Vol. 50, No. 48 November 28, 2012Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966

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El Monte’s 100-Year Celebration Ends with a Flourish at Centennial Gala

By The South El Monte Arts Posse -- Standing in stark con-trast to Martin’s Mariscos, the neighboring seafood restau-rant painted in rich deep sea blues, Joe’s welding garage colors this part of Valley Blvd just east of the 605 freeway, in the black and white shades of memory. Yet despite its limited color palette, it is the emotional vibrancy of that mural that brings it to life. The mural is clearly a personal one. A young man in a large straw hat, carries in his arms a young woman, both posing with smiles in front of a shiny 1950 Ford Mercury.

It doesn’t take much guess-ing to figure out that the young man painted on the east -facing wall of Joe’s Welding Shop, located at 13420 East Valley, is none other than Joe himself. Just ask him. Joe is right inside and he’ll come out of his office, if you call for him. At 82 years old, Joe will tell you all about the mural and all of the details with the clarity of a memory that has not dulled or faded with time. Joe will tell you that he is the young man and the woman

was his newly wed wife. They lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the time, before moving out to the San Gabriel Valley to start a family and this specialized welding busi-ness that still operates today.

Because it continues to be a family-run business, Joe’s son Anthony will tell you with much pride how his father built his business, learning

first his trade as a welder and another business before venturing to start his own successful one. He’ll point out their properties, their yards and houses where his father once lived, and where he and his brothers live now.

He will also tell you that this mural was replicated from a family photograph, painted by a customer in exchange

for Joe’s labor. I weld, you paint. You paint, I weld. A fair swap of two noble trades that continues to live as a fond and sweet personal memory, immortalized on a wall as public art. Sometimes a place, as drab and seemingly life-less as parts of eastern stretch of Valley Blvd, is colored by memory, in the simple shades of black and white.

Gala attendees pictured here left to right: Charles Zapata, Domingo Delgado, Councilwoman Victo-ria Martinez, Rev. Wayne Hoglin, Francisco Jimenez, Mike Gomez, Sergio Jimenez, Mike Rodriguez, Lisa Del Real and City Treasurer Lorene Gutierrez.

By Chelsea DickersonEl Monte, CA -- Rain couldn’t keep El Monte residents from dancing the night away Saturday at the El Monte Centennial Gala, which marked the end of a yearlong celebration of the city’s 100-year anniversary.

In a once in a lifetime celebration, the formal affair

commenced at the El Monte Historical Museum where guests were greeted with a glass of wine and a museum tour by docents. The evening continued at the El Monte Community Center outdoor patio with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, live entertainment and an abundant silent auc-

tion. The evening culminated in the Grace T. Black Audito-rium with an exquisite dinner and program which included live music by “Jenny Luna & the Moondogs” and “Smooth Touch”.

"The Centennial gala was the culmination of a year of celebrations and was the perfect mix of recognizing our past and being inspired for the future of our City,” said Councilwoman Victoria

Martinez, who also served as El Monte's Centennial Com-mittee Chair. A highlight of the evening was Hall of Fame disc jockey Art Laboe mak-ing a special appearance via video to reminisce about his "memories of El Monte" and El Monte's rock and roll his-tory at the El Monte Legion stadium.

Hosted by the City of El Monte Centennial Committee and the El Monte Historical

Society, proceeds from the Centennial Gala will sup-port the Rockin’ Wednesday Summer Concerts, El Monte Historical & La Historia Museums Education Fund, and After School Youth Sports programs.

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Farmer’s Market Fruit TastingEl MonteSaturday, Dec. 1A free class sponsored by VELAS Farmer’s Market in Valinda/La Puente will give attendees the opportunity to learn about the benefits of eat-ing organic farm fresh fruits and vegetables. Comparisons will be made with produce purchased in our local super-markets to be followed by a tasting sample of the fruits and vegetables. Saturday, December 1, 2012, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. El Monte Public Library, 3224 Tyler Ave., El Monte, CA 91731.

Flu Shots Offeredfor those in needRosemead & Baldwin ParkSaturday, December 1The LA County Department of Public Health is offering flu vaccines at no charge to people who don't have health insurance or whose health-care provider doesn't offer flu

vaccines. Next location flu shot is offered is on Saturday, December 1 at 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at First Evangeli-cal Church, 3658 N. Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA. After that on Monday, De-cember 3rd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Esther Snyder Senior Center, 4100 Baldwin Park Blvd., Baldwin Park, CA

El Monte Holiday HouseEl MonteSaturday, Dec. 19:00 AM to 7:00 PM. at the El Monte Community Center, 3130 Tyler Ave., El Monte. fabulous holiday boutique, Santa pictures, entertainment, free crafts and great food. First 200 children to visit Holiday House will receive a free holiday surprise!Festivities include holiday craft vendors, food vendors, free arts & crafts, carolers, saxophonist, folklorico danc-ers, bouncer and Petals the Clown Magic Show (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.). This year there will also be a Gingerbread House Contest and a Christ-mas Tree Decorating Contest. The ‘Sergeant Michael Wolf Bicycle Opportunity Drawing’ winners will be announced at 5:00 p.m. Additionally, there will be opportunities to take pictures with Santa Claus and to savor many wonder-ful foods throughout the day. Breakfast, Lunch & other fare sponsored by various annual fundraisers.

Holiday BoutiqueSouth PasadenaSaturday, Dec. 1A variety of handcrafted items, including woven scarves, hats and handbags, custom jewelry, wood toys, creative totes, eco-friendly soaps, cosmetics and scented candles, hand designed greet-ing cards will be available. There will also be colorful wreaths, plant arrangements, and holiday-baked goods, gourmet jams and condi-ments. Saturday, December 1st from 9:30 am to 3:00 p.m. at the historic Clubhouse, 1424 Fremont Avenue in South Pasadena.

