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INSIDESTRIVING FOR JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE IN LOCAL NEWSVolume XVI, Issue No. 7 February 16 - 22, 2012

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The Winners List / A2

By Jorge V. RosalesAZUSA - The City Council

voted Monday, January 23,2012 to turn over to the CountyHousing Authority, City ofAzusa owned properties it hadacquired with Series B MergedProject Area Housing Tax Allo-cation Bonds in November 2008in the amount of $11.5 Millionfor affordable housing, citing thehigh cost of hanging on to theland.

The Atlantis Gardens site, lo-cated near Rockvale and AlostaAvenues, was once home to 39four-unit apartment buildings allunder individual ownership.The City, through its Redevel-opment Agency, had purchasedand razed 17 of the apartmentbuildings at cost of approxi-mately $650,000 per building inthe neighborhood to persuade aprivate developer to buy the re-maining buildings and build anew neighborhood of approxi-mately 250 low-income and af-fordable housing in its place.

But State lawmakers votedlast December 2011 to disbandredevelopment agencies, effec-tive Feb. 1, 2012 effectivelykilling the project. What re-mains is a gap-toothed neigh-borhood - apartment buildingsinterspersed with vacant dirt

Community Volunteers Clean-Up Atlantis Gardens

lots representing the units al-ready purchased and demol-ished by the City's Redevelop-ment Agency.

Rocha has said that the neigh-borhood is now calmer sincethe city tore down about halfof its buildings, but he said, "it'sstill not a pretty site, it wasblighted before but now it's badbecause of its parcels of dirtand rock throughout the site,

that's why it is imperative totake some interim measuressuch as make sure the site is atleast kept clean." Mayor Rochafurther stated that "the real vic-tims are the families who werepromised an opportunity to livein the new and planned afford-able housing project."

That is why on Saturday,January 28, 2012, MayorRocha and a group of approxi-mately 20 Azusa Pacific Univer-sity students, about a dozencommunity volunteers, andresidents of Atlantis Gardensgathered at the site to pick-uptrash and sweep throughout the

approximate eight (8) acre site.Volunteers began gathering at

the site at 8:00 am. When ev-eryone was present, MayorRocha made a brief presenta-tion about Atlantis Gardens. Hespoke about its past, its state ofchaos due to high gang anddrug activity in the neighbor-hood before the City's Redevel-opment Agency began acquir-ing some of the properties, theplans for a new affordablehousing neighborhood beforethe elimination of Redevelop-ment Agencies by the State, andit's uncertain future due to lack

of financial resources.Volunteers were then divided

into four groups consisting ofapproximately ten persons each.While two group concentratedon picking up trash, the othertwo groups swept the gutters.Each of the groups was respon-sible for about one-half of thesite.

After the clean-up effortswere completed around noon,everyone was fed salad, differ-ent types of pizza, and refresh-ments, all donated by PastorSamuel Martinez of the AzusaMinisterial Association.

Azusa Mayor Rocha (left, sitting down) and Councilman Gonzales (right, sitting down) with all volunteers after the cleaning-up.

By Jayam RutnamFormer San Gabriel Valley

resident Zola Rajapakse, hasbeen chosen to take part in theWorld's Toughest Truckercompetition, produced bytelevision's The DiscoveryChannel. The show aired onMonday, February 13 and willcontinue for eight episodes.

Zola moved to Bullhead Cityin Arizona, and owns his owntrucking company, Zola TruckLines. He started out withtwelve trucks and downsized totwo because of the recession.He says this was a smart andgood move, and although heonly owns two trucks, his prof-its are much bigger, with fewerheadaches.

A rugged looking man, wellbuilt and obviously a bodybuilder, Zola says that the com-petition was gruelling, compet-ing with seven other tough, ex-perienced truckers from theUnited States, England, Scot-land, Canada and Australia.They covered four continents,hauling cattle in Australia, logsin British Columbia and potatoesacross India. The winner will

World’s Toughest TruckerOn The Discovery Channel

Zola Rajapakse stands by one of his huge trucks.

be presented with a grand prizeof $150,000. Zola would notreveal the outcome of the com-petition, but he did say that onewould realize how really tough,the experience was. "Seeing isbelieving". It involved drivingin some of the most difficultenvironments, with contestants

being eliminated for slow timesand other penalties.

