "do a good job of what they have in mind." "I know it's difficult, but I hope I can serve the other schools as if they were my own," she added." "I am very excited about working with the Student Advisory Council and our new student trustee, Courtney Nguyen, who represents them," said Superintendent Nick Salerno. "I am impressed with the caliber and enthusiasm of the students who are serving on the Council and their willingness and passion to help improve our school district and community."
WEBB'S RULES PEOPLE CAN TELL by Eugene R. Webb There really is no sense; In trying to keep up a false pretense. Because people can tell a lot about you; Just by the many things you do. Such as the way you walk; The interesting way you talk. By the cologne or perfume you use; Or by the company you choose. The way you comb or fix your hair; The clothes or things you like to wear. Your appearance tells people a lot; Also all the stuff you have got. All the attention that you need; Or the books you like to read. The food you like and how you eat; And the way people you treat. Yourself you always want to be; So you are someone people want to see. Don't try to be somebody you are not; For you will be caught.
Entertainment AXS TV's Presents “Beatlemania” World’s Greatest Tribute Bands
In the late 1970's the Broadway stage show Beatlemania ran with the promotional tag line "Not the Beatles but an incredible simulation". Several years later "tribute" bands began to emerge playing state fairs and local carnivals. Today these acts are more popular than ever. AXS TV's Worlds Greatest Tribute Bands television show, now in it's 3rd season has capitalized on this idea with the idea of why not feature tribute bands that portray some of the most iconic pop/rock
legends of the last 50 years and showcase them on a weekly show? The January 13, 2014 show featured "Bella Donna - A tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac and it was a real winner. Singer Michelle Tyler conveyed the essence, the ethereal magnetism and vocal presence of the great Stevie Nicks. Backed by a tight, strong but very lose 6 piece band and two wonderful background singers Bella Donna covered a handful of popular Nick/Mac songs beginning with "Stand Back"
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through "Rhianon" and ending with "Edge of 17" plus a rousing encore cover of Led Zepplin's "Rock N' Roll". This season the production moved from the historic Roxy Theater on the Sunset Strip to the Legendary Whiskey A Go-Go. Tickets for every show are always free but have to be obtained online through AXS TV. Hosted by Katie Daryl the show airs LIVE every Monday night at 8:00pm. This is a must see!
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South El Monte High Team Makes Wrestling History by Anne Donofrio-Holter South El Monte
Question What did he do with all that money? Former NFL quarterback Vince Young has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Six years after signing a $58 million contract, with $26 million of it guaranteed, Young says he’s broke. Ouch. Lesson Learned As in the case of Vince Young, it is always best to remember that money will not change your life. It may change your circumstances for a time, but it will not change you. If you’re sad, you will still be sad. If you are lazy you will still be lazy, if you are wise, you will still be wise. The money might give you a bump in status, but who you are will always level things out. Quote of the Weekend “No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich.”