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New Councilmen in Monterey Park,IncumbentsWin in Rosemead
WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY - Incumbents in the cities of Rosemead and Tem-ple City were re-elected and Monterey Park has two new councilmen and a new city clerk and re-elected a treasurer as result of balloting onTuesday, March 5.
In Monterey Park Hans Liang and Peter Chan beat out three other candidates for city council while Vincent Chang was elected City Clerk and Jo-seph Leon was re-elected trea-surer.
Voter turn-out was low all over the city. San Gabriel had
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SAN GABRIEL – Two new faces will appear on the San Ga-briel Council and one incumbent will return as the counting of the final provisional votes was com-pleted in today (March 7, 2013) by the City Clerk’s office.
Once the vote returns are certified, newcomers Jason Pu and Chin Ho Liao and incumbent Kevin Sawkins will be installed as council members at ceremo-nies on Thursday, March 19.
In the final count longtime incumbent councilman David Gutierrez lost his seat by placing in fifth place by 14 votes behind his fellow incumbent Mario De La Torre, who also was unseated.
The top three candidates for council were Jason Pu with 1,800 votes; Kevin Sawkins, 1,707 and Chin Ho Liao 1,702. Mario De La Torre trailed with 1,608 votes and David Gutierrez had 1,554 votes.
IncumbentsLose inSan Gabriel
A firestorm is brewing over the proposed transfer of the Monterey Park Fire Department to the County Fire District.
At the its last meeting the Council unanimously ordered a 30-day study to review the potential impacts of a transfer of the city's historic fire department to the county as proposed in an initiative ordinance filed by a firefighter.
The result may be a special city election sometime in the early summer at a cost of about $100,000.
The biggest opposition is from the "No to County Fire" committee who say the transfer will cost the city money, longer response times, eliminate one fire station and the city's paramedic and ambulance services.
Proponents say it will provide the residents with a more professional fire organizastion, new equipment and modern technology -- not to mention higher pay and better benefits to firefighters.
The initiative led by David Diaz, a Monterey Park resident and City of L.A. firefighter, gathered more than 4,000 signatures or 15% of the city's 26,796 register voters and sufficient to call for a special election.
A previous city ordinance -- gathered through the initiative process and called Measure J -- set tough conditions for any proposed transfer of public safety services from the city.
City council has only a few options and took one delaying the action by ordering a report on the impact residents. After
the report is received, the council has ten days to order an election.
City Attorney Mark Hensley advised the council that their optioins were limited and they could not avoid the election. The minimum options they have was to adopt a resolultion certifying the initiative petition and order a 30 day study, after which they would have call for a special election.
"The citizens like myself have showed great interest in the initiative and we now demand a special election" said David Diaz who led the petition drive.
"We will lose our advance life support services if we go county," said Nancy Arcuri, a local publisher.
"It is a matter of life or death," she added.
Julius Furhrman, a local resident said,"this community can't afford $100,000 for a special election," in opposing the initiative measure.
Rick Burroughs, a resident and city firefighter, representing the 46 member firefighters union, urged placing the measure on the ballot a soon as possible. He said they helped Diaz in circulating the petition.
He said he believes that
Special Election To Decide Issue
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Peter Channew M.P council member
Hans Liangnew M.P. council member
Joseph Leonre-elected M.P. treasurer
Vincent Changelected M.P. city clerk
March 2013 West Valley JournalPage 2 March 2013 West Valley Journal Page 3
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A lot of people stayed at home or work and did not cast a ballot in local city elections on Tuesday, March 5. Less than 20% of eligible voters bothered to vote on Election Day.
Were you one of them?Some people say they only vote the
important elections – the Presidential election that happens every four years.
But you ought to stop and think about what affects your life on a daily, maybe hourly basis.
For example, let’s go down a checklist of every day services that make a big difference in your life.
Who provides police services to you?
