October 31, 2012 - San Gabriel Valley Examiner

October 25 - 31, 2012
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Azusa Welcomes MLS Fluid Solutions
and Begins Exports to China
By Jorge V. Rosales
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October 25 - 31, 2012
AZUSA - On Friday, October 15, 2012, Mayor Joe Rocha
and his wife of over 40 years,
Linda, officially welcomed
MLS Fluid Solutions, a joint
venture between Lubricating
Specialties Company and MIT
Group of Yantai, China. This
new company and newly remodeled facility will specialize
in the production of automotive
aftermarket products, which
includes the manufacture of
engine fluids.
"Welcome to Azusa. It is with
great pleasure that we extend
our welcome to you. Our residents recognize the importance
of this joint venture between
Lubricating Specialties Company and MIT Group of Yantai,
China, which will contribute
significantly to our local
economy. We know that our
community will support you in
your operation to insure that our
relationship will be of mutual
benefit to all concerned. You
are, furthermore encouraged to
always keep us foremost in
mind, in order that we may assist you in whatever way pos-
Azusa Mayor Joe Rocha joins Bill Gai (left) of MIT Group of Yantai, China and Steve Milam of Lubricating Specialties Company of Southern California during the ribbon cutting of MLS Fluid Solutions, a
joint venture between the two companies.
sible, said Mayor Rocha.
As a well-established blender
and filler of automotive, military,
and industrial lubricants and
greases, LSC is a one-stop, intensely customer-focused solutions company. Since 1928,
LSC has been providing the
highest quality products and
services to a broad customer
base in a variety of industries.
LSC currently has over two
hundred employees in two
manufacturing and one distribution facilities in the L. A. County,
making it the largest U.S.
blender west of the Rocky
Mountains. In addition to its
blending and packaging operations, LSC provides a broad
range of liquid storage,
transloading, warehousing, dis-
tribution and export services to
the lubricant and chemical industries.
MIT Group is a manufacturer and worldwide marketer
of Automotive and Heavy Duty
Lift Equipment under the
Maxima® and Bantam®
brands. MIT Group is also the
leading marketer of Automotive
Aftermarket Products under
their Welion® brand in China
which will now be manufactured and filled at the joint venture facility in Azusa, creating
valuable Made-in-Azusa exports
to China.
MIT Group also purchased
the adjoining office block on W.
5th Street to house their North
American Corporate offices.
Yantai is a prefecture-level
city or administrative division of
the People's Republic of China,
located in the southern coast of
the Bohai Sea and the eastern
coast of the Laizhou Bay. The
new MLS manufacturing plant
is just miles away from the Port
of Los Angeles/ Long Beach,
which serves as a strategic
gateway to business with Asia.
Bear Comes Down to Sierra
Madre Avenue Home
By Jayam Rutnam
GLENDORA - A black bear
estimated to be around 400
pounds sauntered down to the
backyard of a residence in the
300 block of East Sierra Madre
Avenue. Three helicopters were
seen hovering over the area by
the foothills at about 4 p.m. on
Friday October 19th. The
Glendora Police with non lethal
guns responded to either tranquilize the animal or to scare it
back to the Angeles National
Forest.
The elusive bear, was finally
shot with a rubber pepper bullet which did the trick. The bear
hightailed it back to the forest.
According to Glendora Police
Watch Commander Williams,
Lieutenant Lamborgini and police officers Anchetta and
Lombardi along with Glendora
Animal Control officers Alvarez
and Miller responded and were
at hand to make sure that
Glendora residents were safe.
According to neighbor Bill
Steve Milam of Lubricating Specialties Company of Southern California (left), City of Azusa Mayor
Joe Rocha, and Bill Gai of MIT Group of Yantai, China point to box labeling of products manufactured
by MLS Fluid Solutions, LLC in Azusa, CA 91702, ready for exporting to Yantai, China.
Local Boy Scouts Make A Difference
Police and animal control officers with bean bag and pepper bullet
rifles look for the bear, which they finally found.
Dederichs (who showed us
photos of the bear from previous sightings) this is a common
occurrence of this particular
bear coming down to the neighborhood. He said "he is a friendly
bear"! Friendly or not, these
bears are dangerous and are attracted by residents who keep
their open garbage bins in their
back yards.