—Old Chinese saying. Prep Football After 20 seasons legendary CFL quarterback, La Puente alum, Anthony Calvillo is retiring. After 455 touchdown passes and 79,816 yards. Did You Know...? ...Former NBA forward Cliff Robinson an 18-year veteran, who played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors and New Jersey Nets, will be on the next season of “Survivor?” The show begins Wednesday, February 26th on CBS. For What It’s Worth The best part of the Pro Bowl on Sunday, always a yawning festival, was hearing Grace Potter sing the national anthem. In the future if you have a chance to see the Pro Bowl or Grace Potter and her band “The Nocturnals,” go see Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. MLB Note: Los Angeles Dodgers sign long time Los Angeles Angels utility man Chone Figgins to a minor league contract. Figgins, out of baseball last year, spent three seasons (2010-2012) with the Seattle Mariners. He’s 36. Happy Birthday this week to:
1/30: Pasadena Marshall football HC/Former Rosemead assistant Jim
Arellanes. 2/1: El Monte offensive coordinator Brian Tabatabai turns 37 2/1: Former El Monte offensive lineman Rich Whittington turns 50. 2/1: Former San Gabriel quarterback Isaac Valdez turns 22 2/3: Former San Gabriel cornerback Charles Hallinan turns 25 2/4: Former Rosemead tailback Matt Fregoso turns 21. Contact Joe at Joe@midvalleysports.com Follow Joe at @joet13b Listen to “The Joe Show” every Wednesday (6:P.M.) at www.midvalleyradio.net
The South El Monte High School wrestling team made history last month securing the first championship in the school's history and bringing home a total of 14 medals. Tournament champs were Eloy Jimenez, Matt Suddeth, Israel Soto and Josh Escobedo. Co-champs Ashley
De La Torre and America Amaro, along with Frank Villareal, Frank Esqueda, Daniel Rodriguez, Jackie Ma and Chris Castellanos secured second place medals. Brittney Soto, Michael Martin, Ben Griffith, Alfred Hernandez and Raul Bustos were awarded third place
medals. "Everyone worked hard and it paid off," said wrestling coach Hector Ray Castellanos. "We are very proud of our team and their achievements," added Principal Oscar Cisneros. The event took place at Duarte High School.
Gabrielino Cruises Past View by Tim Peterson San Gabriel
The Gabrielino Eagles blitzed Mt. View Vikings with a 20-2 first quarter and never looked back in a 6838 rout on Wednesday night in Mission Valley League action. Eli Peters led the Eagles with 19 points but had plenty of help from his teammates as Grant Kirchoff had 16 Bryan Phan tossed in 15. Gabrielino outscored Mt. View in every quarter after jumping out to the big lead. Isaih Mendoza had 19 for Mt. View but no other Viking was in double figures. The Vikes had only five players in the scoring column. Gabrielino, which has beaten their three league
Gabrielino basketball top gun Eli Peters.Photo by Tim Peterson
opponents by 53, 43 and 30 points, improved to 15-3 overall and 3-0 in league.
Mt. View dropped to 2-12 and 0-3 in league.
APU Takes Down Cal Baptist by Tim Peterson Glendora
Before a crowd of 2,819 at the Felix Event Center the Azusa Pacific Cougars snapped Cal Baptist’s 16 game winning streak with a 78-65 win on Friday night. The Cougars were led by Troy Leaf’s 21 points, teammates Robert Sandoval and Sharif Watson added 18 and 13 points, respectively. Leaf was five for five from three point land, and his team was 10 of 16 overall from beyond the arc.
Cal Baptist was undefeated coming in but it was APU that jumped to a 16 point lead by halftime. CB got as close as six in the second half but the Cougars withstood the run making big plays down the stretch. APU improved to 10-6 overall and 6-4 in the conference while the Baptists fell to 16-1 and 10-1. The Cougars will now fly to Hawaii before returning home February 13.