Who provides fire protection services?Where does your water come from?Who controls and sets up traffic signals?Who takes care of potholes in your street?When your house is burglarized, where do you call?Who maintains your community parks? Who makes sure the public swimming pools and gyms are
there for you?Who makes sure your trash is picked-up:When you want to start a business where is your first stop?When you flush your toilet, who takes care of the sewage?Where do you call for Dial-a-Ride.When you want to reserve a picnic shelter, who do you call.And on and on and on...The answer is basicly the same -- your local governmen! You
don’t call Sacramento or Washington D.C.Most of the necessary services are taken care of by your local
city. Can you imagine how difficult it would be if Sacramento or Washington took care of these services.
It seems to me that the majority of tax money goes to federal and state government.
The rest is a trickle that the cities get from existing property taxes and retail sales taxes. You think it would do any good to call your state legislator to fix a pothole on your street?
DanceAgain!!Yes, dance again at the El Encanto building. Monterey Park Chamber of Commerce is hosting the “first ever”,”Friday Night Dance Mix-er”, on April 19th, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
This is the Friday that kicks off the Cherry Blossom Earth-Day Festival and Bike Ride. Every culture dances. The physi-cal movement to a rhythmic sound. In our diverse community, I know we have people who like to dance. Paul Synder built El Encanto to be a place for community activi-ties and a real estate office.
Paul Synder probably danced when his building, El Encanto, was dedicated in June of 1929.
He probably, did not dance so much in the fall of 1929 when the market crashed. El Encanto at one time was a bridal chapel.
They probably did not dance in the chapel, but if the wedding reception was held at El Encanto, we know they danced. Doing WWII, el Encanto was home to a local USO facility. We know that dancing was part of entertaining the troops.
This building was also a private home. We could smell the good food while we danced. Come, “Nix & Mix,” bring a camera and take a photo, be in a photo.
See a face, let your face be seen. Remember “first ever” only happens once. Come and dance!!
Dance Again -Renew OldMemories
By William Wheeler Monterey Park Chamber of
Commerce
ROSEMEAD – The well-known Bahooka Restaurant which amazed people with its Polynesian décor, including hundreds of fishes in wall-to-wall tanks will close in March. The restaurant has been in operation in Rosemead since 1967. Crowds of people hoping to have one last Mai Tai at the restaurant have been lining up for lunch and dinner since hearing the news. The restaurant is located at 4501 Rosemead Blvd.. – Photo by Dave Barron
ROSEMEAD – A preview of a proposed Jay Imperial Park was presented to the Rosemead City Council at its meeting of Febru-ary 12.
The five-acre park is pro-posed on San Gabriel Boulevard, south of Garvey Avenue, extend-ing to the west on two parcels next to Pine Street and Falling Leave Avenue. City staff said they are currently negotiating the use of the transmission line right-of-way with Southern California Edison, the property owners.
David Montgomery-Scott, city parks director, said develop-ment of the proposed park could cost nearly $1 million. It will be funded by a number of city and state sources including the San Gabriel Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) grant, trans-portation funds and some city general funds.
The park is to be named after Jay Imperial, a long-time council-man who is now deceased.
Montgomery-Scott said the a dream list of park ameni-ties originally included park-ing, walking/jogging paths, dog park, sports court, adult exercise
Rosemead Plans New Park In Memory Jay Imperial
equipment, lighting, landscaping and some typical park facilities. Edison rules, however, prohibit permanent structures such as a re-stroom building and other pieces of equipment. The Edison rules may also preclude having a dog park because of safety concerns by Edison. City staff has also met with some of the nearby neighbors to hear their concerns and provide solutions to any problems.
Councilmember Steven :Ly’s suggestion for a skate park would also not be allowed because of support needed for wooden mo-bile skate parks.
Councilman Polly Lo asked about annual maintenance cost and Montgomery-Smith re-sponded that it would cost about $10,000 a year, depending on the amount of turf included in the landscape design.
City council authorized the city manager and staff to con-tinue negotiations with Edison to obtain approval to construct the park facility. If an agreement is reached, it would have to be ap-proved by the California Public Utilities Commission which regu-lates public utilities.
