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Rose Parade Salutes Parks, Bids Farewell to Parade Icons

by Annick J. Downhower Pasadena

The 2016 Rose Parade invites viewers to “Find Your Adventure.” Tournament of Roses President Mike Matthiessen chose the theme as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken

Burns, named an honorary park ranger for his series “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” will be the parade’s Grand Marshal.

For the 68th year in a row, Los Angeles TV station KTLA will broadcast the Rose Parade live. Popular

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co-hosts Stephanie Edwards and Bob Eubanks will provide commentary. This telecast will be bittersweet for viewers because Edwards and Eubanks decided this will be their final New Year’s broadcast.

Eubanks, known for hosting “The Newlywed Game” and producing the Beatles’ original Hollywood Bowl concerts, began providing parade coverage for KTLA in 1979. Edwards, the first female co-host of the ABC morning show that became “Good Morning America,” joined Eubanks on KTLA starting New Year’s Day 1982. The team is known for their cheerful banter, with Edwards specializing in pointing out beautiful float details while Eubanks highlights equestrian units. Fans are encouraged to email

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Garvey Intermediate Middle School Teamwork Keeps the Beaches Clean

by David Perez El Monte

OR CURRENT RESIDENT

The youth basketball club from the Woodcraft Rangers after school program at Garvey Intermediate Middle School travelled to Will Rogers State Beach help clean up the beach at Pacific Palisades. Full of trash bags, gloves and smiles, 20 students help spread some

holiday cheer into the community.

The students decided on an end of the year field trip.

Youth voice is a huge attribute that Woodcraft Rangers instills in its programs.

Deciding to spread some holiday cheer at the beach reflected a Holiday Season in Los Angeles.

Chris Johnson, Woodcraft Rangers CEO says, “Field trips are important for our youth. It can spark a new interest for them, leading into an encouraging career. ” Building leadership and teamwork skills are vital to the youth. Woodcraft Rangers gives students an opportunity to break out of their comfort zone and interact in new surroundings. While the after school budget is decreasing, the need for programs like these are key. Woodcraft Rangers prides itself in building community leaders, and “Beach

Clean-Up Day” was a huge success.

Woodcraft Rangers has developed and continued a strong partnership with the Garvey School District as its after school provider.

For over 10 years it has cultivated the youth within

the district hosting their by and for youth, their NVIprograms and community SION programs are tailored events within their schools. to the community offering Woodcraft Rangers is a variety of clubs at over 65 a provider of expanded schools throughout the Los learning with enrichment Angeles area. Rigorous and programs in after school and engaging programming that summer learning. Designed Garvey Middle Intermediate continued on page 9

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El Monte Cemetery Association ( Savannah Memorial Park ) Annual Meeting

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Savannah Memorial Park will hold their Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Garvey Community Center. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am.

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Around Town

by Mavis Hansen HAPPY NEW YEAR! FELIZ ANO NUEVO! BONNE ANNEE! HANOLI MAKAHIKI HOU! SCZCESLIWEGO NOWEGO ROKU! EIN GLUCKLICHES NEUES JAHR! ONNELLISTA UUTTA VUOTTA! All over the world, HAPPY NEW YEAR is said a different way, yet means the same for everyone. My wish for you is a Happy New Year full of good cheer, health and happiness with many blessings.

Welcoming the New Year is one of the world’s oldest and most widely celebrated customs. In many places people stay up late to see the old year out and the New Year in. Almost everywhere in the world church bells ring, horns toot whistles blow and sirens shriek. London’s Trafalgar Square and New York City’s Times Square swarm with crowds of happy, noisy people.

New Year’s Day is a time for entertaining, visiting and gift-giving. Because it marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a good time to make ‘New Year’s Resolutions,” the resolve to do better in the year just beginning than you did in the year just ended.

The idea of a “clean start” for the New Year means exactly that in many places. In part of the Balkans, the people sprinkle themselves, their houses and their yards with freshly drawn well water.

People in Morocco observe the same practice. The people in Madagascar and Burma pour water on their heads on New Year’s Day. Throughout the Orient, where the New Year is the most joyful and important festival of the year, the clean start applies to many things. All debts must be paid at the end of the old year. Houses are thoroughly cleaned. People dress in their newest and best clothes. In China the holiday may go on for many days. Much time is spent preparing special foods.

Feasts, fireworks, visiting and the exchange of gifts are enjoyed. Children love this day, for this is when they receive red envelopes containing gifts of money from relatives and friends.

The Japanese New Year is equally cheerful, where

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homes are decorated with pine branches and bamboo, symbols of long life.

In many European countries, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands, among others, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Then they pay calls on friends and relatives. Italian boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day. In parts of Italy, sprigs of mistletoe are hung over the doorways for luck. Beginning in Medieval times, the wassail bowl was an important part of the English Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. The bowl was filled with punch of spiced wine or ale. Wassail comes from the Angle-Saxon which means “be whole” or “be well”. Wassailing went on everywhere in England, in the royal palace, in monasteries and in private homes.

It still continues today in the custom of friends wishing each other “good health” in the New Year over a glass of wine.

People in the United States observe the holiday by going to church and giving and attending parties on New Year’s Eve. It is a time for hospitality and good cheer. Since television has come into all homes, many parties and get- togethers are held to watch the many footballs games played on this day.

It is a wonderful day for families to be together.

Christmas has passed and thoughts turn to what the future holds for us, our family, friends and the world we live in. Let us all count our blessings, remember to help those who need us and yes, maybe make some New Year resolutions?