APU’s Robert Sandoval drives to the hoop on Friday night. hoto by Duane Barker
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The Peterson Principle By Tim Peterson
I'll admit I'm a little tired of all the ink that Richard Sherman is receiving but I do have one final take. If Michael Crabtree is “sorry” as Sherman yelled after the game or “mediocre” as he said later in a press conference doesn't that just diminish Sherman's accomplishments? Okay great Richard you just beat a sorry receiver. Congratulations. Now if Sherman really wanted to pump himself up and inflate his ego wouldn't he say that Crabtree was the greatest receiver he had ever seen? Wouldn't that make him the best? On our website this week a Norwalk fan and a La Serna fan were going back and forth over Lancer quarterback Frankie Palmer. The La Serna fan, finally at his wit's end, wrote that Norwalk choked away an undefeated season. Earlier in the post he called Norwalk “Norchoke.” Since his entire argument was based on how great Palmer was didn't he just kill his cause by ripping the team that Palmer beat in the championship game? Palmer had a terrific season. That's why we named him our MVP. But let's praise him for that and not take away from his year by ridiculing an opponent. He and Sherman should learn that ripping the other guy only minimizes what you've accomplished. Now as for the game itself. As great as a quarterback as Peyton Manning is and as a good as Sherman is you have to wonder if Manning will go right at him or avoid him at all costs. Part of me thinks that Manning, in an effort to prove that he can beat the best, will throw to Sherman's side. Of course on the other hand doesn't he pick on the other corner and have a field day? Should be interesting. Note to all coaches: If you haven't sent me your Super Bowl picks yet you still have time. I've received a lot of responses already but if I missed you get them to me ASAP. I'll be posting them this week. You'll be surprised at some of the responses. Some coaches didn't like Seattle or Denver. West Covina's Sidney Jones, who verballed to Utah last week, took a trip to Washington over the weekend. Husky recruiters met with Jones at his home last week. In this day and age of non stop recruiting, a “verbal” doesn't mean a whole lot anymore. “Nobody really knows until they sign on the dotted line,”said West Covina HC Mike Maggiore. Noah Reep of San Dimas
is getting looks. He visited Azusa Pacific over the weekend and is traveling to Gannon University in Pennsylvania next weekend. I didn't hunker down for three hours and watch the Pro Bowl but did get to see most of it. It's not perfect but it was much better than the last couple of years. It was a step in the right direction. However wouldn't it make more sense to move it back to the week after the Super Bowl. I mean it is supposed to be an All-Star game isn't it.
January 29, 2014
Temple City Falters Against La Canada by Joe Torosian Temple City
That’s my principle. Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com.
On Friday night TC had the crowd, the cheers, but just not enough points. Photo by Joe Torosian
The Temple City Rams for the first three quarters fought off every challenge the La Canada Spartans threw at them, but it was in the fourth they were caught, passed, and lost 68-62 on Friday night. The battle for first place in the Rio Hondo League opened with the Rams taking a two point lead at the end of the first quarter and holding a 27-21 advan-
tage at halftime. The lead, however, was precarious. The Spartans closed several times to within three, only to let TC slip away. The Rams let the visitors hang around by shooting only 43 percent from the field and going a poor 12 of 19 from the foul line. With six minutes to play in the final period La Canada passed them at 48-47, but a Goren Lee three-pointer
put the home team back up 50-48. Moments later the Spartans Ko Ko Kurdoghlian tied the game at 50 with 5:16 remaining. Kurdoghlian led La Canada 18-12 run down the stretch and finished with a game high 26 points. Temple City was led by Lee’s 17 and Ali Elhawary’s 15. The Spartans improved to 14-6, 4-0, the Rams fell to 10-7, 2-1 in league.
‘The Mid’ Area Girls Soccer Top 10 Sierra Vista is the cream of the crop, Gabrielino is playing very well, but the team to keep an eye on going forward is Temple City. Sierra Vista is the cream of the crop, Gabrielino is playing very well, but the team to keep an eye on going forward is Temple City.
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1. Sierra Vista: 12-3
6. Arcadia: 7-5-1-
2. Gabrielino: 9-4-0
7. Monrovia: 6-7-1
3. Alhambra: 9-4-1
8. Arroyo: 6-7-4
4. Temple City: 9-7-2
9. El Monte: 6-3-1
5. South El Monte: 5-2-1
10. Rosemead: 6-4-0
‘The Mid’ Area Girls Basketball Top 10 Arcadia, currently in third place in the tough Pacific League, is number one thanks in large part to Caira Benton averaging a double-double in points (10.5) and rebounds (12.9). Keep an eye on El Monte, they are third in the Mission Valley, but they are getting better by the day. Tiyana Watkins is their best player.
