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Tournament of Roses® Names Vanessa Natalie Manjarrez, 95th Rose Queen for 2013
Vanessa Natalie Manjarrez reacts the moment her name is announced at the Tournament House Tuesday morning. -Photo by Terry Miller
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses named Vanessa Natalie Manjarrez as the 95th Rose Queen Tuesday morning. This announcement concludes a month-long process that began with more than 900 Pasadena-area young women who participated in the Tournament of Roses Royal Court tryouts. Queen Vanessa was selected from the recently appointed seven-member Royal Court. The Rose Queen and Royal Court will reign over the 2013 Tournament of Roses festivities, culminating in the 124th Rose Parade® presented by Honda and themed Oh, the Places You’ll Go!™, and the 99th Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO. “Our Rose Queen Vanessa Manjarrez and six Rose Princesses for 2013 are all outstanding young women who will represent the Tournament of Roses and the City of Pasadena with poise and confidence,” said Tournament of Roses President Sally Bixby. “They will be wonderful role models and I know they will inspire many young girls as they reign over the 124th Rose Parade and the 99th Rose Bowl Game.” Queen Vanessa and
the six Rose Princesses were selected based upon a combination of qualities, including public speaking ability, poise, academic achievement and community involvement. Upon their selection, they received a wardrobe and fitting from Macy*s including clothing, shoes and accessories, as well as hair and makeup styling from Amadeus Salon and Spa. Earlier today, the seven young ladies of the Royal Court each received a pearl necklace from Mikimoto, provider of the stately crowns and tiaras. Queen Vanessa will officially receive her crown featuring more than 600 cultured pearls and six carats of diamonds from Tournament of Roses 2013 President Sally Bixby at the Coronation ceremony on October 25, at the Pasadena Convention Center. Later today, Queen Vanessa and the six princesses also will be fitted for their formal gowns provided by Los Angeles fashion house, Tadashi. The gowns will be unveiled at the Coronation ceremony on October 25. Rose Queen Vanessa Natalie Manjarrez, 17, lives in Pasadena and Please see page 14
Volume XVII, No. XXXXII
Congressional District 27 Candidates Take Issue with the Economy BY JIM E. WINBURN The race for the new San Gabriel Valley Foothill District is between Democratic Congresswoman Judy Chu and Republican challenger Jack Orswell, a Monrovia businessman. These top two votegetters from the primary are competing for the newly drawn 27th Congressional District seat, which includes Alhambra, Monterey Park, Temple City, Rosemead, Sierra Madre, and portions of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. In the June 5 Primary Election for California’s 27th Congressional District, Judy Chu (D-El Monte) received 50,203 votes, or 57.8 percent of the vote, and Orswell received 20,868 votes, or 24 percent, according to AroundTheCapitol.com. Putting the district into further perspective, Democrats make up about Please see page 6
Police Baldwin Stocker AUSD’s New State-of-the-Art Seeking Elementary School Performing Arts Center Opens this Week Witnesses Blue Ribbon Recipient Paul Anka Benefit Concert: Saturday Oct. 27 - 8:00PM State Superintendent and staff supported by inArcadia Unified’s to Sexual of Public Instruction Tom volved parents who worked 40,000 square foot, 1200 Torlakson Monday con- together to provide their seat, high-concept state-ofAssault in gratulated 23 California students a firm foundation the-art facility that boasts schools and one pri- for a lifetime of learning.” many distinctions including: Old Pasadena public vate school that have been The Blue Ribbon A performance stage that On October 13, 2012 at approximately 11:30 PM, an adult female was sexually assaulted after leaving a restaurant/bar in the area of Colorado Boulevard and Holly Street. The victim was walking alone when she was approached from behind by the suspect Please see page 5
named by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as national Blue Ribbon Schools for 2010-11. “I congratulate these dedicated schools for receiving such a prestigious national honor,” said Torlakson, who nominated the schools earlier this year. “This recognition was made possible by motivated teachers, administrators,
Schools Program is a U.S. Department of Education program. BRSP honors public and private schools from elementary through high schools, whose students achieve at very high levels or have made significant progress and helped close gaps in achievement, especially among disadPlease see page 15
accommodates 200 musicians with variable acoustics and orchestral shells. Professional lighting and sound systems and an additional Black Box theater with a separate control room and flexible seating that can host 125 guests The Sound attenuated orchestra room contains instrument storage, practice rooms and a music library.
-Photo by Terry Miller
The new PAC also includes a professional dance studio with sprung wood floors , scene prop and costume storage space. Back of the
house stage crafts areas and a concessions booth. The spectacular PerPlease see page 7