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They have been held all over the country: T.E.A. parties. One was held in Monrovia last weekend. T.E.A., in this case, standing for Taxed Enough Already. On Fri-day, July 3 more than 40 protesters appeared at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Huntington Drive in Monrovia.

After a slow start, the group hit its stride about 6 p.m. For a solid hour there was a constant cacoph-ony of horns blowing in support of the protesters. Only one negative reaction was drawn, and this from three young people who waved at the protesters, but did so with only one finger. The other reactions were overwhelmingly positive.

Clare Chesley and Mary Win-ners were the principal organizers of this effort. They described their ef-forts as grassroots and locally based. “There is no hierarchy in this, “Ches-ley said; “We don’t agree with the fiscal irresponsibility of our legislators and feel it is time to fight back.”

Chesley said their rally was de-signed to show support for those who are fighting to return America to its libertarian roots. “We are exercising our first amendment right to freedom of speech in an attempt to bring back our economic and individual liberties.”

The signs the T.E.A. party at-tendees waved included those that explained they felt “Taxed Enough Already.” Other signs read ”Cap and Trade, Be Afraid,” “Where’s my Bailout?” and “Give me Liberty, Not Debt.”

BY SUSAN MOTANDER

Local T.E.A. Partiers Seek “Change” in Economic Policy

At the July 2nd meeting of SCAG, the executive administra-tion committee authorized SCAG to accept $800,000 from Caltrans State Planning and Research Grant Funds. These funds will go to the Regional Congestion Pric-

Caltrans to Bankroll Million Dollar SCAG “Congestion Study”BY MORGAN CARPENTER ing Study, which is a multi-year,

mult i -phased project focusing on integrated regional solution is “reduce congestion, optimize productivity of the transportation system, reduce emissions, and identify more efficient means of revenue generation.”

SCAG also accepted a dona-

tion from Caltrans of $200,000 for the fiscal year 2008-2009 budget, bringing the total cost of the study to $1 million dollars.

What is SCAG? It’s an acro-nym that’s been popping up lately around Sierra Madre. SCAG stands for Southern California Associat ion of Governments,

and it calls itself “a forum to de-velop and foster the realization of regional plans that improve the quality of life for Southern Californians.”

While membership is op-tional and requires dues, every city in San Gabriel Valley with the

The Monrovia TEA party attendees ranged in age from pre-voting to senior citizens - all of whom had a united message - no new taxes and no health care reform. - Photo by Terry Miller

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Two of Monrovia’s three mu-nicipal employee associations have agreed to a variety of pay and benefit cuts to help balance the City’s 2009-2011 budgets.

Both the Monrovia Municipal Employees Association (MMEA) and the Monrovia Firefighters As-sociation (MFA) have agreed to the cuts. So have the City’s managers and mid-managers.

Two Monrovia City Employee Groups Agree to Cuts, MPOA Opts for FurloughsThe third employee association,

the Monrovia Police Officers As-sociation (MPOA), has said it favors a work furlough program offered by the City in lieu of pay and benefit reductions. The furlough plan would mean Police Department employees would each take 11 ½ days off with-out pay over the next year. All shifts would still be fully staffed.

Negotiations with the MPOA

are being scheduled, according to City Manager Scott Ochoa, and an agreement could be reached by the next City Council meeting on July 21.

The cost-cutting was necessi-tated, Ochoa explained, by national economic conditions that have sent sales taxes plummeting, cutting City revenue and leaving a $2.6 million gap in the $60.7 million 2009-2010

budget, with a growing deficit project-ed the following year and beyond.

In late June, the Council ad-opted its two-year fiscal plan, with balanced budgets in both 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. It was done by factor-ing in the savings from the pay cuts or possible work furloughs, cutting programs, not filling vacant positions, offering early retirement payouts and

You might remember our story about Jake Lenaburg from a few weeks ago.

Jake, a single dad, supports his 5-year old daughter Vivinity, and goes to school full time at night.

On any given day until last night Jake could be found strumming his guitar and singing in hope of dona-tions for his tuition at or near freeway off-ramps in Monrovia.

As if it wasn’t hard enough to do this, and face some police opposition to his chosen means of making a liv-ing - Jake was mugged Wednesday night.

The Pasadena student was near California and Fair Oaks Wednesday evening about to make a deposit at his bank’s ATM.

Two men approached Jake and hit him in the face and robbed him of all his cash. Adding insult to injury, they smashed his guitar- the very source of his income.

In addition to a seriously hurt nose, Lenaburg said he was shocked by the assault and felt his whole live-lihood was ruined. Worried for the future of his daughter, Jake turned to this newspaper for help.

Jake caught our eye as you don’t often see signs like his. Rarely do you see a busker on the freeway off ramp at all. Sadly, it’s usually a homeless veteran and the like who have no other choice but to hope for a friendly freeway handout.

In this tight economy, Lenaburg is hoping to do something with his school career and really make a dif-

Local Musician Robbed and Beaten,

Cash Stolen and Guitar Destroyed

BY TERRY MILLER

Jake Lenaburg spent weeks in Monrovia before he was robbed and his guitar was destroyed in Pasadena .

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I recently attended an annual celebration meeting of a Conversational Skills ESL class. I told them how much I admire their efforts to learn English. The following is a list someone once sent me that shows 10 reasons why English is so hard to learn:

1. The bandage was wound around the wound.2. The farm was used to produce produce.3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.4. We must polish the Polish furniture.5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.7. Since there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.10. I did not object to the object being used. Kind of confusing to a newcomer, huh? Makes them kind of have to think before they speak. Now here’s another example I received that shows the need to think before speak-

ing, though it has nothing to do with pronunciation. John was a salesman’s delight when it came to any kind of unusual gim-

micks. His wife Marsha had long ago given up trying to get him to change. One day John came home with another one of his unusual purchases. It was a robot that John claimed was actually a lie detector.

It was about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy, their 11 year old son, returned home from school. Tommy was over 2 hours late.

“Where have you been? Why are you over 2 hours late getting home?” asked John.

“Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project,” said Tommy. The robot walked

around the table and slapped Tommy, knocking him completely out of his chair. “Son,” said John, “this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you really were after school.”

“We went to Bobby’s house and watched a movie.” said Tommy.

“What did you watch?” asked Marsha. “The Ten Commandments.” answered

Tommy. The robot went around to Tommy and

once again slapped him, knocking him off his chair. With his lip quivering, Tommy

got up, sat down and said, “I am sorry I lied. We really watched a tape called Sex Queen.”

“I am ashamed of you son,” said John. “When I was your age, I never lied to my parents.”

The robot walked around to John and delivered a whack that nearly

knocked him out of his chair. Marsha doubled over in laughter. Almost in tears

she said, “Boy, did you ever ask for that one! You can’t be too mad with Tommy. After all, he is your son.”

The robot walked around to Marsha and knocked her out of her chair.

Not long ago my wife received a call from her niece, Penny and her husband Sly Pincher, who had just relocated from Cornville, Arizona to their new location in Missouri. My enthusiastic wife told them that we might possibly stop by and visit them during our planned vacation travels to beautiful Hell’s Canyon National Park in Idaho.

When it came time to plan our vacation itinerary I asked my live-in Tour Guide to tell me the address of her niece so that I could look up directions on Google. When she told me the name of the town I cracked up in disbelief. Tightwad, Missouri, 64735. Now that name of the town, Tightwad … should have been an absolute indicator that this vacation stop was not a good idea! However, my Vacation Planner had reminded me that this was her “painfully thrifty” niece, so I gave in as I thought, this side trip idea might head off any possible return visits, by them, for a vacation stay at our house.

As the trip plan began to unfold additional unbelievable information was slowly re-vealed about Penny Pincher and her husband Sly. It seems that they were able to purchase a bargain home in Tightwad, as it was a bank foreclosure described as a Fixer-Upper. Her niece stated that since there was a surplus building materials location nearby their

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Two young women held a banner which read “Gov-ernment is not the Solution” a reference to Ronald Reagan’s famous quotation “In this

present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”

There were several young-sters among those protesting, several held sign which read “I’m in Debt and too Young to Vote,” “Honk for Liberty” and “Party like its 1773 (an al-lusion to the original Boston Tea Party.)

There were two negative signs casting aspersions on the President. The organizers of the TEA party quickly ap-proached the people carrying these signs and explained that they wanted to avoid negative personal attacks and focus on the issues. These protesters were quickly provided with more positive signs.

Chesley said that they were glad these people had immediately agreed to coop-erate. “We wanted to stay focused on the issues, not in-dividuals,” she said.

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What do 12 guys and a typical Wednesday night have in common? Well, a commitment to the summer sport of Softball, of course!

For several years the guys of Team Hooters have enjoyed the comradery, the competition, the champi-onships and then a chance to represent a nationally known restaurant chain and local business on the softball diamond. Now, with the Pasadena branch of the res-taurant shuttering its doors, the team has been hard at work to find new sponsor-ship and support.

On Wednesday evening we got a chance to witness the team’s spirit and energy at Brookside Park where they played - and easily beat - “The Illegals”.

