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April 5 - 11, 2007
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Sobriety Checkpoint Arrests
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New Chief
An Irwindale Police officer arrests this man after he found that the
man had a meth pipe and bags of drugs on him. He had no driver’s
license or ID and the car he and his girl friend were in a borrowed
car.
By George Ogden
Police Chief Don Fernald
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Fictitious Business Name
Statements Filed In
2002 Expire In 2007
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INDEX
Around The Valley
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City Notices
B22
Classifieds
B21
Financial
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Legal Notices
B14
Senior Activities
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BALDWIN
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PARK/
IRWINDALE — The CHP,
Baldwin Park, Irwindale and El
Monte Police Departments came
together to conduct a scheduled
Driver ’s
License/Sobriety
Checkpoint on March 17th between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and
2:00 a.m. in the City of Irwindale
in the area that borders Baldwin
Park and El Monte. They located
the checkpoint in the westbound
lanes of Ramona Avenue, just east
of the 605 Freeway. As the drivers came through the lane, of-
ficers from the various agencies
quickly interviewed and evaluated the drivers. If the driver
could not produce drivers license or appeared impaired, the
officers directed them into a safe
area for a further interview or
evaluation.
The checkpoint had a number of citations, arrests, vehicles
being towed and impounded;
some with a 30 day hold.
Among the arrests, they included DUI drivers, drivers with
warrants and those who had no
identification.
Officer watched this man take a test to see if he was impaired.
He was.
One parolee was detained as
it appeared that he had a warrant for his arrest. He showed
the officers his wrist band that
he had just been released from
jail about 12 hours earlier. He
was fully cooperative with the
officers and he showed them
respect and he understood what
they had to do. He also had paperwork showing the release,
however the officers were not
sure if this was the same warrant or a new one. Further research determined that the man
was not cleared from the system and released. The 31 year
old man explained his drug prob-
lem to the officers showing them
his arms and legs where he used
to shoot up. He wanted to stay
clean and to do more with his
life. The officers wished him the
best and he and his friends were
on their way.
Another man came in driving
a Mercedes and had no license
or ID. The car also did not belong to him. He acted as if he
did not speak English at all.
When a Spanish speaking officer
talked with the man, he could not
produce any ID. When they
checked him for weapons for
Please turn to SOBRIETY / B11
South Pacific Gets a “Thumbs Up”
By George Ogden
SGV — The musical production of South Pacific got a
“Thumbs Up” from the audiences that attended the performances.
The performances were at the
beautiful San Gabriel Valley Civic
Auditorium and starred Lynda
Pyka as Nellie Forbush, Herve
Blanquart who played Emile De
Becque, Janet Clark was Bloody
Mary and Darrell Clark played
Luther Billis.
The Director was Susan Lambert, Toni Spagnola was the Musical Director, Kevin Lee was the
Choreographer and the Producer
was Benita Scheckel.
There were a number of fantastic performances brought to
Maegan Wang who played Liat. Maegan has been in Meet me in St. Louis, Annie, The Sound of Music,
The King and I, Honk and now, South Pacific. She is 15 and attends Bravo Medical Magnet High School
in Los Angeles. She is a hula dancer and has doing this since the age of nine.
you by the Shakespeare League
of Pasadena.
The San Gabriel Valley
The entire cast, staff and
league would like to express their
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Foothill Student Donates Hair to Locks of Love
AMERICANA
William H. Harrison, the ninth
President of the United States,
served the shortest term. He died
from pneumonia 30 days after he
was inaugurated in 1841.
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AZUSA — Foothill Middle
School students held a fundraiser
called Hats on Day. The event
centered around 14 year-old Josh
Wallace shaving his Afro to raise
money for the Foundation of
Children with Cancer. Foothill
raised more than $700. Hats on
Day was founded in 1994 to raise
money for children battling cancer.
Josh, who is an eighth-grader,
spent 10 months growing his hair
out to donate to the Locks of
Love Program, which provides
hairpieces to children suffering
from long-term medical hair
loss. "This is something I really
want to do to help children with
cancer," explained Josh. First his
mother, Thea Wallace, tied his
hair in small ponytails with rubber bands. This was crucial so
the hair could be used to make
the hairpieces. Pictured is his
mother Thea as the process began and Principal Jackie Littrell
cutting the final lock.
