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Volume 19, No. 15
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Sharp wins Derby Day’s 5K brings out over 5,500 runners third straight Santa Anita Derby Day 5K
Rep Schiff asks U.N. to help 2000 Armenians forced out of Kessab, Syria 99th Memorial of Armenian Genocide is April 24
-Photo courtesy of Kinane Events
Aaron Sharp of Port Hueneme posted a time of 15:01 to win his third straight Santa Anita Derby Day 5K at Santa Anita Please see page 31
Arizmendi, Delmar and Goss win in Sierra Madre race BY SHEL SEGAL The Sierra Madre City Council will have a complete new look to it when it reconvenes later this month. That’s because newly elected to the council are Gene Goss, Rachelle Arizmendi and Denise Delmar in Tuesday’s Please see page 23
opportunity to introduce new people to the sport of horse racing. “The idea behind the whole race was to get people
The starting date of the genocide is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915, the day when Ottoman authorities arrested some 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople. Although the United States has not officially recognized the Genocide
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Bugler Jay Cohen announces the start of the 5K Santa Anita Derby Saturday morning. -Photo courtesy of Kinane Events
BY SHEL SEGAL Thousands of participants turned out for the annual Derby Day 5K Run and Walk, which began on Saturday morning in the parking
lot of the Santa Anita Race Track and moved out onto the quiet streets of Arcadia. Pete Siberell, an executive with the track, said the 5K coincides with a huge event on the turf.
“This is the running of the Santa Anita Derby,” Siberell said. “So, we wanted to make a big day even bigger and bring in the running crowd early in the morning.” He said the 5K race is an
74 year-old guilty of 23 Low voter turnout sends Beck, counts in fire that claimed Chandler & Tay to Arcadia Council 2 lives in 2012 74-year-old Jeanette Broussard was charged with 136 misdemeanor counts, including operating an illegal boarding house. Authorities say 20 people were living in the threestory residence when a fire was set by a resident. Cliff Juan Clark, 56, and 75-yearold Paul Richard Boyd died in the fire and a third man, Perry Simons, suffered serious burns in the November 2012 tragedy. Jeanette Broussard pled guilty to 23 counts,
and as part of her sentence, will pay $2,300 in fines plus penalty assessment, Victim Restitution Fine, pay City costs of abatement in the amount of $3,931.70, have 36 months summary probation (obey all laws), will not use the property at 1385 El Sereno as a boarding house, will submit to inspections of the property by the City at any time without notice during the probation, comply with all City Please see page 4
Tom Beck
Roger Chandler
Sho Tay
Once again, historically low voter turnout in Arcadia sends two newcomers to council. Just over 20 percent of the 29,382 registered voters took the time to mail in the ballot. The Arcadia City Council has now two new members and a former city
councilman won another seat Tuesday night, according to semi-official results of the all-mail ballot election. Tom Beck received 3,871 votes while Roger Chandler got 3,278 votes followed by Sho Tay, with 3,275 votes. Five candidates ran for three open
seats on the council. Candidates Burton Brink and Paul E. Van were the two losers in this race. Mickey Segal did not seek re-election and City Councilmen Peter Amundson and Robert C. Harbicht were termed out.