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NEWS
Quail Summit Students Visit World's Largest Classroom
DIAMOND BAR — About 100 Quail
Summit Elementary School second graders
enjoyed a day of hands on learning
and exploring at the L.A. County Fair on
September 26. Bus transportation was
provided through parent donations and
free admission was supplied by the
FairKid's Discovery Club Fieldtrip Program.
Each year, more than 100,000 elementary
students from over 500 schools in
Southern California visit the many curriculum-based
exhibits available at the
Fair. They toured a career expo, played
in the snow, learned about California history
and participated in a milking demonstration
at Fairview Farms.
For many, it was their first exposure
to farm life or playing in the snow.
"That was really exciting!" said
teacher Erin Ruhl.
Pictured:
Quail Summit Elementary students say
"thank you" for a recent fieldtrip to the
L.A. County Fair. The excursion was
funded through parent donations and the
FairKids Discovery Club program.
Hole-In-One Golfer Wins $10,000!
By George Ogden
WEST COVINA —The Mounted Enforcement
Team is a division of the West
Covina Police Department had a
fundraising golf tournament back on August
23, 2007 at the California Country
Club, 1509 S. Workman Mill Rd., in
Whittier.
They have different fundraising events
during the year to assist with being able
to provide equipment for the horses. The
Mounted Team is often used for
Mounted Honor Guard, Mounted Color
Guard details, memorials and funerals for
fallen officers and to participate in parades.
This golf tournament was the largest
fundraising event for our Mounted Team
and they teamed up with L.A. County
Industrial Technology Education Association
(LACITEA) to assist with their
scholarship program.
It was a great event with a great banquet
dinner.
One great part of the tournament was
the fact that one person took only one
by Stacy Quillen-Armstrong
The lovely city of Glendora is now even
lovelier; thanks to the help of one Citrus
College instructor and his students.
Ceramics teacher Mike Hillman, along
with students Debbie Boese, Lynn
Hendricks, Judy Miller, Eli Terriquez and
Deanne Wiley, recently completed an art
project for a new commercial development
located on the northwest corner of
Grand Avenue and Route 66 in Glendora.
"This project came about because of
Glendora resident, Mr. Bill Bird, who is
the developer of the shopping center,"
Hillman said. "Bill was looking for artists
to create work for the new development
that was planned and said that he wanted
to use local talent, possibly students."
The project, entitled "Grand/66," was
the result of a requirement that mandated
public art to be incorporated into the development
before final approval for construction
could be granted.
"We initially considered a life-sized
bronze sculpture to be located in the plaza
area," said Bird. "An alternative we considered
was to have some form of artwork
on the wall feature facing the intersection.
This is what we finally decided
on after discussing the idea with the city
and our businesses located in the development."
Bird says he was interested in assigning
the project to Citrus students because
it would express support of the college.
"We selected Citrus College in our con-
swing and he was $10,000 richer. Duran
Villegas got a “Hole In One” and became
a big winner.
One September 29th, the check became
available and he picked it up in front
of the West Covina Police station.
Villegas, who plays golf a couple of
times per month and, every once in a
while, may play up to four times in a
month.
At the time he made the shot, he felt
that it was a pretty good shot and thought
it was going to be close to the pin.
When it landed, he thought it may have
a chance to go in and it did.
On hand to present the check were
some of the organizers of the event.
Mike Harden, Lt. Ron Mitchell, Motor
Officer Elsa Mitchell and Roberta Floyd
representative for LACITEA.
The Mounted Enforcement Team and
LACITEA wanted to thank all the other
golfers, the WC Police Explorers, their
sponsors and the many volunteers who
helped make this event such a great success.
Instructor Mike Hillman (center) and his students with their artwork.
Photos by Roy LaBomme
The San Gabriel Valley Examiner
Directions from the 210 FWY:
Take either LONE HILL AVE exit,
Turn NORTH onto LONE HILL Ave.
Turn LEFT onto HISTORIC US
HIGHWAY ROUTE 66
End at 1447 E Route 66, Glendora
OPEN 7 DAYS
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Sun 11:30am - 1:00am
October 4 - 10, 2007
Making the presentation, from left Officer Mike Harden, Roberta Floyd , Duran
Villegas (the winner) Lt. Ron Mitchell, Motor Officer Elsa Mitchell.
Citrus College Instructor, Students
Create Artwork for City of Glendora
tinuing interest in supporting the college
as we believe it provides a valuable asset
to the community," Bird said. "We
contacted Mr. Hillman at the college to
determine if this was a project he and
his students would be interested in
working on. He enthusiastically endorsed
the idea and expressed an interest
in becoming involved."
Hillman was happy to learn that Citrus
College students were being considered
for the project.
"I was excited by the prospect," he
said. "We discussed several sites and
ideas and I told him that I had a group
of students I felt would be able to fabricate
the ceramic tiles and install them."
Bird gave the creative group the theme
of "Route 66" and Hillman quickly began
his research.
"I researched the iconography and
other details related to Route 66," Hillman
said. "I visited and photographed local
landmarks such as the First Christian
Church of Glendora, the first Glendora
City Hall from 1913 (which is now the
Glendora Historical Society), Bennett
Avenue Palms, our beloved or hated
gumdrop-shaped ficus trees, the Griffith
Park Observatory, and the actual site
where the artwork would be located."
Once the participation of the Citrus
group was confirmed, the next step in
the creative process was to develop a
concept and have it approved.
"Once the initial concept was ac-
cepted, the design work included hundreds
of drawings and photographs to
use as authentic sources," Hillman said.
"I wanted to include an actual map of
Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles,
in the scheme. We did this by using
the actual route as the contour of
the foothills."
After months of tweaking, the final
design was approved.
"We transferred our design to tile,
using the ancient Islamic technique of
Cuerda Seca. This is a technique that I
have taught in my tile classes at Citrus
College," Hillman said. "Literally meaning
dry rope, Cuerda Seca has a tradi-
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