One resident commented that
he would freeze his "wet" garbage such as chicken bones,
fish bones and particularly crab
leftovers (which emanate a
smell that bears like), till trash
day, so that it would not attract
bears. But his neighbors are not
as considerate!
Duarte Kiwanis Club Hears of
Upcoming Field of Valor Event
DUARTE - The Covina Rotary Club has taken on quite a
task. They were inspired to
create a "Field of Valor" to honor
veterans and active duty military members this year with an
expansive field of 2000 American Flags! This will be a week
long event beginning November
3rd and will take place at Sierra
Vista Middle School in Covina.
Kiwanis Clubs throughout the
Division 35 area have been invited to participate, so Wayne
Partee of the Covina Rotary
Club came to share their vision
and partnership opportunities
with the Duarte Kiwanis Club.
People can "adopt" a flag and
honor a veteran or a person
serving currently for $35.00.
The Duarte Club will be sharing lunch with the Covina Rotary Club - and with all the other
Kiwanis Clubs in the Division,
by David Fredendall
Wayne Partee of the Covina Rotary and Tina Carey - President of
the Duarte Kiwanis Club.
on November 8th. Coordination and logistics for such an
event are quite daunting, but
with community support, the
Covina Rotary Club is up to the
task.
The Duarte Kiwanis Club has
lunch meetings the first, third
and fifth Tuesdays of the month
at Westminster Gardens. For
further information on speaking
or joining the club, contact Dr.
Diane
Hernandez
at
[email protected].
GLENDORA
Two
Glendora Boy Scouts recently
made an unprecedented contribution to the City of Glendora.
Tyler Williams and Bryan
McKenzie members of Glendora
Boy Scout Troop 489 at the
Glendora Community Church
are both Eagle Scout Candidates. Both young men choose
to complete the Eagle requirement of performing a Leadership Community Service
Project by doing Projects of
lasting impact in the Big Dalton
Wilderness Park Region of
Glendora.
Tyler chose to create river
rock and concrete tree rings at
a Memorial Tree Grove at the
Dunn Canyon Trailhead. He
also installed a concrete pad at
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the bench at the same trailhead.
Bryan built sturdy trail signs
of tall posts with plank signs
routed and painted with Trail
names and installed them in
eight locations throughout the
park.
Both Scouts were required to
secure funding for their projects
outside of the Scout Troop and
personal funds and chose to
manage individual car wash and
personal solicitation programs to
cover the expense of their programs. As a result of their successes; upon completion of
their lasting contributions to our
City Parks; each Scout had an
excess of funds leftover and
chose to donate these funds to
the City of Glendora Trails Committee. These funds are stipu-
lated to be used by the Trails
Committee to help purchase
additional materials for future
projects. Bryan used his excess
funding to purchase and donate
post material for future signage.
Tyler presented a check to the
Trails Committee in the amount
of $608.00
The presentations were made
recently at the City's Quarterly
Recognition Ceremony at the
Bidwell Forum at City Hall attended by more than 150 members of our community.
The City gratefully acknowledged this generous and appreciated action by our youth leadership and wishes Tyler and
Bryan good success on continuing their trek toward earning
their Rank of Eagle Scout.
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S.G.V. EXAMINER
October 25 - 31, 2012
"Anything Goes" At The
Candlelight Pavilion
By Patrick Murphy
Cole Porter's beloved "ANYTHING GOES" has come to the
Candlelight Pavilion at 455 W.
Foothill Blvd., Claremont. This
musical has been revived several times and has been filmed
twice. After its first revival on
Broadway in 1987, Anything
Goes won the Tony Award for
Best Revival of a Musical, and
has since been revived three
more times, again winning Best
Revival of a Musical in
2011.This revival is directed by
Douglas Austin Clark and John
Vaughn is Choreographer.
These two outstanding artists
have collaborated in the past
bringing both Fiddler on the
Roof and Returning to Sin City
to the Candlelight Pavilion.
