Whittier Daily News back issues from February 2008:
Around Whittier
Feb 01, 2008 ... Auction items to benefit library The Friends of the Whittier Library will have the following itemson auction during the month of February: "The Dairyman's Daughter," circa 1900 "Santa Ana, A narrative of Yesterday," limited edition, one of2,000 copies "Mr ....
Noted Biola educator, coach has seven graduate diplomas
Feb 01, 2008; ... LA MIRADA - After more than 30 years as a basketball coach, BiolaUniversity Athletic Director Dave Holmquist doesn't bother trying tolook too far into the future to see where his professional career isheaded. The highly respected and well-liked Holmquist - also head coachof ...
Fundraising in Assembly seat race tightens
Feb 01, 2008; ... The fundraising race between Chino Hills Councilman Curt Hagmanand Larry Dick, a Municipal Water District of Orange County boardmember, appears to be tightening in their bid for the June AssemblyRepublican primary. But in the race for the 29th state Senate District ...
Beverly Hospital singled out again for clinical excellence
Feb 01, 2008; ... MONTEBELLO - For the second consecutive year, Beverly Hospitalhas ranked in the top five percent of all hospitals nationwide forclinical excellence. HealthGrades, a leading independent health care ratings companyin Golden, Colo., based its findings on three years of ...
Political hopefuls endorsed
Feb 01, 2008 ... Editor's note: It's Politics reports Saturdays on the ins andouts of Whittier-area politics and city government. Four of the five Whittier City Council candidates - seeking threeseats - received a key endorsement this week. The Mark Twain Democratic Club endorsed only ...
Shootings believed linked to same suspect
Feb 01, 2008; ... WHITTIER - Sheriff's officials are seeking a teenager believedresponsible for three shootings Tuesday in an unincorporated countyarea near Whittier. No injuries were reported in any of the attacks, which occurredbetween 8:45 and 10 p.m., said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt ....
Study: Uptown traffic to jam
Feb 01, 2008; ... -- Online Extra: Download environmental impact report document WHITTIER - Traffic congestion at a number of intersections willworsen as a result of increased development under a proposed plan torenovate Uptown Whittier, according to the environmental impactreport. But the ...
Monrovia streets settle into an uneasy calm
Feb 01, 2008; ... -- Video: Increased security -- Photo Gallery: Securityincreased in Monrovia MONROVIA - A reprieve from surging gang violence drew residentsout of their homes Friday as police stepped ...
Sting targets prostitution
Feb 01, 2008; ... -- Video: Massage Parlor Prostitution Sting -- Photo Gallery: ProstitutionSting A sting targeting a 74-year-old grandmother who police believe isbehind a Los Angeles County massage ...
Kennedy makes case for Obama
Feb 01, 2008; ... -- Video: Barack Obama Campaign Rally at East L.A. City College -- Photo Gallery: Rally for BarackObama EAST LOS ANGELES - It took the charisma of a Kennedy to hold theattention of ...
Clinton draws celebrity crowd
Feb 02, 2008; ... -- Slideshow: Hillary Rodham Clinton Campaign Rally -- Photo Gallery: Clinton Rally LOS ANGELES - Sen. Hillary Clinton arrived in true Los Angelesform on Saturday at a star-studded ...
Around Whittier
Feb 02, 2008 ... St. Patrick's dance tickets on sale LA MIRADA - Tickets are available for La Mirada's annual St. Patrick's Day Dance. The dance will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. March 7 at the La Mirada ActivityCenter, 13810 La Mirada Blvd. Jim Gilman & Associates is set to ...
Pay affects interest in work at polls
Feb 02, 2008; ... Roughly 25,000 poll workers will be hard at work Tuesday but inthe run-up to the California primary, the county scrambled to findall those volunteers - in part because wealthy citizens weren'tstepping forward. The glittering names on a list of areas that still neededvolunteers ...
