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Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City San Gabriel Holiday SGMHS Casino Night Donation Huge Success TOWN Drives Begin On September 22nd Las Vegas came Gabriel Mission High School TWEETS This Week toas San they proudly presented “Luck Be a By Joe Castillo
Rosemead Happenings …. If you want to know what’s happening in your city all you have to do is attend a city council meeting. The Rosemead City Council meeting on September 25 provided a lot of insightful information on the city and its operations. The meeting was called to order at 7PM by Mayor Sandra Armenta. Council Members Polly Low, William Alarcon, Margaret Clark and Steven Ly were all in attendance. The meeting started with a presentation to the Lady Hawks softball team who participated in the Triple Crown World Series in Nevada and the USSSA National in West Covina. A proclamation for National Voter Registration Day was also read. Neither representative was present but the city recognition was still honorably presented. The city also recognized Savannah Memorial Cemetery for their recent California Historical site designation. A proclamation was read by Mayor Armenta and yours truly representing Savannah as President of the association was on hand to receive the proclamation. The customary pictures were taken with the entire council and the honored cemetery representative…. The adult softball and basketball programs have always been a very popular recreation program in Rosemead. As the budget for these programs kept getting bigger, the city decided to contract out the management of the programs. Beginning in the fall season, the city council voted to approve Southland
Sport Association to manage the adult basketball program and Major League Softball to manage the adult softball program. The city will no longer use their own staff to run the adult leagues and the participation fees will remain the same. In addition, the contracted organizations will pay the city part of their revenues collected from the sport programs. It looks like a win-win opportunity for the city and its local residents…. Stray cats were another item on the city council agenda. It seems that stray cats cost the city $120 to $140 to be processed through the county. If a local resident turns in a stray cat to the city, the city will then turn around and send the cat to county animal services in Baldwin Park. The county will then charge back the city the $120 plus dollars for the stray cat. The City Council voted 4-1 to charge residents $10 for any stray cat which is turned in. Councilmember Margaret Clark was the only disapproving vote and really put the issue in perspective when she questioned the need to charge residents an amount which wasn’t even a significant percentage of what the county charges back to the city. I’ve been to a number of city council meetings and most fees are approved unanimously. It was very refreshing to see Councilmember Clarke vote against a fee which is nothing more than an annoying charge which does nothing to build goodwill between the city and its residents....
As the saying goes, “It’s better to give than to receive.” Temple City residents are invited to participate in two holiday donation drives this holiday season—SockO-Rama and Santa’s Paws & Claws—with donations accepted through Dec. 17 at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Dr. and Live Oak Park Community Center, 10144 Bogue St. Sock-O-Rama will help the less fortunate with toiletries and basic clothing items. Requested items in need include basic white t-shirts for men; new white socks for men, women and children; and packaged toothbrushes and toothpaste. All donations will be distributed to the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center which assist veterans; and the Foothill Unity Center and New Beginnings Family Church that provide support services for homeless individuals and low-income families. Santa’s Paws & Claws helps our four-legged friends stay clean and fed at the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. Items such as dry dog and cat food, toys, clean linens and towels are welcome. For more information, call Debbie Ingram at (626) 2852171, ext. 2361.
Del Mar graduate Awarded Purple Heart
Del Mar High School Graduate of 2009; Private Brendon Karlsson, visiting on his return from his second tour of duty overseas in Afghani-
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stan. While serving, Private Karlsson was wounded by an exploding grenade and was awarded a "Purple Heart" medallion for his wounds. He is expecting his third deployment shortly. We thank Brendon and all Del Mar graduates for their service to their country and for their willingness to defend and protect our country!
Lady Tonight” Casino Night. Parents, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and friends were in attendance. Mr. Armando Sosa, Controller at PVH Neckwear, Inc. and an Alumni parent, was the Master of Ceremonies. There was food provided by Autunno’s Catering, music provided by DJ Marco Medina, and a variety of table games from Blackjack to Roulette. Everyone had a fabulous time. The proceeds of this fundraiser will be used for tuition assistance and much needed school repairs. SGMHS is grateful to everyone who participated.
Master of Ceremonies, Armando Sosa.
Congratulations Interactors!! The Gabrielino High School Interact Club held its 1st General Meeting of the 201213 service year on October 1, 2012 in the Gabrielino High School gymnasium. Just a few days after the GHS Interact Club ended it membership drive, Interact Club Officers assembled their new recruits together to
inform new and returning Interactors of the club's projects and services for the upcoming service year. In all, the Gabrielino High School Interact Club will start the year with 411 members in addition to their 16 Club Officers and Directors. With a total of 427 members, the Gabrielino High School Interact Club will retain their campus bragging rights of being the "Largest Club on the Gabrielino High School Campus".