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As you enter the building of the El Monte City School District, the first thing visi-tors see is a plaque with their Mission Statement which reads: “Our purpose is to educate all students to de-velop skills, knowledge, and attitudes to be responsible, productive, and fulfilled individuals able to succeed ethically in a democratic so-ciety.” After interviewing the new superintendent for the El Monte City School District, Dr. Maribel Garcia, I believe that the district has chosen such a leader to continue this journey.

When Dr. Garcia first came on board, she decided to begin with a “100 Day Entry Plan,” which involves listening and learning. She told me that one of her great-est strengths is the fact that she is a “life-long learner,” which she feels will benefit the district and the commu-nity. In addition, Dr. Garcia shared that one of her core values is optimism; she al-ways tries to see the good in every situation.

The daughter of immi-grants, Dr. Garcia was raised in El Monte on Lexington at 3440, just one block from

the district at 3540 Lex-ington. She laughed as she recalled visiting the district frequently as a child, because their mail was always being delivered to her home in error. Her mom would have

her walk to the district to return their mail. When Dr. Garcia looks back on that time in her life, she said she always has felt a connection with the district and now she knows why. She attended El

Monte Schools and said she was continually nurtured by her teachers, and her dreams were always encouraged. Dr. Garcia attended UCLA and has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

and a Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership. She brings 15 years of experience to her new position.

I asked Dr. Garcia if she missed the classroom and she answered with a re-

sounding, “yes.” She told me she will “forever be a teacher” and “forever think like a teacher.” During these challenging economic times, Dr. Garcia said the district still continues to do the same with much less.

What is her vision for the El Monte City School District? Dr. Garcia wants to create systems with the best learning environments, form-ing a pipeline to college at all of their schools. She said she wants “the best educa-tion for all of our students.” She shared a quote from Ce-sar Chavez that has become part of her mantra, “We don’t need perfect political systems, we need perfect participation.” Dr. Garcia believes that perfect partici-pation contributes to solu-tions and when every person participates, then they are always part of the solution.

Dr. Garcia still resides in El Monte. Her dedica-tion to students and the city of El Monte is genuinely heartwarming. I believe that her love and passion for the community, coupled with her dedication to students and education, will make her an overwhelming success.

Former El Monte Student Becomes Superintendent by Jo Anne Disneyphoto : Dr. Maribel Garcia

The City of El Monte cel-ebrated Arbor Day on Fri-day, March 8 with a special ceremony to announce the City’s recent accomplish-ment of earning a prestigious Tree City USA designation. Joined by Smokey the Bear and a crowd of residents, community volunteers and school children, the El Monte City Council led the audience in a special tree planting cer-emony and plaque dedication at City Hall.

“The fact that the City of El Monte is now designated as a Tree City USA city is a

phenomenal accomplishment and will help preserve our community’s character,” said City Councilwoman Norma Macias, who helped lead the City’s effort. “Thanks to the hard work of our staff, future generations of El Monte resi-dents, including these school children, will enjoy the many benefits of our City’s trees.”

The Arbor Day celebration brought public awareness to the various social, eco-nomical, and environmental benefits that planting and cultivating trees within the city provides. All attendees

Celebrates Arbor Day with Prestigious Tree City USA Designation

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While an average of 1.3 million California children each day participate in the state’s School Breakfast Program, about 63,000 more last year than in 2011, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson marked National School Breakfast Week by urging families to make sure all children get the nourishing food they need to succeed in school.

“Breakfast is the most im-portant meal of the day, and California’s School Breakfast Program helps make sure that no child starts the school day too hungry to think and learn,” Torlakson said.

Studies show there’s a clear connection between health, learning, and atten-dance. Healthy children are more successful in school, have lower rates of absentee-ism and tardiness, are more attentive and well-behaved, and are more likely to gradu-ate from high school and go to college.

That’s why Torlakson

More Children Participate in School Breakfast Programs

by Chief Tom Torlakson

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Around Townby Mavis Hansen

March 13, 2013

Tis' the time for the of "Wearing O' the Green". Saint Patrick's Day will be celebrat-ed on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Irish or not, nearly everyone celebrates with some type of festivity. This is Ireland's greatest national holiday as well as a holy day. This date marks the anniversary of the death of the missionary who became the patron saint of Ire-land. It is a happy holiday for the Irish, wherever they may be, in Dublin or somewhere in the United States. The day is celebrated with parades, speeches, festive dinners and dances. Many enjoy candy and other foods colored em-erald green, even green beer! Green, the national color of Ireland is the color of the day. Many Irish also wear sham-rocks, the country's national symbol. According to legend, Saint Patrick used the sham-rocks three leaflets to explain the concept of the Trinity to the Irish people. My earliest memories of Saint Patrick’s Day are that if you didn't wear green, then you got pinched! So remember to wear green and have lots of fun.

The Tea and Chat Read-ing Society for Women Who Love to Read is quite a fancy name for a book club, never the less that is exactly what a group of women who get together on the third Friday of each month do. The March meeting will be held on Friday, the 15th at 11:30 a.m. Each month the group meets at a different restaurant for lunch and discussion. The March meeting will be held at the Cielito Lindo Restaurant, 1612 Santa Anita Avenue, South El Monte, California. The books for this month are: "I Didn't Ask To Be Born (But I'm Glad I Was)", author is Bill Cosby and "The Immortal Life of Henrrieta Lacks", author Rebecca Skloots. Chairman of The Tea and Chat Reading So-ciety for Women Who Love to Read is Lavonne Moore. Ev-eryone is asked to wear green for this meeting! Membership is open to those interested in reading and guests are always welcome. For further informa-tion contact Lavonne Moore at 562-278-4942.

The El Monte Women's Club has selected Rita Cazares as their 2012 Citizen of the Year. Rita has been an excellent and very active member. She is a willing helper to everyone, within the club and in her com-munity, social and personal life. After retirement as an elementary school principal, Rita decided to contribute her time volunteering as a CASA (court appointed special ad-

vocate) advocate. She works with children who have special issues and problems, attending many meetings with therapists, doctors, social workers, teach-ers and all others affecting the welfare of the child and seeks ways to resolve the needs of the child assigned to her. Rita is currently the President of the El Monte Friend O' Garden Club, one of the oldest clubs in El Monte. She is an avid gardener and her yard is an asset to the community. She is also active in the Arboretum District of Garden Clubs which belongs to California Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc. Rita has a great interest in Domestic Violence Awareness and seeks to help eliminate domestic violence and help domestic violence survivors. This award is given to a club member who has demonstrated personal excellence as a volunteer in her community, outside of federation, as well as commit-ment to her family. The period covered is the previous year (2012). All nominees from the clubs in the San Gabriel Valley District of Women's Clubs are invited to attend the Citizen of the Year Awards Luncheon on April 13, 2013 at the San Gabriel Valley District Con-vention where they will be rec-ognized in a special ceremony. Congratulations, Rita!

