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Dr. Dana Hester / A3

By George OgdenAZUSA - On Friday evening,

March 22, the Azusa Police con-ducted a sobriety checkpoint.

The checkpoint was held inthe southbound lanes of Azusajust north of Arrow Highway.

Officers interviewed eachdriver and as they came throughthe checkpoint. The deterrenteffect of DUI checkpoints is aproven resource in reducing thenumber of persons killed andinjured in alcohol or drug in-volved crashes. Researchshows that crashes involvingalcohol drop by an average of20 percent when well-publi-cized checkpoints are con-ducted often enough.

To basically show this is fac-tual, 10 years ago, there werealways DUI arrests, often, sixor more.

This checkpoint had ZERODUI arrest this evening.

As the officers would ask tosee a driver's license, and dur-ing this procedure, they wouldevaluate the driver to see if heor she shows signs of beingimpaired. Smell of alcohol,slurred speech, issues withtheir eyes and how they respondto the officer. If the driver is asuspect, they would be askedto pull into a parking area for

Azusa Police Checkpoint with Officer Keith Asbar interviewing a driver.

Corporal Brewer searches a subject for his safety as well as thesafety of the man. This man who was driving, was observedswitching with his wife who was a passenger in the car, while inthe lane. He was cited for no driver’s license. It appears he is arepeat offender.

Checkpoint Net Citations and Impoundsfurther interview.

At the stationary enforce-ment checkpoint, they had 19citations, with four vehiclesimpounded.

One driver came through thecheckpoint with her sister andmother, who were in the backseat. She was without a license,The driver and her sister wereheaded to a nightclub in LaPuente. The driver was 24 andher sister was 20. Her sisterdidn't have a license and neitherdid the mother. The driver wascited and they had to wait for alicensed driver to come for thecar and they all left together.However the two young sisters,who were dressed in micro minidresses, still planned to go tothe nightclub. The questioncame up as to how the 20 yearold girl was going to get intothe nightclub.

Another driver, while waitingto be interviewed in the lane oftraffic, quickly traded placeswith his wife. However, theywere observed doing this. Cor-poral Brewer detained the ve-hicle and had them pull into theinterviewing area.

Although they did speak En-glish, a Spanish speaking officerinterviewed the man andwoman. They originally denied

that this happened... however,once confronted that there wasa surveillance recording of themswitching, they admitted thatthey did switch. The reasongiven was that the man had anumber of tickets for drivingwithout a license already. Thewife was not cited as the offic-ers felt she was put in an awk-ward position. Often both par-ties are cited.

Overall, this was a success-ful checkpoint as there were noDUI arrests.

After a period of time withthe stationary checkpoint, theybroke down and went into a"roving" enforcement which putthese officers on the streetswith added patrol specializing inlooking for DUI drivers in thearea.

AZUSA - Azusa Light &Water is one of 184 of thenation's more than 2,000 pub-lic power utilities to earn Reli-able Public Power Provider(RP3®) recognition from theAmerican Public Power Asso-ciation for providing consum-ers with the highest degree ofreliable and safe electric service.Brent McKinney, manager, elec-tric transmission and distribu-tion at City Utilities of Spring-field, Mo., and chair of APPA'sRP3 Review Panel, presentedthe designees on March 25 dur-ing the association's annual En-gineering & Operations Tech-nical Conference held in

Azusa Light & Water ReceivesNational Recognition ForReliable Electric Operations

Azusa City Manager James Makshanoff; Mayor Joeseph R. Rocha; Utilities Director George Morrow;Councilmember Angel Carrillo; Councilmember Edward Alvarez, Jr.; Councilmember Robert Gonzalezand Utility Board Chair and Councilmember Uriel Macias are proud of the Reliable Public PowerProvider (RP3®) recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumerswith the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service.

Kissimmee, Florida.The RP3 designation recog-

nizes public power utilities thatdemonstrate proficiency in fourkey disciplines: reliability, safety,workforce development andsystem improvement. Criteriawithin each category are basedon sound business practicesand represent a utility-wide com-mitment to safe and reliable de-livery of electricity.