MONTEREY PARK -- Po-lice are warning residents to be-ware of a “distraction” burglary suspect operating in residential areas. The suspect is described as a Male White, early 40’s, tall and slender, clean shaven complexion with pock marks on his face. An artist’s rendering of a suspect is shown below.
A recent victim reported that thesuspect knocked on her door and claimed that he was a City of Monterey Park Planning Depart-ment Employee. He requested ac-cess to her rear yard to conduct a survey.
His appearance and demean-or were professional and he car-ried a clipboard and a Monterey Park ID card. The victim allowed the suspect into her home and while she was in the backyard with him, another unknown sus-pect entered her home and took money and jewelry. There was no suspect vehicle seen or heard.
Monterey Park Police urges residents to call the police im-mediately if anyone claiming to be a city employee or service worker requests entry into homes or backyards.
Police Warnof DistractionBurglaries
Air Force Airman Jason E. Mascorro graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week pro-gram that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare prin-ciples and skills. Airmen who
Airman Mascorro Graduatestcomplete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in ap-plied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Mascorro is the son of Maria Mascorro of South Ditman Avenue, Los Angeles. He is a 2007 graduate of James A. Gar-field High School, Los Angeles. He earned an associate degree in 2011 from East Los Angeles Col-lege, Monterey Park.
about 14% of the voters cast bal-lots, while Monterey Park had 16% and Rosemead about12%.
Cities reported large num-bers of vote-by-mail ballots cast and many turned in at the polling places resulting in some delays in reporting the final pre-liminary vote.
Next week new city offi-cials will be installed at ceremo-nies scheduled when official vote returns are certified.
MONTEREY PARKUnofficial final votes had
Hans Liang, a county probation officer and Peter Chan, an ac-countant, elected to the counciil positions.
Trailing behind him was and Larry Sullivan. Two other coun-cil candidates trailed behind them. The newly elected offi-cials will be installed on March 19 at city hall ceremonies.
City Election Results(Continued from Page 1)
MONTEREY PARKUnofficial results, includes provisionals.
CITY COUNCIL (2 elected)Joe Avila 637 7.3%Hans Liang 2,778 32%Tom Guzman 582 7.5% Larry C. Sullivan 1,910 24.7% Peter Chan 2,192 28.3%
CITY CLERK (1 elected)Neal R. Alvarez 613 15%
Jeff Schwartz 994 24.4 Vincent Chang 2,455 60.4% CITY TREASURER (1 elected) Stephen Lam 1,894 44.8% Joseph Leon 2,360 55.1%MEASURE DD (utility tax) Yes (in favor) 2,279 60.0% No (oposed) 1,514 39.9%MEASURE EE (Term limits) Yes (in favor) 3,200 80.4% No (opposed) 779 19.5%Voter turnout 18,7%
R O S E M E A D City Council (3 elected)Incumbents Sandra Armenta, Ste-ven Ly and Margaret Clark were re-elected in unofficial results published city website.. Chal-lenger Janet Chin trailed well behind the incumbents. Balloting for the three candidates and one challenger is as follows:City Council (2 elected)Armenta 1,647 27.3%Ly 1,725 28.6%Clark 1,707 28.3%Chin 932 15.5%Voter Turnout 11.8%TEMPLE CITYCity Council (two elected) Incumbents Vincent Yu and Tom Chavez appear to have eas-ily gained re-election balloting in Temple City Tuesday. Apparent winners are I bold face. Prelimi-nary election report follows:Lisk 501 11%Yu 1,643 35%Wong 907 20%Chavez 1,586 34% Voter Turn-out 15%
Two virtually unknown vol-unteers have been selected as re-cipients of Tenth Annual “People Who Make a Difference” awards dinner sponsored by the United Democratic Club of Monterey Park.
This year’s award winners are Paul Perez and Marian Hallin. The two long-time residents have been volunteering in the commu-nity for many years in a variety or community organizations.
