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By SuSan Motander

Dr. Daniel Healy, Du-arte’s Dirty Drug Doctor has finally been sentenced after several postpone-ments. Federal Judge Man-uel Real sentence the doc-tor to just 4 years, less than even his attorney had re-quested. In the sentencing, the Judge remarked that by his conviction alone, Healy had lost his livelihood and entire lifestyle.

Healy’s attorney had requested leniency and asked that he be sentenced to only 5 years. The federal prosecutor had requested

Joe Mosca was select-ed the city’s new mayor on Tuesday night, replacing MaryAnn MacGillivray in what was one of the city’s most contentious elections in Sierra Madre’s history. The vote was 4 -1 with MacGillvary voting nay on both the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem appoint-ments. John Buchanan is now Sierra Madre’s Mayor Pro Tem.

When long time clerk Nancy Shollenberger called up the newly elected coun-cil member Joe Mosca for swearing in, the audience

MacGillivray Offers Lone Dissent on Both

Reorganized Council Picks Mosca for Mayor, Buchanan Tapped as Pro-Tem

Detective Doney Disgusted with Dirty Duarte Doctor Decision

The Arcad ia High School Constitution team won the National Cham-pionship in a competition which was held over the weekend in Washington D.C. The team of thirty high school seniors had won the state competition earlier this year.

“Out of all the aca-demic or athletic teams there are, I honestly be-l ieve that the “We the People” program is the most “ team- l ike,” sa id team member Derek Ha. ”I feel like the luckiest per-son in the world for hav-ing gotten to go through all of this. Working with these people - especially my unit - is challenging, frustrating, st imulating, inspiring, but above all, humbling. I think we all expected it [winning na-tionals] and did not expect it at the same time. All of us knew we could do it, but the fact that it truly hap-pened is still unbelievable. To next year’s team: Mr. Fox deserves many more national titles...bring him

AHS Constitution Team Wins National TitleBy SuSan Motander and nuria Mathog

After 33 years in the Old Pasadena retail and enter ta inment dist r ict , the Doo Dah Parade will bring its notorious brand of wackiness across town on Saturday, May 1st, step-ping off at 11:00am. The relocation to East Colo-rado Boulevard places the parade in an older, retro neighborhood reminiscent of its long-ago ‘Old Town’ roots. In fact, this year’s Grand Marshal is Corky Peterson, former proprietor of Chromo’s Tavern where

Doo Dah Parade Moves East this Saturday

Corky Peterson is this year’s Grand Marshal of the world’s funniest parade. The 2010 Doo Dah Queen is none other than Erica Valentine, guitar player extraordinaire. - Photo by Terry Miller

the Doo Dah Parade was actually born. This year the ever-present element of surprise and hilarity will again run full throttle when inventive, if zany, art cars and floats accom-pany a legion of frolickers past the mom-n-pop shops along their shady tree-lined streets.

Comprising this year’s visual fare will be such wildly diverse entries as a fleet of motorized “Kinetic

No, this was not a cel-ebration of cartographers, but rather of communi-ty. Monrovia Area Part-nership (MAP) which is sponsored by the City of Monrovia shared the joy of community with the community.

There were booths from various departments of the city including the po-lice and fire departments as well as public works. There were also booths from the other sponsors of the event. In addition to the city sponsorship as-sistance was received from the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills, the Gas Com-pany, Distinctive Proper-

MAP Celebrated in Library Park

By SuSan Motander

Joe Mosca was selected Mayor at Tuesday’s Sierra Madre City Council reorganization. Pictured with Mosca is City Clerk Nancy Shollenberger. - Photo by Terry Miller

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The Doozies By Tom Gammill

When I first began my tenure as editor of these newspapers on the first day of 2008, we set forth a number of goals for our newspapers. Some of these are still works in progress, and some of these have been great successes. A shining example of the latter would have to be our efforts to receive and publish more letters from the community than ever before. What, I asked a staff comprised entirely of people many years my elder, would be the point in initiating interest in community news amongst our readers if we were not equally as interested in their input as we wished them to be in ours.

Months later, the plan seemed to be working. After putting forward our best attempts at coverage of and pieces of interest to the communities we strive to serve, the letters rolled in, at times filling nearly all of page three. Some of these letters were praise-ful; others were critical and even mean-spirited. Regardless, we proudly printed them all.

All this being said, it seems to me - and must as well to many of our prior critics - bizarre beyond words that on Monday of this week John Crawford’s blog published a letter that “was originally intended for mailing to The Sierra Madre Weekly and pub-lication there. But as that publication has shown itself

to be an unreliable and un-professional venue, it was forwarded to The Tattler by Mayor MacGillivray for publication here instead.”

The fact that a letter addressed specifically to our newspaper would not be sent to our office and would instead be forward-ed to a politically-motivat-ed blog not by its anony-mous author(s), but by the person whom the letter makes its subject is, to say the least, strange, and for the personal reasons I have formerly explained, disap-pointing.

In fact, were it not for this past week’s onslaught of threatening (and anony-mous) phone calls to our office by a select few of Sierra Madre’s more po-litically-active citizens, we may not have even known that the letter existed or that this response was war-ranted.

So it is with some concern that this action may reopen civic wounds I believe most residents would prefer left to heal, that I will now move to ad-dress specifically the text of the blog post and letter in question.

Borrowing a quote from the election coverage printed in our April 15th, 2010 edition, the author of this letter challenges three particular assertions made by Father Michael Bam-berger: (1) That the city council at the time of the 1991 earthquake, which included current Mayor

Maryann MacGillivray, failed to declare a state of emergency in due time, (2) that councilmember MacGillivray returned to an out-of-town summit af-ter tending to the damage at her own home, and (3) that these actions by Mrs. MacGillivray irreparably damaged his opinion of her as a city leader worthy of reelection.

This first assertion, as is stated in the letter and has been confirmed with the help of the wonderful staff of the Sierra Madre Public Library and their microfilm archives, is, ac-cording to the late Sierra Madre News, untrue.

Indeed, the July 4th, 1991 issue of said newspa-per contains a story, head-lined “City damages equal $12.5 million”, which says in the second paragraph that “Sierra Madre City Council and Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency that same day [of the earthquake]”.

Three paragraphs later, that same article says that the newspaper had contacted the office of then-Governor Pete Wilson whose spokesman said that “the governor is still waiting to gather all the data from the Office of Emergency Services” and that “There is a false sense that by declaring a state of emergency, money would flow”. But the spokesman said that this was “not the case” and that a rushed declaration would be “akin

An Open Letter to Our Sierra Madre Readers By John StephenS

to declaring marshal law without going through the normal steps”. The paper then reported that the spokesman said that ‘the governor may or may not declare Sierra Madre and its foothill neighbors in a state of emergency’.

Additionally, then-Po-lice Chief Bill Betts told the paper that he was disap-pointed in the governor’s apparent delay in an emer-gency declaration.

Even Mr. Bamberger himself is later quoted in the story, citing “significant structural damage to the bell tower and the south wall” of his Church of the Ascension building.

The frustration among the citizenry and even journalists with the delay in a state-level response to the emergency is palpable in nearly every line of the story.

Can Mr. Bamberger be forgiven for misre-membering and in turn misplacing frustration and blame onto the wrong level of government nearly 20 years after such a traumat-ic event?

I leave that to your individual discretion.

The second assertion, that Mrs. MacGillivray returned, along with the rest of the city council, to a conference 114 miles away in Rancho Bernardo the following day, is, by this let-ter’s own admission, abso-lutely true. Thus, for this, a pardon of Mr. Bamberger’s words is unnecessary.

The third point in Mr. Bamberger’s statement is that this action by Mrs. MacGillivray was some-thing of which he did not approve, and that it had significantly diminished his respect for her as a laudable city leader. Again, disagree if you wish, but a man is entitled to his own

opinion and the right to exercise that opinion at the polls, as well as in the press.

To be sure, the factual error by Mr. Bamberger is regrettable. For as this paper intended to offer a quote from an elated supporter of a victori-ous candidate, what was printed inadvertently aided a small but influential group in their inexorable and anonymous campaign against I truly know not what, but what many have thus far, and I will now call “civility”.

Below, I will sign this letter with my name, as we do every week in our newspapers. Because of the hard work we put into this labor of love each Thurs-day, I know of nothing on earth that can provide a greater sense of pride and accountability.

Unfortunately, it was not until our staff made numerous requests of the Tattler blog that a list of signatories was added to the bottom of the letter posted Monday. After the list was posted, we spoke with one of these signato-ries who said that they had been contacted and asked for permission to use their name to lend credence to the effort. This person said that they had agreed to the request, despite having not read the letter.

Still, the true author of the letter remains anony-mous. And it is to this per-son that I would like to sug-gest they taste, if only just this once, the pride and accountability of which I earlier spoke so highly.

