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Sierra Madre Seven Princesses Begin Their Reign as 2012’s Royal Court for Tournament Of Roses® Councilwoman Walsh Confronts Committee - Asks for MacGillivray’s Resignation By Terry Miller Sierra Madre City Council Member Nancy Walsh was not happy Tuesday evening. Walsh strikes verbal blows to members of the Sierra Madre General Plan Update Committee Tuesday evening and asked for the resignation of two members of the committee and chairperson, Denise Delmar. A visibly annoyed and frustrated Walsh pointed her finger repeatedly and said committee members “serve at the pleasure of the city council… we brought you in and we can take you out.” Walsh’s oral confrontation was a retort to the emergence of two committee members before the Council at the Sept. 27 meeting. Sierra Madre City Clerk

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Portantino’s ‘Open Carry’ Gun Bill Signed by Gov.

Law Bans Open Display of Unloaded Handguns in CA

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Stephanie Grace Hynes smiles as she gets her official Princess nametag placed on her dress Monday morning just minutes after the court was introduced to the media -Photo by Terry Miller

The seven members of the 2012 Tournament of Roses Royal Court were announced today at Tournament House from

a group of 34 finalists. As ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the Royal Court members will attend more than 150

community and media functions leading up to the 123rd Rose Parade® presented by Honda and98th Rose Bowl Game®

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The offices of Assemblyman Anthony Portantino were handed two big victories in the past 2 weeks. The first being that staffers are not being furloughed as Speaker Perez had threatened and now the landmark bill AB 144 proposed to ban the open carry of unloaded weapons has now been signed by the Governor after a nail-biting struggle through the system. Governor Brown signed Assemblymember Portantino’s significant legislation banning the “open carry” of firearms in California on Sunday – a bill supported by the California Police Chiefs and rank-and-file officers.

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Joe Mosca to Resign from Sierra Madre City Council By Terry Miller Joe Mosca, announced his resignation from the Sierra Madre City Council Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting. In an emotion filled speech, Mosca announced that his spouse, an HIV researcher and physician, has taken a job in London. The family includes two adopted sons, Garrett, 4 and Devan, 9 months. Mosca said that it was with a heavy heart that he and his family made this decision. But they will keep their house in Sierra

Madre and return after the London assignment. The responsibilities in London will be between 3 – 4 years according to Mosca. "It is with mixed feelings that I let you know that I will be stepping down from City Council as of the first City Council meeting in November," Mosca told residents and fellow council members Tuesday evening. Mosca received a round of applause after his speech. Earlier in the day,

Mosca sent out a notice to media outlets and penned a letter to each resident of Sierra Madre. Mosca, a 37-year-old attorney for the Southern California Gas Co., was first elected to the Sierra Madre City Council in 2006 on a platform of slow growth. He was re-elected in 2010 and was picked by the City Council to serve as the city's mayor, a seat he held until the spring of

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Councilman Joe Mosca explains why he has to leave the city council -Photo by Terry Miller

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A Murphy Day

Dorothy's Place

By Dorothy Denne Some days start out bad and go downhill from there. Those are the days I operate under Murphy's Law, anything that can go wrong does. Had one just last week. It was my day to put in some time at my volunteer job. I was running late. I threw all my paraphernalia into the back seat, grunted behind the wheel, wrapped my coat carefully so I wouldn't catch it in the door and turned on the ignition. I remembered that the CD I was going to need was lying on the dining room table. I went back to get it. When I opened the kitchen door our neigh-

bor's cat darted in. My cats hate her. That tells you enough. I don't have to explain why the next few minutes were frantic. Things didn't improve once I got to the office. The computer I was planning to use had some glitch. It wouldn't let me log on. The screen kept saying Disarm III. I seriously considered disarming it permanently. My patience with computers is not fantastic. The next few hours moved along smoothly after I switched to another desk with a different computer. Came time to go home so I put my CD and my glasses away in my purse so they wouldn't get rain splattered. The phone rang and I answered it. The caller left a message which I wrote on the note pad without my glasses on. Hung up, tried to tear the page off. It wasn't a note pad. It was a flat, square gift box containing a

monogrammed tile trivet. It was a gift not yet given. The person whose desk I had been using actually accepted that little act better than I did. I did manage to save the box by covering my note with a very pretty sticker. It wasn't until I got home that I realized I never rewrote the message on a real note pad. It was obvious I needed to rest a while before leaving to attend a meeting in the evening. Things calmed down, my cats and I took a nap together and I figured I had kicked Mr. Murphy and his law out of my life for a while. By the time I pulled into the parking lot for the meeting it was really, to borrow a British phrase, pissing down rain. Since I was wearing good clothes I had brought my husband's big, big umbrella that opens automatically. I reached around the seat to pull it out and the hooked handle got caught in the

seat belt. I struggled valiantly and just as I got the handle loose the umbrella sprang open--in the back seat. After many gyrations of my body and that umbrella, I was finally out of the car and wading across the parking lot in the pissingdown-rain. As I stepped up on the curb I felt a tug on my skirt tail. I bent down and discovered the thread in my hem was caught on my boot top. Not wanting to rip my entire hem, I hobbled in that bent-over position, through the pissing-down-rain, all the way into the meeting room. A friend cut the thread with my Swiss Army Knife and, with a piece of tape on the hem, saved the night. Mr. Murphy had outdone himself. The only good thing I can say about that day is that I got material for a Dorothy's Place column.

Plymouth School in Monrovia Los Angeles Regional winner in Governor’s Challenge Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports Presents $6,000 in awards to Plymouth Elementary Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Executive Director, Kenny Rogers recognized Plymouth Elementary as the Los Angeles Regional Award Winner in the 2011 Governor’s Challenge Competition. Rogers will present the school with a $5,000 check for physical fitness equipment and a $1,000 gift card for school supplies at CVS/pharmacy. CVS/ pharmacy is the sponsor of the Governor’s Challenge Regional Awards. Plymouth was selected as the Governor’s Council Regional Champion based on its support of physical activity and good nutrition in the 2010-2011 school-year. All 433 of Plymouth’s stu-

dents successfully completed the Governor’s Challenge of being active at least 30 minutes a day at least 3 days a week for a month, and together the school’s students recorded a remarkable 10,817 days of physical activity. The school’s support of good nutrition was highlighted through its school chef taught monthly nutrition classes and its providing of “Tasting Trios” a quick nutritious snack for students using only 3 ingredients that they can easily replicate at home. With a soaring obesity epidemic and nearly two thirds of California youth unfit, the Governor’s Coun-

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When All Is Said And Dunn By Bill Dunn There are times when I have to read something more than once before the message penetrates and I realize just how bizarre it is. Such is the odd and irrational case of the fear of the number four. For the second time in the last six months I have read how some disgruntled Chinese homeowners in Arcadia want to change their address because the street number contains one or more fours in it. This, they contend, is the reason they can't sell their home quickly. In the Chinese com-

munity, superstition, according to both articles, runs high and the number four carries some particularly bad mojo with it. It is not because of the number itself. No, that would be far too easy to comprehend. The problem here lies in the world of phonetics. Apparently this is because word four in Mandarin happens to sound like the word for death. And since nobody wants to have the number four in their address, some people, obviously a lot of people, are balking at buying or even looking at those properties. One four is bad, but heaven help you if you have more than one. It is real estate suicide in Arcadia’s highly Asian community. Arcadia, you see, unlike some other cities in the San Gabriel Valley, refuses to change the numbers even for a fee. Most of us, who are not shackled by the Mandarin dialect and its superstitions, would never have known about the evil number four and its bad voodoo. That is unless you

were trying to sell your home in the San Gabriel Valley and found out that somebody didn't want to even look at your property because, gasp, it had multiple fours! According to Adam Gulick in Temple City's planning commission office, all it takes is 500 bucks and your pesky little four will vanish from your Temple City address. He made it sound like when it does happen, which occurs about once every month or two, that the process is easy and no big deal. I got a different response from Jim Donovan at Rosemead's planning commission. He said that despite what the articles in the newspaper said he does not do it easily. He personally reviews every case and makes sure that it does not have a negative impact on adjacent businesses and the neighborhood. But once those hurdles have been cleared Rosemead is a bargain next to Temple City. $120.00 smackeroos gets it done. Sorry Jim, but that is way too cheap in this day and age. If homeowners want

to disrupt the natural order of things over a sound alike word they should pay through the nose for it. One thing I was wondering about when I first read about this anomaly and its solution, if the person wanting the change got to pick the new number. According to Adam they do not have that luxury. They cannot say "Hey I like the number 888", like some kind of home version of a personalized license plate. They have to take a number that is chronologically successive. But there is still something that doesn't strike me as right about this whole process. It is like a spoiled child stomping its feet when it doesn't get a piece of candy on demand. I may want a pony, but just because I want one doesn't mean I am going to get one. It also makes me want to ask the current homeowners , if the number four was acceptable when you bought the house originally, where were all the objections to this superstition then? I always

Plymouth School Receives 6,000 Dollars Continued from page 2 cil on Physical Fitness and Sports has made it their mission to get California youth active and healthy. Research has shown that even small amounts of physical activity can improve health and help prevent a wide range of health problems including diabetes. The Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports seeks to establish early habits of physical activity in California’s youngest citizens and to encourage all Californians to be physically

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thought all important superstitions were based on ancient fears and wisdom, or the lack there of. I guess this must be a relatively new bit of mumbo jumbo that has made its way to our shores, but I think I have a couple of solutions and an explanation for these homeowners. One solution would be to do what many people who can't sell their homes for a couple of months do. Lower your asking price. Second would be to try marketing your home to the non Mandarin speaking market. While they may be fewer in this area nowadays, I do believe they still exist. Please correct me if I'm wrong. And the explanation? It's not the number four that is preventing you from selling your house quickly right now. It's the economy. Trust me when I tell you that right now, those are the only numbers that count in this equation.

