The Montebello-Ashiya Sister City Association (MASCA) will soon bid farewell to the two 2025 Ashiya Cosmopolitan Association Student Ambassadors from Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Sayu Furukawa and Tamaki Konishi, who will have spent three weeks with host families in Montebello.

On Aug. 6, the two 2025 MASCA Student Ambassadors, Andrew Franco and Anthony Ramirez, will be returning to Montebello after their three-week stay with host families in Ashiya.

The Sayonara Luncheon for Sayu and Tamaki will be held at the Quiet Cannon (Skyview Room), 901 Via San Clemente, Montebello, on Sunday, Aug. 9. from 12 to 3 p.m. The event is open to the public and tickets are $45 each or $450 for a table of 10. For information about the event, contact Emma Delgado, MASCA president, at (562) 477-0260 or em

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