Team manager Gabriel Zambrana created a rela-t ionship with Hooters of

Some Hooters girls joined the team Wednesday night to cheer on the team. Their help seemed to do the trick. - Photo by Terry Miller

Team Hooters Unshaken by Closing of Local Restaurant and Sponsor

Burbank Store Will Now Support Six-Time Championship Team

Pasadena, while working at the Hilton of Pasadena.

A f ter a few games, Hooters’ management no-ticed the team was serious about winning and repre-senting the City of Pasa-dena, so they took a chance

and sponsored the team, a few of the managers even going so far as to suit up and join the team themselves.

The restaurant locked the team in for several sea-sons. In that time, Team Hooters proudly went on

to win six championship titles and had a record of 33 and one over three seasons. Now, with the Pasadena Hooters location recently closed, it has fallen to the Burbank branch to pick up the reins and continue the t radit ion of keeping the team together, both in the restaurant and on the softball diamond. Now, the team is as strong as ever, consisting of veteran leaders like Terry Ward, Bob Noble, Arnie Ewald, Brian Ward and Jaime Solis.

Rounding out the team are batting phenoms Danny Corral, Rob Correa and Randy Holbrook, the de-fensive wizardry of Wes Johnson, Eddie Lovato and Gabriel Zambrana and lefty legends Hector Jaramillo and Johnny Congote, not to mention the backbone

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was no ‘controversy’ over the selec-tion of the July 4th Parade Grand Marshal in Sierra Madre this year. In fact the ‘controversy’ was only blog propelled and perceived. Here’s that quote from the aforementioned horse’s mouth:

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July fourth celebrations hit the usual high notes in Sierra Madre again this year. The Parade stepped off just about on time this year and thousands of people lined Sierra Ma-dre Blvd. to show their true colors and celebrate Independence Day.

Just about everyone got a chance to participate in the festivities and post celebrations at Memorial Park.

The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association brought out their “Cali-fornia Girls” entry for the 2010 Rose Parade which featured a boat load of bikini clad beauties who braved the heat of the parade route.

The military was well repre-sented and Sierra Madre VFW members proudly strutted their stuff as the audience of every possibly age group stood and saluted as they passed by.

Midge Morash was saluted, too, as the Grand Marshal this year for her exemplary volunteer spirit and work for the local and national environment over the years in Sierra Madre.

Despite some Bloggo-blabber-mouth’s claim to the contrary, there

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“As you may recall, there was some controversy over the choice of Midge Morash as the 4th of July Grand Marshal. Many in town thought it would be better to select our World War II Veterans, and judg-ing by the response they got from the crowd today that would have been a very good choice.”

The Always fun Sierra Madre City College float honored itself this year for 31 years of ‘schoolin’ the ‘hood. The float featured the found-ers of the now famous, non-existent college, riding the float complete with ceremonial graduation robes. The float featured photos of bygone years of the City College’s usual send-up of local/national news. A few years ago it was Michael Jackson - lying on a bed called Foreverland. The organizers, wisely chose to stay away from this again given the current spell of Jack-son news attention post mortum.

The antique horseless carriages managed to stay dry thanks to the prohibition of water along the route and much to the chagrin of children who were hoping to get cooled off on Saturday.

They were able to do so, how-ever, albeit at the very end of the parade on the other side of Baldwin at what was known as the “designated water zone”.

The only negative incident that we witnessed was the arrest of a La-tino man in his late 20’s outside the beer garden. He appeared to be eat-ing lunch when he was approached by Sierra Madre’s boys in blue. For what violation, we are not sure, but he was handcuffed searched, placed into a black and white and trans-ported to jail.

The Nightblooming Jazzmen kept the Memorial Park crowd hop-ing and dancing to their infectious traditional Dixieland jazz numbers throughout the day.

his summer, thirty of the brightest high school students in the country are attending the California Institute of Technology’s Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS) program. The program brings together some of the most talented students who have a passion for science and engineer-ing and exposes them to scientific research and methodology.

Many programs exist for gifted youth, and students in Caltech’s YESS program are typically from populations that are traditionally un-derrepresented in science—Natives, Hispanic Americans, African Ameri-cans, and Asian Pacific Islanders—and many other groups. All students who feel that they might benefit from the program are encouraged to apply.

These exceptional students are juniors and seniors in high school who have demonstrated a high aptitude in math, engineering, and the sciences. Even before college, most of the stu-dents have already begun their studies in calculus, physics, biology, engineer-ing, and computer science.

Admission to the YESS program is competitive: these students were se-lected from over 450 applicants. The students participating in this year’s program come from as far away as Guadalupe, California to Brooklyn, New York. Many come from math and science magnets and from prep schools across the country and are the top students in their high-school class.

The YESS students participate in interdisciplinary scientific study during the intensive three-week pro-gram, covering molecular biology, neuroscience, engineering design, and applied physics.

To encourage the participants to pursue professional careers in science and technology, the YESS program also exposes them to seminars given by leading Caltech faculty and experts and provides an in-depth tour of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Program participants have the opportunity to interact not only with other talented students, but also with renowned Caltech faculty and JPL engineers and scientists.

Program manager for the Office for Minority Student Education, Luz Rivas, who oversees the YESS pro-

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gram, says, “Our goal is to provide an extraordinary research opportunity that will help to shape and contribute to the futures of these bright students. The program focuses on introducing and exposing the students to science; they are encouraged to maintain their interest in science and to pursue careers in science and engineering. Our program is exceptional because it provides high-school students an invaluable opportunity to learn about the research conducted by preeminent Caltech faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students. And, hope-fully, we will encourage some of these young people to attend Caltech.”

Thanks to funding by the Moore Foundation, the program is free of charge to participants, though they must pay transportation costs, if pos-sible. During the program, students live in residential halls on campus.

Although the program is intense, the students’ rigorous schedules do include a bit of fun—for instance, the “egg catapult” design competition. Applying recently learned laws of physics and engineering, along with ingenuity and creativity, teams of stu-dents design and build catapults that launch raw eggs 20 feet and whose success is determined by the distance and accuracy of the eggs’ trajectory. It is a fun, lighthearted activity as part of a larger, invaluable program for talented young students and budding future scientists.

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It was 75 years ago that a group of farmers loaded pick-up trucks with fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy products for sale, parked in an empty lot at the corner of Third and Fairfax in Los Angeles and started the city’s first “Farm-ers’ Market.” Since that sum-mer in 1934, the market has remained open to the public, while becoming a historical landmark and famous attrac-tion along the way.

To celebrate the monu-mental anniversary, the mar-ket is having a week-long celebration commencing on July 13.

“We are going to cele-brate our birthday and thank Los Angeles for the wonderful support and affection it has given us,” said Hank Hilty, President of the A. F. Gilmore Company and a direct de-scendent of A. F. Gilmore and his son, E. B., who created the Market back in 1934.

The occasion will be highlighted by a “Taste of Farmers Market” on Tuesday, July 14th, from 5 to 9 PM. With the purchase of a $20 all-inclusive ticket, visitors can stroll the market sampling food from virtually all of the 36 restaurants. In addition, retail and grocery merchants at the Market will offer special sales on select merchandise.

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There will also be music and entertainment.

To preview the festivities and offer birthday wishes, I recently popped into the mar-ket. I went hungry because when it comes to unique LA dining options, nothing com-pares. From seafood, French and Chinese, to Mediterra-nean, Cajun, barbecue and more, the market packs in an incredible array of delicious

overwhelmed and had to find a spot quickly.

After circling the grounds a few times, I narrowed my search to two restaurants. It was going to be fresh fish at Tusquellas Seafoods, where a boat load of lobster, shrimp, salmon, tuna, cod, snapper and other daily catches sat on a bed of ice, beckoning; or baby back ribs with Cole slaw, potatoes wedges, and real strawberry lemonade at Bryan’s BBQ. It was tough, but I chose the latter.

After lunch I discov-ered Light My Fire, a condi-ment store with hundreds of hot sauces from around the world. Ranging from mild to spicy to insanely hot, the sauces are come in uniquely labeled bottles with a heat scale from 1 to 10 posted on the side.

From here I explored hand-made chocolate, car-amel and toffee candy at Littlejohn’s English Toffee House, and then fresh breads, cookies, rolls and desserts at Thee’s Continental BakeryThe market currently fea-tures free Live music every Thursday and Friday Night. Every Friday and Saturday from noon - 5pm, regional farmers sell fresh fruit, veg-etables, f lowers and other locally grown produce and foodstuff.