Glendora Woman's Club Fashion Show is Set
Fabled Fenway Park in Boston,
home of baseball's Red Sox
since 1912, also served as home
field for the NFL's Boston
Redskins (1933-36) and AFL's
Boston Patriots (1963-68).
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"Springtime in the Foothills"
will be the title of the Glendora
Woman's Club Fashion Show
and Luncheon set for Tuesday,
April 17, at the clubhouse, 424
N. Glendora Ave.
The social time will begin at
11:30 a.m., followed by the catered luncheon at noon.
Club members will be the
models for a preview of spring
and summer fashions presented
by Coldwater Creek, with club
member Sue Bauer serving as
commentator.
The event will include an array of decorated raffle baskets
and the ever popular chocolate
fountain that will be featured
during the social time. Music will
be provided by the well-known
Jay C. Munns on piano.
The Annual Fashion Show is
one of the club's major
fundraisers during the year, said
Club President Helen Storland.
Tickets at $20 per person are
now available by calling (626)
335-0412.
Glendora Woman's Club Fashion Show committee members, Diane
Brister, Helen Storland (Club President), Gerry McIntosh (Project
Chair), and Gloria McGurty get ready for the Club's Annual Fashion
Show and Luncheon.
Celebrate 2006 Citizens Of The Year
The first newspaper cartoon, a
political caricature, appeared in
a Washington paper, the Federal
Republican, early in 1814.
Quotes of Note
If two men
agree on everything, you
may be sure
that one of
them is doing
the thinking.
Lyndon B. Johnson
(1908 - 1973)
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Idleness is not
doing nothing.
Idleness is being free to do
anything.
Floyd Dell
GLENDORA — The Citizen
of the Year Committee voted
unanimously on February 16th,
for the City and the Glendora
Chamber of Commerce to honor
Gordon and Norma Rowley as
2006 Citizens of the Year. Nominated by Joe and Ida Fracasse,
the nomination read in part:
“Their
contributions
to
Glendora's community welfare
betterment; participation in community, civic and government
enterprise; lasting value of services related to the community
and government and their demonstration of personal leadership
abilities and the spirit of cooperation with organizations and
individuals. Gordon, with Norma
by his side, has mentored many
Boy Scouts through the ultimate
achievement of Eagle Scout,
Scout's highest honor. Staunch
patriots, they oversee the hanging of American flags throughout the streets of Glendora on the
various holidays. For the past
five years on holidays, Rowley
has placed 50 small flags, one for
each state in honor and memory
of those who served.”
Culver Heaton wrote, "The
Rowley's are Glendora's Supreme Volunteers. Over their 40
plus years of scouting and volunteer trail building, I would con-
servatively estimate that this volunteer time equals more than
25,000 hours."
John Lundstrom added,
"Norma and Gordon have been
active members of the Historical
Society for many years, serving
as directors, docents, and allaround helpers when help was
needed. As Museum docent,
Norma has wonderful memories
of her early years in Glendora
that she shares with museum
visitors.
Gordon has been an active
member of the Foothill Conservancy and many times I have
seen him hauling 250 gal. Of
water up Colby Trail to water
newly planted trees. And, because of Gordon, the flags on
Glendora Avenue are up and shining, and the flag at the Museum
is taken care of, and, and, and."
Come join the many other
Glendora citizens in honoring
Gordon and Norma Rowley at
the Citizen of the Year Celebration at Citrus College on Thursday, April 19th at 6 pm. Reservations and ticket purchase
prior to the event is a must.
Tickets will be $40 and can be
purchased after March 15th at
the Glendora Chamber of Commerce, 131 E. Foothill Blvd,
Glendora. 626/963-4128
The San Gabriel Valley
Photo by Joe Fracasse
Tickets Available Now For Thursday, April 19 Event
Gordon and Norma Rowley
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COMMENTARY
April 5 - 11, 2007
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Real Estate Closing Statements, All Charges Not Understandable?
