February 13, 2013 Issue MID VALLEY NEWS

Vol. 51, No.7

Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966

Special Section

Local Events

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Valentine's Section

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Student's Corner

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Temple City Among Top 20 El Monte City Council Honored Safest California Cities Star El Monte High School Quarterback

by Chelsea Dickerson

Neighborhood Scout, an online company that provides real estate data to prospective homebuyers, recently ranked Temple City 40th among the “Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.,” and 6th among cities in California. Temple City consistently makes the list, last year ranking 64th nationwide and 14thin California.

With a crime index rating of 76, Temple City is safer than 76 percent of cities nationwide. A crime index rating of 100 indicates the safest city in America. Other area communities that made

the list include Chino Hills (ranked 82), Rancho Palos Verdes (ranked 89), Yorba Linda (ranked 69) and Walnut (ranked 76).

The study bases rankings on total property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents, to determine the safety of a neighborhood in relation to other U.S. cities. Results are gathered from FBI data collected from over 17,000 local law enforcement agencies nationwide, including reported incidences of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, forcible rape, armed robbery Temple City continued to pg 11

SGVD 2013 Birthday Council & Crafts Festival

by Esthela Torres de Siegrist & Rita Cazares

Photo : Elsie Gomez, Jo Ann Villa, and Esthela Torres de Siegrist

El Monte Women's Club members made an impressive showing again at the Annual San Gabriel Valley District Women's Clubs' Birthday Council & Crafts Festival.

Held in the Santa Fe Springs Community Center every year, club members from throughout the region submit home-made crafts for judging in a number of categories including needlepoint, knitting, crocheting, jewelry design, etc. Five El Monte Women's

Club members submitted entries in this years Crafts Festival: Rita Cazares, Elsie Gomez, Mary Jo Kolakoski, Esthela Torres de Siegrist, and Jo Ann Villa., Capturing top honors for the "Favorite" craft among the 100+ entries was El Monte Women's Club Member Jo Ann Villa, who entered her uniquely beautiful needlecraft. Elsie Gomez won first place in doll design while Esthela Torres de Siegrist won first place for a crocheted baby blanket; first place for crocheted baby booties with tatting; and second place for her crocheted baby sweater. The consensus

In front of a packed crowd of a hundred El Monte High School (EMHS) fans all wearing blue, the El Monte City Council recognized the amazing accomplishments of Quarterback Brandon Martinez, who broke every single quarterback record in the school’s more than 110 year history.

“It means so much to have the support of our community,” said Martinez. “We worked hard together as a team, and it’s nice for the City to notice our effort and recognize our accomplishments.”

Due to his outstanding year, Martinez was selected as quarterback for the Cal Hi Sports 1st Team All State and Max Preps 1st Team All State, the first time an EMHS football player was awarded to a statewide 1st team. Martinez is now the San Gabriel Valley’s alltime single-season passing yards leader with 4,286 yards and broke the record for single season passing

touchdown record with 44.

Although an alumna of Arroyo High School, El Monte Councilwoman Victoria Martinez, who sported the El Monte High School #3 football jersey in honor of Brandon, praised his efforts, saying, “We aren’t

News’ Player of the Year.

Martinez was also selected as the prestigious CIF Mid Valley Division Player of the Year, as well as Roggin’s Heroes MVP. “He’s really humble and would rather not make a big deal of his accomplish-

related, but I would definitely adopt him as a relative.

He has accomplished so much in his football career and has brought a positive spotlight to our city. The El Monte community is very proud of him.”

Martinez assisted the Lions to win their first league title since 1979 and the victory of their first playoff game in over 20 years. In January, he was awarded as both the San Gabriel Valley Tribune’s and Mid Valley

ments,” said EMHS football coach Joel Sanchez.

“But he deserves all of this praise. He led this team by example. You don’t have to tell him what he needs to do to win—he does all the hard work on his own. His goal was to win a league championship and that’s what he did.”

A senior, Martinez is currently exploring opportunities to play football in college.

Photo : El Monte City Council recognizes El Monte High School star quarterback Brandon Martinez, who led his team to their first league title since 1979 and broke every single quarterback record in the school’s 110 year history.

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local E V E N T S B OA R D Temple City Chamber of Commerce Sample Voting Ballots Coming Manufacturing hosting a Candidate Forum and Production to Temple City Residents The Temple City Chamber of Commerce announced they are hosting a Candidate Forum on Monday evening, February 25th, 2013, featuring the four candidates for the upcoming March 5 Temple City City Council election.

All four City Council candidates - Tom Chavez, Nick Lisk, Matthew Wong, and Vincent Yu - have confirmed their attendance at the event

which will be moderated by Clark Macy with the assistance of Board Chairman Nicholas Pon and Board Vice Chair Rita Padilla.

The highly anticipated event will be held at the Historical Society of Temple City on Monday, February 25th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and the public is invited to meet the candidates following the forum.

Temple City City Council Candidate Forum (presented by the Temple City Chamber of Commerce) Monday, February 25th, 2013 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Historical Society of Temple City and Museum 5954 Kauffman Avenue (corner of Kauffman and Woodruff) Temple City, CA

Starting today, Temple City residents will receive their Sample Ballot booklets in the mail for the upcoming Mar. 5 municipal election where four candidates will vie for two City Council seats.

“The booklets contain information on the candidates, how residents can vote by mail, and the location of their neighborhood polling place,” said City Clerk Peggy Kuo. “More than 17,000 trilingual booklets have been mailed – one to every registered voter in the city.”

Those who do not receive a booklet can contact City

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Contributing Writers Anne Donofrio-Holter Michelle Earle Joe Castillo Mavis Hansen Jerry Jambazian Lynn Burkhardt

Adjudicated as a paper of general circulation in the City of El Monte, County of Los Angeles Superior Court, Nov. 7 1973. No. C68383 official paper for the County of Los Angeles, Adjudicated on general circulation Los Angeles July 18, 1992, No. BS016380

Raul H. Garcia November 18, 1940 – February 11, 2013 Longtime resident of El Monte survived by his wife Mari Garcia, father of five children, and grandfather of six grandchildren. Raul attended El Monte High School class of 1958. He was known for his love of music and Dancing. He

loved sports and anything outdoors.

