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New Bill May Require All Bicycle Riders to Wear Helmets BY TERRY MILLER
Five People Hurt at a Monrovia Car Wash P. 15
SPORTS
Sierra Vista Montview League Legaue Champions over Duarte P. 17
Antonio Zavala Wins National Silver Gloves Championship Medal P. 17
ENTERTAINMENT Pasadena International Film Festival P. 11
Robotics Tournament Held at Monrovia High School
Local Horn Players Join “The Four Tops” P. 12
BUSINESS
While most cyclists on the road are very safety conscious, not everyone is happy with Senator Liu’s proposal that would mandate helmets for adults when cycling on city streets. - Photo by Terry Miller
MHS coach wins award Business Profile: Massage Envy Monrovia P. 19
IRS Criticized for Seizing Small Business Bank Accounts P. 20
EDUCATION
Westridge’s Summer Opportunities Fair P. 21
Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall Visits Arcadia High School P. 26
BY SUSAN MOTANDER
Once again, Monrovia High School was the scene of the Los Angeles FTC Regional Championships in robotics. Students from all over Southern California competed for a chance to go to the Western Regional Championship in Oakland next month. And once again the MHS team, the Kings and Queens, qualified for that competition. However, they were not the only Monrovia team to compete. According to Tom Dobson, a physics teacher and the robotics sponsor at the school, the other four teams also showed well. In reporting to his fellow teachers Dobson wrote: “The other Monrovia teams also SEE PG. 14
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alifornia could become the first state in the nation to require all adults wear a helmet while bicycling, under a bill introduced last week. The approach by a local senator has already caused considerable controversy. Many who opposed additional legislation say it’s the wrong approach to bike safety-“We don’t support mandating helmet use because the name of the game (to promote bike safety) is increasing bicycling. And this type of legislation has been shown to do just the opposite,” the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition said. “We encourage helmet use but we’re not in favor of mandates,” it concluded. The California Bicycle Coalition opposes a helmet mandate for similar reasons. SEE PG. 27
Youth Views of Monrovia Elections Forthcoming BY SUSAN MOTANDER
Robotics is one of the hottest specialties at area schools where children hope to break into science like this young man experiencing a model of Rover at JPL. - Photo by Terry Miller
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It is easy to become excited about presidential elections and other national elections; they are impossible to ignore. They dominate the news. It is more difficulty for many people to become equally involved in municipal elections. They do not generate, for want of a better word, the hype, the others receive. In the last municipal election in Monrovia, the turnout was somewhat underwhelming. In fact is was almost embarrassing. In an attempt to generate addition interest in the election, Beacon Media has enlisted the aid of the Advanced Placement
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