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Dr. Thomas Sargent, a Monrovia High School graduate, class of 1961, was awarded the Nobel Prize this year. He shared the award for Economics with Christopher Sims. The award is based on their individual, but similar work on creating mathematical model that can be used to devise policy proposals. The two men have been friends since they were graduate post doctoral students at Harvard in the late 1960s/ Sargent

is a professor at New York University and is currently a visiting professor at Princeton where Sims teaches. After speaking with several of his classmates, the picture of the prototypical “nerd” does not emerge. “He was a well rounded student not just an academic,” said Judy Kopecki Opel, ‘61. He was an athlete and involved in several clubs; he was even on the prom committee, she said. Diane Bowden, who

also was as student with Sargent. said he was an outgoing student. “He was president of our Junior class, she said. He completed high school a year early, and so was a student at the University of California (Berkeley, of course) when the rest of his class graduated. Darvin Jackson, current principal of Monrovia High said was was elated when he heard the news. “We would love to have him as the commencement

speaker this year,” Jackson said. Attempts are being made to reach Sargent who is still out of the country receiving his Prize. City Manager Scott Ochoa called the award to Sargent “even more important than the Wildcat Football team’s CIF championship last year.” Jackson said the Nobel Prize was great timing for the high school which it has been promoting its Math Science Academy.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winner “To Kill a Mockingbird” now at Sierra Madre Playhouse By Fran Syverson If you want to revisit the beloved classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” you might rent the movie. Or you could give yourself a real treat and see it magnificently performed on the Sierra Madre Playhouse stage. I recommend the latter. From the moment you enter and see the setting, you are transported to the South. The simple, rustic home with its porch swing evokes a comfortable small-town ambience. In contrast, the background of floor-to-ceiling planks, spaced evenly apart, foreshadows the jail scene to come. The story is simple. The story is complicated. It explores the complexity of human relations—of parent and child, of racism, of loyalties, of loves and of tragedies. And it was such a watershed tale when published in 1960 that the name of Atticus Finch has become iconic in our society. Atticus is assigned to defend a black laborer from false charges of rape. In the racist climate of the1930s and the South, even he knows he is unlikely to win the case. Being a just and virtuous man, he nonetheless proceeds to do his best, ignoring his neighbors’ taunts. A widowed parent, he also is firm in instilling high ideals in his children. The story unfolds from the viewpoint of Atticus’s young daughter Scout Finch. Brighid Fleming handles the demanding role convincingly. She and her somewhat older brother Jem (Michael Andrew Stock) and a summer visitor Dill (Patrick Fitzsimmons) are intrigued by a mysterious neighbor—a recluse who never ventures out of his house and is known with both awe and disdain as “Boo” Radley (Benjamin Bradley.) But as the trial proceeds and a mob threatens, the young people are thrust early into the vagaries of the adult world. We associate Atticus with Gregory Peck, who starred in the 1962 movie. Peck would surely be proud of Christian Lebano effectively playing Atticus at the Playhouse, so well does he fit the role. As do all the characters. If the casting could be any

more fitting, I’m can’t imagine how. Each person seems made for this “Mockingbird.” In her Playhouse debut, Tara Thomas as Atticus’s housekeeper is both loving and firm with the youngsters. Diane Kelber as Maudie Atkinson is a pivotal neighbor and also an occasional narrator with comments that weave the tale’s fabric together. Lindsay Wagner as the alleged rape victim, Mayella Ewell, wows us with her emotions—rage, sullenness, defiance—when she’s called up for questioning, and continues her sorry state on the sidelines after she is dismissed. Her father, Bob Ewell, as the unkempt, mean-spirited town drunk, is played by David Preston. By contrast, Robert Manning, Jr., as the accused Tom Robinson is painfully stoic and submissive while on trial. There are more: crotchety, bigoted Mrs. Dubose (Rosina Pinchot)…Austin Grehan (court clerk)…southern belle Stephanie Crawford (Sarah Logan)…Rev. Sykes (Marvin Gay)…fair-minded Judge Taylor (Miguel Perez)…the sheriff, Heck Tate (Alex Egan)…townspeople Jill Maglione and Grehan… Walter Cunningham Sr… (Daniel Ellis)...Mr. Gilmer (Timothy Connolly) …Boo’s father Nathan Radley (Michael Sanchez)…all excellent in their roles. Published in the ‘60s amidst the Civil Rights Movement, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill a Mockingbird” has been lauded for its unflinching view of racism. It has also drawn criticism and been banned by people who deplored its focal theme of race, rape and the use of the N-word. It still retains its power to stimulate

deep discussions of controversial issues not yet entirely resolved. The stage adaptation of Lee’s novel was written by Christopher Sergel. Estelle Campbell is SMP producer, and Michael Cooper director. Gary Wissmann designed the striking set, and constructed it with assistance from David Peralta, Austin Grehan, and Ward Calaway. Juliana McBride is stage manager and Krystal Valladares her assistant. Credit Carlos Brown for the period costume design (including cloches, aprons and bib overalls.) Lighting is by Sammy A. Ross, Max Blank, Thomas Schneider, and McBride, and sound by Barry Schwam and Mike Dessin. Anne Marie Atwan handles props. Christine Soldate and Calaway did the program design and layout. David Edward Byrd designed the poster art, Lia Pearson did production photography, and Philip Sokoloff the publicity. “To Kill a Mockingbird” will continue at the Sierra Madre Playhouse weekends through Nov. 12. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. for Sunday matinees. Admission is $25adults, $22 for seniors (65+) and students (13-17), and $15 children 12 and under. The Sierra Madre Playhouse is located at 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. City lots provide free parking. Restaurants on Baldwin Avenue and Sierra Madre Boulevard offer pre-theater dining. For ticket reservations or information, phone (626) 355-4318, or visit the website, www.sierramadreplayhouse.org for online ticketing.

George Clooney Shines as Director Film Review By Michael James Gonzalez

Politics is not only theatre, but theatre of the absurd. This is the notion expressed so exquisitely in George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, “The Ides of March.” The film is a timely peek behind the curtain at the backstage power struggles, betrayals, and all too familiar acts of trickery human beings do unto one another in the sphere of American, presidential politics. Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) is a sharp, ambitious campaign manager for Mike Morris (Clooney), a model presidential candidate locked in a dead heat with his opponent for the Democratic primary of Ohio. Shortly after starting

up a sexual relationship with Molly (Rachel Evan Wood), a campaign intern and daughter of the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Meyers is lured into a secret meeting with Tom (Paul Giamatti), the shrewd campaign manager for the other team, who makes Meyers an irresistible offer. But when Meyers’s conniving senior manager Paul (Philip Seymour Hoffman) gets wind of the meeting, he sets out to teach Meyers a lesson in hardball politics. Meanwhile, through his relationship with Molly, Meyers discovers a scandalous secret about Morris that could tear down the entire campaign, which puts him in

the precarious position of either exacting his revenge on those who have abused him, or stay loyal to Molly and accept his fate. While using a minimalist directing style, Clooney draws stellar performances from his cast and paces a brilliantly written script (which he co-wrote) at high velocity, constantly peeling back the layers of reality while progressively raising the level of conflict until the films’ final image, where we see Gosling, alone on a dark stage, staring silently into the dark abyss of a news camera, swallowed up by his concave certitudes and childish illusions of the political process.

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Arcadia’s Personal Trainer Harry Sneider featured in documentary “Bobby Fischer Against the World”… a must see on HBO and in movie theatres When one thinks of a genius like a Mozart, a Picasso, or a Michael Jordan, these are individuals that come to us maybe once in a lifetime or in a century or two. Harry Sneider had the privilege and opportunity to work with a true genius. His name was Bobby Fischer. They spent many hours discussing the Holy Scriptures, why is man here?, healing, how to stay healthy and fit, and how to become an even greater chess champion. Bobby came to Ambassador College in Pasadena, California in 1972 after his triumph over Boris Spassky in the World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was a co-worker with the Church of God and Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong wanted to help Bobby

in any was he could. He gave him fantastic support with outstanding legal advice, a nice apartment to stay at and world class trainer Harry Sneider for his daily fitness needs and encouragement. Much has been written about Bobby in various publications around the world. Harry has had contact with most of the major nations of the world requesting interviews. There were times when the Sneider family were having dinner and Bobby was their guest and they would get a call from Moscow, or London, Argentina or other nations. In 1972 Bobby was probably one of the most talked about persons regarding chess, as well as his personal life, around the world. This wonderful documentary “Bobby

Fischer Against the World” has some of the most intimate details, photographs, and interviews that one could ever want about Bobby Fischer. Liz Garbus, producer-director of the Bobby Fischer Documentary was up for the Academy Award recently. Even if you are not a chess fan you will gain a lot of information on what it takes to be a champion. These are words from Bobby’s own lips “The will to win comes with daily training as much as 16 hours a day of chess; never give your opponent the feeling that they can beat you.” We physically trained sometimes as much as three hours a day which consisted of walking, weight training, swimming, racquetball, soccer drills,

dynamometer training and other exercises. Bobby said that he was not into psychology as much as having brilliant moves. This training with Bobby set the foundation for Harry to become an Olympic level coach and trainer and he has had the opportunity to train some of the greatest athletes in the world. They currently are training other champions. Harry and Sarah Sneider have been working together as a team for more than 40 years. They can be reached at 626-355-8964 or harrysneider@earthlink. net. Photo Caption: Harry Sneider poses in front of the Laemmle Theatre in Beverly Hills with the Bobby Fischer poster.

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It’s all about caring for Mom

2011. Mosca pushed for a city park in Sierra Madre, the first of its kind built since the 1970’s, hillside zoning restrictions on development on the city's hillsides and considerable improvement to the water system. However Mosca was not popular with all in the city. One person in particular, John Crawford ( who ran for council unsuccessfully), attempted to sue the city without success with the

help of a former mayor Kurt Zimmerman who represented Crawford in the case that was finally dismissed. There were also failed attempts to recall Mosca from his seat during his tenure. Some in Sierra Madre were not happy with increased its water rates to help finance the bonds used to pay for the water system upgrades and Mosca bore the brunt of citizens’ complaints.

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ArtNight Pasadena Offers Art, Music, Culture and Cool at 15 Venues, All for Free Enjoy a free evening of art, music, culture and cool as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors for this fall’s ArtNight Pasadena. At 15 different venues, your senses will come alive as you view, listen, touch, taste, and even “twist and stomp the night away”! ArtNight, on Friday, Oct. 14, features everything from modern dance at ARC Pasadena and a spectacular light installation by artist Jorge Pardo at One Colorado, to a musical kaleidoscope presented at the Pasadena Central Library that will have you twisting and stomping from the 1950s to the ’80s – great for the kids! There’s something for all ages, so it’s a great opportunity to bring the whole family out on the town in search of inspiration and entertainment – all free! ArtNight runs from 6 to 10 p.m., which is plenty of time to visit venues all over town, thanks to the free shuttle service the City of Pasadena will provide at each location. Walking is also an option as many of the venues are clustered downtown.