El Monte's Family Adven-ture Shuttle to Knott's Berry Farm Market Place will make the trip on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Departure from the El Monte Trolley Station will be at 10:30 AM and the return shuttle from Knott's Berry Farm will be at 3:00 PM. Knott's Berry Farm Market Place is an area for shopping and dining only. The cost for the shuttle ride is only $5.00 per person. No driving or parking worries! Tickets must be purchased in advance and the last day to purchase tickets is March 21st. For further information contact the City of El Monte Public Works Department, Transportation Services Department at 626-580-2217.

This year the El Monte Women's Club Fashion Show theme will be "A Western Round Up" and held on Sat-urday, April 27, 2013 at the El Monte Community Center, 3130 N. Tyler Avenue, El Monte, California. The cost is $25.00 per person. Fashions will be provided by Magno-lia, 124 E. Foothill, Arcadia California. Doors will open at 10:15 am for social time and vendor shopping. Lunch will be at 11:30 AM and the Fash-ion Show presented at 12:30 PM. There will be lots of fun and many door prizes and op-portunity drawings. Chairman is Pat Wallach. For tickets or further information you may call Pat at 626-444-9968.

There are always lots of fun events in our community.

See you soon, Someplace AROUND TOWN

It’s not all the time you feel alive and giddy, since the world around you is not only filled with sunshine but rain. Remember those moments you have in which you are overwhelmed; can’t breathe, think, or move. You have absolutely nothing in your control or have enough time in which to react. Your mind begins to conceive other alter-

natives to block the situation, giving you another way out.

It may be work, school, or

your social life, but everyone has those moments --- I call them the “Underwater Expe-rience.” I call the situation that because it holds a similar feeling of being underwater. As you float under the surface you hear voices up above and

they are muffled by your own heartbeat and the sound of water splashing. Your move-ments are difficult to make. Your vision is blurry. There is that unpleasant feeling of air running short and the need to burst out to the surface. So, if you ever experience one of those moments, stay strong, and push to the surface.

Life Underwater

By Yesenia Melgar

Student's CornerYesenia Melgar, contributing student writer from San Gabriel Mission High School.

Dear Editor,

I wish to publicly and loudly protest the long-time unpublicized financial plight of our El Monte Union High School District. To hastily call a "special meeting" of the Board on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, not inform the public, and announce the bad news makes no sense. We in the public were left our of the loop. Why? There are solu-tions to problems if one vigorously seeks them and "thinks outside the proverbial 'box." Our Supervisor Gloria Molina has millions to spend in discretionary funds every year and, I am convinced, that she might or might have donated a large sum--if asked to do so. Did anyone ask her? And, we have major contractors to the district--did anyone ask for donations from them? Myriad elected officials have large sums in their cam-paign accounts..did anyone seek a donation or two? Some school districts have even enacted across the board pay cuts to save jobs...did anyone suggest doing this? Did anyone notify our members of our El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce or area City Councils and seek assistance? To simply accuse and blame Sacramento is not the answer. It's a cop out!

In closing, I wish to publicly congratulate and applaud our Board Member Ms. Juanita Gonzalez for her "no" votes." Her votes clearly show her genuine concern for education and her willingness to seek alternatives to laying off 62 teachers and harming our students.

David Siegrist

Just a suggestion I will tell you right now that I am 75 yrs old and do have an appointment to have

my eyes examined, I notice that you keep changing the layout of the paper and using more photo's and color. Sometimes that is nice, but I have trouble reading the items where you use the darker blue or gray (i.e.:the article by Dwain Crum ).........I really had trouble reading the ad for the Wayne Clayton Dinner. I had to get out my magnify-ing glass to read all the writing in white, and the items under the address were hard to read even with the magnifying glass. I don't think the background color was a good

choice (in my opinion only ). I also have trouble reading small print that is done in white on a colored background. (i.e. Von's Credit Union Ad). Maybe I'm old-fash-ioned, but I really prefer the black and white print....makes me think of that old riddle...

What's black and white and red all over?...A newspaper I would also like to suggest that Mavis Hansen someway show when she is chang-

ing topics by underlining the name) i.e. this weeks column..... San Gabriel Valley Dis-trict of Women's Clubs Senior President's Council, Hispano Americano Club, State Senator Ed Hernandez Free Tax Assistance

Thank you for listening to me. Have a nice day Ruby REl Monte, Calif.

Thank you for your suggestion and we will take your suggestion into consideration. We will try and keeping the paper reader friendly. We appreciate you taking the time to to write us.

Best Regards, Mid Valley News


The Kiwanis Club of Temple City honored two outstanding students from Cloverly Elementary School. Pictured with the proud students is teacher Mrs. Sally Stokes.

Alia is 12 years old and in Mrs. Wenzel, Mrs. Tenny, and Mrs. Saldana’s class. She has a younger brother and enjoys playing the violin and play-ing with her friends. Alia said, “The best things about Cloverly are my friends, the wonderful teachers, and the amazing extra curricular ac-tivities.” The best thing that ever happened was moving to Hawaii in 2006. If she could change one thing it would be that everyone would be equal. Personal goals are to build a time-traveler, be friendly to everyone, to help others, and to not read so much.

Benjamin is 11 years old

and in Mrs. Stokes class. He has a younger sister and enjoys watching YouTube. Benjamin said, “The best things about Cloverly are Fri-day mornings in class, recess, and P.E..” The best thing that ever happened was going to Disneyland. If he could change one thing it would be to read the Percy Jackson series earlier. Personal goals are to build another Mount Olympus, get better grades, become a good cook, and be in a movie.

Each week the Temple City Kiwanis Club is pleased to recognize outstanding stu-dents and their teachers from Cloverly, Emperor, Longden, Oak Avenue, and the Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center. Kiwanis treats students and their teacher to lunch. Stu-dents receive a certificate, a letter for their parents, a bum-

per sticker, a gift certificate from The Hat Restaurant, and a photograph of them receiv-ing their award. Their photo will also be published in Temple City Life, Mid Valley News, Temple City Tribune, and displayed in the Temple City Unified School District lobby.

Temple City Kiwanis has been serving our community since 1939. Members are dedicated men and women who desire to make a differ-ence in the quality of life for the youth of Temple City. Kiwanis meets at 12:00 noon each Tuesday at Denny’s Restaurant. To find out more about Kiwanis, please call Jerry Jambazian at (626) 286-2444. You can also visit their website at www.templecityki-wanis.org.

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WEBB'S RULES

They either are or they aint;That's how I explain a saint.

There are many different saint days;Celebrated by many people in different ways.