Farmers Market is lo-cated at 6333 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat & Sun 9am – 8pm. For more info call (323) 933-9211 or visit www.farmersmarketla.com.

and true grit coming from Hugo Valencia and Rene Encarnecion who keep the team glued together. The members of Team Hooters say they have been proud to play in Pasadena, represent-ing a local business. Going forward, they say they hope to continue their winning tradition and plenty more memories, now with the Bur-bank store behind them. - Photos by Terry Miller

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Cameron’s SeafoodWith porthole shaped mirrors and wall-mounted fish (sorry, no singing ones) giving this place the classic feel of a seaside fish camp, you’re sure to forget you’re an hour from the coast. Dine in or take home cuts from the seafood market. 1978 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 793-FISHShrimp HouseCasual, comfortable, simple, and family operated for over 48 years. If you’re tired of the typical chain dining experience, give the little guy a try! Daily hand-breaded, huge Jumbo Shrimp, will haunt your taste buds for the rest of your days. Soon you will join generations of Shrimp House fanatics. It’s seafood you will crave. Shrimp, fish filets, steaks, chicken, salads, and food to go. 4488 E. Live Oak Ave, Arcadia (626) 445-6369, (626) 448-8742, www.originalshrimphouse.net

Picasso’s Café, Bakery & Catering Co.Try our upscale fast casual gourmet Restaurant and Bakery, conduct business in Picasso’s Private Dining Rooms, or explore other fresh food choices with our Corporate Catering division. Celebrating 20 Years of Business, and Awarded San Gabriel Valley’s Small Business of the Year 2008, we are focused on providing quality food products and events, consistent service, and competitive prices. Experience our ever-growing selection of menus, services, presentation styles, and creativity; at Picasso’s, Great Food is a true “work of art!” Catering Available 24/7 at www.picassoscafe.com or (626) 969-6100. 6070 N. Irwindale Ave., Suite A-D Irwindale, CA

La Petite France BakeryNot just cakes and desserts but a plethora of choices even not on the menu! Just ask for Chef Daniel and he will immediately come up with catering ideas from breakfast, lunch to a sumptuous cavalcade of home-cooked Mediterranean cuisine. 411 E. Huntington Dr. Arcadia, (626) 445-0392. Patticakes: The dessert Company Located in Altadena and featuring such heavenly and huge dessert delights as: Truffle dark chocolate flourless cake with dark chocolate truffle cream finished with chocolate curls. Or if that’s not quite your cup of tea, try their old fashion :four layers of Devil’s Food chocolate cake with a white chocolate mousse center. Glazed with dark chocolate ganache. 1900 North Allen, Altadena (626) 794-1128

Corfu RestaurantFamily owned Greek and International homestyle cuisine set in a casually comfortable décor. Dishes range from waffles to rack of lamb with everything prepared from scratch. 48 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, (626) 355-5993

Restaurant LozanoA menu peppered with Italian and Mexican dishes like a crispy goat cheese quesadilla with baby spinach accentuate Lozano’s elegant creativity. 44 N. Baldwin Ave., Sierra Madre, (626) 355-5945

Pad ThaiYou can’t go wrong with the namesake dish at this colorful place with pink booths, bright blue table cloths and red napkins. The garlic pepper mushroom entrée is a favorite among vegetarians. 3500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 568-9288 President ThaiSpacious, elegantly attired where hospitality reigns and classic cuisine rules. Wide range of selections from apps to entrees and unique specials. 498 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 578-9814

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With summer now in full swing, an excellent place to sit back and relax is at The Patio. The Patio is a Mediterranean cuisine res-taurant nestled in the heart of downtown Arcadia.

I was delighted to hear that I would be reviewing The Patio, since I had heard many great things about them. Truth be told, I had pretty high expectat ions for this Mediterranean res-taurant, and The Patio sur-passed all my expectations.

I ate outside and en-joyed the breeze on their very spacious outdoor patio. The patio was picturesque and decorated to compli-ment the Mediterranean atmosphere. I had a Jallab, which is a Lebanese sweet drink consisting of grape molasses and rose water that is served with pine nuts. It was a nice change of taste from too-sugary American drinks, while still getting my daily dose of sweetness. While waiting for my main course, I had pita bread and hummus, which was highly decorated and tasted as good as it looked. As one customer said about the hummus, “it’s really good.”

Mediterranean food is a very broad term, and while the food of the countries

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Server Nael Ghebrial brings cool drinks toAngela Copland, Mike Salcido and Alex Vasquez who regularly enjoy the Patio restaurant in Arcadia. -Photos by Terry Miller

along the Mediterranean Sea have influenced each other, The Patio features Lebanese cuisine. This type of cuisine boasts a “very balanced, healthy diet” that is about 80% vegetarian. Lebanese food focuses on herbs, spic-es, and fresh ingredients.

For my main course I had a combination grill, which consisted of beef ke-bab, lula kebab, chicken ke-bab, and rice. The meat was

grilled to perfection with the finest skill, and as a result the taste was absolutely mouth-watering. Everything – even the rice – was immensely flavorful. The portions are large and will satisfy any-one’s appetite.

I was greeted with excel-lent service that The Patio is particularly known for. The staff is very friendly and “like a family.” They were highly accommodating and even gave me a tour of the place. The inside of the res-taurant is surprisingly big, with the main dining area,

an outdoor patio, additional seating upstairs, a banquet room, and a hookah bar.

The Patio serves a large customer base consisting of everyone and anyone who enjoys Mediterranean food. But The Patio also has a large younger crowd that comes later in the evening for hookah.

Hookah, which originat-ed in India but became im-mensely popular in the Mid-

dle East, has recently gained popular in the United States and is especially well known among the younger crowd. It’s essentially a water pipe

that uses indirect heat that is then smoked from. The Patio has a hookah bar that operates at night, and offers a huge selection of over 25

fruit f lavors. They get up to thirty people on a single night in the hookah bar, and they’re well equipped to handle a crowd that large with numerous hookahs.

The Patio also recently held the Swagg Dance Com-petition on July 5. The com-petition featured New Boyz, a Los Angeles band that gained popularity with their hit song “You’re a Jerk.”

The Patio is a hidden gem in Arcadia for Medi-terranean food, and anyone looking for an occasion filled with excellent service, food, and atmosphere should visit The Patio.

Address: 21 E. Hun-tington Dr., Arcadia; Tel: (62 6 )4 47-2 8 4 6 , Hou r s : Lunch: Sunday - Thursday: 11:00am - 4:00pm, Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Lunch: Friday and Saturday: 11:00am - 4:00pm, dinner: Friday and Saturday: 4:00pm - 2:00a. Happy Hour from 4:00pm - 7:00pm daily

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7247 Rosemead Blvd., San Gabriel(Just south of Huntington Drive)

Opens at 11:30am Dailyfor Lunch and Dinner

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After the July 4th holiday the summer seems to settle into a slow pace of hot days and calm boat rides. The frenzy of the holi-day plans has left us all full of hamburgers, hotdogs, baby back ribs, and different versions of the traditional potato salad. I love

my grill but it is time for a break with a need for cool, easy, and light meals. I could vote for a tomato sandwich or salad for every meal from now until Labor Day but my family and friends expect me to be a bit more creative and interesting. I know I will be but at least a week of “no heat cooking” sounds heavenly.

I had boiled some shrimp one evening at the lake and we actually had about a half of a pound left that I bagged and put in the refrigerator for the next day’s appetizer. I had more people than shrimp so I did have to get creative since I had already asked everyone to meet for a cocktail that afternoon. I decided the best way to stretch

the shrimp was to chop it up of course and use ingredients to make appetizers for my hungry crowd.

I mixed all these ingredients together with a fork and then added the approximately half pound of roughly chopped shrimp. I would not use a mixer because you want the shrimp to keep its texture.

I spread the shrimp butter on crostini I had prepared with olive oil and garlic. I made some crostini with tomato and basil from my garden to add variety and color to the platter. I also added a special cocktail that was a special surprise to guests and family who were all expecting a cold beer or glass of wine!

Mix all ingredients together in a 4-quart pitcher until blended. Chill and delight your guests with a refresh-ingly different drink.

I guess I wanted a break but couldn’t help myself. Try these easy recipes and make it look so easy to entertain everyone while you relax and enjoy the long days of July!

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At La Petite France, we strive to bring you the best and freshest bread, croissants, sandwiches and more. For breakfast, stop-by for a cup of coffee, latte, cappuccino or espresso. Dip-in a pecan stick or biscotti. For lunch, try one of our sandwiches. Whatever the occasion may be, we also make cakes the way you want it. Call us for your

special events and we will be more than happy to cater your party.

Place your orders via phone: (626) 445-0392 fax: (626) 445-0235

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And yes – I “borrowed” the title for this week’s column from a Rolling Stones album! So Sue me!

THURS. 7/9 - “25th ANNUAL TWILIGHT DANCE

SERIES” presents JOAN BAEZ on the SANTA MONICA PIER, 7 - 10pm. FREE! http://www.santamonicapier.org/twilight.html

EVERY THURS., FRI. and SAT. - PAT O’BRIEN & THE PRIESTS OF LOVE @ FIRST CABIN IN ARCADIA, 9pm. 46 E Huntington Dr. 626-446-2575. No cover, full bar. Blues.

FRI. 7/10 - “FRIDAY NIGHTS LIVE” IN CLARE-

MONT, with RICK SHEA - solo acoustic - @ THE LAEMMLE THEATRE COURTYARD, 6 - 9pm. 450 W. 2nd St. FREE! Honkytonk/Country.