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Student's Corner New Year’s Resolutions With the New Year upon us, many have constructed their list of resolutions. A resolution is a decision to do or not to do something.

Some examples include the decision to exercise everyday or to not eat as much junk food. Just as with everything else in our world, these resolutions come with criticism.

One of the most common reactions I have experienced to yearly resolutions are people questioning why it is that we only challenge ourselves to improve once a year, rather than throughout the year. Why couldn’t we have limited our time on social media months ago?

I agree that we shouldn’t wait till January 1st to better

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does work out, and a person’s life is changed for the better. The success rate is not impacted by the time of year in which a person sets goals for themselves, and in every instance, the person has good intentions, which I find to be commendable.

Acknowledging the fact there are areas in ones life that could be improved is already impressive and is the first step in making any change occur.

Overall, I recommend that you take action on bettering yourself as soon as possible, but if ringing in the New Year is what makes you determined to do so, then by all means use it.

D.U.I.

by Eugene R. Webb

Sadly, most all of us know someone who had a D.U.I.; I must admit it happened to me, a real lucky guy.

For I was stopped four times, only arrested twice; Back in 1966 I felt those wonderful police were nice.

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But today I wished I had been arrested the first time; Maybe I’d gotten sober sooner and saved my mind.

Many of us do drive when we’ve had way too many; We don’t realize if caught, it’ll cost us plenty.

I know any addiction is really very hard to break; But it’s something we all must do for our own sake.

An alcoholic is the very last to know they are one; Also they know nothing about alcohol, just fun.

Alcohol is the number one killer, with D.U.I. at the top; People start drinking, they don’t know when to stop.

Once we start drinking we don’t know what we’ll do; The old devil takes over and makes a fool out of you.

Our worst decisions are made when we are drinking; And alcoholic’s are known to have stinken thinken.

When drinking & driving you never think about getting caught; And you really don’t give a damn if you do or not.

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ourselves, especially if it is concerning our health, but also argue that if getting a new calendar is the motivation a person needs to get up a little earlier and take that morning jog, then why stop them? Some people might have incredible self-control, allowing them to take action whenever they please.

Others, myself included, appreciate a reminder every now and then, which is something the start of a year could potentially provide.

The other criticism I hear for yearly resolutions is that they are never fulfilled. I have witnessed, and experienced, many resolutions fail to get carried out. Nonetheless, there are also instances in which a goal for the year

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There’s a lot of consequences that comes with a D.U.I.; An accident, killing a lot of people and you could die.

However, when drinking we are not full of fear; It cost a lot of money and I lost my license for a year.

I can tell you it’s a lot worse now than way back then; I hope you read this poem, and take heed my friend.

With alcohol and other drugs don’t waste your time; Go to A.A. and keep the Twelve Steps on your mind.

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Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City

‘Time Jockey’

Mormon Connection

by Joe Castillo

Mormon Battalion ….

The foundations of the United States were built on basic freedoms and rights for man including the freedom of religion. In February 1846, the Mormons were driven out of their established homesteads in places such as Nauvoo, Illinois. After angry mobs attacked them, the Mormons escaped westward across the Mississippi River. Brigham Young, president of the Latter-Day Saints, sought government protection and sent his emissary Elder Jesse Little to Washington D.C. Little met with a number of government officials but War with Mexico had just been declared and more important issues were at stake. After Little’s persistent efforts, a meeting with President James Polk was arranged.

Polk was involved in a war and the Mormon issue wasn’t a priority. But Polk needed men to support his military efforts and agreed to establish an Army unit to protect the Mormons from any further persecution.

Polk created a battalion size unit of 500 enlisted men which would only include members of the Mormon faith. The unit became known as the Mormon Battalion and would be the only U.S. military unit established for religious purposes. The soldiers in the unit were inducted into the U.S. Army and were issued Army uniforms, however commanding officers were regular U.S. Army officers and were not selected from the volunteer Mormon enlistees. In July 1846, Brigadier General Stephen Kearney led the Mormon Battalion across the Midwest plains to San Diego.

The unit performed their occupation duties while stationed in California but after their enlisted period ended, many in the group wanted to join Brigham Young and a growing number of Mormons in a new location, Salt Lake

City. The group made arrangements to travel north through California to reach their planned destination. Crossing the Sierra Nevada’s became their greatest challenge but the Mormons chose to follow a path first negotiated by John C. Fremont’s scout, Kit Carson. The path went northeast from Sacramento through Placerville and Coloma before entering the Lake Tahoe area and crossing through Nevada to Utah. The trail became known as the Emigrant Trail and the Mormons followed it to reach the safe haven of Salt Lake City. In September 1848, the first group of Mormons arrived in Utah, three months after their journey started.

The Emigrant Trail would be used by hundreds of Mormons to escape persecution in other locations in the United States. While the Mormon Battalion was a unique religious based unit, it was also run by non-Mormon officers with one of them being General George Stoneman, who served as a quartermaster of the battalion. Stoneman was a roommate of Confederate icon Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, was a graduate of West Point and eventually rose to the rank of Brigadier General. In the Civil War, he commanded a crack Union Unit and after the war directed railroad surveying parties through the Sierra Nevada’s. He entered politics after leaving the military and was elected as the fifteenth Governor of California from 1883-1887. In his honor, a number of sites were named after him in Yosemite Valley including Stoneman Meadow, Stoneman Bridge and Stoneman House Hotel. Stoneman retired to live in the City of Alhambra, where Stoneman Avenue is named in his memory along with the other business named as part of his legacy…..

