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El Monte Superintendent Honored with Superhero Award by Lucila Garcia El Monte
Lillian Maldonado French, superintendent for the Mountain View School District in El Monte, was honored with the Summer Matters Superhero Award by the Summer Matters campaign and State Superintendent Tom Torlakson at the California School Boards’
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Association Annual Education Conference on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina (Torrey Pines Room) located at 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, California. The superintendent was recognized for her commitment to summer learning, including expanding the Mountain View School District’s program to serve 2,300 students last summer and keeping libraries open beyond the summer months through the use of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and state summer grants. Maldonado French has also been an enthusiastic spokesperson for summer learning across California. She is featured on a new Summer Matters video that illustrates how and why dis-
tricts are investing in summer learning programs. “It’s not enough to have a great instructional program. It’s not enough to do a great job nine months out of the year,” said Maldonado French. “You really have to think about how to make sure that students have incredible, rich, fun, explorative opportunities during the summer as well,” she added. According to the Summer Matters campaign, a statewide campaign aimed at expanding summer learning opportunities for youth, Superintendent Maldonado French has creatively built her district’s summer learning system over the course of many years. “We are honoring Ms. Maldonado French because her reach goes well beyond her district and students,” said Katie
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El Monte’s 44th Annual Holiday House by Valerie Martinez El Monte
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the City of El Monte as the 44th Annual Holiday House brought the community together to kick off the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 5. The El Monte Community Center became a “Santa’s Workshop,” featuring Christmas carolers, contests, games, prizes and pictures with Old St. Nick. In addition, the event included a fabulous Holiday Boutique, Santa pictures, saxophonist, Christmas carolers, entertainment by local schools and organizations and much more. The first two hundred children who visited the Holiday House received a free holiday surprise! The merriment began with the annual Arroyo High School Cheer Team Menudo Breakfast Fundraiser from 9 – 11 a.m. and the SGV Energy Wise Partnership’s “Holiday LED Light Exchange,” in which
community members were welcome to trade In their old energy wasting lights for new energy-efficient LED lights (while supplies lasted). In keeping with tradition, this year’s event featured holiday fun favorites including Petals the Clown Magic Show, the Gingerbread House Contest and the Pee Wee Cheerleaders “Spaghetti Dinner.” Community members in attendance were asked to help support the El Monte/ South El Monte Emergency Resources Association Food Drive by bringing canned items.
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Around Town by Mavis Hansen “It’s The Most Beautiful Time of the Year.” So many clubs, groups, business and organizations are generously giving to the many that need our help during this holiday season. We are being asked for donations of all sorts of things, food, clothing and toys to “help to make the season bright.” The San Gabriel Valley District of Women’s Clubs will be collecting toys for the Annual CHIPS FOR KIDS TOY DRIVE, partnering with the California Highway Patrol Officers Annual Program to bring smiles and joy to children who might not otherwise have a happy Christmas. CHIPS for Kids Chairman is Mary Matson, member of the GFWC Federated East Valley Woman’s Club. The San Gabriel Valley District of Women’s Clubs Board Meeting will be held on Friday, December 11th at the Covina Woman’s Club, 128 San Jose Avenue, Covina. The meeting will begin at 9:30 AM with a call to order by President Patsy Wilson. Officers and Chairmen will make their final reports of the year and First Timers to the District Board will be recognized. Clubs have been invited to sell craft items or baked goods and profits will help to further scholarships, philanthropy or club projects. The San Gabriel Valley District of Woman’s Clubs Board Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month, Sept. through June, dark July and August for a summer break, 9:30 am, at the Covina Woman’s Club. All club members and guests are welcome. 2015-16 Officers are: President: Patsy Wilson, 2nd Vice Pres./Membership Chairman: Zita Rodriguez, 3rd Vice Pres./Convention Chairman: Mary Jo Kolakoski, Recording Sec.: Margery Spillman, Financial Sec.: Lisa Castenada, Treasurer: Terry Lee Perkins, Corresponding Secretary: Pat Huffman and Parliamentarian: Paulette Meadows. There are 27 local clubs within the San Gabriel Valley District with a membership of over 1300 women. For information, on membership contact Zita Rodriguez at 562-9427832. DVAC (Domestic Violence Action Coalition) an affiliate group of the SGVD brings together volunteer