South El Monte Christmas Tree Lighting CeremonySouth El MonteThursday December 6Join the South El Monte Mayor and City Council as it welcomes the Holiday Season with the City’s Annual Christ-mas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The festivities will take place on the front lawn of City Hall, 1415 Santa Anita Avenue, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This joyous evening will include music and dance performances from South El Monte youth groups, lighting of the 20ft Christmas tree, and a special appearance from Santa Claus! Light refresh-ments will be served follow-ing the lighting ceremony. This merry occasion is free

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Messiah Sing-AlongPasadenaSunday December 9Join more than 1,000 people in singing Handel's Messiah this Christmas season. Led by Lake’s Sanctuary Choir and Chamber Orchestra. Soloists are Jane Thorngren, Soprano; Dianne Harmel, Alto; John Secrest, Tenor; and David Kress, Bass. Harpsichord, Robert Sage; Elvin Rodri-guez, Organ. Conducted by Duane Funderburk. Scores available to use or purchase in the lobby prior to the sing-along. Audience is encour-aged to sing and sit in sec-tions. Listeners welcome. An offering will be taken. Child-care is available for children from birth to three years old on the first floor of the Family Life Center. Sunday, Dec. 9, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Worship Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For questions about Christmas season events, contact Dorothy Wurtemberg at dorothyw@lakeave.org or 626.817.4832. Lake Avenue Church is located at 393 N. Lake Avenue in Pasadena, at the corner of Lake Avenue and the 210 Freeway.

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DuarteSaturday December 15The Pasadena Crown City Chorus will present its Christ-mas concert, I'll Be Home For Christmas, at 2 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 15 at the Duarte Performing Arts Center, 1401 Highland, Duarte. The theme of the concert centers on the story of a soldier and father returning home from middle east for Christmas.The featured quartets are Minor Forth, JOLT., IMPACT and the Sweet Adeline quartet, Passion. Minor Forth is com-prised of a father and sons, which includes a 7-year-old, one of the youngest mem-bers of the society. Tickets are $10, and those under 13 are admitted free. Check the Web site, CrownCityChorus.com or mail to Pasadena Crown City Chorus, PO Box 1529, Temple City, CA 91780. Phone 626-286-0355 for further information. Tickets are also available at the door. The Performing Arts Center is close to the 210 Freeway, exit 20, at Buena Vista Street in Duarte.

An Olde English ChristmasPasadenaSaturday December 15Angeles Chorale presents An Olde English Christmas, a se-lection of English Christmas favorites, featuring A Cer-

emony of Carols by Benjamin Britten and Gloria by John Rutter. With Angeles Chorale soloists, harp, brass octet, organ and handbells Saturday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m.$25/person, tickets available online or by calling (818) 591-1735, First United Meth-odist Church in Pasadena500 East Colorado Blvd, 91101, www.angeleschorale.org.

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By Anne Donofrio-HolterState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has announced the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Sys-tems Implementation Plan for California which will "take our state's already world-class standards to a new level, em-phasizing a deep understand-ing of English language arts and mathematics to ensure our students complete high school, ready to thrive in col-lege and careers.""The El Monte Union High School District (EMUHDS) is committed to ensuring our curriculum reflects the knowl-edge and skills our students will need in the real world," said Nick Salerno, EMUHSD superintendent. "Common Core requires more rigor from students and require students to apply their knowledge in different settings and sce-narios." According to Torlakson, "the first phase involves increas-ing awareness of the CCSS, introduces the initial planning system to implement it and establishes ways to collabo-rate with interested parties. The second phase outlines a

transition period by building resources, assessing needs, establishing new professional learning opportunities and expanding collaboration be-tween stakeholders. The third phase will include the imple-mentation of new professional learning support, fully aligned curriculum, instruction, and testing and the integration of these elements for all stu-dents." "Common Core defines the knowledge students should acquire at each grade level in English language arts and mathematics," said Salerno. "This will require higher order thinking skills as well as applications that include the use of data and technology." By federal mandate, the plan is to be implemented by the 2014-15 school year."As our students face a con-stantly changing world, we want to insure they gradu-ate high school with the real world skills they will need to succeed in college and the workplace," added Salerno. "Common Core is, in essence, a shift to 21st century skills that promote college and ca-reer readiness and success."

POTRERO AVID STUDENTS ATTEND COLLEGE FAIR

By Shirley BurkhardtEl Monte, CA -- Eighth grad-ers in the Potrero School’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) pro-gram recently attended the New Futuro College Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center. Students had the opportunity to interact with college representatives as well as military representatives and learn about the requirements and expectations of both groups. New Futuro targets Latino students to help close the achievement gap and encourage students to plan for education after high school. There were representa-tives from junior colleges, technical schools, private universities, the Cal State system, as well as the UC system. Students also learned about scholarships, financial aid, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) program. There were work-shops for students to attend. The AVID program is part of El Monte City School Dis-

trict’s ongoing efforts to em-power and inspire all students to be “college aware.” All the schools have college aware-ness programs. The District has also partnered with the afterschool program, ASPIRE, to focus on college awareness through the Keys to College Program. Potrero was the only El Monte City school able to attend because New Futuro paid for the bus transportation for them to go. Kathy Leeper, Potrero’s vice principal; Rob-

ert Schrader, AVID teacher; Liz Torres, Potrero’s AVID coordinator; and Ricardo Padilla, Outreach Consultant; accompanied the students.

Students wear their Decide, Plan, Act t-shirts at the College Fair.