The real estate industry, like
the healthcare industry, is fraught
with kick-backs, under-the-table
promises, hidden fees and goodole-boy connections. Since all
real estate agreements must be
in writing as required by law in
California, real estate representatives develop their favorite termite companies, favorite title
companies and favorite escrow
companies. Many of the agreements for "you use me and I'll
give you an agreed percentage for
selecting us" are agreed to over
dinner or a luncheon get-together. These agreements involve
cash transactions and are hard
to trace or prove. When extremes
in termite inspection cost, minor
construction work- inflations and
other requirements are deemed
necessary to close escrow and
pacify all those involved, the only
one really concerned is the seller.
My wife and I recently were involved with, not only the selling
of a property for a family mem-
Bill Singleton
ber, but also the purchasing of
another property for that family
member to relocate. The property sold was located in a very
up-scale section of Los Angeles
County that was left to this family member by his parents who
had lived there for many years
prior.
With the recent closing of the
property being sold, and going
over the final escrow closing
statement, and seeing what costs
were involved and the work that
actually was done, you ask your-
self, why these cost were so
high? Trying to rectify everything on the debit side versus
what ended up on the credit side
makes you question what some
of these charges cover. We asked
the realtor what a "sub escrow"
was and she didn't even know.
When you add all these little fees,
they can amount to a sizeable
total. We asked about a "wire fee"
and was told that was a cost the
seller paid for the buyers transfer of monies to escrow. Under
the section of "miscellaneous
adjustments", a charge of
$1,000. for buyer's non-recurring closing cost was determined
to be used for a patio dry-rot
problem to be corrected by the
buyer and to pacify the termite
company signing off on the termite inspection papers. A separate letter signed by both buyer's
released the seller from any future obligations, whether the
work is done or not. Apparently
another donation to the buyers,
since a requirement was man-
dated by the termite company
owner, who isn't a licensed
structural engineer. This involved
work being performed on a patio structure that had existed for
over 20 years prior, before they
would sign off on the certification. The property was listed and
sold "as is". The termite inspection work performed was at a
cost of $3,350.00 and appeared
excessive since the structure
could have been "tented" and fumigated for about this same
amount. The realtor also required
the seller to pay out-of-pocket for
work needed to bring the water
heater up to building code and
this is generally paid through escrow proceeds. The contractor
was referred by the realtor and
he required that he be paid immediately upon completion of his
work. Trying to read and justify
all the fees and charges on the
escrow statement is about as
complicated as trying to read
your monthly electric and phone
bills. We have reached a point
where everyone is trying to
"nickel and dime" everyone else
to get all the money they can. You
almost have to take the utilities
for their word, since most of us
are not qualified to read our electric meters or keep track of all
the phone charges we create.
When it comes to real estate,
realtors can promise to send all
their business to a specific termite company owner , and in
return, get a "referral fee". Local
contractors can also be involved
in these same type agreements.
In the healthcare business, some
owners will offer to pay a "referral fee" to a doctor for their
sending patients to them for their
services, especially Medicare
covered patients. Again, this
practice is hard to prove, and it
is illegal under government
guidelines. Mistrust goes all the
way to the top of some of our
government officials, although
most of us were raised to trust
everyone in the beginning until
proven otherwise.
"Play Ball!" Opens Baseball's 2007 Season In Glendora
Route 66 Radio Theatre Players WOW the crowds at Village Book Shop
By Lawrence Sinclair
I can think of no better way
to have gotten in the spirit for
the opening of the 2007 baseball
season than to have spent last
weekend, March 30 and 31, at
Village Book Shop, reveling in
Route 66 Radio Theatre's production of an original show titled
"PLAY BALL!" Located at 125
N. Glendora Ave. in old downtown Glendora, the book shop
hosted a subtly revised version
of this wonderful tribute to and
celebration of America's favorite game.
"Now how can this be an
original radio show without it
ever being on the radio?" you
may ask.
