Vol. 52, No.5
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
February 05, 2014
Special Section
Local Events
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Cloverly’s National Geographic Bee by Lynne Burkardt Temple City
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014, twelve eager Cloverly Elementary School students entered the Instructional Resource Center to compete in this year’s National Geographic Bee. After seven grueling rounds, the top three contestants emerged ready to battle it out for first place. The exciting tie-breaking rounds were bombarded with many
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difficult questions. Once the dust settled, Cloverly’s first, second, and third place winners emerged. Sixth grade student, Isabel Li, won first place. 5th grade student, Jeffrey Van, won second place. 4th grade student, Eric Khaw, won third place. The winners were recognized at January’s Spirit Rally and all contestants were invited to an “In and Out” cheeseburger luncheon with the school’s principal, Stephen Martin Edo. Congratulations to all the winners, participants, and teacher Denise Galvan for organizing, emceeing, and hosting this annual event.
Cloverly celebrates Geographic Bee winners Isabel Li, Jeffrey Van, and Eric Khaw.
City of Rosemead's Annual El Monte Lunar New Year Family Community Invited to Festival Join Family Walk/Run by David Montgomery-Scott Rosemead
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The City of Rosemead will welcome the New Year with a multi-cultural event that will feature live local and professional entertainment, great food from Kogi BBQ and other food trucks, a variety of merchandise booths, youth and family activities, and raffles. The event is free. Wristbands for
attractions are $5. The community is invited to enjoy an international family celebration in Today’s Small Town America! The City of Rosemead is hosting its annual Lunar New Year Family Festival on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 9155 E. Mission Drive, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
by Valerie Martinez El Monte
The El Monte Police Department and City of El Monte will host the inaugural El Monte Police 5k/1k Family Walk/Run Foot Pursuit on Saturday, Feb. 8, to raise funds for local high school scholarships. The cost for the event, sponsored by the El Monte Police Officers' Association, is $5 for high school age students and younger and $20 for adults. The entree price includes a T-shirt and medal that will be given to all participants who complete the run. A free T-shirt will be given to the first 300 registrants. A $100 cash prize will be given to the fastest male and female in the 5k run. Check-in time is at 7 a.m. and the start time is at 8 a.m. at El Monte City
Hall, 11333 Valley Blvd. Pre-package pick-up will be available from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the El Monte Police Station. Participants can register at www.active.com. For more information, call (626) 580-2100, or email mparades@elmontepd.org or senriquez@elmontepd. org.