Vol. 53, No.22 Special Section Temple City, San Gabriel, & ROSEMEAD PAGE 5
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May 27, 2015
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Get To Know Miss Friendly El Monte/South El Monte Queen by Carlos Puente and Chris Knight El Monte
Queen Miss Friendly of El Monte and South El Monte.
The Miss Friendly El Monte and South El Monte pageant is much more than giving these young ladies a sash and a crown. Becoming Miss Friendly EM and SEM Queen is a very prestigious position in the community; attending city events and meeting city dignitaries, hosting Chamber of Commerce business events and meeting business leaders in our community & working with surrounding cities pageants all while representing the city of EM and SEM. If chosen as Queen, the package includes $15,000 MBA Scholarship from California Institute of Advanced Management, $1,200 Scholarship from the Miss Friendly El Monte/S. El Monte Pageant Association, Queen’s Necklace, Sash and Queen’s Crown. The pageant contestants go through several
Pictured: Carlos Puente, Miss Friendly of El Monte and South El Monte and Taylor. Courtesy Picture by Devette Johnson.
interviews and a talent show but more importantly all the contestants must have a
platform to run on that they believe in. Miss Friendly continued on page 8
Savannah Memorial Park Honors Our Fallen Soldiers
Past or Current Resident
by Christopher Chen Rosemead
Almost every town has at least one member that serves or has served on the battlefield. Rosemead is no different in this regard. Every Memorial Day, the Savannah Memorial Park has a formal ceremony to commemorate those who have fought for our country and even those who continue to do so. The program opened up with the traditional presentation of colors and Pledge of Allegiance, followed up by a completely sincere version of the National Anthem sung by El Monte citizen, Tina Flores. These formalities aside, the ceremony was intended to celebrate the soldiers who fought and still continue to fight around the world. Much of the speeches were devoted to reiterating the veteran's effects on our daily lives. Regardless of all the controversy that tends to surround the role of the U.S. military, soldiers still do fight the battles so that
everyone back home can feel secure. "Our success stands on the shoulders [the soldiers'] sacrifice," El Monte Cemetery Association President Joanne Russell-Chavez said. The invocation speech by Chaplain Don Abraham of American Legion, Post #748 in particular explicitly presented the role of the soldier as a protector of the average U.S. citizen. He acknowledged in his speech that there are homes now missing certain loved ones who have perished in the war. "So many have given that level of devotion so that we may be free," Abraham said. However, true to the type of speech, Abraham entreated God to help those who were in need of comfort. Closely following Abraham was U.S. Army veteran Janet Chin, who gave her own speech about the veterans who gave their lives for America. Chin has possibly
Courtesy photo by Christopher Chin Savannah Memorial Ceremony continued on page 14