Homestead Museum offers storytelling event

The Homestead Museum will offer a storytelling event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.

Children ages 4 to 8 will learn all about hats. The program will include storytelling, crafts and singing.

Kids should bring their favorite hats to wear. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended as the program is limited to 30 children.

The museum is at 15415 E. Don Julian Road in the City of Industry. For more information, call (626) 968-8492 or visit homesteadmuseum.org.

Photos from the Western States Police and Fire Games at Industry Expo Center

Law enforcement officers and firefighters from throughout the Western United States competed Monday and Tuesday in an equestrian competition at the Industry Hills Expo Center.

Photo Gallery: The Western States Police and Fire Games

The horsemanship contest was part of the annual “Western States Police and Fire Games,” which pits cops and firefighters from throughout the region against each other in an Olympic-style series of sporting events held June 13-20.

The games were started in 1967 as the California Police Olympics,

Cops compete at Western States Police and Fire Games

Police officers and firefighters from throughout the Western United States are competing at the Industry Hills Expo Center this week for the equestrian portion of the Western States Police and Fire Games.

Cops and firefighters will don western clothing and trade their squad cars and fire engines for horses as they compete in various equestrian events from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the center, 16200 Temple Temple Ave., Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Vicki Gregory.

Vendors will be on-site, and the snack bar will be open, officials said. The event is free to the public.

The event is part of the Western States Police and Fire Games, which is an Olympic-style competition for law enforcement and fire personnel. Most of the events this year are being hosted in Santa Clarita between June 13 and June 20.

Eagles soar in Hacienda Heights

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe recognized four new Eagle Scouts with scrolls of honor. The Eagle award is the highest rank that can be earned by Boy Scouts.

Congratulations to David Banuelas of Troop 425, and Isaiah Bongolan, Nathaniel Burkhardt and Michael Hsin of Troop 710.

Hacienda La Puente Unified honors employees

The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Personnel Commission held its 22nd annual Classified Employee Service Awards ceremony at the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights.

Classified employees serving 10 years or more were honored; 138 employees were recognized, for a total of 2,215 years of service. Four employees celebrated 35 years of service.

Congratulations to Nolene Beauchamp, director of purchasing and warehouse; Lucy Flores, instructional aide; Karen Gensler, media center clerk; and Elsie Johnson, human resources office manager. Johnson is retiring on June 30.

Five employees marked 30 years of service: Albert Avalos, Helen Escalera, Maryellen Guerrero, Mary Lisenbe and Alfred Velasquez.

Awards were presented by personnel director Scott Pilch and personnel commissioners Anita Ford, Sharon Aguilar and Cecilia Yu.

Board of Education President Dr. Joseph Chang commended the employees on their dedicated service.

In addition to recognition of those serving 30 and 35 years, the commissioners also honored those serving 10, 15, 20 and 25 years.

Rowland Unified trims summer school

The Rowland Unified School District has consolidated its elementary summer school program to seven primary schools. The intermediate and high school programs remains unchanged.

Spokeswoman Gina Ward said the budget deficit has forced the district to make the cuts. Approximately, 1,500 students in grades K-5 are enrolled in summer school, though there is a waiting list at several sites.

Hacienda La Puente cuts summer classes for elementary and intermediate students

The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District has been forced to cut summer school for elementary and intermediate students because of the budget deficit.

The district usually offers 15 days of summer school, three hours a day to help students catch up on their classwork. But it had to eliminate the classes because the state has cut funding.

“We put these students in small groups the last three or four weeks of school to beef up their studies,” explained Bonnie Wilson, Executive Director of Leadership for the district.

Summer classes will begin soon at the high school level.

‘Beyond the Graves Tours’ at Homestead Museum

The Homestead Museum will offer hourly “Beyond the Graves Tours” on Saturday and Sunday, June 13, 14, beginning at 1 a.m.

American attitudes about death changed dramatically from the 1840s, when the Workman family built their home in Industry, through the 1920s, when the Temples built La Casa Nueva next door.

This tour gives an overview of these changes as experienced by the two families and includes a visit to El Campo Santo, the private cemetery established by the Workman family in the 1850s.

The hour-long tours are free, but reservations are recommended. This tour can accommodate visitors with limited mobility and is recommended for ages 9 and up.

The museum is at 15415 E. Don Julian Road in the City of Industry. For more information, call (626) 968-8492 or visit homesteadmuseum.org.

Magic show at Hacienda Heights Library

The Hacienda Heights Library will host the “Land of Imagination Magic Show with David Skale” on Wednesday, June 17, at 3 p.m.

The magician will take kids on a magic-filled journey to the Land of Imagination. The show is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The library is at 16010 La Monde St. For more information, call Paula Vannucci or Kathia Ibacache at (626) 968-9356.

Hacienda Heights Library preps summer reading programs

The Hacienda Heights Library will offer three summer reading programs.
“Read and play” is for children up to 4 years old, while “Be Creative @ Your Library” is for kids entering Kindergarten through sixth grade. “Express Yourself @ Your Library” for tweens and teens entering sixth through 12th grade.

Kids may sign up at the library to get a game card, then read on their own time. Kids can read whatever they like to earn some fun prizes.

Sign-ups begin Wednesday, June 17, at 1 p.m. and end on Wednesday, July 29, at 7 p.m.

The library is at 16010 La Monde St. For more information, call Paula Vannucci or Kathia Ibacache at (626) 968-9356.