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Monrovia WEEKLY Temple MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014 - JUNE 8, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 22

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Sheriff’s Youth Foundation launches essay contest in honor of Dr. Maya Angelou The Sheriff’s Youth Foundation (SYF) in its partnership with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department launched an essay contest to honor the great life and teachings of Dr. Maya Angelou who passed away last week. The contest, which is open to youth ages 7 to 17 years who reside in the County of Los Angeles welcomes children to learn more about Angelou’s life and the challenges that she overcame, as well as how she championed for civil rights and truth. “We are very pleased to kick off this initiative and more importantly to provide our youth the opportunity to learn firsthand about the great works and wisdom that will forever be part of our lives and our community through Dr. Angelou,” said Dr. Kathleen Van Antwerp, Program Director of the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. “We truly hope that her legacy will inspire the children of our great county to overcome whatever challenge in life they might face and see the vast opportunity that our community offers to them,” she added. The essay contest supports many of the various youth programs offered through the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. “I’m very proud of the great work being done every day through our Please see page 7

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Rep. Schiff urges Congress to pass gun safety laws after Isla Vista shooting “What will it take to get Congress moving on responsible gun safety laws?”

Rep. Adam Schiff (DBurbank), a former federal prosecutor, released the following statement calling on Congress to move on responsible and commonsense gun safety laws in the wake of yet another mass shooting in Isla Vista, California:

“The shooting at Isla Vista is another heartbreaking tragedy, and another example of the senseless gun violence affecting our communities. What will it take to get the Congress moving on responsible gun safety Please see page 4

FEMA to deliver disaster preparedness in Arcadia area Since April 1, a team with FEMA Corps, a track of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program, is serving in Arcadia, Calif. through June 5. The team, known as Blue Four, is developing a new program in conjunction with FEMA to make presentations to local high schools about disaster preparedness, as a part of a new program called READY STEADY STRONG. Their goal will be to inform youth on disaster preparedness. Stationed at the Office of

President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Maya Angelou in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

Tree pruning to take Third suspect in Colby Fire place throughout convicted of felony BY SHEL SEGAL El Monte neighborhoods The City of El Monte has begun pruning approximately 1,500 publicly-owned trees per year to follow City-initiated environmental sustainability plans. Trees will be pruned by trained certified arborists and certified tree workers with contractor Trimming Land Co. using a grid pruning system, which

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divides the City into six neighborhoods. “One of our goals is to make sure that we maintain our trees and upkeep our greenery throughout the City, and this comprehensive tree maintenance program will enable us to meet that target,” said Councilwoman Norma Please see page 5

A 23-year-old transient was convicted on May 22 of one felony and one misdemeanor for inadvertently starting the Jan. 16 Colby Fire in the mountains north of Glendora that charred 1,952 acres, injured six people and destroyed five homes, according to a published report. Jonathan Jarrell was found guilty of “one

felony charge of unlawfully setting timber afire, and a misdemeanor charge of illegally starting a fire,” U.S. Department of Justice spokesman Thom Mrozek said in a written statement. In addition, the jury could not reach a decision on two fire-related additional misdemeanor charges. Please see page 3

Emergency Management in Los Angeles, Blue Four has been working together compiling addresses and phone numbers for local high schools. The team plans to do outreach to see if any high schools would be willing to allow Blue Four to present to their students. They hope to make their presentation as interactive and informative as possible. Some areas that they pinpoint in their presentation are natural disasters that Please see page 8

David Vannasdall hired as AUSD Superintendent BY SHEL SEGAL David Vannasdall, the district’s deputy superintendent for the past two years, has been hired as the new superintendent of the Arcadia Unified School District at its Tuesday night board of education meeting. Vannasdall will assume the new position on July 1. He is taking over for Joel Shawn, who is retiring after six years at the post. Vannasdall said he is really pleased to have been offered the district’s top job. “It’s an enormous honor,” he said. “I’ve been in the district for nine years. To be

-Photo by Shel Segal

able to go into the superintendent position without going to another district – which is Please see page 6


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