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Jellick Digital
Literacy Center
and Library Opens!
Jellick Elementary School
1400 S. Jellick Avenue
Rowland Heights
(626) 964-1275
Hours: Wednesdays and
Fridays, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A grand opening ceremony was held on March 7th to celebrate the new Digital Learning
Center at Jellick Elementary School. A $132,000 grant from the County of Los Angeles will
enable students and their families to access 20 laptop computers and a variety of software.
All computers have access to the Internet and printers. A Community Laptop Program allows
residents to check out a computer after completion of 12 hours of computer training. At the
ceremony, Jellick kindergarteners performed for the crowds and members of the community
read to students in celebration of Read Across
America Week.
The grant also funded an extensive multilingual
book section for the school’s new Wonder of
Reading Library, where adult and children’s books
are available in English, Spanish, Korean and
Chinese. According to Jellick Principal Helene
Zimmerman, “Being literate is more than the
ability to read and comprehend a book; it is
the ability to access and share information in
our global world.”
Upgrades to Your Local Parks
Grand Opening Held for
Carolyn Rosas Park
Community Fitness Center
A grand opening celebration was held in March
2008 to commemorate the completion of the
new 2,500-square-foot facility constructed
adjacent to the existing community building.
New to the park is a fitness room, kitchen,
restrooms, storage areas, and an office. The
project complements the existing outdoor
activity areas with a new, 1,700-square-foot outdoor exercise area and landscaping for tai-chi
and other aerobic activities. Drop by and take advantage of this new community resource.
Schabarum County Park Project
The 589-acre Schabarum Regional County Park will undergo three refurbishment projects in
2008. Look forward to the new rest area for equestrians along the multi-use trail on the east
end of the park in Summer 2008. The rest area will be landscaped and include hitching posts
and watering stations. Also, new play area equipment is scheduled to be installed in early
Summer 2008. Pedestrian bridges along with two vehicle bridges will also be refurbished
and are scheduled to be completed early Winter 2008.
Managing Local
Traffic Signals Will
Offer Smoother
Traffic Flow
Rowland Heights will add 34 traffic signals
on Nogales Street, Fairway Drive, Colima
Road, and Fullerton Road to the County’s
central traffic management system. The
traffic management system will allow the
traffic engineers to analyze troubled
areas for timing improvements and alert
maintenance staff to intersection
malfunctions for faster response.
Additionally, the Nogales Street Traffic
Signal Synchronization Project will include
design and construction of synchronization
improvements on Nogales Street. Traffic
signals will be upgraded to include a
vehicle detector in the pavement that will
detect the presence of vehicles, coordinate
the timing of the signals between
intersections, and automatically adjust
the signals to move vehicles through
the intersections more efficiently.
Construction will begin in 2009.
Bill Blevins Park
Children of all ages will enjoy the new playground
equipment scheduled for installation at Blevins
Park. The construction is expected to be completed
early Summer 2008.
Rowland Heights Park
New playground equipment was installed that
now meets the standards of the American with
Disabilities Act. One structure was built for kids
ages 2 to 5 years and a larger structure for kids
ages 5 to 12 years. The new playground equipment
features a 12-foot slide, a galaxy structure for
upper body strength and a spinner.