helpers with some of the facilities in the San Gabriel Valley, such as YWCA Wings and House of Ruth, that are helping survivors and their children. Meetings are held year round on the third Monday of each month, Noon at the Covina Woman’s Club, 128 San Jose Avenue, Covina. Meetings are very informal and are directed by Kim Plater and Alice Slaughter, founders of DVAC. Those interested in volunteering to help this program of Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention are welcome to the meetings. At the November meeting members worked to finalize the wrapping of items which will be given to the various shelters at the Holiday Meeting on Monday, December 21st. DVAC meetings normally begin at Noon, but this special holiday meeting will begin at 11:00 AM. Following the presentations, the potluck lunch will be served. Saturday, December 5th was a very busy day. Many of the clubs were having special fundraising events: EL MONTE WOMEN’S CLUB participated in the City Holiday House by selling snacks and boutique items in their club lounge. EL MONTE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN once again sold opportunity tickets for a TOY WAGON, a red wagon piled sky high with a tremendous assortment of toys, games and stuffed animals. One lucky ticket was drawn at the close of Holiday House. WOMEN’S 20th CENTURY CLUB OF EAGLE ROCK presented their Annual Festival of Trees, beautiful decorated Christmas trees, each with a different theme were auctioned at their holiday event. SIERRA MADRE WOMAN’S CLUB had a special Christmas sale in the clubhouse with many of the items from their thrift store and the WOMAN’S CLUB OF So. PASADENA held their Annual “Christmas Store.” Vendors with a variety of crafts, art work, plants, purses, children’s toys, baby items, fragrant soaps, makeup, jewelry, ornaments, decorations and delicious baked goods. A soup, cornbread and dessert lunch was also provided. Board members will gather for a special holiday meeting and gift exchange on Wed., Dec. 9th followed by a holiday luncheon. For membership information or location of your nearest Woman’s Club, contact SGVD Zita Rodriguez at 562-942-7832. ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS! See you soon, someplace AROUND TOWN
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Student's Corner Call to Action for Gun Control “They were assault style weapons,” stated San Bernardino Police Chief in a news conference following a massacre that occurred in San Bernardino, California on December 2, 2015. It was speculated that two unidentified shooters opened fire at the Inland Regional Center killing fourteen and leaving twenty-one injured, making it the deadliest mass shooting since Sandy Hook. Undoubtedly and importantly, this tragic event will increase the discussion of gun control laws and how to keep citizens safe. This topic is a sensitive one in our country, with people feeling very passionately about their second amendment right to bear arms and others concerned over this entitle-
Sylvia Camacho, contributing student writer from San Gabriel Mission High School.
ment involving certain states allowing its residents to purchase a variety of guns and not requiring background checks when the transaction is made privately, for instance at gun shows. In President Obama’s response to the shooting, he called for “common sense gun safety laws” (CNN), something one might argue our country lacks. According to the Washington Post, 2015 in the United States has, so far, consisted of 355 mass shootings (identifying a mass shooting as having four or more victims). This does not appear to me to be a secure country. Until action is taken, we continue to live on edge, in fear, and at risk. Mass shootings are taking place daily.
Having grown up in the time of “War on Terror,” I never knew lax airports, concerts that didn’t involve intensive security checks, or previews at movie theaters not including special announcements about reporting suspicious individuals. This is the world I live in, the country I live in, and something must be done. It sounds redundant, it sounds rudimentary, and yet nothing changes. The most common argument I hear explaining why stricter gun laws are unnecessary is that people pull the trigger and do the killing, not the guns. This is true, a gun does not fire itself, but to assume we would ever be capable of controlling the actions of every individual Student Corner continued on page 9
Webb'S Rules Doctors Orders by Eugene R. Webb
We must eat what we don’t like, without any fuss; The doctors will say, “Those are things that love us.” For they will do their very best to keep us strong; Eating an apple a day and you can’t go wrong.
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Then of course if we were truthful and really wise; We’d take the time and effort to daily exercise. Then their is something I will have to admit; Taking medicine I sure would like to quit. But it’s the doctors orders that we must follow; So all those pills I will continue to swallow. Never understand how they know just what to do. Especially when we are forced to take quite a few. Some of us want to live forever, so it seems; But this can only happen, when it’s in our dreams. The fountain of youth, I am certain is not for real; But if we keep in shape, so much younger we’ll feel. I do believe one of the most important things is health; With just a little money, you can still have wealth. With God you’ll enjoy working and you can even sing; In fact, with God and his Son you’ll have everything.