"RP3 utilities are shining ex-amples of reliable and forward-thinking public power utilities,"said McKinney, "These 90 des-ignees should be extremelyproud of this accomplishment

and what it means for their com-munities."

"Receiving the RP3 designa-tion means a lot to us," saidGeorge Morrow, Director ofUtilities of Azusa Light & Wa-ter. "It's an honor to be recog-nized on a national level for thework we are doing here locallyin Azusa."

Records state this is theeighth year that RP3 recogni-tion has been offered. APPA isthe national organization repre-senting more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community- andstate- owned electric utilities. Itis located in Washington, D.C.

By Jayam RutnamGLENDORA - United Fam-

ily Physicians, Inc. has openedits new Family Medicine cliniclocated in Glendora, adjacent toFoothill Presbyterian Hospital.The clinic is staffed by twophysicians who are both boardcertified by the American Boardof Family Medicine. As familyphysicians, they are capable ofcaring for patients of all agesfrom newborns to adults.

Dr. Paul C. Moya was bornin Glendale, California andraised in Los Angeles. He re-ceived his undergraduate degreein Biological Sciences at theUniversity of California, SantaBarbara and went on to receivea Master’s degree in BiologicalSciences from California StateUniversity, Los Angeles.

Dr. Khanh Thai is originallyfrom Portland, Oregon. Shecompleted her Bachelor’s ofScience at Portland State Uni-versity and received her certifi-cation in biomedical ethicsjointly from Portland State Uni-versity and Oregon State Uni-versity.

Drs. Moya and Thai met dur-ing medical school and receivedtheir medical degree from West-ern University. They completedtheir residency in Family Medi-cine at Pomona Valley HospitalMedical Center – A UCLA af-filiated program. They haveadditional training in Geriatrics(caring for the elderly). Theyare members of the AmericanAcademy of Family Physicians,

Friendly and Caring Doctors in Glendora

Doctor Thai and Doctor Moya at their new office.American Osteopathic Associa-tion, and the Cooperative ofAmerican Physicians.

Drs. Moya and Thai havepreviously worked with physi-cians in the Glendora area andwere drawn to this community,which is why they chose to es-tablish their practice inGlendora. They believe in amultidisciplinary and team-ori-ented approach to healthcarewith an emphasis on commu-nity-based medicine. As familyphysicians, they want to formpartnerships with their patients,offering them education, sup-port, and individualized treat-ment plans to prevent the onsetand progression of disease.

“Family Medicine offers theunique opportunity to use mymedical knowledge and workwith patients of all ages andbackgrounds. Most impor-tantly, it allows me to establishlong-term relationships with my

patients and their families, whichwill in turn foster greater trust,openness, communication, andultimately, better care“ says Dr.Thai.

Their goal is to cultivate trust-ing relationships with their pa-tients, which enable them todeliver comprehensive andquality healthcare. They believethat highly trained family phy-sicians will truly understand thehuman condition and use theiroutstanding communication,teaching, and interpersonal skillsto empower patients to makesignificant lifestyle changes toimprove their health.

Drs. Moya and Thai are com-mitted to serving all membersof the community, includingthose who are underserved andunderinsured. Over the years,they have volunteered theirtime, participating in numerousfree clinics. Dr. Thai and Dr.Moya have taken part in HealthFairs in Montclair, China Town,and Pomona. They have per-formed free sports physicals athigh schools in Laverne andCovina. Recently, they haveoffered free health screeningsat the Young at Heart Senior Fairin San Dimas and the La VerneHealth Fair. In the near future,they will be at the GlendoraEarth Day Festival offering freeblood pressure checks. If youwould like more information,please visit their website atwww.unitedfamilyphysicians.com/or call 626-335-3627. Theiraddress is 210 S. Grand Av-enue, Suite 415, Glendora, Ca91741.

AZUSA - The Board ofEducation of the Azusa Uni-fied School District has namedDayna Mitchell as the newprincipal of Slauson MiddleSchool. She replaces AnnSomers who resigned earlier inthe year.

Mrs. Mitchell currentlyserves as Assistant Principal ofCounseling and Guidance at

Dayna Mitchell NamedPrincipal of Slauson School

Azusa High School. In addition,she has served as AssistantPrincipal of Sierra High Schooland a teacher at Glendora HighSchool. After completing herbachelor’s degree at AzusaPacific University, she com-pleted her master’s degree atCal State Fullerton.

She will join the Slauson staffon April 8.

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By Jorge V. RosalesAZUSA- After nearly four

months since the filing periodfor nomination papers andcandidate's statements of oneindividual for Mayor, six con-testants for City Council, fourcandidates for City Clerk, andtwo persons for Treasurer, onTuesday, March 5, 2013 theresidents of Azusa re-electedMayor Joe Rocha to a new two-year term and Councilman Rob-ert Gonzales to a four yearterm, plus new Councilman,Eddie Alvarez; City Clerk, Jef-frey Cornejo, Jr.; and Treasurer,Art Vasquez, Jr., all to a fouryear term.

The new officials were se-lected by 2753 or 12.7% of the18, 465 registered voters.Mayor Rocha received 2335 or84.8% of the votes submitted.The two council members se-lected received 1445 or 30% forGonzales and 994 or 20.7% forAlvarez of the 4811 votes fortwo slots. Cornejo, the new CityClerk received 923 or 36.7% ofthe 2516 votes for this positionand for Treasurer, Vasquez ob-tained 1363 or 53.8% of the2534 votes cast for this posi-tion.

Only one of the thirteen can-didates commenced hisfundraising efforts four monthsbefore the nomination periodwhich commenced November12 and ended December 12,2012, and that was CouncilmanGonzales. According to hiscampaign statements (FPPCForm 460), from July 1, 2012to election day he received$24,655 in contributions andspent $10,320 campaigning.According to their respectivestatements, Rocha raised andspent under $1000.00; Alvarezraised and spent $6,587 and$5,898, respectively; Cornejoreported revenues of $1,242and no expenditures; andVasquez reported $4,066 in con-tributions, $6,572 in expendi-tures, and an outstanding debtof $2,506.

The newly elected and re-elected officials were sworn-induring a Special City Councilmeeting at full to capacity CivicAuditorium on Monday, March18, 2013 at 6:00 p. m. Theswear-in ceremony com-

Results of Azusa's 2013 Elections and Swear-In of Officials

Newly electer City Clerk Jeffrey L. Cornejo, Jr. is being sworn-in byoutgoing City Clerk, Vera Mendoza, on March 18, 2013 at Azusa'sCivic Auditorium.

Re-elected Azusa Mayor, Joe Rocha is being sworn-in by his son,U. S. Army Specialist E-4, Roddy Rocha on March 18, 2013 atAzusa's Civic Auditorium.

Re-elected Councilman Robert Gonzales is being sworn-in by oneof his older brothers, Louie Gonzales on March 18, 2013 at Azusa'sCivic Auditorium.

Newly elected Councilman Eddie Alvarez is being sworn-in by hiswife, Martha Alvarez, while surrounded by his two daughters andson on March 18, 2013 at Azusa's Civic Auditorium.

Newly elected City Treasurer Art Vasquez, Jr. is being sworn-in byhis wife, Nancy Vasquez, on March 18, 2013 at Azusa's Civic Audi-torium.

menced with the Pledge of Al-legiance led by Ray Chavira,Vietnam War Veteran, followedby for the first time the singingof the National Anthem by AnnaM. Aramburo-Aguilar and herbrother Ron Aramburo. TheInvocation was delivered byPastor Woody Calvary of PraiseChapel of Azusa, and immedi-ately prior to the commence-ment of the swearing-in acheerleading presentation bythree members of the AzusaCheer Team comprised of rep-resentatives from Dalton,Hodge, and Lee elementaryschools under the direction ofCoach Gabriela BarajasArellanes.

The swear-in ceremoniescommenced with a recognitionof outgoing Treasurer, MarceneHamilton. It should be notedthat Councilman Hanks wasrecognized during the February18 City Council meeting andCity Clerk Vera Mendoza onMarch 4. Cornejo was sworn-in to the office of City Clerk byoutgoing City Clerk Mendoza.New Treasurer, Vasquez, was

sworn-in by his wife Nancy.New Councilman Alvarez wassworn-n by his wife Marthasurrounded by his two daugh-ters and son. Re-elected Coun-cilman Gonzales was sworn-inby his brother Louie. And lastbut certainly not least, Re-elected Mayor Rocha wassworn-in by his son, SpecialistRoddy Rocha, who at the ageof 35 years joined the ArmyReserves and is currently stillserving in the military.

