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City Councilmembers from the City of El Monte joined with federal, state and local leaders Fri-day to break ground on a four-lane road-way under-pass/double-track railroad bridge at Baldwin Avenue in the City of El Monte.

Currently a congested railroad/street crossing, the project will eliminate the risk of dangerous crossing collisions and delays for emergency responders.

“We have had too many accidents and near-misses at this intersection to keep the current configuration any longer,” said El Monte Mayor Pro Tem Norma Ma-cias, who was recently elected Vice Chair of the Alameda Corridor-East (ACE) Construc-tion Authority, the agency overseeing the project. “Improving this intersection has been a priority for our City and will ulti-mately improve traffic congestion in the area, create new jobs and reduce air pollution.”

Once completed, the project will reduce vehicle

emissions from idling cars and trucks and eliminate noisy train horns and gate alarms. The project is esti-mated to be com-pleted by 2015 and the total invest-ment is estimated at $75.9 mil-

lion. Approximately 1,370 construction jobs will be

created due to this project.

The City apologizes for any construc-tion-related delays that motor-ists may face along Baldwin Avenue and sur-rounding streets during the course of construc-tion and thanks

residents in advance for their patience while the project is being built.

The project is part of a

grade separation program along the ACE Trade Cor-ridor, which accom-modates about 60% of the containers moved from the nation’s busiest container ports in the San Pedro Bay

to the rest of the country via the region’s rail network.

Somewhere Alameda Corridor Expansion

by Valerie Martinez

The City of El Monte partnered with Volunteers of America to host the 2013 El Monte Homeless Count on Tuesday, January 29. The Homeless Count is a county-wide event where teams of volunteers go out into the streets of their community

to conduct a count of both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people. More than XX volunteers from El Monte lent a helping hand.

“It is important that we have an understanding of the number of homeless residing in our City and County so we can fight for the resources

needed to find homes for these residents,” said El Monte Councilman Juventino “J” Gomez. “It is heartbreak-ing to see these people on the street, many who are veterans and fought for our freedom.”

Since Los Angeles County’s homeless population is the

highest in the nation, the 2013 Homeless Count is vital to ac-quire a reliable approximation of the homeless population in El Monte and the County

of Los Angeles. This allows the County to raise public awareness of the problem of homelessness and accurately identify the needs of home-less populations, including housing. An accurate count also enables the County to demonstrate the region’s need for federal funding to prevent

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The El Monte Women’s Club will host their an-nual Scholarship Dinner fund raiser on Thursday, February 21st.. The Club provides col-lege scholarships to each of the District’s High Schools, as well as the Continuation School and Adult Career School. Sandy Neilson, hometown girl and winner of three gold medals in swim-ming at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, will be the keynote speaker. She gradu-ated from El Monte High

School in l974 and they are encouraging EMHS students of the ‘70’s to attend and re-unite with their classmates.

The dinner will be held at the Grace Black Community Center at 3130 Tyler Avenue and will start at 6:00 with a social period: dinner will be served at 6:30. Tickets are $25.00. For information and reservations, call Jane Myring at 626-444-0175 or Elsie Neilson at 626-444-1923. Deadline for reservations is February 13th.

El Monte Women’s Club will host their Annual

Scholarship Dinner

Rosemead Boulevard between Las Tunas Drive and the Union Pacific Railroad underpass (at the southern city limit).

Construction Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.-5:30 a.m.

NOTE: In the event of rain delays, construction activities may occur Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Planned Activities: Crews will continue center median demolition and reconstruction activities.

Anticipated Impacts: DAYTIME WORK AND LANE CLOSURES: Me-dian work from Broadway to the Union Pacific Railroad

underpass will occur Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mo-torists traveling through the construction area can expect two open traffic lanes in each direction during peak traffic hours of 7-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. One traffic lane will be open in the construction area during non-peak traffic hours, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

NIGHT WORK AND LANE CLOSURES: Median work in major commercial areas – from Las Tunas Drive to Broadway – will occur Monday-Friday, 9 p.m.-5:30 a.m. During that time, one traffic lane will be open in each direction. Work must be performed at night to

minimize disruption to area businesses.

NEW AM RADIO STA-TION: The City’s new radio station, AM 1690, is now live announcing weekly con-struction updates and traffic advisories in English, Manda-rin, Cantonese and Spanish. Roadside electronic message boards will notify motorists of new broadcasts, typically aired on Monday afternoons.

To view the construction phasing schedule or learn about the project, visit www.rosemeadblvd.com. To sign up for updates on where construction is being performed, logon to the City’s website at www.templecity.us, or text ROSEMEAD to 888777. Standard text messaging rates apply.

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Around Townby Mavis Hansen

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Cash for College workshop is being offered to Califor-nia’s High School Seniors on Saturday, February 9, 2013. This workshop is being offered thru the services of California State Senator Ed Hernandez of the 24th Dis-trict. To register, visit MT-SAC.EDU. Mt. San Antonio College is located at 1100 N. Grand Avenue, Walnut, California. California High School Seniors who meet in-come qualifications and have a minimum GPA of 2.0 are guaranteed financial assis-tance through the Cal Grant Program. These grants do not need to be repaid and may be used for California two-year or four-year colleges and universities. High School Se-niors who attend a workshop and apply for a Cal Grant before the March 2, 2013 deadline could qualify for an extra $1000 scholarship. For further information phone number 626-430-2499 can assist you.

Another service offered by California State Sena-tor Ed Hernandez, District 24 with Chairman Jerome E. Horton, California State Board of Equalization is free Tax Preparation and Filing for individuals and families with Household incomes of $51,000 or less through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. An appointment is required. To schedule an appoint-ment phone is 626-480-7200 or sign up online at bit.ly/VITA-2013. Appoint-ments may be made for any Monday through April 8, 2013 and will be held at West Covina District Of-fice, 1521 West Cameron Avenue, Suite 300 in West Covina,California.