FRI. 7/10 - The MELLOW D’z (DAVE OSTI AND

DEANNA COGAN) @ THE MAYAN BAR (inside the Aztec Hotel) in MONROVIA, 6 - 9pm Happy Hour. 311 W. Foothill Blvd. 626-358-3231. NO COVER. Full bar, cold-est beer in town! Acoustic Guitar, vocals. “Hot Chick, Cool Dude & Music to suit your mood!” http://www.myspace.com/themellowdeees FRI. 7/10 -

“THE SUBS” (Better Than Blue’s acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 8pm - Midnight. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you order food there too. 626-915-3474. Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright, Robert Gonzalez. Acoustic Rock, Soul & Blues.

FRI. 7/10 - THE DRIVE NOW @ THE CASK ‘N’

CLEAVER IN SAN DIMAS, 9pm - Closing. 125 N. Village Court. 909-592-1646. Full bar, restau-rant. Classic Rock from Buggs & Co.

FRI. 7/10 - 21st CENTURY BLUES @ THE BUCCA-

NEER LOUNGE IN SIERRA MADRE, 9pm. 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-355-9045. Full bar,

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SAT. 7/11 - BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER @ FIREFLY

BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443 . All ages. Satur-day BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. The Mission St. Gold Line station is just a short walk away, and makes for a nice outing. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/

SAT. 7/11 - OPEN MIC & BBQ @ MARY’S MAR-

KET & CANYON CAFE IN SIERRA MADRE CANYON, 12 - 3pm, at least. 561 Woodland Ave. 626-355-4534. Cozy venue, YUMMY FOOD! Last month’s was a big success! To participate, contact:

t-tribe@linkline.com SAT. 7/11 - TOM FARRELL & JULIA GOTTLIEB @

CORFU RESTAURANT IN SIERRA MADRE, 6:30 - 9:30pm. 48 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Reser-vations recommended. 626-355-5993. Excellent Mediterranean food. Jazz, Bossa Nova, Western Swing, Classical. That’s quite a repertoire!

SAT. 7/11 - Open Mic Night @ the FRETHOUSE in Cov-

ina. 309 N. Citrus Ave. (626) 339-7020. (Usually on the first Saturday of the month), and just one dollar for performers or audience. Sign-up starts at 7:30. If there aren’t enough slots for everybody they’ll make a list for the next month, and call you. Each act gets two songs or ten minutes, whichever comes first. The show starts at 8:00. They’ll have desserts and coffee ready. Bring your friends and family and join the show! www.covina.com/frethouse/

SAT. 7/11 - THE B.O. TRIO, featuring JEFF STETSON,

play “A MIXED BAG AND SOME BLUES” @ ZEPHYR COFFEE HOUSE IN PASADENA, 8:30 - 10pm. 2419 E. Colorado Blvd., just E. of Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-793-7330. Soups, sand-wiches, coffee, tea, smoothies, etc.

SAT. 7/11 - THE HUBCAPS @ PAPPY & HARRIET’S

IN PIONEERTOWN. 53688 Pioneertown Rd. 760-365-5956. Near Joshua Tree and Yucca Val-ley. No listing on the club’s website so I’m not sure of the time, but the guys assure me they’re playin’ there! And they’ve even worked up a bunch of Gram Parsons tunes for the occasion. Stay overnight and go check out the shrine to Gram in Joshua Tree Nat’l. Park - get directions to “Cap Rock” and walk all the way around the base of it, and you’ll find it. I was amazed when I saw it!

SAT. 7/11 - JETSTREAM @ THE RANCHO BAR IN

ALTADENA, 9pm. 2485 N. Lake Ave. 626-798-7634. Full bar, no cover. Jet’s jammin’ hippie rock band. www.ranchobar.com

SUN. 7/12 - BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER @ FIREFLY

BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. Sunday BLUES Brunch! http://www.bigbbrenner.com/

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BY ERIN VOSTI LAL

I admit it. There have been times when I’m so fed up with pet hair, I’ve considered dropping the idealistic notion that my house will ever be pet hair free. With all the dogs and cats running around our house, it can be overwhelming keeping that pet hair under control on upholstery, and sometimes I feel like the only way of getting rid of it is simply torching my sofa and their favorite chairs.

Of course, with the help of my vacuum that has the suction power of a small black hole and the brilliant lint attachment I occasionally feel like bronzing, I am able to get a handle on the pet hair and keep a tidy house. But I’ve come to learn that fabrics play an important role in keeping your house hair free and hiding the occasional regurgitation of the bug that kitty just devoured in the yard.

There are several important guidelines to keeping hair and stains off of your upholstery. The first and obvious one involves whatever agreement you have with your pets to stay off the furniture. But even if you’ve tried and tried, and just can’t resist Fido’s happy little face when he’s settling into the down cushions of your (and his) favorite chair, you do have some help.

If you’re not in a position to completely re-upholster ev-ery piece of furniture in Teflon (and let’s face it, every pet own-er has had this thought once or twice), making simple covers or slipcovers out of outdoor fabrics that can be maintained on a daily basis, but whipped off when company comes over, not only saves your upholstery, but is an easy and inexpensive solution.

Outdoor fabrics are a breeze to maintain with pets running around. Not only can outdoor fabrics withstand wa-ter and those pesky UV rays

from the sun, outdoor fabrics are easy to clean and are bullet-proof (a term I use with all of my pet-loving clients). With a vacuum or lint brush, hair lifts off of the fabric very easily, and soap and water will generally treat any dirt that gets on it. Some outdoor fabrics are durable enough to be thrown into the washer, but check first with the manufacturer.

Fabric companies have made incredible strides with outdoor fabrics in the last few years, offer-ing up more selections with beautiful patterns and gorgeous colors. In fact, many of them look like they belong indoors on a formal sofa, while adding that toughness required for a pet household. Some new outdoor fabrics even have the hand, or feel, of soft cotton or velvet - it�s amazing! This gives the pet owner an opportunity to add color or a pretty pattern to the home�s décor, without compromising durability.

You can buy several yards of outdoor fabric and simply lay it on your sofa and chairs for pro-tection; this makes it easy to pull off once company comes over. Sometimes fabric stores will have remnants of fabric that you can pick up at greatly reduced prices. Or you can even make the com-mitment and have a seamstress or upholsterer make custom-fit covers for Fido’s favorite chair – just make sure they have all the measurements, or even the actual cushion, to help make it the perfect fit. Either way, your sofa and chairs are spared, and your guests can still enjoy the beauty of your upholstery once the covers come off!

Nothing will absolutely prevent hair and stains from getting on upholstery, even if your pets aren’t allowed on the furniture. But it’s nice to know you have some weapons against it. The dura-

bility and easy maintenance of outdoor fabrics allow pet owners to keep the pet hair and stains under control while adding some attractive colors and patterns to the home.

Designing With Pets

Erin Vosti Lal is an interior designerbased in Monrovia. She can be reached at

evosti@verizon.net

ERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food in a comfy setting. Bring the family! Acoustic Folk/Rock, Classic Country.

SUN. 7/12 - THE RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE @

GARFIELD PARK IN SOUTH PASADENA, 5 - 7pm. On Mission between Stratford & Park. 626-403-7360. FREE! Country Western.

SUN. 7/12 - GINA VILLALOBOS CD RELEASE

PARTY & SHOW @ THE GRAND OLE ECHO IN ECHO PARK, 5pm. With guests Effects of Cable Television, Stampead, and Cave Coun-try. 1822 Sunset Blvd. 213-413-8200. FREE! All ages show. Americana/Country stuff. http://www.myspace.com/thegrandoleecho www.myspace.com/ginavillalobos

SUN. 7/12 - “ELVIS” @ MEMORIAL PARK BAND-

SHELL IN SIERRA MADRE, 6 - 8pm. Sierra Madre Blvd. at Hermosa Ave. FREE! Seating on the green.

SUN. 7/12 - “OPERA TO BROADWAY” VOCAL

PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. Every Sunday evening. Get there early - they pack ‘em in!

7/14 - “BBQ TUESDAY” @ MARY’S MARKET

& CANYON CAFE IN SIERRA MADRE CAN-YON with live music TBA, 6 - 9pm. 561 Wood-land Ave. 626-355-4534. Cozy venue, YUMMY FOOD!

TUES. 7/14 - NO TRIVIA TONIGHT @ CAFE 322 - see

live music listing below: TUES. 7/14 - ORIGIN BLUE (Funk/Jazz/Rock) @ CAFE

322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7 - 8:30pm, and SU-SAN MARSHALL (Memphis Soul Mama), 8:30 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. No cover, full bar & great Italian food. http://cafe322.com/ www.myspace.com/susanmarshall

TUES. 7/14 - WRECK ‘N’ SOW @ THE PIKE IN LONG

BEACH, 8pm - Midnight. 1836 E. 4th St. 562-437-4453. Fun Bluegrass stuff w/great harmonies & snazzy overalls! The Dupuy brothers, etc. http://www.wrecknsow.com/index.htm

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It’s hard to keep covered against the chill winds of the market sometimes. Perhaps it’s possible to get a nice, thick sheepskin warming the front half of your body, but inves-tors, builders and developers are increasingly finding their backsides completely exposed to the elements . . . brrrr!

