WHERE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS COMES FIRST - Sierra Madre Arcadia Pasadena Altadena and Monrovia Week Ending January 18, 2008 Volume 2, No. 2 Danny Castro “In Their World” Students Embrace Dr. King’s Dream Sierra Madre’s New By Susan Henderson Just before breaking Development for the long holiday Director weekend, Caroly Sierra Madre, CA Halpern’s second grade – Aft er an extensive class at Sierra Madre recruitment process, the Elementary School City of Sierra Madre is took a few moments to excited to announce that tell me about a project Danny Castro of West they had been working Hollywood will be joining on. the All-America City team In commemoration as the new Development of the late Dr. Martin Services Director. Luther King, Jr., the Danny Castro brings to Sierra Madre over 15 class of enthusiastic years’ experience in the students decided to local government planning process, with expertise in both think about the world the public and private sectors. Mr. Castro was with the City around them and of Beverly Hills Community Development Department discuss ways to make it for over 10 years in a number of positions, each with better. increased responsibilities. His work included a wide variety Of primary concern of residential and commercial developments, zoning and to the students was our land use studies, and staff liaison for the Planning and ability to get along and Architectural Commissions. the environment. Mr. Castro’s private sector background extended his One student, Gray, expertise in project management as well as interests in historic preservation. At Th e Kor Group, a Los Angeles- sums it up as follows: based real estate company, Mr. Castro specialized in the conversion and rehabilitation of historic structures into residential uses. As a private planning consultant, his clients have included the cities of Claremont and Santa Monica, reviewing projects subject to design review, compliance with Teacher Caroly Halpern and her second grade students at Sierra Madre historic preservation policies, and environmental review Elementary School. Photos by S. Henderson/MVO requirements. Mr. Castro resides in West Hollywood where he is currently the Chair of the City’s Historic Preservation Commission, which, through various means, helps to GRAY’S DREAM preserve the community’s character through the protection, enhancement and preservation of cultural resources. In My World, “it would be a cleaner place, there would be Danny Castro is a native Californian, and grew up in Chula healthy people and peace in the world. In my world I would Vista, a suburb of San Diego. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with a Bachelor of try to make it so there were no wars and everybody got along. Science Degree in Urban and Regional Planning. In my world, I would make it so the world was shiny, nice and City Manager Elaine Aguilar stated, “I welcome Danny to the City of Sierra Madre. I think he brings the perfect balance clean and all the garbage disappeared. In my world I would of experience, technical expertise, and approachability try and make it so nobody smoked and everybody could live to that’s important in his new role as Development Services a long, old age. If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made changes, Director.” Mr. Castro will begin his tenure with the City of Sierra Madre on Monday, February 4, 2008. I’d like to do it too.” Controversial Blogger Jim Snider Found Dead Fire Investigation At Local Shopping Center “Unmaintained building (eyesore/embarrassment to Jim Snider, admitted owner of the infamous blog known as the Sierra Madre Cumquat, was found dead in his apartment on Th ursday. neighborhood).” - Code Compliance Officer’s report. According to sources close to Snider, he had not been seen for a few days locally. His By Dean Lee landlord entered his apartment at the behest of friends and discovered his body. Sierra Madre Police Captain Larry Giannone confi rmed the death of Snider, saying, With a list of city “No cause of death has been determined at this time. It does not appear, however, code complaints that the death is the result of foul play”. According to Giannone, it appeared that he dating back to the had been dead for several days. At press time, the LA County Coroner’s Offi ce still mid 1990s, Pasadena had not determined the exact cause of death. Vice-Mayor Steve Snider who at one time served on the Sierra Madre Volunteer Fire Department, Haderlein said he gained notoriety in recent years due to his involvement with several outrageous hopes that the Dec. websites. In addition to the ‘cumquat’ site, friends say he is also responsible for 30 fi re in a run others one of which mercilously abused senior resident Fay Angus and others. down shopping area One site was the subject of discussion before the city council when another local would now draw blogger known as ‘Sir Eric ’ (John Crawford), because of its solicitation of women to enough attention to participate in illegal acts in Sierra Madre. Th e websites were all mysteriously taken warrant action on down earlier this week. a situation which Despite the blogs, Jim had many friends who were saddened to hear of his passing. many say is still out Several contacted the paper out of concern that he would only be remembered for of control. “Believe it or not, the controversy, and not his “more humane side”. it’s actually a lot Jim Snider was 45 years of age. Staff /MVO A recent fire near has opened the door to an investigation better than it was,” of this poorly maintained shopping area at Michillinda and Haderlein said. “I Sierra Madre Blvd. in Pasadena ARCADIA POLICE SEEK SUSPECT know there has been some discussion that it [Albertson’s] was going to be sold to Whole Foods. I don’t Police are looking for this suspect who entered an open business and attacked the female know what happened to that. You would think the Hastings Ranch neighborhood employee using pepper spray and striking the victim several times to the face would support it.” Suspect: Male, possibly Asian, 25-30 years old, 6-00, 200 pounds, brown eyes, long black Haderlein said that the property’s list of code violations previously fi led with the shoulder length hair, navy blue sweatshirt and dark pants. city was longer than anyone could imagine. A search done by this newspaper at Any information, call Det. Davis at 626-574-5165 or Det. Crowther 626-574-5149. the Pasadena Permit Center turned up 24 separate citations in the last fi ve years. Going back further, the oldest dated May 11, 1994, was for trash and discarded sofas, something many still say is a problem. Friday’s trash could be seen along the Albertson’s loading dock area, as well as graffi ti. An abandoned dirty white Cadillac with fl at tires still sits facing Sierra Madre Boulevard. Trash, junked cars and graffi ti have been of most concern over the years, Haderlien said. Discarded shopping carts full of debris could also be seen in nearby bushes. Complaints have also cited overgrown shrubbery. A store manager at Albertson’s said that the owner, Robert Chan, lives in China. His son, Howard Chan, oversees the tenants, she said, but neither the owner nor his son returned requests seeking comment. A number of other tenants also declined comment. Eight of the code violations alone were for abandoned vehicles, seven were for trash and many had multiple violations. Violation can result in fi ne up to $500. Aft er that, the case may be referred to the city prosecutor’s offi ce for prosecution against the property owner. (cont. page 4)

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MountainViews-Observer THIS WEEK

MLK Celebrated By SME Danny Castro New Director 1 Fire Investigation

Community Calendar 2 Senior Happenings Rich Johnson: Immigrant Success 3 Woman’s Club Luncheon Pasadena’s State of The City 4 Brookside In Jeopardy SMEAC: Did You Know? Fire Safe Council 5 Police Blotter/Crossword One Of A Kind: La Vina Reality Check 6 All About Book Collecting Florence Kens Wins Trish’s Truth: Pull Up or 7 Pay Out

Tolchin: Images of 2007 8 From The Desk Of The Editor Hail on Dr. King 9 Legal Notices 10 Legal Notices

Looking Up: That Ole’ Sun 11 Clymer: My Way

Jeff’s Pics 12 Pat Birdsall Inside Out

Peter Dills: Table For Two 13 South Of The Border Nano Naming Contest Eastland: On Cheating 14 LaSalle’s John Mattheus WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS Pasadena Farmer’s Market Weather Wise Every Saturday to 12:30 p.m. 5-Day Forecast Bring the kiddies. PHS parking lot 2925 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. Longitude W118.0, Lattitude N34.2 Café 322 Saturday: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s Sunday Nights Let’s Sing Opera & Broadway Sunday: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s Pianist Danny Guerrero & Friends Monday: Cloudy HI 60s Lows 40s 322 Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre (626) 836-5414 Tuesday: Cloudy Hi 50s Lows 40s Wednesday: Cloudy Hi 50s Lows 40s Beantown 45 N. Baldwin Sierra Madre (626) 355-1596 Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service Lucky Baldwin’s 21 Kersting Court Sierra Madre (626) 355-1140 Mary’s Market Sierra Madre Citizen of the Year 2007 561 Woodland Drive Sierra Madre (626) 355-4534 Friday, January 25, 2008 Chandelier Room Santa Anita Park New Day! Th e Harvey Hyde Show 285 W. Huntington Drive Arcadia Every Th ursday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Congratulate Pete Siberell, the winner of the 2007 Citizen of the Year Award. Hard-hitting, high impact sports talk radio KSHP Las Vegas - 1400 AM Former Mayor John Buchanan, MC & Sierra Madre Lyric Th eater Group will entertain. Live! from BURGER CONTINENTAL 535 South Lake Avenue Pasadena Contact Beverly DeVoy Contact 626-355-5111

SENIOR HAPPENINGS...By Pat Birdsall ~ For Your Funny Bone~ Mom was getting swamped with calls from strangers. Th e reason? A medical billing FYI: Just Say No To Credit Cards service had launched an 800 number that was identical to hers. When she called to Do you want to block the fl urry of “pre-approved” credit card off ers? Consider complain, they told her to get a new number. “I’ve had mine for twenty years,” she “opting out.” Call the toll-free number 1-888-567-8688 or visit www.optoutprescreen. pleaded. “Couldn’t you change yours?” Th ey refused. So Mom said. “Fine, from now com. Both are operated by the three major credit bureaus and are free of charge. on I’m going to tell everyone who calls that their bill is paid in full.” Th e company got You’ll have to provide your name, address and social security number, information a new number the next day. K. Drake- RD that will be “used only to process your request to opt out,” according to the Federal Trade Commission website. Opting out lasts for fi ve years unless you follow up with a written request to make it permanent. If you have joint credit with a spouse or a Activities: Unless listed diff erently, all activities are at the partner, you both have to opt out. You still may get off ers from charities, alumni Hart Memorial Park (Senior Center) associations and companies you do business with, such as your current credit card 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre company. If you change your mind and want a new credit card, you can always reverse the procedure and “opt in.” AARP Bulletin - November ‘07 Lunch Program: Monday-Friday- Call (626) 355-0256 to reserve the day before. Suggested donation $2.00 for seniors, others - $3.75. ~Helpful Hints~ Monday: Free Strength Training Class with Lisa Brandley *To remove burnt-on food from a pot, put it in the freezer for a couple of hours. 1:00- 1:45 PM Remove and wash it out as you normally would. Tuesday: Bingo: 1:30-3:30 PM .25c per card Yoga: 5:00 PM- *Put photographs that are stuck together in the freezer for 10-12 minutes. Gently Instructor, Andrea Walsh- $5.25 for seniors break apart using a butter knife. Wednesday: Open Th ursday: Game Day- 1:30- 4:00 PM Poker, Scrabble, Cribbage, Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Pinochle, you name Recipe of the Month: it. Yoga: 5:00-6:30 PM- For seniors and others who want to go slowly (can be done in a chair) Instructor: Slow-Cooked Chili Andrea Walsh $5.25 for those 50 & over- $7.00 for those under 50. To register call (626) 355-7394 * 1lb lean ground beef or ground Friday: Ping-Pong- 2:00-4:00 PM- Not tournament, just for turkey fun. Aerobics for Active Seniors- 3:00- 4:00 PM at the * ½ lb bulk Italian pork sausage Community Center- 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.- *1 medium onion chopped (1/2 cup) $34.00 for an 8 week course * 1 can (28 oz) whole tomatoes Instructor: Bonnie Smithson Call 355-5278 to enroll. undrained * 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce Saturday: Senior Club for those 55 and older- Brown bag lunch * 1 tsp sugar at 11:30AM Bingo: 12:30 PM .25c per card * 1-1 ½ tsp ground cumin * 2 tsp chili powder Meals-On-Wheels: Meals are delivered to homebound seniors through the * 1 tsp dried oregano leaves YWCA Intervale lunch program M-F with frozen meals for the weekend. $2.00 * 1 can (15 oz) spicy chili beans, suggested donation per day. Call Susan Garcia at (626) 960-3773 undrained * 1 can garbanzo beans, or kidney beans, drained & rinsed Monthly Excursions: * Sour cream, if desired January 17: Morongo Casino & Outlet shopping $20.00 * Sliced green onion, if desired February 21: Griffi th Observatory- Details to be announced 1- In 10” skillet, cook beef, sausage and onion over medium high heat 5-7 minutes, For reservations call Susan Clift on at (626) 355-7394 or stop by and see her at the stirring frequently until beef is thoroughly cooked, drain. Hart Memorial Park House- 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM- Monday-Th ursday 2- In 3-4 quart slow cooker, mix beef mixture and remaining ingredients except sour cream and green onions. Blood Pressure Clinic Returns! Th e Sierra Madre Paramedics will do blood 3- Cover: Cook on Low heat setting 7-8 hours. Top individual servings with sour nd cream and green onions. pressure readings on the 2 Tuesday of each month from 10:30-11:30 AM 6 servings ( Pillsbury) Free Consultation with Pasadena attorney Geoff rey Chin- 2nd Th ursday of the month- 10:00 AM- Noon-Appointments are a must. Call Susan Clift on at (626) 355-7394. May all your troubles last as long as your Confl icting court schedules can occasionally cause cancellations. New Year’s resolutions!