The 24th District includes parts of Los Angeles, in-cluding El Sereno, Lincoln Heights, City Terrace, Montecito Heights, as well as East Los Angeles and Cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Industry, Irwindale, La Puente, Monterey Park, Rosemead and West Covina, The District also includes the communities of Avocado Heights, Citrus, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel, Valinda and Vincent.

The GFWC-CFWV San Gabriel Valley District of Women’s Clubs celebrated their 57th Birthday Council on Friday, January 25, 2013. The meeting was called to order by San Gabriel Val-ley District President Mavis Hansen. Opening ceremonies were conducted by Bev-erly Passon, President of the South Pasadena Women’s Club, who led the pledge of Allegiance to the flag, God Bless America was led and sung by District Vocalist Zona Wilt, Inspiration was given by Shirley Lane, Presi-dent of Covina Woman’s Club, Welcome extended by Peggy Radoumis, Presi-dent of the Santa Fe Springs Women’s Club and the response by SGVD 1ST Vice President Paulette Wright Pope. Past District Presidents in attendance were: Linda Koontz, Immediate Past President: Margery Spillman 2006-2008: Paulette Wright Pope 2004-2006: Sharon Hayes 2000-2002: Mary Dea McCroy 1988-1990 and Zona Wilt 1980-1982. Distinguished guest were Paulette Meadows, Califor-nia State President 2004-2006: CFWC Community Improvement Contest Award Chairman Alice Slaughter and 2012 leads candidate and the Keynote Speaker, Kim Plater. Announcement was made by Lind Koontz, SGVD Leads Chairman that the 2013 SGVD Leads Can-didate will be Alice Slaugh-ter of the Covina Woman’s Club.

Highlight of the An-nual Birthday Council is the Crafts Fair, where members of all the clubs in San Ga-briel Valley District submit their handmade items in many different categories. The members’ choices for the Best Show were: Jew-elry: Anna Grehova, Baldwin Park W.C.; Counted Cross Stitch: Margery Spillman, West Covina W.C. and Crochet: Marlene Vernava, Santa Fe Springs W.C. Crafts Chairmen are Margaret Dickson and Marianne Jen-nings. Entertainment was provided by the beautiful singing voice of Dianne Chavarria, vocalist who is a favorite singer at many clubs in the San Gabriel Valley.

The weather has been beautiful, aren’t we lucky to live in Southern California? See you soon, someplace AROUND TOWN.

I believe that the ease of purchasing weaponry is definitely dangerous, espe-cially when it reaches the wrong hands. It has been rumored that an increase in security has been suggested for public places. Conse-quently, I think the question of America’s safety and im-age arises. If we increase our security, we also tarnish the nation’s reputation as a safe haven. It is impossible to live freely and start anew in the shadow of fear and distress. The increase in security will overthrow those look-ing for free enterprise and a new life, thus decreasing the need of America’s resources. Also, I believe this proposed security solution may be only temporary because of our limited public budget. As we have heard in the media, limited funds have already resulted in diminishing or eliminating school programs, so is it even possible to maintain a security system with our public financial problems?

Nonetheless, I have heard of suggestions made by citi-zens to propose an embargo on weaponry. I have found it is for the Second Amend-ment to be repealed, deemed unnecessary because of

current situations. Repealing an amendment isn’t drastic, since in the past, it has cre-ated better living for citizens. I was doing a research for a school paper and discov-ered historical examples to support the repeal of an amendment. It includes the Eighteenth Amendment, which led to the creation of the Twenty-First Amend-ment. I discovered that it decreased the crime rate and illegal alcohol and drug distribution. If the Second Amendment is banned, then what type of result will replace it, and what type of increases or decreases would occur? Interestingly enough, it seems the argument of personal defense and a free government invalidates this idea of repeal. I believe that if the government forces us to not obtain a weapon, they would be basically violating our freedom of purchase. If the government restricts us in this area, it exemplifies the possibility of controlling us in other factors, depriving the title “free country.”

These types of events (death by firearms) are often, but there are rare occur-rences that touch many. Unfortunately, they only connect us together tempo-

rarily. We do come together to stop such madness, or say that we do. Only a deter-mined few actually stay in the midst of change. The sad truth is that most of us forget after a while, and move on with our lives and make no effort for a true difference. The individuals who do act upon a tragedy are either hurt deeply or moved profoundly. Nevertheless, as humans, we should feel compassion to do what we can to help our fellow beings. We all live in communities, and as a community we should stand, strong and together. What can we do to prevent these tragedies from occurring, and still remain united as a whole? Whether you are an advocate of banning arms or of higher security mea-sures, do not just laze about without a motivation for change. As people with the capacity of compassion and love, thoughts and actions, we should attempt to serve the discontinuation of these tragedies. Therefore, write a letter, start a petition, and make your thoughts known and heard. It should be enough for just one breath to be halted to force us to find the true human in our hearts.

At the Mercy of Guns and the Law: A Teen’s

PerspectiveBy Ashley Lanuza

Student's Corner

Ashley Lanuza, she is a 14 year old contribut-ing student writer from San Gabriel Mission

High School. She has offer an insight on Gun Control from a student perspective.

Thank you, Ashley.

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What's in the Stars??

Fall into a Winter BreakFall into a Winter Break

ARIESYour social life is blossoming and looking good this week. Events encourage new connec-tions that could be useful for business or romance.

TAURUSYour career and social life are both upbeat. An intuitive idea may help you close a lucrative deal or net a contract.

GEMINIBe careful when making a deci-sion, especially if it’s linked with your career.

CANCERJoint financial issues look positive and upbeat since a very lucky aspect may bring you an unexpected windfall or perhaps the chance of a loan or more credit.

LEOEvents this week might help to boost your popularity. It’s a good time to tackle affairs that require cooperation and mutual consent.

VIRGOYour diplomacy could come in handy this week if you need to compromise and cooperate.

LIBRAYou might enjoy hosting a party or get-together. There are some upbeat transits that are perfect for any kind of social event.

SCORPIOIndications for home harmony are good this week. You could get some good news regarding money, perhaps in terms of an inheritance or family gift.