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Funeral services for Paul Potter will be on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. at the New Hope Community Church in El Monte. Fol-lowing the services, a reception in his honor, will be held at the Loyal Order of Moose located on 4249 Peck Road, El Monte, CA 91732, (626) 442-1025 from 3:00-6:00 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENT

EMERGENCY RESOURCES PREPARING FOR

CHRISTMAS BASKET DISTRIBUTION

By Shirley BurkhardtEl Monte, CA -- El Monte’s Emergency Resources Association (ERA) is preparing for its an-nual Christmas basket distribution on December 22. Currently, ERA is gathering referrals from the nurses, teachers, and other school staff in the schools in the El Monte City School District and the Mountain View School District. Then the neediest families will be selected and baskets of food as well as an age appropriate toy and/or game will be provided for every child 12 years and younger. The food baskets will contain a ham or comparable meat, fruit, canned goods, and other staples. It is hoped that they can provide more than 400 baskets. The baskets will be assembled on Friday December 21st between 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club in South El Monte. The baskets will be distributed on Saturday, De-cember 22 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. ERA is in need of contributions and all contributions of time and/or money are welcomed. If you are interested in donating either time or money for this year’s baskets, or if you have any questions, please contact Lillian Rey, director of Emergency Resources Association at 626-444-7269.

Santa to Arrive in El Monte via

Metrolink’s Holiday Toy

ExpressMetrolink’s “Holiday Toy Ex-press” will be pulling into El Monte’s Metrolink Station at Center Street and Railroad on Sunday, December 9th at 6:45 p.m. On this magical evening Santa has traded in his sleigh for a Metrolink train decorat-ed with over 50,000 beautiful holiday lights and displays. Santa and his friends will entertain the residents with a musical performance while firefighters collect toys from the community for ABC7 and Southland Firefighters’ Annual “Spark of Love Toy Drive.” The toys collected will be distributed to needy children at a later date. Please join us for this amazing display of com-munity support and holiday spirit. Witness the smiles on the children’s faces shining brighter than the thousands of radiant lights. El Monte’s Community Choir will be singing our holiday favorites.Festivities begin at 5:45. Train arrives 6:45 at teh El Monte Metrolink Sation

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Around Townby Mavis Hansen

Our Holiday Season is now well on its way. Thanks-giving, a day to count our blessings and eat like it was our last meal! Just a memory and even the leftovers are all gone. For some, thanksgiving day was now also the first day for the traditional Christmas Shopping to begin, not for me, but listening to the news it seems as though many took advantage of the many bar-gains and sales.

El Monte Women’s Club will hold their monthly busi-ness, luncheon and program meeting on Tuesday, Novem-ber 27, 2012 at the El Monte Community Center, 3130 N. tyler Avenue, El Monte, Cali-fornia. The Business meet-ing will be called to order by President Lorene Gutierrez at 11:00 AM. Chairman Eva Stoltz, who is also the current recipient, will conduct the vote for the new “Kindness Angel”. The club Kindness Angel must have been a mem-ber for at least one year and the period considered is from January 1 through December 31, 2012. A Kindness Angel must have shown acts of kindness, as a general per-

sonal characteristic, both as a club member and in her daily personal life. A program of interest to everyone will be presented by Mr. George Gaunty on Crime Victimiza-tion Prevention. A serious topic, Mr. Gaunty offers an entertaining, humorous talk while offering life saving information. Luncheon Hostess will be Mary Jo Kolakoski and the committee: Rita Cazares, Olga Gutierrez, Esthela Siegrist and Carmen Simons. Members have been asked to bring candy for the students who will perform at the December Christmas meeting, items of toiletries for the Holiday House Basket, items for the Holiday House Christmas Sale and items for children of the Serenity Home. In great need are boys clothing items in sizes 2T, 4T and 5T. If you would like to donate or are interested in the program or joining the El Monte Women’s Club, you are most welcome to at-tend the meeting. El Monte Women’s Club is a member of the San Gabriel Valley District of Women’s Clubs, the California Federation and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.

The El Monte Historical So-ciety will hold their Quarterly Tea and Meeting on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the El Monte Historical Museum, 3150 Tyler Avenue, El Monte, California. Refreshments will be hosted and served

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Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City Rosemead San Gabriel Temple City

Temple CityJerry’s JourneysBy Jerry Jambazian

Municipal Government 101: Have you ever wondered how a city like Temple City gov-erns itself? Do you know the difference between a Resolu-tion, Emergency Resolution, Ordinance? Do you know the difference between a Charter City and General Rule City?

Did you know that, under certain home rule provisions in California's state constitu-tion, voters can exercise a greater degree of local control than that provided by the Cal-ifornia Legislature? Temple City incorporated in 1960 and became a charter city in 1971 allowing voters to determine how our city government is organized and, with respect to municipal affairs, enact legislation different than that adopted by the state.

In California, cities which have not adopted a charter are organized by state law. Such a city is called a General Law City, which will be managed by a 5-member city council. A city organized under a charter may choose different systems, including the "strong mayor" or "city manager" forms of government. We have opted for the City Manager form of government.

California’s charter cities first were established in the 1870s during difficult eco-nomic times, and in response to the state meddling in city affairs. A constitutional revision granting munici-palities the charter option was approved and cities revised their own charters. Of the 482 cities in the state, 121 are charter cities.

The beauty of charter cities is that, when used properly, the charter allows them more flexibility to cut costs and use revenues wisely, unlike most state mandates, which always favor certain special interests. This gives a city more control in making decisions more in line with local issues and needs.

Resolutions and Ordi-nances: An ordinance is a law adopted by the City Council. Ordinances usually amend, repeal or supplement the City’s Municipal Code; provide zoning specifications; or appropriate money for spe-cific purposes – ordinances remain in effect until they are changed or repealed. Most ordinances require two public hearings: an introduction

hearing (i.e., First Reading), followed later by the final adoption hearing (i.e., Second Reading) and is implemented 30 days after the Second Reading. Whereas, a resolu-tion is a formal expression of an opinion or intention of the City Council. Typically, resolutions become effective upon their adoption.

Emergency Resolutions are enacted when there is a condition of extreme danger or potential danger to the safety of people/property, and there is a condition beyond the capability of the City to control effectively, the local governing body (i.e., city council authorized by an ordinance) may proclaim that a local emergency exists. A local emergency is proclaimed to exist due to a specific situ-ation, such as wind (we all remember from a year ago), flood, fire, storm, earthquake, epidemic, drought, sudden and severe energy shortage, or other another condition.