The setting for this play is a
trans-Atlantic crossing aboard
the Good Ship America, This
musical is full of toe-tapping
Cole Porter songs include "It's
De-Lovely," "Friendship," "I Get
a Kick Out of You," "All Through
the Night," "Anything Goes,"
"You're the top" and "Blow,
Gabriel, Blow."
The cast does an excellent job
of engaging the audience in the
shenanigans of the passengers
and crew of the Good Ship
America. The cast includes
James McGrath (Billy Crocker),
Stacy Huntington (Reno
Sweeney), Rachel Davis (Hope
Harcourt),
R.C.
Sands
(Moonface Martin), Nick Tubbs
(Sir Evelyn Oakleigh), Toni
Lynd (Mrs. Evangeline
Harcourt), John Lynd (Elisha J.
Whitney), Chelsea Baldree
(Bonnie), Robert Parkinson
(Captain), Janell Henry (Photographer/Passenger),
Peter
Schueller (The Bishop), Eric
Badique (Ching), Jairus Pecson
(Ling), with Regina Laughlin
(Angel/Virtue), Sue Murray
(Angel/Charity), Theresa
Murray (Angel/Purity), Libby
Snyder (Angel/Chastity), and
Dylan Pass and Matt Wiley as
Sailors.
This thoroughly enjoyable
musical runs from October 5th
through November 18th with
performances on ThursdaySaturday evenings at 6pm, Sunday evenings at 5pm. And Saturday and Sunday matinees at
11am.
Ticket prices are $48-$68 for
adult tickets. $25-$30 for children 12 and under and include
a delicious meal, an entertaining show and sales tax. Appetizers, desserts, beverages and
waiter's gratuity are additional.
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Despite Sluggish Economy Mr. 'C'
Barber Shop Celebrates 6th Anniversary
By Jorge V. Rosales
AZUSA - He was born as
Alex Richard Cordero in Los
Angeles, but here in Azusa he
is more commonly known by
his friends and clients as "Mr.
C." He opened his Mr. C Barber Shop business at 120 Sixth
Street in Azusa in 2006.
When Mr. C first opened his
small business in Azusa, Azusa
Mayor Joe Rocha was there
to welcome him and every
year since then, he has returned to congratulate and
thank him for another successful year in business. On Saturday, Mayor Rocha and School
Board Member Yolanda R.
Pena visited Mr. C's to congratulate him for sixth anniversary celebration.
The celebration included live
music in front of the shop, classic automobiles along 6th
Street, and a picnic across the
street from his shop at Edward
Mini-Park at 600 S. Azusa
Avenue. Friends, guests, and
clients in attendance were
treated to grilled chicken and
carne asada, chili con carne
and beans, macaroni salad,
salsa, and refreshments. Over
50 persons joined in the celebration.
Mr. C is married to Lettitia
and together they have two
daughters, Lettitia and Loretta,
and four grandchildren. They
live in Montebello. Prior to
opening his own barber shop
in Azusa he worked for Big W
Barber Shop on Alosta Avenue
Mayor Rocha (right) thanks and congratulates Alex Richard
Cordero, "Mr. C," owner and operator of Mr. C Barber Shop for his
6th Anniversary in business in Azusa while Yolanda R. Pena, AUSD
Board Member and a member of the Latin-Jazz fusion music listen and watch.
and Jesse Barber Shop on
Gladstone Avenue. He decided to open his own business
in Azusa after years of having
built a clientele and because he
loved the view of the mountains.
"I really enjoyed working in
Azusa for many years before
deciding to open my own business and after having met so
many friend and falling in love
with the mountains which serve
as backdrop for Azusa, I decided to open my business in
the Azusa Downtown area,"
said Cordero.
Mayor Rocha said that he
always looks forward to Mr.
C’s annual celebration because
it gives him the opportunity to
see many of his friends and
supporters. He also realizes
that Mr. C's business is very
important to Azusa because he
knows that small businesses
employ close to 50% of employees working across the
Nation and perhaps more here
in Azusa. "Small businesses
are the backbone of our
economy and the cornerstones
of our community," said Rocha
in his remarks to those present
at the celebration of success.
