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On June 17 Monrovia High School seniors sat in their seats at Citrus Col-lege, anxiously awaiting the moment in which they could finally throw their graduation caps in the air, officially commemorating their leave from MHS. Throughout the night , many were awarded with honors of national merit, gold seals, and silver seals, but only one was awarded the first Anthony King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Diana Ortiz, who wrote an essay on the subject of “Seeing it Through.” The scholarship, founded in memory of Anthony King,

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Jr., focuses on graduating high school students in the San Gabriel Valley, offer-ing a financial award to help them purchase their books during their first year of college.

Anthony was born on April 6, 1983, graduated from MHS in the Class of 2001, and went on to Cit-rus College before trans-ferring to Benedict Col-lege, a historically black college in South Carolina. On July 22, 2009, at the young age of 26, Anthony suffered from a bilateral pulmonary aneurism. His death was instantaneous. As a junior at Benedict

At the Arcadia City Council meeting on June 15, Carolyn Garner-Rea-gan, Director of Library and Museum Services, re-ported to the Council that the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library is donating a total of $40,000 to the Li-brary to support programs for children, teens and adults and for the purchase

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Lourdes San Blas is flanked by her brother Leon San Blas and his partner Robert Doolittle at the location of their proposed marijuana dispensary at Arcadia Carwash on Live Oak Avenue in unincorporated Arcadia. - Photo by Terry Miller

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Residents Mount Opposition to Proposed Pot ShopTwo Monrovia men who

have faced agonizing adver-sity, severe physical injuries and years of pain and reha-bilitation may now be facing the toughest battle of their lives: their neighbors.

It’s not the self-serve car wash, diesel fuel tanks or propane sales that have these neighbors concerned about renovation plans for an old gas station property on unincorporated county land bordering Arcadia and Monrovia. Rather, these two men say they want to help al-leviate pain and suffering in patients who could benefit from legally prescribed medi-cal cannabis.

The property owner and developer Leon San Blas, 52, plans to turn one of the buildings behind the gas sta-tion/car wash into a medical marijuana dispensary with his friend and business part-ner Bob Doolittle.

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A large parents group has filed suit against a fine arts school that suddenly shut its doors last year.

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I used to read Ann Landers. It was a kind of fun way to end a newspa-per-reading session. The news was generally rather depressing and upsetting. Her columns were some-times serious, but even the serious ones usually had a little humor in them somewhere. They helped me to lighten up before folding the paper away.

One time she did a series of columns relat-ing to Burma Shave signs. A reader sent her a Burma Shave rhyme and she printed it. In Ann’s words, “That opened the floodgates.” Thousands of people sent her their favorites and she printed several of them.

There were two I re-membered then, and still do. I don’t know if she ever printed them.

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Ah yes, Burma Shave signs. They were a part of my learning to read.

Now, you remember I said I often read Ann Landers to lighten up after reading the depress-ing news. Well, with the Burma Shave deal, that backfired.

A young reader, age 15, wrote to Ann that she didn’t know what Burma Shave was. I could acept that. She looked in the dictionary and it wasn’t there. I could accept that. She asked her 45 year old parents and they had never heard of it either. I could not accept that.

After all, I read those signs when I was a child. How could anyone 45 not remember them? I found that depressing. I had to turn to the comics page.

There was no Li’l Abner or Dick Tracy and what happened to Popeye and the Katzenjammer Kids? There was one called Bizarro and one called Boffo. I didn’t understnd either one. I found that depressing.

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But upon hearing of their plans, many in the com-munity have vociferously objected. One group has set up a website devoted to fight-ing this potential business. It proclaims the following:

“We the citizens of this neighborhood, Absolutely refuse the allowance and cre-ation a a [sic] medical mari-juana dispensary located at 4332 E. Live Oak Ave, Arca-dia, CA 91006, or anywhere else within our neighbor-hood. The installation of this dispensary would destroy our community containing homes, families, churches, schools, and libraries. We citizens move to have this project canceled and denied by the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, as well as Los An-geles Building and Safety, immediately.”

One outraged resident, Susan Oberman, posted this comment on the petition site: “Absolutely do not allow this type of facility to encourage those who have no respect for their bodies and minds.”

There is also concern among opponents of the facil-ity that it will be a magnet for crime. Indeed, last week two shootings at Hollywood-area dispensaries have inflamed an already contentious de-bate over the safety of such businesses and where they should be located.

One petitioner from the opposition site is convinced that the dispensary would create a public safety hazard.

“Criminals will be stalk-ing the dispensary to either steal the cash acquired from the store or the weed,“ said the anonymous petitioner.” Guns are usually involved in all of the above activi-ties. The good people of our neighborhood do not deserve this type of activity.”

Despite the homegrown opposition, a growing body of medical research has lead voters and lawmakers in California and 14 other states plus the District of Columbia to allow regulated use of marijuana for a variety of illnesses.

In a 2004 article titled “Myths about Medical Mari-juana,” former United States Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders wrote that “the evi-dence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vom-iting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, cancer

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and AIDS -- or by the harsh drugs sometimes used to treat them. And it can do so with remarkable safety. In-deed, marijuana is less toxic than many of the drugs that physicians prescribe every day.”

But despite the popular support among state voters and activists, local citizens are anything but keen on the idea of a dispensary in their “backyard.”

According to San Blas and his business partner Bob Doolittle, 60, things didn’t go very well when they presented plans at a Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte (MAD) Town Council meet-ing June 15.

“They wanted to lynch us.” Doolittle said. “It was nasty.”

The two men stress that they aren’t out of town drug dealers looking to corrupt the neighborhood. They both live in Monrovia and are well-respected businessmen and developers. Doolittle was even a Monrovia police officer for 10 years.

But citizens at the June 15 meeting took little solace in the fact that the men are locals with respectable his-tories.

“They wanted to put a rope around my neck” San Blas said.