Thoughtfully,

John Stephens, Editor

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H e f i n i s h e d h i s chores in 1978. I miss h im st i l l and th ink of h im of ten. We would sometimes laugh together at things not everyone found laughable.

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Monrovia Police De-tective Rich Doney, who was instrumental in effect-ing the arrest of the doctor for illegal sales of drugs said he was not pleased with the sentence. “This is a travesty of justice,” Doney said; “he will end up serv-ing less time than many of

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This morning a friend ca l led and wanted to do something really fun and relaxing but def i -nitely t ime consuming. I groaned and looked at my lists: meetings to at-tend, columns to write, bi l l s t o pay, c lean ing to do, errands to run, a button to sew, a hem to repair, calls to make, and more. I saw myself as the frazzled gal in the cartoon.

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The relationship be-tween the Youth Alliance and the Monrovia Kiwanis Club is one that has been growing over the past year, said Kiwanis President, Ryan Garcia.

“We’ve gotten to know the kids as they have volun-teered and played a key part in several Kiwanis events. The Youth Alliance program is touching many young lives in a very positive way. Our club’s donation is an invest-ment in helping the program to grow so that it can impact even more kids and families in our community,” said Garcia.

“Our kids were thrilled to have the Kiwanis mem-bers come out to share a Fri-day night dinner with them at the Y, and especially excited to see the oversize check that they brought with them. The Santa Anita Family YMCA is very grateful for the sup-port of the Monrovia Kiwan-is Club,” said Youth Alliance Coordinator, Ulises Gutier-rez. Also in attendance at the

The Monrovia Kiwanis Club presented Santa Anita Family YMCA’s Youth Alliance Program with a $5,000 donation in an oversized check to the excitement of the kids and teens in the program. Standing behind the kids are, from left: Kiwanis Past President, Les Peterson; Youth Alliance Program Coordinator, Ulises Gutierrez; Kiwanis member, Chris Shevlin; Kiwanis President, Ryan Garcia; Kiwanis Vice President, Alfredo Mejia, and Kiwanis member/ SAFYMCA Development Director, Cheryl Reynolds.

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t ies, Bank of America, Athens Services, the Skin Care Shop and Southern California Edison.

The Boys and Girls Club had games, while the Santa Anita YMCA and the school district focussed more on healthy eating and exercise. Of course the Boy Scouts were there being prepared and Athens Service prepared hot dogs for the crowd. Rubio’s pro-vided chips and salsa while the Y suggested healthier fare with their banana and peanut butter whole wheat wraps.

The Chamber of Com-merce was there to promote shopping in Monrovia and severa l merchants had booths and provided door prizes. There was a little something for everyone.

There wa s even a booth sta f fed by rang-ers f rom Canyon Park with a stuffed black bear, raccoon and fox. They also had a live tarantula and a small snake. One Monrovian of the canine

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variety was not upset by the snake at all. Pepe was even able to tolerate the bear and fox, but he was

convinced that raccoon was up to no good and spent a good deal of time (and a lot of his owner’s

strength) making certain ever yone knew of t he danger of that masked menace.

The Neighborhood Conference 2010 – Presented by Monrovia Area Partnership (MAP) – was held Saturday at Monrovia’s Library Park complete with workshops, free food, raffles, games for kids and tons of information booths from area services and businesses. Additionally, there were many workshops such as “introduction to City Government” and “Thriving in Today’s Job Market”. - Photo by Terry Miller

On Friday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Michael Budin-cich will present “Haiti: Bro-ken But Not Defeated,” the 2010 season finale of Sierra Madre Library’s armchair travelers series. Dr. Budin-cich flew his single engine Cessna bush plane on a re-lief mission in Haiti after the January earthquake, when pilots with his experience were needed to fly medical personnel and supplies into rural and remote areas.

For almost two decades “Dr. Bud”, a Pasadena chi-ropractor and Sierra Madre resident, has been a member of the Flying Samaritans. He and other doctors bring chiropractic care to needy men, women, and children

in Mexico. Dr. Bud is also a member of several “flying doctor” groups and works with Missions of Baja as a missionary pilot, translator, and chiropractor. He has treated thousands of impov-erished Mexican nationals and f lown much needed medications, clothing, and supplies to Baja clinics.

Travelers and Collec-tors meets at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. This program is free and open to the public. This is the final program of the 2010 season. The series will resume in February 2011. Travelers and Collectors is funded by the Friends of the Sierra Madre Library.

