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 Mountain Views News Saturday July 21, 2012 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PHONE COMPANY FIGHTS FBI TO PROTECT 
CUSTOMERS' RECORDS

 

A Story That Barely Can Be Told By Mark Scheerer

THE “BEAR” FACTS

Dear Editor:

 This letter is in reference to a topic that frequently makes 
front page headlines...especially in very hot weather. That 
topic is: Bears. Bears are omnivores, which mean that they 
basically feed on any type or many different types of food. 
Animal or vegetable... When the pressure cooker that is 
summer heats up what is in our trash cans it makes the 
contents extremely aromatic and pretty much irresistible to 
our ursine neighbors. In addition to the suggestions given 
us every year, one I haven’t noticed mentioned is something 
so very easy to do.

 FREEZE YOUR FOOD SCRAPS! 

Put them in the trash can the morning of pick-up, not the 
night before. As you know; a fed bear is a dead bear.

Pat Birdsall, Sierra Madre

SAN FRANCISCO - It's a story that's 
hard to tell. A phone company is taking 
the rare step of challenging a request 
for customer records, saying the FBI is 
overreaching.

 

Matt Zimmerman is a lawyer representing 
the company, which he cannot 
identify. In fact, his lips are sealed about 
almost everything in this case, because 
of the use of what is called a national security 
letter (NSL). According to Zimmerman, 
it is often employed in hunting 
for terrorism, post-9/11.

 

"It allows the FBI to seek information 
and to gag recipients without any kind 
of court oversight ahead of time."

 

The Justice Department says NSLs have 
helped uncover terrorist cells in the 
United States, although officials have 
acknowledged NSLs also have been 
abused by the FBI. To Zimmerman, it's 
a false choice to suggest that privacy 
and security can't co-exist within the 
legal system. And he says the FBI has 
plenty of other tools to use.

 

Zimmerman says it isn't hard to see how 
national security letters can be misused.

 

"The Office of Inspector General issued 
three reports over the past several 
years documenting and highlighting 
the kinds of abuses that the FBI committed 
surrounding the use of national 
security letters."

 

The Wall Street Journal analyzed documents 
released by the FBI and speculated 
that the phone company fighting 
the NSL may be Working Assets, which 
operates a long-distance call service 
and donates to progressive such causes 
as Greenpeace, Planned Parenthood 
and the American Civil Liberties Union 
(ACLU). Zimmerman can't say.

 

"No recipient of a national security letter 
can identify the content of the information 
sought or identify who the 
ultimate target is. And neither can their 
lawyers."

 

Zimmerman and the mystery company 
are challenging the gag provision and, 
he says, the underlying legality of the 
statutory scheme that allows the FBI to 
issue these kinds of requests. 

REGARDING CHRISTOPHER NYERGES:

 

Dear Editor:

I Love reading his pieces! He writes from the heart unlike 
some of your other writers who dole out "nothings", no offense. 
His piece on his pet pig, "Otis", was great. I clipped 
and shared it with our "Neal's" folks. Chris' piece about his 
dad's passing was really meaningful to me as it helped me 
sort out some lingering issues about my own father's recent 
passing. I like the hometown feel you maintain in your paper, 
thanks!

 

God bless, Michael Sizer - Sierra Madre

SPORTS

SIERRA MADRE LITTLE LEAGUE HOSTS DISTRICT 17 10 - 11 TOURNAMENT 

 
The Sierra Madre Little League displayed the best of this town last weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, they 
hosted the District 17 Tournament for 10-11 year olds.

 According to Gene Goss, internet radio commentator, “Radio Fishbowl was proud to broadcast the two Little 
League Sectional Tournament games featuring our District 17 Champion Sierra Madre 10-11 year old All Stars. 
Our kids fought their hearts out, but were eliminated Sunday afternoon. Congratulations to the team and Manager 
Ben Olivades for a great run!” 

 The 10-11 year old distraict champs are: Andrew Amerio, Luca Farroni, Blake Hardy, Christian Locateli, 
Nikolas Moran, Rober Olivades, Chris Rettig, Josh Vance, Gabe Young, Vincent Zuniga, and Erik Zimmerman.