SAGITTARIUSYour thinking seems to be sharp and original. You’re able to come up with fast answers and resourceful ideas.

CAPRICORNYour finances seem to be in good shape. You could get a raise, a nice commission check, or other money coming through your job.

AQUARIUSYou seem to be very busy with a lot on your plate, but you’re happy about this.

PISCESThis week’s New Moon is help-ful if you want to learn how to meditate or take up some other spiritual discipline.

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ACROSS1. *Previous Grammy nomi-nees Ant and Lambert6. *Best New Artist, possibly9. Hit the bottle13. Relating to a node14. Arrival time15. *She's a 6-time Grammy winner and Michael's sister16. Harry Potter's antagonist _____ Malfoy17. Always, in verse18. Uncredited actor19. *Female artist with most wins21. Like Horn of Plenty amount23. Exclamation expressing disgust24. Pea houses25. Ratio of adjacent side to hypotenuse of right-angled triangle28. With minimal sound dis-tortion30. Go ashore35. Shades37. Electric and moray fish39. Less bright then superno-vae40. Von Bismarck or Hahn, e.g.41. *Grammy winner Keb Mo is a _____ Blues icon43. Allen Ginsberg poem44. Stands for46. A ride to mountain top47. Cambodian money48. Magician's word50. Double reed woodwind52. Wine quality53. Wild goat55. Flash ___57. "Last Tango __ _____"61. *Grammy Museum loca-tion64. Island republic in central Pacific65. Stallone67. Incompetent69. Main section of Vegas70. Sailor's affirmative71. Be of one mind72. Tattled

73. *These Grammy winners owned a lonely heart74. Famous prizeDOWN1. Plus2. Rachel Renee Russell's "____ Diaries"3. Month of Purim4. Last European colony in China5. Outer covering that can be shed6. Fine print add-ons7. Shoshonean8. Narcotics lawman9. *Grammy winner Bob James wrote theme for this DeVito sitcom10. "I'm ___ you!"11. Cuzco country12. Plural of #14 Across15. *Call her maybe?20. It usually precedes "away"22. Like Jack Klugman on TV24. Jackie O's hat25. "_____ at the bit"26. Kind of space27. Bristles29. Fifteen of these from bas-ket to foul line31. Physicist Niels ____32. Steer clear of33. More raw34. *What doesn't kill her makes her stronger36. *They play with Mumford38. Wild guess42. Something in the air45. Provoke49. ___-Wan Kenobi51. Eroded by wind54. English homework?56. This was his name-o57. In or of the present month58. Warsaw Pact opposition59. Opposite of knit60. Desert-like61. Cleaning cabinet supplies62. Sink or swim, e.g.63. D'Artagnan's weapon of choice66. Singular of #61 Down68. Rolodex abbr.

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Michael Patris and Steve Crise from the Mount-Lowe Preservation Society presented a slide program of the Pacific Electric Railway at Mt. Lowe. Michael is a 3rd gen-eration native of So. California and founder and author of Mt. Lowe history. Steve is also a 3rd genera-tion native as well as a professional photog-rapher.

The Mount Lowe In-cline Railway was “Earth’s Grandest Mountain Ride”. It was not at the forefront of

Thaddeus Lowe’s thinking when he first came to Los Angeles in the summer of 1887. He’d already had

quite a full life and had raised half of his ten chil-dren. What he was looking

for was a place to retire and a warmer climate for the lingering symptoms of the malaria he had contracted

during the Civil War.The Mount Lowe Pres-

ervation Society, Inc., was formed in March of 2000 to keep the photos and ar-tifacts of “Earth’s Grand-est Mountain Railway” together for the public to share. Both gentlemen thanked the Rodenbu-cher’s for their generous donation of artifacts from

their familes.

The MountLowe Preservation Society

presented the Pacific Electric Railwayby Jerry Jambazian

In celebration of the XLVII Super Bowl, sixth graders from Maxson Elementary School in the Mountain View School District participated in their own gridiron match-up. The mid-morning game was an incentive for the students who suc-cessfully completed their classwork, homework and maintained good behavior for the past month.

Taking the field as the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, the two coed teams showed their skills in flag football, running plays, throwing long passes and making touch-downs. To ensure the festive super bowl at-mosphere, student vendors roamed the sidelines sell-ing snacks, and cheerlead-ers eagerly cheered for the teams.

“The kids really look forward to our incentive activities,” said Becki Romero, sixth grade

teacher. “It’s nice to be able to reward them with such a fun activity when they work hard and dedi-cate themselves to their studies.”

As the clock ticked down the 49ers came out victori-ous beating the Ravens 35-14.

Maxson Students Battle in “Sixth Grade Super Bowl”

El Monte by Michele Earle

Ensuring fiscal accountability is a tradition in the Mountain View School District (MVSD), as evidenced by the 14th consecutive outstanding audit opinion earned by MVSD on its yearly state mandated financial audit.

For nine months, accoun-tants from the auditing firm of Vicenti, Lloyd and Stutzman spent over 400 hours reviewing the District’s fiscal procedures. Following strict auditing stan-dards and audit guidelines set

by the state controller, the ac-countants reviewed attendance data, payroll and purchasing procedures, internal controls and instructional, state and federal programs. They also visited school sites to review ASB and Booster Club records to ensure their financial state-ments were fairly and accu-rately presented. After their extensive review, the auditors gave MVSD an “unqualified” audit opinion - the best opin-ion that can be rendered by an

accountant. The “unqualified” opinion indicates that MVSD was successful in meeting all financial requirements for the 2011-2012 school year.

Leading MVSD’s audit was Tina Henton, Audit Manager, who commended the District and the Fiscal Services Depart-ment for the unqualified opinion and the superior fiscal account-ability continuously demon-strated.

“Receiving a 14th unqualified opinion is an excellent achieve-

ment,” said Henton. “With the challenging budgetary issues school districts are facing and the many changes in funding and flexibility of funds over the past few years, those in charge of finances have had to adjust and do things differently and MVSD’s team has adapted to the many changes and contin-ued to demonstrate excellent internal controls,” she added.

