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10 | FEBRUARY 7, 2013 - FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Pasadena Showcase House tickets go on sale this week
25 years of craftmanship
The members of the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) are busy preparing for the opening of their 49th annual home tours. Tickets went on sale this week for the tour that will begin on April 21 and continue through May 19th. This year, the home is located in the Oaks section of Arcadia. It is a Roland E. Coate’s design showing his Monterey influenced Spanish Colonial
By Susan Motander style. This uniquely California style has become synonymous with Coate. The house was originally designed for C. Lawrence Barker (remember Barker Brothers Furniture?) in a 1941. The house itself is over 10,000 sq. ft. and set on an almost 2 acre estate. For information about buying tickets, go to the PSHA website http://www. pasadenashowcase.org The showcase house
will be open Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM and on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Showcase is closed to the public on Mondays. As always, there will be continuous complimentary parking and shuttle service to the House. This year the parking will be at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia- Gate 6 on Colorado Place.
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Anthony and Jim LeVeque celebrate a very successful 25 years in the Construction business at Sierra Madre Bottle Shop’s new Wine Bar at a party Saturday in their honor. -Photo by Terry Miller
Father Greg Boyle visits SGMHS Catholic Schools Week at San Gabriel Mission High School ended on January 31, 2013 with the amazing guest speaker, Father Greg Boyle, author of the New York Times bestselling book, “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.” As part of the religion curriculum at SGMHS, the entire student body had read Father Boyle’s book. Father Boyle shared numerous real-life stories about gang members and the impact they have had on his life. He reminded us all how important community is and that we should all strive to “stand in awe in what the poor have to carry, not stand in judgment of what they carry.” Everyone listened attentively as each heart breaking story was heard. Father reminded us all that a gang member has “a lethal absence of hope, always flee-
Junior, Hannah Navarro, Father Greg Boyle and Junior, Carolina Ibarra. -Courtesy photo
ing something and seeing life as a misery.” He also interjected humorous stories as well while he educated the students, staff, and guests with his first hand experience with gang members. As Father Boyle spoke, students learned how Homeboy Industries was founded in 1988 and is now “the largest gang intervention, re-hab, and re-entry program in the
United States.” The Director of Mental Services at Homeboy Industries is a 1962 graduate of SGMHS, Mary Dunn Nalick. She is a retired attorney who volunteers for Homeboy Industries. Father Greg Boyle definitely made a lasting impression on the students, faculty, staff, and guests of San Gabriel Mission High School. What a memorable day!
Everyday is an open house:
standing service to the city. At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, February 5, Bill Harrington was honored as the Deputy of the Year. He was selected by the supervisory personnel at Temple Sheriff’s Station. This is the second time Harrington has received this honor, originally in 1997. Harrington has been a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy for 25 years; eighteen of those years have been at Temple Station. For most of these years he has patrolled Temple City itself (the station serves several other contract cities as well as unincorporated areas of the county). He works in patrol and therefore is in daily contact with the people of Temple City. Sgt. Ronald Miranda, said he has known Harrington since they were in the Sheriff’s Academy together in 1988: “He has never lost his enthusiasm; he is still a hard worker.” Miranda described Harrington as one who is always engaged in the community. “I would describe him as being proactive rath-
er than reactive,” he said. Even though he regularly works traffic accidents, and “traffic enforcement” (read for that “writing tickets”), Miranda said that he always manages to do so in a “positive manner. He doesn’t leave people feeling angry.” Miranda explained. When contacted by Beacon Media Wednesday, Harrington said humbly “ I didn’t tell anyone about it ( the award). While I truly am grateful for the award, any one of our fine deputies at Temple Station could be up here accepting this admiration. We have a terrific group of talented, caring and dedicated deputies who do their very best every day to protect and serve the community.” “I am deeply honored to be selected by my peers and superiors who selected me for this. I would also like to thank the members of the Temple City council,” Harrington concluded. Miranda summed up his assessment of Harrington saying “He is the kind of guy you’re are glad to have protecting your
community.” Temple’s Station’s Captain, Christopher Nee, said he was equally proud of Harrington, pointing out that the sergeant and fellow deputies made the selection. “Even though he is very active in enforcing the law, I have never had a complaint about him,” Nee said. “He is a loyal guy who truly cares about the community he serves,” the captain said, adding: “He is the type of person who picks up those around him. I have never seen him down. He cheers up the people he works with and encounters.” Miranda concluded saying, “I couldn’t support a better candidate for this honor.” In addition to having his name added a second time to the perpetual trophy, Harrington will also receive a plaque and be honored at a dinner later in the year. Next week we will profile, Andrew Ahten, Los Angeles County Firefighter of the Year who was also honored on Tuesday.
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Deputy Harrington advises a cyclist to wear his helmet. -Photo by Terry MIller