After the meeting, Bob Doolittle said an elderly woman approached him and warned him to “watch your back.” According to Doo-little, he asked the woman if she was threatening him, but received no answer as she vanished into the crowd of about 100 people who at-tended the meeting.

Blas, who is paralyzed from an industrial injury after he went the Sheriff’s

Academy in San Bernardino, said he just wants to help people relieve their suffering without breaking the law.

“I’m surrounded by pa-tients who need help,” said San Blas. ”It’s like God put me here for a reason. I think it’s a calling.”

The two men and San Blas’s sister Lourdes are no strangers to pain after both men suffered such hor-rific injuries. San Blas says he doesn’t smoke marijuana, but instead ingests it.

Blas’ controversial pro-posal comes as Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich has announced plans for an ordinance that would effectively ban any marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas. In introducing the measure, Antonovich said that he feared the hundreds of dis-pensaries recently given the boot from the City of Los Angeles would set up shop in unincorporated areas, free from municipal interven-tion. Monrovia and Arcadia have already imposed a ban on medical marijuana clinics within the city limits, but Blas’s property is in an unincorporated area of the county.

Regarding Antono-vitch’s proposal San Blas said, “I don’t think this will affect us as we started the process in December and I think it may affect those who start the application process after today. We should be alright.”

Earlier this month, the City of Los Angeles ordered more than 400 dispensaries to close in accordance with the city’s new medical mari-juana ordinance. Around 180 dispensaries remain open within the L.A. city

limits. Eventually, the city council hopes to whittle the number of pot shops down to 70 and to limit outlets to industrial areas. Dispensa-ries that opened before the city declared a moratorium on Nov. 13, 2007, will be allowed to stay open but, within six months, they will have to comply with the or-dinance, which has a strict zoning component.

The owners need to obtain a conditional use permit to open a dispensary in an unincorporated area. They applied for the permit seven months ago and now anticipate at least two more months of red tape before they can operate.

When the MAD meet-ing took place, Capt. Randy Kirby of the Arcadia Police Department assured com-munity members in atten-dance that he was “going to

investigate these guys.”While San Blas and

Doolittle understand their neighbors’ worries, they welcome the investigation. “We are good community members with no criminal records –we’re simply trying to help those in need.” San Blas affirmed.

San Blas and Doolittle have recently installed a high tech security system of cameras in preparation of the dispensary opening Plans include armed secu-rity guards to thwart off rob-bery attempts, bullet proof glass and surveillance within the proposed business area which is behind the car wash.

“When we started this process we started across the street at an orange building,” said San Blas, but that build-ing was too close to a child care center. We found the gas station and made a deal with the oweners to renovate, paint and generally clean up this part of the neigborhood. The car wash is operable and hopefully by next week the gas and diesal will be up and running.”

Doolittle and San Blas are adamant that they simply want to help aliviate suffering in cancer patients and those with chronic pain who have a doctor’s recommendation. According to the two men, there is already plenty of interest in the new business from local would-be patients.

We have already have people coming into the busi-ness asking questions due to the publicity we’ve received,” said San Blas.

In addition to the plans of the Cannibis Dispensary, the two partners are hoping

to deveop a home for Autistic children in Monrovia. “The proceeds from this dispen-sary may help finance the Autistic Childrends’ home. I already own the land so we are off to a good start,” said San Blas.

The proposal comes at a time when California is fac-ing a potentially historic vote this November that could effectively legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for rec-reational use. In an eerie coincidence, the proposition was recently assigned the number 19, the same number assigned to a similar, failed measure put forward in 1972. Ballot proposition number-ing resets every 10 years.

In the last few days, the NAACP of California and former New Mexico Gov-ernor Gary Johnson have endorsed the “Yes on 19” campaign. Prop. 19 would allow adults 21 years and older to possess, cultivate, or transport cannabis for per-sonal use and permit local governments to regulate and tax commercial production and sale of cannabis, while still banning the drug’s use on school grounds, in public, while driving, using when minors are present, or pro-viding it to anyone under 21 years of age.

On April 20 of this year, polling organization SurveyUSA conducted a poll of California voters which found 56% would vote in favor of Prop. 19’s passage. A similar poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of Califor-nia completed on May 16 found 49% in favor and 48% opposed.

Doolittle(r) and San Blas are adamant that they simply want to help aliviate suffering in cancer patients and those with chronic pain who have a doctor’s prescription. - Photo by Terry Miller

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Whether it is a close friend, relative, or family member, we are all af-fected by cancer. In fact, one of three individuals are af fected by cancer every day. For 25 years, Relay for Life of Arcadia ha s been g iv ing loca l cit izens of al l ages the chance to ra ise money to be used in the search for a cure. On June 26-27, relatives, friends, and family members gathered at the Santa Anita Race Track from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to fight back against cancer and relay in support of their loved ones.

Hosted by the Ameri-can Cancer Society, com-munities across the globe participated in this life-changing event to help in-dividuals get the support they need and develop ways to help prevent the disease. Because cancer never sleeps, each team was required to have at least one representative on the track for the entire twenty-four hours.

LeAnn Solis, Arca-dia’s Relay for Life Event Co-Chair and Team Re-cru itment Cha i r sa id , “This year’s event was a huge success with approx-imately 20 new teams and over $103,000 raised for the fight against cancer. I am particularly proud of the event chair, Carter Spruill, who managed to bring this event to new heights. He is an amaz-ing man and he plans on doing bigger and better things with the Arcadia Relay for Life next year. We hope to see more new faces join us next year as we continue to fight back again cancer!”

A f ter t he open ing ceremonies , Relay for Life of Arcadia took off with the survivor’s lap, a first lap around the track. The survivor’s lap then fol lowed through with a caregiver’s lap, where close family, friends, and medical personnel could join in the effort. Soon af-ter they finished that lap, participants were invited to join their team in a parade around the track.