MVSD also maintained its status as a low-risk audi-tee, meaning that the internal

controls and procedures are sufficient to give the auditors a high level of confidence when reviewing the financial records.

“We are grateful to our finance team for the great job they are doing in ensuring our district is running efficiently,” said Adam Carranza, Board of Education member. “Earning the best audit opinion for 14 years running is a tremendous achievement and we appreciate all the hard work of our fiscal team and school sites.

Mountain View School District Earns 14th Consecutive Outstanding Financial AuditEl Monte by Michele Earle

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homelessness and provide services.

The City also organized a coat and blanket drive to ben-efit Emergency Resources As-sociation’s efforts to provide necessary supplies to local homeless.

“The El Monte community is fortunate to have partners like Volunteers of America and Emergency Resources Association as resources for our homeless population,” said El Monte Councilwoman Victoria Martinez. “I’m proud of our community's effort last night to boost their level of support by donating coats or blankets during our coldest time of the year. I'd love to see the coat collection become an annual tradition for the City.”

For more information about the 2013 Homeless Count, please contact the City of El Monte Housing Division at (626) 580-2070.

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Kid’s Night Out provides kids a night of fun and play so mom and dad can enjoy an evening out or a quiet evening at home. This event is held at the Arcadia Community Center, 365 Campus Drive, Arcadia, California 91007, from 6-11pm. Recreation Staff and Volunteers offer din-ner, themed games, movies, and supervision for children ages 4 and above. All ac-tivities will be geared toward elementary school children; anyone younger must be potty trained.

Accommodations cannot

be made for special dietary needs. The cost is $15.00 per child and also includes snacks and beverages. Pre-registration is mandatory and a $2 registration fee is ap-plicable for those participants not registered in any other fall classes.

Registration for Kid’s Night Out can be done on-line at www.ci.arcadia.ca.us, by fax, 626.821.4370 or by coming into the Recreation Office, 375 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007.

For more information please call 626.574.5113

City of ArcadiaKid’s Night OutFriday, February

8th Be My Valentine!

I would like to thank JoAnne Disney for the lovely article that she wrote on the passing of my good friend Jeanne Schia-da. Jeanne would have liked it. It is nice to read articles that are about the residents of El Monte. I have lived here a long time and there are many very interesting people that have also been here and seen the town grow and change, maybe we can see more articles about them. Thanks again to your paper and especially to JoAnne Disney for a well written article, I hope to read more from her..

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Ambassadors' Luncheon Meeting

Tuesday, February 5th11:30 AMChamber Board Room Catered by The DELI BOX

Breakfast NetworkingMixer

Wednesday, February 6th7:30 AMEl Patio Bar and Grill11672 Ramona Blvd.

Legislative Committee Meeting

Wednesday, February 14th9:00 AMChamber Board Room

Evening Networking Mixer

Wednesday, February 20th5:30 PMCelito Lindo Restaurant 1612 Santa Anita Ave.South El Monte

Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meet-ing

Thursday, February 28th8:00 AMChamber Board Room February Breakfast Net-

working MixerWednesday, March 6th 7:30 AM El Patio Bar and Grill 11672 Ramona Blvd. UPCOMING EVENTS

Luncheon WorkshopsAt the Chamber Board RoomSmall Business AssociationLoans and Economic Devel-opmentWednesday, February 27th 11:30 AMSenator Ed Hernandez -Affordable Health Care Tuesday, March 26th 11:30 AM

Annual Golf TournamentCalifornia Country ClubFriday, April 26th12:30 PM

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Catholic Schools Week at San Gabriel Mission High School ended on January 31, 2013 with the amazing guest speaker, Father Greg Boyle, author of the New York Times bestselling book, “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Bound-less Com-pas-sion.” As part of the reli-gion curric-ulum at SGM-HS, the entire student body had read Father Boyle’s book.

Father Boyle shared numer-ous real-life stories about gang members and the impact they have had on his life. He reminded us all how impor-tant community is and that we

should all strive to “stand in awe in what the poor have to carry, not stand in judgment of what they carry.” Every-one listened attentively as each heart breaking story was heard. Father reminded us

all that a gang member has “a lethal absence of hope, always fleeing something and see-ing life as a misery.” He also interjected humorous stories as well while he educated the students, staff, and guests with his first hand experience

with gang members. As Father Boyle spoke,

students learned how Home-boy Industries was founded in 1988 and is now “the largest gang intervention, re-hab, and re-entry program in the

United States.” The Director of Mental Services at Homeboy Industries is a 1962 graduate of SGMHS, Mary Dunn Nalick. She is a retired attorney who vol-unteers for Homeboy

Industries. Father Greg Boyle definite-

ly made a lasting impression on the students, faculty, staff, and guests of San Gabriel Mission High School. What a memorable day!

Father Greg Boyle Visits SGMHS

San Gabriel Mission from the Past

by JoAnne Disney

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'TIME JOCKEY'Mission Construction

by Joe Castillo

Inside the Mission …. The Mission San Gabriel has stood the test of time for over 200 years. It has survived the elements, the politics, the people and the progression of civilization. Its resiliency is based on multiple factors but perhaps its strongest trait is the physical construc-tion of the building itself. In 1937, Henry Whithey, District Officer performed a Historic American Build-ing survey of the Mission San Gabriel Archangel. The survey noted that the Mis-sion was physically located on Mission Boulevard in San Gabriel, today Mission Drive and Mission Road now intersect at the present street location of the Mission itself. Construction began in 1794 and the Mission was com-pleted in 1806, a span of 12 years. However, it took an additional 23 years after its founding in 1771 by Padre Somero, to identify a suitable location, and start and com-plete its construction. Overall a total of 35 years passed from the time the Mission was founded until it was completed. The architect was Padre Antonio Cruzado, who more than likely patterned the building after the Cathe-dral Cordova in Spain where he was trained. The huge buttresses which are unique to the Mission itself are also used at the Cathedral. Padre Cruzado was in-charge of the Mission at that time, and along with Padre Miguel Sanchez, were the primary builders. Indians were used to provide the labor but it’s interesting to note that in 1937, Whithey used the reference to ‘Indians’ rather than Gabrielenos’, Kizk or Tongva. He also cited three other sources including Herbert Bancroft’s ‘History of California’, but even then only uses the ‘Indian’ refer-ence rather than any tribal name. The survey noted that in 1937 the buildings which were intact were the Mission itself, Padre quar-ters which were converted into a museum and a small shop, an adjoining kitchen, foundations of a tannery, soap factory and smithy. The

