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FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 4, 2012
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Editor’s Note We apologize for a misleading headline in last week’s issue which led the
reader to believe there was a story about Irwindale Speedway. Inadvertantly
we placed the incorrect story below that headline which bore no relation to
Irwindale. We apologize for the confusion.
L.A. Racing Rolls On At Irwindale Speedway… operators of Irwindale Speedway’s February 13 announcement that the 2012 racing season had been cancelled. “Our operation is totally unaffected by the track’s situation,” said Cohan. “We have a very good
relationship with the track ownership, and we’re running our classes as advertised.” L.A. Racing Experience is a full service stock car racing school that loads drivers directly into the world of an authentic
400-horsepower, V-8-powered, tube framed, slicktired stock car and then sends them out onto the famous Irwindale half-mile oval to learn what it’s like behind the wheel of a fast stock car. www.laracingx.com
Warning: Suspicious Phone Solicitations Made to Rosemead Residents A call was received from a male claiming to represent the “City of Rosemead” and asked to speak to the lady of the house. The male caller used pressure tactics and urged her
call him if she ever needed home repairs. The City of Rosemead does not perform such work, endorse any businesses nor share personal resident information with
others. If you should receive a similar call, please get the caller’s name and phone number and notify the Public Safety Department at (626) 569-2292. For your safety, please do not
give personal information and do not contract anyone to perform work for you without fully investigating their company and/ or services.
State of the Duarte Presentation Set The Gas Company will present Duarte: State of the City/Duarte School District/Citrus College on
Tuesday, March 6 from 11am to 1pm. It will be held in Packard Hall at Westminster Gardens,
ana@duartechamber.com. Call the chamber for any additional information.
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audience. Richard also emphasized how everyone loved, cared and watched out for one another's children. Edison Global Energy Services also attended the event. The audience was sprinkled with elected officials, Lois Gaston, the Mayor, Mary Ann Lutz, City Councilmen, Larry Spicer, Steve Baker, City Council Treasure and Monrovia Historians. New Beginnings Youth Group
1420 Santo Domingo, Duarte. Please RSVP to the Duarte Chamber of Commerce (626) 357-3333 or di-
sand updated spiritual songs. Shaiyanne Perry, Rosa Parks recitation and Kaiya Mason, Madam C. J. Walker who invented the pressing comb. Lailah Spicer brought the spirit of Rosa Parks as she told why she refused to give up her seat on the bus and how she sparked a movement that was led by Doctor King, Montgomery Bus Boycott that lasted 366 days. Nightingales Choir rang through the church
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with "We Are One Voice and We are Not Alone as the audience joined in with the choir. Kenneth Fowkles, talked about the first black woman, Toni Morrison who received the Nobel Peace Prize. President Elois Hart gave closing remarks. Over 100 people attended the event. Dr. G. Carter Woodson launched Negro History Week in 1926. He picked February to coincide with Abraham Lin-
coln and Frederick Douglass Birthday. In 1972 it was changed to Black History week, and then in 1976, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed it as February Black History month. Another chapter opens up with Hazel Parker's Homegoing which will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at Douglas and Zook in Monrovia. She touched many Monrovian souls in her lifetime.
By Tom Gammill
Metro Preparing To Open Expo Line Metro has begun pre-revenue testing along the Expo Line corridor between downtown LA and Culver City in anticipation of opening the new line. The light rail line is the newest extension of the 70-station Metro Rail system. Trains are running on a schedule of every 12 minutes along the route to simulate regular service. Disadvantaged Workers Get Boost From Metro Metro has set a plan in motion to increase the number of disadvantaged workers hired to work on the agency’s transit and highway projects. An agreement between Metro and local building trade councils calls for 40 percent of the work hours on its projects be done by workers from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Bridge Building Underway For Gold Line Extension Periodic lane closures are occurring on the I-210 Freeway in Pasadena for construction of a bridge for the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension to Azusa. The 11.4-mile extension will travel from Pasadena east with stops in Arcadia, Duarte, Irwindale, Monrovia and two in Azusa. For more information visit metro.net/foothillextension. LA Kings Fans Go Metro Rail More trains, more often is the way to see the LA Kings take on their pro hockey rivals at STAPLES Center. Metro’s Red, Purple and Blue lines now have trains running every 10 minutes until midnight. Stay for the shoot-out and when you’re ready to leave, we’ll be there for you within 10 minutes. Regional Connector Final Report In Review Metro is gathering public comment on the >nal environmental report for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor light rail line. The two-mile underground route will connect the Metro Gold, Blue and Expo lines through Downtown LA. For more information and to comment, visit metro.net/regionalconnector.
If you’d like to know more, visit metro.net.
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“We’re here, we’re operating and our students are having a great time.” That was L.A. Racing Experience owner Jim Cohan’s answer to a question that seemed to be circulating in the wake of the former
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