You can even join an ArtNight bicycling group by visiting www.cicle.org. And for easy treats at modest prices, trendy food trucks will be located at some venues. ArtNight is an ongoing partnership among many cultural institutions and the Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Pasadena. For more information call 626-744-7887. For accessibility and alternative formats call 626-744-7062. Para español visite www.artnightpasadena.org. ArtNight is part of Pasadena ArtWeekend. For a full listing of events and venues call 800307-7977 or visit www.pasadenaartweekend.com. Venues are: Alliance Française de Pasadena Kendall Alley, 34 E. Union St. A night of French immersion, art and music. The French Language School and Cultural Center presents an art exhibition of LILA Pasadena school's young talented artists. Armory Center for the Arts

145 N. Raymond Ave. “Speaking in Tongues: The Art of Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken” brings two seminal and provocative artists into close conversation for the first time. Also on display are solo exhibitions by Jason Lazarus, Curt Lemieux, and Katie Grinnan. Art Center College of Design 1700 Lida St. In both the scientific and mythical cosmos, the strange and unexpected arise. Experience WORLDS, and travel through the art and science of our solar system. artWORKS Teen Center 2914 E. Walnut St. Art Center student designs, live R&B, and poetry readings at artWORKS— a new teen center for art, design and media, and a collaboration of Learning Works Charter School, Armory Center for the Arts, Project Connect and Flintridge Center. Kidspace 480 N. Arroyo Blvd. Journey to undiscovered territories with Kidspace and JPL while

learning about the GRAIL Mission from gravity scientist Sami Asmar. Also, book reading by a PUSD school and space-inspired art activities around the museum. Lineage Performing Arts Center 89 S. Fair Oaks Ave. Nonstop contemporary dance and guest musicians all evening long. Lineage Dance presents excerpts from new work including a sneak peek of Artistic Director Hilary Thomas's “Art of Evolution.” Norton Simon Museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd. In conjunction with Southern California’s Pacific Standard Time, “Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California” and companion exhibition, “The Original Print,” plus centuries of masterpieces on permanent view. One Colorado Between Colorado, Union, Fair Oaks and DeLacey in Old Pasadena Light installation by world-renowned artist Jorge Pardo and a puzzle-building project with One Colora-

do’s artist-in-residence David Earle. Pacific Asia Museum 46 N. Los Robles Ave. “Auspicious Beauty: Korean Folk Paintings” reveals essential values of Korean society in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the patron-artist relationship. Pasadena Central Library 285 E. Walnut St. Twist & Stomp the night away as the library celebrates the 1950s through ’80s with a musical kaleidoscope, storytelling, crafts, art, photography, graphic novels and hula hoops. Pasadena City College 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. “Picturing the Bomb” Rachel Fermi (granddaughter of physicist Enrico Fermi) and Esther Samra, curators. Photographs from the secret world of the Manhattan Project, with ensemble performance from PCC's Music Department at Pasadena City College Art Gallery. Pasadena Museum of California Art 490 E. Union St. Four new exhibitions,

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Seven Area Teens Selected as 2012 TOR Rose Court Continued from page 1

On Tuesday Oct 18, one of these Seven Young Women will be Queen

The seven Rose Princesses are: Morgan Eliza Devaud (#350), 18, La Canada High School; Stephanie Grace Hynes (#330), 18, Maranatha High School; Cynthia Megan Louie (#858), 17, La Salle High School; Kimberly Victoria Ostiller (#8), 17, Flintridge Preparatory School; Drew Helen Washington (#265), 16, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Hanan Bulto Worku

(#458), 17, Pasadena High School and Sarah Nicole Zuno (#455), 17, Benjamin Franklin High School. The announcement follows a month long process in which approximately 1,000 Pasadena-area young women participated. Selections were based on a range of qualities including public speaking ability, poise, academic achievement, community involvement and personal-

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Rose Princess Morgan Eliza Devaud, 18, is a La Canada resident and attends La Canada High School. She is a member of the Les Fleurettes Debutante program and her school’s Dance Club, which she founded and previously served as president. She also served as a princess with the city of La Canada Flintridge

and as ASB prom commissioner. Morgan has also studied abroad in Switzerland in a French emersion program and plans to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, music, cooking, movies and arranging flowers. Her parents are Vincent and Vickie Devaud.

Rose Princess Stephanie Grace Hynes, 18, attends Maranatha High School and lives in Pasadena. She is a horseback rider both with her school’s equestrian team and the Interscholastic Equestrian League. She was a part of Blue Shadows, an equestrian drill team, for eight years. She is involved with her school’s varsity cheer squad and the varsity

Rose Princess Kimberly Victoria Ostiller, 17, attends Flintridge Preparatory School and lives in Altadena. She is very active in her school as student body president, a member of the LEO club, a peer counselor and a varsity cheerleader. Outside of school she is involved in the Pasadena Chapter of National Charity League. She plans to study health sciences or pre-den-

tistry and minor in Spanish and then pursue a career as an orthodontist. Over the summer, she participated in a three-week, international leadership and community service program in Tanzania, Africa. In her free time Kimberly enjoys traveling, trying out new restaurants and going to the movies. Her parents are Steve and Patricia Ostiller and she has one brother, Nick, 19.

Rose Princess Drew Helen Washington, 16, lives in Pasadena and attends Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. She is captain of her school’s varsity volleyball and varsity track and field teams. She is active in the Student Ambassador Club, SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), the Multi-cultural Club and the Latin Club. Drew is a member of her school’s National

“We could not be more proud of the seven young ladies that will be representing theTournament of Roses as the 2012 Royal Court,” said Amy Wainscott, Chair of the Queen and Court Committee. “They were selected from a pool of the most talented and poised in the Pasadena area. They are outstanding role models and will be wonderful am-

bassadors for the Tournament of Roses.” The 2012 Rose Queen® will be announced at Tournament House on Tuesday, October 18 at 9:30 a.m. The newly selected Rose Queen and Royal Court will reign for an entire year until the new court is selected in October of 2012.

Rose Princess Sarah Nicole Zuno, 17, lives in Los Angeles and attends Benjamin Franklin High School. She plays on her school’s varsity basketball team and the softball team.She is a fluent Spanish speaker. Sarah is a student mentor and the school’s Glee Club copresident.

In her free time, she enjoys dancing, singing, playing the piano and reading. She plansto study communications, journalism or English literature in college and possibly pursue a careerin corporate law. Her parents are Alex and Bertha Zuno and she has three siblings, Alex Jr., 30,Amanda, 15 and Jennifer, 11.

dance team. She also sings in her church’s worship team and is active in the youth group. This summer Morgan travelled to New Orleans with the St. Bernard Project where she rebuilt houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Her parents are Jeffrey and Linda Hynes. She has two younger brothers, Benjamin, 16, and Joseph, 13.

Rose Princess Cynthia Megan Louie, 17, attends La Salle High School and resides in La Canada Flintridge. She is a member of the Student Life rally team at her school, and give tours as a “700 Volunteer.” Cynthia helps to represent her school as a Student Ambassador and also serves on the Nordstrom BP Fashion Board. She has a passion

for the arts and enjoys creating costumes and designing backpacks, theatre acting and ballroom dancing. She also plays tennis and loves to bake during her free time. After college she plans to continue her studies by attending law school or graduate school for marine biology. Her parents are Tom and Shirlene Louie and she has one older brother, Nic, 25.

Honor Society, the California Scholarship Federation and Mu Alpha Theta, the honors math club. Over the summer she served as a camp volleyball coach. She plans to pursue a career in marketing or public relations. In her free time, she enjoys going to the movies, running, playing volleyball and spending time with her friends. Her parents are Craig and Lorie Washington.

Rose Princess Hanan Bulto Worku, 17, is from Pasadena and attends Pasadena HighSchool. She is the co-captain of her school’s varsity tennis team and previously played on the girls softball team. She is active in ASB, the school newspaper, science club and in the musical production. She is a Rotary Youth Leadership

Award recipient and a National Honor Society Member. Hanan is also active as a Girl Scout and a hospital volunteer. She plans to attend the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) next fall and then pursue a career as a pediatrician. She loves to read and write. Her parents are Worku Bulto and Merima Geresu. She has one sister, Jiharah, 13.

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Suzanna Guzman, Mezzo-Soprano to Perform November 4 in Pasadena ‘Fire eating singing actress,’ Time Magazine called her. ‘Celebrated soloist,’ ‘world-famous,’ ‘her voice is a balm for the earth’s ills,’ are also descriptive phrases used to capture Suzanna Guzman’s expressive singing. But did you know she once sang at Whiskey-a-Go-Go? That the band she sang with opened for Eddie Van Halen? Guzman, mezzo-soprano, is a native of the San Gabriel Valley and resides locally. She has performed with Los Angeles Opera as principal artist with such luminaries as Placido Domingo, Marilyn Horne, and John Copley. She has sung with the Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and at Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. And now local audiences will have the opportunity to hear her sing. On Friday, November 4, at 8 p.m., in the sanctuary of First Church of the Nazarene, Pasadena

(PazNaz), Suzanna Guzman will be the featured soloist with Pasadena Community Orchestra, performing Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer (1897). This song cycle is one of the late Romantic Austrian composer’s most well known pieces from his early period. Inspired by the conclusion of an unhappy love affair, the songs present the contrasting moods of life’s struggles and delights. Also featured on the program will be Vaughn Williams’ Norfolk Rhapsody, Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances, and Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kije. A reception will follow the concert, at which audience members will have the opportunity to meet the artist and the musicians. . In addition to her singing career, Guzman is an active member of the Music Center Education Division Artists’ roster, and for the last three years she has served as Director in the Principal’s Office of Community Engagement for LACHSA, the famed

Los Angeles County High School of the Arts. Located on the campus of Cal State University, Los Angeles, LACHSA serves 600 students from over 80 school districts in Los Angeles County, providing an award-winning, tuition-free program combining rigorous college prep academic classes in the morning and conservatory arts training in the afternoon. Teachers are professionals in their fields, bringing not only a realworld expertise but also industry connections of immense value to the students. The Admissions Process this year is entirely online. Complete instructions on how to apply are available at www.lachsa.net. Applications are now available and will close January 13, 2012. The church is located at 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena, just west of Michillinda Avenue, and there is plenty of parking. For further information, please call 626.445.6708 or visit us at www.pcomusic. org Vacco_CoreMedia 504x6_BW_40%_102911_Vacco Core Media 10/3/11 3:17 PM Page 1

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The Social Whirl Please Send Your Social announcements and Invitations to Floretta Lauber at: socialwhirl@ beaconmedianews.com

By Floretta Lauber

Retired Teachers to Hear of Resources for Seniors” Many retirees are members of AARP, but there are also other organizations that offer services to retirees and work toward bettering their lives. At a luncheon meeting of the California Retired Teachers’ Association #71 (CalRTA), fellow retired teacher David Siegrist will speak to the group about “AARP and Beyond.” One example of services is Seniors on the Move, which offers transport as minimal as taxi service and as major as home relocation. Another is Dial-A-Ride, which offers local transportation. An example of a public agency that works in seniors’ behalf is the Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults. This agency provides services to seniors regarding their needs, their well being and their rights. Siegrist will tell about this agency

and others. He welcomes a question and answer period and has numerous handouts available for the group. The meeting takes place on Friday, October 14, at 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center Building in Arcadia Park, 405 W. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, next to the Lawn Bowling Greens. Guests are welcome to come enjoy the CalRTA luncheon and hear David Siegrist’s presentation. Cost of the luncheon for members and guests is $10. Reservation deadline is Friday, October 7. For luncheon information, call John Gera at (626) 286-0714. Membership in the California Retired Teachers’ Association is open to all retired educators, as well as to any others interested in joining this active group.

