Vol. 52, No.36
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
September 17, 2014
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As Temperatures Soar, Some Tips to Stay Cool by Staff Writers San Gabriel Valley
The Emergency Management Department from the city of Los Angeles has given helpful tips for keeping safe during this heatwave. If you plan to be outdoors, please take precautions to protect yourself from the sun and heat. • Avoid the sun from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the burning rays are strongest. • Reduce physical activity. • Wear a wide-brimmed hat and light colored lightweight, loose-fitting clothes when you are
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outdoors. • Avoid hot, heavy meals that include proteins. • Set your air conditioner between 75° to 80°. If you don’t have air-conditioning take a cool shower twice a day and visit a public air conditioned facility. • Drink plenty of fluids even if you are not thirsty. Avoid alcohol. • Use sun screen with a sun protection factor of at least 15 if you need to be in the sun. • Symptoms of dehydration and heat cramps include dizziness, fatigue, faintness, headaches, muscle cramps and increased thirst. Here are some local cooling stations: • El Monte Library, 3224 Tyler Avenue
• El Monte Jack Crippen Senior Center, 3120 N. Tyler Ave. • South El Monte Senior Center, 1556 Central Ave.
sible. Do laundry early in the morning or late at night. Open refrigerators only as needed. Turn off all appliances that are not in use. The
Department of Water and Power and Southern California Edison want to ensure we all have electricity. Keep Cool.
• Live Oak Park Temple City • Temple City Council Chambers • Arcadia Senior Center 365 Campus Dr. • Arcadia Public Library • Duarte Senior Center 1610 Huntington Drive Remember to conserve power as much as pos-
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Helpful Honda Dealers and Advance America Deliver Back to School Supplies by Michele Earle El Monte
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Twin Lakes Elementary School was the lucky recipient of back to school supplies thanks to the generosity of Advance America and the SoCal Honda Dealers. Prior to the start of the school year, Advance America dropped off backpacks, notebooks, pencil boxes, crayons, highlighters and other supplies for the students. “It was a wonderful surprise!” said Helen Heller, Twin Lakes’ principal. “Advance America wanted to partner with our school in an effort to give back to the community and we are very happy and thank them for all their support.” The Helpful Honda Guys in blue brought their Random Acts of Helpfulness to Twin Lakes on September 2, delivering spiral notebooks, folders, pencils and paper. To kick off the new school year, the SoCal Honda Dealers hosted Back to School
Twin Lakes’ students, parents and staff were excited to welcome the Helpful Honda representatives who delivered school supplies to the school thanks to a Back to School Supply Drive held at Nelson Honda in El Monte. Courtesy photo.
Supply Drives at over 50 dealerships to provide muchneeded supplies to schools across Southern California. Nelson Honda in El Monte began collecting supplies for Twin Lakes in mid-August. “We greatly appreciate the generosity of the community
in donating the much needed school supplies to Nelson Honda,” said Heller. “And, we appreciate the SoCal Honda dealers for collecting supplies and choosing our school to receive them. They will definitely be put to good use by our students
throughout the year.” Twin Lakes Elementary is one of 12 schools in the Mountain View School District and serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade.