Keeping One Eye on the Ball
This young man was caught recently enjoying a game of basketball at Oak Park. Temple City Parks and recreation offers a vast variety of activities for children this summer. Contact the Parks and Rec dept for more details, Photo by Terry Miller
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
2,000 Needy Children Expected at Foothill Unity Center Back-to-School Event
“For years, I’d skip the first three days of school. I didn’t have new things like the other kids. I figured after the first few days I could slide in unnoticed. It put me behind in my schoolwork, but it was worth it then. I can still remember how it felt.” For this Foothill Unity [...]
A Big Little One
by Dorothy Denne It is said that big things often come in little packages. I don’t think that is meant to apply to words, but I sure thought of it when I read the following about a little two-letter word. This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and the [...]
Excessive Chlorine in Arcadia County Pool Sends 17 Kids to Hospital
Subsequent to the “inordinate amount of chlorine inadvertently being released into the pool” at Los Angeles County’s Arcadia Park during a public swimming session, seventeen children were taken to local hospitals and another seventeen others were decontaminated this morning. The circumstances surrounding the unnecessary amount of chlorine released is still under investigation. Fire and rescue [...]
Judy Wong’s Sentencing Postponed Until August 24
Former Temple City Mayor Judy Wong was told she had another month of freedom before sentencing on the Bribery and perjury charges Thursday. A judge, filling in for Judge Schnegg, postponed the embattled former mayor and council member’s sentencing. Heavy case loads and state cutbacks may have been partially responsible for the delay. Wong pled [...]
