San Gabriel Mission High School, DC March
December 13, 2012 • 297 views
Filed under News, Schools, Showcase
"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 • 566 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 • 707 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 • 630 views
Filed under Showcase, Sports
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 • 277 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 • 328 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 »
Impact of State’s Prison Early Release Program (AB109) Subject of local press conference
November 21, 2012 • 419 views
Filed under Cities, News, Showcase
El Monte, CA – On Thursday, November 15, 2012, on the lawn in front of El Monte City Hall a press conference was held by the Independent Cities Association to discuss the impacts of the Early Release Program (AB109) on 43 local cities and communities in Los Angeles County. Beginning in October... Read more »
DSR Takes Both Nitro Titles
November 14, 2012 • 339 views
Filed under Car Culture, Racing, Showcase
By Andrew Paul Bettridge Pomona, CA --Despite a fiery run from Jack Beckman during Friday’s practice rounds, Beckman was able to pull off the win for the Funny Car Championship over the weekend at the Auto Club Finals at Pomona. Along with Antron Brown’s fiery run in his Top Fuel dragster... Read more »
El Monte/South El Monte Meals on Wheels Annual Volunteer Recognition and Installation Dinner
By Ken Rausch
November 14, 2012 • 365 views
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By: Ken Rausch El Monte, Ca --The El Monte/South El Monte Meals on Wheels held their Annual Volunteer Recognition and Installation Dinner last Wednesday night at the Royal Order of the Moose in El Monte. The well-attended event featured President Robert Wayne as Master of Ceremonies and the... Read more »
El Monte Centennial Celebration Continues
By Chelsea Dickerson
November 14, 2012 • 341 views
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By Chelsea Dickerson El Monte, CA --The City of El Monte, together with a delegation from sister city Zamora, Mexico and Artist Rivera Novoa, unveiled a colorful mural in celebration of the City’s Centennial on Tuesday. The mural depicts famous icons from the City of El Monte’s 100-year... Read more »