Thousands Take Part at 65th Annual
Mt. Sac Cross Country Invitational
by Jayam Rutnam
WALNUT - Twenty two
thousand athletes from all over
Southern California converged
at the Mount San Antonio College stadium grounds to take
part in the 65th Annual Mt. Sac
Cross Country Invitational. The
races were held on Friday October 12, Friday October 19 and
Saturday October 20.
The athletes were from hundreds of elementary, middle,
community colleges and high
schools. There were 120 races
in all and groups of school
teams would take off at a time,
in five minute intervals.
The course was three miles
for the High School students
who ran over some grueling terrain. The elementary school students had a shorter course.
Many of the athletes were very
fit and practicing while waiting
for their turn. On Saturday the
20th of October was an overcast day, which made for ideal
weather for a good run.
According to Arcadia Chamber of Commerce director Bob
Kenz, the timings at the finish
are all done with bar codes as
the athletes finish the course.
These bar codes are tabulated
and the results come in very
fast, so that the winners can be
notified without any delay.
Schools
from
Arcadia,
Monrovia, Corona, Upland and
Glendora to those from Riverside, Palm Springs, Thousand
Oaks, Mission Viejo and La
Quinta, took part in this popular cross country event which
was started in 1948. The terrain at that time was quite different of course. Spectators by
the hundreds lined the 3 mile
route to cheer on the athletes.
The presence of many members of the medical profession
including nurses were available
for those who needed their assistance. It was extremely refreshing to see America's youth
enthused to take part in one of
the most popular events of the
year. The next athletic event at
Mt. Sac will be the Middle and
Elementary School Track Meet
on March 23 and 24, 2013.
Athletes at the Mt. Sac Cross Country Invitational wait for the starting gun.
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The Capo Valley High School Cougars of Mission Viejo show their medals which they had just won.
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Glendora Public Library's 5th Annual
Battle Of The Books Is A Hugh Success!
GLENDORA - The fifth
successful "Battle of the
Books" contest took place at
the Glendora Public Library on
October 11, 2012 in front of a
standing-room only house. The
competition among the eighteen teams was tense as the
questions got more difficult.
After 23 rounds of going neckto-neck, the winning team was
Book Battlers 4! The winning
team members are, Troy
Hagemeyer (8th grade,
Sandburg Middle School),
Hank Woodington, (7th grade,
Sandburg Middle School) and
Allie Woodington (10th grade,
Glendora High School), The
second place team was Oh
Know You Didn't and the team
members are, Katie Berg (8th
grade, Sandburg Middle
School), Sibone Iopollo (9th
grade, Glendora High School)
and Anna Wilson (8th grade,
Royal Oak Middle School).
This event is based on the
same idea as the library's
Great Trivia Challenge. The
difference? Only teens can
participate and the questions
come from three pre-selected
books, Midnight Magic by Avi,
Peter Pan in Scarlet by
Geraldine McCaughrean and
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
by John Grisham. A dedicated
volunteer committee works for
months preparing the 200+
questions on the three booksand then spends weeks and
weeks fine-tuning them.
The participants represented
students across Glendora in
grades 6 - 12: Edgewood
School, Glendora High School,
Goddard Middle School,
Ramona Middle School, Royal
Oak Intermediate School,
First Place winners Book Battlers 4
Second Place winners Oh No You Didn't
Sandburg Middle School,
Suzanne Middle School, Walnut High School and various
Homeschool groups. Pat
Janes, Committee Chairperson
remarked, "I am proud of the
youth of our community. This
is a great way for the community to show support to our
teens and their reading efforts."
Thank you to everyone that
made this event possible for
Our Teens!: The Glendora
Rotary Club and the Friends
Foundation who sponsored the
event, our committee members, schools and parents, and
special donations from
Crestwood Communities,
Thom and Sheryl Hill, Norm
and Pat Janes, the Stan Deal
family, the Dwight Richards
family, Jan White, Bobbi
Jefferson and Martha's Candy.
Cindy Romero, Senior Librarian, Youth Services at the
Glendora Public Library,
shared, "The goal of 'Battle of
the Books' is to promote recreational reading, build reading
skills and comprehension, encourage team building skills in
teens, and, most of all, to have
fun!"