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MYTHICAL CREATURES ACROSS 1. Gang 6. “Back To The Future” actress 9. Femme fatale 13. Bader Ginsberg and Babe 14. Like Mother Hubbard 15. Small, olive-gray bird 16. Abraham’s sacrifice 17. E.T. transporter 18. It happens at a given place and time 19. *Mythic oceanic temptress 21. *Flying stallion 23. Heat unit 24. Doe’s mate 25. *Number of heads on Ravana in Hindu mythology 28. Dripping faucet sound 30. Worn by train station porter 35. Done after you sow? 37. Curved molding 39. Voice of Lamb Chop 40. Face-to-face exam 41. Shamu and such 43. Highest point 44. Flax flower genus 46. Republic of Ireland 47. Laughing on the inside via text 48. Class action 50. ____ a coin 52. *A Cyclops does it out of only one eye 53. Like a gossipmonger 55. Last letter 57. *Much-hunted ungulate 61. *Only half man 65. Green side 66. Hole puncher 68. *Witch’s condemnation 69. Serpentine 70. Civilian aviation agency 71. Utopia, e.g. 72. One of three Rs 73. Funerary vase 74. Like kale and spinach greens
DOWN 1. “____ and proper” 2. British river 3. Night shooter 4. Emotional punishment 5. Protective embankment 6. *Like the voice of mythic Greek Stentor 7. *Pointy-eared creature 8. Choose and follow 9. ____ la Vida 10. *God of war, son of Zeus 11. Carte du jour 12. Chef’s vessel 15. Chills on the couch 20. Inuit shelter 22. *A Hobbit’s is slightly pointed 24. Point out 25. *Big-haired Scandinavian 26. Like Halloween night 27. Indian breads 29. *Manlike man-eater 31. Lentil soup 32. Head of crime syndicate, pl. 33. Mountain ridge 34. *Dust-sprinkler 36. Positive sign 38. ____ of Sandwich 42. Carpe in “Carpe diem” 45. Poet’s death lament 49. And not 51. Writing implement 54. Mix-up 56. Chopin’s composition 57. Brezhnev’s domain 58. Back of the neck 59. Pelvic bones 60. Joker, e.g. 61. Reunion group 62. A in A = b x h 63. Sky defender 64. Count on 67. *The son of Hera was the god of ___
A business opportunity in a distant state or even foreign country could be in the works. It could require a lot of travel or perhaps even relocation.
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Scorpio The result of a creative innovation you’ve been working on should make itself apparent today. You’ll be pleasantly surprised!
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‘Time Jockey’ Good Grief by Joe Castillo
Golden Brown ….. Fifty years of anything is a long time but 50 years of Charles Schulz, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts collection of lovable characters just doesn’t seem long enough. The 50th Anniversary of the original television viewing of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was celebrated this past Monday along with a special feature which provided insightful behind the scenes stories about the making of the show. For years, Charles Schulz drew his “Peanuts” cartoon comic strip for newspapers making its characters, especially Charlie Brown, America’s most lovable collection of friends. Even though the comic strip was distributed in hundreds of newspapers throughout the country, it had never been shown on television. In April 1965, television was showing family oriented shows and one of the main sponsors of family programming, Coca-Cola, sought out Charles Schulz to create a Christmas-based television special. So with producer Lee Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez, Schulz crafted a Christmas Special based upon his signature character who mirrored his own childhood, the lovable Charlie Brown. Schulz based the show on a school Christmas play with Charlie Brown playing the role of director and all the Peanuts characters having parts in the play. The plot was perfect with the unfortunate Charlie Brown trying to reverse his fortune by producing a successful play. For Brown, this would be a much bigger task than it appeared at first, especially considering Charlie Brown had lost 942 consecutive baseball games and his luck wasn’t expected to change. Mixed with animation and a combination of classical and jazz music performed by Vince Giraldi on piano, the famous Charlie Brown theme song was produced. Animation of the charac-
ters took much longer than anticipated with characters drawn in pencil, then traced in ink and finally painted to make one cell. It took 13,000 cells to make the entire 30-minute animated Christmas special. Schulz made only two demands on the producers in order to complete the television project and both were historic. First, he sought to use children’s voices in the roles of the Peanuts characters, an assignment that was not recommended, as children were known to lose interest in reading scripts. But the children were extremely excited about the project and read their lines like pros. Next, Schulz wanted to explain the true meaning of Christmas in biblical terms. His script called for Linus to quote a biblical passage from the gospel of St. Luke, explaining the meaning of Christmas. The producers balked but Schulz stood his ground and the final television version includes Linus’ now famous oratory. When “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was finally aired it was a huge success and inspired 50 more “Peanuts” television specials over the next 50 years along with an annual showing of Charlie Brown’s Christmas. One of the specials, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” became another of Charles Schulz’ magical characters and story which has aired every Halloween season since and has left millions wondering if Linus actually saw the Great Pumpkin or Charlie Brown’s orange bowling ball. One final historical note, on the Apollo 10 mission the command module was code named “Charlie Brown.” The lunar landing module used a code name of “Snoopy,” Charlie Brown’s rambunctious beagle who became the most popular of all the Peanuts characters. Fifty golden years of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is certainly a reason to celebrate the joy of Christmas…..
