2012_10_15_Rosemead Reader

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Temple Tribune Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 - OCTOBER 21, 2012 VOLUME XVII, NO. XXXXII

Monday Edition of the

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El Monteans Attend Dedication of Cesar Chavez National Monument

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AUSD Set to Open New Performing Arts Center

Student Performances, Paul Anka Concert and Ribbon Cutting Slated Arcadia Unified School District is set to open the doors to its spectacular new $20 million dollar state-of-theart Performing Arts Center later this month with a host of events leading up to the grand opening night benefit concert, “An Evening With Anka,” on Saturday evening October 27, 2012. The exclusive Paul Anka opening night fundraiser/con-

cert is presented by the Arcadia Unified School District and the Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, established to support the Performing Arts Center. Monies generated from ticket sales for the event are donations to Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation and will benefit the Please see page 5

Jail Escapee Arrested in Washington State Suspect Rams Officers After Pursuit BY ANDREA OLIVAS AND TERRY MILLER

said Velasco, “when I last saw Cesar over twenty-three years ago, that his legacy and his inspiration would live on for many generations to come, and that I would be part of this journey. Si se puede!” Velasco and Gomez were

Darnell and Tania Washington were arrested in Washington state Wednesday in connection with several crimes in that state in addition to attempted murder of a peace officer. The information confirmed by telephone by a public information officer in Washington State. San Bernardino County

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President Obama greets the public at the Cesar Chavez National Monument. -Photo by Mike Gomez

BY DENA BURROUGHS On October 8 President Obama traveled to Keene, California, to announce the establishment of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument. Under the Antiquities Act, meant to protect unique natural and historic features

in America, the monument was dedicated on the property known as Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz, which served as the national headquarters of the United Farm Workers and as the home and workplace of Cesar Chavez from the early 1970s until his death in 1993. Chavez grave site is

now part of the monument. El Monte Planning Commissioner Jerry Velasco and resident Mike Gomez were honored to be listed as White House Invited Guests into the event and traveled the two and a half hours to Kern County to attend. “Who would have known,”

Another Former Mayor Lawsuit Cathe Wilson’s Filed Appeal Turned Down Regarding Handicapped Access BY SUSAN MOTANDER A second small business has become the object of a lawsuit regarding its accessibility to the handicapped. This time, the targeted business is Peacock Donuts on Duarte Road in Arcadia. Again the plaintiff is John Ho, the same individual who has filed hundreds of such suits. The Peacock Donut Please see page 8

Former Mayor Cathe Wilson filed a claim that errors were made during the trial that put Wilson in prison for four years. A Los Angeles superior court judge ruled attorney Stuart Faber’s appeal had no merit on Thursday of last week. Wilson is serving her sentence in Chowchilla, was convicted in May, 2011. Wilson will remain in prison until mid 2015. -Photo by Terry Miller

-Courtesy of SB Sheriff’s Dept.

Chelsea Clinton Honors Rio Hondo School’s Health Efforts BY DENA BURROUGHS It was an exciting Monday morning at Rio Hondo School this week, as Chelsea Clinton, member of the Board of Directors of the William J. Clinton Foundation, congratulated students, staff, and faculty for their efforts to make the school a healthier place to learn and work. Clinton presented El Monte City School District (EMCSD)’s Superintendent, Jeff Seymour, with a Gold National Recognition Award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for the changes that the school has made to increase access to healthy meals and physical activity opportunities. Receiving the award is a major accomplishment, said

Chelsea Clinton speaks to Rio Hondo’s P.E. teacher Ms. Buchanan. -Photo by Dena Burroughs

Clinton, “as only two other schools in the whole country (one in Illinois and one in New Jersey) are as healthy as you are.” She toured the

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