If you’re a real estate investor, investing in shorts sales and REO’s, how can you keep clothes on both sides of your body simultaneously? Is there a way around the sea-soning issues that hang these deals up?

What in the heck am I talking about?

Here’s a typical scenario: investor buys REO bank foreclosure for 50 cents on the dollar or less. They get a great price (that’s the sheepskin in the front), but they’ve used hard money at 12% with a 1 year balloon, so they need a quick exit strategy.

That’s where they start to feel a bit naked, because it’s harder and harder to pull off a quick exit for full asking

Real Estate NotesBY DAWN RICKABAUGH

Dawn Rickabaugh is a real estate broker with expertise in seller financing and real estate notes. www.NoteQueen.com; 626.641.3931; dawn@notequeen.com

Simultaneous Clothesprice these days. Investors/re-habbers are often left exposed on the backside because they can’t flip the property around in a timely manner due to seasoning issues with conven-tional lenders. This lag time eats heavily into profits.

This leads to a flash of in-spiration. The investor thinks to himself:

“Ah hah! I’ll buy cheap with all cash, and just use seller financing to sell this property quickly for the highest possible price, and then I’ll simply turn around and immediately sell the note to a trust deed inves-tor, grab my profits and be out of the deal.”

It’s just that simultaneous clothes aren’t as fashionable as they used to be. There just aren’t a lot of investors lined up to buy these types of notes any more, and the ones who’ll buy them want steep discounts.

Seasoning is an issue. In general, note buyers want to see that either, 1) the seller owned the property 12 months before selling it, or 2) he has received at least 12 months’ worth of payments from the buyer.

So is the ‘simul-taneous close’ really

dead? Yes and no . .

. there’s a niche product that

c i r c u m -v e n t s the tra-ditional season-i ng i s -

sues and a c t s a s

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close, paying .85 cents on the

dollar. How can they pos-

sibly do this? Most note buyers are only paying 70

to 80 cents on the dollar, starting with a note that is no more than 80% loan-to-value (LTV).

They underwrite the deal from the very begin-ning.

The prospective buy-er fills out a 1003 (loan application) and pays for a credit report, and the investor reviews the file. Some buyers will qualify (FICO 600+) for the pro-gram, some won’t (credit

scores below 600 are not impossible, but will require

some seasoning before the note can be sold).

If they do qualify, here is a sample of what an average deal might look like:

•Only offered on owner occupied SFR’s (no mo-

biles or row homes)•5% cash down payment

•Seller carries a 15% second

•Seller creates and im-mediately sells an 80% fi rst at .85 cents on the

dollar•Face interest rate on the

1st note will be some-where between 8.5% -

10% (when 12 timely pay-ments have been made, the buyers will be able to qualify to refi nance at a

lower rate with the same company).

So, here’s what the num-bers look like:

•Purchase Price: $100,000

•Down Payment: $5,000 •Seller Carry 2nd:

$15,000•Seller Carry 1st:

$80,000•Proceeds From Sell-ing 1st to Note Buyer:

$68,000

The sel ler/ investor/builder walks away with $73,000 ($5K + $68K) cash and a note for $15,000 that will get paid off when the buyers refinance, so they snag $88,000 total for their $100,000 property.

It’s not a golden ham-mer and won’t make sense for everyone, but it is an option that’s out there if the seller can absorb the 15% dis-count and wait for the 2nd to pay off down the road.

And even though the buyer will have what sounds like a high interest rate, most of the time they still come out ahead owning instead of renting on an ‘after tax’ basis, and it’s a way for them to get around the cracks of conventional financing that some buyers fall into.

When the financing ma-chine is rusty, we need to look for ways to lubricate the system and get those creaky parts moving. Buy-ers need to buy and sellers need to sell.

T he s i mu l t a neou s clothes is just another way to dress it up.

Always consult with your CPA, tax attorney and/or financial advisor before selling any real estate.

Thus Spoke...

- Jacques Derrida

„Within the university... you can study without wait-ing for any efficient or immediate result. You may

search, just for the sake of searching, and try for the sake of trying. So there is a possibil-ity of what I would

call playing. ItÊs perhaps the only

place within soci-ety where play is

possible to such an extent.‰

Lawmakers continue to work toward bipartisan con-sensus on a plan that will re-solve our cash crisis and fully close our budget deficit, but so far we have been unable to find common ground.

As a result of the Legis-lature’s failure to agree on a solution, our budget deficit has now grown to more than $26 billion dollars. Now the State Controller has been forced to issue IOUs for payments be-cause the state has run out of enough cash to pay its bills.

This will cause signifi-cant hardship for small busi-nesses that do work for the state, and needless suffering for many Californians strug-gling to make ends meet in these tough times. Some taxpayers may be forced to have to take out expensive loans just to get by. Small businesses may have to shut down or layoff workers, put-ting more people out of work. This is wrong.

It is unfortunate that we are in this situation today because we didn’t have to be. There was a bipartisan solution passed by the State Assembly that would have brought more than $3 billion in savings right away. I was pleased to support this bipar-tisan plan because I thought it was the right thing to do to help our state and help people

Op-Ed: Sacramento’s Partisan Stalemate Prolongs California’s Budget Pain

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CaliforniaÊs budget problems continue to grow worse by the day.

in need. Sadly, it did not be-come law before the June 30 deadline and now our budget problems have grown worse.

This is not a time for partisanship. It’s time for us to work together to put hard-working Californians first. Regardless of how tough the choices may be, we must make them now to fully close our more than $26 billion defi-cit and solve the cash crisis.

One thing is clear – rais-ing taxes is the worst thing we could do right now. With many losing their jobs, falling behind on their mortgages and cutting back on basic necessities such as groceries, forcing taxpayers to pay more taxes is a bad choice that will hurt families and our econo-my and jobs. Unfortunately, the liberal majority in Sacra-mento has stubbornly insisted on raising taxes yet again on hard-working families.

They have hindered our progress to reach a budget compromise by pushing reck-less budget plans that would have imposed billions in new taxes on families and busi-nesses. At the same time, they have rejected the dif-ficult choices about budget savings necessary to get the deficit under control. This is irresponsible.

I strongly opposed the efforts by the majority party

to raise your taxes and will continue to fight hard in the coming weeks to protect your wallets from new taxes. In pushing higher taxes, the ma-jority party ignores the voices of the voters, who made it clear at the ballot box that they want lawmakers to cut wasteful spending and live within their means, not raise their taxes. The people have already done their part this year. We should not punish them with new taxes to pay for the Legislature’s mistakes.

Instead of engaging in budget stunts that go nowhere, the time is now for all of us to come together to get our budget priorities in order and make significant savings in ev-ery area of government to save our state from insolvency.

The clock is ticking. With innocent Californians caught in the partisan crossfire, law-makers must work together now to address our immediate problems, then pass reforms to help state government operate more efficiently and effectively to solve our budget problems in long run.

Taxpayers deserve noth-ing less, and I am ready to do my part to get the job done.

Assemblyman Anthony Adams, R-Hesperia, repre-sents the 59th Assembly Dis-trict in the California Legis-lature.

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laying off employees – all in addition to earlier budget cuts and employee attrition.

In all, the City staff is be-ing reduced by 22 positions on top of the 10 positions elimi-nated over the past two years in other budget cutbacks.

ference and help people.The nursing student, who

hopes to finish in about a year, had set his sights high. He was ready to take on helicopter nursing (such as Medi Vac) but now, Jake is simply at a loss for words.

Speaking with Beacon Media on Thursday, the dispir-ited Lenaburg said he felt his whole future was ruined after the attack. No police report was filed as Lenaburg felt it was perhaps best to just try and get back on his feet. But without a Guitar, he’s lost.

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Sierra Madre Books, our small town’s only independent bookseller, has relocated to a new space just down the street from where the store has been since they opened in Septem-ber of 2007. Their new location, just a few shops westward at 52 Sierra Madre Blvd. is smaller than their previous space.

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Sierra Madre Books Turns the PageLocal Bookstore Makes Move in Name of Higher Traffic, Lower Rent

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like Amazon raking in most of the industry’s retail profits over the past few years, book-stores across the country have experienced a downward trend in foot traffic and subsequent revenue.

“Our lease was up on the old place,” said Jeff Ingwalson from behind the counter of store’s new location, “and this space was available, so we start-ing thinking about moving.”

Ingwalson says that the rent for the new retail space is significantly less than that of their previous space at 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

“We tried talking with the landlord [about possibly lower-ing the rent], but he wasn’t hav-ing any of it,” said Ingwalson with a smile. Then later, after the couple had already signed the lease on their new space, Ingwalson says the old land-lord called him again, this time seemingly a bit more willing to negotiate.”But it was too late!” said Ingwalson.

But the bookseller and Sierra Madre resident is quick to point out that the rent wasn’t the only thing he and his wife and co-owner Sally Morrison

took into consideration when contemplating the move.