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Year in Review: A great 2015 in San Gabriel

by City of San Gabriel San Gabriel

Year in Review: A great 2015 in San Gabriel In 2015, the City of San Gabriel saw many great milestones and accomplishments. From new infrastructure to innovative ways to connect with residents and visitors, city staff members and the City Council have worked hard this year to

improve city services and better the community as a whole. Here are, in no particular order, ten highlights from San Gabriel in 2015.

1. A SMOOTHER RIDE: Residents and commuters have a smoother ride now on Las Tunas Drive after the city completed the Las Tunas Drive Pavement Re-

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habilitation Project in 2015.

The project was the largest paving project in the city in nearly a decade, and included upgrades like drought tolerant median landscaping and the city’s first bike lanes.

In addition, the City Council approved a loan from the California Infrastructure Bank that will fund other much-needed infrastructure projects. Finally, though it is not a city project, San Gabriel residents also benefited from the completion of all four bridge crossings for the ACE San Gabriel Trench Project.

2. OZZIE GETS A MAKEOVER: This year the city, along with Friends of La Laguna, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the iconic La Laguna de San Gabriel playground at Vincent Lugo Park. As part of the celebration, the group also unveiled the newly restored Ozzie the Octopus structure.

3. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: In 2015, the San Gabriel Fire Department launched SG Alert, a new emergency notification system that will help the city get out essential and live saving information to residents by phone, email or text during a disaster. Sign up now at www.sangabrielcity.com/sgalert.

4. COFFEE WITH A COP: The San Gabriel Year in Review continued on page 5

Citizens Academy Program Begins January 14, 2016

by City of Temple City, Chamber Temple City

Temple City’s popular Citizen’s Academy program is back for its third round.

Residents and business owners are encouraged to apply for the four-session series to learn about City Hall. Each lesson is designed to familiarize community members with the City’s decision-making process and allow them to participate in their local government.

Topics include City Hall functions, revenue and spending, neighborhood preservation, economic development, public safety, and parks and recreation.

Participants must be 18 years or older, and live or work in Temple City. The program runs for four con-

secutive Thursdays at 7 p.m. from Jan. 14 through Feb. 4.

Locations vary, but are typically held at City facilities.

Applications are due Dec. 31 and may be submitted online at :

www.templecity.us or in person at City Hall. Selected participants must be able to commit to the full program.

For more information, phone 626-285-2171.

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CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE John has been chosen to receive this honor because of his outstanding academic achievement and advocacy for students on campus and in the community. John is a role model for students to follow. He is passionate about his education and the education of all the students at South El Monte.

After graduation in 2017, he plans to attend Harvard University

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Police Department began a new effort this year to engage local residents, hosting the department’s first-ever Coffee with a Cop event on Dec. 10 at The Greenhaus Café. The event was a great opportunity for locals to talk to city police personnel in a casual, comfortable setting.

5. PARTIES IN THE MISSION DISTRICT: Community members had no shortage of entertainment this year with a host of fun, free, city-hosted events throughout 2015. The year kicked off with the city’s inaugural Lunar New Year Festival, and continued the momentum with other firsttime events like Surf’s Up and Dumpling & Beer Fest.

All the events had a great turnout and gave residents a chance to connect with the city while enjoying some free family fun in the historic Mission District.

6. FEELING FANCY ON VALLEY BOULEVARD: The city saw the beginning of several new and exciting projects this year, including the groundbreaking for two new hotels on Valley Boulevard. The new Hyatt Place and Sheraton in the city will bring in income, visitors and economic development. Finally, the city actively participated in two ICSC shows promoting the community and encouraging new businesses to come to San Gabriel.

7. PLANNING TO PLAY: The Community Services Department completed its first Strategic Plan in 2015, marking an exciting beginning for new projects, programs and goals in the department in the coming years. View the plan online.

8. GRAB THE POPCORN: This year the Playhouse launched many new programs in an effort to become a more full service

entertainment destination.

The theater now has a new box office, and hosts new and unique programs like Silent Sundays and Global Flavors.

9. GETTING SOCIAL: The City of San Gabriel was busy in 2015 when it came to social media. This year the city launched a new Instagram and YouTube account, as well as a Weibo account to engage with Chinese speaking residents.

These new accounts have already gained significant following and helped the city connect with the community on many different levels.

10. PERKS IN THE PARK: The Finance Department announced in 2015 the launch of the new public WiFi network, SG Connect, offering free wireless Internet connection to the public at all city parks and facilities. In doing so, the city was the first in the area of its size to offer such a service to residents and visitors.

Arcadia Biz Person of Year has Rose Parade Float

by Scott Hettrick Arcadia

Arcadia resident and current Arcadia Chamber Business Person of the Year Kin Hui invited Arcadia city officials and Arcadia Chamber CEO Scott Hettrick to a special holiday lunch gathering today of his Pasadena-based Singpoli company employees alongside his third annual float for the Tournament of Roses

on January 1 in a tent just outside the Rose Bowl.

Hui and his wife Ivy, who oversees all company finance and accounting operations for Singpoli, sat at a table with Mayor Gary Kovacic and his wife Barb, as well as City Council Member Sho Tay and his wife Sherry, and

struction projects all over the world and has recently partnered on the opening of several restaurants in Los Angeles and has a growing global media company called 8sian Media.

Kin and Ivy have several

Hettrick and his wife Betty.

This year’s float is called Marco Polo and carries the theme of East Meets West.

Hui said it is very important for different countries and cultures within this country to try harder to find common ground and get along better together.