Twenty Tons of Fun: Tons of snow, bright holiday lights, and the sound of holiday music will turn Temple City Park into a winter wonderland during Lights on Temple City. This is the premier winter family fun event sponsored by Parks & Recreation.

Free crafts, new sled runs, visits and photos with Santa, refreshments will be offered beginning at 5 p.m. A holiday parade featuring the Temple City High School marching band will begin from the cor-ner of Cloverly and Las Tunas at 7 p.m. The parade proceeds east into Temple City Park where a 100’ redwood tree, decorated with thousands of lights, will be illuminated.

Residents are reminded that Las Tunas Drive will be closed between 6:30 and 8 p.m. for the parade. Golden West will also be closed throughout the event.

Temple City Tweets: After two years of planning the city

has awarded the Rosemead Boulevard Safety Enhance-ment and Beautification Project to Los Angeles Engi-neering. Work on this major project will commence at the end of January. The question was raised at the Council meeting if there would be financial incentives for early completion. Mayor Yu said, “no incentives for early com-

pletion, but there are financial penalties in place if work is not completed on time.” We all remember the two-year nightmare on Rosemead Blvd. from Huntington Drive to Colorado Blvd. This Council is committed to ensuring the least amount of disruption and inconvenience and to finish the project in a timely manner.

City Council has: Adopted a Resolution approving the Citywide Traffic Calming Master Plan along with the Comprehensive Downtown Parking Strategic Plan.

In an effort to improve the quality of life, the Council is also responding to growing concerns by the public regard-

ing the control of second-hand smoke with an introduction of a Ordinance to control second-hand smoke in public places.

Also introduction of an Ordinance to allow Tobacco Retailer Permits to the 31 businesses to encourage responsible tobacco retail-ing which will assist in the prevention of illegal sale

and distribution of tobacco products to minors throughout the city.

In an effort to alleviate the parking shortage in the downtown area the Council approved and authorized the City Manager to execute a purchase and sale agreement for 5800 Temple City Blvd. This property will allow for 51 additional parking spaces for patrons and employees. Some of you old-timers will know this property as the old Lee R. Hill mortuary at the corner of Workman and Temple City Blvd.

Over 200 interested “en-gaged” residents and business owners attended the Las Tu-nas Drive Streetscape Project. The meeting took place at Live Oak Park to a standing room crowd. The meeting was facilitated by Greg Tung from San Francisco based FTS con-sulting. Mayor Yu began the meeting with his comments, “When Las Tunas Drive was designed 50 to 60 years ago, the community really did not have a say in how it came out.” Mayor Yu also said, “We are really trying to engage with the public to solicit new ideas and inject some vitality into the downtown area.” You are invited to one more meet-ing on December 19 at Live Oak Park. As is a marriage you are invited to give your input, or forever hold your peace.

See you soon…

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DOWN1. Electrical unit2. Hodgepodge3. Like one who lacks confi-dence4. Put out on a curb5. "___ Weapon"

6. Great Barrier ____7. E in BCE8. "Rigoletto" composer9. "The Big ____ Theory"10. Primary source for Scandi-navian mythology11. Late designer Christian ____12. Girl hogs15. Perceive or think about in a particular way20. Grind down22. *Future home network for "Partners in Crime"24. Venomous talk25. *MTV's "The Real _____"26. Cowboy's cry of joy27. Not slouching29. *Entering its 25th season31. Pull an all-nighter32. Middle Eastern porter33. Salon file34. *So you think you can do this?36. Goes well with sushi38. Phone button42. Natasha Fatale's enemy45. Concluding or finishing49. *It's often bought on "Pawn Stars"51. What pirates do54. Wine ripening56. Indian metropolis57. Contributes58. Waldorf salad ingredient59. Arabian chieftain60. Type of defense61. Word processor command62. Bug-eyed63. Mascara site64. Badger's den67. Bird word

ARIESDon't worry about obstacles this week -- you can take care of almost anything in your path!

TAURUSYou are feeling drawn to the natural world again -- hiking, gardening, or even just staring out the window.

GEMINIYou should do whatever it takes to work on your own this week -- teamwork just doesn't do it for you now.

CANCERStrive for balance this week. -- you should find that you can handle it all with relative ease..

LEOYou are excited over something new in your life -- maybe a ro-mance, and you need to watch out for a tendency to overdo it.

VIRGOYour critical powers are legend-ary, but you may need to hold back on them for a bit -- creativ-ity is key this week!

LIBRABe extra careful this week -- it's all too easy to get tripped up on trivia and forget to take care of the really important stuff.

SCORPIOYour fire is helping a new proj-ect get off the ground -- it may be at work, or it could be artistic, social or even romantic!

SAGITTARIUSYou have got to do things for yourself this week -- even if you have plenty of assistance. It's vital to DIY!

CAPRICORNYou can get more done than anyone else around you this week -- so make sure to take a break eventually!

AQUARIUSYou need to relax -- and rest! Your energy is largely spent, but you know it always comes back to you.

PISCESYou're improving your own odds at work or at home just by mak-ing life a little easier for those around you.