The two awardees will be honored at dinner on Thursday, March 28 at the Monterey Hill Steakhouse in Monterey Park. The non-partisan awards are pre-sented by the Democratic club and are also known as the “Lou-ise Awards” after Louise Davis, former city mayor.
Perez is a founding mem-ber of the LAMP Optimist Club and served for many years on the
city’s Traffic Commission. He currently serves as a teacher with the city Library’s LAMP Literacy Program and the Police Depart-ment’s Citizen Patrol.
He retired recently as a traf-fic engineer at CalTrans.
Marian Hallin is a retired school teacher who has lived in Monterey Park since 1968. While raising a family she attended ELA College and CSU Los Angeles and received a bachelors degree and teaching credential. Besides teaching, she has been active with AAUW, the Methodist Church, Brightwood and Alhambra High PTA and a volunteer with the Eastside Optimist.
Reservations for the dinner are available at $30 per person and may be obtained by contact-ing Gloria Guerrero, Dinner Chair at (626) 588-2204.
Top Volunteers to be Honored at Awards Dinner
transfering to the county would save the city money.
Betty Chu, a former council woman, also supported placing the proposal on the ballot.
Yukio Kawaratani, one of the leaders of the No on County Fire Committee also spoke against the proposed initiative.
The proposed ballot measure is expect to return to the council in April, at which time they will have to set a date for a special election.
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People get injured or killed due to a variety of reasons or
causes. Some are due to pure ac-cidents or personal carelessness, natural disasters (“acts of God”), or the negligent acts or omissions of others. It is the latter causes that create “liability” or fault and subject the tortfeasors (the negli-gent persons) to monetary dam-ages for the injury and harm suf-fered by others.
The principle of law holds that everyone must conduct him-self/herself in a manner not likely to cause injury or death to oth-ers. Typical negligence situations are positive acts, such as collid-ing with another vehicle because you’ve followed too closely and too fast behind another vehicle to avoid a rear end collision; running a red light or stop sign causing an intersection collision, or making a left turn in front of an oncoming vehicle having the right of way.
These are examples of neg-ligence spelled out in the vehicle code. And even local governments can get sued for negligence, such as in the Charles Ahn case (which our office handled) in which the City of Los Angeles was made to pay $5,650,000 for severe inju-ries sustained by our client after his motorcycle struck a pothole/sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard which the city failed to correct after receiving numerous notices about that dangerous condition and failing to correct the problem or place obstacles around the pot-hole.
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cludes failure to put up a protec-tive fence or blockage to your back yard pool which could be an “attractive nuisance” to neigh-borhood toddlers or little children who could be “drawn” or “at-tracted” to your pool. In markets, stores or other businesses, the pro-prietors have a “duty” to keep the premises safe for their customers and patrons. Wet floors, cabbage leaves or fruit on the floor that cause people to “slip and fall” and get injured are negligent by omis-sion that also create liabilities.
However, in such cases, the owners would have to have “no-tice” of the dangerous condition to be liable. A child eating and dropping ice cream in a market that causes the person behind to slip and fall will not subject the owner to liability due to lack of “notice.”
In most slip and fall cases in markets, stores or businesses, however, liability can be shown and the owners be made responsi-ble because it’s enough if the pro-prietors “should have known” of the dangerous conditions because of the length of time the condition was present prior to the accident or some store employees im-properly left obstacles or stacked goods in the passageways.
If you are ever injured in any of these types of accidents, you should report the accident imme-diately to the store manager, de-manding a copy of their report or, in a car accident, call “9ll” for po-lice investigation and an accident report. It would also be in your best interest to contact a lawyer who specializes in personal injury
cases to advise you of your rights, the merits of your case and repre-sent you in obtaining full and fair compensation for your injuries.
As a former insurance adjust-er and for decades being a per-sonal injury attorney, I know that insurance companies prefer to make a quick and low settlement with claimants directly, realizing that a personal injury claimant represented by an attorney will realize fair and higher compen-sation than they would otherwise receive directly.