Singpoli develops and oversees numerous con-

children attending schools in the Arcadia Unified School District; a couple daughters will be riding on the float in the parade.

Mayor Kovacic joked that since Arcadia has not had its own city float in more than a decade and since Hui lives in Arcadia, the city is unofficially adopting the Singpoli float as the float of Arcadia.

Happy New Year from the City of San Gabriel!

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By Joe Torosian

December 30, 2015

Johnson Leads Monrovia Past Glendora

by Corey Kwok Monrovia

It’s so odd. I can get absolutely furious as a St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams fan. I tell myself I’m going to stop taking it all so seriously and then they go and pull off a win like they did in Seattle last Sunday.

The emotions of sports fans are so fragile. We like to think we are tough, strong, loyal, and ever faithful. Truth is we are as fragile as the dreamer that walks into an American Idol audition. ***USC will play Wisconsin on Wednesday, December 30, in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. If it sounds familiar it should.

USC played in the Holiday Bowl last year and defeated Nebraska. The year before that the Trojans were in the Las Vegas Bowl, the year before that the Sun Bowl, and three years before that, in 2009, they played in the Emerald Bowl.

When you think of USC of football you’re supposed to think of Rose Bowl’s and national championships, but the Trojans have not played in a Rose Bowl game since the conclusion of the 2008 season. Mark Sanchez was the quarterback and Pete Carroll was still the head coach.

USC finished 12-1 that year and completed its seventh straight ten-plus win season. Since then they’ve not only failed to play in the Rose Bowl, but they’ve only won ten games twice in seven seasons.

Excellent if it’s UCLA, but at USC, that sort of success puts you through six head coaching changes.

Do you think people working in the athletic department feel a little bit of pressure? Do you think with millions of dollars at stake the pressure to get the athletes to perform at a high level is extremely intense?

Last question: Is there any part of you that doesn’t believe a division-one athlete is, in reality, a professional athlete?

They might attend class (well, maybe Kentucky basketball players don’t) but school is the side job.

Athletics is the vocation, education the avocation. ***Mid-Bits (Like Tidbits) ***The El Monte High School alumni baseball game will be held on Saturday, January 23, at the school. The game is set to start at 9: A.M.

***On second thought, maybe the NFL MVP for 2015 is really the Arizona Cardinals’ Carson Palmer. *** “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”—Benjamin Franklin *** After starting the season 1-5, the Kansas City Chiefs have won nine games in a row and have made the NFL playoffs. *** Former Duarte football standout Mike Harris (UCLA) is in his fourth NFL season and has started 15 games at tackle for the Minnesota Vikings this season. Harris spent his first two seasons with the San Diego Chargers after going undrafted in the 2012 draft.

Other Duarte Falcons to play in the NFL are Dennis Weathersby, Damion Shelton, and Nate Jacquet.

Happy Birthday this week to: 12/30: Longtime area softball/football coach Bobby Madrid turns 41.

12/31: El Monte alum Sylvia Olivas-Stoker turns young.

1/1: Temple City/APU alum/former Mid Valley News staffer Josh Ouellette turns 25.

1/1: Former Rosemead football player Geoff Rios turns 47.

1/4: Former Mid Valley News staffer Andy Villanueva turns 45.

1/5; El Monte alum Mary J. Wesley turns young.

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Kris Johnson scored eight of his team high 13 points in the second half and notched four assists and 13 rebounds for Monrovia, which rallied past and shut down Glendora with a strong 18-4 fourth quarter on to a 46-35 win.

Jordan Ware added 11 points and nine boards while Jayden Scott (4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist) and James Smith chipped in with eight, and seven points, respectively. Nathan Beltran (5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals) dished out four assists.

Jamie Strong (8 rebounds) led Glendora with 13 points and the Tartans also received 11 points from Dylan Miller (9 rebounds), six points, six steals, and five assists by Bryce Wooldridge, and five points and eight rebounds out of Jazz Orr. Both teams are now 5-5.

Monrovia’s Kris Johnson.

Photo by Tim Peterson

Arroyo’s Singiser to Coach All-Star Game

by Tim Peterson West Covina

Arroyo’s Jim Singiser will be the head coach of the West and Chaffey’s Chris Brown will coach the East in the East-West All-Star Game to be played Saturday, January 30 at West Covina High School.

“I figured I have a shelf life. So if I was ever going to do it I may as well do it now,” Singiser said. “Only having four days of practice makes it less about scheme

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El Monte’s Edward Dominguez 30 of his team’s 62 points in an 84-62 loss to Santa Maria this week. Photo courtesy of Angel Castillo

Photo to right: Arroyo Head Coach Jim Singiser.

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and truly more of a showcase for the kids, which is how it should be.”

Game organizer and West Covina HC, Mike Maggiore is excited about the talent that will be on the field for this year’s game.