Act ivit ies Co-Chair Melody Wong said, “Re-lay inspires me by show-ing me that hope st i l l exists and despite all the tragedies and burdens of the world, it’s a miracle

Arcadia Relay for Life Raises Over $100,000 for Cancer ResearchBy Amy Leong

that people are will ing to donate their time and money for finding a cure which seems almost like an impossible task. I ad-mire the passion some people have for this event because I, in my minis-cule way, have a partial understanding of what ACS stands for and what ACS can do for cancer patients.”

When that ceremony was over, several teams of fered games and ac -tivities at their tents for the participants to enjoy, while other teams sold va r ious snacks on the pathway of the race track. One group named Team Hope went the extra mile by hosting a series of ac-tivities during the event including a watermelon eat ing contest , balloon tos s , obs t ac le cour se , musical chairs, and water balloon fight. There were also live singers, dancers, and a karate performance to keep participants en-gaged t h roughout t he day.

The conc lus ion of the event closed with a Luminaria ceremony in which each part icipant had their own candle to light, honoring the mem-ory of those touched by cancer. Hundreds of dec-orated paper bags were also lined up around the track and campsite areas, each representing an in-dividual who lost their loved ones from cancer and those who are survi-vors. But the light inside the bag st i l l drives on, represent ing the hope with which we all con-tinue to fight.

With 49 teams par-t icipat ing in the event and over 751 total par-t icipants, Arcadia’s Re-lay for Life was able to raise thousands of dollars this year. Event Chair -man Carter Spruill said, “We shattered our goal of $80,000.00 by raising over $103 ,8 0 0.0 0 and while I am very proud to have been the event chairman this year, what made me the most proud was the contributions of Arcadia School District.” Al l the proceeds f rom the event will go towards completing the American Cancer Societ y’s u lt i -mate goal: a world with les s cancer and more birthdays. By distr ibut-ing some of the funds to their telephone counsel-ing service, the American Cancer Society’s “Quit-l ine” program doubles a person’s chances of quitt ing tobacco, a ma-jor cause of many types of preventable cancer.

There are a lso on-l ine resources ava i lable to help people ma int a in a healthy l i festyle and programs to assist can-cer pat ient s with their treatments and lodging.

In the hope that one day cancer will be elimi-na t ed , Relay for L i fe

participants’ motivation for such a great cause will go far in the future, becom i ng even more inspi ra t iona l to t hose who lo s t loved one s , celebrate those who sur-vived cancer, and most of all fight back against the disease.

The Relay for life survivor medals were worn by those who have beat the cancer and those currently battling the disease this past weekend in Arcadia and Temple City where Relays were being held.

Arcadia Firefighters try to guess the number of beans in a jar as part of one of the high school team’s fundraising efforts. Arcadia Captain Andy Troncale and FF Gerry Martin are both battling cancer.

There’s nothing bigger than the love these high school students showed this past weekend - Photos by Terry Miler

Thousands of Monro-vians and residents of near-by communities will be heading for Old Town on July 4 as the community’s traditional Independence Day celebration returns.

Cancelled last year due to construction in Old Town, the annual celebra-tion is back on the calendar this year.

The free pyrotechnic show will be staged over Library Park in the heart of Monrovia’s Old Town shopping, dining and en-tertainment district.

Spectators are invited to gather in and in front of the park on Myrtle Avenue to view the display, and are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets for their comfort as they watch the show take place high above Monrovia’s new Public Library.

The free show is being done under the auspices and sponsorship of the City and the Old Town merchants. Parking is free throughout Old Town.

Schedule of Weekend Events:

• Friday, July 2 - Fam-ily Festival, 5-10 p.m., along Myrt le Avenue in Old Town, with food, music, kids rides, farmers mar-ket, craft and merchandize booths. Also, sidewalk sales and special merchant events.

• Saturday, July 3 - Sidewalk Sale, All-Amer-ica Breakfasts, Pie Judg-ing Contest, Kids’ Kraft Stations throughout Old Town.

• Sunday, July 4 - Mar-ket at the Park, 11-2 p.m.; All-America Sing-Along & Band Concert, 5 p.m., Library Park Fountain, on Myrtle between Lime and Palms Avenues; Fireworks Spectacular, 8 p.m., east side of Library Park in front of the Monrovia Pub-lic Library.

Reminders:• Except for the free

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Vener led a disciplined orchestra through mostly repeated music that had been heard one or more times throughout the 15 year history of the Festi-val on the Green held at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens in Arcadia. New to the Cal Phil stage was singer/actor/composer Bri-

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A Family Fun Zone out-side the stadium will open at approximately 2 p.m. and offer food vendors, entertain-ment, crafts, exhibits and inflatable rides for the kids. There will also be food for sale inside the stadium after the gates open at 6 p.m.

While no outside food or drink will be allowed inside the stadium, families can picnic or tailgate on the grassy area outside the Rose Bowl.

Opening ceremonies, including the Presentation of the Colors and the National Anthem, will take place at 6:50 p.m. Drum Corps per-formances, featuring groups from throughout the United States and Canada playing a spectrum of music ranging from rock to symphonic, will begin at 7 p.m.

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Members of the active military and their families will be admitted free by showing their current mili-tary identification at Rose Bowl Gate B the day of the event.

The evening will con-clude with a Pyro Spectacu-lars by Souza pyromusical production entitled, “Cele-brate Freedom.” Americafest is the largest fireworks show on the west coast and feature patriotic music, Americana video and over 5000 fire-works. “The Rose Bowl show has a very special place in my heart,” says Jim Souza, Presi-dent of Pyro Spectaculars. “It’s such a great venue for us to perform our fireworks both inside the stadium and in the sky.” This show is computer controlled and de-signed by the 5th generation Souza family whose credit include several Olympic Games, World Cup Soccer and Super Bowls.

Darryl Dunn, General Manager of the Rose Bowl, has set a fundraising goal of $50,000 to cover costs of hosting military families and to help offset the cost of the fireworks. Anyone wishing to help keep this great tradi-tion going should send a tax deductible donation to the Rose Bowl Foundation, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena.

