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Documentary

“Man In Black” / A4

By George OgdenWEST COVINA - Police

and Fire Departments re-sponded to a traffic accidentaround 9:30 p.m. on Thursday,September 13 on NogalesStreet near Shadow OakDrive. When they arrived, theyfound a car that hit two treesand then wrapped itself arounda third on the center divider.

Inside, the first respondersfound two 18-year-olds, ayoung man and woman. Theywere both still alive. The para-medics quickly went to workto stabilize and save their lives.They were able to remove theboy (driver) but the girl wastrapped inside. Nearly 40 min-utes later, she was freed fromthe wreckage. She was flownby helicopter to L.A. Co. USCMedical Center and the boywas taken by ambulance to thesame facility.

Although the names of thetwo were not released, it wasreported that the two werefrom West Covina. Their con-ditions were not officially re-leased, but it is believed thatthe young woman had both legscut off. And the boy with a ma-

Street Race Goes Horribly Wrong

Officers investigating the accident, the vehicle came to rest wrapped around a tree. Photo WCPD.

jor trauma and possibly in acoma. However, they are bothexpected to live.

The destroyed vehicle thatthe couple were in was anAcura Integra. The police arelooking for a blue Honda thatthey believe may have beenracing the Integra, accordingto witnesses.

It appears that the two ve-hicles were south bound fromAmar Road on Nogales Streetand traveling at a high rate ofspeed. The driver of the Inte-gra appeared to lose controland the vehicle skidded side-ways and struck the first treeand then spinning the vehiclewhich hit a second tree beforewrapping itself around a thirdtree. The vehicle was almosttorn in half.

It was also reported that theyoung woman had just textedher mother that she was goingto be home in five minutes.She never made it because ofa street race going horriblywrong.

Anyone with information onthe crash was asked to callWest Covina police at 626-939-8500.

by Jenny ParkGLENDORA - St. Dorothy

came to St. Dorothy Church forthe 5:00PM Mass on SaturdaySeptember 15. Or rather, apiece of her did. A first classrelic was presented to St. Dor-othy Church in Glendora by Fr.Humberto Fanfarillo, parishpriest of St. Dorothy's in Rome.

In 2010, Brother Mark of theCross, a Franciscan novice ofthe Franciscan Friars of the HolyLand, was traveling toMontefalco, but wanted to stopand pay a special visit to St.Dorothy Church in Rome afterhearing about the church fromanother parishioner of St.Dorothy's in Glendora.

"There was no paperworkinvolved. Fr. Humberto simplyasked for proof that I was fromSt. Dorothy Church. I gave himthe link to the website and hesaid, 'Good, you're not crazy forasking for the relic. It seems likeit's a legitimate parish," saidBrother Mark.

After Mass, parishionerslined up in the middle of thechurch to venerate the relic andsay intercessory prayers to St.Dorothy.

"It was good that it coincidedwith Catechetical week," saidFr. John Vogel, pastor of St.Dorothy Church. As it so hap-pened to be the same week thatthe church had planned a spe-cial blessing during Mass fortheir 60 catechists returning toteach Sunday school.

Fr. Fanfarillo and Fr. Vogelcon-celebrated the Mass to-gether with Deacon PhillipLuevanos and Deacon Steve

Parishioner Brings Saint Dorothy’sRelic to Glendora’s St. Dorothy Church

The relic of St. Dorothy during the 5:00PM Mass on Saturday, Sep-tember 16, 2012. Photo Credit: Inchong Weber

Marsh, as well as the Knightsof Columbus. During the hom-ily Fr. Vogel shared more aboutthe life of St. Dorothy, a mar-tyr who once promised to sendroses and apples from heavento her potential suitorTheophilus as a sign from God.After a refusal to bow down tothe Emperor in Rome, she wasexecuted.

Bernadette Martin, ReligiousEducation Director also pre-sented a painting of St. Dorothyto Fr. Fanfarillo to take back toItaly with him.

"In 50 years from now, we'llbe saying we were there whenSt. Dorothy came to ourchurch," said Justin Seniff, ayoung parishioner who was

also present during the Massand reception which followed.During the reception, a dinnerfor volunteers was catered byFriscella's Roastery and servedby Fr. Don Woznicki, associatepastor, and other staff membersof St. Dorothy's Church.

"They were planning this forquite some time and I wantedto be sure I was here for thisevent. I also wanted to supportmy husband who is a catechistat St. Dorothy's," said InchongWeber.