Well, writers Russ Bundy and
Matthew Thomas combined
many clever bits and pieces from
Baseball's Glorious Past on the
Radio. With such favorites as the
Abbott and Costello "Who's On
First" routine and classic radio
calls of famous moments from
baseball seasons past, they have
created a delightful, touching,
historical and funny look at our
National Pastime.
Starting from the "dead ball"
era, the show flows smoothly
through the introduction of Babe
Ruth's impact upon the game up
to and including the night in October 1988 at Dodger Stadium
when Kirk Gibson hit that miraculous home run in the first
game of the World Series. Along
the way, we are let in on the secret of Ruth's "called shot" during the 1932 fall classic; how
some of the great players got
their nick names; a touching
reading of the passing of Lou
Gehrig; and a rousing poem
about Sandy Koufax's " perfect
game." One audience member
commented during intermission
that, even though quite a baseball fan, he wasn't aware of how
some players actually got their
names.
Accomplished
actors
Jonathan Kelley and Brad
Stephenson, dressed as umpires,
expertly delivered some of the
funnier moments.
At various times throughout
the course of the show, they announced: "Once again, here is the
wit and wisdom of Lawrence
Peter Berra, better known as
baseball's own Yogi." Berra, who
has a unique outlook on life, has
provided so many funny quotes
during his life that, later in the
show, Russ Bundy, Matthew
Thomas and Alex Herrera just ran
them all down to get them over
with in a humorous recitation.
It would be easy to get maudlin when reading or listening to
such odes as "Iron Horse Lou"
or "When Only the Ball Was
White" or "Ebbets Field: A Park
with Nobody in it." However,
Bundy, Thomas and Herrera,
dressed in authentic uniforms,
delivered such wonderful pieces
with finesse, subtlety and an appropriate sense of reverence.
Handling the multitude of
sound cues to perfection was
Terri Foy-Verheagen, also an actress with the Route 66 Radio
Theatre Players.
Complete with singing the
National Anthem and a seventh
inning stretch, PLAY BALL! also
included a classic commercial
that even had some in the audience singing along with the jingle
and a new commercial for Village Book Shop that fit nicely
without being obvious. Both
were performed beautifully by
Brad Stephenson.
The research that went into
this script must have been tre-
mendous. Only those with great
passion for the game of baseball
could have put in the time and
energy that this work demanded.
This show is a real treat for the
casual and hard-core baseball
fan. As if you couldn't tell, I really liked this show. Cracker
Jacks and hot dogs rounded out
the wonderful evening of entertainment by Route 66 Radio Theatre! If you missed it, you really
missed out and better hope they
do it again soon.
What's next for these talented
performers? Who knows, but it
is bound to be good and I can't
wait to hear what it is.
Russ Bundy, Brad Stephenson, Matthew Thomas and Alex Herrera on Route 66 Radio Theatre.
Hospital Auxillary Lunch and Fashion Show
GLENDORA — Foothill Presbyterian Hospital Auxiliary is
"gearing up" for its annual Scholarship luncheon and fashion
show on Saturday, April 21,
2007. Mountain Meadows Gold
Club on Fairplex Dr. in Pomona
will be the setting for the event,
starting at 11:00. Clothing from
Stein Mart will be featured and
exciting opportunity baskets will
be raffled. Cookie Lee jewelry
will also be offered for sale. This
affair will help raise funds for
scholarships benefiting students
either beginning or furthering
their studies in the medical fields.
Any questions about this afternoon fashion, good food and
contributions to a worthwhile
education endeavor for young
people, please call Volunteer Office at (626) 963-4340.
The San Gabriel Valley
Audrey Speakman, Past President FPH Auxiliary, Lynda Siminske,
current President and Jacque Cutler, Stein Mart Fashion Show Commentator.
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His Words
At the Good Friday services
in Christian churches across the
nation, the last words of Jesus,
before His death on the Cross,
will be read to those congregated
for worship. These words always touch my heart and I'm
sure they have deep meaning for
any Christian believer.
We can't help being in awe that
someone, enduring pain that we
can't ever imagine, would be
thinking of the the needs of others. "Father forgive them. They
know not what they do," showed
a compassion that only God
could show for His executioners. Asking John to care for His
mother showed His deep love
and concern for the future and
welfare of Mary.