General admission tick-ets are priced at $13. Chil-dren 7 and under will be admitted free. Tickets may be purchased at the Rose Bowl Ticket Booths starting June 30 through July 4. Tick-etmaster also has them.

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I’m surprised at how many people I ta lk to that have yet to discover the magic of Ojai. The tiny idyllic town, hidden in a bowl of hills behind Ventura, has to be one of the best kept secrets in Southern California. In fact, I’m almost afraid of telling people about my last visit for fear of letting the cat out of the bag. But it’s my job, so here goes.

I began a recent get-away to slow-moving town at the Su Nido Hotel, a beaut i ful bout ique inn located in the heart of the village. Designed in Mission Revival style, Su Nido features spacious one- and two- bedroom su ites , bu i l t a round a cha rming cobblestone courtyard with trickling fountains, arched door-ways and spiral staircases. It instantly reminded me of Spain.

Su Nido means “your nest” in Spanish, and af-ter a friend and I checked into our su ite, we felt l ike we were in a big, cozy nest . The feel ing was highlighted by a a plush feather bed in the bedroom, a fireplace in the living room, a quaint kitchen area, free wireless Internet , and a private balcony.

One of “our nest’s” best features was its prox-imity to downtown. We were only a three-minute walk from the main drag, with all its colorful art gal-

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Af ter spending the afternoon strolling down Ojai Ave. we found the Azu Restaurant , which also featured a Spanish f lare. Led by Chef Lau-rel Moore, Azu serves an eclectic California Span-ish Menu inspired by tra-dit ional Mediterranean Cuisine with fresh local ingredients grown and hand-picked by Moore from local farms and her own garden.

For our dinner at Azu we enjoyed a roasted beet salad with ricotta Salata, fried chickpeas, Moroc-can ol ives and sher r y vinaigrette; and the chef’s un ique ch i le re l leno, stuffed with Ojai spinach, pine nuts, currants and Oaxacan Mexican cheese.

For the main course my friend had pan roasted Chilean sea bass with lem-on risotto, and I devoured a memorable seafood pa-el la with shr imp, cala-mari, scallops, sausage, saffron rice, artichoke and peas. We shared home-made banana fudge ge-lato for dessert.

The next morning we

kept with our unplanned “Spanish getaway to Ojai” with a tour of the Ojai Olive Oil Farm (www.ojaioliveoil.com). Here we met owners Ron and Alice Asquith, who first showed us their groves of olive trees from Spain, France and Italy. We then went inside and learned how olives are processed to

make oil. Our tour ended with a tasting of numerous award-winning olive oils.

After the farm I re-laxed at the Su Nido and then took an exciting elec-tric bike ride through the back roads of Ojai with Kel ly Pasco, owner of Project Ride (www.proj-ect-ride.com). Dubbed

“Spirit of Ojai,” the journey began at Medita-tion Mount and continued around Ojai, while Kelly discussed Ojai’s promi-nent New Age Movement leaders, the native Chu-mash Indians, and local organic farms.

For more info on visit ing Ojai, visit www.ojaivisi tors .com. For more info on stay-ing at Su Nido, call (805) 646-7080 or visit www.sunidoinn.com.

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Defendants Zhang and Kuckelkorn ran schools located in Arcadia, Brea and Monrovia, where they offered art classes, 3D ani-mation and a private high school. To lure students to their schools, Defendants Zhang and Kuckelkorn made numerous false rep-resentations using Chinese language radio, Chinese newspapers, Spanish lan-guage advertisements, ap-pearances at college fairs and in-person meetings. These representations in-cluded touting the high quality and value of Mon-tecito courses, guaranteed internships with promi-nent companies due to De-fendants’ “connections,” portfolio development in art design and improved chances of admission to prest igious universit ies. Defendants also lied about Montecito’s financial sta-bility, collecting payment for classes up to the month they closed their doors, all the while promising the courses would be contin-ued. In August 2009, Mon-tecito filed for bankruptcy. Plaintiffs paid collectively over $1.5 million in tuition

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The economy may st i l l be in a recession, but Robin’s Woodf i re BBQ stands f irm in its astonishing offers, and is doing everything he can to guarantee that a family can still enjoy dining out.

Barbeque has served as an American favorite for centur ies now, and no, not the oven-roasted version that Tony Roma’s panders—the kind of bar-beque that Robin’s serves is slowly cooked on low heat in order to savor the natural tastes of qual-ity meat. Depending on the meat, each entrée is cooked between four to six hours on wood, then mar inated for the last twenty seconds before the meat finishes in order to avoid burning the outside skin of the meat. There is only one authentic bar-beque in the San Gabriel Valley—it’s located just down the street, and is celebrating its 25th anni-versary this month.

Owner Robin Salzer has perfected barbeque at his namesake. He read-ily admits that it did take him a couple of months before he was able to develop a f lawless recipe and method.

Arriving here in Cal-ifornia from Milwaukee, he opened Robin’s Wood-fire BBQ and included a menu that ranged from pizza to nachos—it wasn’t until about five years ago that he made the decision to go strictly barbeque.

“Eve r yone i n t he neighborhood thought I was crazy,” Robin re-called. “But I decided to stay the course.” The end result? Some of the best barbeque in all of South-ern California. Others, too, over the years have celebrated h is famous r e c i p e , a nd R ob i n’s Woodfire BBQ has won several awards, including

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Prices range from a little under $9 for salads to a little over $30 for the ultimate Garbage Can Combo, which includes chicken, beef ribs, tri-tip, baby back ribs, spare ribs, and a beef link—it’s beyond big enough for two people. If you’re looking for something in the middle price range, they also offer all-you-can-eat Rib Tips for $12.95. And in addition to its kid-friendly environment, Robin’s offers a special just for them—every Wednesday and Sunday night, kids can eat free with each adult entrée. What to order:

The beef ribs are a must. The four-rib dinner is only $17.95, and the seven-

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of books and other mate-rials. Funds are derived from sales at the library bookstore which is oper-ated by Friends volunteers. The Director’s appear-ance before the Council is required since to receive funds for the library, the city charter requires that donations be approved by the City Council.

