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December 16 - 22, 2010
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Canyon City Car Club Toy Drive A Success
By Jorge V. Rosales
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AZUSA - It was forecasted
to rain on December 4, the day
that the Azusa Canyon City Car
Club held its 3rd Annual Community Christmas Toy Drive
and Car Show in a parking lot
of the recently redeveloped Citrus Crossing Shopping Center
from 11:00 A. M. to 3:00 P. M.
But, it didn't rain until after 5:00
P. M. so the turnout and toys
collection were a success.
Classic Cars started rolling
into the parking lot around 9:00
A. M. Each car rolling in
brought in at least one unwrapped toy for a child as a
condition to the price of admission. The public was also encouraged to bring toys also. The
toys collected from the event are
for needy Azusa children to be
distributed by Pathfinders Ministry on December the 18 to
families already signed up.
The event started with live
music by the Pork Chop Tom
Blues Band, a local Azusa band
who has been playing jump
style blues since 1998. With
their mix of Chicago style blues
and West Coast swing this band
has been performing in clubs
and concert venues all over
Southern and Northern Califor-
nia as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. Present at the event were
Azusa Mayor Joe Rocha and
Mayor
Pro-tem
Robert
Gonzalez greeting those who
brought toys to help put a smile
on kids.
Members of the car club decided to continue with the annual the Christmas toy drive to
collect toys for needy children
in Azusa because the economy
continues to be sluggish. "We
knew that given the hard economic times there weren't going to be enough toys for all
needy kids in Azusa, so we decided to continue to do something to put a smile on as many
kids faces as we could one
more year," said Blas Navarrete,
Azusa Canyon City Car Club
President.
Besides doing a good deed for
the children, everyone from the
Canyon City Car Club, as well
as other local car clubs had an
opportunity to see old friends
and have a fun day. In addition
to the live music entertainment
there was D. J. music by
Frankie Firme, as well as food
and bake sales, raffles, and trophies awarded to the top 20
cars.
"We are so grateful each and
Washington Elementary Participates in
National Arts Program Students Honored
for Outstanding Creative Work
GLENDORA - Students at
Washington Elementary participated in PTA Reflections, a national arts recognition program.
Through the Washington Elementary School, students submitted creative works inspired
by the 2010 - 2011 Reflections
Program theme, "Together We
Can." Works included entries in
literature, photography, and visual arts.
"Arts education is important
to the educational growth of
children," said Reflections Chair
Olga Fernandez. For over 40
years, the national PTA Reflections program has encouraged
students across the nation and
in American schools overseas to
explore their artistic talents.
PTA believes that all children
deserve a quality arts education
and encourages students to pur-
Jessica Fernandez, Sharanya Shankar, Gracie Setter, and Connor
Linn. Not pictured are Raymond Fernandez and Tyler Pullen.
sue expression through participation in the annual Reflections
Program at Washington Elementary.
On November 17, 2010,
awards were given by Charter
Oak council PTA chairs, Uilani
Zesati and Robbin McDougall
to Jessica Fernandez (Photograph & Visual Arts), Sharanya
Shankar (Literature), Gracie
Setter (Photography & Visual
Arts), Connor Linn (Photography), Raymond Fernandez
(Photography) and Tyler Pullen
(Film Production).
Newcomer Golf Ladies at Laguna Beach
Jean Weber, Margie Henderson, Bonnie Donohoe, Doris Mc Ginley, Jacki Boardman, Mary Brumfield,
guest, Betty Exton and Patty Garman pose after an exciting game of golf at Aliso Creek.
By Lynda Siminske
GLENDORA - Glendora
Newcomers play golf every
Thursday morning at Rabcho
Duarte and then go out to lunch
locally afterwards. A few times
a year, they play in other locations: Claremont, Eaton Canyon, Azusa Greens, Upland, and
Marshall Canyon. In April the
December 16 - 22, 2010
golf ladies go to Palm Springs
and play golf, have fun shopping, and try out different restaurants for a couple of days.
Once a year the ladies travel to
Laguna Beach and play 9 holes
of challenging golf up and
down Aliso Creek. You will lose
balls at this windy canyon
course… the question is how
many? Golf ladies also see lots
of wild life at this course…deer,
rabbits, snakes, cayotes, egrets,
etc. If you want a beautiful location with pretty scenery, golfers, you might want to play a
day at Aliso Creek. There is a
very nice restaurant on sight.
Blas "Slugger" Navarrette (5th from left), President of the Azusa Canyon City Car Club along with
other car club members and their spouses hold toys received in front of one of the two pickup trucks
full of toys collected for needy Azusa children.
everyone that participated and
that contributed to put a smile
to many needy children in
Azusa, one kid at a time. We
hope to be back bigger and better next year," concluded
Navarrete as he along with
members of the Canyon City
Car Club and their spouses pose
for a picture in front of one of
the two pickup trucks full of
toys.
Tony Mark - Pearl Harbor
Survivor Recounts His Ordeal
By Jayam Rutnam
MONROVIA - Pearl Harbor
Day came and went without
much fanfare in the San Gabriel
Valley. After all this is nothing
to be celebrated. "A day of infamy" to quote President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. The
Japanese planes raided Pearl
Harbor on December 7th 1941,
killing 2500 servicemen and civilians, sinking 11 ships and
leaving behind a scene of
pandamonium, chaos, carnage
and destruction. It was a beautiful Sunday morning, when the
hum of the Japanese planes was
heard at a distance. The sky
was picture blue and the climate
was that of lazing around although, there was a feeling of
tenseness among the service
personel. Hawaii is a beautiful
picturesque State, with a tropical climate, and it is difficult to
be tense for too long. In the distance you could hear bugles
playing while our American flag
was hoisted to the salutes of the
Navy.
Yes, a beautiful day for a raid,
an attack, a bombing, a strafing, a massacre! Although our
service personel were on alert,
they were caught off guard.
At 7:48 a.m. the Japanese
Imperial Forces attacked Pearl
Harbor which housed 96 ships
and submarines. They attacked
in two waves, flying in from 6
aircraft carriers with 432 aircraft. 28 submarines and
midget subs were also used.
Eighteen year old seaman second class, Tony Mark, a
bombsite mechanic in the
United States Navy was stationed on Ford Island Airfield in
the center of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. At approximately 7.55
a.m. he heard a loud boom and
he thought a plane may have
crashed. He ran outside the
hangar and saw a Japanese Zero
fighter plane fly by him, just
eight feet away, firing its machine guns. On the edge of its
wings, were big red circles that
took up his whole vision field.
"Jesus Christ, the Japs!" he
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U.S. Navy Seaman Second Class Tony Mark shows photos to his
daughter Jenny Babij
screamed. He ran back into the
shack thinking "This cannot be!
We're not at war?"
As he watched what was
unfolding before him, the Japanese planes hit the airfield, burning planes and hangars. They
then went after the ships, dropping torpedoes.
About 30 minutes later, a dive
bomber hit a magazine on a
large destroyer. Tony saw the
explosion just as he turned out
of the doorway. Seconds later,
the concussion threw him about
twenty feet against some lockers. He picked himself up and
ran over to the burning hangar
to help push planes out into
clear areas. He helped save 4
planes.
Tony also helped by climbing 50 feet onto a loft in the
hangar to bring out stored gas
masks. He had to use an axe to
get into the canisters holding the
masks.
He also helped to reassemble
machine guns which were
stored in cosmoline, a tar like
substance, to be ready if the
Japanese came back.
The loud boom heard and
mentioned at the beginning of
this story, was a Japanese bomb
which was dropped just 40 feet
from Tony. Fortunately, it did
not explode, instead there would
have been a Kaboom, and Tony
would not have been around to
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tell his story.
A young man who survived
Pearl Harbor, Monrovia resident
Tony Mark, now lives across
the street from his daughter
Jenny Babij. Tony was married
to the love of his life, Dorothy
who passed away last year after 56 years of marriage. He is
now 87 years old. Seemingly a
happy man who is proud to
have served his country.