Telling the repentant thief,
"Today, thou shall be with Me in
Paradise", showed His desire to
console and assure the man who
was dying beside Him. Then,
when He cried, "It is finished!",
with His last gasp of air, He revealed a triumph that only He
could understand at the moment,
but, would be revealed in full on
Easter Morning when He rose up
from the grave.
In gratitude for His sacrifice
LINES FROM LORIE
By Lorie Pope Pauly
and in celebration of His victory
over death and the sins of all
mankind, I wrote the following
poem:
HIS WORDS
There, impaled upon the Cross,
Blood dripping on the ground,
The words, He spoke in agony,
Through centuries resound!
"Father, forgive them.
They know not what they do."
Absolved the sins of all
mankind.
Those words freed me and you!
To Mary, He spoke softly,
"Woman behold thy son."
He added "Behold thy mother."
To John, the trusted one.
April 5 - 11, 2007
"Today, thou shall be,
With Me in Paradise,"
He assured the repentant thief,
As soldiers threw their dice,
To gamble for His robe,
That sneering, noisy crowd.
Above their jeering blasphemies,
His strong voice rang out loud:
"My God, My God, Why,
Hast Thou forsaken Me?!!!"
This primal desperate cry,
Showed Christ's humanity.
Then when, through lips so
parched,
"I thirst," they heard Him say.
They scoffed and held a sour
wine sop,
As evil held full sway.
When death devoured His body,
Mocking ears heard Him say,
"Father, into Thy Hands, I
commit My spirit."
Satan thought he won that day.
With the very last gasp of His
air,
"It is finished!" He cried out.
Cruel death and sin were
conquered,
That's why today we shout,
"Hallelujah! What a Savior!"
"Praise God! He set me free!"
I gladly bow before Him.
He means everything to me!!!
WC Officer Don Fernald Becomes
Chief for Rowland School District
By George Ogden
ROWLAND HEIGHTS —
The Rowland Unified School District has a new full-time School
Police Chief. Don Fernald joins
Rowland Unified from the West
Covina Police Department,
where he spent more than 28
years as a member of the department. The official inaugural ceremony for Fernald was held
Thursday, March 29 at the
Rowland Unified School District
Board Room in Rowland Heights.
Fernald has an extensive
background in law enforcement.
As an officer with West Covina
Police Department, Fernald
served in a variety of capacities
that included patrol, training officer, SWAT team, a community
relations officer, a school resource officer, and he was involved in the Gang Resistance
Educational And Training
(GREAT) Program. For 18
years he was an instructor with
the East San Gabriel Valley ROP
and spent two years with the La
Puente Valley ROP. Fernald
started his law enforcement career in the United States Army
as a member of the military police. He received his A.A. from
Mt. San Antonio College and his
B.S. and M.S from the University of La Verne.
Fernald will be responsible for
the overall operation of the Police Department, supervising the
District’s campus peace officers.
He started his watch on April 2.
The Rowland Unified School
District is proud to serve 17,500
Enriched Summer
School Program at
South Hills Academy!
WEST COVINA — Looking
for a safe, fun environment for
your child this summer? Located
just off Azusa Avenue in West
Covina is a beautiful campus that
annually offers a Summer Program. Early enrollment begins
April 9, 2007 for the Summer
Program which runs July 2, 2007
through August 10, 2007. South
Hills Academy's Summer Program is open to the community
for families with children in preschool through eighth grade. In
2006, the Academy expanded its
academic summer program to include more choices. Children
who enroll in the program can
enjoy extended educational opportunities through academic and
enrichments classes balanced by
our Wednesday Fun Day field
trips.
Now you can build your own
summer program! Summer
School choices include: language
arts, math, science, computer,
art, sports, dance, karate, swimming, and Spanish. All children
are placed according to grade and
ability. In addition, not only is
character development emphasized throughout the program;
but SHA's classes are taught
from a biblical worldview. Another choice is a special English
class offered for children with
English as their second language.