“There’s just a lot more traffic down here,” said Ing-walson, noting that they have already noticed an increase in foot traffic since the move. “This is the heart of the shop-

ping area, right here,” said In-gwalson referring to the prime location just a few doors east of The Bottle Shop.

September will mark the two-year anniversary of the store’s opening, and the pair’s passion for books, reading and

particularly for Sierra Madre, mean s they expect to be here for a long time to come. And if that isn’t enough of reason to celebrate and congratulate, Jeff and Sally welcomed the newest addition to their family recent-ly, when their son Conner was

born this past February. The most popular and

most requested titles, accord-ing to Jeff and Sally, are those pertaining to Sierra Madre and the surrounding areas. Books by John Robinson (Trails of the Angeles, Sierra Madre’s Old Mount Wilson Trail) and Elizabeth Pomeroy (A Natu-ralist in Southern California, Pasadena: A Natural History) are big sellers, as well as titles from Pasadena-based publisher Prospect Park Books (Home-town Pasadena and At Home: Pasadena).

The couple, along with the rest of Sierra Madre, is still eagerly awaiting the publishing of a centennial Sierra Madre History book, due out from the Historical Society, date as yet unknown.

Be sure to stop in and familiarize yourself with Jeff and Sally’s new digs, even if it’s just to say hello. Who knows, you might just find something worth reading.

When put on the spot to come up with one last quick plug for the bookstore, Jeff smiles and jokes, “Coldest Books in Town?”

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142 E. Mira Monte, Sierra MadreOffered at: $759,000

Located in north Sierra Madre, this home is located a short distance to the Mount Wilson hiking trail. This lovely home is located on a 10,670 sf lot and is 1,518 sf with 2 bedrooms and 1.75 baths. There is a guest quarters off the 2-car garage which has a deck and kitchenette. The home was built in 1950 and many new fabulous upgrades including new designer interior colors, dual paned windows, new roof, recessed lighting, central air & heat. It is wonderfully maintained. This one won’t stay on the market long.

321 E. Grandview, Sierra MadreOffered at 1,075,000.

Extraordinary in Detail – This house has a rich blend of history and craftsmanship. It was built in the 1890’s and its design reflects discriminating taste and art. The master suite is enhanced with a spectacular view from the balcony and steam sauna. You can entertain handsomely in the large country kitchen or around the saltwater pool and spa. Additional features include: family room, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2,621 sf home, 12,297 sf lot, tranquil mountain view and detached music room. If character, privacy and warmth are in your plans, this home is just right for you! Call to preview before it is too late.

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This cottage has loads of curb appeal and is located just a short walk to the quaint village of Sierra Madre & Sierra Vista Park. The inviting and open floor plan will inspire you to entertain or simply have a quiet evening at home. This 1165 sq. ft. home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The lot is 6,318 sq. ft. There is a 400 sq.ft. attic which will be great for storage. The yard has been professionally landscaped and has auto sprinklers.

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2025 Carolwood, Arcadia, Ca Offered at $1,048,000.

Situated in Highland Oaks with awarding winning Arcadia Schools, this home offers: : 2,985 sq.ft. (which includes the 664 sq.ft. of basement) with a 22,440 sf lot., 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, family room, 2 fireplaces, 2-car attached garage & a 664 sf finished basement currently being used as a media room and 5th bedroom.

1946 Alta Oaks, ArcadiaOffered at $1,050,000.

Offering Arcadia Schools, this home is located is the highly desirable “Highlands” community of North Arcadia. It has been lovingly maintained for the past 44 years and was updated in 1997. The rooms are spacious and light filled. The 12,781 sf lot offers a spacious back yard with sparkling pool, mountain view, lanai and patio. The home is 2,217 sf with a family room, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 fireplaces and CA & heat. This one won’t last!

1745 La Cresta, PasadenaOffered at $848,000.

Owner remembers the architect as being a Frank Lloyd Wright understudy. This home offers wonderful tranquil views of the mountains and Brookside Golf course. For those who love to golf, this property is conveniently located just one mile from the Brookside Country Club. The floor plan is open and spacious and offers pleasant views from almost every room of the home. There are modern touches, walls of windows, new carpeting and new interior paint. 2,238 sq. ft. home. 3 beds, 2.5 baths, 22500 sq. ft. lot.

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SOLDNine middle - school girls from four San Gabriel Valley school districts have been selected to at tend Tech Trek Science Camp for Girls, a summer pro-gram for 8th grade girls sponsored by the American Association of University Women of California. The Arcadia Branch wil l be sending the nine girls to Whittier College for a week in August.

Representing Arcadia is Shreya Maharana from First Avenue Middle School. El Monte City School District is represented by Darlene Lucero, Cynthia Rodriguez, Monica Valles, and Nancy Vo from Potrero School, as well as Paula Alferez from Rio Hondo School. From Monrovia is Kristin Allin, a student at Santa Fe Middle School. Oak Avenue Inter-mediate School in Temple

Off to Arcadia AAUW’s Tech Trek Science/Math Camp for Girls at Whittier College in August are nine girls from local school districts. Front Row (seated, l-r): Cynthia Rodriguez, Kristin Allin, and Peggy Lu. Second Row (standing, l-r): Monica Valles, Shreya Maharana, and Lexine Mackenzie.Tech Trek campers not pictured are Darlene Lucero, Nancy Vo, and Paula Alferez. - Photo by Lawton Gra

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City is sending Peggy Lu and Lexine Mackenzie.

These young women will get a preview of college life while learning that math and science can be fun. They will live in dorms on the Whittier College cam-pus for a week this summer. They wil l at tend classes taught by credentialed mid-dle-school teachers, featur-ing hands-on experiments. Women who are profession-als in the fields of math, sci-ence, and technology will be guest presenters. High-lighting the activities will be field trips to Jet Propulsion Lab, forensic labs and other science and technology centers. AAUW volunteers will serve as camp directors, nurses, and chaperones.

Students are nominated by teachers to attend the sci-ence, math, and technology camp. The local branch

of AAUW that provides the funding for the stu-dents to attend makes the final selection of “campers.” AAUW Arcadia Branch is supporting this endeavor, along with contributions from community donors. A major contributor to Tech Trek 2009 is the Wayne C. Clayton Foundation of El Monte.

The first Tech Trek was held at Stanford University in 1998, with initial funding from the AAUW Education-al Foundation. This year, there will be seven camps: CSU-Fresno, Sonoma State University, Stanford Univer-sity (two weeks), UC-San Diego, UC-Santa Barbara, and Whittier College. Tech Trek is continuing proof that AAUW puts its mis-sion—to support equity and education for all women and girls—into action.

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Beanery Shack. The Motel might well have been named Daze Inn, as it was a con-verted Army Barracks. The attached building, Benny’s Beanery was the former Mess Hall and by all indications, it was an appropriate name for Benny’s eatery.

Well it is needless to say that our overnight vaca-tion stop and visit with Sly & Penny was truly memorable. At that point of our vacation I carefully explained to my Personal Travel Guide that there was no need for us to continue our travels on to Hell’s Canyon … as our stop-over in “Tightwad” made me feel as though we had already been there!

David Whitney Small passed away peacefully Sat-urday, June 27, 2009 in his Atascadero, California home with hospice care. He was born in Massachusetts, No-vember 16, 1925. His parents were Nancy Sophia Brigham and Irving Wheeler Small, who was captain of the US Olympic Hockey Team and won the Silver Medal in 1924 in Paris.

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It was a festive evening under the chairmanship of John Murphy at the hand-some, redone Doubletree Hotel in Monrovia. The cocktail reception was held poolside, followed by a deli-cious dinner inside.

Highlight of the eve-ning was the installation of Imy Dulake, a Korean im-migrant who has risen from an impoverished childhood in Korea to a vice president of banking in Beverly Hills, and now enjoys a successful

Imy Dulake Installed as President by Laura Freedman at Arcadia Rotary’s

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career with Coldwell Banker Real Estate. She has been named as one of the top one percent of sales agents internationally.

Imy appreciates Rotary and everything they stand for. She has never forgotten her roots and strives to give back to her community. She was installed by Laura Freedman the first woman president in Arcadia Rotary (1995-96) and gave several digs to the membership in taking 14 years to elect the second.

Awards presented were: Youth to Randall Fowler, New Member to Jack Pan, Community Service to Sho Tay, The Michler Rotarian to Mike Real. A special presentation was made to Frank Perini, the club pho-tographer, with a perfect 50 year record.

Congratulations to the new of f icers of Arcadia Rotary.

39th Annual Beastly Ball

It’s not a ball, although you always have one. It’s not a safari, although at times it seems like one. You run into beasts, but on your terms. It’s one of my favorite parties. I try to never miss. It’s the Beastly Ball.

More than 900 guests were on hand for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Associa-tion’s (GLAZA) Beastly Ball, called “one of L.A.’s biggest and most popular fund-rais-ers” by FOX News on Satur-day, June 20, under the stars at the zoo. The 39th annual event honored philanthropist and GLAZA trustee, Laura Z. Wasserman, and celebrat-ed the theme “For the Love of Animals.” Long time GLA-ZA trustee, Betty White, and GLAZA president, Connie

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dia tradition, gather your family and friends and enjoy the sights and sounds of this year’s concert series. I am sure you will have a great time.

