SPECIAL TC, SG, & ROSEMEAD SECTION PAGE 5 Vol. 51, No. 49
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
Annual Teddy Bear Mixer
December 19, 2012
Photo : DEMBA Pres. Jack Dalton & EM/SEM Executive Director Ken Rausch
Photo : Miss Friendly El Monte/ So. El Monte Princess Katy
El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce
The El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce held their annual Teddy Bear Mixer last Wednesday at the Grace Black Community Center. The fundraiser the El Monte/ South El Monte Emergency Resource Center (ERA) with corporate sponsorship donations and the admission to the Mixer was an unwrapped toy. “We are very grateful to our member sponsors for their generous donations”, stated Ken Rausch, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, “we were able to give the ERA $3,000.00 in cash donations and over 100 toys”. The corporate sponsors included, Longo ToyotaScion-Lexus, Brown's
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Company, Cardinal Industrial Finishes, Lamp Post Pizza, Ted Levine Drum, Wukmir Heating and Air Conditioning, Donna Duncan, El Monte Association, New Stark Industrial, San Gabriel Valley Water Co.,Travis and Brown, Vons Credit Union, Wayne C. Clayton Foundation and Southern California Edison. In addition to the festivities, beautiful poinsettias were provided by Wilkie's Florist and Chamber of Commerce member restaurants provided a great selection of food that included, Cha Cafe, Goody's Restaurant, El Sombrero, El Patio Bar and Grill, Starbucks, Cielito Lindo, Di Pilla's Italian Restaurant, Shakey's Pizza and Mi Dolce Vita Cupcakes.
Photo : President Nick Salerno
GO METRO, METROLINK TO 2013 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES depart downtown Riverside at 5:30 a.m. and San Bernardino at 6:05 a.m., arriving in Los Angeles Union Station at 7:35 a.m., where parade goers can then ride the Metro Gold Line to attend the Rose Parade in Pasadena. Parade goers can access any of four Pasadena train stations close to the Parade route on Colorado Boulevard. Memorial Park and Del Mar stations are about two blocks from the Parade route; the Lake and Allen stations are approximately four blocks from the Parade route. Parking is available at several Metro Gold Line Stations, including Sierra Madre Villa, Del Mar, Fillmore, Heritage
Square, Lincoln Heights/ Cypress Park, Union Station, Indiana and Atlantic. Additional parking is available at stations servicing other countywide rail lines as well. Visit metro.net for a list of additional park & ride lots on the Metro System. Football fans attending the 99th Rose Bowl Game® Presented by VIZIO at 1:30 p.m. should take the Metro Gold Line to Memorial Park Station. Upon arrival at the station, they should then walk three blocks west on Holly Street to the Parsons Corporation complex to catch the free Rose Bowl Game shuttle bus, with service starting at 10 a.m. The boarding location is on Pasadena Avenue,
north of Union Street. Buses will leave continually through quarter. Metro is also teaming up with the Tournament of Roses to provide easy access to view the parade. Take the Metro Gold Line to the Sierra Madre Villa Station in East Pasadena. Then board a shuttle bus level of the parking structure that provides direct service to Victory Park, where the 1-2. Shuttles will depart from Sierra Madre Villa Station until approximately 3 p.m. each day. Return service to Sierra Madre Villa will continue to 5:30 p.m. Shuttle hours of
operation are 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 1, and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 2. On Jan. 2 from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m., only seniors and disabled will be allowed into the viewing area. During the hours of operation the shuttle buses will pick up the station. Regular fares will apply. Metro does not allow eating, drinking or smoking on board Metro trains or buses. To ensure public safety, Metro barbecues and oversized items such as ladders, umbrellas, tents, chairs and coolers from being brought on board the Metro Bus or Rail system. For additional information on Metro, visit metro.net.