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APRIL 23 - APRIL 29, 2009
COMMUNITY
Community School•Religion•Community Activities•Social
Singles, Lawn Bowing Style Monrovia Relay for life Raises Awareness
The top four winners of the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Singles Tournament are: Left to right: 4th place Margi Rambo, 3rd Gene Plunkett, 2nd Houdini Ho and 1st place Shuman Chan. Bowled at the Arcadia County Park Greens in Arcadia on the 2nd of April. - Photo Gayle Plunkett
Thursday the 2nd of April was the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club¹s Singles Tournament. It was held at their greens in the Arcadia County Park in Arcadia. The day started cloudy but the sun finally shown around noontime, as the bowlers were finishing up for the day. The usual format for the Floy Torvid Tournament is to play one game starting at 9 AM and then have lunch and finishing up the event by rolling another game. With singles, the games move quickly enough so that the first game ended before 10:30. The bowlers took a fifteen minute break and then played the second game, saving lunch for when the games were completed, shortly after noon. There were twelve bowlers participating. In a two game match, Plus points determine the winners. There were four individuals with two wins each, so the difference between your score and your opponent¹s score determines the number of Plus Points you receive and your placing in the event. Taking first place prize money was
Shuman Chan with two wins and 18 plus points. Second place was Houdini Ho with two wins and 11 plus points. Third place went to Gene Plunkett with two wins and 9 plus points and rounding out the top four was Margi Rambo proudly sporting two wins and eight plus points. Other bowlers were Dewey Tse, Jim and Mattie Miller, Doralyn Clauson, Steve Dowd, Dick Ashmore, Bill MacFarland, John Gonzales and Marinko Tudor. Yes that¹s thirteen total, but Bill MacFarland was a fill in bowler. The Santa Anita Bowlers hold tournaments each month, September through June. The game for May will be mixed doubles. One man and one lady on each team. Lawn bowling is an equal opportunity sport. The rules are the same for the ladies and gentlemen. There are events just for men and just for the ladies and co-ed events. Lawn bowling is a low impact aerobic type exercise. Great for those that have had to slow down their athletic activity due to age or injury. A game last about two hours. You walk just over one-quarter mile and lift a total of 125 pounds if you play fourteen ends and pick up your three pound bowls each end. The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club has two instructors that are just standing around waiting form someone to come and want to learn to bowl. If you would like to try this sport, give Pat Chiechi 626-287-8144 or Gene Plunkett 626-351-5327 a call and make arrangement for your free lessons. We will provide the equipment, and all you need is flat sole shoes (no heels) a cap or visor and the desire to learn the best kept secret in the sporting world. If you have a computer, visit our web site: www. lawn bowling-arcadia.com Lots of information for you there. . See you on the greens.
and Money For Cancer Research Ishika Muchhal ( 8 years old) has been the Global Cancer Fighters team captain the past four years. The young captain along with her friend and fellow dancer, Harika Kalidhindi ( 10) were part of the entertainment at the Relay for Life event Saturday in the park. Team Global Cancer fighters , one of many inspired teams who raised money over the weekend managed to clock up over $5,400 thus far. During the 24 hour event they raised an additional $650 selling food, facials , massage, threading and henna. Each year Relay for Life helps raise millions of dollars nationwide for cancer research. Since Relay For Life’s inception in 1985, countless individuals, teams, and communities have worked together to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those lost while raising awareness and much-needed funds for the fight against cancer. Relay volunteers are recognized in communities nationwide for their dedication to the mission of the American Cancer Society. The Society offers the Relay For Life Nationwide Awards and Recognition Program as a tribute to some of the nation’s most outstanding participants. The awards highlight the success of individuals, teams, and events that define the hallmarks of Relay For Life, while inspiring others across the nation. Those recognized as nationwide
Harika Kalidhindi
Photos by Terry Miller
Relay For Life award winners represent the very essence of what it means to be a Relay For Life volunteer. Winners will be announced in October.
The Mother’s Day Vintage Home Tour
Ishika Muchhal
•By Susan Motander•
The Monrovia Historic Preservation Group has announced its 29th Annual Mother’s Day Tour will feature the newly designated Wildrose Historic District. Seven of the Craftsman Homes in the district will be open to tour participants along with the Monrovia Historical Museum which features many redesigned exhibits. The organization is describing the tour as a chance to “relive the intimate lifestyle of a bungalow neighborhood street, walking from house to house... where front porches and sweeping lawns have been in-
viting neighborly exchange since the early 1900s. Advance ticket prices are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (65+), and $6 for Teens. Children under age twelve are admitted free. Tickets are available at Monrovia Bakery, Paint n Play, the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce, Crown City Hardware in Pasadena, and on Friday nights at the old Town Family Festival. They can also be purchased on line at www.mohpg.org. Tickets purchased on the day of the tours on
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LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL’S 10TH ANNUAL CRYSTAL BALL La Salle High School will hold its 10th Annual Crystal Ball entitled Denim & Diamonds, on May 1st at the Langham Hotel and Spa in Pasadena. The 2009 honorees are LeAnn and Michael Healy of Altadena. The Crystal Ball is La Salle’s most important fund-raising event and provides tremendous support for its academic, art, athletic, and financial aid programs. Most significantly, La Salle enrolls five percent of
each entering freshman class into the San Miguel Scholarship Program, a need-based program for very low-income families. A gigantic silent and live auction will run throughout the evening, and a Hawaiian vacation will be raffled. A12-piece band will provide musical entertainment. For reservations or more information please call La Salle High School at 626.696.4312.