But Saint Patrick's Day is special as it can be;For his exceptional holiness of life, you see.By the Christian Church he is recognized;

For he is a Patron Saint of Ireland, no surprise.

I think lovingly it's also known as Saint Paddy's Day;And celebrated worldwide, with a parade on the way.

It's observed on March Seventeenth by the Irish;And, of course, by all other people who wish.

I always think of it as the wearing of the green;For on Saint Patrick's Day that is what is seen.I remember in High School that it was a cinch;If you weren't wearing green you'd be pinched.

And it didn't matter if you were Irish or not; Without any green, you were bound to get caught.

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

by Eugene R. Webb

The City of El Monte, together with many dedicated community partners, hosted Inspire: A Young Women’s Leadership Day on Saturday, March 1. The conference aimed to teach approximately 200 local young women strat-egies on how to be effective leaders and provide encour-agement that will propel them into a bright and vibrant future.

The conference featured prominent female leaders whose roots are planted in El Monte/South El Monte, and are now successful in their chosen industries. They served as inspirational role

models to the young women, and recounted their own personal stories and provided tips on how the young women could create their own suc-cess stories and achieve their dreams. This includes keynote speaker Dr. Maribel Garcia, who, as Superintendent of the El Monte City School District, is now running the schools that were the source of her education.

One panelist, 2nd Lieuten-ant Maria S. Chavez from the United States Marine Corps shared her inspirational story of overcoming obstacles and serving as a female officer. The audience was inspired

and moved to tears by her story.

The conference was open to 7th- 12th grade girls who at-tend the El Monte Union High School District, El Monte City School District, and the Mountain View School District.

Breakout session topics included learning ways to be a confident young woman in today’s society, wellness and how to have healthy body image, etiquette in today’s world, and managing your image in social media. One participant attending the "Real Women. Real Beauty" work-shop presented by AltaMed

Inspire continued to pg 7

by Chelsea Dickerson

City of El Monte Hosts Leadership Conference to Inspire 200 Young Women

'Kiwanis News' by Jerry Jambazian

Students of the Month


encourages all children to be physically active, eat nutri-tious meals, and drink plenty of water as part of his Team California for Healthy Kids initiative. He is also the hon-orary chair of the Breakfast-First Campaign, designed to promote breakfast outside of the cafeteria. Many schools have innovative programs like Classroom Breakfast, Grab-and-Go, and Second Chance Breakfast where stu-dents can get nutritious food whenever they are hungry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports 14.9 per-cent or nearly 17.9 million American households were uncertain of having or ac-quiring enough food to feed their families in 2011. This food insecurity rate is worse in California, where 16.2 percent or about 2.1 million households did not have enough money or resources for food.

California’s School Break-fast Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture. The Program provides nutritious breakfasts at low or no cost to children. The children must be in pub-lic and private nonprofit schools; and public and private nonprofit licensed residential child care institu-tions, such as group homes, juvenile halls, and orphan-ages.

The School Breakfast Pro-gram is open to all enrolled children. If a child already qualifies for free or reduced-

price lunches, then the child would also qualify for free or reduced-price breakfasts. The breakfast may include items such as whole-grain breads, eggs and yogurt, fruits and vegetable juices, and milk.

Sponsors submit reim-bursement claims to the California Department of Education to receive funding for their breakfast programs. For more information on how to participate, guidance, and meal plans, please visit the California Department of Education’s School Break-fast Program Web page.

School Breakfast continued from pg 1

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Read it & Smile

Joining in the nationwide celebration of Read Across America, the largest reading event in the United States, schools throughout the Moun-tain View School District hosted Read Aloud Celebra-tions. Read Across America also marks the birthday of Dr. Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, beloved children’s author who was born over 100 years ago. Dr. Seuss changed the landscape of children's books with his controlled-vocabulary tales of antic cats (The Cat in the Hat), colorful meals (Green Eggs and Ham), and dozens of other zany tales.

Following this year’s Read Across America theme, Read-

ing Takes You Places, students at Twin Lakes welcomed guest readers including none other than The Cat in the Hat. At Maxson School, second graders were treated to a story read by El Monte Mayor, Andre Quintero. Through-out the celebrations, students participated in all kinds of activities relating to the theme of reading and Dr. Seuss.

“Inviting guest readers to our schools is a great way to show students the impor-tance of reading,” said Lillian Maldonado French, MVSD superintendent. “We appreci-ate all the volunteer readers who took time out of their schedules to visit our schools and read to our students. It

truly does make a tremen-dous impact and to quote Dr. Seuss, ‘There’s no limit to the places we can go’ especially when we work together as a community to encourage our children to read.”

Mountain View School District Students

Learn that Reading Takes You Places

The Cat in Hat was happy to visit Twin Lakes School and read to the students as part of the school’s Read Across America celebration.

Maxson School welcomed the Mayor of El Monte, Andre Quintero, who shared a story with 2nd graders.

by Michele Earle

The Gidley Science Olym-piad Team placed fifth in the Annual Los Angeles County Regional Science Olympiad competition which qualifies them to participate in the upcoming State Olympiad Competition.

The team won 8 medals in a variety of events includ-ing Sounds of Music (a 1st place), Rocks and Minerals, Experimental Design, Water Quality, Boomilever, Mis-sion Impossible, and Mouse-trap Vehicle.

The team is coached by Pamela Dominguez, Gidlely science teacher; Marilyn Coffin, retired science teach-er; and Joe Phipps, retired engineer.

There were 36 middle

school teams competing at this regional competition. There were a total of 23 events in which teams par-ticipated. This is the largest regional science Olympiad competition in the nation. There were a total of 139 teams including elementary, middle, and high school students.

Shown here is the Gidley team: (not in order of appearance)Jenny Truong, Michael Ojeda, Angel Ni, Daniel Ng, Sarah Fong, Linda Nguyen, Shirley Mach, Dannie Ma, Michelle Luu, Michael Lau, Charles Ho, Sebastian Franco, Giovani Chino, Katherine Cheng and Justin Tam, not pictured.

Gidley Science Olympiad Team Qualified to Participate

in State Competitionby Michele Earle


Chalk Talk

EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

EVERY STUDENT, EVERY MINUTE, EVERY DAY

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3/29 - Student/Teacher Free Day

4/01 - 4/05 Spring Break

4/08 - School Resumes

4/10 - Board Meeting/6 pm

4/26 - 12-Week Progress Report

Congratulations to El Monte Union High School District schools for their performance in the 31st annual Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon.

The purpose of the Aca-demic Decathlon is to en-courage, acknowledge and reward academic excellence by preparing and motivating high school students repre-sent-ing all grade point aver-ages to achieve at a signifi-cantly ad-vanced level through highly com-petitive cross-disci-pline scho-lastic events. The theme of this year's contest was Russia and students' analytical skills, perfor-mance abilities and writing aptitude were quizzed on subjects ranging from music to mathematics, science to art, economics to language and literature. The competi-tion consists of seven 45-50 minute multiple choice tests, a four-minute pre-pared speech, a two-minute impromptu speech, a seven minute interview, a written essay and a super quiz.