Churches run program in winter for homeless
Feb 02, 2008; ... WHITTIER - When Kent Gilbert helped found the Whittier ColdWeather Shelter in 1987, he was just hoping to give people in need awarm place to stay for the night. But after returning to teach a course at his alma mater for themonth of January, Gilbert, 43, discovered the project he ...
Ex-county clerk lists system faults, job rigors
Feb 02, 2008; ... WHITTIER - Conny McCormack, the former Los Angeles Countyregistrar-recorder/county clerk, hadn't planned on retiring in 2007. But when confronted with an atmosphere that McCormack believeswas not conducive to teamwork, she decided it was time to leave. McCormack, 58, has lived ...
Meeting eases some fears
Feb 02, 2008; ... -- Photo Gallery: Monrovia AreaPartnership kickoff -- Video: Monrovia residents speak out -- Video: Monrovia Area Partnership Kickoff party MONROVIA - Community members ...
Scientists see way through tissue
Feb 02, 2008; ... PASADENA - Recipe for see-through chicken: Combine one green laser, one holographic crystal and a sliver ofstore-bought chicken breast. Mix with a hearty dash of Caltech know-how. The result? A way to make light pass through chicken - andpossibly one day human tissue - as ...
Warning issued on beef supplier to schools
Feb 03, 2008 ... The California Department of Education has urged school districtsacross the state to stop serving all but a few beef products afterallegations that a Chino-based meat supplier butchered weak or illcattle. The department's Nutrition Services Division advised agencies notto use ...
School of the week
Feb 03, 2008 ... Built in 1950, Wilcox Elementary School was named after thenearby Wilcox Avenue. The school has several diverse programs for students, includingthe MIND Institute, which provides math tutoring using computersoftware and piano classes, as well as an ...
Talks bring progress in writers' strike
Feb 03, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES - The three-month-old strike by Hollywood televisionand film writers could end this week, enabling the Academy Awardsbroadcast to go forward Feb. 24 without actors having to worry aboutcrossing picket lines, it was reported Sunday. Negotiators for the Writers Guild of ...
Whittier man helping burned Iraqi boy face future
Feb 03, 2008; ... Video: <a ...
Around our schools
Feb 03, 2008 ... It's all about Shakespeare, baby NORWALK - The Cerritos College Theatre Department will performWilliam Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors," from Feb. 29 to March9 at the Burnight Center Theater on campus, 11110 Alondra Blvd. This comedy of mistaken identity will be presented ...
Around Whittier
Feb 03, 2008 ... Play 'Noises Off' opens on Feb. 15 WHITTIER - Whittier Community Theatre will present the playwithin a play "Noises Off" by Michael Frayn. The show opens at 8p.m. Feb. 15 and will also be presented Feb, 16, 22, 23, 29 andMarch 1, as well as for one matinee at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 24 ....
Clean-air vehicle bill stalls at Capitol
Feb 03, 2008; ... A plan to reward Californians who choose to drive low-emissionvehicles stalled last week when its author shelved it for lack ofsupport. The California Clean Car Discount bill, which had previouslyfailed in July, would have offered cash to clean-cars buyers andpunished buyers of ...
The perfect upset
Feb 04, 2008; ... Photo Gallery: Super Bowl XLII GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Well, let's see, what did Super Bowl XLIIoffer us? Only the greatest Super Bowl ever played and the biggest SuperBowl upset ever ...
Project near sports park might get OK
Feb 04, 2008; ... WEST COVINA - A prominent developer might obtain a city agreementtonight that could bring a retail center and gas station to the baseof the Big League Dreams sports park. The City Council will consider approving an exclusive negotiatingagreement with developer McIntyre Cos., after ...
Frank Girardot: Try connecting the dots to area crimes
Feb 04, 2008 ... Herald Examiner sports writer Alan Malamud used to write a columnhe called "Notes on a Scorecard." It was a random collection ofobservations, opinions and humor strung together (or separated) bythree little dots. A lot of times it was the stuff that didn't make its way into ...
