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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly Monday, september 17 - september 23, 2012 Volume xVIi, No. XXXVIII
Assemblymember Portantino/City of Hope 6th Annual HIV/AIDS Action Summit
Featured Appearance by Project Runway All-Star Mondo Guerra California Assemblymember Anthony Portantino and City of Hope today brought together a wide range of experts and activists for the Sixth Annual HIV/ AIDS Action Summit with special guest, Project Runway All-Star Mondo Guerra. More than 300 high school and college students as well as community activists filled the auditorium at City of Hope as fashion designer and HIV activist Mondo Guerra told the dramatic disclosure of his HIV+ status. He recently partnered with Merck to launch a new HIV educational campaign: I Design and spoke about the reality of living with HIV. For six years, Assemblymember Portantino and City of Hope have teamed up to bring the community into the discussion concerning the prevention, treatment and research on HIV and AIDS. Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief Medical Officer at City of Hope, gave an update on the disease and Assemblymember Portantino took an HIV test to show the importance of getting tested. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), a person becomes infected with HIV every 9½ minutes. An estimated 1.1 million per-
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Duarte and Arcadia May Be Linked to Controversial Film that Sparked Killing of U.S. Ambassador Stevens
This location in Duarte was allegedly the site of some post production work on the “Innocence of Muslims,” -Photo by Terry Miller
Mondo Guerra chats with Assemblyman Anthony Portantino before giving the keynote speech at City of Hope last week. -Photo by Terry Miller
sons are living with the HIV infection, but about 20% of them don’t know it. Early detection of the virus is the most effective way to treat the illness, increase life expectancy, increase quality of life, and prevent the spread of HIV.
Lifeguards’ YouTube Parody Beaches 14 El Monte Employees
“I continue to be amazed at the interest in HIV and AIDS but also the stigma that continues to surround it,” said Assemblymember Portantino. “Through our Action Summit at City of Hope and efforts to make HIV testing be-
come part of routine health screening, folks in the 44th Assembly District step up every year; confirming that this issue is important to all Californians. City of Hope is a great partner and Mondo Guerra is a terrific keynote speaker.”
14 Year-Old Arcadia Boy Arrested for Making Bomb Threat at High School
a parody of Korean pop star Psy’s song “Gangnam Style,” which they named their “Lifeguard Style,” and for which they danced and posed around the pool to the music. The idea cost the 13,
On September 12, 2012 shortly before noon, the police department was notified of a bomb threat on the Arcadia High School Campus. The threat was received via email. Arcadia Unified School District officials placed the campus on lockdown and had the approximate 3,800 students shelter in place while police officers investigated the source of the threat. Simultaneously, the campus was searched for
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Lucia – Lifeguard Lucia poses during the “Lifeguard Style” video. -Courtesy Photo
A group of 13 lifeguards working the summer months at the El Monte Aquatic Center decided to make a video to remember their time together before each of them headed to their respective colleges this month. Collectively they decided to make
REMEMBERING 9/11
-Photo by Terry Miller
Sheriff’s were asked to provide extra patrols near a Duarte nonprofit post production company connected to Media for Christ, the company that is connected to the “Innocence of Muslims,” YouTube video that has already led to four American deaths including Amabassador Christopher Stephens. Then movie, is allegedly backed by hardcore anti-
Islam groups in the United States. In trailers posted on YouTube in July, viewers saw this: scene after scene of the Prophet Mohammed portrayed as a womanizer, buffoon, ruthless killer and child molester. Islam forbids all depictions of Mohammed, let alone insulting ones. The Muslim world Please see page 2
Local CrossFit Honors 9-11 Victims with Grueling Workouts Scores of particpants honored the almost 3000 people killed on Sept. 11, 2001 on the 11th anniversary of those terrorist attacks in Monrovia Tuesday night. One of the groups attending the workout was Team Red White and Blue.The Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB) organization is comprised of individuals who dedicate their time, energy and expertise to enrich the lives of our wounded veterans and their families. CrossFit Monrovia involves strength, and olympic lifting classes as well as having an active CrossFit Kids program.Free Introductory Class 8:45 am on Saturday.
A Hair Raising Experience: One of the many participants in Tuesday’s workout works the ropes while another steps up to the plate with Old Glory backing her up. -Photos by Terry Miller