This year's Rosemead High School Academic De-cathlon team placed 16th out of 45 Los Angeles County competing schools and placed 3rd overall in their division. The team received recognition in each of the 10 subject areas of study and received 32 individual med-als with six students earning the distinction of being an overall top score performer in their competing division.

Team anchor April Truong scored almost 7,000 points out of a possible 10,000. Other team members that excelled included seniors Jose Madrigal, Kristy Phan, Addison Bi and Evelyn Wong. Also joining in the success were first time par-ticipants Michael Escobar and Tha Htet.

The South El Monte High

School team also fared well."Overall, the team won

three bronze, two silver and one gold medal," said prin-cipal Angie Gonzales. "In the category of Super Quiz and combined question, in Division 3 we placed third, the only school in the dis-trict that placed."

Top team scorer was Ash-ley Carreon.

Other top scorers included Emily Nham from Ar-royo High School, Isabella Caito from El Monte High School and Victor Nguyen from Mountain View High School.

"Working together as a team is a crucial element in the decathlon," said one El Monte High School team coach.

"While educational ex-cellence is important in the selection of team members, team spirit along with the enjoyment and challenge of the event also play a part

in the selection process," added a Mountain View High School team coach.

"I had a lot of fun compet-ing against students from the other schools," said one Arroyo High School stu-dent. "I learned a lot and hope to be part of the team next year."

"We are very proud of all our students who participat-

ed this year," said Super-intendent Nick Salerno. "Congratulations to all the teams and their coaches for a job well done."

All the participants were recognized at a banquet held at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello.

District Students Fare Well in Academic Decathlon

by Anne Donofrio-Holter

by Anne Donofrio-Holter

Photo: South El Monte High School Academic Decathlon Team

For the 8th year in a row, Arroyo High School will be represented at the California State Speech and Debate Championships April 19-21 after taking home the 3rd place sweepstakes trophy at the Southern California Debate League’s state qualifying tour-nament held last week at Cal State Long Beach and addi-tional honors this past week-end at Schurr High School in Montebello.

Seniors Jimmy Hua and Bryan Lam won a repeat trip to the state championships by fin-ishing in second place in Duo Interpretation, making them the first Arroyo students to go to the state championships

twice. Junior Ann Nguyen be-comes the first ever to qualify for the state championship in Congressional Debate after finishing fourth in that event.

Arroyo’s sweepstakes award was aided by nine other students who made it as far as the semi-final or final rounds in their events. In Duo Interpretation, junior Sara Lam and sophomore Gio Guzman made it to the semi-finals, as did sophomores Ryan Yu and Andres Vasquez along with freshmen Michael Lo and Eric Doan. In Congressional Debate, senior Raul Del Cid reached the final round and sophomore Jesse Payan finish-ing 11th in that event.

Arroyo Speech and Debate Team Going to State Championships

Arroyo and El Monte High School students have been selected to participate in two upcoming honor bands. Benjamin Mercado and Raul Delcid have been selected to represent Ar-royo High School in the California All-State Honor Choirs March 23. Mercado will sing in the Men's Honor Choir and Delcid will sing in the Mixed Honor Choir at the California Theater in San Jose. Representing

Arroyo High School in the Los Angeles Master Chorale High School Choir Festival Honor Choir are Delcid, Derian Espinosa, Chris-tina Nguyen, and Jennifer Nguyen. Representing El Monte High School are Is-rael Angel, Alejandra Flores, Sam Pham and Ivonne Vazquez. The performance will be held April 26 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Arroyo, El Monte High Students Selected for

Honor Bands

The CABE (California Associa-tion for Bilingual Education) and Californians Together presented a certificate of recognition to the El Monte Union High School District for preparing its students with the 21st century skill of com-

munication in English and one or more other world languages.

"We are very pleased and proud to be able to offer the Seal of Bi-literacy to those students who qualify. Having a second lan-guage proficiency is a tremendous

asset and opens opportunities for each recipient to contribute to our diverse and global soci-ety," said El Monte Union High School District Superintendent Nick Salerno. "Recognizing students with a special seal on their diploma is an outstanding way to celebrate this great ac-complishment."

More than 10,000 graduating high school seniors earned the new State Seal of Bi-literacy

on their diplomas this past June, marking the first time that the state has given out this award.

"In the past, school districts awarded their own seal of bi-literacy to students based on their own set of criteria," said a CABE spokesperson. "In order to qualify for the new state seal, all students in California will need to meet a uniform set of criteria which includes strong proficiency in both the English-language arts and a world language."

The District was congratulated on its dedication, leadership and spirit by honoring students with bi-literacy competency and serv-ing as a model for the rest of the state and nation.

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received a gift tree seedling to honor the special event.

“I am so proud to cel-ebrate this accomplishment during the City’s first Arbor Day celebration,” said El Monte Mayor Andre Quin-tero. “I hope this sends a message to all of our resi-dents that El Monte is a tree-friendly city. This designa-tion is a significant effort to keep El Monte beautiful and environmentally conscious.” The Mayor also recognized key El Monte staff mem-bers, the San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps, Cal Fire and the US Forest Services for their hard work and as-sistance during the City’s

application process. The Tree City USA pro-

gram is a national program that provides the framework for community forestry man-agement for cities and towns across America. Communi-ties achieve Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban for-estry management: maintain-ing a tree board or depart-ment, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day. The program is established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Forest-ers.

Health Services said, "I loved hearing that I am beautiful. No one has ever told me that before.”

This special event was host-ed by the City of El Monte, in partnership with California State Senator Ed Hernandez and Assemblymember Ed Chau. These two legislators provided scholarship money to allow 10 attendees to at-tend the upcoming Adelante Mujer Latina conference, with community partners provid-ing scholarship funds for an additional 15 participants to attend the conference held at Pasadena City College.

Local community orga-nizations also participated, including AltaMed, Pacific Clinics, Sempra Energy, Rio Hondo College, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, El Monte/South El Monte Cham-ber of Commerce, and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy.

“Putting on this confer-ence was a truly collaborative effort between all of these dedicated community part-ners to support these young women in this critical time in their lives,” said El Monte Councilwoman Victoria Martinez. “We want to show these young women that they can grow up and be

successful and amazing just like these women who did it before them.”

The conference was de-veloped by Councilwoman Martinez after she attended other local leadership train-ing seminars and realized that the El Monte community was very under-represented in the audience. She decided to take action and bring this vital information and resources directly to the community she serves.