For more information and onMass Times, please see thechurch's websitewww.stdorothy.org or call(626)914-3941.

By Jorge V. RosalesAZUSA - The Be A Walker-

Walk 60 program was firststarted by Mayor Joe Rocha inNovember 2010. Next monthwill be the second anniversaryof the program and in anticipa-tion of that milestone, the pro-gram resumed the implementa-tion of all three componentswhich when performed con-currently yield better results inthe fight against obesity in chil-dren as well as adults.

The 23rd Be a Walker pro-gram was held as usual on thesecond Saturday of each month,this past weekend at ZacatecasPark on First Street. Close toone hundred children and adultswere present. Many of the chil-dren were students from HodgeElementary School and mem-bers of the Cougars Cheerlead-ers.

The program began promptlyat 9:30 a.m. with the presenta-tion of the first component. Itconsists of a presentation onnutritional facts. Saturday's pre-sentation by Julie Pusztai MSNRN, Director NeighborhoodWellness Center and FacultyAzusa Pacific University Schoolof Nursing was regarding theamount of sugar in various

Be A Walker Program Returns to Basics

Julie Pusztai MSN RN, Director Neighborhood Wellness Centerand Faculty Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing made aneye opening presentation to children, teenagers, and parents re-garding the large amount of sugar in soft drinks. For example: one20 Oz. Coke contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. Maria-Inez of HealthyAzusa helps her translate presentation in Spanish.

types of drinks such as Coke,Pepsi, Apple Juice, energydrinks or lattes. In one of hersamples, she pointed out that a20 oz. bottle of coke contained17 teaspoons of sugar.

The second component con-sisted of warm-up and stretch-ing exercises before actuallywalking or jogging. What bet-ter way to accomplish than hav-ing lots of fun, listening to mu-sic and doing a Zumba danceled by Mary Madriz, owner andZumba instructor at Mary Fit-ness in Azusa.

The last component consistedof the actual walk around the2/3 mile walking path atZacatecas Park. The two lapsperformed were equivalent to 1-1/3 miles.

Be A Walker's second anni-versary will be held on Satur-day, October 13, 2012 at 11:00a.m. Program participants willhave the opportunity to marchalong the Golden Days Paraderoute along San Gabriel Avenue.For questions regarding partici-pation in the Be A Walker pro-gram (626) 812-5280.

GLENDORA - SupportingStudent Completion and Suc-cess: The Citrus CollegeFoundation and the Citrus Col-lege Student Services Divisionhosted its 2012-2013 Scholar-ship Reception at the Ross L.Handy Campus Center. Morethan 200 students wereawarded a total of $100,000 inscholarships, enabling them tobegin or continue their educa-tion at Citrus College, as wellas transfer to a four-year col-lege or university.

In addition, the AssociatedStudents of Citrus College andmore than 50 individual, fam-ily, organizational and corpo-rate donors were recognizedfor their contributions to thecollege’s scholarship fund.

Citrus College Foundation Hosts Scholarship Reception

Scholarship reception speakers included Tom Gerfen, scholarship donor and president of the CitrusCollege Foundation; Michelle Mockler, Citrus College student and Continuing Student Scholarshiprecipient; Saul Ugarte, Citrus College alumnus and Transfer Scholarship recipient; Joseph Patito,scholarship donor, Citrus College alumnus and Columbia University student; and Chris Garcia, CitrusCollege Director of Development and Alumni Relations. Photo by Anthony Vidales

MONROVIA - TheMonrovia Public Library willhost Social Media: A Two PartEvent on Thursday October 4.This program will be held atthe library located at 321 SouthMyrtle Avenue and is supportedin whole or in part by the U.S.Institute of Museum and Li-brary Services.

Part one: “Social Media Mar-keting Made Simple” is pre-sented by Kelly Flint, who willprovide insight on social mediaand its value to small busi-nesses. Kelly will provide strat-egies and best practices on howto evaluate what’s best for yourbusiness and how to create con-tent for marketing campaigns.This free workshop will be heldfrom 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.in the Library CommunityRoom. Pre-registration is en-couraged. Stop by the AdultReference Desk, call 626-256-8274, or visit

Social Media EventFor Business

www.monroviapubliclibrary.organd click on the Library Calen-dar and follow the registrationlink.