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Top Ten Trick or Treating Tips
Halloween is right around
the corner . . . as costumes and
activities are being planned,
here are the Top 10 Trick-orTreating Tips from local
Children's Pastor, Scott
Dodson (note: his favorite tip
is #10):
1. Trick or treat in familiar
neighborhoods only.
2. Trick or treat in groups
and with an adult present.
3. Carry a flashlight.
4. Be respectful of other
people and their property.
5. Remember to say "Thank
You."
6. No running/darting
around parked cars.
7. Use intersections and
crosswalks to cross streets
safely.
8. Don't enter homes of
people you do not know.
9. Have an adult inspect
your treats before eating them.
10.Share your candy with
mom and dad!
And . . . make plans to join
other children in the Glendora
community at Church of the
Open Door's Trunk or Treat
event on October 27th from
4:30PM-8:00PM for a safe and
fun way for children and families to enjoy Halloween! This
year's theme is Childhood
Dreams so come expecting
fanciful and fun displays based
on everything from Fairy Tales
to Candy land . . . and everything in between that make up
Childhood Dreams!
The idea behind this event
is the same as trick-or-treating from house to house but in
a more controlled, safe, and
educationally rich environment
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. The children will stop at each
trunk, receive candy, school
supplies, nutritional snacks, organizational literature, and may
be entertained by the hosting
trunk.
There'll also be an assortment of food trucks on-hand
for dinner options!
For
more
details:
www.churchoftheopendoor.com
Glendora Kiwaniannes
Afternoon of Antiquity
Set for November 4th
The Glendora Kiwaniannes
invites you to attend the 8th
Annual Afternoon of Antiquity,
Appraisal Fair. The event takes
place on Sunday, November 4th
from 1:00 - 4:30 at the La Fetra
Center (333 E. Foothill Ave,
Glendora). Wine and cheese
snacks will be available. Items
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S.G.V. EXAMINER
October 25 - 31, 2012
Lady Bugs - A Winning Team
By Jayam Rutnam
COVINA - The AYSO soccer games are in full swing, with
games played at the Royal Oak
Middle School grounds on
Badillo Avenue and Glendora
Avenue. Last Saturday the Lady
Bugs played against the tough
team of the Blue Butterflies. For
these five year olds, it is not
winning that counts, although
they strive to get the goals.
According to coach Paul Prado,
these kids learn teamwork and
so many other qualities. He also
said that it is encouraging to see
these athletes taking the game
seriously and improving with
every game.
The other coach Marco
Villegas was not present at this
game and one of the parents
took over the duties of the second coach for the day. The Li'l
Lady Bugs consist of Mia, Sally,
Belle, Julie, Kiley, Ashley,
Vanessa, Elizabeth and Natalie.
Coach Paul Prado (extreme right) with a parent, in the absence of the other coach, and the Lady
Bugs.
“Haunted Happenings”
Halloween Event
MONROVIA - The Department of Community Services is hosting the Annual
“Haunted Happenings” Halloween Event on Wednesday,
October 31 from 3 p.m. to 6
p.m., at Library Park, on 321
South Myrtle Avenue. The afternoon will be filled with
ghoulish fun for the entire family. The ever-popular Costume
Contest is free of charge with
registration beginning at 3 p.m.
Don’t forget to also register
your pooch in the Dog Costume Contest. The event is
offered in cooperation with the
Santa Anita Family YMCA and
the Boys & Girls Club of the
Foothills. This event is made
possible by VIP sponsor J.
Harrington Construction, Corp.
• Athens Services • Sierra
Autocars, Inc. • Wendy’s
Hamburgers • Huntington Veterinary Hospital • Consolidated
Republic Services • Thomas
Hoffman
and
Ashley
Andrews, LLP. The Halloween Event will be held in the
Community Center in the event
of rain. For additional information, please contact the
Department of Community
Services at (626) 256-8246.
The Monrovia Old Town
Merchants will be sponsoring
a “Trick-or-Treat” Event on
Wednesday, October 31, from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m., on Myrtle
Avenue; rain or shine.
Be sure and bring your
“little goblins” to what promises to be a hauntingly fun
Halloween Event!
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