Attendees were asked to give back to their communi-

ties at the event by bringing bring two canned good items. All items raised

were donated to the Emer-gency Resources Association,

a local nonprofit organization providing basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing for families in crisis.

Arbor Day continued from pg 1

El Monte City Council-woman Victoria Martinez,

El Monte Police Dept. Captian. Michelle States,

South El Monte Vice Mayor Angelica Garcia Delgado, community activist Verna De Los

Reyes, and United States Marine Corps 2nd Lieu-tenant Maria S. Chavez served as role models

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'Town Tweets'by Joe Castillo

Rosemead Elections Night …… I had the privilege of attending the ballot counting process for the City Of Rose-mead Municipal Elections last week. I arrived at City Hall at 7:51 and went into council chambers where the counting was to take place. There were approximately 13 volunteers who handled the ballot counting process. The process is quite interesting and you should see it some-time in action. The ballots are brought in by courier after the precincts are closed. A clerk validates the roll with ballots received, and then the can-vassers account for the bal-lots. Then the ballots are fed into counting device and auto-matically tabulated. The totals are then validated and results are displayed. All of this took place under the watch-ful eyes of the city officials including the City Clerk and an officer from the Sherriff’s department. There are seven precincts in Rosemead and voting day ballots along with mail-in votes are counted. Rosemead officials displayed the vote count through a MS Excel spreadsheet on a projected screen. When the final count was announced at approximately 9:30 PM, there were cheers and applause, hugs and handshake. It was so good to see three quality and honest politicians return to represent their city. Margaret Clark will continue to bring years of experience and over-sight to the council, while Ste-ven Ly and Sandra Armenta bring enthusiasm and energy in moving the city in the right direction. And even though Janet Chin was unsuccessful, you have to admire her for her effort to unseat a popular in-cumbent. Let’s hope she’s not disappointed in the process and continues her pursuit to win a seat in the next mu-nicipal elections. Even though

only 11.8% of eligible voters actually voted, it was good to see democracy at work. Over-all, all the candidates and the City of Rosemead should be proud of their municipal elec-tion for 2013…. San Gabriel Elections Night…. The race for San Gabriel City Council was as contentious as any in the San Gabriel Valley. Five qualified candidates competed for three spots; leaving two on the outside. San Gabriel ballot counting was held in their council chambers and a good sized crowd of 40 plus showed up. The ballot counting process was similar to Rosemead’s with only a few exceptions. City police were used as the enforce-ment agency, the assistant city manager oversaw the count-ing process and ballot results were shown using some sort of election software package. The vote counts for all the candidates were all close and no one carried more than 22% of the total vote. Once the bal-lots of all nine precincts were counted, the final numbers were announced. Incumbents Kevin Sawkins and Mario De La Torre retained their seats and Jason Pu, the young first time candidate captured the third spot. Incumbent David Gutierrez could not retain his seat and Chin Ho Liao lost by only 60 votes. It was one of the closest council races in the city in quite a while. Upon announcement of the results, cheers went up for Jason Pu, the only candidate to make an appearance. Cameras snapped pictures, videos rolled to capture the moment, hugs and handshakes followed. The electricity was high in the latter hours of the vote count as the race was too close to call. But in the end, the voters put a new face on the council. Only time will tell if more changes are on the way or the status quo will set in….

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Crossing the Equator is a big deal when traveling by ship. After leaving Panama my ship, the Pacific Princess, sailed south to the nation of Ecuador and the port of Guayaquil. The Equator is the imaginary line that di-vides the world in two. Prior to doing that you are called a polliwog and only by cross-ing the Equator does one become a shellback. Only in 2012, during my 19th cruise had I finally earned that term. Both Guayaquil in Ecuador and Callao in Peru were ports I have visited just last year.

Guayaquil is an interest-ing city in that it is much

larger than you would think. It has about twice the popu-lation of Quito, Ecuador's capital. It has a beautiful area along the river called Malecon 2000 which is a highlight of anyone's visit to Ecuador. The Parque de Igwanas (aka Simon Bolivar Park) while not as scenic or pristine as Malecon 2000 certainly provides its own unique experience.

Callao is to Lima, Peru what San Pedro is to Los An-geles, CA. It has the same type of relationship and is roughly the same distances. So while the cruise ships anchor at Callao, Lima is the big city and the attraction.

To me of the many neighborhoods in Lima, Mi-raflores is the most beautiful. Inside Miraflores is Parque de Amor with its wonder-ful flowers and views of the Pacific. There were some unusual statues as well.

From the Panama Canal to Guayaquil is 748 nautical miles and from Guayaquil to Callao are 2,033 more. After leaving Peru set course for one of the most mysteri-ous places on Earth, Easter Island

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FANVIEWBy Joe Torosian

I don’t know why, and I could be wrong, but I really think Mon-rovia trench man Avonte Moore will have a big 2013.

I saw him on film as a sopho-more and I really liked him...but then again I’ve drank the kool aid before. I thought T.J. Rubley was going to be great.

Yeah that World Baseball Clas-sic...yawn...that’s a real barn-burner.

I can’t believe some are trying to make the Clippers DeAndre Jordan the bad guy in his mon-ster dunk on the Pistons Brandon Knight over the weekend.

If Knight is on the court he is eligible to be slammed on, dunked on, pushed, shoved, and/or intimated...I don’t care how big he is...He can be Wilt Chamberlain or Spud Webb...Jordan’s dunk was impressive...

And according to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski society is at fault for giving Knight a hard time about being dunked on...Ironic since it was the major media that created this beast where every-thing and everyone associated with basketball has to fall down and worship the slam dunk or the block shot.

Stockton and Malone running the pick and roll are old school and at worst dirty players...

But the fundamentally flawed basketball player is considered great because of a 48 inch vertical.

Now they don’t like it because everyone is going after Brandon Knight for getting dunked on...Hello, you created this. Every time someone watches ESPN’s highlight package it just reinforces the very thing that has destroyed basketball...

There...I said it. And I’ll say it again...basketball is destroyed.

Do you know how good the El Monte basketball teams were back in the late 70’s and early 80’s? They were excellent and yet I can only think of two that got a sniff at D-1 ball...and one of those places was U.S. International in San Diego.

Those teams, uncluttered by the highlight reel and feeble attempts to replicate them, would dominate in old school UCLA fashion all the programs in this area. Prob-ably all the way out to Glendora.

You know why they would dominate? Because they were taught and learned how to play the game from some really good coaches.

Man...basketball sucks right now, the only thing worse is the World Baseball Classic.

How bad is basketball? I’ll go as far as to say that I could take Peterson, Bad News Barker and two scrubs from our sports staff and beat most (not all) of the varsity teams in the Mid-Valley Area...(just give us a couple of weeks to stretch)...