Wednesdays are non-academic
fun days with field trips or oncampus activities. Buses transport children to weekly destinations including: Scandia, Knott's
Berry Farm, Universal Studios,
Boomer's or Raging Waters.
Except for field trips, classes take
place on-campus. All activities
are well supervised by qualified,
experienced instructors.
The school offers tuition discounts to families who enroll
more than one child in their summer program. Extended daycare
is available Monday - Friday 6:30AM-9:00AM and 3:00PM6:00PM.
For information on
how to enroll, call (626) 9192000 M-F, 8-4 or download information and an application online at www.shacademy.com.
South Hills Academy Preschool, West Covina Campus,
offers a summer program separate from the elementary. For
information, call (626) 9192093.
"Since 1957, South Hills Academy has been providing excellence in academics. SHA boasts
an award winning band and competitive football, basketball, and
volleyball team sports. Christian
character commingled in a rigorous academic program mark
the 50 years (1957-2007) of this
historic academy. SHA maintains
accreditation through WASC/
ACSI."
West Covina Police Chief Frank Wills (right) administers the oath
of office to Don Fernald.
students at 23 elementary and
secondary schools in the communities of Rowland Heights,
Walnut, La Puente, City of Industry, and West Covina. Permits allow students from other
communities to attend school in
this district. More than 5,000
adults (16+) are also served by
the Rowland Adult and Community Education School.
During the ceremony, Superintendent, Dr. Maria Ott welcomed all those who attended.
She then turn the podium over
to Dr. Robert Wertz who talked
about the selection process. He
spoke about the procedures that
were taken and the qualifications
that they were seeking.
Fernald’s experiences throughout his career certainly filled
what they were looking for. One
thing that they found that stood
County Membership
In COG Approved
Police Chief Don Fernald.
out and was important to them,
was Fernald’s connection with
the community and family. With
these qualifications, he would be
the right man for the job.
Police Chief Frank Wills was
given the honor to administer the
oath to Fernald. His wife Jennifer pinned the badge on the new
Chief.
The San Gabriel Valley
LOS ANGELES COUNTY —
The Los Angeles County Board
of Supervisors approved an
amended Joint Powers Agreement to add Los Angeles County
as a member of the San Gabriel
Valley Council of Governments,
announced Supervisor Michael
D. Antonovich.
"Membership in the Council of
Governments is vital to ensure
that the unincorporated communities of the San Gabriel Valley
are provided with an effective
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voice in regional public policy,"
said Supervisor Antonovich.
The 31-city members of the
San Gabriel Valley Governing
Board provides a forum for the
discussion and the implementation of strategies to allocate regional resources to address the
issues relating to transportation,
land use, housing, air quality, and
solid waste for the four million
Los Angeles County residents living in the San Gabriel Valley.
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April 5 - 11, 2007
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Cayuse Awarded Silver Crown Nick's Taste of Texas
Co-Editors-in-Chief seniors Lily Cheng and Rachel Thai with advisor
So Hee Tan.
WALNUT — The Walnut
High School yearbook Cayuse
has been awarded a Silver Crown
Award, a national recognition,
from the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association (CSPA). A
total of 1,860 newspapers, magazines and yearbooks published
during the 2005-2006 academic
year were eligible in the 2007
Crown Awards program designed for scholastic (middle,
junior and senior high school)
and collegiate publications.
Yearbook advisor So Hee Tan
accepted the award March 16
during the 83rd Scholastic Convention held at Columbia University in New York.
This is the first Crown Award
for the Cayuse. Publications are
judged on writing/editing, design,
concept, photography, art and
graphics.
“I am so proud of the creative
work and dedication that the students on the Publications staff
put into each yearbook,” said Tan,
who has been the advisor for the
past six years.
“Having our yearbook recognized with a national award is a
great affirmation to the excellence and high quality of work
that we strive to achieve,” she
added.
About 50 students begin planning for the yearbook during the
summer before the school year
begins and comes to completion
in April.
Celebrates 20th Year
COVINA — Nick's Taste of
Texas is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Saturday, April 14.