1. Arcadia: 15-4 2. Arroyo: 11-9 3. Gabrielino: 12-7
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4. El Monte: 10-7 5. South El Monte: 11-7 6. Duarte: 10-8 7. San Gabriel: 10-9 8. Rio Hondo Prep: 9-6 9. Temple City: 8-8 10. Baldwin Park: 6-13
January 29, 2014 Erica Rios-Streitz, shared that taking a five minute shower is much better than taking a bath. “Water is a very precious resource and we need to conserve it,” said Erica. “A five minute shower uses about 10 gallons of water and a bath uses about 35 gallons, so be sure to tell your family and friends to opt for showers and keep them to five minutes or less.” With the students’ help they figured out that approximately 9,125 gallons of water can be saved a year by hoping in the shower instead of the bathtub. Moving on to an experiment on erosion, the students timed how fast water flows through a simulated ditch when it is clear of debris and when it has sand and dirt in it. “I love doing science,” said fifth grader Alyssa Amaya. “We get to do a lot of hands-on stuff in THINK Together and it’s really fun.” Fifth grader, Fernando Hernandez loves learning about science too, and is thankful to have the program at his school. “Learning about water conservation is really important and we all need to do our part to help conserve water,” he said. “I’m glad we have this program and are able to learn so much about science.” According to Brian Urias, Director of the Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water District, the water science curriculum is important, especially now with the Governor’s declaration of a drought in California. “It’s very important that we get education out there and protect our environment and our most precious resource--water. The water district is happy to fund this program and partner with Discovery Science Center, THINK Together and Mountain View School District to bring this valuable curriculum to the students and community,” said Urias. As they recorded data using Cornell Notes of the water flow from their simulated erosion experiments, the young science explorers were definitely having fun learning about science. “This community partnership is great,” said Adam Carranza, Mountain View School District Board of Education member. “It shows that great things happen through collaboration and it is wonderful to see the students having fun and engaged in science. I’m very glad we have the program here at La Primaria and hope it continues.”
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and fresh batteries, ready-toeat foods, stock of water to last three days, heavy-duty windshield ice scraper, snow shovel. ~ Proper Thermostat Setting - experts suggest to keep the thermostat at at least 65 degrees in cold weather months. Sometimes seniors forget to turn up the heat or will try to save money by not turning up the heat. ~ Insulation Check caregivers can check doors and windows to make sure cold air is not getting inside seniors’ homes. ~ Blanket Check – be sure seniors are using extra blankets, not electric blankets, to sleep. Electric blankets are a known fire hazard. ~ Hypothermia Check – this condition occurs when the body can’t produce enough energy to keep the internal body temperature warm enough. Hypothermia
can be fatal. Most of these deaths are caused by heart failure. o Symptoms of hypothermia include: mental confusion, slowed reactions, lack of coordination, shivering and sleepiness. o The risk of developing hypothermia can increase when seniors have underactive thyroids, diabetes or heart disease, or take certain prescriptions. Some medications that are used to treat anxiety, depression or nausea, or even some over-thecounter cold remedies can increase an older person’s risk for hypothermia. I’d love to set up interviews with local caregivers, senior care experts and possibly seniors and their families to talk about the importance of ICE-ing seniors’ cell phones and keeping seniors safe during cold weather. *American Heart Association
Metro Briefs
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
80-Hour Closure on Northbound I-405 February 14–18 Closures of the northbound I-405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass are planned over Presidents' Day weekend, February 14–18. Partial lane closures will be in e=ect between Getty Center Dr and Ventura Bl during the day, and all northbound lanes will be closed at night. To avoid delays, drive less or avoid the area. For a complete closure schedule, visit metro.net/405.
Public Hearing on Bus Service February 10 The Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council will discuss proposed June bus service changes on Monday, February 10 at 6pm. The meeting takes place in the Metro Division 9 Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 3449 Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte. For details, visit metro.net.
Line 577X Now Serving Rio Hondo College Metro Express Line 577X between El Monte and Long Beach now speeds you past tra;c straight to Rio Hondo College in Whittier. With convenient connections to the Metro Silver Line in El Monte and Green Line in Norwalk, it’s easy to get to campus. For a detailed schedule, visit metro.net.