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St. Luke School Presents ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ by Mary Broomfield Temple City
The Theater Club of St. Luke Catholic School will present “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. In this adaptation of the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss,
the reclusive green Grinch decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe
Temple City Performing Arts Proudly Presents
everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who. This is the second annual Christmas Play for the school’s new theater club. Doors open at 6:30 pm. General Admission: $5; Preferred Seating: $10 (Reserved seats in the first few rows). Tickets can be purchased at the School Office during school hours or at the door. For more information, call the School Office at (626) 291-5959. St. Luke Catholic School is located at 5521 N. Cloverly Ave., Temple City.
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CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE Arianna has been chosen to receive this honor because of her superior student work. Arianna is a talented writer, student role model, and academic achiever. Arianna is determined to succeed regardless of the obstacles. She is a role model for all our students to follow.
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Brackenridge, Senior Director Expanded Learning Time Initiatives at the Partnership for Children & Youth (PCY.) “Superintendent French has embraced every opportunity to showcase the great work carried out in her district with the goal of helping other school leaders understand the importance of summer learning. Her mantra “Every summer, one more thing” has been adopted by district leaders and inspired them to find ways to build their own summer learning programs,” added Brackenridge. Summer Matters is a statewide campaign – cochaired by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and Jennifer Peck, Executive Director of PCY – that expands access to high quality summer learning opportunities for all students in California, and raises awareness about the devastating effects of summer learning loss and the beneficial impact of summer learning programs. Through the use of Local Control Funding, school districts are in a unique position to create and/ or increase learning opportunities and supports for students that are enriching, skill building and fun – unlike traditional remediation and credit recovery programs. “When I hear summer school, I think of deficit. It’s kind of a deficit model…or the punishment for students who didn’t do well. It’s mandatory, kids have to be there, they don’t have a lot of fun, and they know that it’s something they have to get through. So, that’s not a very conducive environment to learning and growing. The difference between what we do that we refer to as summer learning, is really a growth model – a value that adds to the great learning
that teachers focus on during the school year. What we find is that summer learning adds to the regular year, and not only for our students, but even for our teachers,” added Maldonado French. You can view the new Summer Matters video Summer Learning: An Inspiring Alternative to Summer School at this link: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =9SEXU6umFtU&feature= youtu.be. For more information about Summer Matters, and/ or interviews, please contact Evelyn G. Alemán at (818) 881-7976 (office) or via email at evelyn@mipr.net. Summer Matters is a statewide campaign that expands access to high quality summer learning opportunities for all students in California, and raises awareness about the devastating effects of summer learning loss and the beneficial impact of summer learning programs. The campaign, which is co-chaired by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and Jennifer Peck, Executive Director of Partnership for Children and Youth (PCY), is comprised of a diverse statewide coalition of educators, policymakers, advocates, school district leaders, parents and others who work collaboratively to promote summer learning in California. Summer Matter’s work is showcased in 12 summer learning communities including: Concord, Gilroy, Glenn County, Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana and Whittier. Three of these summer learning programs are STEM educationfocused.