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gave a standing ovation.“I’m looking forward

to working with each one of you, solving the challenges facing our community and moving forward.” Mosca told his fel low counci l members at Tuesday eve-ning’s overflow crowd.

Josh Moran and Nancy Walsh, who were welcomed by most of the audience with equal enthusiasm, were a lso sworn in on Tuesday night. According to Jean Otto, a senior citi-zen and supporter of Mr. Mosca’s candidacy said that the new city council would be a “breath of fresh air for the city”.

Don Watts, who lost his bid for re election and Kurt Zimmerman who decided not to run again, were both honored for their service as council members. Zim-merman spoke eloquently of his accomplishments as did Don Watts who said he was sad to leave the council and quipped that

MacGillivray Offers Lone Dissent on All Appointments


he would need to find something else to do with his time. Both men congratulated the new council members as they vacated their seats. The former mayor will stay on council, now two seats to the left.

MacGillivray was also honored for her service and showered with gifts, including a ceremonial gavel from the city, as well as gifts from council members Watts and Zim-merman. The always eloquent Faye Angus, a staunch supporter of the former mayor, presented a bouquet of flowers as her way of saying thank you.

Thanking those community members responsible for the flowers and card, MacGil-livray joked that Hail Hamilton had perhaps forgotten to sign the card. Hamilton’s verbal assault on the outgoing mayor during public comment was not yet forgotten by most of those in attendance, many of whom chuckled at Mrs. MacGillivray’s comic relief.

Although Mr. Zimmerman’s ardent request that council select MacGillivray as Mayor Pro Tem was rejected 4-1, Zimmer-

man took time to assert that the gavel inci-dent involving MacGillivray and now Mayor Mosca had been overblown in the local press and speakeasies. Unlike those who still hold the incident as an important moment in city’s political arena, whom he admonished, Zim-merman said both Mosca and MacGillivray had forgotten about the incident “the minute that meeting was over”. Both Watts and Zim-merman hoped said they hope the city could now move on without “rancorous politics”, as Zimmerman put it.

One of the speakers during public comment was Sierra Madre Weekly Managing Editor John Stephens who read into public record a letter defend-ing this newspaper’s journalistic integ-rity, which had been called into ques-tion by a vociferous faction in the form of a letter, addressed to the newspaper, but never sent. His response followed a reading of this letter by De Alcorn, husband of former council candidate Pat Alcorn.

D e s p i t e M r s . M a c g i l l i v r a y ’ s assert ion that he was a man of few words, former Mayor and Council Member Kur t Z immerman offered a long list of accompl ishments during his tenure on the city council.

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Also sworn in Tuesday were Josh Moran and Nancy Walsh who proudly took their council seats Tuesday evening. - Photos by Terry Miller

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Th is epiphany oc -curred to me last week when a group of friends and I dined at The Ruth Chris Steak House on Col-orado. Now, I’ll get into the brief review of the restaurant in the next para-graph. But I have dined at the Ruth Chris at least ten times since it opened some five years ago. With one ex-ception, I have dined in the bar every time, and this is by choice. Now if you are

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on a candelestic meeting, such as Sandra Bullock’s husband, it makes sense to hide in a dark corner, but I’m a people watcher, and I don’t need to avoid the press, or an angry wife. Though, I do need to run from an enraged chef on occasion. When you enter Ruth Chris, you will notice the classic long, straight bar just inside the entrance. The bar area also contains a number of useful tables scattered throughout the room. They are certainly big enough for two or three people. Another advantage of sitting in the bar area is

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Bribe. I f you’re bold and

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Arrive on Time. This seems obvious (it

is) but keep in mind that if you’re more than fifteen minutes late, your reserved table is likely to disappear. If you know you’re going to be late, always call to alert the restaurant – hosts and managers genuinely appre-ciate this courtesy.

Look Sharp. In our super-casual country, some people consider

their favorite pair of sweats perfectly appropriate for more formal situations. Not to pass judgment on these choices, but just remember that “your lawn” and “an elegant restaurant” are very different fashion moments. The front-of-the-house tends to give high-profile tables to well-dressed clientele.

Say It’s a Special Occasion. It’s best not to outright lie about a birthday or an-

niversary – your waiter might stick a candle in your crème Brule, which can be awkward, especially, if they remember you when it really is your birthday. But con-sider telling the host, vaguely, that the night is a special one. Because it is!

