~ Calvary Chapel Monrovia (123 W. Pomona Ave., near Myrtle next to the freeway). 6 p.m. for a "time of worship and remembrance of the birth of our Lord." Childcare for grades 3 and below.
~ First Baptist Church (Encinitas and Palm). Christmas Eve Service at 6:39 p.m. A "simple yet touching time of Scripture, carols, candle lighting and communion."
~ First Presbyterian Church (Myrtle and Foothill). Family Candlelight Service, 5:30 p.m.
~ Immaculate Conception (726 Shamrock Ave.). A 4 p.m. English family Mass, 6 p.m. English, 8 p.m. Spanish, and midnight Mass.
~ St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Foothill and California). Carol singing at 7:30 p.m., first mass of Christmas at 8 p.m.
If I've missed any Christmas Eve services, let me know quickly and I'll add them.
Miracle on Myrtle Christmas Celebration
Quite a crowd at the Miracle on Myrtle Christmas celebration in the front yard of the Library. Some great singing, snow for kids. Just got started.
Update: The Miracle on Myrtle film featured a cameo, of sorts, of Monrovia Mayor Mary Ann Lutz. Cute.
- Brad Haugaard
Update: The Miracle on Myrtle film featured a cameo, of sorts, of Monrovia Mayor Mary Ann Lutz. Cute.
- Brad Haugaard
Best Outdoor Display in Monrovia
Drove by the "Best Outdoor Display" on Alta Vista tonight. Just morth of Foothill. Pretty.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Church Outgrows Community Center, Will Move to High School
Beginning on the last Sunday of this year, Dec. 30, Fellowship Monrovia will begin meeting at the newly-renovated Performing Arts Center at Monrovia High School. According to one of my sources, the church, which began early this year, quickly grew to 500-600 in attendance each Sunday and outgrew the Community Center across from Library Park. Services will continue to be held at 9 and 11 a.m. http://goo.gl/nLS3Q
- Brad Haugaard
World Premier of 'Miracle on Myrtle' Movie
- Brad Haugaard
Memorial in Library Park
A memorial in Monrovia's Library Park to the children and school staff who were killed in Newtown, Connecticut.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Lunch at 21 Bistro. Wow!
Lunch at the new 21 Bistro, at 110 E. Lime, just east of Myrtle, a French style restaurant. Got the Slow Braised Short Ribs and Mashed Potato, $10, and iced tea for $1.75. Plus tax and tip. Nice, crunchy warm bread for starters. If you know menu-French you'll be ahead of the game. Food? Oh! My! Goodness! A-mazing! I've always thought short ribs were greasy, but not here. Okay, I do admit to a personal interest in this review, which is that I want it to stay open so I can eat here again, so please try it! Oh, dessert was also super.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Christmas Music at Monrovia's Academy of Music for the Blind | Christmas Eve Rain?
~ Video: Two cute kids at the Academy of Music for the Blind in Monrovia perform Christmas music at the Academy's winter recital - http://goo.gl/tQ7ZB - and, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: http://goo.gl/L4diR . Here is the Academy's website: http://www.ouramb.org/
~ Forty percent chance of rain in Monrovia on Christmas Eve but should be a partly-cloudy but rain-free on Christmas. http://goo.gl/baqY9
- Brad Haugaard
~ Forty percent chance of rain in Monrovia on Christmas Eve but should be a partly-cloudy but rain-free on Christmas. http://goo.gl/baqY9
- Brad Haugaard
Memorial Walk | Elf on Almond Street Tonight
~ Memorial walk at Library Park for Newtown victims. http://goo.gl/gXYNb
~ Movie night on Almond Avenue tonight. Showing Elf. Bring a chair (and a coat). Details: http://goo.gl/KrrEG
- Brad Haugaard
~ Movie night on Almond Avenue tonight. Showing Elf. Bring a chair (and a coat). Details: http://goo.gl/KrrEG
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police: More Police Near Schools; Grinch Stealing Christmas Packages
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for December 17-19. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 410 service events, resulting in 76 investigations.