“Over 80 schools have nominated players. That’s the best ever,” Maggiore said.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

BOYS Tuesday, December 22 Leuzinger 63 San Gabriel Academy 58 South El Monte 64 Covina 56 Monrovia 46 Glendora 35 Norco 72 Temple City 64 Saturday, December 26 Chaparral 63 Arcadia 54 Bosco Tech 44 Alhambra 40 La Salle 81 Firebaugh 54 Cabrillo 75 La Puente 28 Pioneer 50 Arroyo 44 Santa Maria 84 El Monte 62 St. Paul 64 Gabrielino 52 Walnut 70 South El Monte 37

Baldwin Park 54 Ontario Christian 49 Los Altos 86 Sierra Vista 76 San Dimas 63 Duarte 14 Temple City 72 Azusa 29 Pasadena Poly 68 San Gabriel 48

GIRLS Tuesday, December 22 Esperanza 59 San Gabriel 35 South Hills 79 Rosemead 31 Chaparral 55 South El Monte 34 Arroyo 42 Lone Pine 21 Wednesday, December 23 Rosemead 53 Pomona

Catholic 12 South El Monte 51 Western 22 Serrano 38 Arroyo 14 Saturday, December 26 Westminster 57 San Gabriel 35 Excelsior Charter 48 Baldwin Park 28 Keppel 58 Duarte 43 Gabrielino 43 Whittier Christian 39 West Covina 55 Monrovia 31 Lincoln 52 La Salle 26

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The Peterson Principle

By Tim Peterson

Rants and raves for this holiday season.

I got out to see some high school basketball this past week. And you thought football officials were bad?

Note to CIF basketball referees: If you hear somebody berate you and use profanity but don’t know where it’s coming from don’t immediately hit the team with a technical that is in the vicinity.

This is exactly what happened at the Temple CityNorco game Tuesday night.

With less than a minute left in the game and the score tied, a Norco player drove the lane and was fouled. The call could have gone either way, but the official blew the whistle. Temple City Head Coach Eric Chin got up to complain as boos erupted from the crowd. Chin stated his case and it began to quiet down. As the official began to walk away a fan sitting directly behind the Temple City bench yelled that the call was “brutal” and emphasized his point with a well placed F-bomb. The referee turned and pointed towards the TC bench and said emphatically “Technical on the bench!”

Chin and assistant Rich Hollinger now were back on the court arguing that the outburst didn’t come from the bench. Despite their protests, the official insisted that it was a bench technical. Chin, in his frustration, got hit with another technical and when Hollinger didn’t immediately leave the floor he got hit with a third.

Both free throws for the original foul were good and with the three technical fouls resulting in six more Norco ran off eight straight points from the charity stripe. Yeah, it was charity all right.

A 62-62 game was now 70-62 Norco with 32 seconds left. Merry Christmas Norco!

Here’s an early gift. The Rams had erased a 14 point deficit in the fourth quarter but that all disappeared on one play.

It appeared the official knew he botched it when he hightailed it out of the gym as soon as the clock hit zeroes.

What if it was a Norco fan sitting behind the TC bench to sabotage the Rams? That could be a strategy for all teams going forward. Have one of your own people sit behind the opposing team’s bench and sound off on questionable calls. Bingo...instant points. **Why is every hiring of a football coach met with such negative feedback? What could possibly be negative about Margarito Beltran going to Bell Gardens?

I say great hire BG! Let’s just congratulate the Lancers

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Prep Athletic Notes

by Sports Staff San Gabriel Valley

Leading Scorers

and move on. **You know there are too many College Football Bowl games when only 21,000 (announced) show up show up to the Poinsettia Bowl and 14,000 at the Hawaii Bowl.

The number of bowl games needs to be revisited. **Can anybody beat Golden State? Maybe we can have a Lakers fan in disguise sit behind the Warriors bench.

Monrovia’s Remy Hare is leading on all area scorers in girls basketball with 15.5 points per-game. She is followed by Duarte’s MacKenzie Barnes with 14.4 and Arcadia’s Ash-ley Sue, who is averaging 12.9.

Note on Sue and Apaches teammate Sahana Saikuman, averaging 10.7, is that they are both freshmen. Sue is a guard and Saikuman plays forward.

On the boys side, the top five scorers are: El Monte’s Edward Dominguez is averaging 22.0 points per-game. Arroyo’s Justin Alfonso follows averaging 19.8, Temple City’s Rich Hollinger averaging 19.2, Bassett’s Ruben Bermudez comes in at 17.2 and team-mate Salvador Santos

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is averaging 15.0 points per-game.

Temple City’s Rich Hollinger is the son of former Rams head basketball coach Rich Hollinger, Sr.

(10) and Berenice Mancinas (9).

Sierra Vista will be on break until January 7 when they go to La Salle to play the Lanc-ers.

Sierra Vista Soccer Keeps Rolling

Double Take

The Lady Dons picked up four more wins before Christmas against Whittier, Pomona Catholic, San Gabriel Mission, and Colton.

Steve Jimenez’s team is now 11-0-1 on the season.

We mentioned last week that Sierra Vista has been good for a long time and we expect them to be very good going forward. Through 12 games this season the Lady Dons have scored a total of 41 goals. Nearly half of that total has been accounted for by freshmen Diana Garcia

The El Monte Lady Lions basketball team is off to decent start with a 5-5 record. But Cristine Butler’s team looks a lot like Kendra Navarro’s volleyball.

The El Monte story is not unique but a great indication that, like the boys, girls are multiple sport athletes these days facing the same pros and cons of a very busy, very active prep career.

The El Monte basketball team features 11 players on its official roster. The volleyball team officially carried 12 on its roster.

No less than six girls have played on both teams. They include Carla Sanchez, Kate Acosta, Jackie Lam, Camille Nievez, Giselle Alarcon, and Emmy Pham.

In the case of Sanchez (#1) and Acosta (#2), they are wearing the same jersey numbers they wore in both sports.

The El Monte Lady Lions getting ready for action. Photo by Joe T.

The ‘Mid’ Boys Top Ten

The ‘Mid’ Girl Top Ten

In terms of the area, Temple City is a force. We’re not talking state finals or even divisional semifinals, but Eric Chin’s Rams are an opponent’s nightmare. The Bosco Tech keeps chugging along and before the season is over La Salle should make a statement.