-Joey Adams

MountainViews-Observer 37 N. Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008 3 Immigrant Success Story By Rich Johnson John Grijalva Memorial I had a wonderful opportunity to sit Kellie: The family of John Grijalva cordially invites you to attend a down and talk with Kellie Strubinski, a Not to worry. I’m celebration of his life and his legacy... recent immigrant into Sierra Madre. This legal now. I must is truly a success story as Kellie worked tell you that your 1:00 PM hard to integrate herself into our rather city Saturday, January 26, 2008 eclectic Sierra Madre society. In fact, as government Hart Memorial Park House (Senior Center) we speak, she is the chairperson of the is so efficient, particularly compared upcoming Wine and Cuisine Tasting to where I’m from. And while I’m at 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. fundraiser benefiting the Sierra Madre it, everyone gets along so well with Library. I wanted to talk briefly about everyone else in town. Does anyone ever the Fundraiser and then find out how argue in Sierra Madre? she successfully transitioned to life in such a foreign environment. Rich: Uhhhh, let’s move on. Can you drink the water here in town? Rich: Kellie, first tell us a little bit about Kellie: It was tough at first. My body the Fundraiser for the Library. had to adjust to lack of microbes and Kellie: I would love to Mr. giving up that rusty, metallic taste. Plus, Johnson. It’s a Wine and Cuisine tasting your clear and sparkling water was event. It’s going to be held on February hard to look at. I’m used to seeing what 22nd, 2008 at Alverno School. The time I’m drinking. But I’ve come around. I will be from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. With actually prefer it now. over 50 vintners and restaurants offering Rich: In closing, if someone was their finest, it will be quite a epicurean thinking of emigrating to Sierra Madre adventure. Come hungry and thirsty. what would you tell them? Tickets are $60 and can be purchased at several locations around town or by Kellie: Hurry! There’s so much to come calling (626) 355-7186. for. All the wonderful restaurants and coffee shops in town. The T-Ball league, Rich: Wow, you speak the the outdoor summer concerts, the public language almost like a native. And pool and Recreation Center. The warm please call me Rich. Tell me, where did and open people and their friendly you emigrate from? dogs. Even the hardware store guys Kellie: Well Rich, you probably know me by my first name. I’m so lucky John Grijalva (center) with dear friends Buddy Switzer (left) never heard of it. I come from a land to have made it here. Thank you to all and Bill Schlote in Kersting Court. Photo By Hood called Pasadena. the people that helped me get here. Rich: Pasadena? Fascinating. Rich: Thank you for this interview Did you encounter what we call culture Kellie. SIERRA MADRE WOMAN’S CLUB shock when you first moved into town? Kellie: You’re welcome Mr. Joh… Rich. LUNCHEON FEATURES THREE AUTHORS I said my goodbyes to Kellie and Kellie: Oh my gosh. It was really difficult By Phyllis Chapman the first few months. The languages crossed back over into Sierra Madre aren’t all that dissimilar but the accents feeling better about myself and our small in Sierra Madre really threw me. slice of Americana. I felt good about all Sierra Madre Woman’s Club invites you to attend their annual Celebrity Luncheon, this year 10,000 of us providing a refuge to Ms. showcasing three local authors. The Luncheon will be held on Saturday, February 2, 11:30 Rich: You might not want to Strubinski and her children, particularly a.m. in “Essick House”, their historic clubhouse, 550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd, in Sierra Madre. answer this but did you come here a refuge from war torn Pasadena. Let’s These “Masters of the Printed Word” will be introduced by event chair, Mary Carney. legally? show her how we treat foreigners and Pasadena resident Jeff Bader will speak about “Soldiers’ Angels: May No Soldier Be Unloved”, Kellie: No, I admit I snuck across all sign up for the Wine and Cuisine the story of his wife, Patti Patton-Bader who, after her oldest son went to Iraq, responded to the border. It was easy. I crossed right in Tasting. It’s for the library and thus for his observation that some of the guys he knew received no mail from anyone. Her outreach the middle of the intersection at Orange the children. Tickets are $60 apiece and lead to the founding of “Soleires’ Angels:, a non-profit to support our soldiers. In October she Grove and Michillinda. I was sure if they you can even order tickets through the received the Congressional Recognition Award, and in November she received Microsoft’s caught me in the middle of the street the mail at: “Above and Beyond Award”, for trying to ensure that none of our soldiers are forgotten. Patti police would be confused. The Friends of the herself may also attend the luncheon. Sierra Madre Library Rich: How so? P. O. Box 3345 Karen Maezen Miller, a Sierra Madre resident, a mother, and a Zen priest, will share her Kellie: I figured whose problem Sierra Madre, CA 91025 book, “Momma Zen: The Crooked Path of Motherhood” on the unsuspected ways that is it? You are right at the intersection of motherhood opens you to unanticipated ways of growing wiser every day. Arcadia, Pasadena and Sierra Madre? Susan Lendroth, also a Sierra Madre resident and a mother, reaches out to children with Rich: Good point. But you know I feel good all over (And that covers a lot “Why Explore?” - and finding the magic that opens up when you let yourself do things you I’m interviewing you across the border of ground.) Bye. never thought of. The daughters of both the authors will be attending, and other young here at Nano’s Café. Are you at risk? people are also welcome. Tickets for this philanthropic benefit are $25, are limited, and may be reserved by calling Carney at 626-355-6225. The Sierra Madre Woman’s Club is a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, founded in 1890 and chartered as the official voice for women by the 119th Congress in 1901. SMWC celebrated its 100th anniversary during 2007, and is beginning its second century of service to the Sierra Madre community. Sierra Madre Woman’s Club is one of 29 federated women’s clubs in the San Gabriel Valley District and, with 130+ members, is one of the largest clubs in the area; it is also a member of the California Federation of Women’s Clubs, headquartered in Ontaria, CA. To learn more, go to www.smwc.info, www.cfwc.org, and www.gfwc.org. STARTING A NEW BUSINESS ? Automated Parking Ticket Payment FILE YOUR DBA HERE Service Doing Business As, Fictitious Business Name Filing Starting the first week of February 2008, people 280 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre who received parking 626-836-6675 tickets within the City will be able to make their fine Obtain Street Address - Business Stationery - Flyers payment online. Rubber Stamps - Business Cards - Mailing Service The Police Department will provide a payment link that will go on the City’s website. A link will direct the viewer to an automated payment screen to input basic information and pay the fine by credit card. In addition to the fine fee, a $3.00 processing fee will cover the processing cost. This results in no out-of- pocket expense for the LEARN ABOUT CIVIC CLUB AT AN City, and it provides a safe EVENING MEMBERSHIP TEA and convenient way for people to pay for parking The welcome mat is out at Sierra Madre Civic Club as citations. interested women in the area are invited to attend their evening Membership Tea, Thursday, January 24, 7:00 For more information, p.m. at the home of Pat Alcorn, a past president, 471 E. please contact Captain Grandview Ave. for this opportunity to learn about this Giannone at the Sierra group. Madre Police Department Membership Co-Chairs Darlene Crook and Colleen at McKernan hostess this evening tea, and would be happy 626-355-1414. to have you attend. For more information, or to RSVP to attend, pelase call either Crook at 626-792-0852, or McKernan at 626-355-1223. 2008 Mount Wilson Trail Race – Time to Start Training! It is time to start training for the 2008 Mount Wilson Trail serve as the rest point between Sierra Madre and the top of Mt. until the race. Training begins in Kersting Court each Saturday Race on Saturday, May 24, 2008. This is your chance to Wilson. Participants will climb over 2,100 vertical feet along the at 7:00 a.m. achieve an impressive athletic feat and celebrate the 100th single-track trail and then come back down again, for a total Register for the 2008 Mount Wilson Trail Race beginning anniversary of the race, which started in 1908, making this distance of 8.6 miles. January 21, 2008. Get your 2008 entry form at the Sierra the second oldest trail race in California. To help you get started, Coach Eric LeClair and Elite Fitness Madre Community Recreation Center, City Hall, Run With Us- The race, which starts and ends in Kersting Court, is run Bootcamp/TEAM Crossfit will be offering free Saturday morning Pasadena, Lucky Baldwin’s Delirium Café and Café 322. All along the Mt. Wilson Trail to Orchard Camp, which used to Trail Training beginning January 19, 2008 and continuing up entries are due by Monday, May 12, 2008. This race will be sold out, so get your entry in early! MountainViews-Observer 37 N. Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com 4 MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008

MountainViews-Observer PASADENA Mayor Promotes Ballot Measure D During State Of The City Address times ahead. He blamed By Dean Lee some of the city’s dim outlook on California’s Pasadena Mayor Bill $14 billion budget defi cit, Bogaard gave this year’s reminding all that this, in State of the City address part, could put the city’s Th ursday night to a room seniors and children at full of prominent offi cials risk. “Pasadena’s economic - so many in fact, that he prospects during 2008 are commented that there just at best uncertain and will was not enough time to almost certainly fall short acknowledge everyone. of the upwards movement Bogaard began by fi rst so far this decade,” he Arroyo Nominated As State thanking his own wife, said. Clair Bogaard. Others In the last 25 years, Historic Location - Golf mentioned members of Bogaard said Pasadena’s Course Lands In The Rough the city council, PUSD economy had transitioned board members and from manufacturing By Dean Lee Superintendent Edwin to retail and service Diaz and Mrs. Diaz. activities, adding that “it With worries that Brookside Golf Course could be forced “I’m surprised at the level has become stronger and to change conceivably to the point of not allowing it to be of interest,” he humbly more diversifi ed.” profi table, the city council Monday night requested that a said minutes before taking Low offi ce vacancies have state hearing be postponed nominating the Arroyo Parks the stage. pushed demand, elevating and Recreation District to the National Register of Historic Places. Shortly into his address, rental rates in the city In a letter sent to the State Historic Preservation Offi cer, the “Vital Connections,” to levels now among the council asked that if the hearing could not be postponed, Bogaard stressed the highest in L.A. County, he that the golf course be excluding creating a horseshoe importance of the said. shaped historic district. upcoming User Utility Bogaard made no mention Th e current proposed designation includes Th e Rose Bowl Tax, Measure D. Th e of Pasadena businesses and the Colorado Street Bridge, the La Casita del Arroyo measure has come under garnering national and the Lower Arroyo Seco. fi re from a local citizen’s attention lately, such as “Our goal in nominating the Arroyo was to acknowledge group, claming it was a Pasadena’s IndyMac Bank, this incredible collection of recreational uses, manmade new way to tax internet eliminating 2,403 jobs. features within a natural setting that have been part of own services. Countrywide Financial history since the beginning of time,” said Sue Mossman, “Federal law prohibits the Corp., the nation’s No. City Spokesperson Ann Erdman assists Mayor Bill Pasadena Heritage’s Executive Director. Bogaard as he puts last minute touches on Thursday’s Councilmember Steve Madison took issue with Pasadena application of a UUT to 1 mortgage lender, had state of the city address Photo D. Lee/MVO Heritage fi rst going to the state hearing offi cer and then internet access, said Mayor earlier slashed 12,000 telling the council just four days before the hearing. Bogaard. “Th e city council jobs. Mid-year, EarthLink gases, and thus the threat non-profi t organizations “I have to tell you, I love Pasadena Heritage, I support did adopt an ordinance cut half its Pasadena staff of global warming. in the fi rst multi-agency them strongly but I take a dim view of that as a way of doing clarifying that no tax and put their local offi ces “During the coming year, eff ort of its kind.” business in Pasadena,” he said. “Th at is not the Pasadena will ever be imposed on up for lease. Th ey also Pasadena will continue Th e committee’s work way.” internet access without a ended a contract with to reduce emissions so far, Bogaard said, has He continued, “Th e Pasadena way, in a small town like future vote of the people.” Pasadena for a citywide within City operations indicated that the needs of ours… would be to sit down with the RBOC (Rose Bowl Last month City Clerk, Jane WiFi system. and will reach out to many children, teens and Operating Company) and say ‘this is a step we think is Rodriguez, sued Wayne Countrywide has a our constituencies - young adults in Pasadena important.” Lusvardi, Chairperson for number of offi ces still in businesses, organizations, are not being met. Many Madison also said the Rose Bowl Operating Company Citizens for Responsible Pasadena, the home for and individuals - to engage in the community have should be the ones looking into the use of the golf courses them in this commitment,” criticized committee’s something they said they did do, they just had not told the Government, saying the corporation for over a council. arguments against decade before moving to he said. formation and its goals of “We have entrusted in the ROBC the management and Measure D, which would Calabasas. “Th is outreach eff ort stating the obvious. oversight of those golf courses.” Madison said. be printed on the ballot, Bogaard said this year will be aided by three Monday night the city Interim city manager Bernard Melekian said the nomination were false and misleading. will also see a decrease major conferences that council approved giving was not made by city staff so the assumption by the council Lusvardi had stated that in new construction and are coming up.” Th e fi rst the youth committee they were responding to it was correct, Measure D “forced” an commercial rehabilitation. is , Th e Systems, Cities $50,000 to fund consultants Mossman said the nomination had been under development Internet tax on “access.” Based on the dollar value & Sustainable Mobility in implementing a plan for 2.5 years. Mossman acknowledged Pasadena Heritage Lusvardi later said, “Taxes of permits issued, the level Summit in February, of action for 2008 in did not do a good job communicating with the RBOC. could be applied to email, of investment during prior hosted by Art Center conjunction with the She said the web surfi ng, computer years had averaged around College of Design; more Western Justice Center. designation only information can be found Bogaard also promoted acknowledges that gaming, fi le downloading, $220 million, he noted. beginning in 1918 text messaging and any Regarding new growth, on the city’s website. Pasadena’s Healthy Living when the fi rst idea of other activity resulting he said, “I hope that this Showing a strong focus. having golf courses from a transmission of year we can initiate a support for the PUSD “On February 6, we will in that location was “voice, data, audio, video community discussion and Pasadena police, he kick off Up & Moving suggested by the or any other information,” about architectural quality quoted former Chief of Pasadena, in which I, city, it protects the and that his opposition and design, and build Police Bernard Melekian, along with special guests, general layout, usage was that this was a tax an understanding and saying, “Our young people will lead monthly morning and boundaries of on usage, not access. consensus about what we, are the future, and they walks around the Rose the courses. An Lusvardi’s aforesaid as a community, want to deserve more than we are Bowl, and everyone is unsatisfi ed city council, not so quick to put $2 million in statement has been printed experience.” giving them.” Melekian invited to join us,” he annual revenue from Brookside on the line, went on to on the ballot. He also noted the city is now sits as the interim city said. debate the issue for two hours. manager. Councilmember Victor Gordo said the city should stay “No matter how you attempting to acquire 20 On Saturday January 26 away from designating historic “usage” saying that it could decide to vote, I encourage acres above Annandale He said, responding will be the Kids Fitness severely limit the decision making process of the golf everyone to go to the polls Golf Course, “land which to a challenge to reduce Challenge, the largest courses. “We want to made sure that it conitues to be an on February 5th”, chided is in a native state even crime last fall, “the City event of its kind in asset for the city he said. the Mayor. though it was subdivided Council established the California. On February In the end most councilmember said they really did Measure D will provides into several parcels for Youth Development and 24, the Rose Bowl will not understand how the designation would aff ect the $10 million per year for development of single- Violence Prevention be the fi nish line of courses and though they should be left out. So much so critical services and is family homes more than Committee, inviting the AMGEN Tour of that councilmember Chris Holden suggested Mayor Bill only meant to update the 80 years ago,” Pasadena City College, California - a professional Bogaard and Melekian go to the hearings in Sacramento to city’s 40 year old tax on Bogaard mentioned many PUSD, the Altadena 650-mile bicycling race make sure the state heard their points. telephone services. of the city’s Green Building Town starting in Northern “I’m assuming they will take public testimony,” Holden said. Council, and others to join California. Bogaard is “Th en maybe having the mayor and city manager be a part Bogaard acknowledged goals and its commitment known for his advocacy of reinforcing the letter and comments from the council.” that Pasadena had tough to reducing green house city representatives and towards cycling.

INVESTIGATION (from pg. 1) open trench behind the north wall,” department. Last week, Fasick said to get it certifi ed before anybody license says. among other things, including he was going to look into other could make entry [or] by having an “I’m sure we will catch some Haderlien’s fi eld representative, water leaks causing contamination complaints of stored materials engineer come out and take a look more people doing illegal tenant Rhonda Stone, said none of the cases and dumpsters attracting rodents. above Nano Café One, which faces at it.” improvements,” Fasick said. went to the city prosecutor’s offi ce, Lighting was also a concern. A later Michillinda Avenue. According to Pasadena Fire Another business in the shopping although at times police had forced inspection showed all the problems Th e new café owner, who has only Battalion Chief Brett Gibson, the center had previously been cited for talks between code compliance had been resolved. been there the last four months, roof had to be ventilated to stop unpermitted construction during offi cers and Howard Chan. Pasadena Fire Marshall Mark said he did not know anything the horizontal spread of the fi re in the night. Reports also described offi ces stored Fasick said his department had also about the packed boxes, tables and a common attic. Smoke damage Happy Jack’s Video has also been with “junk” visible from the street, received a recent complaint about chairs above his restaurant. He was extensive, he also said, and total all but abandoned. One side of the calling it an “eyesore,” along with stored materials at the property in a explained it was the responsibility damage was estimated at $400,000 storefront’s door is boarded up, a more “chronic” graffi ti, and referring Laundromat. of the property owner, Chan. It was to the property and $150,000 to heavy chain secures it and unopened that to the city’s Graffi ti Abatement Th e closed Laundromat at 3817 E. completely separate from his place, contents. mail can been seen piled inside by Program. Code Compliance Offi cer, Sierra Madre Blvd was a total loss, he said. Fasick said fi rst reports listing the door. Other stores have letters Roberto Pena, wrote in April that due to a blaze fi rst reported at 8:43 Th e fi re took seven fi re engines and complaints of materials inside as broken or missing from their signs the unmaintained buildings were p.m., Dec 30. He said he did not three trucks from six cities to knock being hazardous, but turned out to and most of the other signs don’t an eyesore and an embarrassment know what role the stored materials down. Fasick said the structural be paint, tarps and other cleaners light up at night making, them to the neighborhood. played and the fi re was still under integrity of the building had been used for grounds maintenance. unreadable. Unauthorized banners In November 2006 a fi led complaint investigation. compromised, thus delaying the Th e laundry business had been also hang everywhere. claimed there were “rat dropping He said it depends on whether the investigation. closed since 2005, he said, further A boutique shop, next door to inside the store [Albertson’s] area, building was “sprinklered” or not, “What kept the investigation from commenting that, ironically, that Happy Jack’s, also sits empty. no hot water / no potable water, and if so, if it inhibited the fi re. He going forward was we had to make this year the fi re department plans Haderlien oversees Pasadena serious electrical problems, mold also noted that anyone who sees sure one of the support beams to start doing annual “absentee” District 4, which includes the as a result of fl ooding in the store, anything, such as piled debris or damaged in the fi re was ok,” Fasick inspections, looking at current Albertson’s Shopping Center; he inadequate weather stripping, an junk, should report it to the fi re reported. “We had to make sure business licenses and making sure is also an Economics and Civics that business are doing what the Teacher at La Salle. MountainViews-Observer 37 N. Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008 5 SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER During the week of Sunday, January 6th to Saturday January 12th the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 310 calls for service.

