Representative Grace Napolitano Presents Foothill Family Service A Certificate of Congressional Recognition

by Lisa Vandergriff
April 18, 2013 • 81 views
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Pasadena Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative for California’s 32nd congressional district, attended the Grand Opening of Foothill Family Service’s new El Monte South Family Center on April 2, 2013. After taking a tour of the facility and hearing about the programs and services being... Read more »

Arcadia Rotary Club Awards Teacher Mini-Grants

by Anne Donofrio-Holter
April 18, 2013 • 76 views
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Arcadia As part of its commitment to education, the Arcadia Rotary Club awarded more than $2,500 in teacher mini-grants to the Arcadia Unified School District . "Of the many things we are proud to be a part of, the mini grant program is the ultimate way of paying it forward for the Arcadia Rotary Club,"... Read more »

Durfee Warriors Raise $5,276 for Pennies for Patients

by Ronald Sais
April 18, 2013 • 179 views
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El Monte The Durfee Warriors have once again taken a stance to end cancer, more specifically leukemia and lymphoma.  For the last three years, students at Durfee School have aggressively raised funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), through their "Pennies for Patients" program. These... Read more »

100th Birthday of the Moreton Bay Fig Tree and Arbor Celebration

April 18, 2013 • 157 views
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El Monte City Council Develops Energy Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Chelsea Dickerson
April 18, 2013 • 284 views
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El Monte On Tuesday, April 2, the El Monte City Council voted to approve a multi-year strategic plan to reduce its municipal and community-wide energy use and greenhouse gas emissions to meet state targets set by AB 32. The Energy Action Plan outlines the electricity profile of the El Monte community,... Read more »

SGMHS Announces Christian Service Award Recipient for 2013

by Jo Anne Disney
April 18, 2013 • 91 views
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San Gabriel San Gabriel Mission High School is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2013 Christian Service Award is senior Gabriela Quintana. Ms. Quintana has actively made a difference in her community by volunteering at Guadalupe Homeless Project (GHP) as well as Dolores Mission, both located... Read more »

Uganda Delegate Visits El Monte

By Devette Johnson
April 18, 2013 • 128 views
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El Monte The city of El Monte hosted Nyombi Thembo, the State Minister of Information Technology from Kampala, Uganda, Africa. He was elected to the Ugandan Parliament in 2001, representing Kassanda County South, in the Mubenbe District. In 2001, he was appointed Minister of State for Education and... Read more »

Fillmore and Western

April 17, 2013 • 79 views
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APR 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29 – "Day Out With Thomas™ Go Go Thomas Tour 2013" – Celebrate everything Thomas at the Day Out With Thomas™ event at Fillmore & Western Railway Co. A full size replica of Thomas, the #1 engine chugs into Fillmore on Fri, Sat, Sun, the last two weekends of April... Read more »

Oblivion

By Yesenia Melgar
April 17, 2013 • 70 views
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Death is inevitable, and we as humans fear the moments surrounding the action. Although we fear what would happen to us as we die (will we see "the light," or simply just not exist anymore)? One must question why we fear death with such apprehension. I believe we, as normal humans, fear becoming nothing,... Read more »

El Monte High Student Wins Women’s Club District Art Contest

By Anne Donofrio-Holter
April 17, 2013 • 105 views
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Congratulations to El Monte High School art student Julie Hang whose acrylic painting of George Washington took first place in the Women's Club district level annual music and arts competition for high school students.  Placing second were Arroyo High School students Brittnany Nguyen for her pencil... Read more »