3-city car pursuit ends with arrest
Feb 04, 2008; ... A slow-speed car chase that began in Vernon and went through WestCovina and Irwindale ended with an arrest for car theft in Covina onSunday night, authorities said. Gary Cogburn, 46, was arrested at 5 a.m. after the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff's Department used tear gas to subdue ...
Parents attend school's English class
Feb 04, 2008; ... EAST WHITTIER - Learning English has become a family affair atCeres Elementary School, one that has students jumping out of theirchairs every week to show off their newly acquired language skills. It's called Family English Night - a weekly gathering of about 10families of ...
Many seniors failing to get vaccinations
Feb 04, 2008; ... Vaccines are not just for children, but many adults seem to thinkso, a new study found. A recently released report by the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention concluded only a small percentage of adults have beenvaccinated against such conditions as whooping cough, shingles ...
Rio Hondo students go with flow
Feb 04, 2008; ... Photo Gallery : Whittier College spring semester begins WHITTIER - All Mario Moreno, 19, of Whittier had heard thatparking at Rio Hondo College was bad. "Everybody was telling me it was Armageddon," said the the first-time student Monday, the first day of the spring semester ....
Around Whittier
Feb 04, 2008 ... Shooting leaves one man in hospital NORWALK - Deputies are looking for two suspects who shot a mantwice in the back Monday. The man was listed in serious condition at St. Francis MedicalCenter in Lynwood, said sheriff's Lt. Myron Johnson.The shooting broke out at ...
Consultant to review meat plant
Feb 04, 2008; ... CHINO - The slaughterhouse under federal investigation for thealleged abuse of sick and injured cows has hired an outsideconsultant to review its operations. Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. announced the hiring this week, evenas animal-cruelty protesters planned a demonstration outside ...
Incumbents are top fundraisers
Feb 04, 2008; ... WHITTIER - It's good to be an incumbent when you're raising moneyto run for City Council. The three Whittier incumbents - Owen Newcomer, Joe Vinatieri andCathy Warner - together have raised more than $31,000 for the April8 City Council election, according to reports filed with the ...
Around the Region
Feb 04, 2008 ... BALDWIN PARK - A driver was killed on a freeway Monday when atire came loose from a trailer and struck him, officials said. The dead man was identified as 48-year-old Gil Tae Kim of RanchoCucamonga, California Highway Patrol Officer Edmund Zorrilla said. The incident, which ...
Super Tuesday at a glance
Feb 04, 2008 ... A state-by-state look at the Super Tuesday primaries andcaucuses. The breakdown by states, with the number of delegates inparentheses. All are primaries unless otherwise indicated. WTAindicates winner take all. ALABAMA (Dems: 52; GOP: 45) Huckabee working hard to defeat ...
La Habra Council to fill vacancy
Feb 05, 2008; ... LA HABRA - The nine candidates vying to fill the vacancy on theCity Council left by the sudden death last month of Councilman SteveAnderson include residents who have lived in the city fromsix monthsup to 35 years. The City Council will interview the candidates at 4 p.m., Feb ....
Former Caltech professor dies
Feb 05, 2008; ... PASADENA - Herbert Keller, a Caltech emeritus professor, defiedstereotypes about mathematicians. "He was an extremely dynamic man, he was far from a shrinkingviolet," said Loretta Schertz Keller, his former wife. "He loved biking," she said. "He enjoyed golf, he enjoyed ...
Around Whittier
Feb 05, 2008 ... Driver denies guilt in fatal hit-and-run NORWALK - A La Mirada man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to runningover a man in a parking lot then leaving the scene. Erik Alexander Aguirre, 20, was arraigned Tuesday at NorwalkSuperior Court on charges of second-degree murder, ...
