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Thursday, May 28, 2015 - June 3, 2015
Volume 19, No. 22
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
“Heroes in the Shadows”
Five Day Veterans Job Fair Honors the Fallen and Provides Services for the Living With the close of Memorial Day events, one continues with a weeklong event dedicated to honoring the fallen while serving the living. Presented by The Vet Hunters Project, in conjunction with the City of Pomona, the fourth annual “Heroes in the Shadows” San Gabriel Valley Homeless Stand Down kicked off yesterday with more than 400 attendees. The five day event runs through Friday May 29 at the Pomona National Guard Armory located at 600 South Park Avenue in Pomona. On Wednesday, May 27, the event featured a veteran job fair presented by the Employment Development Department. In the morning, seven cars were donated to deserving veterans in need, marking the most amount of vehicles donated by the Vet Hunters in a single day. The Vet Hunters ProSEE PG. 18
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enthusiasts racing between the two cities with their beating hearts and personal records standing as the only legitimate odometer. But as Southern Califor-
Six Pasadena residents have requested applications to fill the City Council’s District 7 formerly held by newly elected Mayor Terry Tornek. The candidates are Ciran Hadijan, Margaret York, Don Morgan, Lorena Yepez Hernandez, Andy Wilson and Tim Lan. The council will convene a special meeting in June to interview the candidates individually. Each SEE PG. 16
Tournament of Roses® Foundation Awards $200,000 to 42 Local Non-Profit Organizations
Weekend Event Harkens Pasadena’s Pre-Auto Days
In the 1890s people suddenly were interested in bicycles. Capitalizing upon this trend, Pasadena opted to build an elevated bike “toll road” connecting what is now considered “Old Town,” with what in L.A. is now either roughly Olvera Street or somewhere near where City Hall currently stands. Swooping along the Arroyo Secco, this path could have been one of the defining regional transport systems between Pasadena and Los Angeles, were it to have been completed. Had it been built, the Pasadena/Los Angeles cycle path could have been a throughway for cyclists and health
Six File Papers to Fill Vacant District 7 Pasadena Council Seat
nia developed - and people lost interest in riding heavy, gearless bikes in the sun - it became apparent that only SEE PG. 17
The Tournament of Roses Foundation is pleased to announce the 2015 grant awards totaling $200,000 presented to 42 civic, educational and cultural organizations in the San Gabriel Valley. Ten of the 42 organizations funded are first-time grant recipients. These organizations are: About Productions, American Composers Forum of Los Angeles, Jericho Road Pasadena, Life Skills FORE Pasadena Youth, Inc., Mark Keppel High School Drama Boosters, Marshall Music Boosters Inc., Monrovia Wildcats Band Booster Club, Pasa-
dena Girls Softball Association, Pasadena High School Instrumental Music Club,
and The Pasadena Musical Theatre Program. Since its inception in 1983, the Tournament of Roses Foundation has
funded more than $2.7 million in charitable contributions on behalf of the Tournament of Roses Association. The amount awarded in 2015 is $100,000 more than the amount funded in 2014 – a 100 percent increase. The Foundation assists charities in the Pasadena area by funding sports and recreation, visual and performing arts, and volunteer motivation and leadership development. These grants, ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 will help support new and ongoing programs benefiting children, teens, adults and seniors.