If approved, Garner-Reagan told Council mem-bers the money will be used to support popular programs. She told the Council that “strong de-mand continues for new audiovisual materials, in-cluding books and music on CD. DVDs of films, plays and non-fiction topics such as travel and history are also very popular.”

Other uses of the funds will be the purchase of on-line databases to enlarge the ability of Arcadians to access materials 24/7 from home computers; in-tern programs in support of a student enrolled in a graduate program to assist the student in obtaining a Masters degree in Library and Information Science; and to continue the doz-ens of programs that have been offered for years to children, teens and adults.

The money the group is offering to the city comes as a result of sales at the bookstore which operates inside the library every-day the library is open. Garner-Reagan praised

efforts of the Friends board members and volunteers. “The Friends’ board mem-bers and volunteers work hard six days a week to raise these funds,” she said, “through their suc-cessful bookstore located just inside the Library’s entrance.

The bookstore oper-ates in the Library Mon-day through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is staffed entirely by volunteers. Inventory has been expanding recently as miscellaneous station-ary articles and boutique gift items are also offered.

The Fr iends of the Arcadia Public Library was founded in May, 1956. During its 54-year history the Friends have support-ed addit ional programs and library services that otherwise would not be available to city residents. This past year, the group’s skill in raising money has been of significant help. According to their 2008-2009 report, the city’s bud-get called for total reduc-tions of $100,562 for the library. Nevertheless, the numerous services have gone forward substantially due to the efforts of the Friends.

The report says that more than 250 volunteers provided 15,046 hours of assistance in every section of the Library. Library Board of Trustees a re Meredith Brucker, Doro-thy Denne, Scott Hettrick, Anne Joseph and Ronald Larson.


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T he Met ropol i t a n Transportation Authority broke ground Saturday on a $690 million, 11.3 mile extension of the Gold Line from Pasadena through Arcadia, Monrovia, Du-arte, Irwindale and Azusa. The time line is scheduled now for 2013…a year ear-lier than originally stated on MTA literature.


Dignitaries, state and local politicians attended the groundbreaking last Saturday. The groundbreaking marks a major milestone in the push to turn the Gold Line into a more regional transportation option. - Photos by Terry Miller Edward Balian, 4, takes a breather from the digging at the

groundbreaking ceremony. Edward’s dad just happens to be Habib Balian, Metro Foothill Extension CEO.

Approximately 600 decidedly enthusia st ic people attended the morn-ing event at Newcast le Park in Arcadia which in-cluded numerous speeches and activities for the kids.

Much of the polit i -cians and developers’ en-thusiasm centers around TOD - “Transit-Oriented Developments” — an idea that local cities get a new injection of life when they offer public transporta-

tion, housing, and retail in the same space.

The economic reality however, seems to be un-clear with numerous such developments touting high vacancy rates.

Monrovia’s proposed Stat ion Square project will be next to the site of its Gold Line station, just south of the 210 Freeway. Monrovia has invested $30 million into the project called station square.

The massive Metro undertaking involves some

2,600 construction jobs and will create about 7000 new jobs total in the ar-eas covered according to a Metro press release handed out to local media at the ground breaking on Saturday.

Under the long range plan, the Foothill Exten-sion was originally sched-uled for complet ion in 2017. According to Met-ro Gold Line officials a “unique funding agree-ment between Metro and the Gold Line Foothil l

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Measure R sales tax revenue (the ha l f - cent sales tax), about $810 mil-lion, and other funds were unanimously voted for in March at the Board of Di-rectors meeting.

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Col lege, Anthony was majoring in English and studying to be a teacher t hrough the “Ca l l Me Mister” program, which is dedicated to African American males and helps people work in under -served communities. His char ity work was ful ly supported by his family, and especia l ly encour -aged by Toni King, his mother, who said, “When you are raising your fam-ily, you can only hope that they become upstanding cit izens [like Anthony], ready to leave a mark on the world.” Anthony, who would have graduated in the class of 2011 to go on to become a teacher, was affectionately known as Big Macc in South Caro-lina, where he had already touched the lives of many. A special service, in addi-tion to the one at Second Baptist Church, in which the attendance reached an astounding 200 people, was held in South Caro-lina for Anthony in order to honor his memory in the community in which

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he would have had a large impact. At the local memo-rial, friends and family gathered to pay respects, and Jennifer Bryant, that year’s recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award at MHS, spoke dearly of Anthony, as did Debbie Collins, a long time edu-

cator and administrator of the Monrovia Unified School District.

The King family, who moved to Monrovia in 1985, also produced two other graduates of MHS—Aaron, Class of 2005, and Andrew, Class of 2008. They played active roles

in the community, and their home was “always full of friends, family, and visitors, but it was not un-til Anthony’s service that I realized that he had, in his short 26 years, made a difference. This young man had touched the lives of many.”

Mrs. King, who de-scribed her son as a “gen-t le giant, who loved to laugh and make others laugh,” did not fully re-alize the inf luence that Anthony had, until one of his classmates f rom Columbia told her, “I did not know Macc long—all I know is that he changed me.” Benedict College of-fered the King family a certificate of completion in honor of Anthony, and the President of the col-lege, Dr. David Holmes Swinton, told the family that Benedict College’s students are “powers for good” in society—and that Anthony had now tran-scended into “a power for good forever.”

Mrs. King incorpo-rated this into the An-thony King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship by making “A power for good forever” the foundation’s motto. Its mission, to live each day with purpose, faith, and confidence, knowing all things are possible, is embodied in the continual remembrance of Anthony by his family in the com-munity. In order to be eli-gible for the scholarship,

the graduating seniors had to complete an application and submit a 500-word es-say based on Anthony’s favor ite poem, “See It Through,” by Edgar A. Guest. Anthony wrote to his mother shortly be-fore his death, attaching this poem, and explain-ing that “things get hard sometimes, but I remem-ber all the support I have and how I can’t let anyone down—including myself.”