Until something better comes along, the Mission Valley League looks like it will belong to Gabrielino.

No new teams in the Top Ten this week, but there was a shake-up at the top. South El Monte, playing excellent ball, has unseated, at least for now, the Duarte Lady Falcons. Expect these two teams to flip several times during the course of the season.

South El Monte begins Mission Valley League play on January 8.

Duarte starts on January 13. The Lady Falcons were undefeated on Montview League play last season and they have not lost a league game since January 29, 2014.

1. Temple City: 9-3

1. South El Monte:

2. Bosco Tech: 8-3

9-4

3. Gabrielino: 8-3

2. Duarte: 8-2

4. Alhambra: 7-4

3. Gabrielino: 6-3

5. Rio Hondo Prep:

4. Temple City: 8-5

5-1

5. Rio Hondo Prep:

6. Arroyo: 6-4

4-0

7. La Salle: 6-4

6. Arcadia: 5-4

8. Monrovia: 5-5

7. El Monte: 5-5

9. El Monte: 7-5

8. San Gabriel: 5-6

10. Baldwin Park:

9. Sierra Vista: 4-6

5-3

10. Monrovia: 4-7

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE PLANNING COMMISSION Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626 TO:

City of El Monte Planning Commission

TO BE CONSIDERED:

Code Amendment 746 The Planning Commission will review and consider a recommendation to the City Council regarding the adoption of Code Amendment 746. In light of the local authority granted under California Assembly Bill 1147 (AB 1147), Code Amendment 746 would repeal the existing zoning moratorium on massage establishments and amend El Monte Municipal Code Title 17 to establish reasonable zoning and land use requirements on massage establishments, in accordance with AB 1147. The Planning Commission will also review modifications to Title 5 that will be prospectively proposed to the City Council regarding massage establishment regulations.This item was originally noticed for November 24, 2015.

PLACE OF HEARING:

Pursuant to State Law, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive testimony, orally and in writing, on Code Amendment 746. The public hearing is scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: El Monte City Hall – Council Chambers 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California

Persons wishing to comment on the proposed Code Amendment 746 may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. Written comments shall be sent to Jason Mikaelian, Planning Services Manager; El Monte City Hall West; 11333 Valley Boulevard; El Monte, CA 91731 or at jmikaelian@elmonteca. gov. 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 Jason Mikaelian at (626) 258-8626. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

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City of El Monte Planning Commission Marcella Magdaleno Planning Commission Secretary

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE MODIFICATION COMMITTEE Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626 FROM:

We need YOU to conduct an accurate Homeless Count

All Interested Parties City of El Monte Modification Committee

PROPERTY LOCATION: 2723 Bryce Road / APN: 8109-005-043 (A full legal

description of the property is on file in the office

of the El Monte Planning Division) APPLICATION:

Modification Permit No. 29-15

REQUEST:

A request for a Modification Permit to reduce the rear yard setback from the required twenty feet (20’-0”) to eight feet six inches (8’-6”). The rear yard setback reduction is to legalize the construction of a 462 square foot addition and a 200 square foot patio to an existing 1,173 square foot single family residence The property is located in the R-1B (One-family dwelling) zone. This request is made pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 17.20 of the El Monte Municipal Code (EMMC).

APPLICANT & PROPERTY OWNER:

Jimmy Banh 2723 Bryce Road El Monte, CA 91732

ENVIRONMENTAL Article 19 Categorical Exemptions - Section 15301 DOCUMENTATION: (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) in accordance with

the requirements of the California Environmental

Quality Act of 1970 and the CEQA Guidelines, as amended.

PLACE OF HEARING:

Pursuant to State Law, the Modification Committee will hold a public hearing to receive testimony, orally and in writing, on the proposed project. The public hearing is scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Time: 5:00 p.m.

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

Persons wishing to comment on the environmental documentation or proposed application may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. Written comments shall be sent to Ivan Galeazzi; El Monte City Hall West; 11333 Valley Boulevard; El Monte, CA 91731 or at igaleazzi@ elmonteca.gov. If you challenge the decision 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 Division at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact Ivan Galeazzi at (626) 258-8626. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Published on Wednesday, City of El Monte Modification Committee and mailed on: December 30, 2015 Marcella Magdaleno MID VALLEY NEWS Modification Committee Secretary

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ENVIRONMENTAL Code Amendment 746 is exempt from CEQA DOCUMENTATION: pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) under the general

rule that CEQA does not apply to activities which

can be seen with certainty to have no effect on the

environment. Changing the regulations relating to

massage establishments will not create any environmental impacts.

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Probates Notices

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE PLANNING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF

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

FROM:

All Interested Parties City of El Monte Planning Commission

APPLICATION: Density Bonus Housing Agreement for the Palo Verde Apartments Project PROPERTY LOCATION: 4704 and 4716 N. Peck Road, El Monte, CA 91732

(A full legal description of the property is on file in

the office of the El Monte Economic Development Department).

REQUEST: The proposed project calls to demolish the existing

vacant structures on the site and construct a new 49 unit affordable housing development with 77 park

ing spaces. The subject site has an area of 1.03 acres

and is located in the Mixed/Multi-Use (MMU)

zone. The building will have a height of 3 and 4

stories and a total area of 95,440 square feet. A total

of 36 units are permitted on the site. The project is

permitted by right under the El Monte Municipal

Code. The Planning Commission will be consider

ing the agreement for the density bonus portion of

the project only. The applicant is requesting a 35

percent density bonus for affordable housing proj

ects pursuant to State of California Law and the

City’s Density Bonus Provisions (Chapter 17.85 of

the El Monte Municipal Code). A total of 25 units

will be reserved for homeless veteran individuals

and families, 23 units to low-income individuals

and families, and one unrestricted unit for the resident manager.

APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER:

Hollywood Community Housing Corporation 5020 W. Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90029

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION:

An Initial Study was prepared for the project and , determined that there will be less than significant impacts to the environment because mitigation measures will be incorporated into the project.

Therefore,a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) has been prepared for the Palo Verde Apartments Project as provided under the California Environmental Quality Act. Mitigation measures are provided to lessen potential impacts related to aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology/soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology/water quality, noise, public services, transportation/traffic, utilities and service systems and mandatory findings of significance.

PUBLLIC REVIEW: The Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declara tion may be viewed at the City’s Website at: http:// www.elmonteca.gov/Government/EconomicDevel opment/Planning/ EnvironmentalDocuments.aspx

and at the Planning Division at El Monte City Hall

West. A public comment period on this document

ran from November 19, 2015 to December 21, 2015 PUBLIC Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 HEARING: Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: El Monte City Hall

City Hall East – Council Chambers COMMENTS: Jennifer Davis, Planning Consultant

El Monte City Hall West

11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA 91731 jdavis@elmonteca.gov For further information regarding this application, please contact the Planning Division at (626) 258-8626 Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the ours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

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JENNIE GUTIERREZ Case No. BP169217 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JENNIE GUTIERREZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by THERESA CHRISTINA ALCAZAR in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that THERESA CHRISTINA ALCAZAR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 19, 2016 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 located at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, California 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

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TRUSTEE SALE lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY 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 888-988-6736 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-14-610362-AL . 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. 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. 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.

QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 888-988-6736 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA14-610362-AL IDSPub #0097531 12/23/2015 12/30/2015 1/6/2016 MID VALLLEY NEWS

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Dole Packaged Foods’ float will honor awardwinning float designer Raul Rodriguez who passed away February 18, 2015. Entitled “Soaring Over Paradise,” Dole’s entry will visually depict the world’s vital rain forests, home to 30 million species of plants and animals. The float will include four waterfalls and a zip line plus a sculptured flock of macaws. The parrots are a nod to Rodriguez’s pet blue hyacinth macaw, Sebastian.

Rodriguez often rode one of his floats in the parade, accompanied by Sebastian.

Born in Los Angeles, Rodriguez created his first float concept as a high school junior, winning a contest sponsored by the city of Whittier. That led to a college degree in design and a career with Fiesta

Parade Floats. Rodriguez was responsible for designing 528 floats. He won four consecutive Rose Parade Sweepstakes Awards (given to the most beautiful entry) for Dole from 2011 to 2014.

Dole and Rodriguez were a perfect match because the designer enjoyed presenting visions of the countries where the company sources its sustainable, non-GMO fruits and vegetables.

This year’s parade will include local, self-built float entries from Downey, La Canada-Flintridge, Sierra Madre, and South Pasadena, along with the annual crowd favorite from Cal Poly Pomona/ San Luis Obispo.

Alhambra, Glendale, Los Angeles, and Torrance will enter professionally-built floats. The bands and cheer squads from Stanford University and the University of Iowa will make the trip down Colorado Boulevard

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-610362-AL Order No.: 14-0001520-01 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/14/2006. 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): FERNANDO BLANCO AND SOCORRO BLANCO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 11/28/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2622827 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/13/2016 at 10:30AM Place of Sale: Near the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, California 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $471,789.94 The purported property address is: 10434 ASHER STREET, EL MONTE, CA 91733 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 8580-005-008 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.

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Entertainment Corner CROSSWORD Crossword Puzzle solution in issue 01.06.16

What's in the Stars??

Aries

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Tension between you and a business partner could have you doubting your professional future in the current situation.

Don’t waste too much time worrying about it.

Taurus A long-term dream toward which you’ve been working for a long time, could finally show signs of coming true..

Gemini Congratulations to you! Career progress is in the wind! If you’ve wanted to create a dream career, you’ll be able to do so tod.

Cancer A business opportunity in a distant state or even foreign country could be in the works.

It could require a lot of travel or perhaps even relocation.

YEAR IN REVIEW ACROSS 1. C in ROTC 6. A Bartholomew Cubbins accessory 9. From a great distance 13. Dickens’s Heep 14. Credit card acronym 15. Falstaffian in body 16. One with lowest voice 17. South Pacific welcome 18. Capital territory of India 19. *Escaped Mexican drug lord 21. *Formerly Bruce 23. This is well if it ends well 24. Make over 25. Public health promoting org.

28. “____ and sound” 30. Brilliant or magnificent 35. Fast time 37. Australian palm 39. Sometimes done to a relationship 40. Medley 41. *Presidential candidate and celebrity 43. Printing unit 44. Mandarin’s headquarters 46. ____ crazy 47. Gulf War missile 48. Based on two 50. Change to copy 52. Give it a go 53. Wine and cheese descriptor 55. Jersey call 57. *He visited U.S. with great fanfare 61. *New late night host 65. Hawaiian veranda 66. *____ Paul teamed with Rihanna and Kanye 68. Madagascar primate 69. Set straight 70. ____ you sure?