Since its humble beginnings as a
small family-owned restaurant in
Covina, it has become renowned
for its original Tex-Mex cooking
and its famous fajitas.
"This is a significant milestone
for Nick's Taste of Texas," says
Pat Martinez who is the owner.
Since the passing of her husband, Nick Martinez in 2003, Pat
has continued to keep her
husband's dream alive by providing a great place where people
can experience the Tejano culture, great Tex-Mex food and an
at home feeling.
"Our family is very proud of
the growth and success of
Nick's Taste of Texas and the
number of lives that we've
touched, from our customers to
our employees. We are appreciative and extremely grateful for the
loyalty and support of our customers over the years - we look
forward to serving them for
many years to come."
"Our original goal was to create the type of restaurant that one
would find in Texas - casual,
lively with a family atmosphere,"
Says Martinez. "We have never
lost sight of our roots. "Our
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PETS
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GLENDORA — Girl Scouts Katrina
Albers & Adrienne Stocking are helping
Amy Carson at the Inland Valley Humane
Society in Pomona in finding homes for
orphaned pets by providing information
and photos of adoptable animals and seeking publicity for them.
Far too many adorable adoptable pets
end up being euthanized, but every one
that can instead enrich our lives, needs to
be saved.
Unfortunately, some of these featured
here may have to be put down before publication, but many more like them will be
available when you come in to find a furry
companion.
You can check on the currently available residents by going to http://
www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA310.html
The Scouts help by taking the dogs for
walks, cuddling the cats, doing some laundry, taking adoptable animals’ photos and
placing them in this column for you to
see. We understand that not every home
has room for one of these pets, but there
are other ways that you can help.
If you can help by donating needed
items for the animals, we will have a
box in the Glendora police station lobby
for collection, you can drop off at Inland
Valley Humane Society, or you can call
for a pick-up (626-914-4513). Here is a
list of needed items: new or used blankets, new or used towels, large
trash bags, spray bottles, liquid
bleach, dish soap, liquid laundry
soap/ detergent, toys, and animal
treats.
Another much appreciated need is to
have you as a volunteer at the animal
shelter!
Orientation is given at the Inland Valley Humane Society in Pomona. It’s a
great help to take dogs on walks, scratch
a few cats’ necks, do a load or two of
laundry.
There is no set commitment of time
required - any amount of hours on any
given day is much appreciated by the
Humane Society and most welcomed by
your furry friends.
Come to the shelter at 1000 Humane
Way, or the website for more information, contact Amy at (909) 623-9777
April 5 - 11, 2007
This 1 year old female, domestic long
hair, black and gray tabby cat is very
friendly and loves to cuddle. She sports
a pink collar with a tinkling bell. Her
control number is 1015343 and can be
found in cage number 140.
This 3 year old male, red Chow mix
dog’s name is Charlie. He’s very
friendly, has great behavior and walks
well on a leash. He’s even house
broken! He’ll wait until he’s let outside
his kennel, even if that means holding it
all day! His control number is C1015117
and can be found in kennel number 74.
This 1 year old male, domestic short
hair, gray cat is a real sweetheart and
has been moved from feral to domestic.
His control number is 1015207 and can
be found in cage number 102.
This 1 year old female, domestic long
hair, Calico Tabby cat is very sweet,
friendly and affectionate. Her control
number is 1015037 and can be found in
cage number 142.
This 6 month old male, black, tan, and
white Rottweiler mix dog is very strong
and very playful. He’d make a great dog
to wrestle and run with. His control
number is 23844 and can be found in
kennel number 72.
Directions from the 210 FWY:
Take either LONE HILL AVE exit,
Turn NORTH onto LONE HILL Ave.
Turn LEFT onto HISTORIC US
HIGHWAY ROUTE 66
End at 1447 E Route 66, Glendora
This 2 year old female, domestic long
hair, brown cat loves to roll on her back
and have her tummy rubbed. She has
beautiful green eyes and she’ll just fall
apart in your arms when cuddled and
scratched. She loves to curl up on a
warm blanket. Her control number is
1015250 and can be found in cage
number 137.