Let me know...Contact Joe at joe@midval-

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"Do it Norman!"----- Chick Hearn

Arcadia got the only run it needed in the fourth inning and went on to beat La Salle 1-0 Saturday at the Duarte Tournament.

Freshman Paula Damas pitched a com-plete game for La Salle allowing just the one run. Vanessa Dwyer, another freshman had a base hit and a walk in the contest and also made two fine defensive plays running down short pop ups from first base. Dwyer advanced to third in the sixth in-ning after a walk but the Lancers were unable to get the run across.

“We need to take ad-vantage of opportunities and we didn’t. We can’t

give teams for and five outs per inning,” said La Salle Coach Rich Diaz. “We have some young players but they’re very good. We’ll be okay.”

Arcadia improved to

4-0 with the win while La Salle fell to 2-2. Next up for Arcadia is a date with Temple City on Tuesday. La Salle hosts St. Paul on Tuesday.

Arcadia Blanks La Salle at Duarte Tournament

Duarte

La Salle Freshman Vanessa Dwyer made two fine defensive plays at first base.”

Freshman Paula Damas pitched a complete game for the Lancers

March 9: Temecula Val-ley 16 Arroyo 1...Mt. View 8 Bassett 4 (1st. Game)...Bassett 2 Mt. View 1 (2nd Game)...Vikings use six run third inning to secure win in opener...Rosmead 15 Cantwell 14...The Pan-thers collected 15 hits and were led by Matthew Campos who went 5/5 with seven runs batted in. Campos has three singles, two doubles, and a walk...Keppel 2 Duarte 1...Rio Hondo Prep 4 Riverside Christian 0 (1st. Game)...Kares John Bolinger and Robby Hanna combine to drive in four runs...Rio Hondo Prep 4 Riverside Christian 1 (2nd Game)...Kares Isaac Holguin strikes out eight in seven innings to get the win...Baldwin Park 5 Crescenta Valley 2...Braves pitcher Bernardo Flores goes 4 1/3 fans seven, also doubles and drives in a run...Arcadia 4 Tahquitz 1...Apache pitcher Alex Mo-rales goes five innings and doesn’t allow a run...

March 8: Diamond Ranch 11 South El Monte 4...

March 7: Garey 9 El Monte 6...The Lions got two hits and two runs batted in from Jacob Moran in the loss...Alhambra 5 Pasadena Poly 4...The Moors Jeremy

Duran and Nick Giambalvo both drive two runs in the win...Jesus Lopez scores twice.

March 6: La Canada 13 Arroyo 1...Diamond Bar 14 South El Monte 2...Wilson 7 Gabrielino 2...La Puente 6 Heritage 1...San Gabriel 13 Duarte 12...

Mt. View 17 Bosco Tech 3...Baldwin Park 2 Charter Oak 1...Braves Ben Fonseca goes 3/4 with a double and triple, on the hills he allows just three hits, strikes out five in seven innings.

Softball

Temple City 14

Flintridge Sacred Heart 11(La Canda)---The Lady Rams scored 11 runs over the final three innings to take a 14-11 victory over FSH on Saturday.Temple City overcam eight errors in the field to bang out 14 hits. Ciara Schnyder drove in five runs Brianna Guerrero three, and Sierra

Singer two.Lady Ram Haylie Roach collected two hits, walked twice, stole a base and scored three runs to help spart her team.Bob Ellingsworth’s team is now 3-5 on the season.

March 9: Arcadia 1 La Salle 0...The Lady Lancers were

held to just one hit in the loss...South El Monte 7 Whittier Christian 5...Mia “Peanut” Luques walks the first four batters she faces then settles down to strike out nine and allow just six hits in her first career com-plete game.

March 8: West Covina 4 Temple City 1...Sara Kubo drove in TC’s lone run with a first inning single that plated Haylie Roach...Duarte 11 Arleta 2...Lady Falcons break open a tie game with four runs in the fourth and five more in the sixth...El Rancho 10 Gabri-elino 0...

March 7: Baldwin Park 7 San Gabriel 3...Lady Brave Angel Ochoa strikes out nine in seven innings...Alhambra 8 El Monte 7...Montebello 11 Arroyo 3...

March 6: Edgewood 7 La Puente 2...Angela Carde-nas singles and doubles

with an RBI to lead the Lady Warriors...Alhambra 11 Gabrielino 1...

March 5: Duarte 11 Whitti-er 0...Sierra Vista 8 Baldwin Park 5...Freshman Taylor Muse went seven inninga snd struck out five for the Braves...

Diamond Doings...

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For all of you Laker fans fans that are disappointed in Dwight Howard, just think, Andrew Bynum could still be at center. Or actually he wouldn't be at center since he hasn't played a game all year.

I think the reason every-body gets so frustrated with Howard, and yes I was one of them, is that when you see him grab 21 rebounds like he did Sunday against Chicago, you wonder why he can't do that night in and night out.

The Lakers didn't trade Howard at the deadline and in the off season they will make every attempt to re-sign him. Why? Because despite his demeanor and inconsistencies, he is still the best center in the league. And it's not even close. Consider the plight of Bynum. He's supposed to be the second best.

With the win Sunday over the Bulls the Lakers have climbed back into the playoff picture at number eight. We all though they would get there eventually, we just didn't think it would require this much work.

Love or hate Kobe Bry-ant, and after all these years most fans love him, you have to admire what he's doing this year at 34 and 17 NBA seasons under his belt. If he would have hit just one of those three point shots last Friday night in the win over Toronto, it would have been incredible. But to do it three times? Especially when the defense knows he is going to get the ball? It's almost unheard of .

He became only the second player in NBA history to score 40 points and dish out at least ten assists in consec-utive games, (the other was Jerry West) and he is third in the NBA in scoring at 27.8 points per game.

Bryant calls it “Vino”. Whatever it is, the Lakers are going to need a lot more of it if they are going to go anywhere in the playoffs. For now the good news is that if the playoffs started today the Lakers would be in. The bad news is their first round op-ponent would be Oklahoma City.

Do you sometimes wonder what the Clippers have to do to get some attention in LA? Whether they're good or bad, the fans for the most part seem indifferent. They have Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and Jamaal Crawford but it seems all everybody talks about is Bryant, Howard and

Steve Nash...oh and Metta World Peace.

Even if the Clippers won the NBA title, most people would still be wondering what Kobe had for lunch that day. By the way for those that care, the Clips are still playing, but they have slipped to fourth in the Western Conference. The best case scenario would be for the Clippers and the Lak-ers to meet in the first round for city bragging rights. But with the Lakers needing to climb to number five in the West for that to happen, that is unlikely.

Caught some of the Georgetown-Syracuse game on Saturday. It was strange to think that was the last time the two teams would be play-ing each other as members of the Big East Conference. It's been one of the greatest rivalries in college basketball over the last several decades. It brings back memories of players like Pearl Washing-ton, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourn-ing. Change is inevitable it seems, but in this case it isn't always necessary.