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Crystal Ball Opens Fall Social Season Preparations are in full swing for the Crystal Ball, Methodist Hospital Foundation’s premier black tie fund raiser held annually at the Pasadena Convention Center. The October 29 gala promises to be a very special event again this year as Paul Anka reprises his performance at the 2008 event. The evening will also feature silent and live auctions, along with a formal dinner. Alan and Sandy Whitman, the special honorees at this 22nd annual fund-raising celebration, are longtime hospital supporters. “This means so much to us,” Sandy said. “Methodist Hospital really is our hospital. It has been for a long time and it will be for as long as we’re around.” Proceeds from the gala will benefit the hospital’s nationally recognized emergency services department. Although it currently sees 40,000 patients a year, about 110 patients a day, this number is expected to increase significantly in the future. Methodist Hospital emergency department will move to its new home in the 26-bed Hollfelder Emergency Care Center a state-of-the-art facility will all private patient rooms, four new critical care rooms and five specialty rooms. Of the many highlights of the new building, non represents the care and attention to patient needs more than the new center with its expanded capabilities and patient-centered design. Event co-chairs are Methodist Hospital Foundation board member Mickey Segal and his wife Lee, along with last year’s co-chair, Christine Antonovich. “It takes many cherished friends and supporters to make charitable hospitals such as ours great,” Christine said. “It is truly wonderful seeing people within the community working for the common good, supporting events such as Crystal Ball that enable the purchase of important new technology.” Helping to make this year’s Crystal Ball a tremendous success are the seven Grand Sponsors, the Honorable Mike Antonovich and Christine Antonovich, Angela Y. Fu, Cole and Cindy Harris, David and Angela Fu, and David Zhang, Chang-Huan (C.H.) and Haily Hsueh,

This year’s honorees, Alan and Sandy Whitman, longtime hospital supporters

Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., Mickey and Lee Segal, and Alan and Sandy Whitman, and US TOPCO Energy, Inc. “Crystal Ball is so important to the hospital and to our supportive community, and we expect the 2011 event to be the best ever,” Mickey said. For more information about Crystal Ball, contact Gloria Rico at (626) 821-2340 or by email at crystalball@ methodisthospital.org.

“State-of-the-Art Venue in Pasadena October 29, with Glittering Opening Night Gala” A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, launches its milestone 2011-12 season and 20th anniversary in its permanent new home, a 33,000 square-foot, state-ofthe-art venue in Pasadena,

on Saturday, October 29, 2011, 5 p.m., with a glittering “Welcome Home: Inaugural Opening Night Gala,” presented by Wells Fargo. Heralding the next chapter in the company’s storied history, the fes-

tivities unfold with a celebratory cocktail reception toasting the new home followed by the season’s first production, a sizzling original treatment of William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will, which be-

gins a six week run. A special post performance dinner caps the party, which promises to be one of the hottest tickets in town. The theatre company also invites the public to a free open house on October 23rd.

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The Social Whirl “Lueke-Kramer Wed in Beautiful Evening Nuptials” Early in the evening of July 15, 2011, Gary Gerard Kramer wed Laura Lueke at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Seal Beach in a nuptial mass. The Rev. Fr. Robert S. Vidal performed the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of long time Downey residents, the late Conrad and Mrs. Joan Lueke. The groom is the son of Blaine and Maryann Kramer of Seal Beach. The bride’s sister, Danette Buckley, served as Matron of Honor. The bride was attended by Sylvia Novakoff, Deanne Shey and Karen Salay, a long time friend from college. Her niece, Kaitlin Lueke was junior bridesmaid. All were clad in Alfred Angelo

satin gowns in aubergine. Floral arrangements, created by the bride’s sister, Barbara Mall Brooks, adorned the church and dinner salon. Large centerpieces included roses, cymbidium orchids, cattleyas orchids, phalaenopsis orchids and other flowers in many shades of purple. In contrast, the bride carried a crescent cascade of white roses, stephanotis, freesia and phalaenopsis orchids, a perfect compliment to her elegant Augusta Jones silk satin gown in light ivory, with beautiful beading detail around the waistband and train. Mother of the bride, Joan Lueke, wore a lilac chiffon gown by Alfred Angelo. Mother of the groom,

Maryann Kramer, wore a stylish full length champagne lace ensemble. The groom wore a Calvin Klein tuxedo with platinum accessories. The groom’s brother, Ken Kramer, served as best man. Friends Pat O’Donnell, Jeff Lloyd, Lance Stumpf and his nephew, Nathan Kramer, were groomsmen in matching formal attire. After the ceremony, more than 150 guests enjoyed a pre-dinner reception in the foyer at Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach before the doors opened to the Grand Salon overlooking the lake. A gourmet sit down dinner was served, followed by champagne toasts, cake and dancing.

A graduate of Warren High School, Laura earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA. She is currently employed as director of principal gifts at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia. Gary is a graduate of Huntington Beach High School. He earned his associate of arts degree from Golden West College and continued his studies at Cal State Long Beach, where is majored in recreation administration. Employed by industrial chemical distributor Univar USA for the past 30 years, Gary is regional finance and administrative manager. The couple will reside in Westminster with their dog, Indio.

The former Laura Lueke with husband Gary Kramer after wedding ceremony in Seal Beach.

“Black Tie Dinner Gala Hosted by Pasadena Museum of History” Awards Dinner Raises Funds for Museum's Educational Programs

Pasadena Museum of History celebrated the achievements of its 2011 Contemporary History Maker honorees on Saturday, September 24, at a festive benefit dinner and silent auction in the museum’s Fenyes Estate gardens. Wells Fargo, Jane & Dan Armel and Peggy & Bruce Stewart joined an elite roster of individuals and organizations honored with this designation since the award was inaugurated in 2000. A Contemporary History Maker is defined as an individual, business or corporation whose civic passion, innovative design or

charitable interests continue to shape Pasadena’s unique and rich heritage. Titled “Pasadena to Paris,” the black tie soiree featured a gourmet dinner created by Chef Joachim Splichal of Patina Restaurant Group and a quartet of outstanding wines selected by Guest Sommelier Chris Meeske of Mission Wines (South Pasadena) with assistance from the event’s Sommelier Sponsor and members of the Benefit Committee. Over 250 guests enjoyed passed hors d’oeuvres and cucumber martinis, the evening’s signature drink,

during the reception and silent auction prior to dinner. Dessert was accompanied by a surprise performance featuring “The Three Waiters,” a trio of tenors whose crowd pleasing operatic program of favorite songs and arias built to a finale that saw everyone twirling their napkins in the air a la Pavarotti. Last year’s CHM honoree, Jim Watterson, served as Honorary Chair for the 2011 benefit, which raised more than $105,000 in support of Pasadena Museum of History’s educational programs.

History Maker Honorees for the Pasadena Museum of History 2011 Gala are Wells Fargo, Jane and Dan Armel and Peggy and Bruce Stewart

PMH Board President Laura Thompson poses with immediate Past President Karen Craig at black tie gala. Photo by Jim Staub

2011 Contemporary History Makers Benefit Committee (l-r) Johannes Masserer of Patina, Georgia Covell, Fran Shellgren, Wendy Funkhouser, Chuck Livingston and Patrick Conyers. Photo by Jim Staub

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2012 Rose Court Introduced to the Public Monday

The seven Rose Princesses selected Monday are: Morgan Eliza Devaud (#350), 18, La Canada High School; Stephanie Grace Hynes (#330), 18, Maranatha High School; Cynthia Megan Louie (#858), 17, La Salle High School; Kimberly Victoria Ostiller (#8), 17, Flintridge Preparatory School; Drew Helen Washington (#265), 16, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Hanan Bulto Worku (#458), 17, Pasadena High School and Sarah Nicole Zuno (#455), 17, Benjamin Franklin High School. -Photo by Terry Miller

Blessing Ceremony to Celebrate the

Birth of the Medicine Buddha In honor of the Medicine Buddhaâ€™s birthday, Bodhi Meditation is going to hold a special celebratory ceremony. The Medicine Buddha has made Twelve Great Vows to fulfill the needs of those who call upon him. Blessings from the Medicine Buddha will bring health, happiness, harmony, success, and prosperity in life.

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Nancy Walsh Calls for Some Committee Resignations Continued from page 1 Nancy asked Walsh for a copy of her prepared statement. Committee members Colin Braudrick and Debbie Sheridan appeared before the City Council Tuesday to express their disappointment with the way that committee’s chairperson, Denise Delmar, had been treated at another meeting earlier in September according to a report by John Stephens on sierramadrepatch.com. Braudrick and Sheridan apparently felt Delmar had been mistreated by members of the City Council, particularly Joe Mosca and Nancy Walsh according to Stephens’ piece. Walsh said that members of the General Plan Committee could be removed from their positions by the City Council. Walsh then suggested that Braudrick, Sheridan and Delmar all resign from the General Plan Committee and demanded that council member MaryAnn MacGillivray give up her duties as liaison to said committee. Council Member MaryAnn MacGillivray was obviously not amused by Walsh’s speech and in fact went on her own diatribe for several minutes at the beginning of the meeting alluding to her knowledge of council law and addressing the comments made by Councilwoman Walsh.

The air was particularly tense after the two woman condemned their respective thoughts on the matter. Mayor John Buchanan pointed out that there could be a Brown act violation should another council member wish to discuss the issue. Councilman Moran cited that he had no such intention and spent his comment time on a recent death in his family. Lightning the mood somewhat, Mayor Buchanan said some in the audience would be happy to know he left his notes at home – referring to his legacy of lengthy dissertations; thereby keeping his remarks brief. In an interesting sidebar: John Crawford’s notorious blog had this to say about Sierra Madre’s Council Tuesday meeting. Crawford went as far as saying it was an “orchestrated event” and that we ( i.e. John Stephens and Terry Miller) had “inside information.” Here’s what the blog stated: “Speaking of Patch, there is a pretty strong indication that Nancy Walsh's big whack attack on the volunteers of the General Plan Update Steering Committee was an orchestrated event. As the City Council meeting began, the Mutt and Jeff of local news reporting, Patch's John Stephens, along with his Dutch uncle Terry Miller of

the Monrovia based Sierra Madre Weekly, traipsed into Council Chambers dragging some big old cameras, then plunked themselves down in the front row. Amongst the few that noticed, it was assumed that they were on hand to preserve for all posterity Joe Mosca's historic resignation. And as Joe rambled on and on about "making a difference" (a phrase he used about 5 times), their cameras snapped a bit. But when Joe was done they didn't leave. And as soon as Nancy Walsh began reading her prepared attack on the General Plan Update Steering Committee, Terry and John began snapping away all over again. Both at Nancy and, when she finally got a chance to reply to all of that boorishness, MaryAnn MacGillivray. Then once this episode was complete Terry and John got up and left as if nothing else of importance was going to happen. It seems as if they had been told in advance that this was all going down, and once it was over they beat feet. So much for the independent press.”