 

 Other SMLL All Star Teams competed at various locations for an opportunity to advance to the State Finals 
and ultimately, the National Championships. Those players include: 

11-12 Team 

Nick Zuniga, Noah Zate, Axel Tanner, Vic Scalzo, Andy Garriola, Ryan Sparks, Henry Kavanaugh, Josh 
Hedgepeth, Jacob Bechtold, Andres Garcia, JT Young, Harrison MacDonald, Dawson Netz ;

9-10 Team 

Pierre Biscaichipy, Cole Castillo, Tim DeLaMora, Jonluke Goldman, Josh Grey, Luke Heiberg, Jeremiah Nealy, 
Ewan Painter, Joseph Prieto, Koa Smith, Nico Tierney, Luke Vlcek.

8-9 Team

Ben Carrillo-Siemer, James Garza, Justin Goldman, Maxwell Goss, Kahlo Gradillas, Sammy Hedgpeth, Desi 
Lopez, Jason Patterson, Johan Thuen, Henry Williams, Jake Young, Ryan Zimmerman.

You can hear a re-broadcast via Mp3 audio files of the broadcasts at www.radiofishbowl.com.

Photo courtesy SMLL.com

20TH ANNUAL SENIOR OLYMPICS POWERLIFTING 
CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THE BENCH PRESS

Pasadena Senior Games Championships held at Sneiders Family Fitness, Arcadia were recently 
held for the 20th consecutive year. Two world records were broken. 

Powerlifting is an activity that seniors enjoy. We had an exciting competition with several 
people breaking records. Ruth Saenz and Joel DiMarco both broke the world record for 
their age. Other lifters performed by beating their previous record from the past year. 
These powerlifters have developed close friendships over the years. Staying healthy and 
enjoying life is the #1 goal. Winning gold medals is secondary. Look forward to another 
great year for these seniors as they are already preparing for next years competition. For 
further information about the Senior Games, contact Harry Sneider at 626-355-8964 or 
harrysneider@earthlink.net

OFFICIAL RESULTS

WOMENS DIVISION - Powerlifting BENCH PRESS

NAME Weight Class Hometown Weight Lifted

Age: 50-54 

Hertati Hadiwidjajm Light Weight Redondo Beach 65 lbs Gold Medal

Age: 65-69

Sarah Sneider Light Weight Arcadia 70 lbs Gold Medal

Arline Connelly Middle Weight Pasadena 100 lbs Gold Medal

Age: 75-79

Jeanette Parker Light Heavy Weight Arcadia 80 lbs Gold Medal

 State Record

Age: 80-84

Ruth Saenz Light Weight Rosemead 70 lbs Gold Medal* 

 *Best Lifter Women’s Division – World Record 



OFFICIAL RESULTS 

MENS DIVISION - Powerlifting BENCH PRESS

NAME Weight Class Hometown Weight Lifted

Age: 50-54

Stanley Leventhal Mid-Heavy Weight Rosemead 110 lbs Gold Medal

Andrew Harvey Heavy Wt (275# Class) Pasadena 415 lbs Gold Medal

Age: 55-59

Nick Bernal Middle Weight 275 lbs Gold Medal

Joe Jenkins Light Heavy Weight 305 lbs Gold Medal

Loren McClung Heavy Wt (242# Class) Pasadena 305 lbs Gold Medal

Age: 60-64

Ed Rose Light Weight Carlsbad 160 lbs Gold Medal

Curtis Uyeda Middle Weight Torrance 265 lbs Gold Medal

Age: 65-69

Michael McCann Middle Weight Redondo Beach 175 lbs Gold Medal

Jack Lynch Light-Heavy Weight Arcadia 300 lbs Gold Medal

Pete Antoine Mid-Heavy Weight Beaumont 265 lbs Gold Medal

Robin Connelly Heavy Wt (220# Class) Pasadena 220 lbs Gold Medal 

James Kholos Heavy Wt (242# Class) Los Angeles 160 lbs Gold Medal

Age: 70-74

Arthur Altshiller Light-Heavy Weight West Hills 170 lbs Gold Medal

Harry Sneider Heavy Wt (220# Class) Arcadia 215 lbs Gold Medal

David Conner Heavy Wt (242# Class) Shadow Hills 310 lbs Gold Medal

Ed Stanley Super Heavy Weight Los Angeles 175 lbs Gold Medal

Age: 75-79

Dick Parker Light Heavy Weight Arcadia 115 lbs Gold Medal 

Age: 80-84

Joel DiMarco Heavy Wt (220# Class) Torrance 245 lbs Gold Medal*

 *World Record

Best Lifter for Men Joel DiMarco