Will the Ben Howland bashers finally be put to bed now that UCLA has won the conference title? Probably not but with the success he's had over last ten years they should quiet down a little. At least until the Bruins get knocked out in the first round.

Is USC really going to bring Tim Floyd back? Although he was never technically found guilty of any wrong doing before resigning in 2009, it never smelled right. I could never figure out why he would risk his job and the wrath of the NCAA over a one and done player like O.J. Mayo. Given AD Pat Haden's vow to be squeaky clean, it was surpris-ing to hear that he even met with Floyd.

That's my principle. Tim can be reached at

[email protected].

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Monrovia scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back in an 8-4 win over Temple City Thursday to win the Arcadia Elks Tourna-ment.

The Wildcats added a run in the third and two more in the fourth. Joe Mata had three hits and an RBI to pace the Monrovia attack while Eric

Cox went two for four with a run scored. Jacob Arfman also had a hit and drove in two runs. The Cats had nine hits overall.

Temple City also helped the Monrovia cause by commit-ting four errors. Mata did the majority of the work on the hill throwing five innings and allowing three runs and five

hits. He struck out seven and walked four in picking up the win. Nick Esparza finished up the final two innings and struck out three, walked one and gave up a run and two hits.

Monrovia is off to a 4-0 start on the season while TC fell to 3-1.

Wildcats Take Temple CityWin Elks Tourney

El Monte/So El Monte Hosted Principal for Day

Temple City

The El Monte/South El Monte Cham-ber of Commerce hosted their annual Principal for a Day event last Thurs-day. Pictured are the attendees includ-ing Councilwoman Vicky Martinez, El Monte Union High School District Superintendent Nick Salerno and El Monte Police Officer's Association President Ben Lowry.

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Fall into a Winter BreakFall into a Winter Break

ARIESYou can rise above agitation today if you keep your de-mands low and your outlook spiritual.

TAURUSToo much of a good thing can be bad for your health, yet a major focus on your so-cial zone suggests you might not be able to help yourself.

GEMINIYou may be open to restless feelings and vague anxieties concerning your career or career progress.

CANCERTravel plans might be on your mind, with thoughts of an exotic vacation bringing a desire to sunbathe and swim in sunny climes.

LEOAlthough your social life is still a lot of fun, you might not feel like going out and about quite so much.

VIRGORelationships of all kinds could be in focus in a very big way.

LIBRAWork and health seem im-portant right now.

SCORPIOYour creative abilities and your imagination seem to be on a roll.

SAGITTARIUSThere seems to be a lot go-ing on at home or with your family.

CAPRICORNYou’re busy connecting with others, but you still need to be careful when signing documents or negotiating deals.

AQUARIUSThe focus on your finances might feel overwhelming.

PISCESWith so much activity in your sign, your mind may be teeming with all kinds of thoughts and desires.

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TRUSTEE SALENOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1372453-31 APN: 8107-005-022 TRA: 6549 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx1626 REF: Diaz, Pedro IM-PORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED December 18, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 19, 2013, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconvey-ance Corporation, as duly ap-pointed trustee under and pur-suant to Deed of Trust recorded December 26, 2006, as Inst. No. 20062860679 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the of-fice of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of Cali-fornia, executed by Pedro Diaz, An Unmarried Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state: Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Po-mona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designa-tion, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2208 Peck Rd El Monte CA 91733-3534 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining prin-cipal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $348,878.96. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive rem-edy shall be the return of mon-ies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust hereto-fore executed and delivered to

the undersigned a written dec-laration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NO-TICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property it-self. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not auto-matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the high-est bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien be-ing auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contact-ing the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, ei-ther of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made avail-able to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the inter-net website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1372453-31. Informa-tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the sched-uled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in-formation or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify post-ponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. For sales information:(619)590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corpora-tion, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 18, 2013. (R-426202 02/27/13, 03/06/13, 03/13/13)

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TRUSTEE SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: F528368 CA Unit Code: F Loan No: 0999691777/RANGEL Inves-tor No: 173244259 AP #1: 8580-021-016 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUC-TION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier’s, cer-tified or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (pay-able in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Company) all right, ti-tle and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property herein-after described: Trustor: JOSE LUIS RANGEL, MARIA M. RAN-GEL Recorded May 14, 2007 as Instr. No. 20071157870 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded June 14, 2011 as In-str. No. 2011-0806597 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED APRIL 5, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. If you are interested in attempting to save your home from foreclo-sure, Wells Fargo may be able to assist you. Please contact 1-888-508-8811 for more information. 3052 GRANADA AVENUE, EL MONTE, CA 91731 “(If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its com-pleteness or correctness).” Said Sale of property will be made in “as is” condition without cov-enant or warranty, express or im-plied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: MARCH 19, 2013, AT 10:30 A.M. *NEAR THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIV-IC CENTER PLAZA POMONA, CA 91766 At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the to-tal amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated costs, expenses, and advances is $106,794.54. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property it-self. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not auto-matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a

junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can re-ceive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made avail-able to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or visit this In-ternet Web site: http://www.tac-foreclosures.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case F528368 F. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re-flected in the telephone informa-tion or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postpone-ment information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further re-course. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgag-ee’s attorney. Date: February 22, 2013 T.D. SERVICE COMPA-NY as said Trustee, T.D. Service Company Agent for the Trustee and as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary CINDY GASPAROVIC, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. SER-VICE COMPANY 4000 W. Metro-politan Drive, Suite 400 Orange, CA 92868-0000 The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information ob-tained may be used for that pur-pose. If available , the expected opening bid and/or postpone-ment information may be ob-tained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or you may access sales information at http://www.tacforeclosures.com/sales . TAC# 962282 PUB: 02/27/13, 03/06/13, 03/13/13 THIS NEW NOTICE SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ANY PREVIOUS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED UNDER T.S. # F528368 MID VALLEY NEWS

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Date of Filing Application: FEBRUARY 25, 2013

To Whom It May Concern:The Name(s) of the Applicant(s)

is/are: PAUL WU LIU

The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell

alcoholic beverages at:10631 VALLEY MALL

EL MONTE, CA 91731-2416

Type of License(s) Applied for:47 - ON-SALE GENERAL EATING PLACE

Department of Alcoholic Bever-age Control 222 E HUNTINGTON DR, STE 114, MONROVIA, CA

91016 (626) 256-3241

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File No. 2013044146. ORIGINAL FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: C & C REMANUFACTURED, 9914 ½ RUSH ST., SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733, LA COUNTY. Registered Owner(s): ABRAHAM CONTRERAS VALENCIA, 4857 LANTE ST., BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706. This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name on OWNER.