Part two: “Facebook forBusiness” is an optional fee-based Boot Camp programsponsored by SCORE Los An-geles. The hands-on program ispresented by David and MJFinstrom, owners of HUTdogs.This session focuses on usingFacebook pages for businessand non-profits. Coaches willhelp attendees move forwardwith their Facebook page. Bringyour own laptop. The fee-basedBoot Camp will be held from2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in theLibrary Community Room.The $139 fee is payable in ad-vance or at the door. Pre-regis-tration is encouraged onlineonly. Visit www.monrovia-publiclibrary.org, click on theLibrary Calendar and follow theregistration link.

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by Jayam RutnamPOMONA - A beautiful

summer's day, just a tad muggybut otherwise perfect for the daydesignated for Glendorans toparticipate at the Los AngelesCounty Fair in Pomona. Ar-ranged by the Glendora Cham-ber of Commerce, on Wednes-day September 12, was a dayto for Glendorans and theirfamilies to observe farm ani-mals, go on rides like ferriswheels and merry go roundsand eat the various foods suchas hot dogs, popcorn andsteaks on a stick. Animal ridesand games of toss the ring andburst the balloons. There weremany booths with businessesshowing off their wares, in-cluding clothing, Jacuzzis andmany others. There was a feel-ing of gaiety in the air.

It was also a day when someGlendorans were honored fortheir heroism and communityservice. Keith and DottieHilliard, well knownGlendorans, received the Com-munity Hero Award andChandni Israni, a student of theGlendora High School receivedthe Teen Community HeroAward. There were manybooths from Glendoran busi-nesses, such as SouthlandProperties, Mike's Guitar World,the SOS Program, Cake Ma-mas, Dance Street and the So-cial Security office. GlendoraCouncilperson Karen Davis andFred Starling of Classic Coffeewere Co-chairmen for GlendoraDay. Art Ludwig did a great jobat being the Master of Ceremo-nies. The Glendora Police De-partment was well representedby Chief Robert Castro, Cap-tain Tim Staab and AuxiliaryOfficer Nita Ulloa. TheGlendora High School TartanMarching Band who are 6 timeGrand Champions and Pag-eantry, along with the "PopSquad" Cheerleaders gave asplendid display as usual. Rep-resentatives from various orga-nizations like the Glendora Ro-tary, Glendora Kiwanis, Arif TajPresident, Kathy Hodge, Direc-tor of Operations, Joe Cina Di-rector of Business Developmentof the Glendora Chamber of

Glendora Day at the 90th Los Angeles County Fair

Parade participants getting ready for the Glendora Day parade at LA County Fair.

Glendora Councilmen Joe Santoro, Doug Tessitor, City Manager Chris Jeffers and Police Chief Rob-ert Castro watch the award presentation at the Glendora Day at the Los Angeles County Fair.Commerce, Glendora CouncilMembers Judy Nelson, JoeSantoro, Doug Tessitor and CityManager Chris Jeffers, wereamong the many Glendoranspresent.

There was a parade of trucksand cars loaded with the awardrecipients and dignitaries, whothrew bead necklaces to thespectators. The Los AngelesCounty Fair at the PomonaFairplex celebrates its 90th yearand is very popular, with peoplevisiting from all over Californiato enjoy a day in sunshine!

The Community of Glendoradonates to the Yellow Bus Pro-gram, which is a fundraiser togive the opportunity forGlendora school children to visitthe fair.

AZUSA - The AzusaChamber of Commerce willhold its annual Taste of theTown on October 9 from 5 to8 p.m. at the California Na-tional Guard Armory in Azusa.Tickets are $25 and benefitChamber programs.

Chamber’s Taste of theTown Slated for October 9

More than 20 restaurants,wineries and catering firmswill be participating in thisyear's event, which will alsoinclude entertainment and liveand silent auctions. For moreinformation, call the AzusaChamber at (626) 334-1507.

Catering Director Dulce Ruiz shows Chamber Chief Executive Of-ficer Steve Castro a sample of the menu that they will be servingat the event.

AZUSA — Azusa PacificUniversity secured a place againin the National Universities cat-egory of U.S.News & WorldReport’s America’s Best Colleges2013 rankings, positionedalongside premier universitiessuch as Princeton (No.1),Stanford (No. 6), and USC (No.24). Ranked in Tier One, in afive-way tie at No. 179, APUappears alongside SouthernIlinois University, EdgewoodCollege, University of Missouri,and University of New Mexico.

Also, for the seventh con-secutive year, the PrincetonReview named Azusa PacificUniversity as one of the bestcolleges in the west. APU is oneof 121 universities recom-mended in the “Best WesternColleges” section of the 2012Best Colleges.