Zola says it was an experi-ence of a lifetime. Shooting forthe show is now finished, andnow this adventuresome busi-nessman is busy hauling ship-ments to and from various cit-ies, all over the United States.

By George Ogden

West Covina — The WestCovina Veterans of ForeignWars Post had another funfundraising event at their post.It included Six Gourmet FoodTrucks and Craft Booths.

The famous GRILL ‘EM All- "Take It To The Face" FoodTruck, who were the victors inFood Network’s Great FoodTruck Race series, was at theVFW’s past Saturday’s event.

Dawn Lassiter Cychnerfrom Rancho Cucamonga andwho is the CEO at C & S Cali-fornia Capital, Inc. posted onFacebook, “Had a good timetoday!!”

Robert Montoya brought his

Winning Food Truck Hits WestCovina VFW Fundraiser

family from El Monte when heheard about the food trucks onthe internet was at the VFW.They were going to have lunchthen head to the Mall to shop.

Everyone who attended hada great time and the VFWthanked everyone for theirsupport.

People lined up for the famous "Take It To The Face" Food Truck.

COVINA - Sarah Ludwick,a tremendous community vol-unteer and contributor to count-less organizations in the SanGabriel Valley will be honoredMarch 25, 2012 at a champagnebrunch and reception at theCovina Center for the Perform-ing Arts.

Co-sponsored by the CovinaCenter for the Performing Artsand The Gas Company, the pro-ceeds of the event will benefitthe YWCA San Gabriel Valley'sIntervale Senior ServicesMeals-on-Wheels Program andthe WINGS Domestic ViolenceProgram.

The event begins at 2:00 pmwith a Champagne Brunch withSarah and Art Ludwick. TicketPrices are $125 per person or$800 for a table of eight people.These tickets include the cham-pagne brunch, reception, andawards program.

At 3:00 pm are the Receptionand Awards Program. TicketPrices are $40 per person or $25per person for YWCA SGV vol-unteers. These tickets includethe reception (appetizers, a no-host bar, entertainment, a silentand live auction) and the awardsprogram in which SarahLudwick will be honored.

The YWCA San Gabriel Val-ley is a nonprofit organization,and 100% of the ticket cost istax deductible. Tickets can be

Sarah Ludwick to be Honored at theCovina Center for the Performing Arts

Sarah Ludwick to be Honored March 25th.

purchased online at http://covinacenter.com or at the boxoffice for the Covina Center forthe Performing Arts (104 NorthCitrus Avenue, Covina, CA).Box office hours are Thursdayto Saturday, 11 am. to 2 p.m.

and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.For information on the

brunch or reception or to makea reservation by telephone oremail, please contact Lisa Brabo(626-214-9442 orinfo@ywcasgv.org).

Irwindale Speedway ClosesBy George Ogden

IRWINDALE - TheIrwindale Speedway is shutdown. Low attendance alongwith the lack of entries madethe sad departure of the race-way.

The speedway opened backin 1999 and started off verywell. It was considered the best

facility and the finest short trackin the United States. However,the attendance started droppingoff and so did the drivers andtheir cars. Some drivers com-plained that various ruleschanged from one race to an-other. Many quit competing atthat track.

The economy may have

played into this as well. Hardtimes made it difficult for fami-lies to afford to go out for a dayat the races. Many race fansare saddened to hear that thetrack is closed down.

There is always a chance fornew owners to come in, but thetrack would need a sponsor toget it off and running again.

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By Patrick Murphy, JD,MDThe 54th Grammy Awards

were held on February 12, 2012at the Staples Center, Los An-geles. The Grammys are a peer-presented award honoring artis-tic achievement, technical pro-ficiency, and overall excellencein the recording industry. Thewinners were presented with agold-plated trophy which de-picts a golden gramophone, butit is only a facsimile. The trueGrammy trophy will have thewinner's name and categoryengraved on it and won't bedelivered to the recipient until alater date.

There were poignant tributesto the late Whitney Houston.But conspicuously absent wereany tributes to Amy Winehouse,who passed away in July 2011.

As in years past, the celeb-rity fashions ran the full gamutfrom the truly elegant to the ut-terly bizarre.