Back to my meal, always enjoy the service and at-titude at the Ruth Chris, bargains are there if you look. The Steaks are good, but I am not sold on the idea of the sizzling steak, the plate is too darn hot. But I do get it. Thumbs up!

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companies struggling and classic theatres closing such as the Pasadena Playhouse, it’s wonderful to see a young and vibrant cast and crew working on a new live pro-duction. One that will indu-bitably revive an interest in live theatre

Led by an extremely en-ergetic and tireless team that includes Producer Bobby Hundley,

Director Ray A. Ro-chelle, Ricki Lugo, Chore-ographer and Richard Allen Music Director the San Ga-briel Valley Music Theatre will be presenting a new production of Miss Saigon this Saturday, May 1st, 2pm and 8pm

The Weekly was privi-leged to watch a staging of the performance Monday evening.

The performers, direc-tor and all involved seem totally committed to not only telling the story but telling it with staggering passion.

The vocalists are mag-nificent and stalwart, the songs will make tears flow.

An American soldier named Chris marries Kim before departing for the

US, and three years later, has married an American named Ellen and nearly forgotten her. When he dis-covers Kim is still alive and raising Thuy, a boy he fa-thered, he returns to Saigon to find her, but with the Viet Cong closing in on the city and two women wanting the only place in his heart, Chris has to make some large deci-sions before it’s all over. Miss

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case House of Design is now open. The home this year is the headquarters of the Pomona San Ga-briel Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. When it was built in 1930 it was the stately French Chateau estate of John and Mildred Cravens. There

is a certain irony in this as Mildred Cravens was a tobacco heiress.

It is rather a delight to wander through the elegant home and fantasize about living in the opulence of such an estate. Very few of us will ever live in such a manner, but for a while it is fun to revel in the el-egance and the creativity of the designers. This year

those designers had a real challenge as the estate has historic designation which means that major struc-tural changes could not be made.

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his second one”. Teacher and coach

Kevin Fox expressed his excitement in an email to the newspaper. “I am so excited for and proud of this incredible group of young men and women who showed us all that smart, thoughtful, passion-ate young people do exist. The expressed a level and depth of understanding that rivals anyone in this country. They are a spe-cial group and I’ll always have a special place in my heart for them.”

The competition itself was held over three days of simulated congressio-nal hearings focusing on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The judges were constitutional scholars, lawyers, journal-ists and public officials. We the People: The Citi-zen and the Constitution (as the competition is for-mally called) was devel-oped by the Los Angeles-based Center for Civic Education and is funded by the U.S. Department

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of Education. Congressman David

Dreier, who met with the Arcadia High students just last week before the competit ion, was quick to cong ra tu la te t hem. “After spending time with this outstanding group of students last week, I was confident they would take their knowledge of and

dedicat ion to learning about the Const itut ion and turn it into a great win for Arcadia and Cali-fornia,” Dreier said in a statement released earlier this week. “Winning this nat ionwide competit ion is a tremendous accom-plishment. The City of Arcadia and the ent ire San Gabriel Valley should

be very proud of these outstanding students.”

The student s were expected to understand the ph i losoph ica l and h i s tor ica l foundat ions of the American polit i -cal system, and how the constitution was created and changed (specifically as to how it was brought into accord with the ide-

a l s announced in t he Declaration of Indepen-dence). They were also quizzed on how the values and principles advanced in the constitution have shaped American institu-tions and practices. They were a lso expected to understand the rights the Bi l l of R ight s protect s and the challenges which


might face this constitu-tional democracy in this century.

Joann Park, another member of the champion-ship team, said that the win did not comes with-out great effort on behalf of everyone involved.

“I have learned that hard work does pay off”, said Park in a telephone inter v iew f rom Wash -i ng ton. “Ever yone on this team was passionate about gov. Everyone knew this was not about being the best member or be-ing the best unit; it was all about being the best team.

We studied about 20 hours per week, met with coaches and practiced at city council chambers ev-ery Monday night up until nationals.

Somehow, we ju s t knew this day was ours. We all cried and hugged each other. Yesterday [the final day of the competi-tion] was the happiest day of my life.”

The City of Arcadia and the school district have yet to announce how the win will be celebrated.

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Fun Fantasy for a Good Causenote the work done on the walls of the house. Parts of the house will remain as elegant meeting rooms as the house is also used as a venue for weddings and community events.