(Editor’s Note: Atty. Monty Manibog, former 3 term mayor of Monterey Park, is a regular columnist offering legal tips and perspectives on high profile legal cases and events.)
Point of lawby G. Monty Manibog, Esq.
A friend who formerly practiced oral
surgery has become a nutritional expert. He used herbs long before it became popular.
He told me that the key to good health is a healthy colon. One of the prime concerns of the Center for Disease Control is overusing antibiotics and the de-velopment of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.
The fear is that epidemic out-breaks of bacterial infections may occur, since no antidotes exist to kill off these resistant strains. There are fears that the common use of antibiotic substances in hand soap and in foods we eat will promote the development of these super-bugs and make anti-biotics ineffective when they are really needed.
Antibiotics also kill not only the bad bacteria but also the good bacteria that make up the intesti-nal environment.
Intestinal parasitic infections, yeast infections and food borne pathogens have been increasing. The strategy of fighting these mi-crobes with anti-microbial drugs has only escalated to a war with drastic destruction looming.
The desire to find solutions with less severe consequences has led to increased research into using more natural remedies and taking the path of Traditional Chinese Medicine to find ways of enhancing a person's immune system versus blasting the mi-crobe with a stronger bullet.
The gut is responsible for critical digestive, immunologic
and barrier functions. Microor-ganisms can stimulate inflamma-tory responses in the gut which may lead to intestinal tissue de-struction and mucosal barrier dysfunction. This can lead to the development of autoimmune re-sponses and systemic infection.
Many types of anti-microbial compounds found in plants and herbs help to promote healthy intestinal functioning. Some of the more common ones include oregano, sage, lemon balm, gar-lic, ginger and barberry root.
These are effective against viruses, bacteria, fungi, worms and parasites. When you go to a sushi bar and eat lots of raw fish, eat the ginger that comes with it.
High doses of active ingre-dients are required for an anti-microbial effect. Guard against unsafe use of herbs and seek man-ufacturer's Certificate of Analysis to confirm extract specifications, standardization and potency by third party analysis.
Consulting practitioners and searching out information on the internet can help you find the bal-ance needed for a healthy, func-tioning digestive tract.
Choosing foods free from hormones, antibiotics and pes-ticides also decreases the body's exposure to chemicals.
There are no easy answers to getting healthy and staying healthy, but the first step is making a decision to take that path, and keeping yourself well informed in order to make wiser choices.
charlene on Green
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gies could prove the key to saving local businesses. And though it is a bright sun shinny day in Cali-fornia, most of the year, the eco-nomic climate has been as bleak as can be for businesses for the past few years.
California’s regulatory stronghold, its third highest crip-pling unemployment rate of 10.1%, its burdensome taxes, its high cost of doing business at 6% more than most states and its escalating energy costs at 33% above the national average has been recipe for a disaster.
Fortune 500 companies like Adobe, Campbell’s Soup, Com-cast, Ebay, Electronic Arts and others have fled California, but small businesses are hunckering down and going lights out, literal-ly, in hopes of making it through one of the toughest and longest reccessions in US history.
California ranks 10th wost state in the union for doing business, according to Forbes 2013 Best States For Business. Pollina Corporate Real Estate rates the state dead last for busi-ness and economic development incentives. Moody’s Analyst puts the Sunshine State’s A1 debt rat-ing at second worst with Illinois at the bottom.
There is, however, a rainbow on the horizon. For the next five years, Forbes forecast Califor-nia’s economy to expand 3.6% annually and 2% job growth. As well as an estimated $36 billion invested in past three years is ex-pected to materialize soon.
By CharleneongreenWhere then is the pot of gold
at the end of this rainbow, you might ask, for California busi-nesses. In partnership with a lo-cal utility provider, like Southern California Edison, SCE head-quartered in Rosemead, qualified businesses can get the capital up-grade needed while reducing op-erating costs.