th Sunday, January 6 : 12:50 AM – Arrest, 708 West Sierra Madre Blvd. Offi cers observed a suspicious vehicle parked to the rear of the apartment complex. Th e offi cer stopped to investigate. A records check revealed the driver, a man from El Monte, had a suspended/revoked driver’s license and a warrant for his arrest. Th e driver was arrested and released to San Marino Police Department. Monday, January 7th: 9:47 PM – Identity Th eft , 00 block East Laurel Ave. A resident reported the loss of her driver’s license and several credit cards and the use of her American Express Card without her permission. Th e theft occurred between Monday, 12/24/2007 and Saturday, 1/5/2008. 6:28 PM – Attempted petty theft , 440 West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre Public Library. A resident reported a male juvenile trying to walk off with a handicapped parking sign valued at $200.00. Th e resident intervened and recovered the sign from the juvenile. Th e juvenile was not held by the resident and his identity is unknown. Tuesday, January 8th: 5:32 PM – Cruelty to animals/tortures mutilates, Mount Wilson Trail. A hiker reported evidence of an animal sacrifi ce on the trail. Two male Hispanics were seen with a bloody chicken and candles on a black tarp. Th e hiker recorded a vehicle license number, which returned to Temple City. Th e investigation is on-going. th Wednesday, January 9 : 8:44 AM – Arrest, 600 block East Grandview Ave. An offi cer stopped a man at a residence that was recently burglarized. Th e offi cer’s investigation revealed the man was working at the home, but he had two outstanding arrest warrants. He was arrested and transported to the police station where he was booked and released on Sierra Madre Fire Safe Council a written promise to appear. TIP OF THE WEEK ursday, January 10th: From Caroline Brown 9:26 AM – Vandalism/graffi ti, 144 West Highland Ave. A resident reported vandalism/graffi ti to the south wall of the old Youth Activity building. Th e damage Many brush fi res have started in what appears to the general occurred between 7:00 pm Wednesday, 1/9 and 7:30 am Th ursday, 1/10. No cost of public as cold, wintery and somewhat damp days. Winter repair was available. rainfall does nothing to change dried out brush into green th brush, and very shortly aft er the rain, dry Santa Ana wind conditions can and do Friday, January 11 : occur in our Southern California “foothills and canyon passes”, as the weather 11:39 PM – DUI arrest, 700 block North Santa Anita Ave, Arcadia. Offi cers stopped reporters phrase our local geography. a vehicle for expired registration. Th e driver, a man from Upland, was determined to be under the infl uence of alcohol and or drugs. Th e driver was arrested and taken It is important for the public to understand the reasons why cities and county to the Pasadena Jail for remand. jurisdictions call “Red Flag Alerts” and restrict access to recreational areas. Th ese restrictions are temporary and follow the weather conditions of: dry fuel, low Saturday, January 12th: humidity and high winds. Fire and fl ood cycles in the recent past have caused 3:32 AM - DUI arrest, Sierra Madre Villa and Foothill Blvd. An offi cer stopped long term closures to areas that it is hoped will be avoided in the future by a vehicle for speeding. During the investigation the driver was determined to be following “Red Flag Alert” closures in our foothills that protect residential and under the infl uence of alcohol and or drugs. Th e driver, a man from Los Angeles, commercial interests. was arrested and taken to the Pasadena Jail for remand. Our next Fire Safe Council meeting will be February 4, 2008 in the City Council 1:32 PM – Arrest, 297 West Sierra Madre Blvd. A driver was stopped for a traffi c chambers. We will meet each fi rst Monday of the month throughout 2008 as we violation. A records check revealed the driver, a Pasadena resident, had a no bail expand our program to include multi-hazard preparation. warrant for his arrest. Th e driver was arrested, booked and transported to County For more information contact us at 355-0741 or 355-9350. Please e-mail us at Jail for remand. smfi [email protected] as we want to have contact with as many Sierra 2:11 PM – Vandalism, 300 block East Grandview Ave. A resident reported the front Madre residents as possible. windshield smashed on his van. Th e vandalism occurred between 9:00 pm Friday, We have a palette of Th ermo-gel fi re protection kits available on consignment 1/11 and 2:00 pm Saturday, 1/12. Th e owners estimated the loss at $250.00. via a distributor in Arizona. 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MountainViews-Observer 37 N. Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com 6 MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008 It’s Just BUSINESS One Of A Kind: Reality Check: We Don’t Have Featuring unique homes & gardens and the people who create them Enough Money Photos and Story By Chris Bertrand By La Quetta M. Shamblee Altadena’s La Viña: As Californians jostle for position to rally against From Sanitarium And Highland Retreat To Gated Community suggested funding reductions in the $145 billion (Part 1) budget proposed by the Governor on January 10th, the feverish pitch of media sound bites about pending cuts in education, health and related social programs Chris Bertrand Ninety year young Edwin Evans is again overshadowing the realities of revenue and of Concord, CA, speaks almost casually about the three expenses. The current budget shortfall of $3.3 billion years he spent at La Viña’s Sanitarium. As he recalls it, he playing out in the capitol represents a microcosm of was about twelve when he was sent there with suspected how people must deal with personal and household tuberculosis and a persistent fever. He says he “wasn’t budgets. When there’s not enough money to cover happy about it” but he did it, in his always understated, the bills, the choices are simple – earn more money or upbeat style that purposely glosses over the small and reduce expenses. Somehow that concept seems lost on large glitches of life. Later tests finally determined that the citizenry of the Golden State when it comes to the his malady was, in fact, coccidioidomycosis, a fungal annual budget. infection also known as valley fever, known to flourish The proposed 10% reduction in budgets across in the hot, dry environs of his Fresno home. Nonetheless, virtually all state departments is seen by many as a Evans, whose only symptoms were a low grade fever and frontal assault on services that must be maintained at spots on his lungs, remained a patient in the “healthful” the expense of anything and everything else. In the air of Altadena in the late 1920’s from seventh to ninth absence of other viable options, this proposal is an grade, separated from family and home. attempt to spread the reductions as evenly as possible in Thought to be the best possibility of cure for breathing A doctor gave each of the La Viña Sanitarium children order to prevent severe cuts in any one department. As ailments including TB and asthma, many were drawn to patients a box camera. competing factions dig their heels in to do everything LA’s foothill climate from across the state, the country and possible to prevent any reductions in their particular the world in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Sanitariums The education of La Viña’s children patients did not fall funding allocations, options that can set the stage for like the 100-acre La Viña dotted the foothills. Altadena by the wayside despite their hospitalization. Pasadena long-term economic stability are seemingly ignored. alone had five hospitals dedicated to respiratory School District, according to Zack’s book, sent teachers illnesses in this time period; Monrovia had one, and up to the La Viña Health School in 1923, an outgrowth of Failure on the part of politicians to address the Sierra Madre’s Alverno Villa was built with intentions to the Lincoln Avenue Open Air School. Evans remembers legislative, systemic and operational policies and become one until NIMBY (not in my back yard) efforts being the only student in his grade in the one room practices that create budget deficits is directly tied to the squelched that school heated by a pot belly stove. He was given work unwillingness of Californians to accept the temporary p o s s i b i l i t y to do at his level, and checked on periodically as the discomfort required to effect the real changes needed AFTER the teacher monitored about a dozen patients well enough to eliminate this cyclical deficit rollercoaster. Just as villa was built. to attend school. one’s personal budget should reflect a sensibility in not Dr. James His teacher shared her great interest in birds and spending more than one earns, the same applies to the B a r l o w e ’ s ornithology, with field trips to the surrounding canyons. state. A 10% reduction is viewed as drastic, however, vision did Evans felt well enough to explore the foothills and canyons the current budget shortfall of $3.3 billion is projected p r e v a i l on his own, and soon figured out that rest period in the to balloon to more than $14 billion during the next however, and afternoon afforded him some unsupervised time to hike, fiscal year unless drastic measures are taken now. he eventually as long as he was back before the nurse came around a The Governor’s proposed legislative measures include built his second time. He indicates the nurse never caught on (or the restriction of spending to actual revenue levels, respirator y she was smart enough to turn a blind eye). which will eliminate the fiscally irresponsible pattern hospital in He speaks fondly of the supervising doctor, possibly of spending more than what is available. Since the Los Angeles, founder Dr. Bridge, who provided each of the children state generates revenue through taxes, the prospect of where it still with a box camera for their own use. Just last year, he earning more money equates to some type of increase serves today. chanced upon another former La Viña patient, Elmer in one or more categories of taxes, which doesn’t seem Long before Voelkner, who lived at the same assisted living facility. to be of interest to anyone. a nt i b i o t i c s Voelkner still owned his camera gift from so many became the decades ago, and shared pictures of his La Viña patient Cuts in education is one of the categories most t r e a t m e n t days. Sadly, neither Evans’ box camera nor any of Evans’ frequently cited as evidence that the Governor is protocol for photos from this era still exist, but this experience with making decisions that will have an adverse impact on tuberculosis his first camera spurred his interest in the photographic our quality of life for the long-term. Concerns among and related industry. He went on to become a photographer of health and related social programs join in with concerns diseases, some note with publications in National Geographic, ads that are just as relevant, but the reality is there’s just of the very ill for tourism by Greyhound Bus, and a highly respected not enough revenue to fund programs at the current spent their photographic printing business in Manhattan. levels. Controversy over the proposed cuts is expected Voelkner kept the camera and a few to result in heated debates and amplified allegations of pictures from his La Viña hospitalization last dollars Evans remembers that the 1930 era facility consisted for about 70 years just to travel of wood buildings, very adequate, but “nothing fancy.” inequity in upcoming weeks. to healthful Shortly after Evans left La Vina, a devastating wildland Next week’s column will provide a summary of the California, only to succumb quickly, raising the death fire destroyed most of those wooden buildings of the budget and an overview of the proposed cuts. rates in places like Altadena, which had such hospitals. hospital facility in 1935. Funds were quickly raised to Nearby cemeteries like Mountain View hold the rebuild the hospital, and it opened again in 1937 and tombstones of many a La Viña patient. Ed Evans and had up to 80 patients through the 1970’s, when it closed. many others were lucky, and found renewed health Afterward, Huntington Hospital apparently used it for in the 1500 foot altitude and fresh “highland” air at approximately Lincoln Avenue about a half mile above Altadena Drive. Today a gated community of 200+ homes occupies the land. Evans doesn’t know how his costs were paid, but historical documentation from Michele Zack’s wonderful book, Altadena: Between Wilderness and City, indicates that the hospital was one of the first of its kind, with a sliding scale of fees, based upon ability to pay. Established by two TB victims as well as doctors, Stebman and Bridge from Chicago, they had charitable funding and were considered nonprofit. Associated Charities in Pasadena provided funds and volunteers for the hospital, which Reduced! cared for patients through the 1970’s, when insidious Los Now $825,000 Angeles smog and new treatment protocols evaporated the TB hospital concept here. Visitors were a welcome respite for the patients. Though Evans did not have any of his own visitors due to meager finances, his mother’s simultaneous TB illness La Viña’s Dining Room and distance, a young Walt Disney befriended him on a while as a cardiac rehab/ retreat facility, according to visits to see a nephew, and he was grateful for the time long-time area resident, Ruth Brown. and attention Disney paid him, including lessons on Next Week: Decades elapsed before the next chapter for drawing the famed Mickey and Minnie Mouse. the La Viña land was complete.

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Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008 7 Alverno, Arroyo Paci c Academy, La Salle, Maranatha, Pasadena High School, St. Francis, Sierra Mesa Middle School, e Barnhart School, e Gooden School, Field Elementary, Sierra Madre Elementary School, Bethany Christian, St. Rita’s, Wilson Middle School, Odyssey Charter School, Norma Coombs Ed Alternative School, Weizmann Day School and the PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT La Salle’s Florence Kerns SCHOOL DIRECTORY Wins First Place In Mock Alverno High School Trial Courtroom Artist 200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 355-3463 Competition Head of School: Ann M. Gillick E-mail address: [email protected] By John Blackstock Arroyo Pacifi c Academy 41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, Pasadena, CA - La Salle Junior, Florence Kerns (626) 294-0661 was awarded the fi rst place plaque for Mock Trial Principal: Phil Clarke Courtroom Artist by the Constitutional Rights E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacifi c.org Foundation during the recent Mock Trial at the Los Bethany Christian School Angeles County Courthouse. 93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Th e mock trial team is part of an academic (626) 355-3527 competition whose members compete against other Principal: James Lugenbuehl schools and are judged by real judges and lawyers. For E-mail address: [email protected] Mock Trial competitions, rules of a regular trial are Th e Gooden School changed so that the competitions may be held in about 192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 two hours. Mock trials contain almost all the elements (626) 355-2410 of a real trial—pretrial motions, opening and closing Head of School: Patty Patano statements as well as direct and cross examinations of witnesses, and of course, the courtroom artist. Each school website: www.goodenschool.org fi elds a prosecution and defense team. During competitions, one team’s prosecution will compete against another LaSalle High School team’s defense. Teams that earn the highest grades advance to higher levels of state competition. 3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. “Mock trial helps students refi ne their critical thinking abilities. Th e competition is a good deal like acting— (626) 351-8951 students oft en work from a script. But since students also have to think on their feet, it also has elements that are Principal: Patrick Bonacci similar to doing improv,” said Mr. Steve Bensinger a La Salle English teacher and moderator of the Mock Trial website: www.lasallehs.org team. “Th e hardest thing to explain about being on the mock trial team is that it is a lot of fun. Practices usually Norma Coombs Alternative School contain a great deal of lightheartedness and humor,” he said. “Our mock trial team members have earned a variety 2600 Paloma St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107 of honors in the last few years so I am delighted that this year Florence won a fi rst place award in the courtroom (626) 798-0759 Principal: Dr. Vanessa Watkins artist competition.” E-mail address: [email protected] Kerns fi nished third in the last year’s competition before fi nishing fi rst this year among the 65 high schools competing. “It was funny because I noticed I was a bit behind in fi nishing my drawing for the competition so I Odyssey Charter School colored in the sketches a little looser than I normally would. I think the judges like the style and I won,” commented 725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001 (626) 229-0993 Kerns. “It was really a lot of fun and a great ‘real world’ experience. I hope to compete again next year,” she said. Head of School: Lauren O’Neill Kerns was also awarded the fi rst place ribbon at the National Philanthropy Day Poster Contest in October 2007. website: www.odysseycharterschool.org Kerns is an accomplished equestrian, pianist and track athlete at La Salle and plans to be an art major in college. She Pasadena High School is the daughter of Douglas and Beth Kerns of Sierra Madre. 2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. (626) 798-8901 ALVERNO’S ANNUAL Black and White Ball Principal: Dr. Derick Evans Saturday, March 8, 2008 5:00 p.m. website: www.pasadenahigh.org Elegance and sophistication are the setting for the “Black and White Ball” hosted by the Alverno Parents’ TRISH’S Pasadena Unifi ed School District Association. Held in the historic Villa del Sol d’Oro on the 351 S. Hudson Ave. Pasadena, Ca. 91109 Alverno campus, this annual gala will provide a live and TRUTH (626) 795-6981 silent auction. Ticket prices: $85 each, or $750 for a table website: [email protected] of 10 (on or before February 8, 2008). After February 8, Pull Up or Pay Out St. Rita Catholic School 2008: $95 each, or $850 for a table of 10. 322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 For information or to order tickets, please contact Wendy By Trisha Collins (626) 355-9028 Finch, Director of Development at (626) 355-3463 x227 Principal: Joanne Harabedian or [email protected]. We’ve all been in one of those situations when you’re website: www.st-rita.org in a line of some sort, and a male teenager directly in Sierra Madre Elementary School front of you has their jeans hanging by their knees, 141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 underwear exposed and all. Well, it’s a good thing that (626) 355-1428 teenager chose to wear their attire in that fashion here Principal: Gayle Bluemel in California, because in Louisiana, they aren’t having E-mail address:[email protected] it. Lawmakers in the south have been struggling to Sierra Madre Middle School make sagging pants (wearing pants way below the 160 N. Canon waist where the under garments can be seen) against Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 (626) 836-2947 the law and now it fi nally is. Principal: Gayle Bluemel You sag, you pay. And the fi ne for this “fashion fad” Contact person: Garrett Newsom, Asst. Principal can be up to a whopping $500. No money? We’re all E-mail address: [email protected] familiar with the phrase, “you do the crime, you do the Weizmann Day School time”? Sagging is offi cially a crime in some Parishes in 1434 N. Altadena Dr. Louisiana that requires a payment or 6 months behind Pasadena, Ca. 91107 bars. Jail time is time that goes on your permanent (626) 797-0204 record. How silly it would be for a teenager to spend 6 Lisa Feldman: Head of School months of their life in jail, and all for inappropriately Wilson Middle School wearing their pants. 300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107 I’m split when it comes to the lawmaker’s decision on (626) 449-7390 the sagging pants. As a teenager, I do go to high school Principal: Ruth Esseln where I see this type of thing everyday. If I saw someone E-mail address: [email protected] wearing sagging pants, I wouldn’t be shocked because Pasadena Unifi ed School District it’s just another fashion trend. It’s not as much of a 351 S. Hudson Ave. disturbance to me as people from previous generations Pasadena, Ca. 91109 because they didn’t grow up around it. (626) 795-6981 I think that it’s a bit much to fi ne $500 for the way Website: [email protected] a person wears their clothes. Th at is their choice and their right. Whatever happened to freedom of expression? What happened to the right to be whoever you want to be in America, the “land of opportunity”? How unethical is it for people to be thrown in jail for dressing how they feel? On the other hand, I think that exposing your Foothill TUTOR.COM underwear (male or female) in public is just plain rude. Computer Services ATTENTION: SIERRA MADRE Th ere’s quite a diff erence between expressing yourself, and expressing your undergarments. Underwear PUBLIC LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS is meant to be under the clothes, not out there for 20+ years in Sierra Madre Get Free online HOMEWORK HELP! everyone to see. (Maybe guys think that sort of thing is PC Computer Repairs attractive, but coming from a teenage girl, I can tell you & Electronics Consulting Live help sessions with real tutors that it most defi nitely isn’t. for 4th through 12th grades and college introduction level students. But I fi nd it very interesting that no one’s making a law that says showing too much cleavage should be illegal. Dave Felt 355-8315 Available Every day from Th at might be even worse than having underwear 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm exposed and it’s defi nitely more visible. Remembering • Math • Science • Social Studies • English that generally all the lawmakers and people of the Grades 4-12 and College Intro legislative branch are men brought me to the realization that that law would most likely never be passed. Funny GO TO: www.sierramadre.lib.ca.us how when men degrade and expose themselves it’s a crime, but when women do it, no one says a word. Next time you’re waiting in a line and your eyes drift to a teenager’s plaid boxers, remember this article. And don’t forget to mention to them that Louisiana is a great place to visit!

