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Inland Pacific Ballet brings Nutcracker to Arcadia Performing Arts Center A magical marriage of music and dance has made Inland Pacific Ballet’s annual production of The Nutcracker a delightful holiday tradition, bringing all of the elements of the season to life in a beautifullystaged extravaganza with a cast of more than 80 performers. This year, Inland Pacific Ballet will present two Community Matinee performances of The Nutcracker over the Thanksgiving weekend at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1. Both performances are at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are only $25 per person. A favorite crowd pleaser unique to IPB’s production is a thirty-foot long Chinese dragon featured in the Chinese dance. Choreographer and Dragon Master Kin Lam, leader Please see page 4
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Opportunities abound for next phase in Gold Line construction
210 fwy accidents Thursday morning kill two
-Photo by Terry Miller
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority) hosted a pre-proposal conference Wednesday for their upcoming procurement to advance the design and engineering for the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Azusa to Montclair to a point
where it will be ready for a design-build procurement. The 12.3-mile project will extend light rail service from the current terminus under construction in the city of Azusa, to the cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Claremont and Montclair. The project was environmentally cleared earlier this
Temple City Marine helps with food distribution in Philippines
year, and the upcoming procurement will advance the design of the project to a 30 percent level. “Our job is to advance this project as far as we can, while we continue to look for construction funds,” stated Construction Authority CEO Habib F. Balian to the more than 80 people in attendance.
“We are fortunate to have the funding available from Measure R to complete the advanced conceptual engineering work, the reason for today’s pre-proposal conference.” Despite attendance not being required for interested contractors, ArPlease see page 5
Rain may have been a contributing factor in two separate accidents early Thursday morning according to California Highway Patrol reports. The two drivers were killed in separate crashes on the eastbound 210 Freeway which brought rush hour traffic to a standstill and closed several lanes while authorities investigated and cleaned up the debris as a result of overturned big rigs. The earliest crash at 12:01 a.m. involved three big rigs and four vehicles occurred near the tunnel connecting the eastbound 210 Freeway to the eastbound 210 Freeway near the 134 Freeway junction, according to multiple reports. A SigAlert was issued for the tunnel. The second fatality was at 2:30 a.m. near Madre Street when a big rig went through the center divider and on to the Gold Line tracks near Madre. Gold Line trains were suspended for a number of hours while Cal Trans crews cleaned up.
Temple City USD Supe. in hot water Chelsea Kang-Smith's contract not renewed
A Philippine civilian hands a bag of food to Lt. Ryan Salcido, from Temple City, Calif., center, to be delivered to local villages during Operation Damayan. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group in coordination with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade is assisting the Philippine government in ongoing relief efforts in response to the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chris Cavagnaro/Released) -Courtesy Photo
In a 4-1 vote the school board decided last week not to extend Superintendent Chelsea KangSmith’s contract for another year. Kang-Smith has been Temple City Unified School District’s superintendent since August 2008. Her contract expires June 30. Kang-Smith has been under fire and scrutiny for some time now and many believe the time has come to remove her from the position. We will have more details next week.
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