Holiday Window Painting Returns to Valley Mall by Ken Rausch El Monte
The El Monte Parks and Recreation and Community Services Department in col-
laboration with the Downtown El Monte Business Association and the El Monte/
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South El Monte Chamber of Commerce brought back a fondly remembered tradition on Valley Mall – Merchant Window Painting. On December 1st, kids from Lambert Park along with the court and contestants from the Miss Friendly El Monte/South El Monte Pageant Association descended on Valley Mall to decorate 10 merchant windows for the holiday season. Christine Knight, President of the Pageant Association and Director of Membership and Marketing for the Chamber of Commerce stated, “this is a great tradition to bring back, it involves our community in a very special way and everyone had a rewarding and creative experience”. Valley Mall Merchants participating were: 8 Esquinas, Casa Linda Furniture, Cricket Wireless, El Paseo Shoes, Miss Quinceanera and Brides Paradise, J and S Windows, El Monte Jewelers, David’s Jewelers, Alma’s Closet and Pinata World. Dinner for everyone was generously provided by and compliments of new Chamber of Commerce Member, Papa John’s Pizza at 3564 Santa Anita Avenue.
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Joe T.’s Scoreboar d By Joe Torosian
Monrovia Falls to Bell Gardens in Tournament by Joe Torosian South El Monte
Do you think this was a bad week for the Dodgers? Zack Greinke left the club for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The talented right-hander is guaranteed $34-million a year for the next six seasons. The good news is Greinke didn’t sign with the San Francisco Giants. The bad news is Jeff Smaradzija (a pitcher I talked about last week) is no longer a backup plan. He inked a $90-million deal with the Giants. So the question now begging is: Who will be the Dodgers number two starter behind Clayton Kershaw in 2016? Now to throw a little more fear into Dodger fans, Kershaw, like Greinke, has an opt-out clause in his contract for the 2018 season. I think the hard truth, if not lesson, Dodgers management is learning this off-season is that even if you have all the money in the world, it still can’t buy you every player you want. ***Mid-Bits (Same as tidbits) *** Football fans were upset Sunday night because the President’s speech on terrorism interrupted the NFL broadcast on NBC. *** Is there a greater pain in sports than being a St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams fan? *** Remember the name Stephone Anthony. He plays for the New Orleans Saints and on December 6, 2015 he became the first player in NFL history to score two-points without recording a safety. A safety is scored by the defense when it tackles an offensive player in its own end zone. Anthony’s twopoints came after the Saints blocked an extra-point attempt by the Carolina Panthers. Anthony scooped up the ball and took it all the way for the first time in NFL history. This nugget of trivia might not change your life but it could score you a cup of coffee in a football argument. Happy Birthday this week to: 12/9: Former El Monte point guard Jimmy Maldonado turns 52. 12/12: Former Mid Valley staffer/hip hop artist/ Bassett alum Matt Schuler turns 28. 12/13: Temple City alum Lisa Lindberg Arnold turns
young. 12/13: Arroyo alum George Shay turns 26. 12/14: Longtime area football coach & educator Fil Lujan turns 50. 12/15: El Monte alum/ Tall Flags standout Lisa Levine Hammond turns young. 12/15: Area baseball umpire/Mt. View alum Albert Juarez turns 46. 12/15: El Monte alum Lisa Ortega turns young. (If you have a sports birthday you’d like acknowledged drop me a line at the address below):
The Monrovia Wildcats played hard, played tough, and hung around, but they could not overcome the Bell Gardens Lady Lancers and lost, 58-48, in the third-place game of the South El Monte/ Gary Houston Basketball Tournament. The Lady Lancers built a 29-22 lead in the first half, but the Wildcats closed the gap to 35-31 in the third
quarter. Keying the Monrovia rally were juniors Taylor Lan and Remy Hare. Lan with her outside shooting and Hare with her physical play and work at the foul line. Bell Gardens reasserted its advantage late in the quarter and then held on in the fourth for the victory. Lan led the Wildcats with 14-points, shooting three of
six from beyond the threepoint line. As a team, Monrovia was five of 13 from behind the arc. Hare finished with 10-points and was eight of 10 from the foul line. The team was 19 of 28 from the charity stripe. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 3-3 on the season. Their next game will be on December 14, at home, against the Duarte Falcons.
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Monrovia and Bell Gardens engaged in a physical contest for third-place in the South El Monte/Gary Houston Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Photo by Joe T.