Float money to go to charities
Feb 05, 2008; ... The final chapter to Whittier's entry in the 2005 Tournament ofRoses Parade has been written. Three Whittier nonprofits received $7,000 this month in extramoney donated toward the city's parade entry. The Whittier Rose Parade Float Committee disbanded last Novemberwith ...
Planners approve church expansion project
Feb 05, 2008; ... WHITTIER - The Whittier Area Community Church's proposed 34,000-square-foot sanctuary and additional parking is closer to becoming areality with the Whittier Planning Commission's unanimous blessinglate Monday. The proposal still could be appealed to the Whittier City Councilor ...
Exchange aims to impart sense of culture
Feb 05, 2008; ... WHITTIER - As a teenager, La Serna High School teacher JenniferGerlach says she was lucky enough to participate in a school foreignexchange program where she actually got to bunk with a family inGermany. "My teacher was able to take me, and I learned so much livingwith a host ...
Charges delayed in crash
Feb 05, 2008; ... PICO RIVERA - Authorities have yet to file any charges against adriver whose two passengers were killed in a five-vehicle crash. "We have not presented the case to the DA yet. We still need todo a little bit more investigating," said Officer Joe Zizi of theCalifornia Highway ...
Crossword, TV listings take on new look today
Feb 05, 2008 ... Readers have been sending e-mails, faxes and making calls to usabout some changes we've made to our Local News pages lately. We hear you. Starting today, the TV listings for Mondays through Saturdayswill start at noon on certain channels. Look for them today on pageLocal 7 ....
Interviews set for vacant City Council seat
Feb 05, 2008; ... LA HABRA - The nine candidates vying to fill a City Councilvacancy left by the sudden death last month of Councilman SteveAnderson include residents who have lived in the city from sixmonths up to 35 years. The City Council will interview the candidates at 4 p.m. Tuesday at ...
4 people arrested in violence crackdown released from jail
Feb 05, 2008; ... MONROVIA - At least four people arrested in connection withrecent Monrovia-area gang violence have been ordered released fromjail. The releases occurred even as officials touted the efficacy of amultiagency crackdown on gang members in Monrovia, Duarte and theunincorporated ...
Around Whittier
Feb 06, 2008 ... Vocal scholarships offered for a song WHITTIER - Vocal scholarships are being offered by the NewCentury Singers to college, community college and high school vocalstudents.Applicants must be U.S. citizens between 16 and 27 years old andhave a recommendation from a vocal ...
Kids get winter fun delivered
Feb 06, 2008 ... -- Photo Gallery: Snow Day PICO RIVERA - Toddlers and preschoolers at the El Rancho UnifiedSchool District's Child Care Center were treated to a morning ofwinter fun Wednesday, thanks to ...
Gala raises $200,000 for mobile health clinic
Feb 06, 2008 ... WHITTIER - How sweet(heart) it is! The third annual Sweetheart Gala on Saturday at LanghamHuntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena raked in more than $200,000toward the purchase of a second mobile medical clinic forPresbyterian Intercommunity Hospital. The additional rolling ...
Frank Girardot: Notes on local crimes
Feb 06, 2008 ... From an Untitled Notepad:... The shooting death of Ana Maria Acosta, 32, outside her parents'Monterey Park home Monday night stands as another reminder of thenature of temporary restraining orders - sometimes they aren'tenough. Police say Acosta's estranged ...
Bogus delivery men rob credit union
Feb 06, 2008; ... SANTA FE SPRINGS - Four men pretending to make a delivery robbeda credit union Wednesday of an undisclosed amount, injured anemployee and shot at a pursuing security guard. One of the suspects was later arrested on the 5 Freeway. Threeother suspected robbers escaped. The ...
City has chance to settle lawsuit
Feb 06, 2008; ... MONTEBELLO - The city will have another opportunity today toreach a settlement in a lawsuit filed a year ago by CouncilwomanKathy Salazar.Salazar is suing the city of Montebello and former police ChiefGarry Couso-Vasquez, claiming she was wrongfully booted out of acitizens' ...