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La Salle’s Courageous Senior Lauren Marie Valdes Selected as a Finalist for Rose Court By Terry Miller La Salle senior Lauren Valdes was introduced to the media last Thursday along with 33 other Rose Court finalists. Although she did not make the final cut of the seven princesses on Monday we felt compelled to tell her amazing and courageous story. As she approached the steps for the group photo at Tournament House Thursday afternoon Oct. 6, one couldn’t help but notice Valdes’ infectious smile. Standing in the front row with 34 other Royal Court hopeful teenage women, Valdes was the epitome of confidence and character as well as beauty. It was only on closer inspection one could see that she had a prosthetic right leg. Diagnosed with cancer at start of her freshman year, Lauren Valdes 17, has spent over 100 nights collectively in Children’s Hospital for various chemotherapy treatments and surgeries over an 18 month period. Valdes has played soccer since age 2 and had hopes of playing on the Lancer Varsity team and competing in CIF games. After surgery she did

not want to let cancer change her life, but had to adapt to some stares and “strange and rude reactions” by others. She found a special, caring community with the community of La Salle High School… where she was accepted as a bright individual with enormous courage, convictions and awareness of human spirit at an early stage in her life Surgeons at Children’s Hospital had told her that she had the option of trying to save her lower right foot and lower leg, but would end up with limp and be flat footed. Valdes wanted to play soccer again, and wear 4″ high heels and just be a teenager woman., She initially thought the pain in her ankle was from soccer, but after months of not getting better an MRI confirmed their fears. “I just didn’t want to be defeated. I didn’t want to be just sick. I was, but I had to define who I was. I couldn’t lose this fight” Valdes told her friends and family. The prosthesis she now has will allow her to play soccer and other activities according to her doctors. She

still has to tell her brain how to walk and climb stairs, but is getting “better and is starting to play soccer again.” According to John Blackstock of La Salle High School. Valdes tried to keep the loss of her foot a secret for a long time. She always wore pants, leotards, yoga leggings according to John Blackstock. She ran at a fund raiser almost two years ago in sweat pants. “I was a speaker that night. When I told the audience I was a cancer survivor and my lower leg had been amputated, a girl called out ‘You kicked my butt this morning, not fair!’ “I just didn’t want to be judged, but I needed to get on with my life.” After this evening, Valdes started wearing dresses again. Her confidence had returned. Her father said, “She was never disheartened. She never felt like a victim or said ‘why me?’ Ever! She has always been positive and tried to help others at Children’s Hospital stay positive.” Lauren Valdes recalled how hard it was to stay positive. She said that after months of seeing some

Back Home By Leslie Freiberger I’ve taken some time off to be with my family. No… I wrote a novel. It’s a children’s novel entitled “508”. It takes place in a picturesque cabin inspired by Chantry Flats. For over a decade I’d been working on rewrites and decided it was time to fish or cut bait. I gave up everything and finished. It was perfect. Now I could sign up for a writer’s conference I always wanted to attend. I paid extra to have a 30-minute meeting with a well-known editor to critique my manuscript. The date was 5/08, the meeting time 5:08. It was destiny. But conferences aren’t cheap. I sold gold jewelry to come up with the, yes, $508. As if that wasn’t enough, a cabin at Chantry Flats was for sale. How often does that happen? Never. Kismet. I could buy it with my book advance. Maybe I’m superstitious but it seemed like everything was pointing to my success. I was giddy the night before the conference. I imagined book signings with long lines, rave reviews… “Not since Harry Potter…” Imagine walking the red

carpet at the 508 movie premiere. All those years of work were about to pay off. Confidently I strutted up to the editor’s desk. She looked at me, “oh right. 508. So, what’s your day job?” “What?” I was just hit with a cold fish across the face. “Stay-at-home mom.” God I wished I had said bank robber instead. “Do you read books?” I felt like Sarah Palin being interviewed by Katie Couric. “Yes I read books, and I can see Arcadia from my house.” I told myself to stay focused on her criticisms, but I couldn’t. I was spiraling down from the Mt. Everest of dreams. My pretend movie popcorn was falling all over me. When she stopped talking there was any eerie silence, like after a tornado. I stood. Wait a minute I paid for 30 minutes. She still owed my 10. I sat back down. “Did you like the prose?” “No.” “The characters?” “No. They all had your voice.”

“Anything?” “Nothing.” “I’m done. You can owe me the remaining 2 minutes.” I cried in my car. That gut wrenching, can’t catch your breath kind. I just wanted to go home and sulk. But I couldn’t because there was a Congratulations Leslie’s Book Party going on at my house. I couldn’t stay in the car forever, nor could I face my friends. I did go home. My childhood home to see my mom. My mom is old and suffers from Alzheimer’s. She may not know my kids’ names, but she knew what to say. “You didn’t pay this woman to tell you everything was great. You paid her to tell you the truth. It may not have been what you wanted to hear; sometimes truth is a bitter pill to swallow. Don’t give up, take the information and move forward.” I learned a lot that day. I’m not a children’s novelist. Even half a mom is better than no mom at all. I found a place where my voice belongs. Here, Back Home To The Foothills.

of these kids and getting to know them in the hospital… “ all of a sudden, I would show up and they were gone. “This has changed me, of course. Some of my old friends want the old me back, but I’m just not that concerned anymore if the color of a dress is not quite right or this boy or that didn’t call me. My priorities have changed.” Valdes said. In 2009 Valdes saw the Rose Court when she was a patient in Children’s Hospital LA, and saw how excited and happy the court and queen made the young cancer patients. She was very excited too. Valdes thought the Princesses were “so kind and beautiful.” Since that visit by the Royal Court to Children’s Hospital in 2009, Valdes has aspired to be a member of the court. So when she was selected as one of the final 35 she said “I’m absolute thrilled to be in the final group.” Valdes is now a spokesperson for CHLA and has personally raised over $100,000 for cancer causes in the last 2 years alone, one of which was ‘Rally for Kids.’

The exceptional teenager Valdes said “You don’t need to be perfect to be beautiful. “You do not have to let cancer beat you.” When she graduates from La Salle she hopes to go to USC, UCLA or LMU. (or perhaps UC Santa Barbara). She wants to stay sort of close to home because as her family has been such a great source of support. Valdes has a 15 year old sister at Mayfield and lives in Pasadena with her parents. In addition to all her other talents and ambitions Valdes completed an internship in New York City with a fashion designer. She hopes to major in communications and marketing and work in the fashion industry. Additionally Valdes truly enjoys public speaking. Editor’s note: We are happy to report Lauren Valdes has had no signs of cancer for the past two years. A very special thank you to La Salle High School’s tireless John Blackstock for helping us compile this story on this exceptional young woman.

La Salle student Lauren Valdes walks down the steps at Tournament House Monday in hopes of become part of the Royal Court -Photo by Terry Miller

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CALENDAR Ask the Experts City of Hope will hold a free community “Ask the Experts” lecture on “Cancer and Sexual Health: Issues and Answers for Women” on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. City of Hope is located at 1500 E. Duarte Rd., Duarte. To reserve a seat call 800-535-1390 ext. 65669. Teen Gaming Night The City of Azusa Library will hold a Teen Gaming Night on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. The library is located at 729 N. Dalton Ave., Azusa. For more info call (626)-8125200.

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ONGOING EVENTS Community Emergency Response Training Sign-ups will begin on Monday, Oct. 10 for Temple City’s Community Emergency Response Training. This class will teach about emergency and natural disaster response for individuals and families. Trainings include disaster response skills and medical team operations. They are free and will be held Nov. 5, 12, and 19. For more info call (626)285-2171 ext. 2336.

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This past Friday did not disappoint after perusing the venders of the Farmer’s Market, I ventured on into Monrovia Coffee Co , ordered at Milky Way coffee drink (a wonderful combination of caramel and mocha), and pulled up a chair to have a listen. Faith shared the stage with another local artist Andrea Hamilton. These two women delivered a wonderful set list of passionate and heartfelt songs that left me desiring their album. Faith is currently finishing up her full length

album, which she anticipates being done sometime this November. Then brand new from Andrea Hamilton's heart, “Slow Miracle” is a 15 song album that is the result of many hard lessons learned and triumphs gained. Be sure to catch Faith next on November 4th, at Monrovia Coffee Co. in downtown Monrovia. An evening with the smells of the street fair, a delicious coffee beverage, and beautiful folk music… what more could one ask for?

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Monrovia’s American Museum Foundation Legion Seeks Female Korean Revels Plans for War Veterans to Honor on Educational Center at 11.11.11 All Korean War Veterans, especially women, of the 1950-1953 Korean War are asked kindly show up at the Monrovia Library on Veterans Day (NOV.11th) at 11:00 A.M. to Noon - -Mon-

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Women's City Club Fourth Annual Food & Wine Event San Gabriel Valley-area residents are invited to enjoy an inspiring and savory evening of international food and wine at The Women’s City Club of Pasadena. “Palate Passport,” the club’s fourth annual food and wine charity event, will be held at the Historic Blinn House and benefit Journey House, a local non-profit that serves transitioning foster children. Pasadena Magazine is the official print media sponsor. ‘This is one of the Club’s most anticipated events because it’s gives members and the community alike an opportunity to come together to enjoy wine tasting, eat great food, appreciate the art exhibits while shopping at the silent auction for a good cause,” said Martha Gonzales, Women’s City Club event chair.

Evening highlights will also include a private art exhibit, as well as a Silent Auction, live cooking demonstration, special guest and book signing by celebrity chef Cherie Twohy. Journey House is a 501(c )3 non-profit organization that has been operating in the Pasadena area for 29 years. Its mission is to restructure the lives of probation and at-risk youth through education, moral development and consistency in daily activities to produce positive contributors to society. (www.journeyhousepasadena.org) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Friday, October 14 WHERE: The Historic Blinn House, 160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 RSVP: Tickets are $65 each or $500 for a party pack of 10

Scores of VIPs attended a gala reception and dinner Sunday evening at the History Museum of Arcadia. The evening was a great success with city and community leaders and longtime Arcadia supporters of the museum attending. Curator Dana Dunn, briefed the audience about the areas’s rich history and the plans, before showing a fast-paced video of the museum’s activites. Foundation President and emcee Floretta Lauber closed the evening sharing the Foundation’s plan for a new Education center to be built next to the museum . The much needed space will include a lecture hall galley and class rooms. The Center hopes to be a 2600 sq.ft. building with lecture hall which can be divided into 3 separate rooms complete with a gallery and storage space. Sunday, was the 10th anniversary celebration

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First-born son Juan Escovedo brings his flavor of R&B to the table. His dynamic performances captivate audiences, lending his talents to the congas, drums and vocals. Juan has performed with a roster of noted artists including Patti Labelle, Jodi Watley, Lou Bega, MC Hammer, En Vogue, Herbie Hancock and many more. On bongos, drums and vocals is youngest, son Peter Michael, an Emmy® nominee for his work as Music Director and Producer for The Wayne Brady Show. He has contributed his talents to Mariah Carey, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Nicks, and George Michael, but to name a few. His energy and stage presence always electrify the crowd! Tickets cost $75 and can be purchased at www. unionstationhs.org or (626) 250-4557. To become an event or publicity sponsor, please call (626) 240-4557.