LA Union Station Maintenance Underway Metro has started several maintenance and improvement projects as part of its commitment to restore LA Union Station as a transportation hub. Work will be completed in time for the station’s 75th anniversary in May. More information at metro.net/unionstation.
Upcoming Opportunities for Artists Metro will host seven free workshops throughout Los Angeles County for artists interested in applying for art opportunities in the expanding Metro system. For more information, visit metro.net/art.
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New Rio hondo College Resource Focuses on Freshmen by Ruthie Flores Whittier
New students receive assistance at the new Freshman Success Center at Rio Hondo College.
As students at Rio Hondo College gear up for the first day of the spring semester on Jan. 25, new and returning freshmen can find a new resource to help them through the sometimes complex world of higher education. The Freshman Success Center, which opened in fall 2013, offers first-time college students resources to help them thrive in their first year, which is crucial in a student’s overall academic success. Such services include counseling, and help with registration and financial aid. “Studies show that students who do well their first year in college are more likely to receive their degrees and transfer. We want to ensure every student who attends Rio Hondo College has all the resources they need,” said Acting Dean of Counseling and Student Success Dr. Mike Muñoz. “The Freshman Success Center is a new tool we are utilizing to fulfill our goals within the Student Success Initiative.” The Student Success Initiative was borne from the Student Success Act of 2012, which funds community college services like orientation, assessment, counseling and advising. In early January, Gov. Jerry Brown released his proposed 2014-15 budget showing an 11.4 percent increase in funding for community colleges with a special emphasis on student success. Rio Hondo College’s plan to implement the Student Success Initiative includes focusing on transfer and workforce preparation; being more responsive to student need and the economy; and increasing student success rates for certificate and degree completion, as well as transfer to four-year institutions.
“Unfortunately, recent high school graduates have lower persistence, graduation and transfer rates than any of our students, yet they are the largest group of students at Rio Hondo College,” said Superintendent/ President Teresa Dreyfus. “By focusing resources toward their needs, we will have a better chance to increase their success, thus increasing the success of the College as a whole.” The Freshman Resource Center is designed to manage a cohort of roughly 1,800 students and ensure they declare a program of study and develop an educational plan during their first year. Other services offered by the center include Freshmen Welcome Days and Freshman Success Seminars The center is also available to help students develop their educational plans and provide assistance with their AccessRio portals, which is the College’s information system where students can access registration, campus email, library resources and more. “The Student Success Taskforce has helped the College lay out a blueprint for fulfilling the criteria within the statewide initiative,” said Board of Trustees President Vicky Santana. “We are confident that these goals will be met with innovative programs – such as the Freshman Success Center – and the expertise of our knowledgeable staff and faculty.” The Freshman Success Center, which has so far assisted more than 1,000 students, is located in the Student Services building, room 350. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.
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Page 14 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.
hold more than one mortgage or deed of
CA-13-591499-BF Order No.: 1506676
trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-
YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED
ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on
OF TRUST DATED 6/30/2005. UNLESS
this notice of sale may be postponed one
YOU
PROTECT
or more times by the mortgagee, benefi-
YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT
ciary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Sec-
A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-
tion 2924g of the California Civil Code. The
PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
law requires that information about trustee
PROCEEDING
YOU
sale postponements be made available
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public
to you and to the public, as a courtesy to
auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,
those not present at the sale. If you wish to
cashier’s check drawn on a state or na-
learn whether your sale date has been post-
tional bank, check drawn by state or federal
poned, and, if applicable, the rescheduled
credit union, or a check drawn by a state
time and date for the sale of this property,
or federal savings and loan association, or
you may call 800-280-2832 for information
savings association, or savings bank speci-
regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this In-
fied in Section 5102 to the Financial Code
ternet Web site http://www.qualityloan.
