School Board Recognizes Wilerson Students with Prefect Scores on California Standards Tests (CST)
by Shirley Burkhardt
January 17, 2013 • 285 views
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El Monte City School District Board of Education recently honored Wilkerson School’s students who scored a perfect 600 on the California Standards Test (CST). The twelve students honored were Raymond Dunn. Monzerrat Pelaez, Kelvin Chau, Jaime Castro, Victor Dam, Christopher Lopez, Ryang Loung, Richard... Read more »
EMCSD Principal Honored at Lakers’ Game
by Shirley Burkhardt
January 17, 2013 • 148 views
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Recently Wilkerson School principal, Juan Munoz, was honored as Principal of the Month by the Los Angeles Lakers at a Lakers game. Mr. Munoz received a plaque during the game. This recognition is part of the Lakers’ program to promote education and recognize educators and students during their... Read more »
PCC Awarded Grant for Upward Bound Programs
by Juan Gutierrez
January 17, 2013 • 155 views
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Pasadena, CA Pasadena City College has been awarded a grant of $220,000 over two years from the College Access Foundation of California to support scholarships for local high school students in PCC’s two Upward Bound programs. This is the fourth two-year grant the Upward Bound programs have received... Read more »
Local Students Graduate from Azusa Pacific
by Rachel White
January 17, 2013 • 194 views
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Azusa, CA The following students graduated from Azusa Pacific University on Saturday., December 15, 2012. They joined approximately 750 graduates at the winter commencement ceremonies. Covina resident Amanda Aguilar graduated with a Business Administration degree in Bachelor of Arts. Covina resident... Read more »
2013 Trip Around the World with ” The Sea Rebel ” • Dwain C. Crum •
By Dwain C. Crum
January 17, 2013 • 297 views
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y 2013 trip around the world begins at Union Station in Los Angeles, CA. Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer working for Spain, sailed west in 1519 to begin the first expedition to sail around the world. Sir Francis Drake sailed west in 1577 to begin the second. Many people point out that while... Read more »
POMONA FREEWAY (SR-60) LANE CLOSURES
January 17, 2013 • 2,319 views
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of SR-60 from the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) to the Orange Freeway (SR-57) separation, as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Closures are as follows and subject to change. Monday, January 14, through Friday,... Read more »
Community Blood Drive
by Lynne Burkardt
January 17, 2013 • 114 views
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Temple City The Temple City Community Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. at the TCUSD District Office located at 9700 Las Tunas Drive in Temple City. This blood drive is co-sponsored by the Temple City Unified School District, the City of Temple City, and... Read more »
FoodTruck Fiesta Friday
January 17, 2013 • 130 views
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The Am-Vets Post 113 Irwindale would like to inform you about our Re-Grand Opening of FoodTruck Fiesta Friday tomorrow January 11, from 5-9p.m. This event is open to the public and admission is always free. We also have local crafters and artists showing off their unique wares. Kicking off the first... Read more »
The Fit Expo Los Angeles
January 17, 2013 • 365 views
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January 19-20, 2013 at The Los Angeles Convention Center (we're in West Halls A and B) and we hope you are making plans to be part of the fun of California's largest fitness expo. We have over 200,000 square feet filled with exhibits, 20 competitions with incredible athletes, a non-stop schedule of... Read more »
Orchid Hobbyists
January 17, 2013 • 107 views
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San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 17 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA. Plant Judging will be at 7:30 p. m. At 8:00 p.m. Guest speaker George Hatfield... Read more »
