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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly Monday, october 22 - october 28, 2012 Volume xVIi, No. XXXXIII
Azusa Celebrates with a “Groovin’ with Golden Days” Parade
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Congressional District 27 Candidates Take Issue with the Economy By Jim E. Winburn
ing his 40-year career with the Azusa Unified School District, taught drafting, architect drawing, and served as a counselor for the youngsters of the city. Mrs. Nolting retired ten years ago after 31 years serving the City of Azusa as an educator. Their two daughters now teach at
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 re-
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Barstow High School joins in the Azusa celebration. -Photo by Dena Burroughs
by dena burroughs Music, marching bands, children, classic cars, horses, fire engines, and much more rolled down San Gabriel Avenue in Azusa last Saturday as part of this year’s Golden Days parade. This is an annual celebration that the city has held for over six decades.
“Groovin’ with Golden Days – A salute to the 1970s” was the theme of this year’s celebration. Accordingly, who better as the parade’s Grand Marshal than Darth Vader, the dark enforcer and head of the Imperial Storm Troopers who waved to the Azusa residents from, instead of his space ship, a 1972 red Chevy. For good
measure, there was also a Civic Grand Marshal, Mrs. Peggy Martinez, a resident who has served the City of Azusa for many years and in the process has achieved many accomplishments. Under the hot sun of the midday, the marching bands and colorguards of several high schools, some from as far away as Barstow, delighted the hun-
Public Works AUSD’s New State-ofSets Record the-Art Performing Arts Straight on Center Opens this Week Paul Anka Benefit Concert: Arcadia Saturday Oct. 27 - 8:00PM Sediment Removal Site
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-Photo by Terry Miller
Arcadia Unified’s 40,000 square foot, 1200 seat, high-concept state-ofthe-art facility that boasts many distinctions including: A performance stage that ac-
El Monte Recommends Rehiring of Lifeguards 3 to 2 As the last item at the City Council meeting Tuesday, during another lively evening at City Hall, Mayor Andre Quintero made a motion to recommend the reinstatement of the 14 fired lifeguards “to encourage their participation in the investigation.” After so much talk, media, and public opinion since the mass firing after the 14’s taping of a spoof of the “Gangnam Style” song, there was an air of hope in the room that a solution may be finally reached Tuesday night. But it would not be an easy one. While Councilwoman Norma Macias called the situ-
by Jim E. Winburn Since the last couple of articles (Sep. 27 and Oct. 1) on the Santa Anita Dam Sediment Removal Project in Arcadia, a few readers have written to this paper to air their suspicions over the county’s future plans for the site. Bob Spencer, Public Affairs Chief for the L.A. County Public Works Department, recently told this reporter that the sediment placement site
dreds of Azusa residents that lined both sides of the street. They represented neighboring towns like Temple City, El Monte, South El Monte, Fontana, Rosemead, Glendora, and of course, Azusa itself. The parade honored two distinguished citizens – Dick and Karen Nolting. Mr. Nolting is a veteran of the Korean War who, dur-
The lifeguards and their supporters wore their “Bring back EMAC 14” red t-shirts to the meeting Tuesday. -Courtesy Photo