and authorized to do business in this state,
com , using the file number assigned to this
will be held by duly appointed trustee. The
foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-13-591499-
sale will be made, but without covenant or
BF . Information about postponements that
warranty, expressed or implied, regarding
are very short in duration or that occur close
title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay
in time to the scheduled sale may not imme-
the remaining principal sum of the note(s)
diately be reflected in the telephone infor-
secured by the Deed of Trust, with inter-
mation or on the Internet Web site. The best
est and late charges thereon, as provided
way to verify postponement information is to
in the note(s), advances, under the terms
attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned
of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees,
Trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-
charges and expenses of the Trustee for
rectness of the property address or other
the total amount (at the time of the initial
common designation, if any, shown herein.
publication of the Notice of Sale) reason-
If no street address or other common desig-
ably estimated to be set forth below. The
nation is shown, directions to the location of
amount may be greater on the day of
the property may be obtained by sending a
sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID
written request to the beneficiary within 10
LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.
days of the date of first publication of this
Trustor(s): RAYMUNDO VARGAS AND
Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to
GABRIELA BORJA,
AND
convey title for any reason, the success-
WIFE Recorded: 7/19/2005 as Instrument
ful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy
No. 05 1694679 of Official Records in the
shall be the return of monies paid to the
office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES
Trustee, and the successful bidder shall
County, California; Date of Sale: 2/20/2014
have no further recourse. If the sale is
at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Double-
set aside for any reason, the Purchaser
tree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111
at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-
Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in
turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser
the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid
shall have no further recourse against
balance and other charges: $185,026.20
the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the
The purported property address is: 11855
Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previ-
RAMONA BOULEVARD, EL MONTE, CA
ously been discharged through bankruptcy,
91732 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 8548-022-
you may have been released of personal
020 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If
liability for this loan in which case this let-
you are considering bidding on this property
ter is intended to exercise the note holders
lien, you should understand that there are
right’s against the real property only. As re-
risks involved in bidding at a trustee auc-
quired by law, you are hereby notified that
tion. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the
a negative credit report reflecting on your
property itself. Placing the highest bid at a
credit record may be submitted to a credit
trustee auction does not automatically en-
report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms
title you to free and clear ownership of the
of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY
property. You should also be aware that the
BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR
lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
If you are the highest bidder at the auction,
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
you are or may be responsible for paying off
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quali-
all liens senior to the lien being auctioned
ty Loan Service Corporation 2141 5th Av-
off, before you can receive clear title to the
enue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711
property. You are encouraged to investigate
For NON SALE information only Sale
the existence, priority, and size of outstand-
Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://
ing liens that may exist on this property by
www.qualityloan.com
contacting the county recorder’s office or
Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318
a title insurance company, either of which
Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-13-591499-
may charge you a fee for this information.
BF IDSPub #0060733 1/29/2014 2/5/2014
If you consult either of these resources, you
2/12/2014
TAKE
ACTION
TO
AGAINST
YOU,
HUSBAND
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PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: KS017679 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JOSEPH EDWARD GUTIERREZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JOSEPH EDWARD GUTIERREZ to JOSEPH EDWARD MADRID. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING on MARCH 14, 2014 at 8:30am in Dept.: J, Room: 418, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Pomona Courthouse South, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mid Valley News Dated: JAN 17, 2014, Dan T. Oki Judge Of The Superior Court 01/29/2014, 02/05/2014, 02/12/2014, 02/19/2014 MID VALLEY NEWS
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Fall into Winter Break CROSSWORD Crossword Puzzle solution in issue 2.05.14
Sudoku What's in the Stars??
Solution for Sudoku solution in issue 2.05.14
Aries There's a sociable vibe that you might enjoy. It might help you connect with new folks who could be helpful in the future.
Taurus You seem to be getting into the swing of things in your career, as this week's lineup brings plenty of activity and opportunities to push ahead.
Gemini Creativity, inspiration, and curiosity might work together to bring some fascinating experiences your way in the days ahead.