According to Tony, there are
four things that he learned in the
United States Navy.
1. It made me grow up.
2. Taught me a trade.
3. Sent me to College.
4. Taught me to fly.
Tony was happy to tell his
story and show me photos of
his days in the Navy and also
the memorial services he attended with his two daughters
at Pearl Harbor.
Coincidentally, he lives next
door to another veteran of Pearl
Harbor, Paul Perrault who is
now 90 years old.
After leaving the Navy, Tony
owned his own business as an
electrician. He has since sold
his business and is retired. I
came away feeling that I was a
part of that awful experience of
what we today call Pearl Harbor Day. We will never forget
that act of cowardice, when the
enemy attacked our country
without warning!
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December 16 - 22, 2010
Celebrating Number One Celebrities Win at Azusa's Annual Softball Game
In Glendora And Azusa
By Jayam Rutnam
GLENDORA - Sushi 'n I had
an impromptu opening of their
spanking new Japanese restaurant in the Glendora Village.
Gary Boyer and his staff at
Southland Properties were the
first customers last week, when
the three gourmet sushi chefs
did their magic to enchant these
wonderful people with their
works of art. The staff of
Southland Properties were raving about the authentic Japanese
sushi that was served. Restaurant owner Marie Kim was very
gracious in making sure her first
customers were treated well.
Those present were, Sarah
Baron, Heather Risner, Aryn
Reynolds, Paul Rodriguez,
Ronny Geenan, Kathy Boyer,
Cathy Eichhorst, Ann Blanco,
Sara Lansford and Karrie Boyer.
According to Gary Boyer,
Southland Properties was number one in sales in Glendora and
Azusa in the past two years.
Film, Television, and famous urban rappers join Azusa officials, staff, and guests in the 4th Annual Azusa Celebrity Softball Game on
December 12 to collect toys and funds for Azusa youth as part of the Azusa Golden Days Program. Azusa Mayor Pro-tem, Robert
Gonzales, far left front row, is founder and organizer of game.
By Jorge V. Rosales
Gary Boyer and Daniel Boyer and staff of Southland Properties
with Sushi 'n I owner Marie Kim
Make Wishes Come True
This holiday season, you can
help Santa grant special wishes
just by writing him a letter.
To bring a smile to the face
of a child with a life-threatening medical condition, simply go
into any Macy’s store before
December 25th and write a letter to Santa at the Believe Station or drop off a stamped letter, already addressed to Santa.
For each letter mailed at Macy’s,
the famous department store
will donate a dollar, up to $1
million, to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation®. You can download a letter template at
www.macys.com/believe or
write one of your own.
Macy’s Believe Campaign is
inspired by The New York Sun’s
famous “Yes, Virginia, There Is
a Santa Claus” editorial from
1897, in reply to a little girl’s
question about Santa’s existence. An animated television
special about this heartwarming
holiday story, called “Yes, Vir-
AZUSA - Danny Trejo, the
star of the hit action film, "Machete," Esai Morales, a New
York actor of Puerto Rican Descent of the film "La Bamba,"
and "CHIPs" star Erik "Ponch"
Estrada joined the stars of "Sons
of Anarchy," "NYPD Blue" and
"CSI: Miami" as they challenged
Azusa city officials, staff, and
guests for bragging rights in a
the fourth annual Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, December 12.
There were also some urban
rappers such as Glasses
Malone, Topic, Teck Holmes,
Diamonique, Ret One and Paul
Renteria playing with the film
and network celebrities.
In addition to bragging rights
and lots of fun before, during
and after the game, the softball
game benefits the children's athletic programs in Azusa. Admission to the game was an unwrapped toy worth $5 or more.
Toys will go to needy children
in athletic programs in Azusa.
There were also sales and giveaways from the sponsors of the
event at the on-site promotional
booths at the game, including a
bake sale by Foothill Middle
School students.
The celebrity softball game,
which had to be postponed during the Azusa Golden Days
event back in October due to
celebrities' schedule conflicts,
is an annual celebration that
brings together the community,
city officials and famous personalities for a charitable cause.
