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Volume 2, No. 27
Local Cities Celebrate Fourth of July with Humor and Patriotism
By shel segal Three Ontario men were arrested for allegedly burglarizing a house in West Covina in the mid morning hours of June 30, officials said. Robert Perich, 22, was arrested for burglary, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest and two outstanding warrants and his bail has been set at $195,000, officials said. Luis Santana, 18, was Please see page 3
Alhambra man arrested for operating brothel in residential neighborhood By SHel segal An Alhambra man was arrested on June 24 on suspicion of pimping for allegedly running a brothel in a residential neighborhood, according to a published report. “Zhi Wang, 56, was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail pending his Please see page 3
July 4 was celebrated in numerous San Gabriel Valley communities like this parade in Sierrra Madre -Photos by Terry Miller
Nobody knows exactly how long the annual Sierra Madre Fourth of July Parade has been going on, but it never fails to bring a smile to on-lookers faces. James Annes, chairman of the committee that puts
on the parade, said the event is just a real Sierra Madre tradition. “It’s been going on I don’t know how many years,” Annes said. “The parade entails sometimes half of the town watching
California Philharmonic Back In The Saddle Again With Cowboys & Copland Wildly Entertaining Concert Boasts Special Guest Cedric Berry In A Tribute To The Old West July 7, 2014, Pasadena/ Arcadia – Hold on to your hats music-fans because it’s sure to be an unforgettably wild ride when Maestro Victor Vener and his California Philharmonic are joined by special guest, acclaimed bass baritone Cedric Berry, forCowboys & Copland on July 12, 2014.
A salute to the Wild West, the second concert of the summer season features music from such popular screen classics as The Magnificent Seven, How The West Was Won and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as well as Aaron Copland’s classics Billy The Kid and Rodeo. Special guest and audi-
ence favorite Berry, who has traveled the world performing a variety of prestigious roles in major operas from Tosca to La Boheme, shares his most spectacular instrument, his voice, with the orchestra in a special nod to American folk songs. Copland’s Old American Songs, rePlease see page 2
By shel segal and half of the town participating in the parade.” Annes said there was a lot happening with the parade and around the parade on both July 3 and 4. “We had 85 different entrants this year,” he
said. “On (July 3), we had ‘Groovy Lovin’ Pie’ playing. They played all sorts of hits. There was a beer garden going on. We had jumpers and kids entertainment. We had the community picnic afterwards and
had food trucks. We had community games (on July 4). And the pool was open for two hours at Sierra Vista Park.” Annes added the beauty of the parade is just being Please see page 4
2015 Rose Parade Grand Marshal WWII Hero Louis Zamperini dies By terry miller Many said Tournament of Roses President, Richard L. Chinen’s choice was’ wonderful and a natural choice” for the theme of next year’s parade while many more pondered whether the 97 year old war hero would live long enough to ride those 5 miles in the parade on January 1. Sadly, the cynics were right. Louis Zamperini, an Please see page 4
Olympic runner whose remarkable story of survival as a prisoner of war in World War II gained new attention in 2010 with the publication of a best-selling biography by Laura Hillenbrand, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 97. A statement released by his family said he had been suffering from pneumonia. In May Zamperini was announced as the