One program administered by SCE as “on-bill financing” offers a no-fee, 100 percent un-secured financing at zero interest rate, from $5,000 to $250,000 for the purchase and installation of approved equipment.
The key is to convert ex-penditures into assets by taking advantage of zero interest pro-grams to purchase new and more efficient equipment that uses less energy.
The money saved on elec-tricity to repay the cost of the equipment as part of the new electric bill for up to five years for businesses and 10 years for government and institutions. The approved equipment should last longer than the term.
There is light at the end of the tunnel, with today’s advanced energy technologies like induc-tion lighting that last about 25 years with minimal operating costs. With little effort, a flick of the swith to energy-efficiency could be the solution for local busiinesses to keep the lights on, save jobs, and progress toward economic recovery.
Contact Charlene on Green at 626-600-2099 or Email [email protected] for more on energy savings strate-gies.
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What Candidates SpentMONTEREY PARK
A candidate for city treasur-er has been successful in raising more money than even candidates for the city council, according to the second pre-election reports filed in the City Clerk’s office
Contributions by candidate were reported in the February 16, 2013 in the second pre-election reports.
(The amounts do not include additional donations, expendi-tures or loans received after Feb. 16).
CITY TREASURER:Stephen Lam raised $92,413
(includes $50,000 in loans) and spent $57,494
Joseph Leon raised $4,550 and spent $1,917.
CITY COUNCIL:Peter Chan raised $17,475
(has 21,978 debt) and spent $48,856.
Hans Liang raised $33,5345 ($20,000 in loans) and spent $30,747
Larry Sullivan raised $ 1,500 and spent $1,095.
CITY CLERKJeff Schwartz raised $2,435
and spent $585Other candidates for elective
offices did not report any expen-ditures or donations. The thresh-old for reporting is $1,000.
The reports are available in the City Clerk ‘s election pages at www.ci.monterey-park.ca.us.
The final reports that includes any late expenditures or donations is due in July.
ROSEMEADCampaign expenditures of
Rosemead Council candidates ranged from a few thousand a lot more. Heres what they reporte on Feb. 16, plus some additional filings.
Margaret Clark reported contributions of $5,365 and expenses of $5,646.
Sandra Armenta spent $5,345 and raised $3,444.
Janet Chin received contributions of $23,255 and spent $24,162. She also received contributios after Feb 18 totaling about $1,875.
Steven Ly raised $8693 and spent $17,567. He received subsequent contributions totaling $2,659.
SOURCE: Rosemead City Clerk’s Offices, campaign report forms 360 and 497.
$$$$A unique dress-up evening of good food, dancing to live music and networking will be celebrated on Friday, April 26 at the Monterey Park’s first annual Black & White Gala.
The event will be held Fri-day, April 26, 6 p.m. at the Quiet Cannon, 901 Via San Clemente Ave, Montebello.
The new classy annual event is sponsored by the Monterey Park Library Foundation, a non –profit organization.
Organizations, businesses and individuals can become spon-sors of the event. Sponsorships are: Gold Sponsor $1000 for a ta-ble of Ten or a Silver Sponsor for $600 and a table of ten. Individual tickets are available for $60 each. Reservations may be made by calling (626) 307-1269.
Library Foundation Plans Gala
Army Pvt. Ke Na has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and re-ceived instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weap-ons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map read-ing, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Na is the son of JinLiang Na and Lihua Zhang, and nephew of Sherri Xie, all of South Orange Avenue, Monterey Park.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2005 from the University of California, Riverside.
Pvt Ke Na Graduates FromCombat Training at Fort Jackson
March 2013West Valley JournalPage 6
The Mark Keppel girls’ basketball team lost in the second round of the state playoffs after facing a tough Riverside team that figured out how to break the Aztec pressing defense.
J.W North defeated Keppel, 55-43, on Saturday in the second round of the CIF State Southern California Regional Division. This is the second time in less than two weeks that the Aztecs lost to the Huskies. The Aztecs were on the losing end in the a playoff game against North in the CIF-Southern Section Div. 2AA tournament.