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Cemetery Search…. My latest adventure took me to the Central Coast of Califor-nia and the small town of San Miguel in search of pioneer cemeteries. The San Miguel District Cemetery was found-ed in July 1875 when Ella Montgomery was the first per-son interred in the cemetery. The arrival of the railroad to the sleepy Mission town saw an increase in the cattle and produce business bringing in more and more settlers. The increase in population natural-ly resulted in more deaths and funerals. As more people were interred, the cemetery was sectioned off with Catholics buried in the northeast section and everyone else was buried in the southeast section. Some of the oddities include the gravesite of Corina Stanghel, who was buried half in the cemetery and half out. Stang-hel was a non-Catholic and the church practice indicated that she needed to be buried in this manner. A celebrity of sorts exists in the cemetery in the person of William Antrim 1842 – 1922, who was report-

ed to be Billy the Kids’ step-father. His grave is marked by a large marble monument in the Protestant section of the cemetery. Even though there weren’t a lot of mysteries at this cemetery, you just never know what one may find. It should be noted that the first sign I read at San Miguel District Cemetery was ‘Watch out for Rattlesnakes’….. San Miguel the Arcangel…. Mis-sion San Miguel has a beau-tiful museum with artifacts you don’t see at any other California Mission. One of the more interesting artifacts is a hand-carved life-size wooden poly-chrome statue of San Miguel conquering the devil. The statue was carved in the 17th or 18th century but the artist is unknown. It was donated to the Mission by Raymond Gould of Los An-geles after his death in 1943. His will directed his estate to donate the statue to Mis-sion San Miguel and in 1944, is sister Mabel brought the statue to the Mission. It was been preserved in protective oils and stands over five feet

tall. San Miguel is standing over a fallen devil with his sword ready to descend upon his captured nemesis. San Miguels’ clothing, shield and wings are expertly carved and designed and the image of the devil is enough to send chills through you. … El Camino Real Cross….. The King’s Highway was the trail and later road which connected all the California Missions together. In the beginning, the path was marked by a cross carved into the bark of a pine tree. At Mission San Miguel there is a section of a tree which fell near Paso Robles, and when the bark fell aside, the emblazed cross was exposed. … Mission His-tory …. Mission San Miguel Arcangel was founded on July 15, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen, who was the second President-Priest of the Cali-fornia Missions after Junipero Serra. The large number of Salinan natives living nearby was the primary reason the location was selected. San Miguel was the 16th Mission founded and today can still be seen pretty much as it was back in the 18th century …..

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Joe Torosian“And God Bless Mrs. Sumler.”---Rosemead football prayer.

Only thing worse than an unbeat-en season in Columbus, Ohio...is an Irish victory in South, Los Angeles.Can someone find a way to get USC to the Holiday Bowl...Oh, I’ve always been a fantasy football fan.Say it, go ahead and keep saying it...because I agree with you. It’s true that Rio Hondo Prep doesn’t get enough respect for what its accomplished on the football field.Did you know the Kares are playing in their 21st CIF title game this Friday night against San Luis Obispo’s Mission Prep? Did you know that they have already won 13 titles.The struggle in covering RHP football is outside of playing Arcadia in the opener they are usually going out to Claremont, Palos Verdes, Boron, and San Diego...In the age of four dollar a gallon gas that is brutal on a budget.Here’s the solution...Have the Kares move into the Olympic League. It makes a lot more sense to move them into the Northwest Division than it does to move Monrovia out of the Mid-Valley Division.Speaking of Monrovia...you can’t speak enough of about Monrovia in what they have accomplished these last five seasons.Paraclete on Friday night is go-ing to be a problem though.Always good to see El Monte’s Brandon Martinez on TV...Can’t say the same for the San Diego Chargers?How bad is the system in the NFL? Think about it...every two to four years in this country you have a choice to vote out a miserable politician. We don’t always do it, but the option remains. However in the NFL, if you are a San Diego Charger fan, you are stuck with Norv Turner...Having Norv Turner named as your head football coach is the equivalent of being invited to a barbeque and having a plate of Spaghetti O’s dropped in front of you...El Monte American Little League will be having sign ups for the 2013 season the first and second Saturdays in December (10:AM) at Pioneer Park. Bob Butler is the new league presi-dent. In January sign ups will be held every Saturday morning.Speaking of Little League today (November 28) is former El Monte National volunteer Jackie Stout’s birthday. May she live long and prosper. Jackie used to put out the best stat sheets back in Little League coverage days. She was awesome sauce.Contact Joe at joe@midval-leysports.com

Wildcats Blaze Trail to Finals

By Tony SolorzanoGranada Hills – Two touch-downs by George Frazier helped Monrovia return to the Finals of the CIF Southern Section’s Mid-Valley Divi-sion as they eliminated the defending California Division IV State Champions, Sierra Canyon, 42-31, Friday night at John Elway Stadium at Granada Hills. High School.The win put the Wildcats (11-2) in the Finals for the fourth consecutive year, and ended the hopes the Trailblazers (11-2) had of returning to defend their state title at the Home Depot Center in December.The Trailblazers struck first as kicker Noah Zgrablich booted a 45-yard field goal with just over eight minutes left in the first. After trading posses-sions, the Wildcats got the ball on their own 20, but after a false start pushed the ‘Cats back five yards, quarterback Blake Heyworth handed off to Frazier who rumbled 85 yards for the score, giving the ‘Cats the 7-3 lead with just over five minutes left.The Trailblazers retook the lead at the start of the second quarter. On the last play of the first quarter, the Trailblazers recovered a fumbled punt re-turn on the Wildcats’ 12-yard line. As the second quarter started, Xavier Menifield took the hand off from quarter-back Andre Nunez and broke through the line for the 12-yard score just seven seconds into the quarter, taking a 10-7 lead.The Wildcats would respond five minutes later after Hey-worth engineered a 76-yard drive on the ensuing posses-sion, culminating in Darione Jones’ seven-yard run, with just over seven minutes left in the half, giving the ‘Cats a 14-10 lead. However, the Trailblazers responded quickly, as Nunez needed only two passes, a 55-yard strike to Preston White that put the ‘Blazers on the ‘Cats’ 25-yard line, then a pass to Isaiah Renfro for the remain-ing 25 yards and the score, putting the Blazers in the lead again, 17-14 midway through the quarter.The ‘Cats regained the lead late in the half as Heyworth capped a 59-yard drive with a 20-yard scoring strike to Anthony Craft with just over two minutes left in the half, putting the ‘Cats back on top 21-17, where they would remain as the half ended.