Cancer
"SUPER BOWL"
ACROSS 1. What John Wilkes Booth did 6. *Montana used it to throw 11 Super Bowl TDs 9. Manufactured 13. With ample space 14. Waikiki garland 15. Policeman's shocker 16. Spritelike 17. Egg cells 18. Shamu and such 19. *The coldest Super Bowl venue to-date 21. *2014 Super Bowl stadium name holder 23. Australian runner 24. Fries, e.g. 25. Actor's domain 28. Trans-Siberian Railroad city 30. *Last year's power ______ 35. Younger sister to Katniss 37. Larger-than-life 39. Tolerate 40. Milano moolah 41. India bigwig 43. Network of nerves 44. Like a lemon 46. Cough syrup balsam 47. Inevitable occurrence 48. Tip of lion's tail 50. Shipping hazard 52. Bell and Barker 53. Swerves 55. Orinoco or Grande 57. *Type of Super Bowl venue 61. Kool & the Gang's 1983 hit 64. Boston hockey player 65. 34th pres. 67. Haley to Manny on "Modern Family" 69. Moved like Argo 70. *It's raised for field goals 71. Mauritanian village, Boeir _____ 72. The Benevolent and Protective Order of ____ 73. Fossil fuel 74. Sound like Wilbur DOWN 1. "___ we there yet?" 2. *Manning in 2006 3. Soybean curd 4. Novelist _____ Zola 5. Go-getter 6. Medicinal succulent
7. R in rpm 8. *Frequent Super Bowl host, but not this year 9. Lime-rich soil 10. American Society for Clinical Investigation 11. Like Beethoven 12. Gaelic 15. Come up with a sum 20. Divine presence 22. Tokyo, once 24. Bicycles on skis 25. Water balloon sound 26. "All My Children" vixen 27. Firestone ware, pl. 29. Quarrel 31. *It's artificial at this year's Super Bowl 32. Elite military unit 33. _____-percha tree 34. The Three Musketeers' swords 36. *Halftime entertainer 38. His was a merry old soul 42. Donkey in Latin America 45. "Above and ______" 49. ___ Tzu of "Tao Te Ching" fame 51. *They play at host venue 54. Between wash and dry 56. Tear jerker 57. Double reed woodwind 58. Europe/Asia mountain divide 59. Ottoman man 60. "Tomorrow Never ____" 61. *They also play at host venue 62. Infamous Roman 63. Maple, to a botanist 66. New Zealander parrot 68. *Super Bowl begins at 6:25 pm in this zone54. Nervous and ansty 56. Dry white Italian wine 57. Hyperbolic tangent 58. At this point 59. Police action 60. Potassium hydroxide solution, pl. 61. Curved molding 62. Lie in wait 63. *Multi-Grammy winner Elton’s, “Bennie and the ____” 64. From a wound 66. Poor man’s caviar
Watch out for power struggles this week, especially in their initial stages. If you can discuss this or nip it in the bud now, you might be able to stave off a more complicated crisis.
Crossword Solution 01.22.14
Leo Relationships seem to rock over the days ahead, with opportunities for a fun social life, new love, and mingling that can produce interesting results.
Virgo You might be examining your diet and exercise routine and pondering some positive changes. This is the time to do it!
Libra Your creative talents could peak this week, so bust out the art or craft materials or anything else that gets you in the mood to express yourself.
Scorpio Don't rush to get back into socializing or your usual routines. You'll benefit by meditating, reflecting, and taking life slowly.
Sagittarius As Mars continues to glide through your social sector, you may enjoy getting involved in community projects, teamwork, and being a part of things.
Capricorn A focus on your personal financial zone suggests you may have some inspired ideas about how to earn extra cash.
Aquarius Expect synchronicities and coincidences to play a big part in your life over the coming days. If you pay attention to these and your intuition, you may find you're in the flow and doing great!
Pisces As the focus shifts to your spiritual zone, this is the time of year when it helps to slow down and take it easy.
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