Vol. 51, No.16
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
April 17, 2013
Special Section
Local Events
Chalk Talk
Sports
Student's Corner
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Norms Restaurant Coming Soon to El Monte
El Monte
by Chelsea Dickerson
The El Monte City Countheir desire for new rescil approved last week the taurants and retail shops in much-anticipated El Monte El Monte. This is a good Norms Restaurant Project project at the right location to be and will located at bring many Much-Anticipated the south- Project Represents a $4 benefits to east corner Million Investment to the City.” of Valley The projDowntown El Monte Boulevard ect consists and Santa of 6,890 Anita Avsquare feet enue, a cornerstone developof new indoor and outment for one of the City’s door restaurant space and busiest intersections. This 172 public parking spaces, brings a $4 million invest44 spaces to be built on ment to the City’s center that what is currently a vacant meets the dining needs of El City-owned parcel. One Monte residents and visitors. requirement is Norms must “This is a huge win for continuously employ 40 El Rendering of the Norms building by Britton Design Group
our community,” said Mayor Andre Quintero. “We hear all the time from residents
Monte residents for a fiveyear period, with 20 of these employees from low- to moderate-income households. Norms was founded in 1949 by Norm Roybark and has been family-owned and operated for 60 years. There are currently 18 Norms locations, all located in Southern California. Norms offers 24-hour sit-down service and last year was voted “Best Family Restaurant” by Los Angeles Times readers. “Norms is such a familyfriendly restaurant and we Norms Restaurant continued to pg 9
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SGMH Alumnae Jo Anne Disney Joins Our Family
El Monte
Recently, Jo Anne joined the Mid Valley News as an Assistant Editor and Feature Writer. Jo Anne is an alumna of San Gabriel Mission High School. Upon graduation from Cal-State, Los Angeles, Jo Anne secured a position as Administrative Operations Analyst with the university and remained there for 29 years. During that time, Jo Anne served as Chapter President for the California State Employees Association for 10 years as well as the Newsletter Editor for “CSEA Open Form.” She also served on numerous campus committees, including the appointment to the Strategic Planning Committee by the University President, James Rosser. Upon her early retirement from Cal-State Los Angeles, she became a caregiver for her mother. During this time Jo Anne has also pursued a freelance writing career. She
by Clark Moseley
has been a contributing writer to various publications including, Temple City Life, The University Employee, The Tidings, and the Wyvernwood Chronicle. She has worked for local newspapers, the most recent was the San Gabriel
Valley Weekly. There she held the position of Calendar Editor and Feature Writer for two years. Currently, besides working at the Mid Valley News, Jo Anne works part-time at San Gabriel Mission High School as an Alumni Relations Assis-
tant. The responsibilities for this position includes writing press releases, serving as the advisor to the students that have become Writing Interns for the Mid Valley News, as well tutoring English. In addition, she writes a monthly events calendar for St. Luke Italian Catholic Federation Branch #326 that appears in the Bollettino, the Italian Catholic Federation Newspaper based in Northern California. Jo Anne’s love for writing came during her sophomore year at SGMHS. Now she hopes to foster and discover budding writers as she tutors fellow Lady Pioneers. When she is not working, Jo Anne loves to visit Disneyland. She enjoys writing, walks along the beach at Morro Bay, and college football games. Jo Anne is a long-time resident of Temple City and attends St. Luke Catholic Church.
Arroyo High Student Named L. A. County Library Volunteer of the Year El Monte
Arroyo High School senior Emily Van has been selected as the Los Angeles County Public Library Volunteer of the Year for 2013. According to a library spokesperson, volunteer of the year honors represent the most outstanding volunteers. They are selected based on service accomplishments and are supportive of the County's values of compassion, commitment, a
by Anne Donofrio-Holter
"can do" attitude, accountability, integrity, professionalism, respect for diversity and responsiveEmily Van ness in
service.
The spokesperson went on to say volunteering "is vital to the health of your library and your community by providing much needed support to the youth and adults who rely on library services. You will also gain skills and knowledge that will help
Arroyo High Student continued to pg 5