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MountainViews- Observer Publisher/ Editor Susan Henderson City Editor OPINION Dean Lee From Th e Desk Of Th e Editor: Sports Editor Brad Eastland Th is week’s announcement by IndyMac Bank that it was laying off more than 2,400 employees was taken rather cavalierly by most. However, for those employees that showed up for work on Monday and logged onto their computers Photography only to fi nd that their lives would abruptly change forever, the action was unimaginable. Witnesses at the company’s Jacqueline Truong headquarters saw distraught, tearful, and bewildered employees leave the company, many with boxes containing their personal belongings in hand. According to several employees, there was never an inkling that the company was about Contributors to take such drastic action. Pat Birdsall IndyMac, a Pasadena-based bank and mortgage lender, employed 10,000 people between its headquarters and branches Bob Eklund located throughout Southern California. It also outsources thousands of jobs to India for, according to the outsourcing Jeff Brown Susan Henderson consultants’ website, “greater effi ciency and customer service.” And, when it was time to make cuts in staff , the bank cut Paul the Cyberian 24% of its American workforce and 27% of its overseas workforce. Th is is in addition to the 1,600 employees previously Kim Clymer-Kelley laid off in 2007, with a possible additional 1,000 employees still to come. (It should be noted that these are preemptive measures to reach the Peter Dills desired levels of profi tability, not measures needed to keep the doors open and the company solvent.) Hail Hamilton Somewhere in this scenario, it appears the picture became terribly distorted. Th e question must be asked: “Would a more responsible decision Rich Johnson have been to eliminate the ‘effi cient customer service’ representatives in India and maintain the jobs of those stateside employees?” Especially Chris Bertrand considering that the billions of dollars in loans and millions of dollars in profi ts made by the corporation were made on the backs of families Virginia Hoge right here in America, not on families overseas. It’s American families that are struggling with the escalating interest rates and defl ating housing Caroline Brown market. No doubt, some of those being laid off are holders of IndyMac loans. Stanley J. Forrester Is it too much to expect American corporations to have a conscious and commitment to the very people that generate their substantial Vivianne Parker wealth? Teresa Baxter Yes, times are tough, but in tough times, don’t turn your back and take advantage of the people who made you what you are. Student Correspondents Pasadena High School Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Th e Long Road From Memphis to Columbia Alverno High School Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Oak Crest Institute Monday in January. In 2007, it fell on King’s actual birthday, Jan. 15. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Timeline of Science Th is year it falls on January 21st. Trish Collins It took 15 years to create the federal Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated; Rep. John holiday. Congressman John Conyers, Democrat from Michigan, fi rst Conyers, D-Mich., introduces legislation for federal Editorial Cartoonist introduced legislation for a commemorative holiday four days aft er holiday to commemorate King Ann Cleaves King was assassinated in 1968. Aft er the bill became stalled, petitions 1973 Illinois is first state to adopt MLK Day as a state holiday endorsing the holiday containing six million names were submitted Web Master 1983 Congress passes, President Reagan signs, legislation Hail Hamilton to Congress. John Avery Conyers and Rep. Shirley Chisholm, Democrat of New York, creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day For Advertising Inquiries resubmitted King Holiday legislation each subsequent legislative 1986 Federal MLK holiday goes into effect contact: session. Public pressure for the holiday mounted during the 1982 and 1983 civil rights 1987 Arizona governor Evan Mecham rescinds MLK Day as marches in Washington. his first act in office, setting off a boycott of the state. JULIE PUTERBAUGH Congress passed the holiday legislation in 1983, which was then signed into law by State MLK holiday adopted in 44 states 626-836-6524 President Ronald Reagan. A compromise moving the holiday from Jan. 15, King’s 1989 1991 The NFL moves the 1993 Super Bowl site from Phoenix, MountainViews-Observer birthday, which was considered too (Mountain View News) has been close to Christmas and New Year’s, to Ariz., to Pasadena, Calif., because of the MLK Day adjudicated as a newspaper of boycott. General Circulation for the the third Monday in January helped County of Los Angeles in Court overcome opposition to the law. 1992 Arizona citizens vote to enact MLK Day. The Super Bowl Case number GS004724: for the National Consensus on the Holiday is held in Tempe, Ariz. in 1996. City of Sierra Madre; in Court Case GS005940 and for the City A number of states resisted celebrating 1993 For the first time, MLK Day is held in some form— of Monrovia in Court Case No. the holiday. Some opponents said sometimes under a different name, and not always as a GS006989 and is published every King did not deserve his own paid state holiday—in all fifty states. Friday at 37 Auburn Avenue, Suite holiday—contending that the entire 7, Sierra Madre, California, 91024. 1999 New Hampshire becomes the last state to adopt MLK All contents are copyrighted and civil rights movement rather than one may not be reproduced without individual, however instrumental, Day as a paid state holiday, replacing its optional Civil the express written consent of the Rights Day. publisher. All rights reserved. All should be honored. Several southern submissions to this newspaper states include celebrations for various 2000 Utah becomes the last state to recognize MLK Day by become the property of the name, renaming its Human Rights Day state holiday. MountainViews-Observer and Confederate generals on that day. may be published in part or whole. Arizona voters approved the holiday South Carolina becomes the last state to make MLK Day a paid Opinions and views expressed by in 1992 aft er a tourist boycott. In 1999, President Reagan signs the bill creating the holiday for all state employees. Until now, employees could the writers printed in this paper do holiday as Mrs. King looks on. not necessarily express the views New Hampshire changed the name choose between celebrating it or one of three Confederate- and opinions of the publisher or staff of Civil Rights Day to Martin Luther related holidays. of the MountainViews-Observer. MountainViews-Observer is King, Jr., Day. wholly owned by Grace Lorraine Publications, Inc. and reserves the right to refuse publication of advertisements and other materials A Few Images From 2007 submitted for publication. Stuart Tolchin On...LIFE All letters to the editor and rather than pay the higher wages necessary courses. Each course, beautiful, lush, green correspondence should be sent to: I thought it might be to allow workers to earn a wage suffi cient to with man-made lakes and fountains. Th ere MountainViews - Observer 280 W. Sierra Madre Bl. #327 interesting to just list aff ord housing. right in the desert, technologically amazing, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 some of the images that but at what cost. Phone: 626-355-2737 IMAGE 3---Observing eight individuals being Th ere they are—my fi ve most remembered Fax: 626-609-3285 I particularly recall from arraigned aft er being held in jail for three days. email: [email protected] the past year. Maybe What was their crime? Ready? - they were images of 2007. As to any conclusion to be something instructive will charged with blocking the sidewalk as they drawn from these recollections, there seems come out of this- maybe not. You might want sat in front of a Mission a half-hour before the to be pluses and minuses. Th e evolution MountainViews- to do the same thing. Anyway, here we go. Mission was to open and start serving breakfast. of the anti-war demonstrations to Sunday Observer morning memorials which include anti-war IMAGE 1--- Dawn at the beach in Santa When these “misdemeanor defendants” came demonstrators and the grieving friends and Mission Statement Barbara observing thousands of grave-markers before the judge, all charges were dismissed families of deceased service men and women being pounded into the sand. I learned later and they were all to be released in a few hours. illustrate our great capacity to form bonds The traditions of that this is regular Sunday morning event. Th e arrest of these people resulted from the community uniting people of diff erent perspectives. Originally, the grave-markers were part of instructions given to the police to crack down Probably no one planned it this way—it just newspaper and anti-war demonstration. Each grave marker on minor crimes such as shopping cart theft the concerns of our evolved into something that could be pretty was labeled with the name, rank, and serial or blocking the sidewalk or drinking in public. wonderful, just like Us. Th e contrast between readers are this number of an American service-man or Th ese tactics had been used by Police Chief newspaper’s top the Indian structures within the beauty of the woman who had died in Iraq. Gradually, Bratton before, in Boston and New York City, high desert valley in harmony with nature, priorities. friends and relatives of the deceased G.I.s as part of some overall police strategy to focus We support as opposed to the homeless people huddled had started coming to these events, bringing fi rst on minor crimes, as the arrests for such beneath the underpass of a large wealthy city, a prosperous with them mementoes and remembrances and minor crimes would theoretically discourage community of well- seems to say that even in these times of great draping these items over the grave-markers. I more serious criminals. Even if this makes abundance something has gone very wrong. informed citizens. found this very moving; I still think about it. sense to the Police Chief, I doubt if it made any We hold in high sense to those already-troubled people who Somehow we are out of harmony and more regard the values IMAGE 2---While riding the bus with my wife money will not fi x the problem - it might make were kept locked-up. It doesn’t make sense to it even worse. Th e social decision to punish of the exceptional through Downtown Calgary, Alberta Canada me either. quality of life in we observed large numbers of obviously the weak for being weak and vulnerable and our community, homeless people huddled under overpasses. IMAGE 4---Walking with my wife in the sitting on the sidewalk bespeaks of a simple including the We were told that many of these people were, Wupakti Valley near the South rim of the loss of common sense and compassion within magnificence of our in fact, employed in minimum-wage service Grand Canyon. Th e vastness of this desert our sophisticated attempts at social correction. natural resources. occupations. Th e surprising fact was that as valley beneath the huge expanse of blue sky Similarly, the construction of the golf courses Integrity will be our a result of the booming real-estate market in contained the remnants of Indian structures within the desert communities demonstrates guide. oil-rich Alberta, many employed people still in caves and on the sides, never the crest of only our long-term environmental sensitivity could not aff ord residences and were forced hills...Th ese inconspicuous structures speak sacrifi ced to our desire to provide short term to live on the street. Later, as we walked the to us through the centuries, allowing us to diversion streets of Calgary, we noticed that many stores experience the beauty within which these Well that’s how I see things now—maybe and restaurants were closed in the aft ernoon Native Americans lived and demonstrate their I’ll be surprised. Perhaps like the anti-was hours. For a moment we thought Canada cultural desire to live within the harmony of demonstrators and the grieving relatives we might be similar to Spain and Portugal, where Nature. Not much more needs to be said about will all fi nd our way back to our own humanity stores closed in the aft ernoons to allow for a this image and preserve our planet with an appreciation siesta. Unfortunately, this was not the case. IMAGE 5---Two days later, driving through similar to the Native Americans. Probably, Retail stores were closed because storeowners the retirement desert community of Surprize, we’ll play less golf but I guess that’s okay with found it cheaper to close in the aft ernoons Arizona, I counted six full eighteen hole golf me. [email protected]