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Boys & Girls Basketball Scoreboard BOYS
GIRLS
Wednesday, December 2 Gabrielino 54 Diamond Bar 47 Northview 57 South El Monte 49 Adelanto 62 Sierra Vista 47 Alhambra 67 Pioneer 52 Monrovia 58 Verdugo Hills 45 Freemont 88 Bassett 48 Covina 55 La Puente 39 El Monte 68 Fulton 44
Wednesday, December 2 Pomona 50 Arroyo 34 Alta Loma 65 Rosemead 16 Monrovia 60 Workman 15 Oak Hills 71 Sierra Vista 15 Schurr 72 Baldwin Park 26 Bonita 52 Arcadia 46
Thursday, December 3 Temple City 68 Wilson 61 Damien 76 Monrovia 32 San Dimas 80 Arcadia 72 OT Bassett 70 Gladstone 24 Friday, December 4 Artesia 71 Bosco Tech 55 El Monte 55 Van Nuys 46 Saturday, December 5 El Monte 71 Cleveland 67 OT
Thursday, December 3 Sierra Vista 65 Mt. View 27 San Gabriel 48 Temple City 33 Arcadia 44 Eagle Rock 25 George Washington Prep 45 Baldwin Park 30 Friday, December 4 Ontario 62 Monrovia 58 Nogales 34 Alhambra 25 Saturday, December 5 King 56 Arcadia 45 San Gabriel 55 LB Wilson 29 Alhambra 29 Baldwin Park 28
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The Peterson Principle By Tim Peterson
It seemed like no sooner had La Mirada won the Southeast Division Championship that the comments began to pour in about the title being tainted due to La Mirada’s transfers. Just last year head coach Mike Moschetti and the Matadores were being torched for not winning the championship with all of the talent they had. They get knocked out of the playoffs and they get ripped. They win it all and they get hammered. Seriously you can’t have it both ways. Just congratulate them on a great season and move on. I’m getting tired of schools being chastised for having transfers. Doesn’t nearly every school have at least one or more every year now anyway? Even CIF now rules that it’s legal...as long as you sit out 30 days. You still have to make plays and win games to celebrate a championship. You still have to coach up a kid whether he’s a transfer or not. And La Mirada did exactly that. Did La Mirada have transfers? Maybe, maybe not, but the fact is they beat everybody that was put before them in the postseason and now they are champions. I don’t think Sei-j Lauago is a transfer and he did a majority of the damage Saturday night against La Serna. Take away his 292 yards and three touchdowns and I don’t think anybody is complaining about transfers today. Speaking of La Serna, is there a better Southeast Division Coach of the Year candidate than Andy George? If Margarito Beltran is indeed not coming back, as has been rumored, for the Lancers to even consider naming anyone other than George is a crime. The Lancers may have lost Saturday night, but it wasn’t due to lack of fan support. La Serna may travel better than anybody in the area. The Lancers side was absolutely packed and was loud from the opening kickoff until the clock hit zeroes. If you got there late you were in the standing room only section. I got there two hours before kickoff and had to park in some residential section in Whittier. **Even with the CIF Champions being decided over the weekend, the football season is still not over. La Mirada will host Oceanside Friday night at 7:00 p.m. as the State Bowls get underway. Central Division champ San Marino will host Mid-Valley champion Sierra Canyon Saturday night. The Titans and the Trailblazers are both undefeated. “It was a special night or us. These kids are relentless.
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We’re ready for Monday and excited to get back on the field Monday,” Moschetti said. With San Marino heading into the State Bowl, I got to wondering. Are J.P. Shohfi and Carson Glazier transfers?
Sanchez Signs with Missouri Valley College Alhambra’s Isabel Sanchez has signed a national letter of intent to play for Missouri Valley next year. Sanchez led the Moors softball team to a 14-10 record last spring and batted .367. “She’s great kid and deserves a lot of credit,” said Alhambra coach Steve Gewecke. Lady Apaches Fall to San Marino Arcadia girls water polo team fell, 7-6, in overtime to the San Marino Titans. Katie Nigolian led the Lady
Apaches with three goals and goalie Lorey Valdez made 17 stops. Arroyo Starts Wrestling Season Attempting to get back on top in the Mission Valley League, the Arroyo Knights had a terrific weekend at the Millikan Wrestling Tournament held at Millikan High School. Arroyo went 5-2 overall and took fourth place out of 14 schools. The JV wrestlers took third out of 14 and finished 6-1. “Good start on our road to reclaiming our league championship,” said Ar-
royo assistant coach Tim Hawkins. Schools participating in the tournament were: Roosevelt-Corona, San Clemente, South Hills, Long Beach Wilson, Warren, Schurr, Kennedy, Anaheim, Millikan, and Los Alamitos. San Marino Wins Central Division Championship The San Marino Titans football team captured the Central Division CIF title on Saturday night with a 45-28 victory over Charter Oak. The title is the Titans first since 1988.