Upon arriving at the house, visitors are imme-diately reminded of the use of the estate. Set in the tumbled paving stones which designers from Pa-cific Outdoor Living used to replace the former black-top in front of the house is a large red cross, the In-ternational Symbol for the Organization which will soon call the home its head-quarters again. But there are also reminders of the original owners. Set in the wrought iron entrance the initials MC are entwined and stand for Mildred Cra-vens, the original mistress of the home.

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furnishings, but also the wall and ceiling decor. For example, the ceiling in the Sitting Room Hallway is a spectacular mural. The Grand Stairway is another spot where looking up and not just around is worth it. Here mirrors were added to increase the drama of the original skylight. It is dramatic and breathtaking.

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ets can be purchased in advance by going to the group’s web site: www.pasadenashowcase.org and range from $30 to $35 dollars in advance and from $35 to $40 at the door subject to availability. The house is open Sat-urday, Sunday, Tuesday from 9:00 am until 3:45 pm and on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am until 7:45 pm. Showcase is closed on Mondays.

The designers are all volunteers who not only give their time, but supply all the materials used at the

house and in the gardens. Proceeds from the house are used by the organization to support music programs through various competitions and grants. The House provides for a music mobile which visits third grade classrooms throughout the San Gabriel Valley. The group also supports a youth concert and instrumen-tal competition. In addition more than 40 grants this year totaling $554,000, from the proceeds of last year’s showcase house.


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The tradition carries on. The Public Schools Luncheon is always one of Arca-dia’s finest hours. The event is attended by service club members, city and school dignitaries, parents and supporters of our schools.

Speaker Kenneth Nagel, Grand Master of Masons for the state, took us through the history of the founding of public education by the Masons. “We are proud to be part of this great tradition for the children and proud to be here for their future.”

The luncheon was catered by Food Services. Director Debra Amos did an-other great job.

The following were recognized and introduced by Dr. Joel Shawn, superin-tendent of AUSD:

Teacher of the Year: John van Haaster, Humanities teacher, Foothills Middle School.

Classif ied Employee of the Year: Julie Estrada, Advanced Mainte-nance Mechanic, Maintenance, Opera-tions and Transportation.

Prof iles in Excellence Staff Recognition Program – Classified Recipients:

Jan Brown, Library Assistant, Hugo Reid Elementary School; Cecile Bys, In-structional Assistant, Talking/Learning Center; Al Campero, Day Custodian,

Arcadia High School; Betty Jager, Trad-ing Post, Arcadia School; Mark Kennedy, Printing Technician, Print Shop; Kristy Nick, Instructional Assistant, Hugo Reid Elementary School; Oscar Ramirez, Senior Accounting Technician, Fiscal Services Department; Tina Rhodes, Cer-tificated Personnel Technician, Personnel Department; Rosa Rios, Instructional As-sistant, Foothills Middle School; Magda Salama, Food Services Assistant, Food Services Department; Kristina Sema, Instructional Assistant, Foothills Middle School; Carter Spruill, Computer Sys-tems Support Technician, Technology & Information Services.

Credentialed Recipients:Cecile Bons-Jogminas, Second Grade

Teacher, Holly Avenue Elementary School; Joanne Domenici, Counselor, Foothills Middle School; Rick England, Music Teacher, Arcadia High School; Lorie Felippa, Kindergarten Teacher, Highland Oaks Elementary School; Alisa Fernandez, First Grade Teacher, Camino Grove Elementary School; Robin Giammalva, Third Grade Teach-er, Camino Grove Elementary School; Kristine Iwashita-Morris, Second Grade Teacher, Hugo Reid Elementary School; Grace Lee-Navarrete, Fourth/Fifth Grade Teacher, Baldwin Stocker Elementary School; Bayne Meza, K indergar ten

Whether from the left or right bank, “April in Paris,” Sierra Madre Civic Club’s themed annual benefit lunch and Chinese auction, was enjoyed by a capacity crowd, held Saturday, April 10, in La Salle High School Auditorium.

President Amy Putnam greeted all present with thanks for their support. She introduced local dignitaries who attended: MaryAnn MacGillivray, Sierra Madre may-or; Janet Ten Eyck, Sierra Madre Woman’s Club president; Bob Young, Rose Float As-sociation president, and Susan Henderson, Kiwanis president and editor/publisher of Mountain Views News. Praise and thanks went to Carol Cerrina and Linda Wochnik, co-chairs, and all members for their work to produce the fun, successful day.

Lunch, with French cuisine not a require-ment, was an array of tempting and delicious salads. Dressed for the occasion were wine bartenders Ron Coleman and Mike Ellis, sporting a silk top hat.