Raul shared his dancing abilities with everyone at the American Legion. He used to use his sisters to practice before each dance. For service time please contact Addleman & Sons (626) 442-1000.

Hall at (626) 285-2171 or download a copy from the City’s website, www.templecity.us.

Residents not registered to vote but wanting to cast a vote on Mar. 5 have until Feb. 18 to register. Voter registration forms can be obtained at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Dr., or accessed online at www.lavote.net.

Job Fair

WhiteWave Foods is hosting a Manufacturing and Production Job Fair March 13th at the City of Industry Expo Center, 16200 Temple Avenue, City of Industry.

Interested Applicants can apply to the website www.dairymfgjobs.com or may visit the event from 7am to 3pm. Positions include: Production, Dockloaders and Maintenance. All positions are for work hours of 11pm - 7:30 am. Prior Food Manufacturing is a plus.

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Around Town

by Mavis Hansen February is the month when our Nations Presidents are honored. The third Monday in February is known as Presidents Day in honor of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, February 12 and George Washington, February 22.

Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States was born in 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky, into a frontier family who believed in honesty, integrity and hard work. Largely self-educated, he toiled as a rail splitter and store owner before entering into politics in Illinois in the 1830's. He finally emerged as a national leader when he ran against Stephen Douglas for the Senate in 1858. Lincoln spoke out against slavery and though he lost that election, two years later he won the presidency. In 1864, with the end of the war in sight, Lincoln was overwhelmingly reelected. The war came to an end in April, 1865 and five days later, he was fatally shot.

George Washington, First President of the United States of America was born in 1732 on the family farm at Pope's Creek, Virginia. Largely selfeducated, he learned the skills of battle while serving with the British against the French. He learned the skills of government by serving in the state legislature and the Continental Congress. In 1789 the people of the United States elected George Washington to be their first President. During his first term, Washington's administration faced the problems of war debt, establishing a national capitol and refining the principles of the new constitution.

In his second term he was faced with a war in Europe and chose to keep America neutral.

Washington enjoyed two years of retirement at his beloved Mount Vernon home. He succumbed to pneumonia on December 14, 1799 and is buried on the grounds at Mount Vernon.

VALENTINE'S DAY is Thursday, February 14, 2013.

Valentine’s Day is a very special day that is celebrated by young and old alike. Everyone loves Valentine’s Day! Valentines are special greeting cards that people, of any age, exchange. Cards may be bought in stores or handmade.

In schools, from Kindergarten through the elementary grades, most of the children are given

the opportunity to make valentines for parents and many celebrate with a valentine card exchange. For some, it is also a day for other gifts, such as flowers, jewelry, candy, preferably chocolate, and canal so be a wonderful time to present a diamond engagement ring. However you choose to celebrate, enjoy!

Valentine's Day was once thought to be the time of year when birds began to mate and a chubby, winged god named Cupid aimed his arrows at the hearts of young men and women, supposedly making them fall in love. No one knows exactly when Valentine’s Day began, but one belief is that it’s beginnings in an ancient Roman festival called the Lupercalia, named after the god Lupercus. At this festival, people sang, danced and played games. Men often wore the name of the young woman who was to be their partner pinned on their sleeve, therefore the saying that a man wears his heart upon his sleeve, when he shows interest in a young lady.

Another belief connects the day with two saints named Valentine. According to one legend, a priest named Valentine disobeyed the Emperor's order about marrying young men, was jailed and executed on February 14th. Another story says that Saint Valentine himself sent the first valentine to his jailer's daughter, who brought him food. The message was signed "From Your Valentine". Religious officials decided to honor Saint Valentine on February 14th. Valentine cards became popular in the United States during the Civil War (1861 - 1865) and many were very elaborate with trimmings of lace and ribbons. Today, Valentine cards and gifts may be purchased in many stores and are a creative way to express your feelings and show your love. Happy Valentine's Day! On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, the Sunland Woman's Club will celebrate their 90th Anniversary and service to the community. Sunland Woman's Club is one of the 25 clubs which make up the San Gabriel Valley District of Women's Clubs. Sunland Woman's Club President is Pat George. Her theme is "Planting a Garden of Friendship and Service" with the logo a red rose. Organized in 1923, Federated in 1955, the club currently has 55 members. The club meets the second Wednesday of each month, 11:30 AM at the Center for Spiritual Living, 4845 Dunsmore Avenue, La Crescenta, California. Guests are always welcome.

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Student's Corner Living Your Life to the Fullest: Ashley Lanuza, she is a 14 year old contributing student writer from San Gabriel Mission High School.

Hadiya Pendleton had a successful future in store for her. She was a member of a band who played for President Obama’s inauguration and was preparing to see the sparkling Parisian lights in a few months. According to the Chicago Tribune, she was always busy, but had a lighthearted personality, using her quirkiness to put a smile on her family’s face. Hadiya would major in pharmacy and journalism, and would hopefully attend Northwestern University.

On January 29, 2013, Hadiya was hiding from a rainstorm with some friends when a man climbed over the fence with a gun. The perpetrator, according to the Chicago Tribune, opened fire at 2:20 PM, wounding Hadiya and another male student. The

man left in a car, and no arrests have been reported. She died blocks away from her school, King College Prep on the Southside of Chicago. She was fifteen.

This tragedy reminds us that life is so precious. It can be gone in a swift second, maybe through a metal bullet or smoke-filled lungs. We take for granted our own lives every single day. Others even think to purposely end their hearts from beating through the act of suicide. What is this mindset? We should be grateful every day for our lives, living them to the fullest and letting love lead the way.

Hadiya and I are so much alike, young teenagers hoping for a successful future. It is through this notable fact that I realize how precious my life is. We must search

NOW

By Ashley Lanuza

for opportunities to live our dreams in the present. How would she have known that her heart would stop beating that afternoon? Hadiya didn’t know, but at least she took every opportunity offered to her, such as playing music for the President’s inauguration.

She is the epitome of how we should live our dreams in the present and take risks and opportunities, young or old. Did you ever want to try skydiving? Take the chance. Are you too shy to tell that special someone how you really feel?