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A new Fictitious Statement expires five years from as true information, which he or she Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Linda FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME authorize the use in this state of a Business Name Statement must be the date it was filed in the office of knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) K. Lee 1826 Calle Madrid Rowland STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name in violation filed before that time. The filing the County Clerk. A new Fictitious This statement was filed with the Heights, CA 91748. The business is The following person (s) is (are) doing of the rights of another under Federal, of this statement does not of itself Business Name Statement must be County Clerk of Los Angeles County conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. business as: State, or common law (See section authorize the use in this state of a filed before that time. The filing on Jan 04, 2008. The registrant (s) I declare that all information in J & J INTERNATIONAL 14411 at seq. Business and Profession Fictitious Business Name in violation of this statement does not of itself has (have) ended transacting business this statement is true and correct. INVESTMENTS, INC., JJII Code) First filing: of the rights of another under Federal, authorize the use in this state of a under the fictitious business name or (A registrant who declares as true 8538 Wilbur Ave 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 State, or common law (See section Fictitious Business Name in violation names listed above on 01/04/2008. information, which he or she knows Northridge, CA 91324. 030810M 14411 at seq. Business and Profession of the rights of another under Federal, NOTICE-The Fictitious Name to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This Full name of registrant (s) is (are) J & Code) First filing: State, or common law (See section Statement expires five years from statement was filed with the County J INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, 020801RC File No. 20080024669 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 14411 at seq. Business and Profession the date it was filed in the office of Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan INC., 8538 Wilbur Ave Northridge, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 020805RC Code) First filing: the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 04, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) CA 91324. The business is conducted STATEMENT 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 Business Name Statement must be as: A CORPORATION. I declare that The following person (s) is (are) doing 020806RC File No. 20080058690 filed before that time. The filing of this commenced to transact business under FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 020810ED the fictitious business name or names all information in this statement is business as: statement does not of itself authorize true and correct. (A registrant who GEEKS STATEMENT 020811ED File No. 20080058817 the use in this state of a Fictitious listed above 01/04/2008. The following person (s) is (are) doing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NOTICE-The Fictitious Name declares as true information, which 6747 Greenleaf Ave #A Business Name in violation of the he or she knows to be false, is guilty Whittier, CA 90601. business as: STATEMENT rights of another under Federal, State, Statement expires five years from FELIX & SON The following person (s) is (are) doing the date it was filed in the office of of a crime.) This statement was filed Full name of registrant (s) is (are) or common law (See section 14411 with the County Clerk of Los Angeles Salvador Felix 6747 Greenleaf Ave 651 E. 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I declare that all ART NAILS 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 statement was filed with the County information in this statement is 3100 E. Imperial Hwy L9 030801MG filed before that time. The filing of this not commenced to transact business statement does not of itself authorize under the fictitious business name or Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan true and correct. (A registrant who Lynwood, CA 90262. 030802MG File No. 20080102009 the use in this state of a Fictitious names listed above. 10, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) declares as true information, which Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Ctii FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Business Name in violation of the NOTICE-The Fictitious Name commenced to transact business under he or she knows to be false, is guilty Nguyen STATEMENT rights of another under Federal, State, Statement expires five years from the fictitious business name or names of a crime.) This statement was filed 3100 E. 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A new Fictitious business name or names listed above. as true information, which he or she Pomona, CA 91766. authorize the use in this state of a Business Name Statement must be NOTICE-The Fictitious Name knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) Full name of registrant (s) is (are) 030807SD File No. 20080093251 Fictitious Business Name in violation filed before that time. The filing of this Statement expires five years from This statement was filed with the MAURICE LYDELL AUTREY 1177 S. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME of the rights of another under Federal, statement does not of itself authorize the date it was filed in the office of County Clerk of Los Angeles County Reservoir St STATEMENT State, or common law (See section the use in this state of a Fictitious the County Clerk. A new Fictitious on Jan 03, 2008. The registrant (s) has Pomona, CA 91766. The business The following person (s) is (are) doing 14411 at seq. Business and Profession Business Name in violation of the Business Name Statement must be (have) not commenced to transact is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. business as: Code) First filing: rights of another under Federal, State, filed before that time. The filing business under the fictitious business I declare that all information in MEDRANO ASSOCIETES SHAKLEE 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 or common law (See section 14411 at of this statement does not of itself name or names listed above. this statement is true and correct. DISTRIBUITORS 020801RC seq. Business and Profession Code) authorize the use in this state of a NOTICE-The Fictitious Name (A registrant who declares as true 492 N. Garfield Ave First filing: Fictitious Business Name in violation Statement expires five years from information, which he or she knows Montebello, CA 90640. 020802RC File No. 20080024554 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 of the rights of another under Federal, the date it was filed in the office of to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This Full name of registrant (s) is (are) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 020806RC State, or common law (See section the County Clerk. A new Fictitious statement was filed with the County Martir Medrano 492 N. Garfield Ave STATEMENT 020807MG File No. 20080060861 14411 at seq. Business and Profession Business Name Statement must be Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan Montebello, CA 90640, The business The following person (s) is (are) doing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Code) First filing: filed before that time. The filing of this 01, 2008. 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The following person (s) is (are) doing the date it was filed in the office of statement was filed with the County Timothy Yong Lee 1353 Friar Ln First filing: Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan Pomona, CA 91766. The business is Full name of registrant (s) is (are) business as: 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Miguel Gonzalez Almaraz 1442 E. 3rd ALVARADO AUTO REPAIR Business Name Statement must be 16, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) conducted as: AN INDIVI-DUAL. 010801DS commenced to transact business I declare that all information in St Pomona, CA 91766. The business 7524-22 Avalon Blvd filed before that time. The filing of this is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. Los Angeles, CA 90001. 010802RC File No. 20080014740 statement does not of itself authorize under the fictitious business name or this statement is true and correct. names listed above 12/13/2007. (A registrant who declares as true I declare that all information in Full name of registrant (s) is (are) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME the use in this state of a Fictitious this statement is true and correct. Anibar Alvarado 7524-22 Avalon Blvd STATEMENT Business Name in violation of the NOTICE-The Fictitious Name information, which he or she knows Statement expires five years from to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This (A registrant who declares as true Los Angeles, CA 90001. The business The following person (s) is (are) doing rights of another under Federal, State, information, which he or she knows is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. business as: or common law (See section 14411 at the date it was filed in the office of statement was filed with the County the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This I declare that all information in 30312 CHESTER MORRISON WY seq. Business and Profession Code) statement was filed with the County this statement is true and correct. 8300 Quimby St First filing: Business Name Statement must be 04, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) filed before that time. The filing of this commenced to transact business under Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan (A registrant who declares as true Paramount, CA 90723. 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 08, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) information, which he or she knows Full name of registrant (s) is (are) LOS 030802MG statement does not of itself authorize the fictitious business name or names the use in this state of a Fictitious listed above on 01/04/2008. not commenced to transact business to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This DOS SIMIENTOS 8300 Quimby St 030803RC File No. 2008000084279 Business Name in violation of the NOTICE-The Fictitious Name under the fictitious business name or statement was filed with the County Paramount, CA 90723. The business FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME rights of another under Federal, State, Statement expires five years from names listed above. Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan is conducted as: A CORPORATION. STATEMENT or common law (See section 14411 at the date it was filed in the office of NOTICE-The Fictitious Name 10, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) I declare that all information in The following person (s) is (are) doing seq. Business and Profession Code) the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Statement expires five years from not commenced to transact business this statement is true and correct. business as: First filing: Business Name Statement must be the date it was filed in the office of under the fictitious business name or (A registrant who declares as true JC SUPER SAVING GLASS, INC. 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 filed before that time. The filing of this the County Clerk. A new Fictitious names listed above. information, which he or she knows 5867 S. Normnandie Ave 030807SD statement does not of itself authorize Business Name Statement must be NOTICE-The Fictitious Name to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This Los Angeles, CA 90262 the use in this state of a Fictitious filed before that time. The filing of this Statement expires five years from statement was filed with the County Full name of registrant (s) is (are) JC 030808 File No. 20080093253 Business Name in violation of the statement does not of itself authorize the date it was filed in the office of Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan SUPER SAVING GLASS, INC. 5867 S. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME rights of another under Federal, State, the use in this state of a Fictitious the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 03, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) Normnandie Ave STATEMENT or common law (See section 14411 at Business Name in violation of the Business Name Statement must be not commenced to transact business Los Angeles, CA 90262. The business The following person (s) is (are) doing seq. Business and Profession Code) rights of another under Federal, State, filed before that time. The filing under the fictitious business name or is conducted as: A CORPORATION. business as: First filing: or common law (See section 14411 at of this statement does not of itself names listed above. I declare that all information in PRIME ESTEEM COMPANY, PRIME 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 seq. Business and Profession Code) authorize the use in this state of a NOTICE-The Fictitious Name this statement is true and correct. ESTEEM ELECTRONIS 020802RC First filing: Fictitious Business Name in violation Statement expires five years from the (A registrant who declares as true 19811 E. Colima Rd Ste 610 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 of the rights of another under Federal, date it was filed in the office of the information, which he or she knows Walnut, CA 91789. 020803RC File No. 20080034619 020807MG State, or common law (See section County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This Full name of registrant (s) is (are FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 020808 File No. 20080060022 14411 at seq. Business and Profession Name Statement must be filed before statement was filed with the County William P. Chan and Jocelyn M. STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Code) First filing: that time. The filing of this statement Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan Tantoco 19811 E. Colima Rd Ste 610 The following person (s) is (are) doing STATEMENT 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 does not of itself authorize the use in 15, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) Walnut, CA 91789. The business business as: 020812AN this state of a Fictitious Business Name is conducted as: A GENERAL JOSE A. PEREZ CLEANING The following person (s) is (are) doing in violation of the rights of another not commenced to transact business business as: 02813AN File No. 20080059412 under the fictitious business name or PARTNERSHIP. I declare that all 3577 Sanborn Ave #N under Federal, State, or common law information in this statement is true Lynwood, CA 90262 SHADOW EYEWEAR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (See section 14411 at seq. Business and names listed above. 16021 Arrow Hwy #H STATEMENT NOTICE-The Fictitious Name and correct. (A registrant who declares Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Profession Code) First filing: as true information, which he or she Jose A. Perez 3577 Sanborn Ave #N Irwindale, CA 91706. The following person (s) is (are) doing 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 Statement expires five years from Full name of registrant (s) is (are) business as: the date it was filed in the office of knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) Lynwood, CA 90262. The business 010802RC This statement was filed with the is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. OCEAN EYEWEAR, INC., 16021 CHACON PRINTING the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Arrow Hwy #H Irwindale, CA 91706. 13023 Los Nietos Rd #C 010803RC File No. 20072844994 Business Name Statement must be County Clerk of Los Angeles County I declare that all information in on Jan 16, 2008. The registrant (s) this statement is true and correct. The business is conducted as: A Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME filed before that time. The filing of this CORPORATION. I declare that Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Uris STATEMENT statement does not of itself authorize has (have) not commenced to transact (A registrant who declares as true business under the fictitious business information, which he or she knows all information in this statement is Chacon 13023 Los Nietos Rd #C Santa The following person (s) is (are) doing the use in this state of a Fictitious true and correct. (A registrant who Fe Springs, CA 90670. The business business as: Business Name in violation of the name or names listed above. to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This NOTICE-The Fictitious Name statement was filed with the County declares as true information, which is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. 469 W. K ST rights of another under Federal, State, he or she knows to be false, is guilty I declare that all information in 8300 Quimby St or common law (See section 14411 at Statement expires five years from Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan the date it was filed in the office of 07, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) of a crime.) This statement was filed this statement is true and correct. Paramount, CA 90723. seq. Business and Profession Code) with the County Clerk of Los Angeles (A registrant who declares as true Full name of registrant (s) is (are) LOS First filing: the County Clerk. A new Fictitious commenced to transact business under Business Name Statement must be the fictitious business name or names County on Jan 10, 2008. The registrant information, which he or she knows DOS SIMIENTOS CORP 8300 Quimby 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 (s) has (have) commenced to transact to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This St Paramount, CA 90723. The business 030803SD filed before that time. The filing of this listed above on 01/07/2008. statement does not of itself authorize NOTICE-The Fictitious Name business under the fictitious business statement was filed with the County is conducted as: A CORPORATION. 030804JJ File No. 20080093881 the use in this state of a Fictitious Statement expires five years from name or names listed above on Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan I declare that all information in FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Business Name in violation of the the date it was filed in the office of 10/16/2006. 10, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) this statement is true and correct. STATEMENT rights of another under Federal, State, the County Clerk. A new Fictitious NOTICE-The Fictitious Name not commenced to transact business (A registrant who declares as true The following person (s) is (are) doing or common law (See section 14411 at Business Name Statement must be Statement expires five years from under the fictitious business name or information, which he or she knows business as: seq. Business and Profession Code) filed before that time. The filing of this the date it was filed in the office of names listed above. to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This B & H ASSOCIATES First filing: statement does not of itself authorize the County Clerk. A new Fictitious NOTICE-The Fictitious Name statement was filed with the County 3819 ¼ Santa Rosalia Dr 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name Statement must be Statement expires five years from Clerk of Los Angeles County on Dec Los Angeles, CA 90008. 030808 Business Name in violation of the filed before that time. The filing of this the date it was filed in the office of 27, 2007. The registrant (s) has (have) Full name of registrant (s) is (are) rights of another under Federal, State, statement does not of itself authorize the County Clerk. A new Fictitious not commenced to transact business James Michael La Rocca 3819 ¼ 030809DS File No. 20080091364 or common law (See section 14411 at the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name Statement must be under the fictitious business name or Santa Rosalia Dr Los Angeles, CA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME seq. Business and Profession Code) Business Name in violation of the filed before that time. The filing names listed above. 90008. The business is conducted STATEMENT First filing: rights of another under Federal, State, of this statement does not of itself NOTICE-The Fictitious Name as: AN INDIVIDUAL. I declare that The following person (s) is (are) doing 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 or common law (See section 14411 at authorize the use in this state of a Statement expires five years from all information in this statement is business as: 020803RC seq. Business and Profession Code) Fictitious Business Name in violation the date it was filed in the office of true and correct. (A registrant who EPIC DETAIL First filing: of the rights of another under Federal, the County Clerk. A new Fictitious declares as true information, which 1901 E. Amar Rd #15 020804RC File No. 20080051985 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 State, or common law (See section Business Name Statement must be he or she knows to be false, is guilty West Covina, CA 91792. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 020808 14411 at seq. Business and Profession filed before that time. The filing of this of a crime.) This statement was filed Full name of registrant (s) is (are) STATEMENT 020809ED File No. 20080032915 Code) First filing: statement does not of itself authorize with the County Clerk of Los Angeles Epifanio Zamora 1901 E. Amar Rd #15 The following person (s) is (are) doing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 the use in this state of a Fictitious County on Jan 16, 2008. The registrant West Covina, CA 91792. The business business as: 020813AN Business Name in violation of the is conducted as; A CORPORATION. EASY CLEANING STATEMENT rights of another under Federal, State, (s) has (have) commenced to transact The following person (s) is (are) doing 020814MU File No. 20080060434 business under the fictitious business I declare that all information in 11421 Belcher St or common law (See section 14411 at this statement is true and correct. Norwalk, CA 90650. business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME seq. Business and Profession Code) name or names listed above. ASAP VALET PARKING, INC. STATEMENT NOTICE-The Fictitious Name (A registrant who declares as true Full name of registrant (s) is (are) First filing: information, which he or she knows Maria D. Garcia 11421 Belcher St 9560 Karmont Ave The following person (s) is (are) doing 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 Statement expires five years from South Gate, CA 90280. business as: the date it was filed in the office of to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This Norwalk, CA 90650. The business 010803RC statement was filed with the County is conducted as: AN INDIVI-DUAL. Full name of registrant (s) is (are) PACIFIC DENT REMOVAL the County Clerk. A new Fictitious ASAP VALET PARKING, INC., 9560 7512 Phlox St 010804M File No. 20072843687 Business Name Statement must be Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan I declare that all information in 16, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) this statement is true and correct. Karmont Ave south Gate, CA 90280. Downey, CA 90241. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME filed before that time. The filing of this The business is conducted as: A Full name of registrant (s) is (are) STATEMENT statement does not of itself authorize not commenced to transact business (A registrant who declares as true under the fictitious business name or information, which he or she knows CORPORA-ION that all information Efren Martin 7512 Phlox St Downey, The following person (s) is (are) doing the use in this state of a Fictitious in this statement is true and correct. CA 90241. The business is conducted business as: Business Name in violation of the names listed above. to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This TH TH NOTICE-The Fictitious Name statement was filed with the County (A registrant who declares as true as: AN INDIVIDUAL. I declare that 4 SUNDAY FLEA MARKET, 4 rights of another under Federal, State, information, which he or she knows all information in this statement is SUNDAY SWAP MEET or common law (See section 14411 at Statement expires five years from Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan the date it was filed in the office of 09, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This true and correct. (A registrant who 17033 Lakewood seq. Business and Profession Code) statement was filed with the County declares as true information, which Bellflower, CA 90706. First filing: the County Clerk. A new Fictitious commenced to transact business Business Name Statement must be under the fictitious business name or Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan he or she knows to be false, is guilty Full name of registrant (s) is (are) 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 02, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) of a crime.) This statement was Darryl Fisher 17033 Lakewood Blvd 030804JJ filed before that time. The filing of this names listed above 01/09/2008. statement does not of itself authorize NOTICE-The Fictitious Name not commenced to transact business filed with the County Clerk of Los Bellflower, CA 90706. The business 030805DS File No. 20080092213 the use in this state of a Fictitious Statement expires five years from under the fictitious business name or Angeles County on Jan 10, 2008. The is conducted as: AN INDIVI-DUAL. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Business Name in violation of the the date it was filed in the office of names listed above. registrant (s) has (have) commenced to I declare that all information in STATEMENT rights of another under Federal, State, the County Clerk. A new Fictitious NOTICE-The Fictitious Name transact business under the fictitious this statement is true and correct. The following person (s) is (are) doing or common law (See section 14411 at Business Name Statement must be Statement expires five years from business name or names listed above (A registrant who declares as true business as: seq. Business and Profession Code) filed before that time. The filing of this the date it was filed in the office of 01/01/2008. information, which he or she knows TAPIOCA & PHO First filing: statement does not of itself authorize the County Clerk. A new Fictitious NOTICE-The Fictitious Name to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This 1425 W. Artesia Blvd #19 01/24; 01/31; 02/07 and 02/15, 2008 the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name Statement must be Statement expires five years from statement was filed with the County Gardena, CA 90248. 030809DS Business Name in violation of the filed before that time. The filing of this the date it was filed in the office of Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan Full name of registrant (s) is (are) rights of another under Federal, State, statement does not of itself authorize the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 03, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) BOBA FOR YOU, INC . The business 030810M File No. 20080100518 or common law (See section 14411 at the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name Statement must be not commenced to transact business is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME seq. Business and Profession Code) Business Name in violation of the filed before that time. The filing under the fictitious business name or I declare that all information in STATEMENT First filing: rights of another under Federal, State, of this statement does not of itself names listed above. this statement is true and correct. The following person (s) is (are) doing 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 or common law (See section 14411 at authorize the use in this state of a NOTICE-The Fictitious Name (A registrant who declares as true business as: 020804RC seq. Business and Profession Code) Fictitious Business Name in violation Statement expires five years from information, which he or she knows B & K MGMT. First filing: of the rights of another under Federal, the date it was filed in the office of to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This 10623 Pangborn Ave 020805RC File No. 20080051988 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 State, or common law (See section the County Clerk. A new Fictitious statement was filed with the County Downey, CA 90241. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 020809ED 14411 at seq. Business and Profession Business Name Statement must be Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan Full name of registrant (s) is (are) B & STATEMENT 02810ED File No. 20080032914 Code) First filing: filed before that time. The filing of this 16, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) K MGMT. 10623 Pangborn Ave The following person (s) is (are) doing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 01/17; 01/24; 01/31 an 02/07, 2008 statement does not of itself authorize not commenced to transact business Downey, CA 90241. The business is business as: 020814MU the use in this state of a Fictitious conducted as: A CORPORATION. ANGELES LOCOS BODY CARE STATEMENT Business Name in violation of the under the fictitious business name or The following person (s) is (are) doing 020815RC File No. 20080024564 names listed above. I declare that all information in 11916 E. Firestone Ave rights of another under Federal, State, this statement is true and correct. Norwalk, CA 90650. business as: STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL or common law (See section 14411 at NOTICE-The Fictitious Name UGALDE RECYCLING, INC. FROM PARTNERSHIP Statement expires five years from (A registrant who declares as true Full name of registrant (s) is (are) th seq. Business and Profession Code) information, which he or she knows Alexandra Lee 11916 E. Firestone Ave 13252 16 St OPERATING UNDER FICTITIOUS First filing: the date it was filed in the office of Chino, CA 91710. BUSINESS NAME the County Clerk. A new Fictitious to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This Norwalk, CA 90650. The business is 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 statement was filed with the County conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. Full name of registrant (s) is (are) The following person (s) has (have) 010804M Business Name Statement must be UGALDE RECYCLING, INC., 13252 withdrawn as a general partner (s) from filed before that time. The filing Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan I declare that all information in th 16, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) this statement is true and correct. 16 St Chino, CA 91710. The business the partnership operating under the 010805M File No. 20072767596 of this statement does not of itself is conducted as: A CORPORATION. fictitious business name of BAHIA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME authorize the use in this state of a not commenced to transact business (A registrant who declares as true under the fictitious business name or information, which he or she knows I declare that all information in FASHION STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name in violation this statement is true and correct. 1117-B Maple St The following person (s) is (are) doing MountainViews-Observer 37 N. Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com 10 MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008 on Dec 27, 2007. The registrant (s) to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This The business is conducted as: AN has (have) not commenced to transact statement was filed with the County INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all business under the fictitious business Clerk of Los Angeles County on Dec information in this statement is true name or names listed above. 27, 2007. The registrant (s) has (have) and correct. (A registrant who declares NOTICE-The Fictitious Name not commenced to transact business as true information, which he or she LEGAL NOTICES Statement expires five years from the under the fictitious business name or knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) date it was filed in the office of the names listed above. This statement was filed with the business as: 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 filed before that time. The filing County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business NOTICE-The Fictitious Name County Clerk of Los Angeles County YUM YUM DONUTS FRANCHISE 010808RC of this statement does not of itself Name Statement must be filed before Statement expires five years from the on Dec 27, 2007. The registrant (s) #9352 010809RC File No. 20080005422 authorize the use in this state of a that time. The filing of this statement date it was filed in the office of the has (have) not commenced to transact 540 S. Gaffey St FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Fictitious Business Name in violation does not of itself authorize the use in County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business business under the fictitious business San Pedro, CA 90731. STATEMENT of the rights of another under Federal, this state of a Fictitious Business Name Name Statement must be filed before name or names listed above. Full name of registrant (s) is (are) The following person (s) is (are) doing State, or common law (See section in violation of the rights of another that time. The filing of this statement NOTICE-The Fictitious Name Elvira Gudino 1431 Cedar Ave Long business as: 14411 at seq. Business and Profession under Federal, State, or common law does not of itself authorize the use in Statement expires five years from Beach, CA 90813. The business is CHARADES NIGHT CLUB Code) First filing: (See section 14411 at seq. Business and this state of a Fictitious Business Name the date it was filed in the office of conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. 18530 Hatteras St #124 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 Profession Code) First filing: in violation of the rights of another the County Clerk. A new Fictitious I declare that all information in Tarzana, CA 91356. 010812RC 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 under Federal, State, or common law Business Name Statement must be this statement is true and correct. Full name of registrant (s) is (are) 520701RC File No. 20072833527 520704RC (See section 14411 at seq. Business and filed before that time. The filing (A registrant who declares as true Steven Dyer 18530 Hatteras St #124 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Profession Code) First filing: of this statement does not of itself information, which he or she knows 520705RC File No. 20072767596 Tarzana, CA 913564. STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 authorize the use in this state of a to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This The business is conducted as: AN The following person (s) is (are) doing 520707MG Fictitious Business Name in violation statement was filed with the County STATEMENT INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all business as: The following person (s) is (are) doing 520708MG File No. 20072845049 of the rights of another under Federal, Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan information in this statement is true J.D. X-RAY AND IMAGING CENTER State, or common law (See section 03, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME and correct. (A registrant who declares 301 W. Lake Ave Ste 810 EL PESCADOR BAR & GRILL STATEMENT 14411 at seq. Business and Profession not commenced to transact business as true information, which he or she Pasadena, CA 91101. Code) First filing: under the fictitious business name or 501 E. Albertoni St The following person (s) is (are) doing knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Carson, CA 90745. business as: 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 names listed above. This statement was filed with the Joinda (U.S.A) Inc. 520711MG NOTICE-The Fictitious Name Full name of registrant (s) is (are) VANITE HAIR IMPORTS AND County Clerk of Los Angeles County 1203 S. Marguerita Ave. #I El Pescador, Inc SALON, VANITE HAIR IMPORTS, 520712MG File No. 20072844067 Statement expires five years from on Jan 02, 2008. The registrant (s) Alhambra, CA 91803. the date it was filed in the office of 8255 Firestone Blvd Ste 202 VANITE HAIR SALON FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME has (have) not commenced to transact The business is conducted as: A Downey, CA 90241. 2425 Purdue Ave #303 STATEMENT the County Clerk. A new Fictitious business under the fictitious business CORPORATION. I declare that all Business Name Statement must be The business is conducted as: A Los Angeles, CA 90064. The following person (s) is (are) doing name or names listed above. information in this statement is true CORPORATION. I declare that all Full name of registrant (s) is (are) business as: filed before that time. The filing NOTICE-The Fictitious Name and correct. (A registrant who declares of this statement does not of itself information in this statement is true Michael Williams ALEGRE FOODS – THU LE Statement expires five years from the as true information, which he or she and correct. (A registrant who declares 2425 Purdue Ave #303 1750 East Ocean Blvd #1109 authorize the use in this state of a date it was filed in the office of the knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) Fictitious Business Name in violation as true information, which he or she Los Angeles, CA 90064. Long Beach, CA 90802 County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business This statement was filed with the knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) The business is conducted as: AN Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Thu of the rights of another under Federal, Name Statement must be filed before County Clerk of Los Angeles County State, or common law (See section This statement was filed with the INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all Le that time. The filing of this statement on Dec 26, 2007. The registrant (s) has County Clerk of Los Angeles County information in this statement is 9282 Oasis Ave 14411 at seq. Business and Profession does not of itself authorize the use in (have) commenced to transact business Code) First filing: on Dec 27, 2007. The registrant (s) true and correct. (A registrant who Westminster, CA 92683. this state of a Fictitious Business Name under the fictitious business name or has (have) not commenced to transact declares as true information, which The business is conducted as: AN 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 in violation of the rights of another names listed above on 09/05/1995. 010805M business under the fictitious business he or she knows to be false, is guilty INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all under Federal, State, or common law NOTICE-The Fictitious Name name or names listed above. of a crime.) This statement was filed information in this statement is 010806M File No. 20080015016 (See section 14411 at seq. Business and Statement expires five years from NOTICE-The Fictitious Name with the County Clerk of Los Angeles true and correct. (A registrant who FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Profession Code) First filing: the date it was filed in the office of Statement expires five years from County on Dec 27, 2007. The registrant declares as true information, which STATEMENT 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 the County Clerk. A new Fictitious the date it was filed in the office of (s) has (have) commenced to he or she knows to be false, is guilty The following person (s) is (are) doing 010809RC Business Name Statement must be the County Clerk. A new Fictitious transact business under the fictitious of a crime.) This statement was business as: 010810MG File No. 20080005815 filed before that time. The filing Business Name Statement must be business name or names listed above filed with the County Clerk of Los EB COMPUTERS, INC, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME of this statement does not of itself filed before that time. The filing 11/01/2006. Angeles County on Dec 21, 2007. The 4815 S. Santa Fe Ave STATEMENT authorize the use in this state of a of this statement does not of itself NOTICE-The Fictitious Name registrant (s) has (have) commenced to Vernon, CA 90058. The following person (s) is (are) doing Fictitious Business Name in violation authorize the use in this state of a Statement expires five years from the transact business under the fictitious Full name of registrant (s) is (are) EB business as: of the rights of another under Federal, Fictitious Business Name in violation date it was filed in the office of the business name or names listed above COMPUTERS, INC. 4815 S. Santa Fe SHOLA State, or common law (See section of the rights of another under Federal, County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business on 02/16/2007. Ave Vernon, CA 90058. The business 1133 Green St 14411 at seq. Business and Profession State, or common law (See section Name Statement must be filed before NOTICE-The Fictitious Name is conducted as: A CORPORATION. Glendale, CA 91205. Code) First filing: 14411 at seq. Business and Profession that time. The filing of this statement Statement expires five years from I declare that all information in Full name of registrant (s) is (are) 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 Code) First filing: does not of itself authorize the use in the date it was filed in the office of this statement is true and correct. SHOLA, INC., 1133 Green St Glendale, 510701RC 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 this state of a Fictitious Business Name the County Clerk. A new Fictitious (A registrant who declares as true CA 91205. The business is conducted 520702RC File No. 20072833721 520705RC in violation of the rights of another Business Name Statement must be information, which he or she knows as: A CORPORATION. I declare FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME under Federal, State, or common law filed before that time. The filing to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This 520706RC File No. 20072843227 that all information in this statement STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (See section 14411 at seq. Business and of this statement does not of itself statement was filed with the County is true and correct. (A registrant The following person (s) is (are) doing Profession Code) First filing: authorize the use in this state of a Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan STATEMENT who declares as true information, business as: The following person (s) is (are) doing 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 Fictitious Business Name in violation 03, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) which he or she knows to be false, is VIMAGRO JANITORIAL SERVICES 520708MG of the rights of another under Federal, not commenced to transact business th business as: guilty of a crime.) This statement was 4425 E. 57 St. GREAT AMERICAN REAL ESTATE 520709MG File No. 20072845576 State, or common law (See section under the fictitious business name or filed with the County Clerk of Los Maywood, CA 90270. 14411 at seq. Business and Profession names listed above. & LOAN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Angeles County on Jan 02, 2008. The Full name of registrant (s) is (are) 11639 Bos St STATEMENT Code) First filing: NOTICE-The Fictitious Name registrant (s) has (have) commenced to Delia Sanchez 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 Statement expires five years from the th Cerritos, CA 90703. The following person (s) is (are) doing transact business under the fictitious 4425 E. 57 St. Full name of registrant (s) is (are) business as: 520712MG date it was filed in the office of the business name or names listed above Maywood, CA 90270 County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Paul Okeleke Osaji REAL ESTATE CONSUMER GROUP 01/01/2008. The business is conducted as: AN 11639 Bos St 15507 S. Normandie Ave #221 Name Statement must be filed before NOTICE-The Fictitious Name INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all NOTICE OF PETITION TO that time. The filing of this statement Cerritos, CA 90703. Gardena, CA 90247. Statement expires five years from information in this statement is true The business is conducted as: AN Full name of registrant (s) is (are) ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: does not of itself authorize the use in the date it was filed in the office of and correct. (A registrant who declares ISABELLA S. PAEGEL this state of a Fictitious Business Name INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all Kruewan Spiva the County Clerk. A new Fictitious as true information, which he or she information in this statement is 1141 Teton Street CASE NO. GP013487 in violation of the rights of another Business Name Statement must be knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, under Federal, State, or common law true and correct. (A registrant who Gardena, CA 90247. filed before that time. The filing This statement was filed with the declares as true information, which The business is conducted as: AN contingent creditors, and persons (See section 14411 at seq. Business and of this statement does not of itself County Clerk of Los Angeles County who may otherwise be interested Profession Code) First filing: he or she knows to be false, is guilty INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all authorize the use in this state of a on Dec 26, 2007. The registrant (s) of a crime.) This statement was filed information in this statement is true in the WILL or estate, or both of 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 Fictitious Business Name in violation has (have) not commenced to transact ISABELLA S. PAEGEL. 010806MU with the County Clerk of Los Angeles and correct. (A registrant who declares of the rights of another under Federal, business under the fictitious business County on Dec27, 2007. The registrant as true information, which he or she A PETITION FOR PROBATE has 010807RC File No. 20072856568 State, or common law (See section name or names listed above. (s) has (have) commenced to transact knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) been filed by MARIA N. HAWKINS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 14411 at seq. Business and Profession NOTICE-The Fictitious Name business under the fictitious business This statement was filed with the AKA MARIA BOYDEN in the STATEMENT Code) First filing: Statement expires five years from the name or names listed above on County Clerk of Los Angeles County Superior Court of California, County The following person (s) is (are) doing 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 date it was filed in the office of the 11/01/2006. on Dec 27, 2007. The registrant (s) of LOS ANGELES. business as: 010810MG County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business NOTICE-The Fictitious Name has (have) not commenced to transact THE PETITION FOR PROBATE ALS CONCRETE CUTTING CORING Name Statement must be filed before Statement expires five years from the business under the fictitious business requests that MARIA N. HAWKINS 010811MG File No. 20080007244 be appointed as personal CO. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME that time. The filing of this statement date it was filed in the office of the name or names listed above. 160 E. Pasadena St does not of itself authorize the use in County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business NOTICE-The Fictitious Name representative to administer the STATEMENT estate of the decedent. Pomona, CA 91767. The following person (s) is (are) doing this state of a Fictitious Business Name Name Statement must be filed before Statement expires five years from Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Jack in violation of the rights of another that time. The filing of this statement the date it was filed in the office of THE PETITION requests the business as: decedent’s WILL and codicils, if Cardona Armenta Jr. 160 E. Pasadena UNIVERSAL INSURANCE under Federal, State, or common law does not of itself authorize the use in the County Clerk. A new Fictitious St Pomona, CA 91767. The business (See section 14411 at seq. Business and this state of a Fictitious Business Name Business Name Statement must be any, be admitted to probate. The 10054 Alondra Blvd Ste 203 WILL and any codicils are available is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. Bellflower, CA 90706. Profession Code) First filing: in violation of the rights of another filed before that time. The filing I declare that all information in 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 under Federal, State, or common law of this statement does not of itself for examination in the file kept by Full name of registrant (s) is (are) the court. this statement is true and correct. Elizabeth Gamez 10054 Alondra 520702RC (See section 14411 at seq. Business and authorize the use in this state of a (A registrant who declares as true Profession Code) First filing: Fictitious Business Name in violation THE PETITION requests authority Blvd Ste 203 Bellflower CA 90706. 520703RC File No. 20072844994 to administer the estate under information, which he or she knows The business is conducted as: AN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 of the rights of another under Federal, to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This 520706RC State, or common law (See section the Independent Administration INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all STATEMENT of Estates Act. (This authority will statement was filed with the County information in this statement is The following person (s) is (are) doing 14411 at seq. Business and Profession Clerk of Los Angeles County on Dec 520707MG File No. 20072845347 Code) First filing: allow the personal representative to true and correct. (A registrant who business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME take many actions without obtaining 28, 2007. The registrant (s) has (have) declares as true information, which MARTIN CLEANING CARPET 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 not commenced to transact business STATEMENT 520709MG court approval. Before taking certain he or she knows to be false, is guilty 12723 Kalnor Ave The following person (s) is (are) doing very important actions, however, under the fictitious business name or of a crime.) This statement was Norwalk, CA 90650. names listed above. business as: 520710MG File No. 20072846082 the personal representative will be filed with the County Clerk of Los Full name of registrant (s) is (are) SUPERIOR DONUT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME required to give notice to interested NOTICE-The Fictitious Name Angeles County on Jan 02, 2008. The Martin Rafael S. Statement expires five years from the 13532 Lakewood Blvd STATEMENT persons unless they have waived registrant (s) has (have) commenced to 12723 Kalnor Ave Bellflower, CA 90706. The following person (s) is (are) doing notice or consented to the date it was filed in the office of the transact business under the fictitious Norwalk, CA 90650. County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Full name of registrant (s) is (are) business as: proposed action.) The independent business name or names listed above The business is conducted as: AN Bunlak Lay and Soly Ouk CODE 3 MESSENGER SERVICE administration authority will be Name Statement must be filed before 01/02/2008. INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all that time. The filing of this statement 7224 Birch Tree Place 4140 Workman Mill Road #78 granted unless an interested person NOTICE-The Fictitious Name information in this statement is true Fontana, CA 92336. The business Whittier, CA 90601. files an objection to the petition and does not of itself authorize the use in Statement expires five years from and correct. (A registrant who declares this state of a Fictitious Business Name is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Tom shows good cause why the court the date it was filed in the office of as true information, which he or she I declare that all information in Leo Chavez should not grant the authority. in violation of the rights of another the County Clerk. A new Fictitious knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) under Federal, State, or common law this statement is true and correct. 4140 Workman Mill Road #78 A HEARING on the petition will be Business Name Statement must be This statement was filed with the (A registrant who declares as true Whittier, CA 90601. held on 02/15/08 at 10:00AM in (See section 14411 at seq. Business and filed before that time. The filing County Clerk of Los Angeles County Profession Code) First filing: information, which he or she knows The business is conducted as: AN Dept. A located at 300 E. WALNUT of this statement does not of itself on Dec 27, 2007. The registrant (s) to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all ST., PASADENA, CA 91101 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 authorize the use in this state of a has (have) not commenced to transact 010807DS statement was filed with the County information in this statement is true IF YOU OBJECT to the granting Fictitious Business Name in violation business under the fictitious business Clerk of Los Angeles County on Dec and correct. (A registrant who declares of the petition, you should appear 010808RC File No. 20072856960 of the rights of another under Federal, name or names listed above. 27, 2007. The registrant (s) has (have) as true information, which he or she at the hearing and state your FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME State, or common law (See section NOTICE-The Fictitious Name not commenced to transact business knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) objections or file written objections STATEMENT 14411 at seq. Business and Profession Statement expires five years from the under the fictitious business name or This statement was filed with the with the court before the hearing. The following person (s) is (are) doing Code) First filing: date it was filed in the office of the names listed above. County Clerk of Los Angeles County Your appearance may be in person business as: 01/10; 01/17; 01/24 and 01/31, 2008 County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business NOTICE-The Fictitious Name on Dec 27, 2007. The registrant (s) or by your attorney. NORWALK SEWING & VACUUM 010811MG Name Statement must be filed before Statement expires five years from the has (have) not commenced to transact IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a 14529 S. Pioneer Blvd 010812RC File No. 20080006171 that time. The filing of this statement date it was filed in the office of the business under the fictitious business contingent creditor of the deceased, Norwalk, CA 90650. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME does not of itself authorize the use in County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business name or names listed above. you must file your claim with the Full name of registrant (s) is (are) STATEMENT this state of a Fictitious Business Name Name Statement must be filed before NOTICE-The Fictitious Name court and mail a copy to the personal NORWALK VACUUM CLEANER & The following person (s) is (are) doing in violation of the rights of another that time. The filing of this statement Statement expires five years from representative appointed by the SEWING MACHINE, INC., 14529 S. business as: under Federal, State, or common law does not of itself authorize the use in the date it was filed in the office of court within four months from the Pioneer Blvd Norwalk, CA 90650. UNIVERSAL SANDBLASTING (See section 14411 at seq. Business and this state of a Fictitious Business Name the County Clerk. A new Fictitious date of first issuance of letters as The business is conducted as: A 13969 Foster St Profession Code) First filing: in violation of the rights of another Business Name Statement must be provided in Probate Code section CORPORATION. I declare that all Baldwin Park, CA 91706. 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 under Federal, State, or common law filed before that time. The filing 9100. The time for filing claims will information in this statement is true Full name of registrant (s) is (are) Jesus 520703RC (See section 14411 at seq. Business and of this statement does not of itself not expire before four months from and correct. (A registrant who declares H. Garcia Jr. and Maria M. Banuelos 520704RC File No. 20072843687 Profession Code) First filing: authorize the use in this state of a the hearing date noticed above. as true information, which he or she Garcia 13169 Foster St Baldwin Park, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 Fictitious Business Name in violation YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) CA 91706. The business is conducted STATEMENT 520707MG of the rights of another under Federal, by the court. If you are a person This statement was filed with the as: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. The following person (s) is (are) doing State, or common law (See section interested in the estate, you may County Clerk of Los Angeles County 520707MG File No. 20072845347 I declare that all information in business as: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 14411 at seq. Business and Profession file with the court a Request for on Dec 28, 2007. The registrant (s) this statement is true and correct. FRV GLASS AND MIRRORS Code) First filing: Special Notice (form DE-154) of the has (have) not commenced to transact STATEMENT (A registrant who declares as true 11512 Virginia Ave The following person (s) is (are) doing 01/03; 01/10, 01/17 and 01/24, 2008 filing of an inventory and appraisal business under the fictitious business information, which he or she knows Lynwood, CA 90262. 520710MG of estate assets or of any petition name or names listed above. business as: to be false, is guilty of a crime.) This Full name of registrant (s) is (are) SUPERIOR DONUT 520711MG File No. 20072844067 or account as provided in Probate NOTICE-The Fictitious Name statement was filed with the County Felix Ramos Code Section 1250. A Request for Statement expires five years from the 13532 Lakewood Blvd FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Clerk of Los Angeles County on Jan 11512 Virginia Ave Bellflower, CA 90706. STATEMENT Special Notice form is available date it was filed in the office of the 02, 2008. The registrant (s) has (have) Lynwood, CA 90262. from the court clerk. County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Full name of registrant (s) is (are) The following person (s) is (are) doing commenced to transact business under The business is conducted as: AN Bunlak Lay and Soly Ouk business as: Attorney for Petitioner Name Statement must be filed before the fictitious business name or names INDIVI-DUAL. I declare that all LAWRENCE J. VANNI, ESQ. that time. The filing of this statement 7224 Birch Tree Place ELENA’S JUMPERS listed above on 01/02/2008. information in this statement is true Fontana, CA 92336. The business 7826 Puritan St MCCOLGAN & VANNI does not of itself authorize the use in NOTICE-The Fictitious Name and correct. (A registrant who declares 199 S. LOS ROBLES AVE., #420 this state of a Fictitious Business Name is conducted as: AN INDIVIDUAL. Downey, CA 90242. Statement expires five years from as true information, which he or she I declare that all information in Full name of registrant (s) is (are) PASADENA, CA 91101-2457 in violation of the rights of another the date it was filed in the office of knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.) 1/19, 1/26, 2/2/08 under Federal, State, or common law this statement is true and correct. Aileen Laureano the County Clerk. A new Fictitious This statement was filed with the (A registrant who declares as true 7826 Puritan St CNS-1266565# (See section 14411 at seq. Business and Business Name Statement must be County Clerk of Los Angeles County Profession Code) First filing: information, which he or she knows Downey, CA 90242.

