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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 6, 2011 VOLUME VI, NO. V
Temple City Unified School District Geography Bee at Cloverly Elementary School
BY TERRY MILLER Popular Pasadena chef Claud Beltran has been dealing with Weiser Family Farms in Techachapi for his produce and potatoes in particular, for about a year and half now. During this time he drummed up a good friendship with owner, Alex Weiser and some of the employees at the farms. Weiser told Beltran about a young family facing a particularly daunting struggle with illness. Approximately three months ago, two-year-old Emily Rico from Pasadena was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a painful nerve cancer located in her stomach. The young child has already spent more than a month in Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles where she is presently undergoing intensive chemo-
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Vulan Scores Significant Victory Asuza voted in support of a new mining plan during a special election last Tuesday. The margin was more than 2-to-1, with 1,972 voting for Measure A and only 945 opposing it. Turnout was extremely low at about 17 percent. The results of the election mark a major victory for Vulcan Materials Co.’s Azusa Rock Quarry mining plan, its supporters and the four City Council members who had approved it last July. A group of residents called Azusans Against Mining Expansion said it simply couldn’t battle the large Vulcan corporation. A lawsuit filed has been filed by Duarte and a hearing is scheduled for March.
Melissa Lai, William Xu, and Alan Phuong On January 13, 2011, over 30 (nervous, yet excited) fourth, fifth, and sixth graders walked through the doors of the Instructional Resource Center ready to compete in Cloverly Elementary School’s annual Geography Bee. The nail-biting competition lasted about 90
minutes as students navigated through seven grueling rounds of challenging questions. In the end, half a dozen students were left for the tie breaking rounds. Two sixth graders, William Xu and Alan Phuong, took first and second place. Third place went to fifth grader, Sophia
Wu. All winners were recognized at Cloverly’s January Spirit Rally. Congratulations to all participants and a special thank you to teacher Denise Galvan for arranging, emceeing, and coordinating practice sessions for Cloverly students! The competition was fierce!
Arcadia Mayor Amundon's Controversial Choice of Speaker Continues to Upset Residents BY TERRY MILLER In recent weeks Beacon Media has received a number of letters and phone calls regarding the choice Mayor Amundson has made for the annual Mayor’s Community Breakfast in March (formerly Mayor ‘s Prayer Breakfast). The issues surrounding it continue to ruffle feathers in the community. Gary Searer spoke at a recent city council meeting opposing the Mayor’s choice of speaker here is the text of his speech: “I am a licensed structural engineer, and I am a resident of Arcadia. My wife and I have two young children. I am here to express my concern about the choice of speaker for the Mayor’s Community Breakfast, Mr. H.B. London, Jr. Mr. London is a Vice President of Focus on the Family. For those of you who are not familiar with Focus on the
Family, they are a religious group that actively opposes civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Based on Debra Evans’ research it appears that Focus on the Family: • Equates homosexuality with alcoholism, and believes that homosexuality is “preventable and treatable”; • Advocates for the elimination of the wall of separation between church and state; • Advocates for reparative therapy (therapy aimed at “converting” gay people) ; • Claims that anti-bullying laws are part of a “gay agenda” to “promote homosexuality”. This is particularly inappropriate given the recent spate of suicides by teenagers due to bullying; • Claims that “homosexual activists [are] infiltrating public schools”; • Opposes court protec-
tion of minorities; • Opposes laws that ban discrimination against gay and transgender people in housing and public accommodations; • Opposes laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation; and • Claims that transgendered individuals are examples of “human brokenness”. I am extremely disappointed that a member of such a misguided and discriminatory group would be invited to speak at the Mayor’s Community Breakfast on March 4th. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered family members -- including children -- are threatened and made to feel unsafe in their schools, workplaces, and places of worship by the hateful messages of Focus on the Family.
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Kiwanis Honors Longden Elementary School Students Amanda is 11 years old and has an older brother. Amanda enjoys soccer, softball, and hanging out with her friends. She said, “The best things about Longden are the friends I have met, the computer lab, and my teacher Ms. Jennings.” The best thing that ever happened was getting on the honor roll. Personal goals are to have all her friends and family healthy, build a hospital for people that can not afford it, get the Presidential Award, get straight A’s, and have her soccer team make it to the championships. William is 11 years old and has an older sister. William enjoys playing the piano, drawing, and working on projects. William said, “The best things about Longden are the fun projects, great experiments, and my teacher Ms. Jennings.” The best thing that ever happened was getting on the honor roll and getting straight A’s. Personal goals are to stop polluting the atmosphere, build a mansion for his family and friends, earn the Presidential Award, go to Harvard, and become a famous doctor. Ernie is 12 years old, has 2 brothers and enjoys drawing. Ernie said, “The best things about Longden are my friends, the fun projects, and P.E..” The best thing that ever hap-
pened was getting $100 for his birthday. Personal goals are to have no more taxes, build a gigantic Lego form of himself, get on the honor roll, earn a lot of money, and make it to college. Each week the Temple City Kiwanis Club is pleased to recognize outstanding students and their teachers from Cloverly, Emperor, Longden, Oak Avenue, and the Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center. Kiwanis treats students and their teacher to lunch. Students receive a certificate, a letter for their parents, a bumper sticker, a gift certificate from The Hat Restaurant, and a photograph of them receiving their award. Their photo will also be published in Temple City Life, Mid Valley News, Temple City Tribune, and displayed in the Temple City Unified School District lobby. Temple City Kiwanis has been serving our community since 1939. Members are dedicated men and women who desire to make a difference in the quality of life for the youth of Temple City. Kiwanis meets at 12:00 noon each Tuesday at The Bahooka Family Restaurant. To find out more about Kiwanis, please call Jerry Jambazian at (626) 2862444. You can also visit their website at www.templecitykiwanis.org.
Pictured from left to right with the proud students is their teacher at Longden, Ms. Samantha Jennings, Amanda, William and Ernie at the Kiwanis Club of Temple City.