“Today’s students face amultitude of choices when se-lecting a college,” said AzusaPacific University President JonR. Wallace, DBA. “These rec-ognitions by U.S.News and thePrinceton Review affirm APU’sreputation as a premier Chris-tian university. With a standardof academic excellence and aheart for community, APU is aunique place where differencemakers are created.”

“These latest rankings rein-force our expanding academicreputation as a provider of high-quality programs for traditionalstudents, transfer students,graduate students, adult learn-ers, and online students,” saidMark Stanton, Ph.D., provost

Azusa Pacific UniversityRanks Among Nation'sBest Colleges

and chief academic officer.U.S.News & World Report

annually ranks 1,400 schools.The National Universities cat-egory includes 262 Americanuniversities (164 public and 98private) that offer a wide rangeof undergraduate majors, aswell as master’s and doctoraldegrees; many also stronglyemphasize research. Seven pri-mary areas are reviewed for thisclassification, including peerassessment, retention andgraduation rates, faculty re-sources, student selectivity, fi-nancial resources, alumni giv-ing, and graduation rate perfor-mance. For more information,visit www.us.news.com.

The Princeton Review’s 62ranking lists are based on mul-tiple surveys given to collegestudents that are conductedduring the school year. The sur-veys have more than 80 ques-tions, including everything from“How many out-of-class hoursdo you spend studying eachday?” to “How do you rate yourcampus food?”

Azusa Pacific University is anevangelical, Christian universitycommitted to God First and ex-cellence in higher education.With 51 undergraduate majors,30 master’s degrees, 14 certifi-cates, 13 credentials, and 8 doc-toral programs, the universityoffers its nearly 10,000 studentsa quality education on campus,online, and at seven regionalcenters throughout SouthernCalifornia.

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Wildfires can spread withastonishing speed, quickly en-gulfing brush and trees andthreatening lives and property.

Fortunately, there are stepsyou can take before a firestrikes to limit the damage andhelp protect your family.

The Value of a PlanKaren McCague, claims op-

erations manager, Liberty Mu-tual Insurance, believes thatsafety starts with a plan—be-fore a fire strikes.

“Each year, more than 3,500Americans die and more thanfive times that are injured infires. Ensuring that you have afire safety plan in place and thatevery member of your house-hold understands what to do inthe event of an evacuation isparamount to your safety andsurvival.”

Wildfires: PreparationCan Limit Their Threat

McCague recommends fol-lowing a preparation outline shecalls “The Three Ps” to ensuresafety of people, property andpossessions.

PeopleShe says families should cre-

ate an evacuation plan and prac-tice it throughout the year. Theplan should include an out-of-area contact who can serve asa central point of coordination.This person should have cop-ies of important documents,such as passports, birth certifi-cates and property deeds, aswell as an up-to-date phone list.

In addition, she thinks at leastone family member should re-ceive basic first-aid training.

PropertyThere are steps you can take

to protect your property as

well. Removing flammable veg-etation around the home, prun-ing tree branches and regularlymowing the lawn may slow thespread or prevent fires fromspreading as a result of flyingembers. Make sure that youhave a garden hose long enoughto reach all accessible areas ofthe house and a ladder to reachthe roof so that you can sprayyour house before evacuating toprevent flying embers from ig-niting.

After the fire is extinguished,be sure to check around yourhouse, on the roof and near anyother structures for “hot spots”up to 12 hours after returninghome.

PossessionsFinally, create an organized

photo catalog of your posses-sions on your smartphone withthe easy-to-use Liberty MutualHome Gallery™ app. Develop-ing a catalog of possessionsbefore a disaster, instead of try-ing to create it from memorylater, will save you time andstress, ensuring that you areback on your feet sooner.

For more information aboutpreparing for a wildfire, visitwww.libertymutual.com/pre-pare. (NAPSI)

A fire safety plan should be built around the three Ps: people, property and possessions.

On Sunday, October 14thfrom 1-5 p.m. at Glendora HighSchool, the Soroptimist Clubsof Azusa/Glendora will present"Cupcake Camp II San GabrielValley" which will help supportthe YWCA WINGS DomesticViolence Center, SteppingStones for Women, and ProjectSister.