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This gray and white female, domestic
short hair cat was found in Glendora.
She has beautiful yellow eyes and loves
to be held and cuddled. Her meow is
very quiet, sweet and cute. Her control
number is 31886 and can be found in
cage number 119.
OPEN 7 DAYS
Mon - Sat: 5:00pm - 1:00am
Sun 11:30am - 1:00am
This 3 year old male, tan and white
Sharpei mix dog is very friendly, youthful, and bouncing with energy. He’s a
really nice dog. His control number is
23509 and can be found in kennel
number 72.
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NEWS
Casino Night FUNdraiser!!!
April 5 - 11, 2007
GLENDORA — Enjoy a great
evening of fun, food and friends
all while supporting a great cause.
Partners of La Fetra Center is
holding its annual Casino Night
Fundraiser on Saturday, April 14,
from 6:00-10:00 p.m. Try your
luck at Blackjack, Roulette,
Craps, or Poker. Social hour
begins at 6:00 p.m., with gaming beginning at 7:00 p.m. Door
Prizes, Gaming Prizes and an
opportunity raffle will also be part
of this event.
Partners of La Fetra Center is
a non-profit (501c3) organization which provides direct support to the City of Glendora's La
Fetra Center for Seniors. Past
contributions to the La Fetra
Center by the Partners organiza-
tion have included sponsorship
of exercise programs, computer
systems, a baby grand piano,
nutrition program refrigerator/
freezer, enhanced exterior lighting, silk plants, and more.
Special thanks to this year's
sponsors; Antoine S. Sayegh,
DDS, Inc., Athens Services,
Community Care Hospice, Edible
Arrangements,
Glendora
Chevrolet , Hawk Signs, Law
Offices of Sara Polinsky, NHC
Medical Supply, Oaktree Funding, Rain Bird, and San Dimas
Dental Office.
Other local businesses, individuals, and organizations have
generously donated items for
door prizes and the opportunity
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raffle. Thank you all for helping
to make this a successful and
fun event!
Individual tickets are $23.00
for non-partner members and
$20.00 for members. With each
ticket purchased, you will receive $100.00 in gaming chips
(additional chips will be available
for $10.00 per $100.00 in chips),
and two drink tickets. Food will
be available throughout the
evening.
A limited number of tickets
are available, so purchase early!
Tickets may be purchased at La
Fetra Center. Call 626-914-8235
for more information. La Fetra
Center is located at 333 E. Foothill Blvd. in Glendora.
Casino Dealers ready for a night of fun gambling at last yearsCasino
Night Fundraiser.
New Italian
Cooking
Class
WALNUT — Master Chef
Betty May has been teaching
Chinese Gourmet Cooking in the
San Gabriel Valley for over a decade in several very popular
classes in Rowland Heights and
Walnut in addition to satisfying
many private students' hunger
for fine cuisine. Now, after
spending several months in Florence sampling the food, visiting kitchens, and studying with
several well-known chefs, she is
ready to introduce the cuisine of
Northern Italy to our area.
Northern Italy is not the land
of heavy tomato sauces, spaghetti with meat balls, or simple
lasagna, but sophisticated and
subtle foods like crepes, miniature potato dumplings, and light,
delicate sauces for pastas.
This one-day workshop will
feature Potato Gnocchi Con
Salsiccia & Gorgonzola, Spaghetti all Carbonara, Crepe
Fiorentina, and Tiramisu. However, this menu is subject to
change depending on market
availability since only the highest quality and freshest ingredients will be used.
This exciting new class will
be taught at Walnut Recreation
(in the Senior Center), 21215 La
Puente Road, Walnut on Thursday, April 12 from 5:45 to 8:30
pm. This one-day workshop includes cooking demonstrations,
an opportunity for hands-on
work, written recipes, and test
taste the magnificent dishes.
For enrollment, call 909-5986200. Enroll early as the space
is extremely limited. For more
information, check Betty May's
web site: www.BettyMay.com.
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interacting with players and giving an almost MMO type feeling
to the basic game and chat features other systems provide.
Another interesting twist is the
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Imagine beating a really tough
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