Benefit for Family Promise Big Band Music Concert & Dinner The Sierra Madre United Methodist Church is hosting a dinner and concert of Big Band music on Saturday, October 22 in the church’s Hartzell Hall. After dinner, the concert will feature the popular local group, Big Band Theory (BBT). Packed with Ph.D.s, BBT is composed of musicians affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. BBT was started in 1998 when the group provided music for holiday parties at JPL. This scientific swing band performs a play

list that leans heavily toward the heavens, including “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Orange Colored Sky” and “Ja-Da,” one of the first songs to be heard in space. The concert benefits the San Gabriel Valley Family Promise Network. This organization has a mission of caring for homeless families through a network of local churches, including the Sierra Madre UMC. The evening begins with dinner at 6:00 p.m. The cost for the dinner only is $15.00 and concert only is $15.00

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POLICE BLOTTERS Arcadia PD

For the period of Sunday, October 2, through Saturday, October 8, the Police Department responded to 927 calls for service of which 132 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, October 2: Between September 29th at 8:00 a.m., and October 2nd at 11:00 a.m., a theft occurred in the 100 block of Genoa Street. Suspect(s) removed the lock to a storage shed located in the carport area of the apartment complex and stole two rolls of electrical wire. At about 1:08 a.m., officers responded to the Tea House, 1108 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a man with a gun. After an earlier verbal altercation with a group of male subjects, a 28-year-old White male returned looking for them with a loaded firearm and brandished it to patrons at the location. The suspect was arrested for carrying and brandishing a loaded weapon. Monday, October 3: Between September 30th at 12:00 p.m., and October 3rd at 7:30 a.m., suspect(s) lit a trash dumpster on fire and burnt remnants were discovered outside of Arcadia Fast Print, 19 La Porte Street. Shortly after 11:00 p.m., officers observed an unoccupied vehicle parked to the front of the Motel 6, 225 Colorado Place. Through a records check, it was learned that the car had been reported stolen on October 2nd. Officers

watched the vehicle and at about 11:23 p.m., two male subjects entered the vehicle and drove out of the parking lot. A felony traffic stop was conducted and the male driver fled on foot and was able to escape through the adjacent wash basin. The 38-year-old White male passenger was detained and taken into custody for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and an outstanding warrant. The driver is still outstanding and a follow-up investigation is being conducted by the Detective Bureau. Tuesday, October 4: A residential burglary occurred in the 200 block of Laurel Avenue between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The resident returned home and found her bedroom had been ransacked and clothing had been taken. The resident suspected a friend was responsible and through investigation, a 17-year-old White female was found in possession of the stolen property. The female was booked at the Arcadia City Jail for residential burglary and additional charges. At about 1:00 p.m., officers responded to Arcadia High School, 180 Campus Drive, regarding a theft. Two students reported property was stolen from them: an I-phone and a wallet with cash. An investigation revealed three male students, all age 16, had stolen the property. The cash and I-phone were recovered and the three male juveniles were placed under arrest for petty theft. Wednesday, October 5: Between 8:30 p.m. and

9:05 p.m., an auto burglary occurred in the 100 block of North First Avenue. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by smashing the front driver’s side window. Once inside, the suspect(s) stole a purse and wallet. At approximately 5:13 p.m., Halloween City at the Westfield Santa Anita Mall, 400 South Baldwin Avenue, reported a suspicious circumstance. The manager at the location told officers that at about 4:42 p.m., an armored car guard had attempted to pick-up a deposit from the location. However, the business does not use an armored car service for their deposits. The subject was described as a Hispanic male in his late 20’s, 6’-02”, 240 lbs., muscular build, clean shaven, black spiky hair, a small piercing below his bottom lip, wearing a charcoal gray security uniform, with the pants tucked into the boots, and a pancake style leather holster with a black semiautomatic handgun. Thursday, October 6: A residential burglary occurred in the 400 block of East Duarte Road between 9:40 a.m. and 9:52 a.m. While in her bedroom, the resident heard noises in the kitchen. The sliding glass door to her bedroom opened and a 32-year-old White male came inside. The resident then told the suspect the police were on their way and the suspect fled the location. Officers located and detained a subject that matched the description provided by the resident, and after being positively identified, he was taken into custody for

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residential burglary. Sometime between September 22nd and October 6th, a vehicle theft occurred in the 800 block of Arcadia Avenue. Suspect(s) stole a 2009, white, Toyota Sienna, which was parked at the location. Friday, October 7: Between October 6th at 11:30 a.m., and October 7th at 8:00 a.m., a residential burglary occurred in the 200 block of East Colorado Boulevard. Suspect(s) cut the tent placed over the residence while being fumigated, as well as numerous window screens, and entered the home. Once inside, the suspect(s) stole several electronics, a water cooler, and a briefcase. Units responded to the 400 block of California Street around 8:23 p.m., in reference to an armed robbery just occurred. A woman was walking from her vehicle to her apartment complex when a male Hispanic, 20-30 years of age, 5’-08”, thin build, wearing a dark jacket, approached, and demanded her purse at gunpoint. He grabbed her purse and fled in a tan pick-up truck with an open bed. Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the suspect or the vehicle. Saturday, October 8: At about 5:03 a.m., officers responded to McDonalds, 143 East Foothill Boulevard, regarding a vandalism that just occurred. Two male Hispanic subjects were seen breaking the windshield of a parked vehicle at the location. Officers located and detained two subjects fitting the description, and after be-

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ing positively identified, a 33-year-old Hispanic male was placed under arrest for vandalism and drunk in public. The second suspect, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was also placed under arrest for drunk in public. At about 12:00 p.m., loss prevention personnel from Sephora at the Westfield Santa Anita Mall, 400 South Baldwin Avenue, advised they had detained an adult female for theft. The suspect hid merchandise in her purse and left the store without making payment. Through investigation, it was determined the suspect had come into the store with the intent to steal. The 26-year-old Hispanic female was placed under arrest for commercial burglary.

Monrovia PD

Beginning November 1, the Monrovia Police Department’s Neighborhood Watch Report will be available on the City of Monrovia website, www.cityofmonrovia.org, accessible from the front page or in the Police Department section. During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 518 service events, resulting in 114 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Battery With Serious Bodily Injury / Resisting and Delaying a Peace Officer - Suspect Arrested On September 29 at 8:41 p.m., callers reported a fight in the 400 block of Hurstview. Two male sub-

jects were arguing and began to fight. The suspect moved aggressively toward the victim, and the victim struck the suspect once in the head to defend himself. The suspect then grabbed the victim and viciously bit the victim multiple times causing visible wounds that may require further treatment. Officers arrived and detained both subjects. While being detained, the suspect suddenly raised his arms in an attempt to go after the victim again and struck the officer in the face with his arm. The suspect was arrested and taken into custody without further incident. The officer was not injured. Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested On September 30 at 1:58 a.m., officers observed a vehicle straddling lanes while sitting at the light on Duarte at Myrtle. They watched as the light cycled three times without the driver moving. The officers approached the car and observed the driver slumped over in his seat. They alerted the driver and he jolted awake. They told him to turn the car off, but he put it in neutral and the car rolled slowly back and bumped the police unit behind it. No damage was sustained after the slight bump between vehicles. The driver was determined to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested. Fight in Progress On September 30 at 2:37 a.m., callers advised dispatch a fight was in progress in the 300 block of Norumbega. Officers arrived and detained four subjects.

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They determined the subjects were family members and had been involved in a heated discussion, which resulted in one family member getting extremely upset. As they tried to get him back into the car in which they had been driving, he resisted them. The investigation revealed that no crime had occurred and there were no injuries, and no one desired prosecution. Commercial Burglary Suspects Arrested On September 30 at 8:52 p.m., police responded to a business in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding a burglary. Store loss prevention observed a male and female subject enter the store. The male subject selected a pair of shorts and put them on under his pants. He then left the store without paying. He went to a car outside the store and waited. The female concealed about

$400 worth of jewelry on her person and entered the dressing room. Officers arrived and detained the male suspect, locating the stolen property. The female continued to shop and was seen removing tags and concealing more items. The female was detained inside the store. All of the items she had removed tags from were concealed in a bag she was carrying. Neither subject had money or any means of paying for the items. After review of the facts and interviews with the suspects, they were both arrested and charged with commercial burglary. Vandalism On October 4 at 11:12 a.m., a City employee reported vandalism at a park in the 300 block of East Lime. An officer responded and found gang graffiti at several locations throughout the park. Investigation continuing. Vehicle Tampering On October 4 at 3:15 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 700 block of South California. The victim reported that her white Honda, which was parked in the rear carport, had been tampered with during the night.

Grand Theft Auto On October 4 at 3:33 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a residence in the 1400 block of South Shamrock regarding a stolen vehicle. The reporting party last saw the vehicle on Sunday, October 2. The vehicle is a black, Chevy Silverado truck with no license plates. Receiving Stolen Property - Suspect Arrested On October 5 at 3:30 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop at Foothill and Mountain for a traffic violation. The officer obtained consent to search the vehicle from the solo occupant. A Kindle electronic book was found, prompting a suspicious story from the driver. Evidence indicated the device belonged to a female from Duarte. The female subject was contacted and confirmed her Kindle was reported stolen to the Sheriff Department a week prior. The suspect was arrested for receiving stolen property. Suspicious Circumstances / Possession of Narcotics Paraphernalia - Suspect Arrested On October 5 at 4:50 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation at Foothill and Mountain. He contacted the two male occupants, who said they were from Covina. The subjects had no reason to be in the area at that time of the morning. The driver was driving on a suspended license and was found to be on parole for receiving stolen property. He had a large butcher knife in the door panel of the driver’s side door. The passenger was found to be in possession of a meth-

amphetamine pipe. The vehicle was searched and the following suspicious items were found: a realistic-looking black pellet pistol, bandanas, a baseball bat and both subjects had latex gloves in their possession. State parole was contacted. The passenger was arrested for possession of narcotics paraphernalia and the vehicle was impounded. Investigation continuing. Detective Bureau Case Follow-up: Receiving Stolen Property Arrest On the morning of October 1, an officer and eight police explorers canvassed an area of Monrovia in an attempt to locate the victim of a crime, wherein two stolen bicycles were recovered when a suspect was arrested. They covered a large portion of the northeastern part of town handing out flyers and speaking with residents. The area covered streets east of Canyon and north of Foothill. At noon, a subject from the 200 block of Valle Vista called to report he had arrived home and found the flyer in his mailbox. He reported that he had two bicycles stolen from his porch on September 16. He stated that the bikes had been secured with a blue cable lock that was cut some time during the night. He was able to describe the colors of the bicycles from a black and white photograph he was shown. The cable lock was recovered by the officer and a supplemental report completed. The bicycles will be returned to the owner.

Sierra Madre PD

During the week of Sunday, September 25th, to Saturday October 1st, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 268 calls for service. See crimereports. com for updated information. Sunday, September 25th: 3:46 PM- Use Another’s Personal Identification to Obtain Credit/Etc. This case involves an unknown suspect(s) that used the victim’s card to withdraw $400 from her checking account. Tuesday, September 27th: 7:43 AM – Auto Burglary, 200 blk. Manzanita Ave. A suspect broke a window of a parked car and stole a black Levenger Franklin Covey daytimer and an Apple iPad II. 8:27 AM- Unlawful Display Evidence of Registration, Foothill Blvd and Arbolada St. An officer stopped a 47-year old South El Monte motorist for a Vehicle Code violation. Further investigation revealed that the driver had false registration tabs on the truck. The driver was arrested and released on a written promise to appear. Wednesday, September 28th: 2:14 PM- Assault with Deadly Weapon or Instrument, 600 blk. W. Montecito Ave. This case involves a woman being placed on a 72-hour hold for a psychiatric evaluation after she fought with and bit her mother. Thursday, September 29th: 1:45 AM- Danger to Self/ Others/GravelyDisabled, 200 blk. W. Montecito Ave. This case involves a woman being placed on a 72-hour hold for a psychiatric evaluation.