Just say it, because life is too short to be hesitant. Opportunities, risks, and chances are created to be taken, because time is short. Life is precious.

If we let love lead the way, let our dreams be our guide, we will close our eyes and see a life of pleasant surprises.

More Local Events San Gabriel Mission High School Hosts Red Cross Blood Drive On February 20, 2013, San Gabriel Mission High School is hosting a blood drive to help the American Red Cross. Students, faculty, staff, and local residents are all welcome to participate.

This is a wonderful opportunity to become involved and give back to the community.

The blood drive will take place from 8:00 am to 2:00

pm in the school auditorium.

San Gabriel Mission High School is located at 254 South Santa Anita Street, San Gabriel, CA 91776.

To schedule an appointment, please call the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 or go to their website at: redcrossblood.org.

Be a "Principal for a Day" Thursday, March 7, 2013 The day will start with coffee and donuts at 8:00 AM or so at the Chamber Office - then off to a high school from 9 :00 AM to 11:30 AM - then back to the Chamber for a nice lunch at noon.This is a unique and rewarding event to showcase our excellent community high schools.

Please contact the Chamber office at 626-443-0180 and make your reservation today.

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EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Chalk Talk EVERY STUDENT, EVERY MINUTE, EVERY DAY Chinese Delegation Visits El MonteRosemead Adult School South El Monte, Over 30 vocational and leagues in China. Some of on the community.

Mountain View High Bands educational professionals the topics discussed during According to Torres, the and business managers from the delegation’s visit included delegation left the El MonteComplete Successful Year several Chinese cities and

by Anne Donofrio-Holter

by Anne Donofrio-Holter

South El Monte High School and Mountain View High School have both completed an extremely successful year of competitions when it comes to band, color guard and drill team.

"The South El Monte High School Mighty Eagle Band, color guard and drill team completed their most successful season in school history," said principal Angie Gonzales. "Each group placed very well at every

their second highest score in school history and also earned the highest marching score of all the bands in the competition.

In the Covina Christmas Parade, drum major Alicia Delgado earned second place among military drum majors, and band, color guard and drill team all earned first place. At Covina, both band and color guard earned their current highest scores in school history.

provinces paid a visit recently to the El Monte-Rosemead Adult School.

"They were given a tour of the facility and were able to observe several of the adult school classes including ESL, high school diploma, career and technical education and parent education," said principal Robin Torres.

The visit was arranged by the Chinese Ministry of Education to educate the members by observing and discussing the two different educational systems and then share that information with their col-

funding sources, staffing, curriculum, enrollment numbers, school demographics, fees, certificates of completion, employment and college opportunities for students and the impact of the adult school

Rosemead Adult School quite impressed with the students, staff, and facility.

"We enjoyed their visit to our campus very much and were very happy to host them," said Torres.

South El Monte High Student Awarded Scholarship

by Anne Donofrio-Holter

event this past year."

At the Otay Ranch Band Review, the band, color guard and drill team all took first place in their division.

Band and drill team both earned their highest scores in school history at this event.

For the first time, all three participated in the "by invitation only" Arcadia Festival of Bands, the largest parade band competition in the Western United States.

Competing in open class, drill team earned Sweepstakes, the award for best drill team. In Class C, color guard earned sixth place and band second place,

Mountain View High School obtained several awards this fall season including second place for band, tall flags and drum major at the Azusa Golden Days Parade. Band and tall flags also came in second at the La Palma Band Review.

"At the Rolling Hills Estates Christmas Parade, tall flags and drum major both received first place along with the band receiving the Sweepstakes Award, the highest award possible," said band director Abel Acosta. "We hope the second part of the school year will be just as rewarding as the first, if not more so."

South El Monte High School senior Krisstal Martinez was one of two area students awarded a $30,000 inaugural Whittier Narrows Nature Center Association/Grace Holtz Memorial Scholarship. The scholarships were established for high school seniors who will be pursuing a science major in college.

According to association vice president Lou Orr, former San Gabriel Valley resident Grace Holtz named the nature center one of her beneficiaries designating the funds be used for environmental science education.

The recipients were chosen by their advanced placement science teachers.

"Students in my AP environmental science class

were asked to write an essay about their interests and their career plans," said South El Monte High School teacher Dolores Bravo. "I considered their selection of classes, grades, citizenship, work habits, how they overcome obstacles, how they work together and lastly, I considered need."

Martinez has been a student in Bravo's honors biology, AP biology and AP environmental science classes and according to Bravo, "she works hard to earn good grades and evaluations."

"This describes many students of course, but Krisstal was selected because she demonstrates a sustained interest in animal science through rehabilitating animals and academically preparing to tackle her goal of becoming a 2/18 – President’s Day veterinarian," Holiday said Bravo.

3/06 – Board of Trustees "She recognizes Meeting/6 pm her weaknesses and works to 3/08 – Second Semester Six improve herself Week Progress Report and is preparing to attend college

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even though she faces difficult financial circumstances."

According to Bravo, Martinez demonstrates a genuine love of and commitment to the well being of living things and has both empathy and courage to act on her instincts.

"Krisstal handily meets all of the qualifications that the Grace Holtz Scholarship Committee wishes to support," added Bravo.

"Krisstal is an outstanding student who has become interested in the environment as a result of her studies and visits to the Nature Center.

She has enjoyed and learned a great deal from these visits," said South El Monte High School principal Angie Gonzales. "South El Monte High School is very proud of Krisstal and honored to be one of the first recipients of this outstanding scholarship."

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What's in the Stars??

ARIES Your neighborhood is likely buzzing with activity today, Aries.

TAURUS The promise of possible financial advancement could cause you to plunge into a lot of paperwork today.

GEMINI

ACROSS

"VALENTINE'S DAY"

1. *Good night kiss spot 6. Old age, archaic 9. De Valera's land 13. "My Own Private _____" 14. Big Island flower necklace 15. Kind of sentence 16. Things that are unacceptable 17. Some watch the Super Bowl just for these 18. Irregular 19. *Isolde's tragic lover 21. *The man behind the massacre 23. Unagi on sushi menu 24. *Stag 25. Grease holder 28. Elders' teachings 30. *St. Valentine's occupation 35. 7th letter of Greek alphabet, pl.