MountainViews-Observer 37 N. Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008 11 Looking Up The Mountain With Bob Eklund Clymer By Kim Clymer-Kelley That Lucky Old Sun I Do It My Way “THAT LUCKY OLD SUN’S GOT NOTHIN’ TO DO BUT ROLL ‘ROUND HEAVEN ALL DAY”—so I realize that it must seem at times that I am concerned. Unfortunately, many goes an old song. Actually, our Sun, like all stars, has my column here is kind of all over the seem to have the tendency automatically a great deal to do—especially converting its hydrogen place ... it would certainly be quite a task bestow respect upon those who have to helium and thereby creating energy that warms a for me to answer the question, “What power, money or fame. They seem to Photo by Aaron Dominquez huge region of the surrounding space and makes life is your column about?” To be honest, I equate one with the other. If one uses possible on a planet like Earth. never know until it is done. I have a list of respect to determine success, one must story ideas that I keep for future columns look carefully at why it is they have New photovoltaic technology may … mostly stories related to the mountains respect for that person…whether or soon make it possible to produce and the pack station. I use that when not it has truly been earned or if it was electric power from solar energy I am having trouble getting inspired just bestowed upon them because they at a fraction of present costs. …but sometimes my train of thought is have power, money and/or fame. These Hoping to leave today’s silicon interrupted by an event that happens in are the main criteria used by people to solar cells behind, the Palo Alto– my life or in the community and I go off calculate the success of both others and based company Nanosolar, Inc. on a tangent (probably my A.D.D. acting of themselves. (www.nanosolar,com) is creating up again … “Oh, look, what a beautiful paper-thin solar panels harnessing sunset!!!”) … then something that People are generally pretty fair and nanotechnology. Nanosolar claims someone says to me will get me started make allowances when evaluating other to be on track to make solar electricity on a different subject …something that people’s success, but are much less kind cost-efficient, mass-produced on a that gives me a bone to pick or that really when it comes to judging their own. global scale, and available in many gets me thinking…that is from where I know people who have, because of versatile forms. It has developed this particular column comes. their hard work and intelligence, made Photo courtesy Nano Solar proprietary process technology that their way into very enviable positions in makes it possible to produce solar cells that are 100 As I have mentioned before, I began their lives…they have the respect of the times thinner than anything now available—and produce them 100 times faster. writing this column at the encouragement community, are well known and liked by of a dear friend (yes, you, Jack) who felt their fellow citizens, they have been kind Nanosolar reports that it has raised $100 million for expansion (with Google as that I was a good writer and had a lot and fair in their dealings with others, they a major investor) and has shipped its first product, the Nanosolar Utility Panel, of interesting experiences about which have nearly total freedom, and have more reported to be the industry’s first panel specifically designed for optimal utility-scale I could write. He introduced me to the money than they can possibly spend… systems economics. editor of a local paper who was kind yet they still consider themselves failures. ******************** enough to publish a poem I had written This, I believe, is either because they and then asked me to write a column for have set unreasonably high standards by RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM THE SUN may be the key to keeping life going the paper. I was very hesitant…I was not which to judge themselves (standards that on Planet Earth for a few billion more years, rather than just a few decades. A sure I wanted the kind of pressure that they usually do not have for others), or main-sequence star like the Sun should have a lifetime of about 10 billion years, would come with a weekly column in my because they feel unworthy of the success and estimates are that it has about 5 billion years left. The key question is, can a life. When I expressed that reservation they have achieved…or maybe because civilization like ours find the wisdom and self-restraint to avoid destroying itself to my friend, he was puzzled. “You could they have never realistically evaluated (and its planet) for anywhere near that long a time? make a lot of money if you sold your their accomplishments … or perhaps Astronomers have now detected more than 200 planets orbiting other suns. work. You could be really successful at they are simply the kind who are more None of these this… don’t you want to be successful?” likely to keep count of everything they planets have been I paused a moment before answering... don’t have rather than being thankful for anywhere near as feeling a bit like my life was being judged the bounty they do have. Whatever the small as Earth, as somewhat of a failure. case may be, it is necessary when judging but this does not “It’s not something that has ever really your own success, that you are as fair necessarily mean been that important to me, I guess.” I with yourself as you are with others and that Earth-size responded. that you use comparable standards. It is planets (possibly “You don’t want to be successful?” he also important to only allow yourself, not the abode of life) questioned incredulously. “Everyone others, to be the one who judges your aren’t there—it wants to be successful.” own success. You cannot let the opinions has just been too of others determine whether you view difficult to detect Now I was getting a little insecure about yourself as a success or a failure…that them, with present my position…and feeling rather hurt, I judgment must only come from within. technology. began to think deeply about what he had said. I had never really felt like a failure Although I did take pause to think when That could at anything (except, well, perhaps my my friend questioned lack of my desire change quite soon, brief foray into exotic dancing). Maybe to achieve (his idea of) success, it did not as instrumentation because I never had any huge goals in my make me question whether or not I had and observing life that I cared enough about to make me achieved success; instead, it just made me t e c h n i q u e s feel as though I had failed when they did stop to think about what my definition are constantly not come to fruition…maybe that was of success is. It made me question how improving. One fascinating target for investigation is the star Epsilon Eridani how I protected myself from feeling like a and why my definition had never allowed (fifth-brightest star in the constellation Eridanus, the River, and only 10 light-years failure… maybe?… I questioned myself. me to feel like a failure… even with no distant from Earth), which has been found to anchor a planet that could hold the Had I gone through my entire life not wealth, or power, or fame, or even a great seeds of life. This nearby star, the third closest to Earth that can be seen without a trying to accomplish anything because amount of respect by which to measure telescope, is especially interesting because it was one of the first objects of a search I was so horribly afraid of failing? That my success. In analyzing that puzzle, I for extraterrestrial intelligence. In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake aimed the 40-foot somehow just did not ring true with me. came to comprehend something about Green Bank radio telescope at this star and listened for transmissions that might I had challenged myself with things… myself and about success. Success, I be coming from possible intelligent beings—an early, government-funded step in taken on lots of big projects with the believe, does not and should not have to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) program, which continues today kids‘ schools…got a college degree and be about any of those things. A person is under private funding. No radio signals were heard, but there was one fascinating returned to school several times to both truly successful if they are living life on after-effect from Drake’s search. In a “Star Trek” novel that appeared shortly after the challenge myself intellectually and to their own terms…if what they are doing 3-year run of Gene Roddenberry’s original TV series, Epsilon Eridani was named as advance myself professionally… took and how they are living makes them feel the location of planet Vulcan, home of the character Mr. Spock. happy and fulfilled. Every individual on the trials of a single mom running a has their own criteria by which they Recent Hubble Space Telescope observations have confirmed the 1998 discovery pack station on her own…all of which I can determine when they have achieved of a giant planet, with 1.5 times the mass of Jupiter, orbiting Epsilon Eridani. While feel I did with some degree of success. I success and no one but that person can the planet itself, which probably resembles Jupiter, would not be hospitable to life, have a pretty long (albeit eclectic) list of decide when those criteria have been met. astronomers speculate that a satellite of that planet, perhaps similar to Jupiter’s moon skills and talents, most of which I have The definition that one has for success Europa, could be the habitat for some form of life—if not Vulcans like Mr. Spock, at successfully put to use at various points cannot be applied to anyone but himself. least primitive microorganisms. along the rather twisted path on which I seem to travel. My life runs smoothly Each person looks at their life and figures ************ out what is most important to them and enough…any bumps I encounter seem then makes it their goal to obtain that in If you’d like to learn more, you can contact Bob at [email protected]. to somehow get smoothed out if I just their lives. If money and power are most have patience and faith that Creator will important to someone, and they have By The Way: What Was The Most Important provide me with whatever I need. But I the money and power that they were have to say, I had never really thought seeking, then they are successful. If for Technological Innovation of 2007? about whether I had achieved “success“ someone else, a close and loving family or was in fact a “failure“…I have never life is most important, and they have that used that system to evaluate myself. Silicon Valley based NanoSolar has created a light weight relatively inexpensive solar in their lives, then they too should be powersheet that will bring solar energy to the masses. It’s a flexible panel printed like The criteria for and the importance of considered successful. If you have gotten a newspaper as thin as aluminum foil and cost only a tenth of current panels. It’s determining “success” must be a very what you want in life and have not had to light weight and rolled into sheets which can be spread on anything from windows individual thing…and one that seems sacrifice other equally important things to tops of long trucks to entire buildings or even built into roof shingles. In San Jose to differ depending on whether you to get it, then you are a success. Before they are currently building the largest solar panel manufacturing plant in the world are judging others or judging yourself. one judges another to be a success or and will start full production early this year. The potential of this development could Obviously with some people, such as failure, one must ask that person if they be world changing. J. Brown/MVO myself, success is not an issue worthy are living their life on their own terms of much consideration…with others, and if they are happy with where they are achieving success is what life is all in life. I live my life on my own terms…I Around Town: Author Susan Babson about. Most seem, at least to a degree, to do not need a lot of money, I do not want measure success in terms of monetary power, I have absolutely no lust for fame. wealth. If someone has a fancy car and I have a family who loves me, friends a huge home they are looked upon as a who love (or at least kinda like) me and success. Another common measure of respect me, I can (usually) pay my bills success is fame. If a person’s name or and sometimes even have enough left face makes the front page often enough over to do stuff for others…I have a lot (as long as it is not in connection with of freedom (something I could not even a dead body or missing funds)… they begin to put a price tag on), I am at are, by many, considered successful. peace with myself and who I am, my life The power a person wields is also used is totally uncomplicated and relatively to determine the degree of success that stress free, and I have a nice little niche that person has achieved. I have a great in a wonderful community. It would deal of trouble accepting any of these as be necessary to give up at least some of a true measure of one’s success. Financial those things to have more money, or success, power and notoriety say nothing more power, or more fame and not one of what kind of person an individual is. of those things are worth the sacrifice. Respect is another commonly used and a Those are the terms I have set for my life, much more accurate measure of success. and I am living them to a “T”. That, in my If a person is respected in his field or book, is the very definition of success. community, they are generally viewed as (Oh, and in case you were wondering…I Susan Babson, left, displays one of the illustrations in her new book, Visual being successful. Respect is much harder Illuminations: An Artist’s Journey Shared with Sally Morrison of Sierra Madre Books. to earn than money, fame, or power, and was just kidding about the exotic dancing far more valuable than either as far as thing.) MountainViews-Observer 37 N. Auburn Avenue #7 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 www.mvobserver.com 12 MountainViews-Observer | Week Ending January 18, 2008 BIRD’S EYE VIEW By Pat Birdsall