3:29 PM- Vandalism/Graffiti, Bailey Canyon Park. The suspect(s) used a white marker to deface trees. Friday, September 30th: 10:27 AM- Grand Theft Exceeding $950, 100 blk. E. Highland Ave. This case involves a woman moving out of anapartment while the roommate was away. The suspect took the victim’s computer hard drive and computer battery backup. 11:11 AM- Grand Theft Exceeding $950, 100 blk. W. Sierra Madre Blvd. This case involves a male suspect depositing a $2,700.00 check at Bank of the West and withdrawing $1900.00 from his account. The check was later returned to the bank as fraudulent. Saturday, October 1st: 11:41 AM- Vandalism/ Graffiti, Santa Anita Canyon Road. Unknown suspect(s) left graffiti on a roadside barrier wall along Santa Anita Canyon Road. 8:43 PM- Disorderly Conduct/Drunk in Public, 200 blk. W. Sierra Madre Blvd.A 60-year old intoxicated man from Texas came into the SMPD asking for assistance. Officers arrested the suspect and took him to the Pasadena Police Department for booking. 11:44 PM- DUI Alcohol/ Drugs, Rosemead and Hastings Ranch Rd. An officer stopped a 42-year old Los Angeles motorist for a Vehicle Code violation and determined that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and taken to the Pasadena Police Department for booking.

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Public Notices NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20110015003406 Title Order No.: 110310273 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/10/2005. 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. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 10/21/2005 as Instrument No. 05 2540451 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGEL E S C o u n t y, S t a t e o f C A L I F O R N I A . EXECUTED BY: DENIS D OLEARY AND NOREEN E OLEARY, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 10/19/2011 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS A N G E L E S C O U N T Y C O U RT H O U S E , DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BLVD., NORWALK, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 9840 BROADWAY, TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA 91780-2633 APN#: 8588016-007 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 made, but without covenant o r w a r r a n t y, e x p r e s s e d o r i m p l i e d , regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created 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 $519,699.28. 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. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 09/19/2011 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 4088515 09/29/2011, 10/06/2011, 10/13/2011 Temple City Tribune

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 449900CA Loan No. 0707866281 Title Order No. 790113 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03-16-2006. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10-20-2011 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 03-24-2006, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 06 0632526, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed b y : R I Z WA N A J U M A N I , A M A R R I E D WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier ’s check drawn by a st a t e o r f e d e ra l sa vi n g s a n d l o a n association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. 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, interest thereon, estimated 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

Starting a new business? File your DBA with us at filedba.com to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS A N G E L E S C O U N T Y C O U RT H O U S E , DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOUL E VA R D , 1 2 7 2 0 N O R W A L K B LV D . , N O RWA L K , C A L e g a l D e s c r i p t i o n : PARCEL A: PARCEL 1, IN THE CITY O F B R A D B U R Y, C O U N T Y O F L O S ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON PARCEL MAP NO. 26454, FILED IN BOOK 336 PAGES 90 TO 92 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. RESERVING THEREFROM AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES, TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, IN, OVER, UPON AND ACROSS THAT CERTAIN 40 FOOT STRIP OF LAND LYING WITHIN LOTS 2 AND 3 OF SAID SECTION 30 AS DESCRIBED IN DEED FROM SECURITY-FIRST COMPANY TO SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES, RECORDED ON JUNE 4, 1940 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 1286, IN BOOK 17532 PAGE 248, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. PARCEL B: AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES, TO BE USED IN CO M M O N WITH O THERS, IN, OVER, UPON, AND ACROSS THAT CERTAIN 40 FOOT STRIP OF LAND LYING WITHIN LOTS 2 AND 3 OF SAID SECTION 30 AS DESCRIBED IN DEED FROM SECURITY-FIRST COMPANY TO SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES, RECORDED ON JUNE 4, 1940 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 1286, IN BOOK 17532 PAGE 248, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. EXCEPT THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN PARCEL A ABOVE. PARCEL C: AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES, TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, IN, OVER, UPON AND ACROSS THAT CERTAIN 4 0 F O O T S T R I P O F L A N D LY I N G WITHIN LOTS 1, 2 AND 7 OF SAID SECTION 30 AS DESCRIBED IN DEED FROM SECURITY-FIRST COMPANY TO SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES, RECORDED ON JUNE 4, 1940 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 1259, IN BOOK 17456 PAGE 102, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,976,565.19 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 682 DEODAR L A N E B R A D B U R Y, C A 9 1 0 1 0 A P N Number: 8527-024-032 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 09-29-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee MARIA MAYORGA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECT O R AT T E M P T I N G T O C O L L E C T A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA24379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-8926902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com ASAP# 4093110 09/29/2011, 10/06/2011, 10/13/2011 Arcadia Weekly NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CLYDE D. HARWICK CASE NO. BP130775 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CLYDE D. HARWICK. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CLINT HARWICK in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CLINT HARWICK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/19/11 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner JOHN L. SHAW - SBN 58283 5816 TEMPLE CITY BLVD. TEMPLE CITY CA 91780 9/29, 10/3, 10/6/11 CNS-2179800# ARCADIA WEEKLY NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CAROL ANNE ROSATO CASE NO. BP130331 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and person who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CAROL ANNE ROSATO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LISA ROSATO-DONAHUE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LISA ROSATO-DONAHUE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: October 27, 2011 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. You appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date notice above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account provided in Probate Code section 1250. A request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner Robert W. Hunt (SBN 148826) 2200B Douglas Blvd., Ste. 150 Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 780-7008.

Publish: September 29, October 6, October 13 Monrovia Weekly NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0053168 Title Order No. 11-0042657 Investor/Insurer No. 103176920 APN No. 5379-006-008 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/01/2005. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ALICE W. K I M , A S I N G L E W O M A N , d a t e d 07/01/2005 and recorded 7/12/2005, as Instrument No. 05-1629426, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 10/27/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7106 SULTANA AVENUE, SAN GABRIEL, CA, 91775. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $554,149.48. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks 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. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 09/30/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 9 2 7 - 4 3 9 9 B y Tr u s t e e ’s S a l e O ff i c e r RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4090468 1 0 / 0 6 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 1 3 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 11 Temple City Tribune NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0053860 Title Order No. 11-0043274 Investor/Insurer No. 116598311 APN No. 8515-015-067 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/05/2006. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed b y H E C TO R R A M I R E Z , A M A R R I E D MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE P R O P E R T Y, d a t e d 0 1 / 0 5 / 2 0 0 6 a n d recorded 1/20/2006, as Instrument No. 06 0142963, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 10/27/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is

purported to be: 242 EAST FIG AVENUE, MONROVIA, CA, 91016. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $549,207.89. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks 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. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 10/01/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.ASAP# 4096886 1 0 / 0 6 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 1 3 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 1 Monrovia Weekly Trustee Sale No. 750813CA Loan No. 0082097304 Title Order No. 110329622CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/4/2003. UNLESS Y O U TA K E A C T I O N T O P R O T E C T YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/27/2011 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 11/19/2003, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2003-3488844, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: JASMINE CHEN AN UNMARRIED W O M A N , a s Tr u s t o r, WA S H I N G TO N MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier ’s check drawn by a st at e or f ederal 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. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. 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, interest thereon, estimated 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. Place of Sale: THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE POMONA SUPERIOR COURTS BUILDING, 350 W. MISSION BOULEVARD, POMONA, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $372,283.12 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 841 FAIRVIEW AVENUE E ARCADIA, CA 91007 APN Number: 5783-012-046 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery;

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Starting a new business? File your DBA with us at filedba.com by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 10/3/2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee ELINA UKMAN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECT O R AT T E M P T I N G T O C O L L E C T A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P882164 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/2011 Arcadia Weekly NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0055516 Title Order No. 11-0046116 Investor/Insurer No. 1704353057 APN No. 8516-010-024 YOU ARE IN DE FA U LT U N D E R A D E E D O F T R U S T, DATED 07/13/2007. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by R O B E R T C AVA N A U G H , A N D M A R Y E Z I P P E R - C AVA N A U G H , H U S B A N D AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 07/13/2007 and recorded 07/30/07, as Instrument No. 2007-1789736, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 11/04/2011 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 311 SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE, MONROVIA, CA, 91016. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $440,936.49. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks 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. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 10/09/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA4079249 1 0 / 1 3 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 7 / 2 0 11 Monrovia Weekly NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 428669CA Loan No. 0730057858 Title Order No. 602113982 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03-09-2007. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11-03-2011 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 03-20-2007, Book , Page , Instrument 2 0 0 7 0 6 2 2 1 7 3 , o f o ff i c i a l r e c o r d s i n the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed b y : S A M S A A M PA N A H , A M A R R I E D MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will

sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier ’s check drawn by a st a t e o r f e d e ra l sa vi n g s a n d l o a n association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. 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, interest thereon, estimated 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. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS A N G E L E S C O U N T Y C O U RT H O U S E , DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOUL E VA R D , 1 2 7 2 0 N O RWA L K B LV D . , NORWALK, CA Legal Description: LOT 3 OF TRACT NO. 15798, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 347 PAGE 16 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $778,033.87 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 2615 TREELANE AVENUE ARCADIA, CA 91006 APN Number: 8511-008-010 T h e u n d e r s i g n e d Tr u s t e e d i s c l a i m s any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 10-11-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee ISAAC PACHECO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE C O M PA N Y I S A D E B T C O L L E C TO R ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chats worth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www. lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www. priorityposting.com ASAP# 4098870 1 0 / 1 3 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 7 / 2 0 11 Arcadia Weekly NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0055558 Title Order No. 11-0046144 Investor/Insurer No. 1705342014 APN No. 8507-005-074 YOU ARE IN DE FA U LT U N D E R A D E E D O F T R U S T, DATED 10/31/2007. 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.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ILINCA TATARU, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE A N D S E PA R AT E P R O P E RT Y, d a t e d 10/31/2007 and recorded 11/05/07, as Instrument No. 20072482159, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 11/04/2011 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1610 S MAYFLOWER AVE APT B, MONROVIA, CA, 910164574. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs,

expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $302,194.44. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks 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. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 10/12/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA4079255 1 0 / 1 3 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 11 , 1 0 / 2 7 / 2 0 11 Monrovia Weekly NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-11-417024-VF Order # 693954 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF T R U S T D AT E D 1 / 2 3 / 2 0 0 7 . U N L E S S Y O U TA K E A C T I O N T O P R O T E C T 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) s e c u r e d b y t h e D e e d o f Tr u s t , w i t h 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): PAUL LEO YUL Recorded: 1/26/2007 as Instrument No. 20070164480 in book XXX , page XXX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 11/3/2011 at 10:30:00 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $378,762.23 The purported property address is: 11 CALIFORNIA ST #F ARCADIA, CA 91006 Assessor’s Parcel No. 5773-019-061 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, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Bank of America, N.A. 475 Crosspoint Parkway Getzville NY 14068. Pursuant to California Civil Code §2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [1] The mortgage loan servicer has not obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [2] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does apply to 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 Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 ___________ ________________________________ Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have prev i ous l y be en di s c ha rged throu gh 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 INFO RM ATIO N O BTAINED 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. IDSPub #0012960 1 0 / 1 3 / 2 0 11 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 11 1 0 / 2 7 / 2 0 11 Arcadia Weekly

