Monrovia Season Ends in State

December 14, 2012 • 217 views
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Monrovia, CA – Monrovia turned the ball over four times and and it proved to be costly in a 21-17 loss to Madison (San Diego) Saturday night in the Division III State semi finals. The Wildcats took a 17-14 lead with 5:44 left in the game on a 16 yard touchdown pass from Blake Heyworth to Anthony... Read more »

Metrolink Holiday Train Comes To El Monte

By Andrew Paul Bettridge
December 14, 2012 • 235 views
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By Andrew Paul Bettridge Just this past Sunday evening the Metrolink Holiday Train rolled into the El Monte Metrolink station filled with holiday cheer and candy canes for all the children. From the lights to sounds and snow, everyone from the kids to the adults enjoyed the show featuring Santa’s... Read more »

South El Monte Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

December 14, 2012 • 357 views
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South El Monte Mayor and City Council Welcome the Holiday Season The South El Monte Mayor and City Council welcomed the Holiday Season with the City’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The festivities took place on the front lawn of City Hall, 1415 Santa Anita... Read more »

Mountain View High Students Raise Money for AIDS Research

by Anne Donofrio-Holter
December 14, 2012 • 199 views
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by Anne Donofrio-Holter In an effort to help those in need, members of the Mountain View High School Key Club participated in this year's AIDS Project Los Angeles AIDS Walk.  The 21 students each walked four miles and raised about $100 dollars for AIDS research. "Mountain View High School Key Club... Read more »

San Gabriel Mission High School, DC March

December 13, 2012 • 277 views
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"Hey hey!  Ho ho! Joseph Kony’s got to go!" was one of many chants that spread through the crowd of 5,000 + marchers that made up Move: DC as they wound their way through the streets of Washington, DC, passing the White House and gathering at the Washington Monument.  Two faculty members and nine... Read more »

El Monte’s 100-Year Celebration Ends with a Flourish at Centennial Gala

November 28, 2012 • 492 views
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  By Chelsea Dickerson El Monte, CA -- Rain couldn’t keep El Monte residents from dancing the night away Saturday at the El Monte Centennial Gala, which marked the end of a yearlong celebration of the city’s 100-year anniversary. In a once in a lifetime celebration, the formal affair commenced... Read more »

A Family Photograph tells a Family Story on Valley Boulevard

November 28, 2012 • 690 views
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  By The South El Monte Arts Posse -- Standing in stark contrast to Martin’s Mariscos, the neighboring seafood restaurant painted in rich deep sea blues, Joe’s welding garage colors this part of Valley Blvd just east of the 605 freeway, in the black and white shades of memory. Yet despite its... Read more »

Clete Closes The Circus

By: George Hernandez, Writer
November 21, 2012 • 615 views
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  By George Hernandez Lancaster, CA - The El Monte Air Show up to this fall had always been an annual event at the local Airport vintage planes bringing up vintage moments of areonautical history. This fall however another air show took stage at Lions Stadium and around the valley when the El... Read more »

Local Library News

November 21, 2012 • 256 views
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  Norwood Library Readers  Have Hidden Artistic Talent! Congratulations to Yahaira Dominguez, Wenting Zhang, Lina Cun, and Mable Truong for winning the local 33rd annual bookmark contest by Pentel Inc. and the County Library.  You now represent Norwood Library in the County-wide competition. ... Read more »

South El Monte High Students to Participate in Young Senators Program

November 21, 2012 • 311 views
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  By Anne Donofrio-Holter South El Monte, CA – California State Senator Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) has selected three South El Monte High School students, Carlos Ortega, Juliana Ortega and Ronnie Marie Soto, to participate in the Young Senators Program.  The program nurtures young leaders... Read more »