Jeff’s Pics Time off... By Jeff Brown e Book Reports I told my editor and friend, Susan Henderson, that this Th e History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin (2007) year I wouldn’t always be able to do a weekly column. Having never written Th is is richly detailed history of American whaling, and the men who built an empire anything longer than a grocery list until a relatively short time ago, cranking out through the hunting of whales, which peaked in the mid-18th century as “American a weekly column is not an easy task for me. For the two or three of you who read whale oil lit the world.” 480 pages including 32 pages of illustrations. An entertaining, my column, not only do I thank you, but I know that you are aware of my son’s and extensively researched book!! impending double-knee replacement surgery and the surgeries awaiting him in the future. As his mom, the angst is almost overwhelming at times...So please In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael send good thoughts his way, and I’ll be back soon. Pollan (2008) Humans used to know how to eat well, but the balanced meals that were once passed down through generations have been complicated, The BIG SCREEN and distorted by food industry marketers, and nutritional scientists, all of whom have much to gain from our dietary confusion. Because P.S. I Love You of this, we face today a complex food choice landscape full of bad A Feel Good Movie Th at Sticks To Your Ribs advice and foods that are not real. Th ese edible food-like substances Review by Schuyler Logan are oft en packaged with labels sometimes bearing misleading and false health claims. People can improve their eating tremendously through a few simple rules, like don’t eat anything that your great- Every once in awhile, you get to see a movie grandmother would not recognize as food and most importantly, eat food not too that not only entertains, it teaches. much, and mostly plants. He shows us how to apply these rules when shopping at Th e movie that does so doesn’t have to be a your grocery store. He looks to affi rm the joy of eating again, and suggests that if we screen classic or an Oscar winner, and frankly doesn’t even have would pay more for better, well-grown food, we’ll benefi t ourselves, our communities, to be very good. (Although it’s certainly a nice bonus if it is good, and the environment at the same time! not to mention---at $9 bucks a pop---a relief.) But it has to be able entertain, in order to have a chance to reintroduce you to truths you Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every once knew oh so well, and yet have forgotten. Day-and What You Can Do About It by Bob Sullivan Anyway, P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler, is (2007) just such a movie. And fear not; it’s not only entertaining, it’s a pretty Bob Sullivan writes a column for MSNBC.com called Th e Red darn good little movie to boot. Tape Chronicles which covers internet scams and consumer fraud Swank and Butler play a young New York married couple who are hopelessly in . Th is book is about the hidden loaded fees found in many credit love but then Butler dies. I know, bummer. But then he starts sending her letters cards, phones, cable, and other bills as well as banks, airlines, car and notes and packages from the grave, each of the missives coming with some sort rental agencies, hotels, internet companies, etc. All told, he says, of an instruction or command designed to improve her life and brighten her dreary corporations are nickel and dime-ing their customers to the tune outlook. It’s really a very eff ective vehicle to keep one’s attention. Also, they mix in of $1,000 or more a year. Th is book helps you understand the ways some nice fl ashback scenes, just to make sure Butler and his manly chest get plenty they do it and protect yourself from the extra costs. Very surprising and informative of screen time to keep the ladies’ interest. (My sister says he’s really good-looking, information!! but I don’t know....to me he looks a little creepy. His nose looks like silly putty.) Don’t worry; ol’ Sky isn’t going to give anything away. Suffi ce to say the fi lm is Recommended by Lina Johnson short, bouncy, and a lot of fun. Lisa Kudrow from “Friends” lends ample support as Visual Illuminations: An Artist’s Journey Shared Swank’s best pal, she was funny on “Friends” and she’s still funny. Th ough aging a by Susan Babson (Sierra Madre resident) bit. In a still-attractive way, but aging before our collective eyes nonetheless. In this book, Lina explains, Susan shares the process of developing her artwork, Th e leads are funny too. Th e rest of the supporting cast is funny. Th e screenplay is while encouraging the reader’s inner artist to move from a passive existence to active funny. Th ere are a lot of funny lines that are, yeah, funny. Th e one line that stands participation in the creative world. It is both informative and inspirational for artists out is when Swank is asked by a prospective suitor; What do women want? She tells or people who would like to begin working creatively! Th e book is available at Sierra the guy to come closer because it’s a secret, and you can literally feel every eternally Madre Books! confused man in the audience leaning forward in hopes of obtaining genuine enlightenment about women. Aft er a bit of necessary dramatic mugging she replies, “We have absolutely no idea what we want.” As if that’s news.... So yes, it’s a very good little comedy/drama/romance, it has a little bit of everything, Scene One - Take One DVD Review certainly a good “date night” fl ick. Ergo, your man Sky says, “Sure---pony up and pass the popcorn.” Th e Lives of Others (2007) But one more thing. Th at thing about teaching. Th is movie stuck with me a little Set in East Berlin in the early 1980s. As this successful playwright and bit. I have an idea why. Maybe its because the one immutable, unassailable fact his actress friend become subjects of the Stasi’s secret surveillance of the relationship between the two lead characters is that they were---excuse me, program, their family, friends and even those doing the watching are---hopelessly, irretrievably, unremittingly, knock-me-down-and-steal-my-socks, fi nd their lives changed . Th e immersion in the their lives, in their head over heels in love with each other. As I recall, that’s a very good feeling. Mrs. love, their free thinking and speech makes the watcher Wiesler aware Logan’s boy hasn’t felt that way in a long, long time....but he knows how important it of the emptiness of his own existence and shows him a completely is. Not to mention a few other things P.S. I Love You re-educated me about. Like the better way of life which he has trouble resisting. But once started importance of fi nding the joy in life. Like how friends come fi rst, always. Like don’t a dangerous game begins. An excellent thriller!! (Winner of the take anything or anyone for granted. Ever. I’ll try to remember.... S.L. Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film) Th e Verdict (1982) Burnt out ambulance chasing attorney Frank Galvin (Paul Newman) From the Inside Out gets a chance at life again when a friend Mickey Morrissey (Jack An Ongoing Series of Personal Points of View on Warden) gives him an open and shut medical malpractice case. Health By Mary Carney But instead of accepting the easy cash settlement he fi nds some evidence to take the powerful defendant to court. James Mason Inner Balance plays the opposing counsel known as “Th e Prince of Darkness.” Wonderful courtroom drama as we watch the change in Newman’s I have several venous blood pH without going to a lab. Too, character as he struggles to win his case .Directed by the famous things I want to write most labs don’t bother testing out beyond the about, and most of X.X level. It’s important, however, if you are Sidney Lumet. them are “mealtime” going to do blood pH (acid/alkaline) testing, conversation stoppers … sigh. Figuring out to have it calculated out to the X.XX level. Suspect (1987) which subject to broach fi rst has caused a Th at simple extra hundredth can be the Staring Cher and Dennis Quaid, this excellent courtroom thriller, delay in my writing. diff erence between mental health and what set in Washington D.C., is about corruption in high places. A So I’ve fi nally decided that this week I’d we consider mental problems. When our judge commits suicide, and his secretary is found murdered. A share info on “inner balance” … the inner blood is about 7.42, mental health seems well homeless deaf mute, Carl Anderson (Liam Nielson) is arrested for acid / alkaline balance of bodily fl uids, and balanced. When it goes down by as little as her murder. Public defender Kathleen is assigned as his lawyer. the cellular responses, resulting from our .03, to 7.39, or up by that .03 to 7.45 all kinds As clues begin to emerge she sets to fi nd the real killer, and gets digestive processes. of interesting shift s in perception occur. And help from a congressional advisor who is on the jury panel. Lots To further complicate things a bit, we as our individual perception occurs, so to of intrigue! know that diff erent blood types may be our thought, responses and reactions. incompatible: For example, if someone For home testing, there are relatively with Type A blood receives a Type B blood inexpensive rolls of pHydrion paper, transfusion by mistake, you have a very sick, calibrated to change color between about pH Copy and paste this link at mvobserver.com for great Women In Film Video!!! if not deceased, receiver. If you are Positive 4 (acid) to pH 7 or 8 (alkaline) in steps … 4, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEc4YWICeXk&feature=related or Negative, trying to mix those can be fatal 4.5, 5, 5.5, etc. Tri-ESS Sciences in Burbank as well. carries it, as do possibly some drugstores For book or DVD suggestions email Jeff [email protected] It is becoming more well known in psychiatric or pharmacies. Th is works if you are not circles that acid / alkaline balance in the colorblind. If you are, you can spend about 2008 blood is critical to mental health. However, $200 for a digital pH meter, which is much Performances lots of treatments still rely on drugs rather more accurate - 4, 4.1, 4.2, etc. than foods to balance the brain, in spite of So, what to test? Well, saliva is the easiest. Saturday Jan 19 decades of anecdotal results from parents Take a strip of pH paper, open mouth, dip the 8:00pm who have stepped up to the bar and adjusted end in your saliva, then check the resulting Sunday Jan 20 their ADD, or their just plain “acting out” color against the color on the box. Make a 2:30pm kids’ diets. note. Friday Jan 25 In as short a time as a couple days, to as Th e next most responsive body fl uid is 8:00pm long as 5 to 6 weeks or more (depending on urine. If you’re squeamish, use a cup. If not Saturday Jan 26 severity) changing food intake can change … Again, take a strip of pH paper, and get 8:00pm mental outlook, and thus lives. For example, the tip wet. Check the color against the ones Sunday Jan 27 depression? Ah, that may result from too on the box. Again, make a note - date, time, 2:30pm much sugar (fl esh proteins, simple carbs) and, if you want to get a real glimpse of what’s Friday Feb 1 which all metabolize to an acid state, which going on, set up a small chart, and for several 8:00pm uses up magnesium (for one), the lack of days keep track of the time, what you eat and Saturday Feb 2 which leads to irritable and fragile nerves, drink, and how much, and then track the 8:00pm which leads to hair-trigger reactions and time for piddling - and test both your urine Sunday Feb 3 outbursts. Every teacher knows how unruly and your (unrinsed, unbrushed) saliva - and 2:30pm classrooms become aft er having a birthday keep track. Friday Feb 8 party with cake! 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By the title, I bet you presumed that we are talking Mexican Food here. I wish it were that easy. Basically, Peter Dills is a meat and potatoes type of guy that never speaks about himself as a third party. Th at would be too much like a Sienfeld episode. So, my entourage and I headed South of Huntington Dr. to Nem Nuong Ninh Hoa, which translates to ‘Charbroiled Pork in a Central Vietnamese City’ in English. Th is is a Vietnamese Restaurant located in Rosemead. Th e atmosphere is like going to a German Beer Hall; you sit where sat, and you probably will share a table with someone. Maybe the German analogy is wrong, but - here is a funny quip - while “waiting” to be seated someone asked us if we were ready to order. As the kids say with their text, LOL….. I won’t even try to say the name correctly and you are advised against it. But, I do recommend that if you haven’t tried Vietnamese food, head over to Rosemead and give it a try. Stick with me here! Th e names are tough but you can always point - it works for me. Th e staff is very friendly; the host even hit on one of my guests. What to order? It is defi nitely family style, so bring the relatives… Nem Nuong Cuon Voi Cha Ram Tom… translation… Charbroiled Pork Meatballs rolled with rice paper and Shrimp Roll ($4.99); Bun Nem Nuong, Cha Ram Tom, Tou Hu Ky… translation... Charbroiled Pork on a skewer, Shrimp Cake wrapped w/crispy bean curd and Vermicelli ($6.49); Dac Biet Banh Beo Chen….translation … Special Rice Cakes steamed right in small bowls. Th e ‘Chef Special’ is the Bun Bo Hue, which is a Spicy Beef Noodle Soup with Beef Shanks and can come with ‘pig blood’ but ‘I opted not’!!! ($5.49). Th e prices are right, so order many dishes and fi nd the ones you like the best. I enjoyed the meal; I thought the only boring dish was the rice cakes in the mini dish, but others at the table liked it. All in all, I give it 3 stars. Recommended to try, even for you less adventurous types.