Diana, the recipient of this award, said in her essay that “hope is what induces me to persevere above all.” Although he is no longer here, Anthony continues to encourage students in the community to press forward to achieve their goals through the scholarship that his fam-ily created in his memory. In the words of Anthony: “Love, peace, and chicken grease.”

Mrs. Toni King congradulates Diana Ortiz, who was awarded a scholarship in memory of Anthony King, Jr. which focuses on graduating high school students in the San Gabriel Valley Diana Ortiz wrote an essay

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Food Booths and Beer Garden open at 5 p.m. Rock out with Rocktail beginning at 5:30 p.m. Don’t miss the movie Shrek starting at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, July 5th - Parade Day:8:00 p.m. - Now an established tradition, the Wom-

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8:00-10:00 a.m., Monday, July 5, at their historic Crafts-man clubhouse, located on the southwest corner of Sierra Madre Blvd. and Sunnyside Ave. Every year, parade attendees enjoy sweet rolls, fruit, juice, coffee and tea, served by a group of enthusiastic volunteers. Adding to the festive atmosphere are the spirited red, white and blue decorations that adorn the building. In addition to the food and fellowship, another popular feature of the breakfast is the patriotic songfest. Pianist Eunice Ba-nis sets a flag-waving mood and encourages audience participation with her lively renditions of well-known songs, played on the club’s Chickering piano, which the Woman’s Club purchased in 1913.

10:00 a.m. - The famous Hometown Parade starts at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 5th, at Sunnyside and Sierra Madre Blvd. This year’s parade will be lead by Lew Watanabe. During Lew’s 45-year Sierra Madre residency

he actively volunteered with local Scout Troops and the Civic Club. His love of landscaping resulted in several Sierra Madre beautification projects, most notably “The Weeping Wall” in Memorial Park. Please come out and support this outstanding resident!

Noon to 4:00 p.m. - Immediately following the parade is the Community Picnic in Memorial Park. Join us for games, face painting, and balloons on the south lawn. Food Booths and Beer Garden open at 12:00 p.m. Also, at noon will be a jazz concert under the shade trees on the east side of the park by the Night Blooming Jazzman, well-known to Sierra Madre audiences. This versatile group has a wide repertoire, which makes them appeal to jazz lovers of all stripes. The group’s enthu-siasm is infectious, ensuring a fun time will be had by all. Everyone is urged to bring chairs and blankets for open seating.

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“It has been an an-nual tradition of the Ar-cadia Rotary Club for the past several years to recognize and award the people who ser ve our community,” said mem-ber Eric Barter.

The club’s first hon-o r ee , De t e c t i ve Da n Crow t her, r epre sen t s his family’s fourth gen-erat ion of law enforce-ment personnel. In 1991, Crowther joined the Ar-cadia Police Department a s a pol ice cadet and soon realized his dream of fol lowing in h is fa -ther’s footsteps when he became a police officer three years later.

A graduate of the Rio Hondo Police Academy, Crowther holds an As-sociate of Arts degree in Administration of Justice along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Occupa-tional Studies from Cal State Long Beach.

While working with the patrol division for ten years, Crowther served a s a f ield t ra in ing of -f icer and a member of t he SWAT team. For the past six years, as a detective, Crowther has been involved with the gang investigation, nar-cotics, vice, forgery and fraud units. Current ly assigned to the “crimes against persons” division, Crowther is also a reserve officer program coordi-nator and a member of the Arcadia Police Of-ficers Association board of directors.

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named the Association’s Officer of the Year as well as the 2009 California Reserve Coordinator of the Year.

A rcad ia Pol ice Capt a i n Eugene P. Gioia h ighl ighted some of Crowther’s higher pro-file cases which include a 2006 shooting at a Chevron station which resulted in the offender sentenced to l i fe in prison, a robbery at a local restaurant in which the owner was shot and killed, a domestic violence case in which the husband is now serving 29 years to life for the shooting death of his wife and a child molestation case in which the offender is facing 55 years to life in prison.

Crowther, and his wife Jan-na, have two daughters, Grace and Elizabeth.

Arcadia Fire Department Battalion Chief Barry Spriggs introduced the next honoree, Engineer Gary Robinson II.

In 2001, while working as a landscape contractor, Robinson made the decision to become a firefighter.

After attending the James Shern Fire Academy in Comp-ton, he went to UCLA where he received his Emergency Medical Technician and CPR training. In 2003, Robinson was hired by the San Bernardino County Fire Department and worked in the cities of Hesperia and Adelanto

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Robinson, and his wife Jen-nifer, have two children, Mack-

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At the conclusion of the pro-gram, both Crowther and Rob-inson received standing ovations from the Arcadia Rotarians.

Both gentlemen were hum-bled by the recognit ion and thanked the Rotarians for their support.

“We are extremely grateful to those that serve in the public safety sector for putt ing their life on the line every day while doing their job,” said Barter. “We applaud our honorees for their outstanding commitment and service to the City of Ar-cadia.”

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Sierra Madre Water “Walk and Talk” Coming July 8

The City of Sier ra Madre has advised resi-dents that informat ion about water rates and the City’s water system will be covered at the Com-munity Water – Walk and Talk on Thursday, July 8th, at 6:30 pm, at the Maintenance Yards, 621 E . Sier ra Madre Blvd, behind Sierra Vista Park.

The c it y’s website a lso conta ins informa-tion about the proposed water rate increase, from FAQ’s to detailed ana-lytical reports. Interested residents can get informa-t ion regarding the rea-sons for the increase, the proposed new rate struc-ture, protest procedures, and not ice of the Ju ly 13th Public Hearing date.

For more in forma -tion call the City’s Wa-ter Department at (626) 355-7135.