In Saturday’s game, LMU-bound Alyson Lock scored 20 points and had 15 rebounds.
SPORTS
NBA 3-Point Range -- Rosemead High School senior guard Melody Gauthier (35), shown in this photo recently making a three pointer from nearly out of bounds against Gabrielino High School, scored 15 points and had 10 re-bounds, 10 assists, five steals, three blocked shots and zero turnovers as Rosemead easily defeated El Monte 56-36 in the Mission Valley League (MVL) Championship game on Feb. 8, at Rosemead. Gauthier now has a school career scoring record of 1,523 points. Rosemead improved to 10-0 in league for the Panthers record 46th straight MVL victory and improved its overall record to 19-6, and Rose-mead won its fifth straight MVL title and 10th in past 12 years with Head Coach Jay Gauthier Sr. Photo by C. Ly-ons
By Shel SegalNORWALK – After going undefeated in dual meets
all season at 12-0, the Schurr High wrestling team saw its chances for a CIF Southern Section title go up in smoke early at the CIF dual meet championship tournament at John Glenn High School on Saturday, being edged out in the first round by Western High, 34-33.
Schurr coach Jay Valencia said he could be blamed for part of the loss.
“Some of it was my fault,” he said. “I substituted some of my starters with some back up guys, thinking we were going to go further than the first round.”
Valencia added he really didn’t see it coming.“We had a couple of guys who were injured – Max
Velez at 132 and Ethan Velez at 175,” Valencia said. “I was hoping to save them for another round.”
And then some other happenings astonished “Some of my veteran guys got pinned,” he said. “I didn’t expect that. It really backfired on us.”
He added, though, it was a good season overall and that he’s looking forward to the individual title meets this coming weekend.
“We had a great season,” he said. “We were starting to peak at the end of the season. All 14 weight classes qualified for individuals, so I think we’ll be OK next weekend.”
(Shel Segal can be reached at [email protected] and followed via Twitter @wvjournalsports.)
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Alexis Hayashi (11) and her twin sister Ashley Hayashi showed off their martial arts skills at the 2013 Compete Nationals Martial Arts Competition recently.
Compete Nationals an IMAC World Rated and the 1st NASKA (North American Sports Karate Association) Triple Crown Event of 2013 and one of the biggest martial arts competition of the year in the Los Angeles area and is celebrating its 26th year.
Many different styles of martial artists came to display their dedication to their respective arts including many dif-ferent styles of Karate, Tae kwon do and Kung Fu.
Alexis and Ashley both red belts, competed in the Ka-rate Traditional Form Advance Division. Alexis being last year’s champion was back again to defend her title. Alexis again took 1st Place performing a Kusanku Dai.
Ashley came in 2nd performing a variation of the form called Chatan Yara Kusanku which are both advance Japa-nese karate black belt forms. Although they had trained in several martial art schools over their past 8 years of train-ing in San Diego, after relocating to Monterey Park, they have been coached by father Ken, who also holds 4 black belts including Hapkido, Tae Kwon Do, Ho Shin Moo Do and Wado Ryu Karate at Almansor Park.
“This was an extremely difficult competition this year with competitors flying in for the big event and are seri-ously here to win. We saw many competitors doing back flips, jumping spin kicks, etc. My daughters advantage, if any was that they adhered to the traditional way that the kata was traditionally presented in Japan. They instilled a less fancy approach with less kiais (short yells at the end of a technique) during the presentation and very precise movements.
They needed constant physical and mental therapy in order to keep up with others in their age group. they are excited about and are able to present themselves con-fidently to others is extremely valuable for their future. Today, other than their National and World titles, they are well adjusted 5th grade students at Monterey Highlands Elementary School. Alexis enjoys reading, drawing anime and occasionally talking with an English accent. While, Ashley enjoys reading, singing and ballet.
Submitted by Ken Hayashi
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