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At-Risk Teens, Senior Citizens Make Get-Well Cards Together
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Incumbents Return to Office: Depressingly low turnout for expensive election BY SUSAN MOTANDER With only 11.2% of the registered voters going to the polls on Tuesday, all five incumbents were returned to office. City Clerk Alice AtSEE PAGE 12
Old Town Report BY PAM FITZPATRICK
At 95 years young, Carol Bucey is flanked by teens Michael Orozco and Louis Ramos Wednesday afternoon. The at-risk teens are part of a group of volunteers who regularly visit with elders in our area and work collaboratively on several projects. –Photos by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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t-risk teenagers and senior citizens work together to make get-well cards for hospitalized elders at 2 p.m., April 5 at Brookdale Monrovia, 201 E. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia. The youth are participants in Boys
Republic, a non-profit day program in Monrovia that seeks to help adolescents facing difficulties achieve their maximum potential. The seniors reside at Brookdale Monrovia, an assisted living community. The activity is part of a recent-
ly-launched program of monthly projects involving the teens and Brookdale Monrovia’s residents. Organizers say they believe the youth will benefit from the seniors’ wisdom and by getting to know them as positive role models; Brookdale
Monrovia’s residents will gain a better understanding of what it’s like to grow up in today’s world. It’s also hoped enduring friendships will develop from the program. Brookdale Monrovia is operated by Brookdale
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Just when you think you know what you’re talking about, somebody sharper steps up and sets you straight. So, last week I started a little challenge, looking for the first person to identify a holiday ornament in one of the Old Town Trees. The next day SEE PAGE 12