37. ____ Lofgren, musician 39. Banal or commonplace 40. Astronaut's insignia 41. To impede or bara 43. America's favorite 44. Extremist 46. Old Russian autocrat 47. Bone-dry 48. A one-horse open ride 50. "Iliad," e.g.

52. Name fit for a king?

53. Getting warm 55. Bovine sound 57. *Bella's choice 60. *"Shall I _______ thee to a summer's day?"

64. Style of abstractionism popular in 1960s 65. Word of possibility 67. Under deck 68. Eagle's home 69. Part of T.G.I.F. 70. Eat away 71. End of a leg 72. Surf turf 73. Motion Picture Association of America, e.g.

DOWN

1. Bar order 2. Sensory input 3. Indian princess 4. Selected 5. Inexpensive inn, especially for youths 6. Distinctive flair 7. ___ Zeppelin 8. Tony Manero's music 9. Introduced in Europe in 1999 10. One who is "__ __ it" 11. *Most popular Valentine's Day gift?

12. Compass reading 15. Student's piece 20. *Dateless 22. Matterhorn, e.g.

24. Bartender's soda choice 25. *Cupid's mom 26. "__ ___ costs" 27. Certain buds do this 29. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 31. Fleur-de-lis 32. Type of duck 33. Mall stop 34. Teletype machine, for short 36. Delhi wrap 38. "All My Children," e.g.

42. Movie trailer, e.g.

45. Related on the father's side 49. Of a female 51. Like a funereal procession 54. Administrative 56. "La BohËme," e.g.

57. Fencer's weapon 58. Some choose this over truth 59. Court order 60. Benign lump 61. A bunch 62. Traveled on 63. Water carrier 64. Dunce 66. Absorbed, as in a cost

Your physical energy is likely to be very high today, and you might want to spend most of your time out and about, probably in the company of others.

CANCER This is a good day to spend some time alone, Cancer.

LEO Discussions in a group you’re affiliated with could get heated as disagreements escalate.

VIRGO Today you could put a lot of energy into mundane chores and tasks, as you won’t want them hanging over your head and interfering with your evening plans.

LIBRA You might be planning or leaving on a much-needed vacation now, and feeling very excited about it.

SCORPIO Ambitious plans for your future could necessitate your giving a lot of attention to practical matters, such as finances.

SAGITTARIUS The coming days promise a busy social time, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN Your energy level should be high today, Capricorn, so you’re going to feel restless and spend most of your time out and about.

AQUARIUS You may be looking forward to an evening with close friends, Aquarius, probably including a romantic partner.

PISCES Members of your household may feel a bit restless today, and therefore might spend most of their time out and about.

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Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City

'Town Tweets '

by Joe Castillo

Crossing Dixieland " The Sea Rebel " • Dwain C. Crum •

Election Time …. Five candidates to join the San Gabriel City Council in the next scheduled municipal elections on March 5 are on the campaign trail. Only three council positions are up for grabs meaning that two candidates will return to the sidelines and three will join continuing council members John Harrington and Juli Costanzo. The candidates in this year’s elections include: Kevin Sawkins, Mario De La Torre, David Gutierrez, Chin Ho Liao and Jason Pu. Sawkins (Mayor), De La Torre (Vice Mayor) and Gutierrez (past Mayor) are all incumbents and want to return as council member.

Ho, a structural engineer, and Pu, an attorney and community activist, are both trying to join the council for the first time. Two other positions are also on the ballot, city clerk and city treasurer.

John Janosik and Eleanor K. Andrews are both returning incumbents and are running unopposed in this year’s election. All positions are four year terms. Also on the ballot is a Transient Occupancy (Hotel) Tax Measure which will increase the tax on visitors staying at San Gabriel Hotels and Motels from 10% to 12%. Perhaps revenues from the increased sales tax will be used to fix the growing number of potholes in the city. No other elected positions or measures are on the ballot. Ultimately, city voters must decide whether they were better off now than 4 years before. As a city resident, I’m not sure San Gabriel is a better place to live than 4 years ago.

Seems like the city is more interested in big development than fixing the infrastructure (like big potholes). …. Rosemead Star….

Senior Melody Gauthier became the All-Time scorer for the Rosemead Girls Varsity Basketball program when she scored 18 points in a 64-18 victory over Mountain View on Feb.6.

Gauthier moved into the no.

1 scoring position with 1,509 points scored in her Rosemead High School career.

The previous record of 1,500 points was set in 2010 by Evelyn Ramirez. This year Panther team is ranked 10th in CIF and will represent the Mission Valley League in this year’s playoffs. Congratulation Melody, thanks for the great memories! ….

In Memory ….. Long- time San Gabriel resident Pauline Falabrino Nicassio passed away on January 30th after a recent illness. Ms. Nicassio attended San Gabriel Mission Elementary and graduated in 1934. She was born on October 1, 1918.

Her services were held at Pierce Brothers Mortuary in San Gabriel and her funeral mass was at the San Gabriel Mission. Burial services were held at Resurrection Cemetery in South San Gabriel…. Mural Project….

Rosemead’s Public Art Ad Hoc Committee is meeting with the purpose of creating a mural on the outside of the Moose Lodge. The mural will depict scenes from Savannah Cemetery. The committee consists of one council member, a city staff member, a representative of El Monte Cemetery Association (Savannah), a representative from the Moose Lodge, and a representative from the public at-large. The committee has been meeting over the past six month and is expected to have a recommendation soon.

"There is no train today."

These were the words told to me, as I was about to leave New Orleans as I continued on my trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to board the ship the Pacific Princess.

Having traveled the 1,995 rail miles from Union Station in Los Angeles to New Orleans I was now confronted with the first big problem in my trip around the world.

The planned part of my trip on AMTRAK'S train the Crescent was not going to happen. Evidently, that section of train is periodically worked on this time of year and so the daily service of the Crescent is interrupted.

The AMTRAK people in New Orleans were very helpful in figuring out what my best options would be. In the end, I decided to rent a car.

As I rented a Ford Fusion at Avis in New Orleans I didn't know how many miles it would take to get to Ft. Lauderdale, all I knew was that I better start driving.

