| Rosemead city officials fired up their grills last Tuesday evening in honor of this year's annual National Night Out event.
| by Andrea Montenegro
Rosemead city officials fired up their grills last Tuesday evening in honor of this year's annual National Night Out event.
Citizens of Rosemead, along with local law enforcement, gathered together at Rosemead's Public Safety Center to enjoy barbequed hot links prepared for them by the cities officials.
"This is a great opportunity for us to collaborate with the residents and the school district. We're working with law enforcement agencies to protect the citizens of Rosemead," said Rosemead Mayor, John Tran.
The Mayor announced that after several inactive years, the Neighborhood Watch Program has been very successful.
Temple City Sheriff's Captain Richard Shaw spoke to Neighborhood Watch participants about breaking down barriers between the...
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| “I would miss the first three days of school each year because we were poor and I didn’t have the things I needed,” recalls a Foothill Unity Center volunteer. “It was easier than facing the remarks and looks of the other children.”
| by Linda Taubenreuther
“I would miss the first three days of school each year because we were poor and I didn’t have the things I needed,” recalls a Foothill Unity Center volunteer. “It was easier than facing the remarks and looks of the other children.”
Each year for a decade, Foothill Unity Center has provided hundreds of children with the basics they might not otherwise have to start the school year off right: new school uniforms, underwear, shoes, socks, and school supplies. But this year’s event, to be held August 21st at Santa Anita Park race track, is being challenged by an unprecedented economic crunch.
“We’re expecting 50% more children than we had last year, and our monetary donations are...
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| | Congratulations to Arroyo High School freshman Alicia Gonzalez and sophomore Richard Lau on their first place wins in the American Legion Auxiliary Post 261 District 18 (El Monte) essay contest. | by Anne Donofrio-Holter
Congratulations to Arroyo High School freshman Alicia Gonzalez and sophomore Richard Lau on their first place wins in the American Legion Auxiliary Post 261 District 18 (El Monte) essay contest.
Gonzalez and Lau both read their essays at a recent American Legion meeting.
"Receiving this award is a great honor, I couldn't believe it," said Gonzalez. "Having entered this contest not expecting to win anything and coming out first made me feel amazing."
Arroyo High School submitted over 500 essays this year with seven students receiving awards and recognition.
Esmeralda Bailon, Valerie Lomeli, Angel Quezada and Jackie Chen took third in their divisions and senior...
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| Clean out your closet and return those long overdue books, DVDs, magazines and other library materials without paying a late fine during the County of Los Angeles Public Library's "Fine-Free Week" campaign.
| Clean out your closet and return those long overdue books, DVDs, magazines and other library materials without paying a late fine during the County of Los Angeles Public Library's "Fine-Free Week" campaign.
The County Library is offering library borrowers a chance to return overdue library materials and clear their library accounts during Fine-Free Week, beginning August 11 and continuing through August 17, 2008. The County Libraries serving the people of the City of El Monte are the El Monte Library, located at 3224 Tyler Avenue, and the Norwood Library, located at 4550 N. Peck Road.
"The purpose of fine free days is to encourage borrowers to return library property, and receive a fresh start," stated County Librarian,...
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| | The Rainbow’s End, the ten-year-old thrift store operated by the local nonprofit organization Foothill Unity Center, has moved from its Monrovia address to a larger space at 1329 Huntington Drive in Duarte. | The Rainbow’s End, the ten-year-old thrift store operated by the local nonprofit organization Foothill Unity Center, has moved from its Monrovia address to a larger space at 1329 Huntington Drive in Duarte.
The new location, the former home of Wright Price Thrift Store, is on the north side of Huntington Drive just east of Buena Vista Avenue, between Big Lots and Rite Aid Drug Store. The store is open seven days a week: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5p.m.
The Rainbow’s End sells affordable, quality clothing and home items donated by caring people from surrounding local communities. “Right now, we’re jam-packed with lots of new and gently used items, so it’s a great time to explore,” said store manager...
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| | Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis will host a panel discussion entitled “Greening Our Capitol, Greening Our Communities.” | Los Angeles, CA – Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis will host a panel discussion entitled “Greening Our Capitol, Greening Our Communities.” The panel will address ways in which local governments, schools and businesses can respond to the call for sustainable business practices, including available tax advantages, access to capital, and simple efficiencies to save energy.
The panel will feature The Honorable Dan Beard, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is leading House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” initiative.
Solis is the author of the Green Jobs Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) which authorized $125 million to train workers for “green” collar jobs in the renewable energy industries.
The “Greening Our Capitol, Greening...
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