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The City of Glendora will holdits annual Earth Day Festival onSaturday April 20, 2013. TheFestival will take place through-out the Glendora City Hall andLibrary grounds (116 East Foot-hill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741).

The Earth Day Festival willfeature a wide variety of freeactivities, suitable for all ages andall interests. There will be free

by Brandi GarciaGLENDORA - Dr. Dana

Hester has been selected asCitrus College’s new dean ofsocial and behavioral sciences.Her tenure began on March 20,2013.

Hester has been a full-timefaculty member in biologysince August 1998.

“In her new role, Dr. Hesterwill oversee a variety of col-lege departments that are cor-nerstones to our students’ de-velopment,” said Dr. GeraldineM. Perri, superintendent/presi-dent of Citrus College. “Herknowledge and experience willbe a tremendous asset to Cit-rus College as we continue tohelp students complete theireducational goals.”

As the new dean of socialand behavioral sciences,Hester will be providing lead-ership and support to the fac-ulty and staff in curriculumdevelopment; class scheduling;budget planning; analysis andimplementation for divisionalacademic programs; support ofparticipatory governancestructures; long-range plan-ning; and program review.The programs in the divisioninclude: Administration of Jus-tice, Anthropology, Child De-velopment, Economics, Geog-raphy, History, Humanities,Philosophy, Political Science,Psychology, Social Science,Sociology, Study Abroad, andDistance Education.

Originally from Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, Hester gradu-ated with a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in biology fromthe University of Pittsburgh-

Citrus College Appoints New Deanof Social and Behavioral Sciences

Johnstown. She received herMaster’s of Science degree inbiology from the University ofHouston-Clear Lake andearned her doctorate in edu-cational leadership with anemphasis in community col-leges from California StateUniversity, Fullerton.

Hester said she chose towork in a community collegeenvironment because she en-joys the diversity of studentsat the community college level.

“Everyone comes to us withunique strengths and chal-lenges. I also appreciate thetrue commitment to studentlearning and success that isprovided by community col-

leges,” she said.Mrs. Susan M. Keith, presi-

dent of the Citrus CommunityCollege District Board ofTrustees, said that Dr. Hester’spassion and past experiencemake her an ideal candidatefor the position of dean.

“Dr. Hester is an excellentselection for this leadership po-sition,” said Mrs. Susan M.Keith, president of the CitrusCommunity College DistrictBoard of Trustees. “She bringsan incredible amount of talentand enthusiasm to the position,and we are confident that shewill do a spectacular job in hernew role.”

Dr. Dana Hester - Citrus College’s New Dean Of Social AndBehavioral Sciences.

Glendora's 2013 Earth Day Festivalconfidential document shred-ding, used motor oil drop-off,a kid's bike ride and safety ro-deo, a live animal show, toursto the Nature Center, animal andplant exhibits, an eco-tour ofGlendora, a treasure hunt forkids, information booths, give-aways, and a wide diversity ofvendors. There will be severalinformative workshops. Work-

shop topics will include: smartgardening, composting, gardendesign concepts, energy effi-ciency, efficient irrigation sys-tems, solar energy for thehome, and native plant garden-ing. Industry experts will pro-vide valuable information, inno-vative solutions, and practicaltools to attendees.

Bring any CRV qualifyingcans and bottles to the Earth DayFestival, and recycling proceedswill benefit Glendora publicschools. Bring any unused orunwanted pharmaceuticals tothe Police Department lobby forsafe and anonymous drop-off.

All event activities are free ofcharge. There will be some-thing for everyone. For fulldetails on the day's activities,look for our event flyersthroughout the City or visitwww.ci.glendora.ca.us.