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CHEATING IN John Matheus sure seems to be enjoying his second tour of duty as La Salle High School’s SPORTS NOT Athletic Director. He should. It’s a job he has prepared for all his life. THE END OF “We’ve got forty-nine athletic teams playing eighteen diff erent sports”, says Matheus. THE WORLD.... Th e Hastings Ranch resident rattles off like a smiling computer, while sitting OR IS IT? relaxed and comfortable in his 2nd- fl oor offi ce overlooking the football and By Brad Eastland, Sports Editor baseball fi elds. But, don’t think for a Th e last few days I was moment that athletics and education having a hard time coming up with an angle for this column. It wasn’t so occupy an equal place in his heart. much that I couldn’t think of anything to write about, rather I fi gured I had established such an immeasurably high standard of journalism lately that I “Some of the best lessons in life are learned on was worried about not being shrewd enough in selecting this week’s theme, the playing fi eld,” says Matheus (pronounced for fear of disappointing all you good people. Okay, I admit it. I couldn’t just like “Mathews”), quoting a phrase from think of anything to write about. La Salle’s stated-in-writing philosophy But then my cousin and good friend (and fellow sports addict) stepped almost verbatim. “But our primary in and saved the day. His name is not important. For purposes of emphasis will always be on the academics.” La Salle’s John Matheus identifi cation, we shall call him....”Dana”. Th e respected private Catholic school at the corner Cousin Dana is a pretty sharp guy. He sits around all day on his brains of Sierra Madre Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue Division Four CIF championship. Th ree of our girls and thinks about things. Th e other day he opined there seemed to be an has been doling out like wisdom to its student body from that team got college scholarships,” the A.D. inordinate amount of cheating in sports in 2007. Th en he started naming since 1956, so Matheus’ strict adherence to the party states proudly. It should be noted that La Salle’s off recent sports cheats to prove his point. Tickled, I countered back with athletic history shows 10 CIF championship teams a few celebrated cheats in cleats of my own. Pretty soon, we had compiled line should come as no surprise. Aft er all, he’s been there going on 29 years. and, at last count, 127 varsity championships. an impressive portfolio of athletic corner cutters. Let’s review just a sampling of 2007 sports cheating: Th e avuncular Matheus, who boasts a Masters in Th ough technically situated in Pasadena, La Salle is literally right across the street from being in Sierra Baseball had Barry Bonds, who is under indictment for cheating and lying Educational Administration from Cal State L.A., fi rst and lying about cheating. Th en the Mitchell Report came out, and baseball piloted La Salle’s athletic department from 1985 Madre. Not surprisingly, there is a defi nite Sierra players everywhere suddenly couldn’t wait to admit how and when they until 1992. Aft er serving as Vice Principal & Dean of Madre presence - a fl ourish of Wistaria lavender, cheated. Except Roger Clemens of course, who denies cheating, denies Students for over a decade, he re-assumed the Athletic if you will - on the La Salle campus, with many of taking either Steroids or HGH (Human Growth Hormone), and he denied Director post in August of 2006. its 180 or so freshman students each year coming

everything on TV which means he’s probably lying. from our little town. “St. Rita’s is one of our top feeder La Salle might best be described as a values-based, schools,” Matheus affi rms. Football had the Patriots, who were caught “video cheating” even though college preparatory high school. Matheus believes they didn’t need to. Th eir star safety, Rodney Harrison, did a little most of the kids understand that. Currently, there are fi ve La Salle sports programs in recreational HGH cheating as well. the middle of their seasons. Th ey are: Boys & Track & Field had Marion Jones, who fi nally admitted the whole of her “Th ese kids are true ‘student athletes’- the word Girls Basketball (freshman, JV and Varsity), Boys & blatant, serial-level cheating. Th en she had to give back all her medals from student comes fi rst.” says the former social studies Girls Soccer, and Girls Water Polo. Th e general public the 2000 Olympic Games. (I was in the stands that day in 2000, teacher and basketball coach adding, “We don’t off er is encouraged to attend the games. in glorious Sydney, Australia, the very day she won the 200 meters....I do classes in Tiddlywinks here!” La Salle does have a remember thinking her thighs looked unusually meaty for a cute girl.) rigorous entrance exam and also requires prospective You can call the La Salle Athletic Department at 626- Basketball had the crooked-referee-who-liked-to-gamble scandal, which students to go through a series of interviews before 696-4404 for schedules. But by way of example, all cheats the public. Plus, of course, NBA players cheat every time they take they are tendered admission. As a result, the proof three Boys Basketball teams are in action this coming their three extra steps driving to the basket. Wednesday, January 23rd. Mark it down. being very much in the pudding, over 99% of La Salle’s Cycling had their usual share of cheats, Floyd Landis, of course, being both graduates go on to attend college. So come one come all this Wednesday night, come to the most prominent and most humorous (beer and whiskey, anyone?). But Matheus is adamant that La Salle’s Duff y Lewis Gymnasium, right there at the corner of Tennis had Nikolai Davydenko and the match-tanking scandal, alleging stringent emphasis on academics does not hamper the Sierra Madre and Michillinda. Th e Freshman and JV he and others cheated in reverse, i.e. throwing matches for gamblers. Th is units will set the table at 4:00 and 5:30 respectively, and one makes me mad. Th ey didn’t even have betting on tennis when I cruised quality of his athletic programs. “All the schools we compete against have similar entrance requirements, then at 7:00 the Lancers Varsity Basketball Team goes Vegas back in the day.... so the playing fi eld is pretty even,” he says. Indeed, up against a tough Mary Star of the Sea squad. Th e Tennis also had Martina Hingis, who got caught cheating with a little Stars won’t go down without a fi ght, so our local cocaine. She immediately retired from the sport and shrank meekly into La Salle usually plays against similar, academically history. (Why can’t Bud *Selig be more like her?) oriented Catholic high schools in the area. Schools kids could sure stand to hear your hands and throats behind them. Only $5 bucks a ticket. So you see, practically every major sport had at least some sort of cheating with loft y,if somewhat unimposing, team names like scandal in 2007. Except golf. Th ose pro golf guys sure are honorable. the Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals, the Plenty of good seats available. (Which is weird, because all my life I’ve played golf at municipal courses Phantoms of Cathedral High, and San Pedro’s Mary with people who cheat!) But for some reason pro golfers are as clean as a Star of the Sea Stars. Email me at [email protected] with any local whistle. Not a single Steroids cheat yet. Not even the ever-buff , increasingly “Last year our Girls Varsity Soccer Team won the sports news worth a look-see.... muscular Tiger Woods. So what does it all mean? Relax. Being a respected, nationally recognized Sports columnist (okay, make that a small-time, virtually unknown Sports columnist), I fi gured it would be my job to make sense of this phenomenon for you. So I thought about it all week, and I think I may have the answer as to why cheating---always a staple of sports in this country and around the world-- -exploded like a bumper crop in ‘07. Th e Apocalypse. Okay, settle down. I’m trying to be serious here. As a kid reading the Bible, I seem to remember a bunch of verses where it says if all sorts of especially unthinkable and unexplainable things happen all at once, the Apocalypse will then descend upon Mankind. Book of Revelation, right? Falling rocks, earthquakes, frogs jumping out of dragons’ mouths, all sorts of icky stuff . Th e end of the world. My late brother used to blame anything that rankled him about sports on the Apocalypse. He’d say, “Brad, I can’t believe the friggin’ Redskins beat the Cowboys---it’s a sign the Apocalypse is upon us!” And then he’d blaspheme. But maybe he was right. Maybe he was ahead of his time. When sports becomes more bad than good, one must question everything. So it seems to me, in order to forestall the wrath of fallen angels, we must keep the one sport still exempt from cheating scandals pure. If we do that, I think we’ll be okay. But when golf goes the way of all the sinful, soiled, be-spoiled sports? Well, I guess what it comes down to is this; if we see Phil Mickelson--- happy, pudgy, cheerful, fl abby, and decidedly un-athletic looking Phil---ever step onto a golf course looking as chiseled and pumped up as that former bodybuilder Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (another Steroids cheat, by the way), we’ll know the Apocalypse is fi nally here. Put your house in order, folks....because that will be the moment when, as the Good Book says....’And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.’

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