church was in fair condition and was still in use as part of the Catholic community. The foundations of all the build-ings were fieldstones with lime mortar. The walls of the Mission itself were made of part stone, part burned brick, laid in lime mortar and thinly plastered on both sides. The floor and roof were made of wood. The Padres quarters were made from sun-dried adobe bricks, laid in adobe mortar, adobe plastered and white-washed. The original roof was an arched stone roof which was badly damaged during the earthquake of 1803 and was subsequently replaced by a wood framed roof in 1804. Originally, the Mis-sion had a single bell tower located on the North-East entrance to the Mission. The tower fell in the earthquake of 1812, and a pierced wall was erected on the South–West side of the building to serve as the belfry, where six bells are currently installed. Whithey’s survey serves as a record of Mission San Ga-briel history and architecture and is preserved within the Library of Congress collec-tion…..

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On the heels of leading his team to a huge victory Wednesday night against Gabrielino, Primitivo Go-mez continued to cement his status amongst the area’s elite players. Gomez poured in 40 points in just three quarters of play, pulled down 15 rebounds and handed out three assists to spark Arroyo’s 63-30 rout of Rosemead Friday night at Vern Nelson Fieldhouse.

Edgar Luper-cio added 12 points and four rebounds for the Knights. Arroyo’s defense was on a roll through-out, forcing the Panthers to settle for single digits in each of the four quarters. The Knights’ win ran their MVL record to 8-0 and clinches a share of the MVL title.

Arroyo seeks to lock up the banner outright and cap a perfect campaign next week with Wednesday and Friday games on the road at South El Monte and Mountain View, respectively.

Gomez Leads Knights to

Rout of RosemeadEl Monte By Corey Kwok

Arroyo big man Primitivo Gomez dropped a 40-bomb Friday night on the Pan-thers.”

FANVIEWBy Joe Torosian

Above describes best what it was like to be a Los Angeles Rams fan in the 1970’s. Every loss was a cut, every playoff loss was a scar left on the soul. You were laughed at and humiliated by bandwagon-ing Cowboy fans.Don’t believe me? Is that overly dramatic? Prior to free agency in the NFL (and in all sports for that matter) you grew up with your team. You met them when they were rookies at 22 and if you were lucky you had them for about six to seven years before change came. Before age cost them their starting spot or injury cost them their career, and occasionally they were traded.They may have been 22 years old when they put on Rams gear, but you were eight or nine. And if they played those six to seven years then they were with you through the mid-point of your high school career.Hall of Fame defensive end Jack Youngblood was drafted in 1971. I became a Rams fan in 1972 and he played through 1984. This means from age eight through age 20 Youngblood was part of my life.You put away your toys, your soldiers, your G.I. Joes’, you may even put away your dreams of playing in the NFL, but once a team of players get hold of you it becomes part of you. You love it. You love them.On a street without fathers, those guys were our fathers. Our heroes. You can keep the Fonz, I was far more partial to John Hadl going long to Harold Jackson.So when they hurt, you hurt. When they won, you won. And it was family first. If one of the play-ers of the family left for another team, painful as it was, it was always family first. But there is pain that never goes away. Wounds that never truly heal.The victory in Super Bowl 34, 1999, isn’t tainted because the team was in St. Louis. It was a great win, joyous, I shed a tear, but it wasn’t enough to over come the freakish misery many of us suffer with in being a Rams fan.I tried to divorce them…I like the Redskins, I like the Chiefs…but not happening. The Rams will always be a part of me.I wish you all peace, love, charity, and joy watching this coming Super Bowl and all coming Super Bowls…Except the Dallas Cowboys…may they rot and lie stinking in the earth…

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The Guys That Called It:Joel Sanchez, El Monte

HC: Ravens – 24-20. Mike McFarland, Temple

City HC: Ravens.Chris Wil-liams, Baldwin Park HC: Baltimore Ravens.

Jacob Ochoa, Glendale Col-lege Asst: Baltimore – Better defense and a more experi-enced quarterback.

Wardell Crutchfield, For-mer Duarte HC, Baldwin Park Asst: Ravens – No doubt I got the underdog.

Gil Ruedalfores, Former Alhambra HC: Ravens – What’s with the all these coaches stepping down?

Ray Hernandez, Former La Puente, South El Monte HC: Ravens- Ray Lewis goes out on top.

Mike Minter, Monrovia Asst: Baltimore – Baltimore and the undercard and you can take that to the bank!

Randy Backus, Former Temple City HC/Arcadia As-sistant: Ravens.

Thomas Camerano, San

Marino Asst: Ravens- Go Ray

Ray.Joe Morales, South El

Monte Asst: Ravens – They will win a close one.

Manny Ruedaflores, Pasadena City College Asst, Scout: Baltimore Ravens.

David Gasca RB/DB Coach EMHS: 27-20 Baltimore de-fense will be to much for the San Fran QB.

Steve Urena Head Fresh-men Football / Head Var-sity Baseball Coach EMHS: Ravens -28-24 but I’m pulling

for the 49ers.These Guys Missed It:Marc Paramo, Rosemead

HC: 49ers- But I’m pulling for the Ravens.

Brian Tabatabai, El Monte OC: 49ers – I like Jimmy.

Jim Arellanes, Marshall HC: 49ers – Jim is a very good coach.