Notice – This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious Business Name Statement expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. The filing of the statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT


Date of Filing Application: FEBRUARY 14, 2013

To Whom It May Concern:The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: 7 ELEVEN INC, KPSBHULLAR, ENT.

The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell

alcoholic beverages at:9800 RUSH ST

STE A & BSOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733-2645

Type of License(s) Applied for:21 - Off-Sale General

Department of Alcoholic Bever-age Control 222 E HUNTINGTON DR, STE 114, MONROVIA, CA

91016 (626) 256-3241

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File No. 2013041301. ORIGINAL FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALSPUN METAL SPINNING, 1841 MERCED AVE., SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733, LA COUNTY. Registered Owner(s): ALBERT G. ENCINAS, 2659 GAGE AVE., EL MONTE, CA 91733. This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has commenced to transact business under the ficti-tious business name on OWNER.

Notice – This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious Business Name Statement expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new ficti-tious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. The filing of the statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMEPETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: KS016843

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ROJERIO HILARIO FUENTEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: ROJERIO HILARIO FUENTEZ to ROGER HILARIO FUENTES. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING on APRIL 09, 2013 at 8:30am in Dept.: H, Room: 312 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Pomona Courthouse South, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this County: Mid Valley News Dated: FEB 13, 2013 R. Bruce Mintos Judge Of The Superior Court

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File No. 2013040736. ORIGINAL FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DOLL-E, 14819 S LIME AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221, LA COUNTY. Registered Owner(s): ARMANDO VALERDI ROSAS, 16038 14819 S LIME AVE, COMPTON, CA 90221. This busi-ness is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name on OWNER.

Notice – This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious Business Name Statement expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. The filing of the statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE MODIFICATION COMMITTEE

TO: All Interested Parties FROM: City of El Monte Modification Committee Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626 Pursuant to law, the Modification Committee hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to determine whether or not the following request should be granted. APPLICATION: Modification No. 01-13 REQUEST: A Modification to exceed the allowable signage area for a single

business (DD’s Discounts) in a multi-tenant commercial shopping Center. DD’s Discounts retail store occupies approximately 30,000 square feet with the Five Points Plaza Shopping Center. This Modification would allow the business to exceed the allowable signage area from 342 square feet to 563 square feet. The property is located in the C-3 (General Commercial) zone. The request is made pursuant to Chapter 17.20 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

PROPERTY LOCATION: 12030 Valley Boulevard / APN: 8106-002-012 (A full legal

description of the property is on file in the office of the El Monte Planning Division)

APPLICANT: Bill Moore and Associates

1057 Solano Ave Albany, CA 94706

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION:

This project is Categorically Exempt (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the CEQA Guidelines, as amended.

DATE AND HOUR: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING: El Monte City Hall; City Hall West – Conference Room A

11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California Persons wishing to comment on the proposed application or the environmental documentation may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. If you challenge the decision of the City Modification Committee, 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 Modification Committee at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact the Planning Division at (626) 580-2090. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Published on and mailed on:

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

City of El Monte Modification Committee Marcella Magdaleno, Modification Committee Secretary


PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE PLANNING COMMISSION

TO: All Interested Parties FROM: City of El Monte Planning Commission Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626 Pursuant to law, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to determine whether or not the following request should be granted. APPLICATIONS: Tentative Tract Map No. 72027 and Conditional Use Permit CUP 06-13 REQUEST: A proposal for an eight-unit Planned Residential Development. The project

site measures 60,000 square feet in size, and consists of two parcels located at 12427 Poinsettia Street, within the R-1B zone. The applicant has prepared two applications for the proposed development: Tract Map No. 72027 for the consolidation of the two existing parcels and the subdivision of the resultant parcel into eight residential units with a common interest lot to be used for vehicular access, and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 06-13) is required for the establishment of a residential development consisting of three or more units. As part of the request, the applicant is proposing to set aside one of the proposed units for persons and/or families of moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the California State Health and Safety Code, and said unit shall be offered at an affordable housing cost, that cost being defined by Section 50052.5 of the California State Health and Safety Code. This inclusionary affordable housing component shall be considered to allow the applicant to seek relief from the following requirements of the R-1B zone: 1) To allow a front yard setback of 20 feet in lieu of the 25 feet required, 2) To allow eight units in lieu of the maximum of seven units permitted, 3) To allow a floor area ratio of 29% in lieu of 20%, and 4) To allow the distance between dwellings to be less than the 35 feet required (minimum proposed distance between dwellings is 13 feet).

PROPERTY LOCATION: 12427 Poinsettia St – APNs 8109-006-013 and 8109-006-014 (A full legal description of the property is on file in the office of the El Monte Planning Division)

APPLICANT: VM Investments LLC

1923 S. Myrtle Avenue Monrovia, CA 91016


This project is Categorically Exempt (Class 32 – In-fill Development Projects) in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the CEQA Guidelines, as amended.


PLACE OF HEARING: El Monte City Hall; City Hall East – City Council Chambers

11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California Persons wishing to comment on the proposed application or the environmental documentation may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. If you challenge the decision of the City Planning Commission, 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 Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact the Planning Division at (626) 258-8626. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Published and Mailed on:


Marcella Magdaleno, Planning Commission Secretary


PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF EL MONTE MODIFICATION COMMITTEE

TO: All Interested Parties FROM: City of El Monte Modification Committee Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno (626) 258-8626 Pursuant to law, the Modification Committee hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held to determine whether or not the following request should be granted. APPLICATION: Modification No. 04-13 REQUEST: A Modification to allow the reduction of both second story side yard

setbacks from 10 (ten) feet to 9 (nine) feet for a proposed new residence that is currently under construction. The subject property is improved with one existing residential unit, a detached garage, and has a lot size of 18,000 square feet. The proposed new residence under construction was previously approved by Modification 05-11 on May 24, 2011, to exceed the allowable dwelling unit density of R-1B zone. This Modification would permit the new residence to have 9 (nine) foot side yard setbacks on both side property lines instead of the required 10 (ten) feet. The property is located in the R-1B (One Family and Agriculture) zone. The request is made pursuant to Chapter 17.20 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

PROPERTY LOCATION: 4248 Penn Mar Avenue / APN: 8545-014-012 (A full legal

description of the property is on file in the office of the El Monte Planning Division)

APPLICANT: Francisco Barba

4261 Maxson Road El Monte, CA 91732


This project is Categorically Exempt (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the CEQA Guidelines, as amended.


PLACE OF HEARING: El Monte City Hall; City Hall West – Conference Room A

11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California Persons wishing to comment on the proposed application or the environmental documentation may do so orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing prior to the meeting date. If you challenge the decision of the City Modification Committee, 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 Modification Committee at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact the Planning Division at (626) 580-2090. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Published on and mailed on:


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