Entry is free, but to taste thecupcakes, the tickets are $10.00each in which you will receive3 professional and 3 amateurcupcakes. Bakers are encour-aged to sign up to either donatecupcakes or enter their cup-cakes into a contest. The cat-egories for the cupcake contestare "Best of Show, San GabrielValley," "Most Unique Ingredi-ent" and "Girl Power" themes.There will also be a kid's con-test for "Halloween Theme"open to children 13 and

Azusa-Glendora SoroptimistsPresent Cupcake Camp II

younger.Vendors will be in attendance,

including Tupperware, SilpadaJewelry, Scentsy, Edible Ar-rangements and more!

If you are interested in be-ing a vendor, a baker, or a con-testant, please send an email tocupcakecampsgv@yahoo.com

Tickets are available for pur-chase at Cake Mamas and A andJ Cake Supply, both in Glendoraand The Sugar Bowl in Covina.To purchase tickets throughmail, visit http://www.cupcakecampsgv.word-press.com for more informa-tion.

LA VERNE - Attendees atthe La Verne Chamber ofCommerce's Taste of La Vernewill gather in a spacious diningtent and spend "A Night Underthe Stars" - the event's theme -sampling the wares of some twodozen local dining establish-ments, as well as wine, beer andtequila. Between nibbles andsips, they will take in music andperuse both an exciting silentauction and the works of localartists.

"Besides showcasing some ofthe city's finest eateries, Tasteof La Verne is the Chamber ofCommerce's biggest annual

Taste Of La Verne Attendees WillEnjoy 'A Night Under The Stars'

fund raiser," says event co-chairJulie Griffith, publicity coordi-nator, David & Margaret Youthand Family Services. "We'rereally excited about this year'sevent, which will be very el-egant, as well as our newvenue, Lutheran High School,which is donating roomy areasfor exhibitors and diners. It alsohas plenty of convenient, adja-cent parking."

Taste of La Verne will be heldWednesday, October 17, 5-8p.m. at Lutheran High School,3960 Fruit St. Tickets are $35each if purchased before Sept.1; after that, they are $40. Each

attendee is automatically enteredinto a raffle to win a new laptopcomputer courtesy of SystemResolutions, Inc.

To purchase tickets or getsponsorship or volunteer infor-mation, please call (909) 593-5265 or visitwww.lavernechamber.org.Tickets can also be purchasedat Express Cash Network, 2418Foothill Blvd., Suite D (in theStaples/Marshall's shoppingcenter); Micky's Jewelry Stu-dio, 2210 Foothill Blvd. (in theOSH/Office Depot shoppingcenter); and Palace Pet Salon,1485 Foothill Blvd. in La Verne.

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LOS ANGELES – Thecreators of 2016: Obama'sAmerica are fielding blows byPresident Obama's campaignteam in what appears to be asloppy effort to smear theircredibility.

Barackobama.com posted arather attacking response tothe film's claim in a Septem-ber 5th blog entry stating foursupposed errors in the film.

2016 Writer/DirectorDinesh D'Souza responded viaThe Hollywood Reporter.D'Souza's rebuttle: "Half of thethings they talk about isn't evenin the film, like the Lockerbiebomber. These guys are ref-erencing a Columbia Journal-ism Review article that's twoyears old and is about my book,not about the film."

D'Souza also responded tothe President's attack with apoint by point refutation atTheWrap.com in which he con-cluded "I'm not concernedabout being the recipient ofObama's rage. I've earned it.If he's scared of the film 2016:Obama's America, perhaps hehas reason to be scared. Solet's debate the issues Mr.President. But let's stick to thefacts. And be careful sir. Yourrage is showing."

Producer Gerald Molen(also credited for Schindler'sList, Jurassic Park, MinorityReport) during an interviewwith Townhall.com addressedthe liberal media's response tothe film and the recent claimthat the film is "fundamentallyracist." "Of course we can allagree on our right to disagreewith one another, but where itgoes off the mark is when oneside tries to defend its position

Fighting Back: 2016 Obama's AmericaDirector and Producer Answer CriticsPresident's Attack, "Racist" Reviews Dismisses Truth of Film

by issuing ridiculous state-ments, misstating facts, engag-ing in name calling and brand-ing the messengers as liars andprevaricators."

Molen calls "All fair-mindedAmericans to respond to thishate-speech with the most ef-

fective tools they have: theirfeet, and oh yes, their social-network. I hope they will senda message to liberal film crit-ics by going back to the the-ater to watch 2016 - this timewith friends."