As always, admission and parking are free. Concerts take place on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. on the beauti-ful City Hall West Lawn, 240 W. Huntington Dr.

Join in for fun in the sun on the evening of the July 9, enjoy-

(L-r) Laura Freedman, first female president, installs Imy Dulake, looking radiant in a black, floor length gown with knock-out rhinestone spike heels. Dulake become the second female president at Arcadia Rotary.

(L-r) Chair of the event, John Murphy, poses with Sho Tay, recipient of Community Service Award.

Past president, Bob Daggett, with Frank Perini, honored for his 50 years of service and perfect attendance at Rotary Installation Banquet.

Enjoying the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) Beastly Ball are (l-r) long time GLAZA trustee, Betty White, with Jacob the boa, honoree and GLAZA trustee, Laura Wasserman, KNBC-TV weathercaster, Fritz Coleman, who was the Beastly Ball’s live auctioneer, and GLAZA president, Connie Morgan, who lives in La Canada.

Morgan, presented Wasser-man with a crystal mother elephant and calf sculpture in recognition of her com-mitment to animals.

Chairing the Beastly Ball were leading enter -tainment attorney, Kenneth Ziffren, and GLAZA trust-ees Nancy Dennis (a Los Angeles at torney, Kathy Nelson (president, Film Mu-sic, Universal Pictures) and Dana Walden (president,

Twentieth Century Fox Tele-vision). KNBC-TV’s Fritz Coleman served as celebrity auctioneer.

Known as “one of the best parties in Los Angeles” (KCAL TV News), the Beast-ly Ball was a festive evening for guests, who came dressed in casual and safari attire, as they strolled through the grounds after hours to view zoo inhabitants. There were animal feedings and “animal

walkabouts.” Bountiful deli-cious fare was provided by some of L.A.’s most popu-lar restaurants, all donating their services. Entertainment by world music groups and dancing to a live band were also part of the fun.

Kudos t o GL A Z A president, Connie Morgan (La Canada), with whom I chatted and discovered it’s her sixth term as head of GLAZA.

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President Floretta Lau-ber, who took office in June, says, “Now is the time to move forward and not al-low deferred maintenance to cause further costly repairs and refurbishing.”

The clubhouse was built in 1930-31 after purchas-ing the two lots from Anita

Historical Marker Dedication: The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, Part of 75th Anniversary

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Janet Ten Eyck to Lead Sierra Madre ClubSierra Madre Woman’s

Club welcomed Janet Ten Eyck as its president for a sec-ond year. She was installed at the Installation Tea held in the club’s historic clubhouse, “Essick House,” 550 W. Si-erra Madre Blvd. Others installed were officers Dixie Coutant, Rosemary Mora-bito, Anne Montgomery, El-eanor Hensel, Betty Mackie, and Alma Mays. Board of

Sierra Madre Woman’s Club president, Janet Ten Eyck, began her second term May 27th.

TV/radio personality, Wink Martindale, will be a celebrity guest at the Chamber’s Diamond Jubilee celebration July 16th. Martindale is a former resident of Santa Anita Oaks, and his three daughters attended A.H.S.

tage and recent photographs and descriptions of the rich history of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce will be unveiled at 5 p.m., July 16, as part of a Diamond Jubilee celebration marking the 75th anniversary of the Chamber’s incorporation on the same date in 1934. The ceremony will take place at the iconic home of the Chamber of nearly half a century (1965), the round office building in the median of 388 W. Huntington Dr., across from the entrance to Santa Anita Park on the north and the Com-munity Center to the south.

The Arcadia Historical Society, in con-junction with the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Arcadia, would like to invite the public, the media and Chamber members past and present to join local dignitaries, Chamber officials, business leaders, and residents in this presentation of the fifth in a series of Markers being created by the Society under the slogan, “History Lives Here.”

This will be followed at approximately 6 p.m. by an old fashioned social, featuring a BBQ picnic, refreshments, music in the Cham-ber patio area (Rotary Circle), lost of Chamber historical memorabilia and classic automobiles, and a special appearance by former Arcadia TV and radio personality Wink Martindale (also celebrating his 75th year).

Directors were Mary Alice Cervera, Phyllis Chapman, Martha Spriggs, and Anne Schryver.

Installing officer was Mary Carney. She used a clever carousal theme as she headed the busy group toward a merry-go-round of activities in the coming year. Organized in 1907, the group now has 102 years of club tradition.

Baldwin.There is so much history

in this lovely old building. Used as a Red Cross center and U.S.O. during WWII, it was honored by the Arcadia Historical Society in April with a historical marker.

The club has been hurt by the economy, with their rentals way down. That is why we have had to ask for a helping hand from local busi-nesses and citizens.

On August 2nd, at 5:30

p.m., the garden gates will swing open to a knock-out fund-raiser. The famous Cheryl Carter and trio will entertain you and a BBQ dinner cooked on site will please you.

Cost is only $40 for din-ner and show. Send checks to Barbara Lampman, 1531 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia 91006, or call Floretta Lauber at (626) 355-6945. If you can’t attend, please consider a do-nation. Help save history.

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SIERRA MADRE During the week of Sunday, June 21st, to

Saturday June 27th, the Sierra Madre Police De-partment responded to approximately 214 calls for service.

Sunday, June 21st:1:24 AM – Grand Theft, 500 block

Fairview Ave. Two Beach Cruiser bicycles, a dark blue “Electra” and a black/white “Dia-mond Back”, chopper style, were stolen from the driveway. The crime occurred between 10:30 pm, Saturday, 6/20/09 and 12:45 am Sunday, 6/21/09. The loss was estimated at $1,300.00. One of the bikes was recovered a few days later at Lima & Laurel.

1:42 PM – Hit and run, non-injury, traf-fic collision, 600 block Canyon Crest Drive. A vehicle struck a curbside mailbox and f led the location. The incident occurred between 11:30 pm, Saturday, 6/20/09 and 12:00 am, Sunday, 6/21/09. No suspect ve-hicle was seen.

Monday, June 22nd:7:57 AM – Commercial Burglary, 100

block N. Canon Ave., Sierra Madre School. Suspect(s) forced entry into a classroom and vandalized it. The crime occurred between 12:00 pm, Wednesday, 6/17/09 and 7:57 am, Monday, 6/22/09. The damages were esti-mated at $400.00.

Tuesday, June 23rd:11:23 AM – Arrest, Suspended/Re-

voked Driver’s License, 100 block S. Moun-tain Trail Ave. A motorist was stopped for a traffic violations. A records check revealed the motorist was driving with a suspended/revoked driver’s license. The driver was arrested for the misdemeanor violation and released on a written promise to appear.

12:15 PM – Grand theft, 200 block N. Grove St. A leaf blower was stolen from the driveway of a residence. The incident occurred on Tuesday, 6/23/09 between 12:15 pm and 12:38 pm. A male Hispanic ages 20-22, wearing a red hat, white t-shirt and sunglasses was seen grabbing the leaf blower. The suspect got into an awaiting SUV, described as a light green or blue green Chevy 2 door Tahoe or Suburban. The vehicle was driven by a second male Hispanic ages 20-22, who was wearing a black hat with a white insignia in front. The leaf blower was valued at $600.00.

Wednesday, June 24th:5:50 PM – Theft of Identity, 100 block

of W. Highland Ave. A resident reported being a victim of identity theft as he dis-covered that someone fraudulently used his personal information and opened an account. The incident is reported to have started in September, 2007. Suspect(s) have made purchases exceeding $3,000.00.

Thursday, June 25th: 8:48 AM – Arrested, Reckless Driving,

200 block S. Mountain Trail Ave. Officer stopped a motorist on E. Orange Grove Ave. for reckless driving and arrested the driver.

The driver was transported to Sierra Madre Police Department for booking and later re-leased on a written promise to appear.

Friday, June 26th:12:23 PM – Petty Theft Sierra Madre

Medical Group, 100 block W. Sierra Madre Blvd. The victim reported her wallet was stolen from her purse while she was at work. The victim’s purse and other contents were undisturbed. The wallet contained $80.00 in cash, her ID and credit cards. The incident occurred on Monday, 6/15/09 between 8:30 am and 1:15 pm. The total loss is about $280.00.

Saturday, June 27th:9:29 AM - Commercial Burglary, 100

N. Baldwin Ave. A beige metal money box was reported stolen on Friday, 6/26/09 at about 12:30 pm. A man described as a male Hispanic, 35-40, medium build, goa-tee with gray hair, wearing a brown shirt, khaki shorts, and a plaid brown and green baseball cap, entered the business, spoke with an employee and left. The man was later seen holding two boxes, one with a beige metallic money box inside. No cash was reported missing, but the metal box was valued at $5.00.