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POLICE BLOTTERSArcadia PD

For the period of Sunday, June 20, through Saturday, June 26, the Police Department re-sponded to 939 calls for service of which 145 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Depart-ment during this period.

Sunday, June 20:

1. At 7:30 p.m., a traffic stop at Peck and Live Oak leads to the arrest of a male Hispanic, 21 years of age for narcotics violations, and another male Hispanic, 26 years of age, for an outstand-ing warrant.

2. Between 5:00 p.m.

and 8:40 p.m., unknown suspect(s) damaged the vic-tim’s vehicle window by us-ing a BB gun or a Pellet gun in the 200 block of Campus Drive.

Monday, June 21:

3. At midnight, while on extra patrol at the Santa Anita Inn, 130 West Hun-tington Drive, an officer observed a vehicle driving through the parking lot at a high rate of speed. Upon stopping the vehicle and conducting a vehicle check, the officer was advised oc-cupants had been involved in a battery which had just occurred at the 100 to 1 Bar, 100 West Huntington Drive. The driver, a female white, 28 years of age, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and the occupant, a female white, 41 years of age, was subsequently ar-rested for battery.

4. Sometime between midnight of 06/14 and 12:30 p.m., on 06/21, victim was contacted by his bank, Foot-hill Federal Credit Union, that he was the victim of credit card fraud committed by unknown suspect(s). He was informed of multiple transactions from the United Kingdom and Denmark to-taling more than $2,900.00. Report was made for viola-tion of theft by credit card and grand theft.

Tuesday, June 22:

5. A residential bur-glary occurred between 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., in the 00 block of West Winnie Way. Unknown suspect(s) gained access to the location via an unlocked bedroom window.

Once inside, the suspect(s) ransacked three bedrooms and took miscellaneous credit cards, jewelry, a TV and a computer. The sus-pects fled the location in an unknown direction by unknown means.

6. Sometime between 5:30 a.m., Monday, 06/21, and 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, 06/22, unknown suspect(s) entered a residence in the 200 block of West Foothill Boulevard using unknown pry tools to forcibly open the front door. Once inside the residence, the suspect(s) re-moved property and exited out the front door leaving it ajar behind them. A laptop was stolen.

Wednesday, June 23:

7. At approximately 12:20 a.m., an unknown suspect possibly used a sto-len key to enter victim’s vehicle from the 1000 block of West Duarte Road. It ap-peared that once inside the vehicle, the suspect(s) looked through the center console, unknown if anything was taken. Suspect then fled to the rear of the residence, jumped a wall and exited onto Temple City Boulevard and went southbound riding a scooter.

8. Sometime between 10:00 a.m., Saturday, 06/19 and 12:45 p.m., 06/23, a female white, 27 years of age, entered Walgreen Phar-macy at 253 East Foothill Boulevard with the intent to fill a prescription that she knew was fraudulent. The suspect left before officers arrived.

Thursday, June 24:

9. Between 11:00 p.m., on Wednesday, 06/23, and 12:00 p.m., 06/24, unknown suspect(s) forced entry to the location in the 1000 block of Holly Avenue, which was tended for fumigation, by cutting the tent, remov-ing a window screen and breaking a rear window. Suspect(s) possibly stole un-known items, exited via a rear door and fled the area in an unknown direction.

10. At 12 noon, un-known suspect(s) obtained victim’s bank checks by unknown means and wrote a check for $159.06 to Von’s in Pasadena for unknown items.

Friday, June 25:

11. Between the hours of 7:30 p.m., on 06/24 and 2:20 p.m., 06/25, a 2007 Infinity was taken from an open detached garage in the 900 block of Fallen Leaf Road.

12. At approximate-ly 11:30 p.m., a Chinese male and female who were friends were arguing at the Westfield Mall. The argu-ment turned into a physical altercation where the male was placed under private person’s arrest for battery.

Saturday, June 26:

13. At approximate-ly 10:30 a.m., unknown suspect(s) cut the lock of a storage unit to gain ac-cess at 12340 Lower Azusa Road. Once inside, un-known suspect(s) removed fishing equipment and an electronic car buffer.

14. At approximately 4:20 p.m., unknown suspects parked a white sedan to the front of the 00 block of West Lemon Avenue and gained access to the rear yard via an unlocked side gate. The suspects forced entry to the residence by removing the screen from and entering through an open bathroom window. Suspects stole a notebook computer, exited the residence and fled the area in listed vehicle.

Sierra Madre PD

During the week of Sunday, June 20th, to Saturday June 26th, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to ap-proximately 318 calls for service.

Monday, June 21st:

1:12 PM – Residential Burglary, 600 block Fair-view Ave. Suspect(s) en-tered an open rear kitchen window between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Monday, June 21st. A witness saw the suspect standing next to a white Japanese- style SUV with a square body style, parked in the drive-way. The suspect was a male of an unknown race, 5’8” to 6’ tall, dark hair, and wearing a dark shirt. The loss included a 52” and a 37” Sony flat screen TVs, two Canon cameras, two Apple laptop computers, seven men’s and women’s watches, jewelry consisting of women’s rings, earrings, and bracelets, and several

gift cards. The total loss was estimated at $90,000.00.

Thursday, June 24th:

3:42 PM – Residential burglary, 100 block Col-ony Drive. Suspect(s) en-tered the home through an unlocked back door. The crime occurred Thursday between 1:45 pm and 3:39 pm, 6/24/2010. No dollar loss has been established at this time.

Monrovia PD

During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 584 service events, result-ing in 112 investigations. Follow-ing are the last week’s highlighted issues and events:

Assault with a Deadly Weapon

On June 18 at 1:32 a.m., of-ficers responded to a report of an assault. The victim, a taxicab driver, was dropping off a female subject who had told her boyfriend that the cab driver was flirting with her. The female was upset with her boyfriend and she had lied about the flirtation. The boyfriend argued with the cab driver and threw a beer bottle at him. The cab driver accelerated the vehi-cle, and the bottle struck the window behind the driver. The male suspect fled, and the cab driver followed him to a residence in Monrovia. Officers responded and de-tained the suspect, and he was later arrested.