ARCADIA - In dramaticfashion, Operations Moses andSolomon, in 1984 and 1991,respectively, rescued the Jewsof Ethiopia and brought them toIsrael. A little known operation

Micha Feldmann to Speakon Exodus of Ethiopian Jews

continues, in which a relatedgroup of Ethiopians, known asFalash Mura, are currently im-migrating to Israel. The chal-lenges these new immigrantsface in becoming full membersof Israeli society are equallydaunting, and much work isbeing done to prepare them.

Feldmann has been helpingEthiopian families on both endsof their journey since 1970. Hewill speak about his newly re-leased book, "On Wings ofEagles". Told through diaryentries interspersed with thestories of many Ethiopian Jewsin their own words, the book isa gripping account of the Jew-ish Agency's coordination of

Ethiopian aliyah. Feldmann'scrowning achievement as theJewish Agency's representativeand Israeli consul was oversee-ing the immigration of over14,000 Jews from besiegedAddis Ababa in the dramatic twoday Operation Solomon.

Feldman will speak on Sep-tember 23 at 10:00AM at theJewish Federation of SanGabriel and Pomona Valleys,550 S. Second Avenue, Arcadia.There is no charge for thisevent. Your RSVP is requested-- ethiopianjewishexodus@jewishsgpv.org.

For more information, pleasecall Ricky Calvin, 626-744-9904.

One of the most influentialmusicians of the 20th century,Johnny Cash, known as “TheMan in Black,” would havebeen 80 years old this year.

Although a country musicicon, Cash’s music spannedblues, folk, rock ‘n’ roll andgospel, adding to his tremen-dous multigenerational appeal.His humble farm-boy roots, hisrebellious nature and his early,public battles with drugs andalcohol only added to Cash’scelebrity.

His widespread and endur-ing popularity, evidenced by in-ductions into the Country Mu-sic Hall of Fame (1980), theGospel Music Hall of Fame(2010) and the Rock and RollHall of Fame (1995), alsomade Cash one of the only art-ists to sell over 90 millionrecords.

Signing with Sun Studios in1954, Cash wrote and re-corded songs that expressedhis passion for life and com-passion for others, as well ashis rebelliousness and spiritu-ality.

This is especially true ofCash’s signature songs, includ-ing “I Walk the Line,” whichshot to No. 1 on Billboard’schart in 1955 and stayed on thecharts for an incredible 43weeks, selling over 2 millioncopies.

The Legendary “Man In Black”Is Back In A New Documentary

A new TV series reveals some fascinating facts about the life offamed singer Johnny Cash.

Soon, Cash had performedat the Grand Ole Opry andwas touring up to 300 nights ayear, supported by an impres-sive string of hit songs. He alsoappeared on “The Ed SullivanShow,” “The Tonight Show”and other popular TV pro-grams.

But success took its toll andby the early 1960s Cash’s firstmarriage was collapsing andhis grueling tour schedule hadeased him into drug addiction.

Recorded in 1963, “Ring ofFire,” a song co-written byCash’s new love interest, JuneCarter, would become the big-gest hit of his career, stayingat No. 1 on the charts forseven weeks. Carter wouldplay a pivotal role in helpingCash to overcome his addic-tions.

In 1967, Cash and Carterironically recorded “Jackson,”a duet about a married couplewhose relationship had lost its“fire.” The song reached No.2 on the country charts and, af-ter the couple wed in 1968,they picked up a Grammy forBest Country & Western Per-formance, Duet, Trio or Group.

In 1970, Cash’s recording ofKris Kristofferson’s “Sunday

Morning Coming Down” hitNo. 1 on the country chartsand earned the Country Mu-sic Association Award for Songof the Year.

Over the next 30 years, Cashwould continue to have numer-ous hit songs, including his 1985single, “Highwayman,” whichhe recorded as part of TheHighwaymen, a group formedwith Willie Nelson, WaylonJennings and KrisKristofferson.

In 2002, Cash recorded acover of the Nine Inch Nailssong “Hurt,” which won anMTV Award and a Grammyand earned Cash three moreCMA awards in 2003.

Cash’s extraordinary life, aswell as his impact on such art-ists as Kris Kristofferson,Merle Haggard, George Jones,Grace Potter, ShooterJennings, Chris Isaak, JohnCarter Cash, Josh Thompson,Yelawolf and Justin TownesEarle, will be explored whenOvation premieres “Song bySong: Johnny Cash,” an origi-nal six-part series that remem-bers the legendary singer/songwriter through his mostpopular songs. Check local list-ings. (NAPSI)