The 2012 winners included:Album of the Year: '21', Adele.Record of the Year: 'Rolling inthe Deep', Adele. Song of theYear: 'Rolling in the Deep', AdeleAdkins & Paul Epworth. NewArtist: Bon Iver. Pop Solo Per-formance: 'Someone Like You',Adele. Pop Performance by aDuo or Group: 'Body and Soul',Tony Bennett & AmyWinehouse. Pop Vocal Album:'21', Adele. Alternative Album:'Bon Iver', Bon Iver. RockSong: 'Walk', Foo Fighters.Rock Album: 'Wasting Light',Foo Fighters. Rock Perfor-mance: 'Walk', Foo Fighters.Hard Rock/Metal Performance:'White Limo', Foo Fighters.R&B Album: 'F.A.M.E.', ChrisBrown. R&B Song: 'Fool ForYou', Cee Lo Green MelanieHallim & Jack Splash. R&BPerformance: 'Is This Love',Corrine Bailey Rae. TraditionalR&B Vocal Performance: 'FoolFor You', Cee Lo Green &Melanie Fiona. Rap Album: 'MyBeautiful Dark Twisted Fan-tasy', Kanye West. Rap Perfor-mance: 'Otis', Jay-Z and KanyeWest. Rap Song: 'All of theLights', Jeff Bhasker StacyFerguson Malik Jones WarrenTrotter & Kanye West. Rap/Sung Collaboration: 'All of the

Grammy Awards 2012Lights', Kanye West RihannaKid Cudi & Fergie. Dance Re-cording: 'Scary Monsters andNice Sprites', Skrillex. Dance/Electronica Album: 'Scary Mon-sters and Nice Sprites', Skrillex.Country Solo Performance:'Mean', Taylor Swift. CountryAlbum: 'Own the Night', LadyAntebellum. Country Perfor-mance by a Duo or Group:'Barton Hollow', The CivilWars. Country Song: 'Mean',Taylor Swift.

Blues Album: 'Revelator',Tedeschi Trucks Band. FolkAlbum: 'Barton Hollow', TheCivil Wars.

The Glendora Chamber ofCommerce recently hosted aribbon cutting ceremony forone of it's newest members,First Cal, to welcome them intothe Chamber and the commu-nity. City Council Member JudyNelson represented the City ofGlendora. CongressmanDreier's office was representedby David Olivas and theGlendora Chamber was repre-sented by Treasurer Arif Taj andother Board of Director Mem-

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By Jayam RutnamTHE GREY's storyline at-

tracted Academy Award Nomi-nee (for Schindler's List) LiamNeeson's imagination. The filmbegins at a refinery in Alaska,where crude oil is broken intovarious elements for commer-cial use. Workers endure gruel-ing five-week shifts 24/7, thenhave about two weeks off forvacation. One group of menheading back home encoun-tered a brutal storm, causing theplane to crash in the Alaskantundra. All on board are killedexcept for eight survivors whoheaded south toward civiliza-tion, pursued by a pack of mys-terious wolves practically pre-historic in their size and feroc-ity.

Liam Neeson is John Ottway,a sharpshooter who has beenhired by the refinery to keepbears and other wild animalsfrom attacking oil workers dur-ing their shifts.

"Boy, I tell you what," en-thuses Carnahan. "In terms ofwhat I thought the film wasgoing to be and what it is now,it would be tough to imagineanybody other than Liam in therole. How this characterevolved and later shaped by himas an actor has wildly surpassed

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Liam Neeson plays a hunter who ends up being hunted.

my expectations. He was ableto bring a deeper, more profoundsense of what life and death isabout. When talking to youngeractors, they didn't understandtheir own mortality. Liam isnearly sixty and, as vibrant andstrong and tough as he is, heunderstands how we're all onthe clock, every one of us.We're all being stalked by time."

Carnahan strongly believes,"There's really no good or evilin the film -- there simply 'is'."He feels these basic thematicconcepts of "predators" and"prey" protecting their territo-ries might have been lost on ayounger, more naive actor.While appreciating hischaracter's own vulnerability,Neeson also recognizes the du-ality of his sharpshooter figure– serving as antagonist as wellas protagonist.”