Auctioneer Anita Thompson high-lighted the day as she headed the auction on numerous auction items. Keeping things moving were a group of teenagers, darling in their French outfits, as they delivered each of the many prizes to the lucky winners. The $200 Au Couture money chapeau, designed by Sheila Whoeler, was won by Donna Alex-ander, visiting from Marina del Rey.

This happy French Revolution was Civic Club’s main fund-raiser. In May all money earned for the year will be donated to a list of worthy causes voted by the members.

Musical Presentation: Johnny Mercer

Arcadia Senior Services Department is offering a musical lecture, presented by Timeless Melodies Foun-dation for Education, on Tuesday, May 4, at 1:30 p.m. The event will take place at Arcadia Community Center, 365 Campus Dr. Larry Maurer will lecture on American lyricist, songwriter and composer Johnny Mercer. Mer-cer was a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others. He wrote lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. Mercer received 19 Academy Award nominations and won four. He was also co-founder of Capitol Records.

Cost for this special musical lecture is $2 and reser-vations must be made by April 29.This presentation is for individuals 50-plus.

44th Annual Public Schools Luncheon

(L-r) Arcadia Recreation Commissioners John Curtis and wife, Carol; Steven Phillipi and wife, Lori (school board member), pose with City Clerk Jim Barrows, at reception honoring outgoing and new members of the City Council on April 20th in Council chambers.

VIPS at Arcadia Public School Luncheon at Masonic Lodge (l-r) Gene Wallace gave invocation; David Vannasdall, A.H.S. principal; Mayor John Wuo ant wife, Jane.

(R-l) School board members Janet Chew, Joanne Steinmeier, and James Hogan, Vice President Arcadia High Twelve, co-sponsors of the annual event, and Wuo’s; Cung Nguyen (now shown), president of A.U.S.D. board of directors, gave the benediction. The walls were covered with art from K-12 students from the district.

Teacher, Baldwin Stocker Elementary School; Mark Renfrew, Eighth Grade Teacher, Foothills Middle School; Martha Robertson, English Teacher, Dana Middle School; Melinda Soo Hoo, PE/PALS Teacher, First Avenue Middle School.

The proud honor of presenting to the 30 National Scholarship students was given to Arcadia Mayor John Wuo and David Vannasdall, high school principal. Congratulations to all.

It’s Gay Paree for Sierra Madre Civic Club

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Kim Plater, a 30-Year Veteran Police Woman and Co-founder of the Covina Based ‘Domestic Violence Action Coali-tion,’ will Speak at Arcadia Woman’s Club on May 5th.

“This is the woman who inspired us to become involved with abused women and children,” claims Floretta Lauber, president of the 96 -year-old Arcadia Woman’s Club. “Ms. Plater will also be

bringing us up-to-date on the ‘Family Law Court,’ as reflected on the Dr. Phil Show on April 14th.”

The May 5th meeting will be their an-nual Salad and Dessert Buffet, with each member bringing their favorite. Guests interested in attending this informative meeting at the club’s historic clubhouse, 324 S. First Ave., can call (626) 355-6945 for reservations.

Kim Plater to Speak at Arcadia Woman’s Club

Monrovia League members (l-r) Dorothy Mosely, Henriette Luzcek, and Zoe Ann Williams, with Monrovia Fire Department’s Scott Haberle, who spoke at a recent meeting about Earthquake Readiness.

Monrovia Firefighters Talk Earthquake Readiness (l-r) Mayor Pro-Tem Peter Amundson, re-elected for four more years; Mickey Segal, back after a two-year absence, and Robert Harbicht re-elected, are sworn in by City Clerk Jim Barrows, at council meeting Tuesday, April 20th.

(L-r) Arcadia Recreation Commissioners John Curtis and wife, Carol; Steven Phillipi and wife, Lori (school board member), pose with City Clerk Jim Barrows, at reception honoring outgoing and new members of the City Council on April 20th in Council chambers.

The Changing of the Guard

Among the many presentations to outgoing Mayor John Wuo (who is termed out) were Dennis Lee, CEO of Methodist Hospital, and Mike Driebe, president of Methodist Hospital Foundation, for his community contributions, including the hospital.

Big smiles from the new first family of Arcadia (rear) Mayor Peter Amundson and wife, Jackie. (L-r) Andrew Candice and Peter Jr. at Mayor’s celebration and thank you party held at Santa Anita Inn following the council meeting and voting in of the new mayor and mayor pro-tem, Councilman Gary Kovacic.