Back in 1988, I had driven from Jacksonville, FL to Los Angeles, CA on the I-10, so I knew what route I would be using most of the way. After dealing with all of the morning rush hour traffic in New Orleans I started heading down the I-10 for Mississippi and Alabama. I would

have to cross through both those states before entering Florida.

Since I had planned to spend two more nights on the train before reaching Ft. Lauderdale I figured I

would do the same thing on this unplanned road journey. I was fortunate that the weather was good and that the interstate road system created by President Dwight Eisenhower sped me along the way.

As I knew from my trip in 1988, these states each have welcome centers. Just as in 1988, the Mississippi Welcome Center gave me a free cup of coffee. The Florida Welcome Center gave me a free glass of orange juice. They all provided me with info and maps. Back in 1988, I had stayed in Buccaneer State Park in Mississippi and Gulf State Park in Alabama and I would have

liked to stay there again but I knew that I better put on more miles before I called it a day.

I ended up staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Crestview, FL in what they call the panhandle. The next night I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Gainesville, FL. This unplanned segment of the trip allowed me to eat great food at Mikey's On the Bayou in Mississippi and the Red Onion Grill in Lee, Florida. I even got to see a high school basketball game in Gainesville. So 883 miles later, I was now in Ft. Lauderdale, all set to board my cruise ship. I had already traveled 2,778 miles (rail plus car) and visited 8 states and was ready for the next section of the trip.

Los Angeles Laker Student of the Month Mia Chang, a 4th grade student at Longden School in Temple City, has been awarded January's Student of the month by the Los Angeles Laker organization.

Mia is an exceptional student who is very dedicated to her schoolwork and athletics.

She holds a 4.0 GPA in all subjects. She is a member of Longden’s Student Council, Character Club, beginning band and Temple City’s Girl Scout Troop #2761. She will be honored during halftime at 1/25/2013 Friday night’s Laker game vs. the Utah Jazz.

Mia Chang has been playing basketball for the Temple

City Parks and Recreation league for 3 years. Every year she has made the All Star team. Last year, she was the only girl to be in the top scorer's list. I enjoy coaching Mia because she is dedicated, a good teammate, and a true leader on and off the court.

She is in Longden’s Student Council, Character Club, beginning band (plays the piano and trumpet), Temple City’s Girl Scout Troop #2761, Tzu-Chi Sunday Chinese School. She has received an academic and character award every trimester for the past 3 years.

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The Peterson Principal

By Tim Peterson

needs new helmets.

If you want to check out some good ball Pasadena is the place to be this Friday night. The Bulldogs always put on a good show (they've won nine consecutive Pacific League titles) and the atmosphere is second to none - at least in this area. The “Dog House” is always packed to the rafters and the it's incredibly loud. You would be hard pressed to find a such a raucous crowd at any other local venue.

Downey will visit The Dog House Friday. Check it out.

Temple City, Covina, Workman and Arroyo are all entering the playoffs with perfect league records. The Knights wrapped up their MVL run Friday night with a win at Mt. View. Make no mistake, the offense revolves around Primitivo Gomez who scored 25 in the win.

Gomez is 6'5” but and is dangerous because he can score from inside or outside.

Against the Vikings he buried three shots from downtown as well as a number of buckets in the lane and down on the block. But they'll also need to get solid efforts out of Ryan

Tran and Edgar Lupercio to have a chance in the playoffs. The Knights get Servite at home in the first round Wednesday night.

With Eric Olivas and Goren Lee gunning from long range Temple City will always be in the hunt. Olivas really doesn't have a shot that's “out of his range.”

If you haven't seen Covina's Mike Peters yet, the Colts are home Wednesday night against Antelope Valley.

It will be interesting to see how Workman stacks up in the playoffs after rolling through the Montview. The Lobos open with Olympic League at large representative Valley Christian at home on Wednesday night.

The rich get richer in the world of college football.

Alabama who has won three of the last four BCS Championships had the number one rated recruiting class in the country. Mississippi surprised a lot of people by slipping into the top five. Notre Dame, BCS runner up, also had a class that was in the top five.

UCLA is rapidly gaining strides. The Bruins had a better class than USC for the first

M-Town’s Miravet Signs With APU

By Joe Torosian

All MVS Mid-Valley Division left tackle Isaac Miravet of Monrovia has signed a letter of intent to play his college football at Azusa Pacific University.

Miravet, 6-3 290, joined the Wildcats varsity in 2010

and has been a member of all three Monrovia championship teams. In 2011 he played guard, but moved to tackle in 2012. He is expected to move back to the guard spot for the Cougars.

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The basketball playoff pairings were announced Sunday and again some of the brackets left you scratching your head. Baldwin Park is traveling to Beaumont. I hope that gas bill fits into the school budget.

Mt. View made the playoffs.

That's the good news. The bad news is they're traveling to Santa Paula. Nothing like driving two hours on a Friday night during prime traffic hours. If you lose is it worth making the playoffs? Rio Hondo league teams San Marino and Monrovia got in but they have to make the trek to Oak Park and Oaks Christian respectively. South Pasadena is driving to Cabrillo on Friday.

It's not great for some of the teams traveling here either. Barstow is coming in to play Gladstone. Barstow and Gladstone? In what world does that matchup make any sense. But it's basketball and it's always been that way and there doesn't seem to be any changes coming anytime soon. That's fine but I don't want to hear any whining about budget constraints the next time the football team

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Primitivo Perfecto!

Knights Run the Table El Monte

by Tim Peterson

Primitivo Gomez scored 25 points including 14 in the first quarter to spark Arroyo to a 47-33 win over Mt. View Friday night on the Vikings home floor. With the win the Knights ran the Mission Valley League table with a perfect 10-0 record.

“I think the last time we won the league championship was in 2007. The kids worked hard,” said Arroyo Coach Carlos Barajas. It was great to win league but it was special to go undefeated.”

Arroyo scored the first seven points of the game and went on a 12-2 run right out of the gate.

Behind Gomez’ 14, which included a pair of threes, Arroyo led 18-8 after one.

The Knights kept the heat turned up in the second as they continued to press the action.

