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Gloria Ing to speak to professional women about the ‘Glass Ceiling’ In Rosemead At the Wednesday, September 25th East Los Angeles-Montebello Business and Professional Women (BPW) dinner meeting, Attorney Gloria Ing will talk about the “Glass Ceiling” and how it may have affected her and other women. The dinner meeting will be at the DoubleTree Hotel, 888 Montebello Blvd., Rosemead. Networking is at 4:30 P.M. with the dinner and meeting starting at 5:00 P.M. The meeting is open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling (626) 307-5650 or E-mail: lindalwilson@juno.com.
Rep. Schiff – new grant for Burbank will allow to hire three new officers
Second annual El Monte airport fly-in and open house Sunday
Monrovia man arrested in San Gabriel Valley schools & hospital threats A five-agency effort to investigate recent threats to a hospital, a mall, and school campuses in the San Gabriel Valley was successful in identifying a suspect. He was arrested Tuesday in the city of Monrovia. A series of phone calls last week threatening to shoot people at a hospital, a mall, and school campuses in the San Gabriel Valley resulted in numerous locations bePlease see page 4
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From, 9AM-4PM, at the El Monte Airport (EMT), in El Monte you’ll get a rare chance to see vintage aircraft and learn more about this tiny jewel on an airport right in our own backyard. With Los Angeles based 9D Media (www.9DMedia.
TV) as a major sponsor this year, Aviation displays with an emphasis on inviting young people to explore aviation and aerospace as a career, is this year’s Open House theme. Beacon Media had a preview Tuesday aboard
a 1929 Travel Air 4000, Curtis Wright plane owned and operated by Gabe Lopez who will be show this plane as well as his famous Stearman that was in the JAG TV series for 10 years. Lopez flew Beacon media photographer Terry Miller to Mount Lowe for a flight
Tuesday morning get a feel of what these vintage planes can do. Lopez, a 30 year veteran pilot, was trained by his dad who is a decorated military pilot who served in Korea. Both Lopez’ will be available Sunday . Please see page 2
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Tournament of Roses® Royal Court tryouts see hundreds of hopefuls
City awarded $375,000 cops grant Rep. Adam Schiff (DBurbank) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) had awarded the City of Burbank Police Department $375,000 to create three new officer positions. This is part of a statewide effort totaling nearly $20 million to 39 departments throughout the state of California, aimed at creating 105 law enforcement positions. The Please see page 3
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About 900 Pasadena-area young women competed in the first round for the opportunity to be part of the 2013-2014 Royal Court Saturday and Monday afternoon. Hopeful contestants from Pasadena and surrounding communities hope to represent their community, school and the Tournament of Roses as ambassadors making over 100 appearances leading up to New Year’s Day. On Saturday our cameras captured not only young women but some men too, hoping to be the first male selected to be on the Royal Court. As custom has it, men are not designated but several brave souls, many from Arcadia High school try out each year notwithstanding.
An unseasonably warm Saturday morning found hundreds of teens lined up outside Tournament House in their best manners hoping to make a good enough impression in the few seconds they had in front of a select committee of Tournament officials. Seven young women will be named to the Royal Court on October 7, 2013, and one of them will be named the Rose Queen on October 24, 2013. The 2014 Rose Queen and Royal Court will reign over the 125th Rose Parade® presented by Honda and the 100th Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO on January 1, 2014. “America’s New Year Celebration” will be seen by millions of people around the world.