Vol. 50, No. 49
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
SPECIAL TC, SG, & ROSEMEAD SECTION PAGE 5
December 12, 2012
South El Monte Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Mountain View School District’s Menudo Breakfast El Monte, CA -The Mountain View School
OR CURRENT RESIDENT
A wonderful morning of delicious, home-made menudo, student entertainment and music on Saturday, December 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Kranz Intermediate School, 12460 Fineview Street in El Monte. A community celebration sure to get you in the holiday spirit, the Menudo Breakfast benefits the student body funds, and over the years has been a great success for the District, drawing crowds of about 1000 people. Several prizes including bicycles, toys, gift cards, food and holiday items will be raffled off to those in attendance. Tickets are $4 each and are available at all 12 Mountain View School District schools and may be purchased at the door the morning of the event. For more information call 626-652-4971.
South El Monte Mayor and City Council Welcome the Holiday Season The South El Monte Mayor and City Council welcomed the Holiday Season with the City’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The festivities took place on the front lawn of City Hall, 1415 Santa Anita Avenue, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This joyous evening include music and dance performances from South El Monte youth groups, lighting of the 20ft Christmas tree, and a special appearance from Santa Claus! Light refreshments were served following the lighting ceremony. This merry occasion was open to the public
Pre-K Ballet & Jazz Class, performed for everyone
El Monte Christmas Baskets and Toy Giveaways El Monte City Council and El Monte Police Department Community Relations Office
Lt. to Rt. Mayor Pro Tem. Willhans lli, Councilwoman Angelica R. Garica, Councilmemeber Hector Delgado, Mayor Louie A. Aguiñaga and Councilmember Joseph Gonzales
Metrolink Holiday Train Comes To El Monte
By Andrew Paul Bettridge
The City of El Monte will once again make Christmas wishes come true for thousands of local residents at its annual Christmas Basket and Toy Giveaway. Now in its 30th year, the project that once provided baskets to 30 local needy families now provides Christmas baskets filled with more than 800 meals and 6,000 toys. The assembling of the baskets will be on held on Saturday, December 22 at 8 am, in the rear of the El Monte City School District Office at 3540 Lexington Ave., El Monte, CA Families in need are encouraged to sign up at the Community Relations Office
located at 11333 Valley Boulevard, on the corner of Valley and Johnson Street. Christmas baskets will be delivered on a first come, first served basis – and will be delivered to the homes of the first 800 families that qualify. The long-running program has been made possible throughout the years with help from city residents, employees, and volunteers and the assistance of the City Council, the El Monte Police Department Community Relations Office, school districts within the city, and various non-profit organizations. For more information, or to volunteer for this program, please call (626) 580-2186.
Just this past Sunday evening the Metrolink Holiday Train rolled into the El Monte Metrolink station filled with holiday cheer and candy canes for all the children. From the lights to sounds and snow, everyone from the kids to the adults enjoyed the show featuring Santa’s singing reindeer to his elves and Frosty the snowman. The
local Los Angeles County Firefighters were there collecting toys for the ABC7 Spark of Love Toy Drive who received many gifts from many residents including May Andre Quintero, Mayor Pro-Temp Jay Gomez, Councilman Bart Patel, and Councilwoman Vicky Martinez.
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