Their defense held the Vikings to just two field goals and six points in the quarter. Gomez rattled in another bomb from behind the arc and scored eight in the quarter – two more than Mt. View’s entire output. Edgar Lupercio also knocked down a three ball as Arroyo extended its halftime margin to 31-14.

The Vikes climbed back in it in the third, limiting Arroyo to five points.

Isaih Mendoza and Edgar Gonzalez combined for nine points and View cut the lead to nine.

The Knights wrapped it up in the fourth as the defense again clamped down.

Lupercio hit another three.

Ryan Tran added a bucket and

Gomez buired three of four from the line to finish it off.

“I knew Primi was going to be Primi this year so I kind of focused a lot more on the other guys. I knew Lupercio, Tran, Peter Aholoka and all the other guys had to get better for this to happen,” Barajas said.

“They put in the work and they deserve what they got.”

Lupercio finished with eight and Tran had six. For View, Jose Ojeda scored nine points, Gonzalez had eight and Jordan Santone tossed in six.

Mt. View ended up 4-6 in league and 12-14 overall and will most likely miss the playoffs. The Knights were 20-6 overall and are looking forward to the post season which begins next week.

“It’s exciting. It’s like the Tournament. We will be at home on Wednesday. Hopefully we’ll get a good draw and see what happens,” Barajas added.

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“Monrovia's Brett Walsh, George Frazier and Mason Bryant all sign letters Wednesday.”

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We know it’s probably old news. The word has been out around town for months that these three guys were signing. But it’s still exciting news that Brett Walsh (Northwestern), George Frazier (Colorado) and Mason Bryant (Penn) all signed letters to play college football Mid Valley News Girls Basketball Top 10 (2/3/2013)

1. Arcadia: 21-3 2. Rosemead: 17-6 3. Duarte: 17-2 4. El Monte: 13-10 5. Arroyo: 12-12 6. San Gabriel: 12-13 7. Rio Hondo Prep: 10-9 8. Gabrielino: 10-14 9. Baldwin Park: 9-12 10. Alhambra: 8-12

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Frazier and Walsh anchored the best linebacking crew in the area and both saw time on offense as well.

Bryant made a name for himself as a wide receiver and kicker but also played some DB. Mid Valley News Boys Basketball Top 10 (2/3/2013)

1. Temple City: 18-5 2. Arroyo: 18-6 3. Baldwin Park: 18-9 4. Gabrielino: 17-7 5. Alhambra: 14-7 6. Rio Hondo Prep: 15-7 7. Mt. View: 11-13 8. La Puente: 9-13 9. South El Monte: 9-14 10. Bosco Tech: 8-15

CIF Girls Basketball Schedule 2013

CIF Boys Basketball Schedule 2013

First Round: Thursday, Feb. 14 DIVISION 3AAA Nogales at #12 Rosemead DIVISION 3AA Monrovia at #9 San Jacinto DIVISION 3A Gabrielino at #13 Ganesha Northview at #14 El Monte South El Monte at #15 Yucca Valley DIVISION 4AA #12 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Duarte DIVISION 6 #4 Rio Hondo Prep at Sylmar Concordia

First Round: Wednesday Feb. 13

Div. 3AAA Servite (Trinity at large) at Arroyo (MVL #1) Div. 3AA La Puente (Montview #3) at Diamond Ranch (Hacienda #3) El Dorado (Century at large) at Gabrielino (MVL #2) West Valley (Mt. Pass at large) at Temple City (Rio Hondo #1) Div. 3A Bishop Amat (Del Rey at large) at South El Monte (MVL #3) Mt. View (MVL at large) at Santa Paula (Frontier #1T) Monrovia (Rio Hondo at large) at Oak Park (Tri Valley #1)

First Round, Saturday, Feb. 16 DIVISION 1AA First Round: Friday Feb. 15 Summit at #15 Arcadia Div. 1A DIVISION 2AA Alhambra (Almont at large) at Yucaipa at #1 Keppel Santa Monica (Ocean #1) San Gabriel at #10 Mira Costa Div. 2A DIVISION 2A Baldwin Park (Valle Vista #4) Baldwin Park at #1 Orange at Beaumont (Mt. Pass #1) Lutheran Arroyo at #6 Redondo

Former New York Giants running back needs to think in terms of being 26 years old and having the best years of his life still in front of him...Not in terms of being a worn down middle-aged ball carrier with a suspect future in football.

Good for APU...The more of the locals that sign, the more area football fans are going to see the Cougars as their team.

If local talent can perennially get tapped that stadium at Citrus College could start maxing out...

Congrats to the entire Rosemead girls basketball family...

Yesterday afternoon Melody Gauthier scored 18 points against Mt. View to become the school’s all time leading scorer (passing legendary four-year starter Leanne Pettinato)...

In the Lady Panthers 64-18 victory over the Vikings, Jay Gauthier’s group extended their Mission Valley League winnings streak to 45 consecutive games. The previous record was 44 set by Rosemead nearly a decade ago...

Go Pablo!

Last Add Rosemead Lady Panthers: By the way...point guard Sydney Hua scored 24 points in Mead’s victory over View.

Again With Basketball: Move the arc back to 21.9 and weed out the chumps...I can roll out of bed on Christmas morning and hit five of ten...(In fact I can roll out of bed tomorrow morning and hit five out of ten...I ain’t kidding.)...

“They should move it back,” says La Canada girls basketball coach Tamar Hill. “For the boys. Leave the mark alone for the girls.

I’m down to a degree about a player or family seeking a transfer. No kid wanting to play football should have to stay at Blair or Cerritos...But when someone wants to leave a stable place like West Covina then you start to wonder.

A quarterback I’m anxious to see this coming season is Gabrielino’s Elijah Peters. He had some nice receivers in 2012, it will be interesting to see his progression this spring and fall.

I have to admit I did expect a little more out of Dwight Howard this season...then again I haven’t seen him play.

Most of the college riddles have been solved, but I still want to know where Monrovia’s Anthony Craft will be playing next season.

Hey, what do you know, Jack Youngblood and I are friends...