11:27 AM – Grand Theft, 400 block W. Sierra Madre Blvd. A Dell laptop computer was stolen from an unlocked car. The crime occurred on Saturday, 6/27/09, at about 1:30 am. A suspect was seen on a security camera enter the car. The suspect is a male white adult, slight balding on top, approx. 5’7”, 160 lbs, wearing a light colored shirt and dark pants. The loss is about $2,000.00.

MONROVIA During the last seven day period, the Police

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Injury Traffic Collision / Vehicle vs. Pedestrian. On June 29 at 10:00 a.m., an agricul-

tural inspector from the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commission was struck by a vehicle while she was setting up insect traps from the bed of her work truck. The vehicle that struck her did not see the inspector and backed into her at approximately 5 to 10 miles per hour. The inspector was transported by ambulance to a hospital for treatment.

Felony Vandalism.On June 29 at 7:09 p.m., an officer re-

sponded to the 1400 block of South Myrtle regarding a vandalism report. The victim reported that someone shot out a plate glass window of her business that is under con-struction. The value of this window is about $1,200. It appears a BB or pellet was used to cause the damage. The victim reported she had experienced similar damage in a different part of the building prior to this incident, but she did not report it. Investi-gation continuing.

Grand Theft Auto Recovery. On June 29 at 7:16 p.m., an officer was

dispatched to the 900 block of Diamond regarding a vehicle being parked in front of the location for several days. A computer check of the license plate indicated the ve-hicle had been reported stolen to Arcadia Police Department. The victim responded to the location and the vehicle was released to him.

Vehicle Burglary. On June 30 at 5:41 a.m., an officer went

to the 200 block of Melrose regarding a vehicle burglary call. The victim reported he had parked his vehicle on the street and secured it. Sometime during the night, the driver side door window was broken and his GPS system and wallet were taken. Investi-gation continuing.

Violation of a Court Order / Preventing Wireless

Communication / Battery. On June 30 at 11:56 a.m., a female

suspect refused to obey a domestic violence restraining order. This is the second time this week the suspect violated the court order and was arrested. In this incident, she went into her ex-husband’s residence without permission and became involved in a physical altercation with her 21- year-old daughter. The daughter attempted to call 911, but had her cell phone taken away by the suspect. The suspect was arrested again and held on the likelihood of a reoc-currence, but she was able to bond out.

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Burglary. On June 30 at 7:43 p.m., an officer was

dispatched to the 1200 block of South Mag-nolia regarding a possible burglary. When he arrived, the reporting party told him that he was inside the residence when he heard noise coming from the back rooms. He went to check and saw what appeared to him to be a possible attempt to make entry through a window that had an air conditioner in it. Investigation continuing.

ARCADIAFor the period of Sunday, June 21, through

Saturday, June 27, the Police Department responded to 935 calls for service of which 137 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, June 21:Shortly before 6:00 p.m., loss preven-

tion personnel from Nordstrom advised that they had detained a woman for theft. The suspect took about $1,600 in merchandise and left the store without making payment. A 42-year-old Hispanic was arrested for commercial burglary and false identifica-tion to officers.

Units responded to the 1700 block of Mayflower around 10:51 p.m. in reference to a male suspect threatening to kill the oc-cupants with a handgun. The caller also ad-vised that the suspect was suicidal and had threatened to kill himself. Officers spoke briefly to the suspect on the phone, but he later hung up and officers were unable to re-establish contact. A perimeter was set up and the SWAT team was called. Several hours later, SWAT members entered the lo-cation and discovered that the suspect and other occupants had already fled the scene earlier in the night, and only an elderly man was found inside the residence.

Monday, June 22:A commercial burglary occurred be-

tween 3:30 p.m. on June 19 and 6:45 a.m. on June 22 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter Day Saints, 614 West Foothill. Unknown suspect(s) broke into a storage shed and stole an unknown amount of property.

Around 1:55 p.m., units responded to Foothill Credit Union, 30 South First, in reference to a forgery report. Unknown suspect(s) used the victim’s debit card in-formation and made 27 fraudulent charges totaling over $3,300.

Tuesday, June 23:Between 5:00 p.m. on June 21 and 5:55

a.m. on June 23, a commercial burglary occurred at Jolie Nails, 160 East Duarte. Unknown suspect(s) entered the business by breaking a glass window and stole two flat screen televisions for a total reported loss of $5,300.

Units were dispatched to a business located in the 11600 block of Clark around 10:41 a.m. in reference to a grand theft that occurred between May 8 and June 22. The victim received several orders from a customer and delivered over $3,400 in mer-

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Wednesday, June 24:A Toyota forklift was stolen from 321

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Thursday, June 25:Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a traffic stop

was conducted for an equipment violation at Longden and Tenth. A male Hispanic driver did not possess any identification and during a consent search of the vehicle, officers found marijuana underneath the driver’s seat. When the 35-year-old driver was being arrested, he admitted to using his brother’s name and personal information because he had a warrant. With the cor-rect information, a record check revealed that he had a $150,000 outstanding warrant. He was taken into custody for possession of marijuana in a vehicle, false impersonation, and felony outstanding warrant.

Units responded to the 700 block of South First around 12:48 p.m. in reference to a commercial burglary. Two male Hispanics entered the store and asked about hair prod-ucts and then left the location. Less than a minute later, one of the suspects returned and took an unattended purse. A Good Samaritan followed the suspects to a nearby parking lot where the suspect dropped the purse with no loss. The purse was returned to its rightful owner.

Friday, June 26:

A residential burglary occurred in the 1100 block of Sano Court between June 23 and June 26 while it was tented for fumiga-tion. Unknown suspect(s) ransacked rooms and stole property.

A hit-and-run traffic collision occurred at Westfield Mall shortly after 8:00 p.m. Investigation revealed that a female driver backed out of a parking stall and struck another vehicle; however, the driver left without exchanging information. The vic-tim wrote down the license plate number, and a record check revealed that the car was registered to an owner in the 1000 block of Panorama. Officers responded to the residence and contacted a woman who adamantly denied being at the mall even though there was damage on her vehicle that was consistent with the damage located on the victim’s vehicle. The suspect’s car was impounded as evidence.

Saturday, June 27:Around 6:19 p.m., units responded

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A residential burglary occurred in the 500 block of Workman between 8:50 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) entered the home through a rear window. Once inside, the suspect(s) ransacked rooms and stole a watch, jewelry, and cash.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 4, DIVISION 8 OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPIST BUSINESSES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the City

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All interested persons are invited to appear and present evidence and testimony concerning any or all of the matters described in this Notice. If you challenge the proposed actions in court, you may be limited

to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk of the City of Arcadia at, or prior to the public hearing. The offi ce of the City Clerk is located at 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California 91007. Any person or organization desiring to be heard will be given an opportunity to be heard. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk at (626) 574-5455.

/S/Lisa MussendenChief Deputy City Clerk/Records Manager

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Lifelong Monrovia resi-dent Bette DeSoto died on Wednesday, July 1, just days after her 85th birthday. She was born Bette Doro Combs on July 29, 1924 and was raised here in Monrovia. She gradu-ated from Monrovia Arcadia Duarte High School in the early 1940s.

Her father was a Mon-

Bette DeSoto Lived Life on her own Terms

BY SUSAN MOTANDER

rovia Fireman and an avid horseman. One memory Bette often shared was that her fa-ther made her ride every year in the Monro-via Day Parade despite the fact that she never l iked horses and was actu-ally a bit afraid of them. If so, it was one of the few fears she ever exhibited.

S h e worked fo r many years lo-

cally for Aerojet. She met the man whom she would later marry when he bacame her dance partner. Later, she and her husband ran gyms in this area and she became a sort of early personal trainer.

According to her grand-son, Anthony Hauk, her great passions were music and her garden. “Grandma spent hours everyday watering her front and back yard and she

loved ‘tinkering’ on the pi-ano.”

Another memory Hauk shared was that there was al-ways music in her house. “She always had the radio playing soft music and classical music,” he said.

As he reminisced, Hauk walked through his grand-mother’s home and yard, pointing out the grassy area where he learned to throw a baseball and the pool in which he remembered spend-ing countless summer hours while he stayed with his grand-mother.

Bette was preceded in death by her only child, a daughter, Luana. She is sur-vived by her two grandsons, Anthony Hauk and Jesse “Jay Jay” Terrazas. There are cur-rently no plans for a memorial service.

When asked for a pho-tograph of his grandmother, Hauk found two, one recent photo and a photograph prob-ably taken in the late 1940s. He chose the older photograph saying he felt his grandmother would prefer the photo from her youth.

A New READ poster was unveiled recently for the City of Arcadia Library. Beacon Media News photographer Terry Miller shot the image of Rose Queen Courtney Lee reading to two young children on location at the Arcadia Library. The popular, on-going series of posters help promote literacy utilizing local celebrities who help emphasize the importance of reading.

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This Week in History

In 1789, op-ponents of the French mon-archy stormed “The Bastille”, the most noto-rious prison in France at the time. This p r i s o n h a d long been seen as a symbol of the oppressive regime of King L o u i s X V I , and its fall is

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