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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2013 VOLUME 18, NO. 21

Winners announced for the 2nd Annual Jerry Herman Awards The Nederlander Organization and Pantages Theatre, Hollywood are proud to announce major winners in all categories from the 2nd Annual Jerry Herman Awards, which took place on Sunday May 19th at Pantages Theatre. Grand prize winning students of a $1,000 cash prize and all-expense paid trip to New York City for a chance to compete in The National High School Musical Theatre Awards in July are Anthony Nappier from Arcadia High School (“The Drowsy Chaperone”) and Natalia Vivino from Santa Susana High School (“13 the Musical”). Runners up for the evening included Gabriella Certo and Aaron Jacob from Chaminade College Preparatory, Mason Alexander from Ramon C. Cortes High School, and Katherine Steele from Agoura High School. Other awards recipients for the evening included Trevor Berger (Chaminade) and Kelsey Reynolds (John Burroughs) for Best Actor and Actress respectively, Agoura High School (The Phantom of the Opera) for Best Orchestra, Claremont

Festival of the Foothills at Monrovia’s Immaculate Conception BY SUSAN MOTANDER For the past 42 years Immaculate Conception has held its annual fiesta over the Memorial Day weekend. This year, the church is holding what it is calling “Festival of the Foothills.” This has alPlease see page 3

High School (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) for Best Ensemble, Oak Park High School (Les Miserables) for Best Musical Direction, Milken High School (Monty Python’s Spamalot) for Best Technical Crew. A very special award was presented to host George Pennacchio for his Major Contribution to Arts Awareness and Support in the Southland. This award was presented to him by Pantages Theatre General Manager Martin Wiviott and long-time friend, actress Ruta Lee. Personalities from the worlds of Broadway, film & television performed and presented at the 2nd Annual awards ceremony, celebrating its first year on the stage of Pantages Theatre. Presenters included Obba Babatunde, Shoshana Bean, Kevin Chamberlin, Sam Harris, Tracie Thoms & Steven Weber. Judges for the evening included John Bowab, Nancy Dussault, Karen Morrow along with Cathy Rigby and Kenny Ortega both of whom presented awards as well. The awards show also Please see page 4

CITY

Arcadia Senior Anthony Nappier -Courtesy Photo

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More bears visiting residential areas Be prepared

Since January of this year, the Alhambra Police Department (APD) has been policing the streets aided by new cutting-edge technology called “Predictive Policing” (PredPol). “PredPol is one more tool to prevent crime,” explained Field Services Captain Elliot Kase. “Based on current crime data, the program can pinpoint areas where there is a higher probability that a crime may occur on a specific day of the week or a particular time of day.” PredPol concerns itself with what the officers know as “Part 1 crimes” - property crimes such as residential burglaries and stolen vehicles.

The City of Duarte and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department want residents to be aware of a bear that was spotted last Thursday, May 16, 2013 near Las Lomas Road and Sunnydale Drive. Please remember that bears and their cubs are wild animals and should be given their space. Remember to keep pets and their food indoors, and to maintain trash and outdoor food preparation areas clean and odor free. If you see a bear, please call Duarte Animal Control during business hours at (626) 357-7938. Business Hours: Monday through Thursday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm. Animal Control & Code Enforcement Officers are also on-duty Friday and Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please leave a detailed voice message. After hours, please call Temple Sheriff’s Station at (626) 448-9861.

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BY DENA BURROUGHS

Governor Brown deploys search and rescue teams to OK In the wake of the devastating tornado that hit Oklahoma Monday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. directed the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) to deploy specialists from California’s Urban Search & Rescue teams to assist in response and recovery efforts. At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), six specialists from five California-based national Urban

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Arcadia High School actor takes grand prize

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Bear cub has mid afternoon snack in Duarte home 911 operator calms scared resident

Search and Rescue Task Forces are on their way to help coordinate and support operations conducted by national task forces from Nebraska, Tennessee and Texas. “Our thoughts are with the communities impacted by Monday’s tornado and we stand ready to assist,” said Governor Brown. The six specialists from California include two rep-

Temple Station received a 9-1-1 call from a female reporting that a bear cub entered her residential window and was seen on the kitchen counter and helped himself to a late afternoon snack. The resident ran to a second floor bathroom and locked the door. Several units responded to the call, along with a City of Duarte animal control officer. A deputy and the ani-

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