Thousands Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide, P. 14
Thursday, April 30, 2015 - May 6, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
Major General Alfred Valenzuela (Ret) Inspires Youth P. 16
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Volume 19, No. 18
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
Baldwin Park Man Arrested for Arson That Resulted in Three Deaths in S. El Monte Suspect Roberto Fuentes’ Bail Set at $1 Million
Durfee Elementary/Middle School Celebrates 50 years P. 16
SPORTS
Monrovia Beats Temple City 5-1; Remains Undefeated in League P. 31
Pasadena Falls 4-3 in Extra Innings to Crescenta Valley P. 31
ENTERTAINMENT A Review for David Mamet’s The Anarchist P. 12 Aubree Oliverson Performs With Pasadena Community Orchestra P.13
BUSINESS
Business Profile: Stats Floral Supply P. 22
Why Do I Need a Trust? P. 23
EDUCATION
The Pasadena Playhouse’s Community Organizer Summer Internship P. 9
Duarte High School Moves on to Nationals in News Broadcasting P. 11
The remains of Cheque Tires, where three people were killed after a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the shop.
– Photo by Terry Miller
By terry miller and Jennifer Schlueter A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a fire at a tire shop in South El Monte that left three people dead early Saturday morning. A surveillance video led
homicide detectives to Roberto Fuentes of Baldwin Park, who was seen at the shop before the attack. A witness told police he saw several men throw a Molotov cocktail into
Cheque Tires in the 1200 block of Santa Anita Avenue and then run from the scene at approximately 5:30 a.m. On Sunday, Fuentes was arrested for murder and is being held in lieu of
Citizens’ Academy Visits El Monte Airport By Nick Kipley Last Thursday, Officers Carl Garlick of the El Monte Police Department and José Barajas of the Baldwin Park Police Department gave a presentation in one of the hangars of the El Monte Airport to members of the El Monte Citizens’ Academy. Behind the rows of chairs arranged for those in attendance sat one of the shiny black Robinson R-44’s used by the seven cities that contribute to the Air Support program. Officer Garlick explained the specifics of the ship and its battery of technological attachments, along with what each is used for. This talk following a brief video presentation of specific times these very features were of benefit to the citizens of El Monte, Baldwin Park, Montebello, Azusa and West Covina.
$1 million bail. In vain, responding Los Angeles County firefighters tried to save a man trapped SEE PG. 7
Health Clinics to Open Soon By Terry Miller
A Robinson R-44.
– Photo Courtesy of the Baldwin Police Department
Founded when the City of El Monte rented a helicopter during the L.A. riots, the program saw a steady expansion up until the recession, with a new police department joining and contributing units approximately every
two to three years. Explaining this, Officer Garlick then said that what a helicopter unit offers the fiftysquare miles it patrol weekSEE PG. 17
BALLOTS ARE HERE! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL BUSINESS
Kathleen Sebelius, Health & Human Services Secretary, announced $19 million in new funding under the health reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), in order to expand access to community health centers. ChapCare is one of only 32 U.S. health centers that will receive funding through these grants. Good news for Monrovia and El Monte, as new clinics are underway and scheduled for completion in July. The Monrovia location will be Lime and Jasmine and will have
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