Monrovia Over Temple City :-)
Baseball - Monrovia 4, Temple City 2. http://goo.gl/rwNE7 - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Day Parade, Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Monrovia Day Parade this year - featuring Monrovia's mascot, Samson the Bear, or, rather, seven decorated Samsons, and, of course, bands and floats - will begin at 7 p.m. this Thursday, May 12, at the corner of Myrtle and Chestnut, and travel north to Myrtle and Palm.
More 125th Birthday details: http://goo.gl/tgaXP
- Brad Haugaard
Help Monrovia Post Office Feed Poor
Help the U.S. Postal Service this Saturday, May 14, in its huge food drive. Leave one or more bags of nonperishable food next to your mailbox and your letter carrier will pick it up and the food - locally - will given to Monrovia's Foothill Unity Center to feed those in need. Also, the Center could use a few more volunteers Saturday. If you want to help, email: volunteer@foothillunitycenter.org
Source: http://goo.gl/Vjt1g
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Roads Closed Saturday for Race
Fountain to the Falls Race route.
Here are the roads NOT to drive on this Saturday morning. And be careful not to get trapped if you live along one of these roads and need to get out early. They will be closed for the Fountain to the Falls run, from 6-10 a.m.:
- Myrtle from Lime to Foothill - both lanes.
- Foothill Blvd. from Primrose to Ivy – both lanes.
- Myrtle from Foothill to Hillcrest – Northbound lane only.
- Hillcrest from Myrtle to Canyon – Eastbound lane only.
- Canyon Blvd. from Hillcrest to North Canyon Blvd. –Northbound lane only.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia's Historic Aztec Hotel For Sale
The historic Aztec Hotel, at the corner of Magnolia and Foothill, is in foreclosure and will go up for sale. http://goo.gl/Jwvd3 - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia High in Top 20% of California Schools
Announcement on Monrovia High web page: "Congratulations to the Wildcat Family. The Department of Education released the state rankings for all California Schools last week. I'm proud to announce that MHS ranks in the TOP 20% of schools in California. Way to go CATS!" http://goo.gl/3AYVQ
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Interesting Old Monrovia House / MAFA Gala
~ Interesting old Monrovia house. I wonder if it is still around. http://goo.gl/AAklz ~ Monrovia Association of Fine Arts gala. http://goo.gl/mkulp - Brad Haugaard
Happy Wet Monrovia Mothers Day
Have a wonderful Mothers Day! Kind of wet as we're starting out. Maybe a good day for a hot tea or bowl of soup.
- Brad Haugaard
Free Ice Cream for Monrovia Moms
ColdStoneSoCal is tweeting that there is free ice cream for moms this Mother's Day at Cold Stone Creamery (right by the theater on Myrtle). - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Student Artist
Evan Cook, Monrovia Association of Fine Art’s Student Artist of the Year. http://goo.gl/hRrjJ - Brad Haugaard
Park Survey / Girl Scouts / Track & Field / Park Renamed / New Restaurant
~ Monrovia Public Works Department wants to know what you think about the city parks. Survey here: http://goo.gl/S0O94 ~ Girl Scout Troop 2831 hosted a pet food drive at Petco in Pasadena and collected an entire pallet of much-needed supplies for Foothill Unity Center's Pet Food Bank. http://goo.gl/c1hCb ~ Monrovia's Amanda Mansoorbekht breaks 30-year record at track and field finals. http://goo.gl/W5hGx ~ Monrovia's Olive Park renamed for Latina civil rights leader. http://goo.gl/2snLl ~ Max's Mexican Restaurant on Huntington now open. http://goo.gl/36VlN - Brad Haugaard
Donnelly Objects to Aid for Illegal Immigrant Students
California Assembly Member Tim Donnelly, who represents Monrovia, objects to extending financial aid to illegal immigrant students: http://goo.gl/rPhcH
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Schools May Charge Foreign Students / MHS Almost Done
Here is the agenda for the May 11 Monrovia School Board meeting (7:30 p.m.): http://goo.gl/30qbf . And here are a couple items:
~ The Monrovia School Board will consider charging international students (not immigrant students). Why? Because of the district's tight budget. http://goo.gl/FdTMz
~ The Monrovia High School renovation has a few more big items left to do, but it is scheduled to be done by this July. Big items: Old Ceramics building, old science building, front entrance, Mid-Campus Building (Building M). http://goo.gl/GDqwv
- Brad Haugaard
Attendance Slips at Monrovia Schools
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Lunch at Peach Cafe
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Redevelopment History / Carbon Monoxide
~ A video history of redevelopment in Monrovia. http://goo.gl/qzk1G ~ A new California State Law requires homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes by this July. Details: http://goo.gl/OcuNf - Brad Haugaard
Produce Exchange and Worm Tea
Swap fruit and vegetables at Monrovia Library Park tomorrow (Saturday, May 7). Plus, free "worm tea." Yum. http://goo.gl/nUVV0 - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police Chief Retires / Free Cold Drink
~ Monrovia Chief Johnson retires after 32 years of service. http://goo.gl/dNuyj
~ Free cold drink. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (corner of Myrtle and Foothill) is giving away a free 12-oz. ice-blended drink (Cookies & Cream, Mocha Mint Chip, or Espresso Cream) on May 10, 4-7 p.m. The card says to RSVP at Facebook.com/theCoffeeBean , but I can't tell if it is a requirement and I can't tell how to do it. Grrr.
- Brad Haugaard
May in Monrovia / Baseball / Old Car Dealership
~ Charlotte Schamadan reports on the busy month of May in Monrovia. http://goo.gl/mr3Cm
~ Wildcats over South Pas in baseball. :-) http://goo.gl/wXJom
~ Neat old picture of Bob Longpre Pontiac dealership in Monrovia (You'll have to scroll down.) http://goo.gl/K7DMU - Brad HaugaardMonrovia Tourist Bear / Book Sale / SciFi Monrovia
~ Another decorated Monrovia bear spotted. This one: "Samson the Tourist Bear." http://goo.gl/S0hEM ~ Friends of the Monrovia Library will have a huge book sale Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Library Park. $2 a bag from 3-5 p.m. ( http://goo.gl/DGhcW ). Also, the Friends could use volunteers: http://goo.gl/POefr ~ I just had coffee with Monrovian Rob McClinton, who represents TownLoop.com (a Pasadena company coming soon to Monrovia to benefit schools) and is a part owner of ScienceFiction.com. - Brad Haugaard
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