That’s my principle Tim can be reached at tim@ midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40
Alhambra’s Isabelle Sanchez, surrounded by her family, inks her letter of intent to play softball for Missouri Valley College. Photo courtesy of Steve Gewecke
The ‘Mid’ Boys Top Ten
The ‘Mid’ Girl Top Ten
It is still very early and until we get to league play we won’t know a whole lot about these teams. For now El Monte’s fast start has earned them the number one spot but that could be fool’s gold. The Lions have a knack for starting out fast against lesser opponents and then coming quickly back to the back. Keep an eye on Alhambra and Temple City, these programs are traditionally strong. Gabrielino should be interesting because they are breaking in a lot of new talent.
The girls basketball picture become clearer in January when all the tournament dust settles. Right now teams are trying to get their feet wet on the new season and playing more players now than will come at league time. Don’t expect South El Monte to fade, it’s building something down on Durfee Road. Arcadia will have the most talent and bears watching. Not in the Top Ten is Arroyo, but expect to see them very soon. Lady Knights head coach, Mike Gorball, is the dean of area coaches and knows how to get the most out of his players.
1. El Monte: 7-2
4. Gabrielino: 3-1
2. Arroyo: 4-0
5. Bassett: 3-2
3. Alhambra: 3-1
6. Temple City: 2-0 7. Monrovia: 3-3 8. San Gabriel: 2-2 9. Baldwin Park: 2-3 10. La Puente: 1-2
Basketball season has tipped off and Eric Tabatabai’s El Monte Lions are off to a fast start. Photo by Joe T.
1. South El Monte: 4-0 2. Arcadia: 3-2 3. San Gabriel: 3-2 4. El Monte: 3-3 5. Sierra Vista: 2-3 6. Monrovia: 3-3 7. Baldwin Park: 2-4 8. Bassett: 1-1 9. Temple City: 2-3 10. Duarte: 1-0
Monrovia’s Chris Banzuela. Photo by Joe T
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Entertainment Corner by Sal Gomez Pasadena
Ladies and Gentlemen, raw, energetic, truthful, acerbic, anecdotal & deep throated belly laughing stand-up comedy is alive
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opportunity didn’t escape the mind of Debi Gutierrez. And she killed it (comedy slang)!! The audience roared with laughter at the mirror being held up to their lives. Truth is the funniest thing and the most identifiable to everyone. It is not easy to interpret those moments that make us cringe and spin them into a funny anecdote, and yet Debi seems to be our very own Jimmy Cricket. Our conscience. And she’s funny, very very funny. You can find her on Facebook. Friend her. She’s cool people too!
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Pasadena Playhouse The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director) and Lythgoe Family Productions (LFP) announces John O’Hurley (“Seinfeld,” Broadway’s Chicago, “Dancing With The Stars,” National Tour and Vegas production of Spamalot) as Captain Hook, Chrissie Fit (“Pitch Perfect 2,” “Teen Beach Movie”) as Tinker Bell, and Parvesh Cheena (NBC’s “Outsourced”, “A to Z” and “Transformers Rescue Bots.”) as Smee in this year’s Panto at the Playhouse PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL - A PIRATES CHRISTMAS. PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL - A PIRATES CHRISTMAS opens December 9, 2015 and plays through January 3, 2016 at The Pasadena Playhouse.
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Holiday Guide to Media Players by Glen Maldonado National
Media players are fast replacing cable TV and satellite TV as the primary source of media. Media players are more on demand and work around your schedule. Every device has Netflix but certain devices have apps that only exist on their own devices. Apple’s Apple TV is $65 and New Apple TV is $150. Apples devices are the only devices that allow you to view or listen to your own Apple purchased content. If you use your apple device it also lets you mirror your
device to your TV. Amazon Fire TV Stick priced at $40 and the Amazon Fire TV priced at $85 are the only devices that have Amazon Prime. Amazon Prime is the Netflix competition that has it own original content as well many more shows. Goggle’s Chromecast lets your android device mirror itself onto your TV so you can see your phone on the big screen. But what device really has it all? Well the Roku streaming stick priced at $50 or the Roku 3 at $100 has the most apps. Roku
has Amazon Prime, Netflix, and many more, like NBC, HBO, Crackle, Hulu, CBS, FOX, and Sling. Sling is truly the killer of traditional TV, with the price of $30 dollars a month Sling will bring channels of cable and satellite for the fraction of the price and all you need is a Roku, an Amazon Fire TV or a Chromecast. For the best price and all around apps and experience, Roku is great for $50 dollars. Remember that a wireless Internet connection is required for these devices.