Jim Singiser, Arroyo HC: Monrovia.

Anthony White, Buena Park HC: 49ers- In the most

Super Bowl Winners & Losers Locally

We had Tim Peterson contact as many coaches, former coaches, and local assistants he could to get their prediction for the outcome of Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers

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continued to Three Bury Spartans p.9

Temple City HC Mike McFarland

El Monte HC Joel Sanchez

Goren Lee hit seven threes and led all scor-ers with 27 points to lead Temple City to a 73-47 rout of La Canada Friday night. The Rams improved to 8-0 in the Rio Hondo League with the win and with just two games remain-ing, clinched a share of the league title.

Eric Olivas almost equaled Lee’s output by knocking down five from beyond the arc himself and racking up 21 points. The Rams led by nine after one, stretched it to 16 by the half, and broke

it wide open in the third leading 59-33 at the end of the quarter.

Temple City led by thirty at one point in the fourth quarter before settling for

the 26 point win. This one was never close. The Rams jumped out of the gate 10-2 and never looked back.

Olivas got the green and gold started by hitting

three from long distance in the first quarter. Lee had five in the first before really heating up in the second.

Lee scored ten points in the second quarter and Felix

By Tim Peterson

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The San Gabriel coaching situation has been settled. It went to a name that a lot of people aren't familiar with. J.D. Thompson who's roots aren't embedded in the San Gabriel Valley has taken the job as head coach.

Thompson attended Corona Centennial where he played wide receiver and defensive back. He graduated in 1994 and has been on the coach-ing staff there for the better part of the last 16 years. He spent a year coaching at Long Beach Woodrow Wilson for a year before landing at San Gabriel.

“I did my research before coming here,” Thompson said. “I'm familiar with Jude (Oliva) and how successful the offense has been. I'm a Centennial guy which means we'll play fast and up tempo. Without giving too much away, I can just say I'm a Cen-tennial guy.”

Sounds a lot like the former San Gabriel guy.

Speaking of the former San Gabriel guy, a announcement on the status of Oliva is ex-pected this week. I'm not sure where he will land but we get the feeling he will definitely

land somewhere. Coaching is still in his blood and given the right situation, he'll be on somebody's sidelin in 2013.

As for SG assistants Donald Bernard and Matt Lopez we only know one thing for sure. They won't be back at San Gabriel. A part of me hates to see the Matador staff broken up but another part of me sees it as the best thing. Change is sometimes better and it will give everybody a chance for a fresh start. It will also give the new HC Thompson a clean slate as he brings in all of his own guys.

If you wanted to see a Divi-sion 1 coach this week, the place to be was La Mirada High School. Coaches from UCLA, Florida, Oregon State, and Oregon among others all took recruiting trips down to the Matadore campus this past week . More are expected this week.

There was also an addi-tion to the La Mirada coach-ing staff this week. Former USC All American and First Round NFL draft pick Chris Claiborne has joined Mike Moschetti's crew.

Contact Tim at Tim@mid-valleysports.com

The Peterson Principal By Tim Peterson

San Gabriel named J.D. Thompson as its new head coach on Friday. Thompson was the offensive coordinator at Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach) last season and also spent several years at Corona Centennial previously.

Thompson graduated from Corona Centennial in 1994 where he played wide receiver and running back. He has spent many seasons on both sides of the ball as a player and a coach.

“I’ve been coaching for the least 16 years and have coordinated on offense and defense. I’d consider myself an offensive guy but I’ve done

both,” Thompson said. “Let’s just say I’m a Corona Centen-nial guy which we means you can expect us to play fast and up tempo.”

This is Thompson’s first stint as a head coach.

“I’m excited. I haven’t slept too well the last couple of nights,” Thompson said. ”I’m thinking we’re already behind and my mind’s just been racing thinking about all of the things I need to do. I’ve already started sending letters out to all of the parents.”

Thompson’s roots are in Corona but he is familiar with the area.

“I have a friends in the

area. I know people that live just a couple of blocks away. I’m famliar with what Jude (Oliva) has done here and the success that he has had with the offense,” Thompson said. ”The fact that San Gabriel made it to the championship game just a couple of years ago – that’s exciting. These are good kids here. Tough kids.”

Thompson takes over for Jude Oliva who resigned last month. The Matadors are coming off a 3-7 season (2-3 in the Almont League) and missed the playoffs.

Thompson Takes the Reins at San Gabriel

By Tim Peterson

Pasadena overwhelmed Arcadia from the second quarter on and won in convincing fashion 78-31. Combined with a huge upset by Hoover mounting another big homestand at its Tornado Dome by upset-ting Crescenta Valley 64-53, Pasadena now vaults into sole possession of first place in the Pacific league.

‘Dena led 19-10 after the opening stanza and finished with a flurry to lead 37-19 at halftime, before putting it well out of reach beneath a torrential 25-5 run right out the halftime break. The Dawgs stood stalwartly on defense, yielding single dig-its to the Apaches in each of the final three quarters.

The question was again asked – what can (Nick) Brown do for the Dawgs? Answer: deliver a near flawless stroke from off the bench to finish leading all scorers with 16 points, making seven of eight shot attempts.

Three other Pasadena players finished in double figure points. Jeffery Mc-clendon went five for five on the court and made all four free throws to earn 14 points. Dre Spight was 6 of 8 for 13 points and had four each in rebounds, assists, and steals. Perris Hicks bombed away and hit two of three 3-pointers on his way to 10 points, while

Brandon “Jolley B” Jol-ley packed inside for eight points and 10 boards. Kevin “Big Kev” Scott had two conversions off offensive boards and checked out with seven points. Raymond Jackson (5 points) contrib-uted an outstanding line of six rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks for Pasadena.

No players reached the 10 point mark on Arcadia’s side. The Apaches were led in scoring by Ben Bowen (8pts-2reb-2stl), Jordan Stellern (7 points, 3 of 4 on field goals), and Brian Taylor (5).