In the third, the ‘Cats pulled ahead on their first possession of the second half, as Frazier once again broke free for an-other long score, this time for 55 yards, giving ‘Cats a 28-17 lead. Four minutes later, Jones would get his second score, this time a 12-yard run, increasing the ‘Cats lead to 35-17.The Blazers got another gift from a bad punt, this time a fourth-and-long punt attempt late in the third ended up putting them deep in ‘Cats’ territory. The punt by Jer-emy Haney was blocked but recovered by the ‘Cats, but the attempt to get the recov-ered punt past the first down marker at the Wildcats’ 35-yard line fell short at the 33-yard line, turning the ball over on downs, giving the Blazers excellent field position. Less than a minute later, Nunez hit Brian Tucker with a five-yard pass, cutting Monrovia’s lead to 35-24.In the fourth, the ‘Cats’ leading rusher, Ge Vontray Ainsworth extended the lead to 42-24 as he broke off a 25-yard dash for his score that capped an 80-yard drive with just over five minutes left in the game. The ‘Blazers got one final score with 13 seconds left in the game as Nunez found Ticker again for a four-yard score, ending the scoring.The Wildcats amassed 523 total yards of offense, includ-ing 179 passing yards from Heyworth on 11 completions, including the touchdown to Craft. Frazier was the monster of the game, rushing for 148 yards on only four carries, 130 of which came from his two scores, he also recorded three sacks of Nunez while playing on defense. Ainsworth and Jones combined for 186

yards and their three scores.The Wildcats will play host to Paraclete next Friday. The Spirits reached the Finals with a 28-20 win over San Dimas. The teams have met twice in the playoffs. The Spirits eliminated the Wildcats in the second round of the 2007 Mid-Valley Division playoffs, while the Wildcats returned the favor two years later.

M-Town linebacker George Frazier will be playing for this third CIF title this Friday night against Paraclete.

Rio Hondo Prep

Advances to Finals

Nate Tayco scored a pair of early touchdowns, including a 40-yard run to paydirt, to jumpstart the Kares to a 42-14 victory over St. Monica on Friday night in the Northeast Division semi-finals.Tayco would score a third touchdown in the second half as Rio Hondo won its tenth consecutive game to set up a title match up with Mission Prep of San Luis Obispo. The Royals handed the Kares their only loss on the season, 47-14, on August 31st.Both schools bring 11-1 records into the finals, Rio Hondo Prep is the defending champs and will be hosting the contest on November 30th at 7:30 PM.

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Game Night: Championship Edition

Paraclete (12-1) at Monrovia (11-2)The Spirits have won 12 in a row, the Wildcats have won nine straight. These are two excellent football teams. Paraclete pre-pared for this game by matching up against Dorsey in non-league play. M-Town played Ayala, St. Francis, South Hills in its own schedule upgrade. Monrovia can put together four good quarters of football, something they don’t very often, then they win. Clete has shown it can take a punch, punch back, and not back down to anyone.Prediction: Paraclete 24 Monro-via 23

Mission Prep (11-1) at Rio Hondo Prep (11-1)The Royals only loss of the sea-son was to Bishop Diego, which just went down in the Northwest semifinals last weekend against North Torrance. The Kares are playing in their 21st title game, they’ve won 13. Mission Prep, out of San Luis Obispo, is play-ing for the first championship in the school’s 50 year history. RHP is very good...Mission looks great this second time around.The Royals beat the Kares 47-14 on August 31st. That gap will close, but the victor should still be the same.Prediction: Mission Prep 28 Rio Hondo Prep 17

Last year there were so many weapons. There were guys like Chris Solomon, Jimmy Frazier, Justin Meaders, Chris Caballero, Gus Vilchis, Lonzell Barnett and Dorrin Turner. All those guys are gone and then there were injuries. Defensive end Justin Hornsby, a transfer who was expected to make a huge impact this year, went out early with an ACL and starting quarterback Jon Najera also went down. Friday night all those guys were standing on the sidelines in street clothes and West Covina varsity jackets. Back in August a lot of people thought the Bulldogs would just coast to another Southeast title. But when you look at the heavy losses to graduation and injury, they were fortunate to get to the semi finals. They have some home run hitters-Noodles Hull, Sidney Jones-but not enough. This year West Covina was star-ing across the line at the team that did have the weapons. Last year's West Covina team is this year's La Serna. This year it was La Serna who had the guys that made the plays. It was La Serna who had the experience, and in then end it was La Serna that marched in to the Southeast title game. It wasn't 84-21 but it was con-vincing. After the Bulldogs took a 14-0 lead, La Serna outscored them 35-3 including 21-0 in the second half. Take away an 83 yard punt return by Jones in the first quarter and the final is 35-10. La Serna's defense only al-lowed one offensive touchdown. West Covina has a solid rush-ing attack but La Serna allowed only 186 yards rushing and just 57 in the second half. Hull, who rushed for 81 yards overall was held to minus three in the second half. When West Covina needed someone to make a play nobody was there. There wasn't a Solo-mon, a Frazier, a Meadors. La Serna had plenty of guys to turn to. You see, a lot of these guys were on the field last year when West Covina put up 84 in the title game. The Lancers turned to Frankie Palmer who threw for 89 yards and ran for

51. They turned to Luke Gonza-les who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. In the red zone they turned to Gio Long who ran for three touchdowns. They turned to Aaron Gomez who recovered a West Covina fumble in the first half. And they turned to the entire defensive unit which shut West Covina out in the sec-ond half forcing them into two punts and a fumble and stopped them twice on fourth downs. When they went down 14-0 in the first quarter there was no pan-ic but instead a perseverance that led to the comeback. La Serna Coach Margarito Beltran was already shaking his head before I finished asking the question about the early deficit. “If you've been around this team at all during the past two or three years you know our guys never quit,” Beltran said. Some have been picking against La Serna all year. You might want to jump on the Beltran Bandwagon when the Lancers play Downey for the Southeast Division championship Saturday night. The battle between Monrovia and Paraclete is just as vicious on our comment boards as it will be on the field Friday night when they play for the Mid-Valley title. “Paraclete #”1 for the Spirits and “Greenie” for the Wildcats have been in engaging in a war of words all year that has really heated up now that both teams are headed to the Finals. One thing is for sure, you couldn't ask for a better match up. Who's going to win? I'll let you know what I think later this week but for now flip a coin. Monro-via (11-2) has won nine straight while Paraclete (12-1) has won 12 in a row. They have four com-mon opponents with each team going 4-0 against them. Paraclete beat San Dimas and Sierra Can-yon by the combined score of 59-37 while Monrovia beat the same two teams 77-54 combined. Too close to call.Time to stop talking. Line 'em up.That's my principle. Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com.

