Friends of Foster Children Celebrates Christmas in July
By Candyce Columbus Friends of Foster Children (FOFC) Sugar Plum (SP) has a remarkable track record. Since the program began 34 years ago they have collected over 160,000 holiday gifts for children in the San Gabriel Valley foster care system and the facilities that support them. The all-volunteer organization has 80 active members 29 [...]
Beacon Media News Photographer Assumes Editor Position
During a 1991 Assignment, yours truly was decontaminated by the Ventura County Hat Mat team after being exposed to a rocket fuel as the result of covering a train derailment. This image and many similar images ran in newspapers around the world, and was an example of how one covering the news can become part [...]
Sierra Madre Weekly – July 29, 2010
274 Water Rate Increase Protest Letters “Invalid or Duplicate” –
By Terry Miller Outraged residents who protested a proposed near 40% Water Rate hike in Sierra Madre won last week, or so they thought when City Clerk Nancy Shollenberger said she was “absolutely, positively” certain of the new numbers which indicated a victory for those opposed to the hike : A press release was issued [...]
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Stories
Calling all St. Rita Alumni! Local Sierra Madre luninaries: Tom Brady, Melissa Delgado Stutenroth, Tom Behrens, Ellen Behrens Hoffman and “Sierra Madre Sue” Behrens are assembling a database of graduates from St. Rita’s School. Are you possibly in this picture we dug up. The photo was taken probably in the mid 1930′s. Are you in [...]
Blotters: 7/11 to 7/17
Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, July 11, through Saturday, July 17, the Police Department responded to 954 calls for service of which 122 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, July 11: Between 2:20 p.m. and 2:35 p.m., a [...]
17 Year Old Student’s Eagle Scout Project – Helping the Feral Cats Live a Better Life
Christian Zwicky, a senior at Arcadia High School, has taken it upon himself to spay/neuter 20 feral cats in the City of Arcadia for no charge as part of his Eagle Scout badge for Troop 125. He and his mother, Dr. Barbarina Zwicky, have already adopted the two homeless Arcadia cats that Christian rescued, Prince [...]
Rings and Things as Cal Phil Salutes the Movies: July 24, 25Rings and Things as Cal Phil Salutes the Movies: July 24, 25
By Bill Peters This Saturday, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia hosts the second concert of the California Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer series, Festival on the Green, with a musical tribute to the dramatic music of movies and opera. The program is repeated Sunday afternoon at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. [...]
Mijares Makes Mexican Magic
Right off the bat, I have been reminded more then once that the correct pronunciation is me-har-eez, Mijares Mexican Restaurant. What do The Chronicle, JJ’s Steak House and Wood and Eddy’s all have in common? At one time they were all very popular restaurants here in the Pasadena area. For one reason or another, they [...]
Local Women Honored by Legislators Liu and Portantino
Flanked by Assemblyman Portantino and Carol Liu, Mother Love from Pasadena. was one of 25 women who were recognized at the 11th Annual Women In Business Awards luncheon held at the Hilton Hotel in Pasadena. The event which is also co hosted by Assemblyman Gatto ( who was not present but gave a video presentation) [...]