Suspicious Circum-stances

On June 18 at 2:00 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle in the area which appeared suspicious. When he drove toward the vehicle, the driv-er quickly made several eva-sive turns and parked. The officer stopped and detained the driver and passenger at Foothill and Madison. During the investigation, he learned the vehicle was not registered to either oc-cupant. A call to the owner revealed the vehicle should have been at the repair shop where the driver worked. An examination of the vehicle revealed numerous car ste-reos and a GPS system. The driver claimed he removed the stereos from vehicles that were traded in. The oc-cupants were identified and released. The vehicle was released to the owner, and

the investigation is continu-ing to determine if the items were stolen.

Terrorist Threats

On June 20 at 11:45 a.m., officers responded to a busi-ness in the 3300 block of South Peck Road regard-ing a subject seen throwing car parts over a wall to an accomplice. When officers arrived, the suspects had fled, but security personnel had recovered the stolen property. Security reported one suspect had threatened them by stating he was go-ing to come back and shoot them. They were able to get a license plate number to the suspects’ vehicle. The vehicle registration was run and the two addresses listed were checked by assisting agencies. The suspect was detained a few hours later in West Covina. A Monro-via officer responded and interviewed the suspect. He was subsequently arrested for terrorist threats.

Vehicle Code Violation / Possession of a Danger-ous Weapon / Posses-sion of Marijuana

On June 20 at 7:54 p.m., a police sergeant was con-ducting a traffic stop on a vehicle for a defective wind-shield. A subsequent vehicle search resulted in finding a billy club and ten grams of marijuana. The driver was arrested for the above listed charges.

Vehicle Burglary

On June 21 at 6:45 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 700 block of South Cali-fornia on a vehicle burglary report. The victim reported her vehicle was broken into during the night. Investiga-tion continuing.

Residential Burglary

On June 21 at 8 a.m., an officer went to a residence in the 1000 block of Winding Oak regarding a burglary. The victim reported that he parked his Cadillac in the garage and closed the door as best he could in the evening, as his garage door doesn’t close all the way. In the morning, his niece went out to the garage and noted the two right passenger doors of the vehicle were open. The victim went to the garage to check his vehicle and saw his golf bag contain-ing golf clubs was missing.

They checked the garage and noted a plastic box which contained approxi-mately 15 women’s purses was also missing. Investiga-tion continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

On June 21 at 10:49 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 200 block of East Chestnut on a vehicle burglary report. The victim’s vehicle was broken into during the night. Inves-tigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

On June 21 at 12:58 p.m., an officer went to a residence in the 200 block of East Olive on a vehicle burglary report. The victim parked her vehicle to the rear of the residence and secured it in the evening. She went out to her vehicle the next afternoon and saw the right side doors slightly open. She checked her car and discovered her son’s backpack missing. The ve-hicle was parked in an en-closed area. It appears the suspects jumped into the parking area and attempted to remove the left rear tire. The stereo was pried off the console, the wires cut and the amplifiers were taken from the trunk. Investiga-tion continuing.

Grand Theft Auto

On June 21 at 1:39 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a residence in the 800 block of West Duarte regarding a stolen vehicle report. The victim told the officer her vehicle was parked and se-cured in its assigned park-ing stall on June 20. She returned to her vehicle the next afternoon and found it missing. Her vehicle is a white, 1993 Honda Accord. Investigation continuing.

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Don lived in Monro-via, California since 1960. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Linda B. Proc-tor, sons Donald Proctor (Patricia) and David Proc-tor (Michelle), daughter DanaRae Proctor, grand-daughters Micheline, Cait-lin, Theresa, Rachel, Sa-mantha, Kelly, and Ashley, and cousin Jackie Spacek (Ed) and family.

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Graduations can be viewed as the end of a ma-jor milestone for students. Graduations can also be viewed as the beginning of a new journey. For graduates at Hillsides Education Center, graduation is a moment to re-flect on the previous years of challenges and accomplish-ments, while looking toward a future that can be bright, filled with hope, and success.

Hillsides Educat ion Center, a special education school in Pasadena serving students who have learning disabilities or severe emo-tional disturbances, held its commencement ceremony on June 22. Teachers and staff briefly introduced the graduates, sharing stories about each one of them, expounding on their talents and abilities, the smiles that greeted everyone and the confidence and self-expres-sion they found throughout the years.

“What is unique about our graduations is that we have six graduates and six valedictorian speeches,” said Jay Bechtol, director of Hill-sides Education Center. “We are extremely proud of each student and impressed with what each one has to say.”

Hillsides Special Education School Celebrates Six Graduates

Hillsides Chief Executive Officer Joseph M. Costa congratulates Anthony Anderson, graduate of Hillsides Education Center in Pasadena. - Photo credit: Nicola Wilkins-Miller/Hillsides

Each g raduate ap -proached the podium and thanked someone for help-ing them throughout the years, whether it was pro-viding comfort, guidance or education. One young girl, who also lives at Hillsides, the foster care children’s charity, acknowledged that she came to the residential facility with many chal-lenges and is leaving with many accomplishments. She thanked the professional staff for helping her get to where she is now—proud of whom she has become and the prospect of where she is going.

Others thanked teach-ers for simply being there when they needed some-one to talk to, while others thanked the charity’s care-givers for their patience, love, and for having a father figure.

“Graduation is a won-derful day at Hillsides, in particular for all the staff at Hillsides Education Center, who dedicate year after year to working with our students in providing them a quality education,” said Joseph M. Costa, Hillsides Chief Ex-ecutive Officer. “We couldn’t be prouder of them and are excited about their future.

Hillsides will continue to care and be a supportive community for them and we are confident of their future success.”

Bechtol shared with the audience that each

graduate is enrolled in college or a vocat ional training program, a major accomplishment for each students and for the spe-cial education school in Program.

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