Feburary January 30, 13, 2013

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE MODIFICATION COMMITTEE TO:

All Interested Parties:

FROM:

City of El Monte Modification Committee

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE PLANNING COMMISSION

Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626

TO:

All Interested Parties

FROM:

City of El Monte Planning Commission Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626

Pursuant to law, the Modification Committee hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to determine whether or not the following request should be granted.

Pursuant to law, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to determine whether or not the following request should be granted.

APPLICATION:

Modification No. 30-12

APPLICATIONS:

Design Review No. 02-12

REQUEST:

A Modification to allow the reduction of the rear yard setback from ten feet (10’) to zero feet (0’), and to allow the reduction of the northerly side yard setback from five feet (5’) to zero feet (0’), to legalize a 385 square foot addition to an existing garage. The subject property is improved with a single family residence, an attached three-car garage, and has a lot size of approximately 8,500 square feet. The property is located in the R-1A (One Family dwelling) Residential Zone. The request is made pursuant to Chapter 17.20 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

REQUEST:

PROPERTY LOCATION:

12153 Weaver Street/ APN: 8114-004-016 (A full legal description of the property is on file in the office of the El Monte Planning Division)

A Design Review application to construct a 4,195 square foot two story residence and attached three car garage on the subject 14,000 square foot lot located at 5361 Durfee Avenue, El Monte, California. The project site is generally located on the western side of Durfee Avenue between Rio Hondo Parkway and San Rio Street, within the R-1B zone and within the Rurban Homesteads Overlay District. Section 17.37.040 of the El Monte Municipal Code requires a Design Review hearing for all new construction projects that possess a second story within the Rurban Homesteads Overlay District. The Design Review is required to evaluate site configuration and architectural design of the proposed single family residence, attached garage, and proposed accessory structures. The request is being made pursuant to Sections 17.22 and 17.32.040 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

PROPERTY LOCATION:

APPLICANT:

Rael Rickerd 12153 Weaver Street El Monte, CA 91733

5361 Durfee Avenue – Assessor’s Parcel Number: 8541-020-013 (A full legal description of the property is on file in the office of the El Monte Planning Division)

APPLICANT:

Lynley Thai 5361 Durfee Avenue El Monte, CA 91732

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION:

This project is Categorically Exempt (Class 3 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the CEQA Guidelines, as amended.

DATE AND HOUR:

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING:

El Monte City Hall; City Hall East – City Council Chambers 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION:

This project is Categorically Exempt (Class 3 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the CEQA Guidelines, as amended.

DATE AND HOUR:

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING:

El Monte City Hall; City Hall West – Conference Room A 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California

Persons wishing to comment on the proposed application or the environmental documentation may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. If you challenge the decision of the City Modification Committee, in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Modification Committee at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact the Planning Division at (626) 258-8626. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Persons wishing to comment on the proposed application or the environmental documentation may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. If you challenge the decision of the City Planning Commission, in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact the Planning Division at (626) 258-8626. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Published on and mailed on:

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Published and Mailed on:

02-13-2013

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City of El Monte Modification Committee Marcella Magdaleno, Modification Committee Secretary

PUBLIC NOTICE

All Interested Parties

FROM:

City of El Monte Planning Commission Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626

Pursuant to law, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to determine whether or not the following request should be granted.

APPLICATION:

Conditional Use Permit No. 21-12, Design Review 10-12 & Modification No. 31-12

REQUEST:

A Conditional Use Permit request to permit two auto related businesses to operate on a single property, one business is a tire shop (Star Tire) and the other is an auto paint and body shop (Autosquare Collision Center); A Design Review request to evaluate the site configuration, architectural design of the proposed building remodel, facade improvements, and signage improvements; and a Modification request to provide 55 parking spaces in lieu of 57 spaces required by Code. The subject property is located in the C-3 (General Commercial) Zone. The request is made pursuant to Sections 17.24.040(7), 17.24.040(9), 17.24.040(34), 17.20 and 17.22 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

PROPERTY LOCATION:

3475 Peck Road / APN: 8567-019-042 (A full legal description of the property is on file in the office of the El Monte Planning Division)

APPLICANT:

Agustin Grube 17705 Valley Boulevard El Monte, CA 91732

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION:

Categorical Exemption (Class 1 – Existing Facilities)

DATE AND HOUR:

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING:

El Monte City Hall; City Hall East – City Council Chambers 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California

Persons wishing to comment on the proposed application or the environmental documentation may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. If you challenge the decision of the City Planning Commission, in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact the Planning Division at (626) 258-8626. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Published and Mailed on:

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

02-13-2013

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Marcella Magdaleno, Secretary

City of El Monte Planning Commission Marcella Magdaleno, Planning Commission Secretary

MID VALLEY NEWS

PETITION OF CHANGE OF NAME

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE PLANNING COMMISSION TO:

02-13-2013

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Planning

Commission

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: KS016767 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: BERMUDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: BERMUDEZ to ELIZABETH BERMUDEZ. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING on MARCH 01, 2013 at 8:30am in Dept.: 0, NC-120 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Pomona Court House, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this County: Mid Valley News Dated: JAN 15, 2013 PETER J. MEEKA Clerk Of The Superior Court 01/23/2013, 01/30/2013, 02/06/2013, 02/13/2013 MID VALLEY NEWS

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Mid Valley News TRUSTEE SALE

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-10-409580-CT Order No.: 100743935-CA-GTI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/8/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ANTHONY ALVARADO, A SINGLE MAN Recorded: 3/15/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0551729 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 3/6/2013 at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $346,712.52 The purported property address is: 1603 LEXHAM AVE, SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 8114-027-013 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-

ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-573-1965 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-10-409580-CT . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney.

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED

BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations.

TS No.: CA-10-409580-CT IDSPub #0045115 2/13/2013 2/20/2013 2/27/2013

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Voorhis Elementary School Students Celebrate 100th Day of School El Monte

Students at Voorhis Elementary School in the Mountain View School District are 100 days smarter since the start of the school year and celebrated this milestone with a special assembly. The school’s kindergarten through fifth grade students commemorated the 100th day of the 2012-2013 school year at a high- energy ceremony complete with the launching of 100 red balloons.

The campus was buzzing with excited students and teachers who celebrated the completion of a successful and productive 100 days of learning.

