Summer Food Program Feeds Kids For Free
By Jack Gutowski
June 3, 2013 • 125 views
Filed under Cities, News
El Monte With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. The Boys & Girls Club of San Gabriel Valley will again provide free meals to children this summer from June 10 until August 23. Meals will be served at the Boys and Girls... Read more »
Families Get Fit at the 2013 Run, Ride and Walk Event
By Chelsea Dickerson
June 3, 2013 • 128 views
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El Monte More than 90 residents took advantage of the sunny Spring weather to join the City of El Monte at the 2013 Family Fit Run, Ride and Walk event on Saturday, May 11. The event, hosted by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department in partnership with Bike SGV, was designed to encourage... Read more »
Little Green Oasis at Madrid Middle School
By Sherri Robbins, Amigos de los Rios
June 3, 2013 • 109 views
Filed under Cities, News, Schools
El Monte For years, the roughly 850 students attending Madrid Middle School in El Monte called the area just past their back steps "the Bones." It was, literally, a dump – a no-man’s land between the school and an old metal factory littered with abandoned sofas, TVs, mattresses and other household... Read more »
Click It or Ticket Campaign
, By Chelsea Dickerson
June 3, 2013 • 111 views
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El Monte The El Monte Police Department will lend their support to the national Click it or Ticket Campaign running from May 20 to June 2. As travelers plan their Memorial Day holiday, El Monte Police urges all motorists to buckle up. "As we kick off the busy summer driving season, it is important... Read more »
Memorial Day Annual Clean Up a Great Success
By Janice Wiggins White
June 3, 2013 • 64 views
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El Monte We want to thank everyone that was there to help up clean up the Savannah cemetery and get it ready for our Memorial Day Ceremony. Thank you, Detective Larry Fry and the Community Service Workers from El Monte, for showing up and cleaning around the headstones. They have done a great job... Read more »
A Soldier’s Last Letter to His Mother
Compliments: El Monte VFW Post 10218, Mike Felix
May 31, 2013 • 162 views
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When the postman delivered a letter It filled her dear heart full of Joy But she didn’t know ‘til she read the inside That it would be the last word from her darling boy. Dear Mom, was the way that it started I miss you so much, it went on And mom, I didn’t know that I loved you so And I’ll... Read more »
Honoring A Beloved Uncle and Fallen Soldier
By Jo Anne Disney
May 31, 2013 • 241 views
Filed under Cities, News, Showcase
El Monte While my uncle was in the war, he sustained a head injury from the butt end of a Japanese rifle. Doctors speculated that this injury led to brain cancer that had spread and ultimately led to the passing of Uncle Andy on April 10, 1955. I honor my Uncle Andy on Memorial Day because even though... Read more »
Hero Lillian Rey will be Honored for Lifetime of Service to El Monte
By Valerie Martinez
May 23, 2013 • 202 views
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El Monte Longtime El Monte resident Lillian Rey, executive director of the El Monte/South El Monte Emergency Resources Association, will be honored at the 3rd Annual San Gabriel Valley Civic Alliance Sector Awards on Thursday, May 16 for her lifetime of service to the residents of the El Monte/South... Read more »
Health Benefits Fair Linked Children with Health Insurance
By Hanif Houston
May 23, 2013 • 635 views
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El Monte Last Saturday, Senator Ed Hernandez and Assembly member Ed Chau joined local public officials, healthcare organizations, and families from throughout El Monte for a health benefits fair. The fair, hosted by the Cleaver Family Wellness Clinic, was a health outreach event designed to provide... Read more »
SGMHS Senior Accepted to West Point
By Jo Anne Disney
May 22, 2013 • 369 views
Filed under Cities, News, Schools, Showcase
San Gabriel San Gabriel Mission High School is proud to announce that Senior, Nancy Mattazaro has been accepted to West Point. She plans on majoring in science, hoping to pursue a career in the medical field. Ms. Mattazaro believes that her 4 years at Mission High offered her more opportunities and... Read more »