"My character has a specificrelationship to these wolves,"explains Neeson. "He works onthe refinery's fence line and hisjob is to make sure the animalsdon't approach the men atwork. What weighs heavily onOttway’s mind is that, perhaps,the wolves are now coming forrevenge.”

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sparked by a short story bywriter Jeffers called "GhostWalkers" about oil workershunted by a pack of roguewolves following a plane crash.Jeffers crafted a rough screen-play, and Carnahan spent thenext four years, on and off,developing the various charac-ters and narrative. "It took alot of time, but the story sparkedmy interest in a primal way,"says the writer-director. "It mir-rors what a man holds dear andimportant, and I also found thatevolving as time went by."

The "survival story" becameinfused with far more existen-tial questions as the years ofrewriting proceeded. "I wantedsomething that had deepermeaning, something that ques-tioned nature and life and God.The wolves are part of that.They're as omniscient and allpowerful as the rivers or theblizzards or anything else theyencounter. I wanted to showthese men as interlopers, theclash of industry versus thenatural world. The centerpieceof the film is definitely thesemen and their journey. But Ialso wanted it to be more thanjust an interesting action film inwhich the audience knowswhere it's going."

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LONG BEACH – Interna-tionally acclaimed French artistErwin Dazelle has been selectedas the Official Artist for the2012 Toyota Grand Prix ofLong Beach.

Dazelle’s artwork will notonly be featured on the GrandPrix poster, but will also serveas the race weekend’s overalllook and be showcased on pro-gram covers, fan guides, bro-chures, tickets and other mate-rials.

Dazelle, who has been paint-ing professionally since 1996,has a long list of accomplish-ments that includes the creationof artwork for Sunoco’s Offi-cial Fuel of INDYCAR 2011point-of-purchase campaign,the 10th anniversary com-memorative program cover forthe NASCAR Sprint Cup FordChampionship Weekend atHomestead Miami Speedwayand various event posters forthe Paso Robles Wine CountryAlliance. He has also been com-missioned in the past by India-napolis Motor Speedway,Daytona International Speed-way and the Sanfermin EncierroMuseum in Pamplona, Spain.

“It is a great honor for me tobe selected to design the posterand program cover for the 2012Toyota Grand Prix of LongBeach,” said Dazelle. “I cameto Long Beach in 2010 and feltthe atmosphere of this vibrantcity and thanks to this initialexperience, I got the vision forthis 2012 artwork. This is myfirst INDYCAR and ALMSevent program and I look for-ward to doing more in the fu-ture and to meeting the fans nextApril at the racetrack.”

Erwin Dazelle initially honedhis skills as a glass artist, inher-iting a family tradition begun byhis grandfather in the south ofFrance during the 1930s. Sub-sequently translating these tech-niques to the canvas, Dazelle hasdeveloped a style that is at oncebold and naive, and is as sharpas it is colorful. Fusing iconicFrench imagery and traditionalBasque themes with this graphicstyle has made Dazelle's worksaccessible and intriguing to allwho view them.

Dazelle has a gallery in theParis St. Germain art districtand one in Bayonne in theSouthwest of France. In addi-tion to painting, Dazelle has alsomastered steel, stained glass,clay and plaster modeling. Healso created a ready-to-wearcollection for a French brand,Paseo, and last year, introducedsteel sculptures to his repertoirethat he plans to unveil in Cali-fornia this spring.

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GLENDORA - On Wednes-day, February 8, 2012, thefriends, customers and employ-ees of Certified Automotive Spe-cialists were invited to a Cus-tomer Appreciation Lunchhosted by Domenic Valentino ofSnap-On Tools. The main at-traction of the luncheon was ameet and greet with NHRAChampion, Cruz Pedregon,driver of the Snap-On ToolsToyota Funny Car. It was heldin the front parking lot, andguests enjoyed a free BBQlunch, music, a raffle drawingwhich included prizes like a pis-ton from Cruz's race car, signeddie cast cars, race tickets, andlots of autographed hats andshirts signed by Cruz Pedregon.Owner of Certified AutomotiveSpecialists, Gene Morrill, says,"Domenic did a great job orga-nizing this event, and everyone

Funny Car Driver, Cruz Pedregonvisits Certified Automotive Specialists

had a great time! We had anawesome turnout and somecool prizes were given away.Cruz Pedregon is a great guyand was very friendly. It wasfun to see the excitement of the

people getting autographs andgiving Cruz words of encour-agement on his upcoming racefor the weekend. Thanks to theSnap-On crew for making thispossible."