Selected students from each grade level and members of the school’s Student Council held a total of 100 balloons which were launched into the sky after all the students excitedly counted to 100. In unison, the students counted from 1 to 100 in a variety of languages including German, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Norwegian and English. Attached to each balloon was note stating that the balloon originated from Voorhis School with the school’s telephone number, and encouraged those find-

by Michele Earle

ing the balloons to call the school and report where the balloon landed. The students are eager to hear how far the balloons travel.

“Congratulations students on completing 100 days of school!” said Carolina Galaviz, Voorhis principal. “You have worked very hard and are 100 days smarter!”

Commemorating the 100

ers for enriching our learning and our parents and families for helping us achieve our goals. Also, Mrs. Galaviz and the staff at Voorhis for setting high expectations and encouraging us to be the best we can be.”

Aligned with the 100th day theme, several classes celebrated the day by completing 100 multiplication facts in

days, Galaviz challenged the students to smile at 100 people and give 100 compliments.

“Happy 100th day of school, we have so much to be proud of,” said Karol Lozano, Student Council president.

“We want to thank our teach-

less than five minutes, reading 100 books, writing 100 site words, passing 100 Accelerated Reader quizzes and counting to 100.

Photo : Voorhis Elementary students celebrate the 100th day of school with a balloon launch.

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The Other Side of Walmart

By: Assemblymember Roger Hernandez

Notice to Discontinue labor law practices for not maintaining time records. Another contractor for Walmart, Chino-based Quettico, LLC., was issued citations totaling $220,000 in penalties on January 28 of this year and have been ordered to pay over $1.1 million in back wages and unpaid overtime to approximately 865 warehouse workers. Our state takes pride in being at the forefront of workers’ rights and protections, therefore we cannot allow such practices

by Walmart through exclusive third party contracts to degrade what numerous groups have fought diligently to preserve as basic workers’ rights.

Walmart faces serious consequences if found to be negligent through wage gouging, failing to pay proper wages and overtime. This case is unprecedented as it poses immediate concerns to other big retailers who find themselves in similar situations. Clearly, Walmart alleges that it cannot control the actions of its contractors, yet operates as a corporation that takes pride in controlling every aspect

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and aggravated assault.

“We attribute our safe-city ranking to the community’s growing participation in the Neighborhood Watch Program,” said Mayor Vincent Yu. “We can thank our residents, the Sheriff’s Department, and the City’s Public Safety Division for our community’s exemplary safety record—it shows that we really look out for each other in Temple City.”

Those looking to become more active in promoting neighborhood safety can participate in the City and Sheriff’s Department’s recently reformatted Neighborhood Watch Program.

Through monthly meetings targeting specific Watch Areas, residents interact with local law enforcement to discuss such pertinent issues as crime trends and statistics, and emergency preparedness.

Read more about the Neighborhood Watch Program in the Summer 2012 issue of Connect Magazine.

To find your Watch Area, or learn more about how to get involved, contact Public Safety Officer Bryan Ariizumi at (626) 285-2171, or visit www.templecity.us.

of their business model. On their website Walmart has a policy mandating Standards for Suppliers which states, “suppliers must compensate all workers with wages, overtime premiums, and benefits that meet or exceed legal standards or collective agreements, whichever are higher.” Walmart has failed warehouse workers by not meeting their own standards as a result of their practices.

A corporation of Walmart’s magnitude clearly asserts influence with anyone it does business with. Through legal loopholes Walmart is able to contract with third-party businesses without becoming a direct link in the unlawful practices which results in the ongoing perpetual exploitation of workers.

Mega Corporations, just like every day citizens, should set the model of treating their employees at the highest standards. After all, Walmart and its shareholders owe the employees for the hefty annual dividend returns and rising stock share. According to CNN Money, Walmart profits reached a substantial $15.7 billion in

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among this year's judges was that it was an extremely challenging task to select the winning crafts since there were so many outstanding entries in all

categories. Local El Monte Women's Club members are already planning for their entries for next year's festival.

2011.

It is time for Wal-Mart to face the consequences for its actions and be held accountable for its illicit practices against its workers and contracted warehouse workers.

As Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, protecting the rights of all Californians who are mistreated in the workplace is a top priority. This is why we must continue to hold large corporations such as Walmart accountable for their violations of labor laws; warehouse workers have done nothing wrong, except provide their services to an employer who continues to exploit them in order to see large quarterly profits.

time in years and they also picked up Kylie Fitts, a defensive lineman who originally committed to USC before inking with the Bruins.

After a brawl reportedly broke out in the locker room after the Sun Bowl and a 7-6 overall finish you have to figure 2013 is do or die for head coach Lane Kiffin.

It was a big day for Monrovia last week. Northwestern, Colorado and Penn, are the destinations of Brett Walsh, George Frazier and Mason Bryant respectively as they all put pen to paper last Wednesday. Just when we thought that was it Isaac Miravet signed with Azusa Pacific University the next day. Congratulations to the players and the entire Monrovia program.

That's my principle.

Tim can be reached at tim@ midvalleysports.com.

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Groundbreaking was held earlier this month to construct a railroad bridge over Baldwin Avenue in El Monte as part of the Metro-funded Alameda Corridor East project. The four-lane depressed roadway will eliminate an at-grade crossing used by 14 freight trains and 28,000 vehicles per day.

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Recently, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder from the Central District Court of California added Walmart as a defendant in a multi-class action lawsuit (Everardo Carrillo, et al. v.

Schneider Logistics, Inc. et al., 2012 WL 4791614 (C.D. Cal.)) that has captured the attention of business and labor communities throughout the nation. The importance of the lawsuit is a result of unlawful condition practices instituted against warehouse workers by Schneider Logistics based in Mira Loma, CA. Schneider Logistics serves as a Contract Supplier for the giant retailer Walmart.

Schneider Logistics exclusively deals with Walmart by negotiating with third-party contractors which supply the majority of their merchandise to the stores. In 2011, Schneider Logistics was penalized with over $1 million in fines by the California Department of Industrial Relations, which included a fine of $499,000 for “failure to provide itemized wage statements to employees.” The contractor was also issued a

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