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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014 - DECEMBER 31, 2014
Courts Drop Charges Against SeaWorld Float Protester On Thursday, a Pasadena court dropped all charges against PETA supporter Amanda Slyter, who was arrested in January and charged with "interfering with a special event" for using her body to block the SeaWorld float at the Rose Parade. As you may recall, Slyter was prepared to use the rarely seen "necessity" (or "lesser of two evils" or "greater good") defense. Her counsel argued that the cruel capture Please see page 15
Seventh L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Prison The seventh and final deputy in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department convicted of obstruction of justice for interfering with a grand jury investigation into misconduct at the Men’s Central Jail was sentenced this morning to 18 Please see page 13
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Monrovia Honors Former Mayor Bob Bartlett Bartlett was first African American Mayor in Monrovia Between 1976-78
Arcadia Firefighters Help Single Mom with Meal and Gifts as She Battles Brain Cancer BY TERRY MILLER
Former Monrovia Mayor Bob Bartlett was overjoyed at the tremendous show of support he received last Friday morning when a street was dedicated in his honor. Pictured here, KGEM’s Ralph Walker, a longtime friend, shakes Barlett’s hand. To Bartlett’s right are Pat Ostrye and Betty Sanford – Photo by Terry Miller
BY SUSIE LING The City of Monrovia celebrated former Mayor Robert T. Bartlett on December 19, 2014. City Council members – past and present – gathered with about 150 wellwishers for the unveiling of a street sign that reads “Honoring Mayor Bob
Bartlett” on Royal Oaks Drive and California Avenue. Bartlett served as the first African American mayor of Monrovia from 1976-78 and 1988-2001. He was the driving force behind the redevelopment of Huntington Drive in Monrovia into an active
78th Santa Anita Winter Meet Begins Friday, Dec. 26 With more than $30 million in purse money up for grabs, it’s no wonder a deep and competitive group of some of America’s top trainers have lined up to compete at Santa Anita’s upcoming Winter Meet, which begins Friday, Dec. 26, and will conclude April 19.
Led by perennial kingpins, Bob Baffert, Jerry Hollendorfer, John Sadler, Doug O’Neill, Peter Miller and Tom Proctor, fans can expect great racing and keen competition beginning opening day, which will be highlighted Please see page 8
commercial/industrial strip in the 1980s. Another of Bartlett’s efforts, the Gold Line to Monrovia, will be completed in 2015. At the event, Bob sat next to Patricia Ostrye, the first woman to serve on Monrovia City Council in 1974. At the celebration
were neighbors from the old days, including one that attended kindergarten at Huntington Elementary with Bob. Huntington Elementary was a segregated school until the 1960s. Bob said, “Royal Oaks Please see page 15
Arcadia’s Golden Donut Palace Serves Up Sweet $24 Million Lottery Ticket A Super Lotto Plus ticket sold at an Arcadia donut shop was worth $24 million in Saturday’s drawing, California lottery officials said. The ticket matches the drawing numbers of 5, 7, 21, 31, 33 and Mega Number 12, according to results published on the Califor-
nia Lottery’s website. It was sold at the Golden Donut Palace, 104 E. Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. Another ticket sold at the same store matched the five drawing numbers, but not the Mega Number. That ticket is worth $10,866.
Arcadia Firefighter/ Paramedic Beth Fournier is no stranger to seemingly unsurmountable difficulties. In fact, the entire fire department in Arcadia has seen more than its fair share of tragedy in the past year and yet they battle on as firefighters do, caring for their fellow man – especially in time of need. Firefighter/Paramedic Beth Fournier was recently collecting money for a friend in need in Rancho Cucamonga when this friend told her about the plight of an Arcadia single mom who has spent all her savings on brain surgery at UCLA, leaving little for her two boys this Christmas. Fournier stepped in and in a matter of weeks she and her fellow caring Arcadia firefighters were in on the plan to make Valerie Babinski’s Christmas a little brighter. On Thursday December 11, Arcadia Firefighters delivered a firehouse dinner and Christmas toys to a local single mom who is battling brain tumors Please see page 12
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