Pasadena goes to Glen-dale this Friday for its next Pacific league match. Arca-dia: 10, 9, 9, 3 — 31

Pasadena: 19, 18, 27, 14 — 78

ARCADIA – Bowen 8, Stellern 7, Taylor 5, Apollo Custodio 5 (2/2 FG), Kevin Gill 2, Raymond Lam 2, Joseph Leonard 2

DENA – Brown 16, Mcclendon 14, Spight 13, Hicks 10, Jolley 8, Scott 7, Jackson 5, Joey Toyama 2, Hurshel Langham 2, Bobby Saberi 1 Temple City 66, San Marino 24

San Marino held a brief 4-3 lead early as the game still hatched out of the egg, but it was all Temple City from then on, and ever so fleetingly, as the Rams ended the opening stanza on

a 13-4 run and stretched that to 21-4 midway through the ensuing (second) period for a commanding 30-12 half-time lead, before ballooning even farther apart in the sec-ond half to force a running clock in the fourth.

TC (17-5 overall) re-mained undefeated in Rio Hondo league play, and has a chance to clinch the title outright at home this Friday with a win over La Canada (14-10 overall), who is one game behind them on the RHL ladder at 6-1. Techni-cally, with two more to play after, TC clinches a share of the RHL, but defeating LC by virtue of it being a season sweep, and in the event TC loses those two, and LC wins out (meaning both finish with identical RHL records of 8-2) would make the Rams pennant holders and help its playoff seeding as both teams are in the same division (3AA).

Temple City had a solid night pulling the trigger on and hitting the three-ball as they hit 10 of 18 at-tempts (55.6 %) and had two standout sharpshooters, one in each half. In the first, it was leader Eric Olivas’ who struck paydirt from afar burying four of them, including a 27-footer in the second stanza, before end-ing with a final tally of 17 points. The Rams were led in scoring by Felix Awujo,

Wednesday Night Roundups: Pasadena,

Temple City RollBy Corey Kwok

Awujo had five as Temple City began to separate itself from La Canada.

Brendon Hempstead had seven in the second quarter to try to keep the Spartans close but the game was slowly getting away.

The game turned into garbage time late in the third and into the fourth as the Rams opened up a 63-33 advanatage at one point. Late in the fourrth, the Ram faithful began an “undefeat-ed” chant in reference to the Rams perfect league run.

“Those two are prob-ably the best shooters in the league and when they got open they made their shots,” said Temple City Coach Eric Chin of Lee and Olivas. “We knew this was a big game for us and we haven’t won league in prob-ably four or five years. We knew we had to come out with a lot of energy or La Canada was going to get us at home.”

Hempstead scored 12 points to lead La Canada and Dan Jun had 11. After Lee and Olivas, who com-bined for 48 of the 73, Felix Awujo scored 11 and Kas-mir Khaliq added eight.

physical Super Bowl in a long time.

Donald Bernard, Former San Gabriel DC: 49ers- I’ve been a niner fan since the third grade.

Erick Escamilla, Former South El Monte HC: 49ers – 34-27.

Brian Zavala, Montebello DC: 49ers – The Ravens have a good defense and Ray Lewis is a freak at linebacker. But I still feel the 49ers have the edge in this one. They have a good offense and a good defense as well.

Ted Clarke, Whittier College Asst, Former San Dimas HC: 49ers – Two great coaches with great lineage. I like the niners defense but I like Ray too.

Tip Sanders, Former Mar-shall, Blair, Duarte HC: 49ers.

Zeke Prado, Dakota Wes-leyan OC, Former San Gabriel Asst: 49ers.

Keith Jones, Former San Gabriel HC: New England – or none of the above.

Chris MacMillan, Arroyo OC: 49ers.

Matt Lopez, Former San Gabriel Asst: San Francicso – 27-20. There will be two great linebackers to watch in Ray Lewis and Patrick Willis.

Mike McKay, Former Pasa-dena, Temple City OC: 49ers.

Chris Long, Arcadia HC: 49ers.

Eric Elias, Arcadia Asst: 49ers.

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PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: KS016767TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: BERMUDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: BERMUDEZ to ELIZABETH BERMUDEZ. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING on MARCH 01, 2013 at 8:30am in Dept.: 0, NC-120 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Pomona Court House, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this County: Mid Valley News Dated: JAN 15, 2013 PETER J. MEEKA Clerk Of The Superior Court

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TO: All Interested Parties: FROM: City of El Monte City Council Hablamos Español favor de hablar con Marcella Magdaleno – (626) 258-8626 Pursuant to law, the City Council hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held regarding: ITEM UNDER CONSIDERATION: Design Review No. 07-12, Modification No. 32-12 and Tentative Tract

Map No. 72093 REQUEST: The applicant is proposing to implement an eight unit commercial

condominium development on the 1.29 acre subject site (currently 3 parcels) located within the City of El Monte, California. The project site is generally located on the southern side of Valley Boulevard approximately 350 feet east of Durfee Avenue. The applicant has prepared three applications to develop the subject site: Design Review (DR 07-12), Modification (MOD 32-12), Tentative Tract Map No. 72093 (TTM 72093). The Design Review would be required to evaluate site configuration and architectural design of the proposed commercial building, which totals approximately 27,280 square feet of gross floor area and the Modification would be required to reduce the number of required off-street parking spaces from 70 to 62. The Tentative Tract Map would consolidate the three existing land parcels and subdivide the resultant 1.29 acre parcel into a commercial condominium development consisting of eight (8) lots.

PROPERTY LOCATION: 12346 Valley Boulevard – Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 8109-013-024,

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who hit three treys in the fourth and led all scorers with 20 points. Awujo also had five assists.

John Nghiem contributed nicely for the Rams, as well as Goren Lee (10 points total, two 3′s off the bench in first quarter) and Kasmir Khaliq. Nghiem scored seven points and secured 10 rebounds. Khaliq (6 points) got in the scorebook with three buckets in the fourth, and added 13 boards, three assists, two steals, and a block.