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: O L G A PA L I C H E N K O A K A O L G A BOLKUNOFF PALICHENKO AKA OLGA PAWLYTSCHENKO CASE NO. GP106263 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of OLGA PALICHENKO AKA OLGA BOLKUNOFF PALICHENKO AKA OLGA PAWLYTSCHENKO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ALEXANDER BOLKUNOFF in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ALEXANDER BOLKUNOFF be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/04/11 at 8:30AM in Dept. A located at 300 E. WALNUT ST., PASADENA, CA 91101 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner STEPHEN P. BEZAIRE - SBN 100307 L A W O F F I C E O F S T E P H E N P. BEZAIRE 2700 E FOOTHILL BLVD #306 PASADENA CA 91107 10/10, 10/13, 10/17/11 CNS-2186394# TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WALTER LUSTIG SLAVIK AKA WALTER L. SLAVIK CASE NO. GP016273 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of WALTER LUSTIG SLAVIK AKA WALTER L. SLAVIK. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by F. SCOTT FELDHAUSER in the Superior Court of California, County of

LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that F. SCOTT FELDHAUSER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/04/11 at 8:30AM in Dept. A located at 300 E. WALNUT ST., PASADENA, CA 91101 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner JAMES R HELMS, JR. HELMS & MYERS 150 N SANTA ANITA AVE #685 ARCADIA CA 91006 10/13, 10/17, 10/20/11 CNS-2189025# ARCADIA WEEKLY Trustee Sale No. 11-03007-3 CA Loan No. 0021695887 Title Order No. 898257 APN 8515-011-006 NKA 8515-011-041 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED May 19, 2006. UNLESS Y O U TA K E A C T I O N T O P R O T E C T YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On November 7, 2011, at 10:30 AM, at the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,

Pomona, CA, Power Default Services, Inc., as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on June 1, 2006, as Instrument No. 06 1197064 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA, executed by: MARGARITA RODRIGUEZ AND JOSE RODRIGO VEGA, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS., as Trustor, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., AS NOMINEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 418E CHERRY AVE, MONROVIA, CA 91016 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 made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust (together with any modifications thereto). The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $720,622.18 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a 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 California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. DATE: October 13, 2011 POWER DEFAULT SERVICES, INC., Trustee By: Fidelity National Title Company, its agent 135 Main Street, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105, 415-247-2450 By: Mariah Booker, Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www. priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-5731965 P887030 10/13, 10/20, 10/27/2011 Monrovia Weekly

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Open Carry Bill Signed into Law Continued from page 1 The measure, AB 144, will outlaw the practice of carrying unloaded handguns holstered on hips. “I want to thank Governor Brown for recognizing the importance of this public safety measure that will help reduce the threat to the public and to law enforcement,” stated Assemblymember Portantino. ‘Open carry’ wastes law enforcement time and resources when they could be out catching criminals or solving crimes. Instead, when officers are called to investigate the display of a weapon on an ‘open carry’ proponent, it takes their attention away from where it’s needed and puts folks at unnecessary risk.” “We worked closely with law enforcement on this bill – both the California Police Chiefs Association and Police Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) – because they felt strongly that “open carry” is not safe and that someone could get hurt or worse,” said Portantino. AB 144 makes it a crime to openly carry an unloaded handgun in any public place or street. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a fine of up to $1000. Law enforcement personnel are exempt as are hunters and others carrying unloaded weapons under specified licensed circumstances. California is one of many states that allow socalled “open carry” which gives gun owners the right to display weapons, though in California those

guns must be unloaded. Carrying loaded firearms in public is already against the law in California. The dispute came to a head last year when gun enthusiasts began showing up in coffee shops, restaurants and public beaches with unloaded guns strapped to their hips. Bullets and clips can be attached to the same gun belt and easily loaded. A few months ago, proponents of OpenCarry staged a protest in Old Pasadena which garnered considerable media attention when med and women openly carried firearms into shops and restaurants. We asked John Pierce, co founder of OpenCarry. org for comment on the Governor’s signature on AB 144 and we received this email: “OpenCarry.org is very disappointed in Governor Brown's decision to sign AB 144 into law. As my good friend Yih-Chau Chang of the Responsible Citizens of California has repeatedly noted, "there has never been a single case of an Open Carry advocate ever committing a violent crime in the Golden State's entire 160-year history." And yet, Governor Brown still chose to sign this incredibly convoluted bill which adds significantly to the already complex web of firearms regulation facing citizens in California. So where does this leave law-abiding gun owners in California who wish to protect themselves even as California is in the process of releasing tens of thousands of convicted criminals back onto the streets? With California's discriminatory, arbitrary, and capricious issuing scheme for concealed carry permits, open carry rep-

Scenes like this will not be possible as of January the 1st. -Photo by Terry Miller

resented the sole self-defense option available to a large number of disenfranchised Californians, a disproportionate number of which are from minority communities. As the court noted in Peruta v. San Diego (citing State v. Chandler and Nunn v. State), the availability of open carry has allowed the courts to uphold these discriminatory issuance criteria because open carry represented an alternative means of exercising the right. With that avenue foreclosed, I anticipate that the courts will ultimately force California to grant equal protection under the law to all citizens of the state by utilizing standardized criteria statewide for the issuance of concealed carry permits. Finally, I should note that the result of this law in the short-term will be citizens openly carrying long guns in public venues instead of properly holstered handguns as was the case prior to the passage of AB 144.” John Pierce Co-Founder & Spokesman OpenCarry.org The ban on “open carry” will go into effect January 1, 2012.

Anthony Portantino praised with local ministers and supporters of AB 144 in April -Photo by Terry Miller

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$688,000

Beautiful 1910 large two story character home. High ceilings, special molding with wainscoting. Covered front porch, formal entry, large living room, family room with fireplace, formal dining built in hutch. Four bedrooms + 1 office/playroom (could be 5th bedroom). Three bathrooms. Secluded backyard with Jacuzzi. CENTURY 21 Village Realty (626) 355-1451

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$675,000

Spacious single story 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, open kitchen next to living room/family room divided by a fireplace, dining area has a great view of the back yard, covered patio, play area, fruit trees, two car detached garage. (G116)

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paSadena

$599,000

Newer townhome situated in a great area of Pasadena. Spacious courtyard, high ceilings in living room with hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances in kitchen, custom tile floors, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 1,750 sq.ft., laundry room, 2 car attached garage. (V80)

Sierra madre

Lovely 3 bedroom, 3 bath home in Upper Canyon with formal dining, 2 fireplace, breakfast room, hardwood floors, FA/CA, huge terrace w/tree top mountain views, back yard, 2 car attached garage and lots of light. (C450)

$599,000

fantaStic area in covina $570,000 This large 4 bedroom/3 bath home features a great floor plan that includes a living room and family room with fireplace, formal dining room and central air. Situated on a large lot (over 19,000 sq.ft.) on a quiet cul-de-sac. (KNO)

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CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888 (www.century21earll.com)

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$565,000

fantaStic 3 Bedroom $559,000

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CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888 (www.century21earll.com)

Come see what everyone has been waiting for in Sierra Madre! Spanish 2 bedroom, 1 bath home has been completely remodeled. Attached garage, new electrical, plumbing & roof, hardwood floors, granite counters, new appliances, large front & back yards. (B94)

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$549,000

Special single level townhome located on a tree lined street, this spacious home has an open floor plan with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, formal and informal dining, fireplace, FA/CA, very large patio, 2 car garage. Unique 3 bedroom home in coveted complex. (M286)

CENTURY 21 Village Realty (626) 355-1451

north monrovia

$510,000

This one level home nestled in North Monrovia features 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, family room with fireplace, pool & spa. Situated on a large lot and mountain views. (VAL)

CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888 (www.century21earll.com)

arcadia

Amazing 3 bed/2 ba features a great kitchen w/new ss appliances, sink & granite counters. Beautiful crown molding. Formal dining opens to a nice patio, living room w/fireplace & large master bedroom. Double attached garage w/laundry and built-in sink and cabinets. (SUN)

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$499,000

Turnkey property 3 bdrms, 2 bths, kitchen with breakfast area, granite counter tops, new cherry wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances. Separate dining area, extra large family room w/ fireplace, 2 car detached garage with additional parking.(A2945)

$459,900

This stylish two-story home has been lovingly renovated. With over 2,200 square feet it boasts a very spacious living room and separate dining area with marble flooring. There are 4 bedrooms, two upstairs and two downstairs. The kitchen features granite counter tops and a walk-in pantry. The 2 car garage has a roll-up door. The lot is 8,496 square feet with plenty of room for a pool, spa, and a gazebo. The property is sparkling clean and waiting for you.(O864)

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San GaBriel

$458,000

Fantastic house with detached guest studio, 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room with fireplace, dining room, family room, remodeled kitchen and eating area, hardwood floors, large backyard, patio, double attached garage. (D1404) CENTURY 21 Village Realty (626) 355-1451 D LER CE EL DU D s E E R aT TIV MO

Great duplex $398,000 This nice one level duplex has been recently remodeled and features two, 3 bedroom/2 bath units. Both units are currently rented. Call for more information. (ONE)

4 Bedroom

$368,000

CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888 (www.century21earll.com)

This home situated on a large lot features a great family room, living room, central air/heat and newer roof. Rear yard features swimming pool, pool house with ¾ bath and white vinyl fence. Walking distance to shopping center, theater and restaurants. (CAR)

one level home

$360,000

This 3 bed/2 ba Covina home features large kitchen, dining room w/fireplace, hardwood flooring and Central Air. Walking distance to schools and shopping areas. (DEX)

CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888 (www.century21earll.com)

Great 3 Bedroom home

$354,999

This El Monte home features 3 bed/2 ba, living room, spacious family room with cozy fire place, updated kitchen, hardwood floors, central air and a 2 car detached garage with ample driveway space to park several vehicles. (PIN)

CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888 (www.century21earll.com)

$338,000

one level condo

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$278,500

This great two bedroom condo located north of Foothill in Monrovia, features living room w/fireplace, dining area, indoor laundry and master suite. Common area is well maintained with lovely gardens and a recreation room. Corner Unit! (FOO) CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888 (www.century21earll.com)

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$276,800

This beauty is ready to go. 2 bdrms plus a legal addition that can be used as a large third bedroom or family room with fireplace. Remodeled bath, kitchen, granite counter tops, new appliances with eating area, with a newer roof, new windows, fresh paint inside and out, new lighting and electrical fixtures, 2 car garage w/workshop.(B14640) CENTURY 21 Ludecke Inc. (626) 445-0123

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duarte

$208,000

Priced to sell, quiet end unit with nice floor plan. Home is near the park, tennis court & walking trail. Front patio with lovely mountain view & relaxing trees in this great neighborhood. Easy care flooring downstairs, cozy living room with fireplace. The laundry area is inside the two car garage.(R2782)

covina

$185,000

Semi-private 2 bed/2 bath end unit town home. Living room area has vaulted ceiling and fireplace. Spacious kitchen w/ garden window, breakfast bar, and formal dining area. One BR opens to full bath in hallway. Master BR-newer carpeting, a master bath, and private outside deck. (S448)

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Excellent Property in North El Monte, beautiful home, very nice and quite neighborhood close to schools and Transportation, very centrally located.(C3823)

$348,800

Totally remodeled cozy home with 3 bedrooms, oak floors, custom paint throughout, indirect lighting, new stainless steel appliances in kitchen, Cherry wood cabinets, granite counter tops, enclose covered patio, fenced yard, double detached garage. (P284)

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