NHRA Champion, Cruz Pedregon, driver of the Snap-On Tools ToyotaFunny Car poses with “Speed Racer”.

GLENDORA - TheGlendora Public LibraryFriends Foundation is celebrat-ing the "Great Trivia Challenge20" on Saturday, March 31 at6:30 p.m. at the Azusa PacificUniversity, Felix Event Center,701 E. Foothill Blvd. in Azusa.Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

Admission is $15.00 whichincludes Food Buffet and En-tertainment. No Reservations!

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The Great Trivia Challengeat Glendora Public Library'sCheck-Out Desk, FriendsPlaza Book Loft, Felix EventCenter Ticket Booth, or on lineat www.apu.edu/eventcenter/tickets/.

Proceeds from thisfundraiser benefit theChildren's Teen and AdultSummer Reading Clubs, AdultLiteracy and other GlendoraPublic Library events and out-reach programs.

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LA VERNE - At the CityCouncil meeting in La Verne,Tim Morrison received the JackHuntington Pride of La VerneAward for all he does for theCity. Tim organizes the Friendsof the Fourth MotorcycleGroup. They lead off the July4th parade every year and lastyear they had over 200 bikeskicking off the parade.

Tim also is a part of a groupthat on the first Friday of eachmonth leads a contingent of bik-ers to honor World War II vet-erans in La Verne and thankthem for their service. This cer-emony has really grown overthe last year. We give each vet-eran a certificate from the City,one from the Chamber of Com-merce, one from the VFW, andan American flag and thankthem for their service. Tim is aproud American and La Verneis very happy to have him liv-ing in the City.

Alice Morrison was a lieuten-ant in the Navy during WorldWar II and served as a Navynurse. She is now 92 years oldand living in Palm Springs withher daughter Kathleen. We hon-ored Alice as well with certifi-cates and an American Flag.Presenting the certificates forthe Chamber was Carl Harstine,a dedicated World War II Ma-rine who still fits into him uni-form at the age of 87 and served

Tim Morrison, with his mother Alice Morrison and sister KathleenMorrison and Carl Harstine (right).

Tim Morrison receives the JackHuntington Pride of La Verne Award

in the Pacific. Carl joined theMarines when he was just 17and saw combat before he was18. He goes to all our events andis happy to present the awards

and flags to the veterans andproudly salutes only as a Ma-rine can to everyone he presentstoo. It was a special night.

DUARTE - Former Captain,Rita Beltran-Heintz, has quite astory to tell. After serving 25years in Law Enforcement andfocusing on "boot camps" forat risk teens, she began to getrequests to help with muchyounger kids at-risk. Herunique program (Providing En-richment At-Risk Children Ev-erywhere) P.E.A.C.E. recog-nizes that children between theages of 8 - 13 can be involvedin graffiti, gangs, drugs or al-cohol, disrespectful and disrup-tive behavior or sex. Her pro-gram is created for both thechild and a parent resulting in achanged relationship. Theback-to-basics approach setsgoals for better grades, respect-

Duarte Kiwanis ClubHears from P.E.A.C.E.

ful behavior, integrity, discipline,self esteem and healthylifestyles. The core of the pro-gram is an intensive, 9 weekprogram on Saturdays. Herentire staff is all volunteer, andonce the parent and child com-mit to the program, great stridesare made. The Duarte KiwanisClub had the pleasure of hear-ing Captain Beltran-Heinz speakat their January 17th meeting.The Duarte Kiwanis Club haslunch meetings the first, thirdand fifth Tuesdays of the monthat Westminster Gardens. Forfurther information on provid-ing a program or joining the club,contact Dr. Diane Hernandez atdrdiane@drhernandezoptometry.com.

Kiwanis President, Tina Carey, Captain Rita Beltran-Heinz, P.E.A.C.Einstructor, Sgt Jennifer Dillon, Kiwanis member, Aida Torres.