San Marino was hardly a Titan in tonight’s outcome, surfacing paltry figures in each quarter, and wound up having shot 10 for 45 (22.2 %) on the floor. Half of its 24 points were delivered by Jasper Hwang (12 points, 5/19 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 as-sists). Garette Verdugo got the Titans a team high six rebounds. Temple City: 16, 14, 15, 21 — 66

San Marino: 8, 4, 7, 5 — 24 TC – Awujo 20, Olivas 17, Goren Lee 10, Nghiem 7, Khaliq 6, Brandon Lee 4 (3 steals, 2 assists, 4 rebounds), Brian Tang 2

SM – Hwang 12, Kevin Wang 5, Verdugo 2, Jamal Etayeb 2, Brian Low 2, Nate Harding 1

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FEBRUARY 9TH AND 16TH

10906 GARVEY AVE EL MONTE 11AM - 1PM

AGES 3 AND UP$15 REGISTRATION PROCESSING FEE PER FAMILY PLUS

$25 FIRST MONTH TUITION DUE AT TIME OF SIGN UP $40 FOR 2 AND $60 FOR 3 MONTHLY TUITION

MONTHLY TUITION FEE DUE AT TIME OF REGISTRATIONS.

MUST BRING COPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE.THE TEAM WILL TRAVEL TO VARIOUS PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES.

- SAN DIEGO- TEXAS

- ARIZONA - LAS VEGAS

THE TEAM WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS THE MARIACHI FESTIVAL AND LA COUNTY FAIR.

FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT SUSANA VILLALON @ 626 652 2130F O L L O W U S O N T W I T T E R / f r a n k a l e x f o l k l o r i c o A N D

C H E C K U S O U T O N f a c e b o o k / f r a n k a l e x f o l k l o r i c o d a n c e

THE TEAM IN THE PAST HAS WON VARIOUS COMPETITIONS SUCH AS PLACING 1ST IN SAN DIEGO IN 2009 AND COMING IN 3RD AT THE FINALS. CAME IN 2ND PLACE AT THE RIVERSIDE USA FESTIVAL IN 2011 AND 2ND AT THE LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL FOLKLOR COMPETITION IN 2012. IN 2010 GOT INVITED TO PERFORM IN HAWAII FOR THEIR “AROUND THE WORLD CULTURE TALENT FESTIVAL”.

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Great Income Opportunity El Monte

Great opportunity for motivated individuals. Hyundai is one of the hottest products in the marketplace and Win Hyundai is hiring. No experience necessary. All you need is salesmanship, professional-ism and desire to make lots of money. Complete training available plus benefits, 401(k), and factory bonuses. Potential to earn $60-100k/ year.

Frank Hazem General Manager fhazem@winhyundai.com

Call Frank or Mike Shi for more detail- (626) 534-0300 or (626) 534-0428.

Public Notice: Union Pacific Railroad Company hereby pro-vides notice of the proposed modification to a 30 foot mono-pole communications tower. This site location is Milepost 494 Union Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles County, Rosemead, CA. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration Form 854 filing number is A0826384. No lighting is anticipated.

The application may be reviewed by going to www.fcc.gov/asr/applications and entering the Form 854 File Number. Environmental concerns may be addressed by filing a Request for Environmental Review online at www.fcc.gov/asr/environ-mentalrequest or by mailing a request to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

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HALL RENTALHoliday Discount AvailableGreat for parties, events,

weddings, etc.VFW post

825 South Magnolia Ave. Monrovia, CA 91016

Contact: Clint for more information

626-808-8008

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Rosemead

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• Fresh Flowers• Plants• Balloons• 24kt. Gold Roses• Local/Worldwide Delivery

San Gabriel MissionGift Shop & Museum

Open 359 days a year at 9 a.m.

427 S Junipero Serra DriveSan Gabriel, CA

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Includes Store RefrigeratorAll Utilities Paid By Land Lord Security, Gate, Laundry Room

$675.00 Per Month Call Della Onsite Manager

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VFWGreater El Monte V.F.W. Post 10218 Rental Contact

Richard (626) 261-0489- Maximum Capacity 250 people - 1800 sq. ft. of red and yellow square vinyl floor- 20 x 25 ft. Carpet covered stage with electric outlets and ligths

- Working Disco Mirror ball- Central air conditioning come, with tables and chairs - Very clean men, women, and disabled restrooms- Small Kitchen, electric stove and large sink- Walk in - refrigerator- Bar with beverage cooler and ice - maker- Bartender and Security comes with rental- Parking in front and two lots in back

Mariscos SeafoodMexican Restaurant

Dine in or take out

Specials Para Ninos From……$1.55

Lunch Specials … Thurs., Fri., Sat., & Sun. Only 11am to 4pm

Filet De Pescado Empanizado. . . $5.95 Camaron A La Diabla . . . $6.25 1 - Chile Verde (Carne De Puerco). . . $4.95

Fajitas De Carne . . . $6.95 2 - Tacos De Carne Asada . . .$5.95 Camaron Brocheta . . .$8.95

We Have A Great Variety of Sea Food PlatesMon.- Thurs 11am-10pm. *Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm. * Sun. 10am-10pm

Must present ad. Offer is good with ad only. Expires 2/12/2013

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*Parrilla de Mariscos* *Botanas* Pescado Zarandeado* *Langostas Rellenas* *Queso Fundido*

(Devil Shrimp)

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(Dinner specials include rice, beans, & salad)

Dinner Specials … Thurs., Fri., Sat., & Sun. Only 4 PM - 9 PM

(Fish Filet Breaded)

(Filet de Carne, bell peppers, onions, & tomatoes)

(Cooked with green chiles, tomatoes, and onions)

(Shrimp Shishkebab)

Super Special All Day Valentines Day February 14, 2013 from 11am-11pm

specials start at $5.99

(Dinner specials include rice, beans, & salad)

El Monte1 & 2 Bedrooms

Duplex, quite, Close to Schools,

Shopping &Transportation

626-862-2908

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Rosemead

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