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Volume XVII, No. XXXII
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The ancient art of Yuanji is practiced with a Master in Arcadia County Park last week. The exercises are free and open to anyone. -Photo by Terry Miller
Pasadena Chief Sanchez -Photo by Terry Miller
Chinese Yuan Ji Dance is a mixture of martial arts, physical therapy, meditation, dance and qigong exercise. This multicultural dance promotes health and well-being for all. The enjoyment of Yu-
In recent weeks implications have made by a local newspaper that intimate Pasadena’s Mayor Bill Bogaard has little confidence in Police chief Phillip Sanchez regarding recent
anji dance is very beneficial for our mental, spiritual and physical well being. In Arcadia County Park a very familiar sight is seen daily. Men and women practicing Tai Chi and Yuanji
Dance usually in bright red shirts and Yuanji in more traditional Chinese clothing. The classes are free and open to anyone and often atrract Western eyes between 9 and 10 AM 5 days a week.
In recent years, YuanjiDance is one of the most popular exercises in Taiwan. The characteristics of the Yuan-jiDance contain simple steps, Please see page 7
publicity of two police officers’ alleged misconduct. The newspaper claimed the mayor “wondered whether Sanchez has been too busy Please see page 9
Curiosity Sierra Madre Council Music World Stunned by Sudden Lands Safely Finalizes Liability Passing of Marvin Hamlisch BY TERRY MILLER on Mars, Language with Marvin Hamlisch, com- for the score of “The Sting”. poser of ‘ A Chorus Line’ He won four Emmy Awards, Begins Kensington Developer is dead at 68. The incredibly four Grammy Awards and a prolific composer who was Tony Award for his score to BY JIM E. WINBURN 24 Month also best known for songs the musical “A Chorus Line.” The Sierra Madre City to finalize a signed indem- like “ The Way We Were” Hamlisch had just startapproved final nification agreement from collapsed after a brief illness ed with the Pasadena Pops Investigation Council language adjustments to Fountain Square Devel- and died Monday evening. and as the season has been so NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a Please see page 8
its indemnification agreement with the Kensington developer that would protect the city from legal disputes whether or not the proposed assisted living facility is a win or fail with voters in November. The Tuesday meeting was called as an emergency 24-hour notice meeting
opment, assuring that the developer would incur potential legal risks resulting from the Kensington ballot measure. The indemnification agreement also assures the city that the developer will pay for putting the meaPlease see page 14
In a career that covered film, television, theater and recorded music, Hamlisch won every award possible. He was a 12-time Academy Award nominee, for his score and song contributions to films as varied as “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Sophie’s Choice” and a three-time Oscar winner
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successful at the new location for the Pops, Hamlish had just signed for three more years as the conductor. The Pasadena Symphony and Pops issued the following statement this morning: “The Pasadena SymPlease see page 17
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