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Talented, Tenacious, “Trumbo” by Annick J. Downhower National
Fear ruled Hollywood in the blacklist era of the late 1940s and the 1950s. Accusations were made, friendships betrayed, families demolished, and careers destroyed. Wounds persisted decades after the employment blacklist lost its power. “Trumbo,” based on Bryan Cook’s biography, details the rise, fall, and rise again of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, a central figure of the era. Like many Americans during the Great Depression, Trumbo experienced harsh economic conditions. An interest in communist philosophy caught up with him after World War II, when the Congressional House Un-
American Activities Committee (HUAC) was formed. Policed in Hollywood by the Motion Picture Alliance (MPA), HUAC first targeted the Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors which included Trumbo. Trumbo went from being the highest-paid writer in Hollywood, to serving prison time for contempt of Congress, to defying the blacklist. As the film follows his journey, major Hollywood players of the era appear. Venomous, anti-Semitic gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) stalks Trumbo. Actor Edward G. Robinson (Michael Stuhlbarg), famous for gangster roles, is tougher on-screen than off. Actor
Kirk Douglas (Dean O’Gorman) and director Otto Preminger (Christian Berkel) defy the MPA and hire Trumbo to write “Spartacus” and “Exodus.” B-movie producer Frank King (John Goodman) hires blacklisted writers under assumed names to churn out exploitation scripts. Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) is intelligent and not shy about debating beliefs. His family, headed by wife Cleo (Diane Lane) and eldest daughter Nikola (Elle Fanning), cope with an over ten year roller coaster ride of outside scrutiny and hatred. The film admires Trumbo’s
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perseverance but also shows his flaws as he furiously types, chain smoking, drinking, and popping uppers to maintain a frantic writing pace. Like most Hollywood film biographies, “Trumbo” condenses facts – skipping the family’s two year move to Mexico; blending the personalities of members of the Hollywood Ten into the fictional Arlen Hird (Louis C.K.); having Trumbo meet HUAC Chairman J. Parnell Thomas in prison instead of Congressman May with whom he served time (Thomas was in prison with other members of the Hol-
lywood Ten). But, this isn’t a documentary. One about Trumbo was made in 2007. Instead, “Trumbo” is entertainment based on reality. Period costumes by Daniel Orlandi and set design by Cindy Carr help bring the era to life. One of the best casts of 2015 is led by Cranston and Mirren and every scene has at least one outstanding performance. 5 out of 5 stars: Excellent performances MPAA rating: R- language including some sexual references Running time: 2hr., 4min.
by Glen Maldonado National
The Holidays are here and so are the Holiday movies. With “Krampus” being a horror Christmas movie and “Love the Coopers” a comedy, I’m going to review “The Night Before.” For the
last 10 years, lifelong buddies Ethan played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Dark Knight Rises), Isaac played by Seth Rogen (The Interview) and Chris played Anthony Mackie (Captain America
Winter Solider) have gathered on Christmas Eve to celebrate the holidays with a bang. As Isaac prepares to become a first-time father, the friends realize that their annual tradition is coming to a sad end. To make it as memorable as possible, they plan a night of debauchery and hilarity by searching for the Nutcracker Ball, the Holy Grail of Christmas parties in New York. Jonathan Levine wrote and directed the film. His previous work was “50/50” which also starred Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. “The Night Before” is a young adult comedy film that is rated R. Even though teens would like this film, they will need adult supervision. This film starts with Ethan’s parents dying and friends Isaac and Chris comforting their friend. It has a great story and the cast has many actors you will recognize as well as great cameos. The film has most of the same people behind the interview and even most of the cast is in this film from before. It has the humor and the story to make a great Christmas story, but it biggest problem is that it’s more for adults. The jokes are great and it made me laugh a lot. If you want to see an adult Christmas film “The Night Before” is the film for you. Grade B Rated R
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