71. Like one of eight in college basketball 72. Phoenix suburb 73. Swerve 74. Scatterbrained

DOWN 1. 27 to 3 2. Kind of account 3. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 4. Turkish bigwig 5. Sandbanks 6. BeyoncΘ’s 2008 hit 7. Tarzan’s adoptive mom 8. Jiffy or instant 9. Lend a criminal hand 10. Succumbed to gravity 11. Zombie’s skin color 12. Bit attachment 15. Unequivocally detestable 20. Manufacturing site 22. Online pop-ups 24. Reckoned 25. *Major fight winner 26. Flying nuisance 27. True inner self 29. Evergreen trees 31. Livens up 32. Give a boot 33. Happen again 34. *Deflategate star 36. Three-____ sloth 38. In the middle of 42. Best of its kind 45. One of B-vitamins 49. Computer-generated imagery 51. What the bell did?

54. English homework 56. Plural of obelus 57. Kind of drumbeat 58. Respiratory rattling 59. Black tropical cuckoo 60. Hindu serpent deity 61. *They went down with the El Faro 62. Discharge 63. Tracks after rain 64. *Stephen Curry was a master at hitting this shot 67. Easter Rising product

Leo A chance to increase your income could come your way.

This could involve extra work or investments.

Virgo A partnership that may have been moving steadily forward might seem stalled in its tracks.

This could involve either business or romance

Libra You should be at your peak of health. Physically, you feel strong and energetic. You’re in

the physical and mental space to accomplish wonders, so don’t be surprised if today you do just that.

Scorpio The result of a creative innovation you’ve been working on should make itself apparent today. You’ll be pleasantly surprised!

Sagittarius The opportunity to run a business out of your home could arise today, perhaps involving a metaphysical subject.

Capricorn A neighbor might be having a

hard time and need some extra support now. A new business could open up in your neighborhood that in some way opens doors for you..

Aquarius As career and money matters continue to advance for you, more ideas and opportunities for expanding your horizons could come to you.

Pisces Your energy and enthusiasm are at an all-time high. Your life, business, and money matters are going very well, and there are no signs that this will change any time soon.

Tech Bits

Hoverboards

by Glen Maldonado National

Hoverboards are not what they sound like and they don’t hover like in the movie “Back to the Future.” What they do is move you around on 2 wheels like a Segway, but without a handle bar.

They are this year’s biggest Christmas gift to kids, and because so many brands have started making them, there are big price ranges.

The big problem is knock offs. Many Hoverboards are made cheaply and with

bad parts to sell for less money. Those boards are dangerous and can explode.

There many reports of Hoverboards catching on fire, you need to be careful and make sure you buy your Hoverboard from a reputable dealer like Best Buy and make sure to ask about warranties. A less expensive device usually won’t have one but a well-known brand will. The average cost of a Hoverboard is $500, but

Walmart sells one at $430.

The Skagway is considered the best Hoverboard and has a battery life of about 2 hours and can ride for up to 10 miles.

Make sure to check your city’s policy on Hoverboards. New York and other cities have banned them from sidewalks. Hoverboards are the new fad but I don’t see myself buying one anytime soon.

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Robin Zander Surprise Appearance at Lucky Strike

by Sal Gomez Hollywood

The Ultimate Jam Night at Lucky Strike Live located inside the grand Hollywood and Highland entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard played a small part in rock music history recently. It came as a complete surprise to everyone in attendance as well as the management of the venue.

The now legendary rock band Cheap Trick has

performed a sold out concert in the City of Riverside earlier in the evening and at the conclusion of the show, the bands drummer Daxx Nielsen thought it would be fun to drive up to Hollywood and JAM with other musicians at Lucky Strike. He invited the bands lead singer Robin Zander to accompany him and to his surprise he accepted.

Joy

Upon their arrival and while mingling with the other artists backstage a call came in to Robin Zander’s personal cell phone from his manager to relay great news. Cheap Trick had just been announced as one of 2016’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees. A long overdue honor for one of the hardest working bands in music. How good was this news you may ask?

Robin and Daxx agreed to perform not just one but two classic Cheap Trick songs, “Dream Police” and “Surrender,” backed by the fabulous house band with an introduction by former MTV host, Riki Rachtman.

A fantastic treat for everyone in attendance and a stellar moment for Lucky Strike Live’s Ultimate Jam Night on what was their end of the year event; Robin Zander performing immediately after hearing his band

Courtesy Photos by Sal Gomez

is now part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Congratulations to everyone.

by Glen Maldonado National

A story of a family across four generations that is centered on the woman who finds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Facing betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, Joy becomes a true boss of family and enterprise

in a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy’s inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces.

Joy is played by Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games) a

divorced mother with 2 kids and a mother who doesn’t leave her room. Joy is fed up with how her life is going and decides to try and make something of herself by inventing the “Miracle Mop.” David O. Russell wrote and directed the film.

He is known for writing and directing “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle.” Russell likes to use the same actors in his films, but changes their screen time. In the movie “Joy,” Russell fails to deliver the story of the business lady Joy, and really rushes the film. It’s not Russell’s best work, but we did get a great performance form Jennifer Lawrence. She did a great job acting and has been nominated for a Golden Globe. “Joy” really gives a new point of view and shows how women struggle in life.

Even though “Joy” is a biopic, it really doesn’t show you much about her. Russell was on a roll and has maybe hit a wall in writing. Joy has a life that is very interesting but the film fails to give us her other great inventions.

Casting was over used by David Russell. I would like to see him cast some new faces in his films.

“Joy” has a strong female character with a strong performance from Jennifer Lawrence making the movie worth a watch.

Grade B- Rated PG-13

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