GLENDORA - The Kiwinsfrom St. Lucy’s were the guestsof the Glendora Kiwanis Clubat their March 14 meeting.Along with their advisor MarciaSolano were Sabrina RileyPresident, Gabby Butler VicePresident, Mary Serafin record-ing Secretary, Amanda LopezCorresponding Secretary, andAlicia Beckley Historian.Sabrina, who will be the Lt.Governor of the Goldstone Di-vision next term, had a veryimpressive power point presen-tation that detailed their clubs in-volvement throughout the yearin the many volunteer,fundraiser, and Kiwanis func-tions that they participate in.

In all over 150 projects eachyear. Their club has a curentmembership of 196 young la-

dies. It makes me wonder howthey have time for their schoolwork. Along with our annualbudget allotment for this club,we passed the basket and pre-

sented them with a check for$3,330.00. $1,000.00 budgeteddonation, $2,000.00 scholarshipbudget, and $330.00 passingthe basket at our meeting.

Kiwanis President Wes Purkiss and Kiwins President Sabrina Riley

St. Lucy’s Kiwins Receive FundsFrom Glendora Kiwanis Club

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Easter Sunday typically fallson a different date each year.Easter is always the first Sun-day after or on the first fullmoon, after the Spring (vernal)Equinox in the Northern hemi-sphere and the Autumnal Equi-nox in the Southern hemisphere.

The date is determined by acombination of events centeredaround the lunar cycle, the so-lar cycle, the division of eachyear into 365 days and a 1,700year old Church ruling.

The explanation starts withthe fact that early Christianselected to link the date of Eas-ter to the Hebrew calendar. TheNew Testament states that theResurrection took place on thefirst day of the week followingPassover. Sunday is the first dayof a Jewish week; the Passoverfalls on the day of the first fullmoon after the Spring Equinox,which can fall on either March20 or 21.

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How The Date For Easter IsCalculated Each Year

ended up celebrating Easter onvarious days. And to try to clearup the confusion, the RomanEmperor Constantine I orga-nized a major summit meeting.

The first Ecumenical Coun-cil was held at Nicea in present-day Turkey in the year 325. Itdecreed that Easter would becelebrated on the Sunday fol-lowing the first full moon thatoccurred after the Spring Equi-nox. This retained a lunar con-nection as a sort of "memory"of the Jewish calendar system,and ensured that the feast wouldbe on a Sunday. Because lunarphases occur independently ofthe solar year, this means thatthere is a "window" of severalweeks during which Easter may

be celebrated. By this reckon-ing, in our calendar, Easter mustoccur between March 22 andApril 25.

So, go to your calendar, andfind the first day of spring - thenfind the first full moon immedi-ately following that. And Easterwill be the first Sunday after (oron) that first full moon. Notethe difference in the southernhemisphere: Easter falls on thefirst Sunday on or after the firstfull moon after the Autumnalequinox, not after the first dayof Autumn.

The system that was slowlydeveloped throughout theMiddle Ages is the base for whatwe use today.

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Glendora Woman's Club willcelebrate its 105th Anniversaryat its next luncheon meeting onTuesday, April 2. TheWoman's Club is one of theoldest active service clubs inGlendora and is the founder ofthe Glendora Public Library.

The club will begin with abusiness meeting at 11:00 a.m.,followed by the catered lun-cheon at noon and the after-noon events.

Honored guests will be theclub's past presidents who willbe welcomed and recognizedfor their leadership and serviceby Club President Sue Bauer.

The special program for the105th Anniversary Celebrationwill feature the "Dudes ofFourtune," a barbershop quar-tet that has been performingtogether for five years. Di-rected by Bob Patterson, thegroup is a member of the In-land Empire Chapter of theBarbershop Harmony Society,said program vice presidentCarolyn Cunningham.

This month's theme for themember' participation art dis-play will feature "Spring Flow-ers," said project chair MarilynMcLamore. Members are en-couraged to bring items for thispopular display.

Club meetings are held thefirst Tuesday of each month,October through June, at theclubhouse located at 424 N.Glendora Avenue, Glendora.

For information about mem-bership, club service projects,and department activities, call(626) 335-8911 or visit theWebsite at www.glendora-womansclub.org.

Glendora Woman's Club Celebrates105 Years Of Service To Glendora

The "Dudes of Fourtune," a Barbershop Quartet directed by BobPatterson, is set to perform at the Glendora Woman's club onTuesday, April 2.

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