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11:46 AM – Theft from vehicle, 100 block East Highland Ave. A resident reported his Samsung cellular telephone and $10.00 in change were stolen from his car. The car was left unlocked in the apartment complex carport area. The crime occurred between 8:30 pm, Wednesday, 4/21/2010 and 9:25 am, Thursday, 4/22/2010. The financial loss was estimated at $210.00.

Arcadia PDFor the period of Sunday, April 18, through Saturday, April 24, the Police Department responded to 933 calls for service of which 145 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, April 18:

1. Loss prevention personnel from the H&M store located at Westfield Mall notified police that they had detained a female juvenile for theft around 5:30 p.m. The girl hid items in a shopping bag and then left the store without attempting to pay for the merchandise. Additional stolen property from Gilly Hicks was recovered from the bag. A private person’s arrest was made, and the 14-year-old African-American was taken into custody for commercial burglary. She was later cited and released to her mother.

2. Around 8:26 p.m., officers contacted three occupants in a vehicle that was parked at the

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Monday, April 19:

3. Units responded to Santa Anita Inn, 130 West Huntington, around 2:41 p.m. regarding an unconscious male subject in one of the rooms. A 53-year-old male Caucasian was found deceased, and a hypodermic needle filled with a liquid, tourniquet, and other drug paraphernalia were found at his feet. The subject may have died from a drug overdose.4. Around 8:16 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Newman in reference to a domestic dispute. During an argument, the suspect grabbed his wife by the throat and then on the wrists. Reddish coloring on her neck and wrists were observed, and a 70-year-old male Asian was taken into custody for inflicting

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corporal injury to spouse.

Tuesday, April 20:

5. Between 4:00 p.m. on April 9 and 11:00 a.m. on April 12, a residential burglary occurred in the 1000 block of Don Alvarado. While the home was tented for fumigation, unknown suspect(s) entered the house and stole a handgun and a digital camera.6. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., a witness advised police that a female driver had struck two parked cars at 133 East Foothill, and she was seen entering the Fresh & Easy market. The 47-year-old female Caucasian driver was located, and officers detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath and she also had trouble keeping her balance while standing. She failed the field sobriety test, and a private person’s DUI arrest was made.

Wednesday, April 21:

7. A residential burglary occurred in the 500 block of Catalpa between 9:00 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) pried open a bedroom window to gain entrance into the house. The suspect(s) then stole jewelry, cash, camera, and carved a large smiley face onto the flat screen television.8. Units were dispatched to the 1000 block of West Huntington in regards to a domestic violence incident. During an altercation, the suspect grabbed his girlfriend’s face, squeezed her throat, dragged her across the floor, and threw her onto the ground, causing the back of her head to collide with a sliding glass door. A 26-year-old male Hispanic was taken into custody for inflicting corporal injury to cohabitant. An emergency protection order was obtained and served.

Thursday, April 22:

9. A grand theft report was taken at the City Yard, 11800 Goldring, around 6:04 p.m. Two male suspects stole a $2,000 generator

from the bed of a City vehicle. The theft was caught on surveillance video.10. Shortly before 8:00 p.m., officers were called to the 2000 block of Vista in reference to a fraud report. The victim was contacted by her bank regarding suspicious money transfers from her accounts. She discovered that unknown suspect(s) had created a fraudulent joint account with her personal information over the phone and then transferred over $125,000 from her personal accounts into the fraudulent account. She was able to freeze her accounts; however, a large portion of the funds had already been transferred out of the fraudulent account.

Friday, April 23:

11. A commercial burglary was reported at Victoria’s Secret around 4:35 p.m. Two male Hispanic suspects took over $2,310 in merchandise and hid them in a large shopping bag.12. Around 7:18 p.m., a victim came to the station to file a criminal threat report. The victim’s ex-boyfriend, a 17-year-old male Caucasian, pointed a knife at her and told her to watch her back and her dog’s back.

Saturday, April 24:

13. An auto burglary occurred by First Avenue Elementary School between 3:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Three victims drove to the location to play basketball, and the driver left his keys unattended. They returned to the vehicle to find their property stolen. The driver also learned that the suspect(s) had made a $1,000 purchase at a Best Buy store using his credit card.14. JC Penney loss prevention personnel advised that they had detained a woman for theft around 7:25 p.m. The suspect selected numerous items and hid them in her purse while in a fitting room. A private person’s arrest was made, and a 21-year-old Hispanic was taken into custody.

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