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Thursday, April 23, 2015 - April 29, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
Family Festival to Have New Management P. 18
Station Square Construction Update for the Week of April 27 – May 1 P. 19
SPORTS
Monrovia Baseball Cruises Past La Canada 10-1 to Continue Undefeated Streak P. 34
Arcadia Offers 2015 Future Apaches Football Camp P. 34
ENTERTAINMENT Loopholes: A Hodgepodge of Puns, Shticks, and One-Liners P. 7 Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre “A Collection of Works” April 25 P.14
BUSINESS
Business Profile: Geek Tech Repair P. 33
Why Single Parents Don’t Have the Luxury of Putting Off Estate Planning P. 33
EDUCATION
Pasadena City College Foundation to Hold First Scholarship Gala May 16 P. 27
Rosemead High Succeeds at Science Olympiad P. 26
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VOLUME 19, NO. 17
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
Final Count Still Pending in Monrovia Municipal Election
Support Services Available for Veterans and Families
BY SUSAN MOTANDER The final count of votes in the Monrovia City Election is not done. The final absentee ballots, those received on or after April 13, have not yet been counted nor have the provisional ballots. The valid ballots will be counted today, Thursday, April 23. The verification procedure will begin at 8 a.m. with final results expected by noon. As a result of a remark made on air by a KGEM personality, there has been some confusion regarding the procedure of counting provisional ballots. At that time, Lance Mungia, KGEM’s executive director, erroneously stated that the provisional ballots would only be counted if the outcome of the election was close. This is not the case. All valid ballots are counted. The verification process
SEE PG. 19
BY SUSAN MOTANDER
Tom Adams is the presumptive Mayor of Monrovia pending count of additional ballots. - Photo by Terry Miller
Chuck Keen of Monrovia’s American Legion Post attended Monrovia’s City Council Meeting on Tuesday evening to raise public awareness about services now available to local veterans and their families. According to Keen, Santa Anita Family Service now has a Veteran’s Outreach Specialist on staff to help veterans in need of special services. Keen reported that there are two programs specifically designed by the Volunteers of America to assist Veterans; these are Support Services for SEE PG. 18
Rep. Schiff “Deeply Disappointed” Obama Won’t Use Word ‘Genocide’ Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the lead sponsor of the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution in Congress, released the following statement after the White House confirmed to Armenian-American community leaders that the President would not use the word genocide when he issues a statement Friday on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide: “I’m deeply disappointed that the President, once again, will fail to properly describe the extermination of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915 to 1923 for what it was – genocide. How long must the victims and their families wait before our nation has the courage to confront Turkey with the truth about the murderous past of the Ottoman Empire? If not this President, who spoke so eloquently and passionately about recognition SEE PG. 18
The Centennial of the Armenian Genocide will be this Friday. On Saturday, hundreds attended a special dedication of the new memorial in Memorial Park in Pasadena. - Photo by Terry Miller
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