The Peterson Principal By Tim Peterson

1. Baldwin Park (16-13-0): HC Israel Anguiano

2. Temple City (15-9-0): HC Eric Chin

3. Gabrielino (14-9-0): HC John Carney

4. Rio Hondo Prep (14-11-0): HC Ken Drain

5. Alhambra (14-12-0): HC N/A

6. Arcadia (14-12-0): HC Ben Cordeiro

7. Mt. View (14-13-0): HC Robert Averill

8. Arroyo (14-13-0): HC Carlos Barajas

9. La Puente (12-12-0): HC Jason Aceves

10. Bosco Tech (12-15-0): HC Dominic Sermeno

11. Sierra Vista (10-16-0): HC Herman Flores

12. Rosmead (9-15-0): HC Sonny Hayes

13. El Monte (7-20-0): HC Eric Tabatabai

14. Monrovia (5-17-0): HC Steve Goldstein

15. San Gabriel (4-19-0): HC Jason Meador

16. South El Monte (3-17-0): HC Robert Burgess

17. Duarte (3-20-0): HC Rodney Jefferson

1. Duarte (22-2): HC Mark Smith

2. Rosemead (20-8): HC Jay Gauthier

3. Arroyo (18-10): HC Mike Gorball

4. Arcadia (15-10): HC Don Young

5. Rio Hondo Prep (14-12): HC Joe Parker

6. Sierra Vista (14-13): HC Israel Anguiano

7. Monrovia (13-6): HC Eliazar Diaz Jr.

8. San Gabriel (11-14): HC N/A

9. El Monte (9-17): HC Brian Tabatabai

10. Baldwin Park (8-18): HC Raquel Viramontes

11. Gabrielino (6-16): HC Tom Shima

12. Mt. View (6-16): HC Baldemar Vargas

13. Temple City (5-10): HC Rebecka Schaller

14. La Puente (5-13): HC David Lewis

15. Alhambra (5-18): HC Chris Roberts

16. South El Monte (3-15): HC Dean Bunting

Q & A With El Monte Boys Basketball Coach Eric Tabatabai

(With the basketball season looming, we caught up with Coach Tabatabai for a brief chat about El Monte basket-ball and the Mission Valley League.)

THE MID: How is your team looking this year?

TABATABAI: We are looking very promising, we have a lot of returners and seniors this year that should lead us.

THE MID: it seems like things can change fast in this league...do you still see Ga-brielino as the team to beat in the MVL?

TABATABAI: I see them and Arroyo as both being favorites with the Co-MVPs return-ing, both have a lot of quality players on their teams

THE MID: Who are the guys you are going to be leaning on this season? Jorge Caldera? Some others?

TABATABAI: Jorge will de-finetly be a key to our season he has worked really hard all offseason and has really grown as a player. Alex Beru-men is also going to be a very important player for us, he is one of our most consistent guys on both defense and of-fense and one of our few bigs. Omar Juarez will be a key to our defense and also Jacob Moran should make a good impact as he gets back into basketball shape from football season

THE MID: What is your style of offense and defense that you prefer to run?

TABATABAI: Offensively I like to have a lot of different

sets that we can go to and run crisp plays to get good looks. A big thing I've been trying to stress with the kids is they need to use the skills they have been working to develop and be able to create for them-selves and trust each other in making good basketball plays. On defense I like to put pres-sure on teams and with our team this year we should be able to do just that and create an uptempo style that should be fun

THE MID: We know for your brother (El Monte OC Brian Tabatabai) and Coach (Joel) Sanchez besides teaching their teams how to play foot-ball they also had to change the culture of football at El Monte. Do you find you're having to do the same since the program has struggled for so long?

TABATABAI: Yes, thats one thing that I really think is changing, you could defi-netly see the change in the football program and how all the coaches Cont. Page 11

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TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1289146-37 APN: 8541-018-017 TRA: 03621 LOAN NO: Xxxxx1471 REF: Melchor, Marcos IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED December 08, 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. On December 11, 2012, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded December 14, 2006, as Inst. No. 20062779153 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Marcos Melchor and Teresa Melchor, husband and wife as joint tenants, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said Deed of Trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5410 Cogswell Road, El Monte, CA 91732. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $435,980.19. 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same 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 (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1289146-37. 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. For sales information: (619)590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: October 31, 2012. (11/21/2012, 11/28, 12/05) R-421445 MID VALLEY NEWS

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1343687-33 APN: 8268-015-020 TRA: 08364 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx0408 REF: Diaz, Noemi A. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED November 18, 2004. 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. On December 13, 2012, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded November 24, 2004, as Inst. No. 04 3049618 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Noemi A. Diaz, a single woman, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Doubletree Hotel, Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Vineyard Ballroom, Norwalk, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said Deed of Trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 18220 La Cortita Street, (Rowland Heights Area), La Puente, CA 91748. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $234,364.66. 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same 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 (800)280-2832 or visit the internet website www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1343687-33. 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. For sales information: (800)280-2832. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: November 12, 2012. (11/21/2012, 11/28, 12/05) R-422012 MID VALLEY NEWS