"I've been a longtime supporter of urban communities
Trimming Their Tree In Glendora
By Jayam Rutnam
ginia,” is newly available as a
DVD and children’s book, with
10 percent of the purchase
price of those sold at Macy’s
donated to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, too. (NAPSI)
GLENDORA - Seen at
their home in Glendora, getting
ready for Christmas, were
Samantha, Belle and their
Mom, who were trimming their
Christmas tree and having a
hard time putting on the star at
the top. They were finally successful.
Have a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
like Azusa, and I always try to
do my part to give back," said
"CSI: Miami" star Geoffrey
Rivas. "We called a few friends,
and everyone was excited to be
a part of the event, and show
their sportsmanship for the
kids."
Prior to the game there is a
welcome gathering near
Gladstone's Park social hall.
Game jerseys are distributed to
the celebrities and city officials
while they enjoyed snacks from
Max's Mexican Cuisine and refreshments. Concurrent with
the players' celebrations, there
was a band playing live music
to the public before the game,
which started around 6:00 P.M.
"This event is a lot of fun,"
said Mayor Pro-tem Robert
Gonzales, who created the
event. "But aside from the entertainment value, it serves as a
reminder that many of our kids
still need assistance to meet their
sports equipment needs and this
year because of the October
postponement, happier holidays.
That is what this softball tournament has provided in part."
The celebrities took the bragging rights this year with a winning score of 14 runs to 8.
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Beautiful Day For A Parade In Glendora
By Jayam Rutnam
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A warm day, a clear day,
made it a perfect day for a
Christmas parade. Thousands
turned up to watch and cheer
Glendora's Annual Christmas
parade in the morning of Saturday the 11th of December.
With marching bands, baton
twirlers, fire engines, boy
scouts, Glendora Council
members, baseball and soccer
teams, the deafening sirens
and carolers, the event ushered
in the Christmas season with
merriment and joy!
The Village on Glendora Avenue was lined with men,
women and children, who
came out to see their very own
Glendorans and also those in
surrounding cities like Covina
show off their talents of being
smartly dressed in their uniforms, marching in unison and
smiling and waving at the
crowd. Santa was seen at the
end of the parade riding atop a
big red fire engine.
Most of the stores and restaurants in the Village were
open. From all indications business was brisk.
The tradition of using small
candles to light a Christmas
tree is thought to date back to
the mid-17th century.
One of Glendora's Christmas traditions
The Peace that Endures
Glendora icon George Shutt makes merry with some marchers during the parade, outside the Desir'e
Jewelery store in the Village.
Rosales To Make A Difference In Azusa
By Jayam Rutnam
A well attended kickoff picnic in support of Jorge Rosales
was held at Pioneer Park in
Azusa. Citizens, Azusa Mayor
Joe Rocha, many dignitaries,
friends and well wishers attended the picnic honoring a
man who has already proved to
be a community leader in his
home city of Azusa.
Jorge Rosales was flanked by
his wife Lourdes and his two
daughters Lulu and Linda. He
spoke of his plans for the city
and making a difference His
slogan for his campaign is INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY
AND LEADERSHIP.
If elected, he expects to expand recreation and services.
Continue and enhance senior
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His campaign leaders are
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will be held on March 8, 2011.
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2011 Rose Queen And Court
NOW OPEN
In The Village In Glendora
Princess Jessica Michelle Montoya Pasadena, Princess Michelle Kay Washington of Pasadena,
Rose Queen Evanne Elizabeth Friedmann of La Canada Flintridge, Mayor Michael D. Antonovich,
Princess Kathryn Thomason of La Canada Flintridge, Princess Sarah Christine Fredrickson of
Altadena, and Princess Tatyane Anaid Berrios of Arcadia.
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COUNTY – Mayor Michael
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2011 Rose Parade Queen and
Court at the Board of Supervisors meeting.
The 122nd Annual Rose Parade, themed “Building
Dreams, Friendships &
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January 1, 2010 with Grand
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