Area voting trends mirror state
Feb 06, 2008; ... -- Online Extra: City-by-city election results NORWALK - Like the state and county, the San Gabriel Valley andWhittier areas were Clinton and McCain country on Super Tuesday. With few exceptions, the ...
Trial begins in 1983 cold-case slaying
Feb 05, 2008; ... NORWALK - Prosecutors began their opening statements Tuesday inthe case of a man accused of killing his boss 25 years ago, thendumping the dismembered body in a landfill. John Alcantara, 52, of Downey was charged in November 2005 withthe first-degree murder of Robert Bennett, 50, ...
Police arrest suspect in 'Wrong Slip' heists
Feb 06, 2008; ... NORWALK - A man suspected of robbing six local banks as the"Wrong Slip Bandit" by using incorrectly filled withdrawal slips wasarrested Wednesday, officials said. Noel Arellano, 33, is being held at the sheriff's Norwalk Stationjail in lieu of $100,000 bail. He is scheduled to ...
Speed limits may be upped
Feb 06, 2008; ... WHITTIER - City officials are again poised to raise speed limitson a number of streets. This time one will include PhiladelphiaStreet in front of Whittier High School. The proposal for speed limit increases - mostly by 5 mph - oneight stretches of streets will go to the Whittier ...
Death of SWAT officer a first for elite squad
Feb 07, 2008; ... -- Photo Gallery: SWAT Pressconference The first death of an LAPD SWAT team officer in the line of dutystunned and saddened police officers Thursday from California toPennsylvania - a sign ...
Prayer Summit set for Saturday
Feb 07, 2008; ... WHITTIER - Pastors from a number of Whittier-area churches willgather together from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday for the 10th annualPrayer Summit at the Salvation Army Center, 7926 S. Pickering Ave.,Whittier. More than 200 people are expected - twice the number who came tothe ...
Screenings promote dental health
Feb 07, 2008; ... -- Photo Gallery: Oral Health Month LA HABRA - When local dentist Eduardo Vasquez conducts freedental screenings, he says it's not uncommon for him to see that upto 70 percent of the ...
Greenway Trail bridge put in place
Feb 07, 2008; ... -- Photo Gallery: Greenway TrailBridge WHITTIER - After about eight months of waiting, the GreenwayTrail Pickering Avenue bridge was put into place Thursday - well,almost. There ...
Book traces Pico Rivera history
Feb 07, 2008; ... PICO RIVERA - Old photographs are creating new interest in PicoRivera, through a book published to commemorate the area's longhistory. The Pico Rivera History and Heritage Society, which operates thePico Rivera Historical Museum, was approached by Arcadia Publishinga few years ...
Around Whittier
Feb 07, 2008 ... Missing girl found with instructor WHITTIER - A Rio Hondo College student missing for two weeks wasfound staying with an instructor of the school, her relatives saidThursday. Angelica Rivera said a phone number her sister, CrystalDomingues, had been texting led to an Irvine ...
Santa Anita to host 2009 Breeders' Cup
Feb 07, 2008; ... -- Photo Gallery: Santa Anita ParkRenovated ARCADIA - Santa Anita Park's long winter continued Thursday astrack officials canceled horse racing today to complete emergencyrenovation on ...
Schools show off brain power
Feb 07, 2008; ... -- Photo Gallery: AcademicDecathlon Awards MONTEBELLO - In only its fourth year of competing in the event,Mark Keppel High School outscored all other schools to win the 26thAnnual Los ...
Family seeks missing woman
Feb 06, 2008; ... WHITTIER - The family of a Rio Hondo College student who has beenmissing for nearly two weeks pleaded for the public's help infinding her. Crystal Domingues, who also goes by Krystal, was last seen at herWhittier home by her mother the morning of Jan.25. She did not return ...