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1355486-33 APN: 8547-019-089 TRA: 03621 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx4647 REF: Garcia, Elena IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED April 11, 2008. 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. On December 13, 2012, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded April 23, 2008, as Inst. No. 20080709213 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Blanca R. Robles, an unmarried woman, and Elena Garcia, a widow, as joint tenants, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Doubletree Hotel, Los Angeles-Norwalk,, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Vineyard Ballroom, Norwalk, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said Deed of Trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11743 Killian Street, El Monte, CA 91732. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $414,951.68. 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same 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 (800)280-2832 or visit the internet website www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1355486-33. 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. For sales information: (800)280-2832. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: November 13, 2012. (11/21/2012, 11/28, 12/05) R-422242 MID VALLEY NEWS

TRUSTEE SALES TRUSTEE SALESNOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-12-515735-AB Order No.: 6735168 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/21/2006. 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): WAYNE A. SUDDETH AND SYLVIA I. SUDDETH, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 7/26/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1653983 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 12/20/2012 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $363,126.02 The purported property address is: 1414 ALLGEYER AVE, SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733 Assessor’s Parcel No. 8118-008-013 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. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same 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 800-280-2832 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-12-515735-AB . 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. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. 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. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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. TS No.: CA-12-515735-AB IDSPub #0042015 11/28/2012 12/5/2012 12/12/2012 MID VALLEY NEWS

TRUSTEE SALESNOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1209739-37 APN: 8214-011-003 TRA: 004385 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx1761 REF: Lucatero, Alfredo IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED April 25, 2007. 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. On December 18, 2012, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded May 07, 2007, as Inst. No. 20071099022 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Alfredo Lucatero A Married Man As His Sole and Separate Property, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do business in this state: Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 15457 Beckner Street La Puente CA 91744 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $507,786.74. 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same 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 (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1209739-37. 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. For sales information:(619)590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: November 14, 2012. (R-422541 11/28/12, 12/05/12, 12/12/12) MID VALLEY NEWS

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File No. 2012229758 ORIGI-NAL FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PRONTO ROOTER, INC, 4222 NORTH BROAD-MOOR AVE., COVINA, CA 91722, LA COUNTY. Registered Owner(s): OSCAR G. COBOS, P. O. BOX 5812, EL MONTE, CA 91734. This business is conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has com-menced to transact business under the fictitious business name on OWNER.

Notice – This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious Business Name Statement expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. The filing of the statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Busi-ness Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Maya finds a Home

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Good News all of you Res-cue Me fans. Maya has been adopted and is happy and safe. Just in time she was saved from euthanasia. We are so happy that we could help spread the word about this wonderful dog and her jour-ney to find a home. Congratu-lations to her new owner.

These two sweet dogs were found roaming together in Al-tadena. They had no col-lars, no tags, and were not microchipped. If it weren’t for the kind-ness of a stranger tak-

ing the time to catch them, take them in, and find them a foster home, their fate would be dire. Stray dogs found in Altadena are taken by LA Animal Control to the shelter in Baldwin Park. Without any identification or way to contact their owners, they would be held at the shelter for just a matter of days. After that, if someone had not put in an application to adopt either or both of them, their sad fate would be euthanasia. Found Animals teaches us that a microchip is a small device about the size of a grain of rice that is implanted beneath your pet's skin. It contains a unique number used to identify the ani-mal. This number links to your contact information in an online registry that allows shelters, clinics, veterinarians, and humane organizations to contact you if your lost pet is found. Registered microchips give lost pets the best chance of return-ing home. According to HomeAgain pet recovery system, the following statistics indicate that missing pets rarely make it home:• The American Humane Association estimates over 10 million dogs and cats are lost or stolen in the U.S. every year.• One in three pets will become lost at some point during their life.A study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, including 53 animal shelters from across the country, confirmed the high rate of return of microchipped dogs and cats to their families, and the importance of microchip registration. From the study:• Only about 22 percent of lost dogs that entered the animal shelters were reunited with their families. However, the return-to-owner rate for microchipped dogs was over 52 percent (a 238 percent increase).• Less than 2 percent of lost cats that entered the animal shel-ters were reunited with their families. The return-to-owner rate for microchipped cats was dramatically higher at over 38 percent (more than 2000 percent better).So please, put collars and tags on your pets, and take them in for microchipping. The chances are that someday you will be very grateful that you did.

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Foodette Food Corner by Kristie Hang & Clarissa Wei

It’s getting chilly these nights so what better way to stay warm than with some hotpot? My good friend visiting from San Diego insisted on going to Boiling Point. She loves that place! Unfortunately, by the time she got to my house it was already 7:30 pm and we knew that the line for BP would be going out the door. I took her to Lu Gi in San Ga-briel instead and we ended up quite happy with that decision. Yes it was more expensive than BP or Jazz Cat, but it was nice having a more traditional hot pot versus the individual pots since those are preset with ingredients. We got the ying yang broth with half spicy and half non-spicy. We chose ribeye, rice

cakes, quail egg, pork blood, fish dumplings, veggies, and some other small appetizers here and there. The total came out to $38 for the two of us, which also included 3 drinks. There are an abundance of different sauces at Lu Gi. By the end of the night, our table was filled with more sauces than ac-tual food! I absolutely loved the garlic and scallion sauce! Yum! I drenched all my food in that. There is a buy one get one free Tsing Tao & Taiwan Beer for $5.95 on Monday through Thursdays

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Cont. from Page 9: Coach Eric Tabatabai

Treasured SeasonsThere are good reasons;For our treasured seasons.Time for everything here on earth;Starting from the time of our birth.

A time for sharing;As Well as for Caring.A special time for love;And for others we think of.

There's even a time for rest;And realizing you've been blest.Yes, a good time to be living;While you are generously giving.

Time to enjoy each season as it comes;While being thoughtful to every-one.For there's always time to wear a smile;When you remember to go the extra mile.

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