Monrovia Police Department Providing Police Presence at City Schools
Our hearts go out to all touched by the tragedy that has occurred in Newtown, Connecticut. This horrific event has affected us all. Safety in our schools has always been, and continues to be, a high priority for law enforcement. In response to this senseless act of violence, the Monrovia Police Department is providing an increased police presence at schools throughout the city. Patrol officers have been instructed to periodically visit and touch base with all schools in the city during daytime hours. The visits will be random and will occur at various times and locations. This increased visibility is meant to help comfort and calm the fears of the children, parents, and school staff, alike.
The Monrovia Police Department trains annually to deal with incidents of violence that might occur at a school. The department has a tremendous collaborative working relationship with the Monrovia Unified School District. Police Department and school staff meet and train regularly to ensure employees are prepared to deal with these rare, but critical, types of incidents. Police officers conduct scenario training, yearly, at actual school campuses throughout the district, and each school in the district has prepared a crisis response box for the Police Department with information necessary to deal, immediately, with any incident at any school.
Theft of Packages
December 17 at 3:15 p.m., a theft of packages was reported in the 500 block of Terrado. The victim had packages delivered and they were left on the front porch. A neighbor saw a white Chevy Silverado drive up quickly to the front of the victim's home. The suspect exited the truck and ran up to the home, grabbed the two packages and ran back to the truck. The vehicle fled southbound, out of sight. The suspect is described as a young, male, African American. Investigation continuing.
Santa Touring Monrovia
Santa is touring Monrovia now ...
with his reindeer ...
and sleigh full of Monrovians.
with his reindeer ...
and sleigh full of Monrovians.
For full Santa schedule: http://goo.gl/KLSKG
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Firefighters Turn Over Toys and Cash to Unity Center
Today the Monrovia Fire Department's Spark of Love toy drive turned over more than a thousand toys and $6,000 to Foothill Unity Center to make local kids' Christmases a bit brighter. City spokesman Dan Bell said the firefighters did even better than last year, when, he said, it appears a lackluster economy and rainy days depressed giving. Firefighter Ernie Moreno was the driving force behind the drive.
Channel 7 Eyewitness News, a sponsor of the event, showed up to report the event.
- Brad Haugaard
Channel 7 Eyewitness News, a sponsor of the event, showed up to report the event.
- Brad Haugaard
Police Chief: More Patrols Around Monrovia Schools
Monrovia Police Chief said the police would step up patrols around Monrovia schools in light of the recent shootings in Connecticut. http://goo.gl/CKB9t
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Power Outage Hits Monrovia
There is a power outage affecting 1,745 Monrovia customers. I saw the lights were all out around Foothill Boulevard near Magnolia Ave. Southern California Edison is estimating it will be mostly restored by 7 p.m. today. It says it doesn't know the cause, but I'm guessing wind. Details: http://goo.gl/DqGeC
UPDATE: 2,712 customers affected. Cause: "Weather Conditions"
More here: http://goo.gl/fZ5bJ
- Brad Haugaard
UPDATE: 2,712 customers affected. Cause: "Weather Conditions"
More here: http://goo.gl/fZ5bJ
- Brad Haugaard
Former Monrovia Mayor Earns Degrees Before End of World | First Presbyterian Provides Breakfast for Teachers
~ Former Monrovia mayor and current school board member, Rob Hammond, reports that he has finally been awarded the degrees he went back to school to earn. "After four long years it is finally over. Double major in Organizational Management and Public Relations & Marketing." After mentioning a list of supporters, he says: "Thank you all... Good thing I finished before the end if the world!"
~ Monrovia's First Presbyterian Church is providing a continental breakfast for Clifton Middle School teachers this morning as part of its Caring for Clifton program. http://goo.gl/WGLFj
- Brad Haugaard
~ Monrovia's First Presbyterian Church is providing a continental breakfast for Clifton Middle School teachers this morning as part of its Caring for Clifton program. http://goo.gl/WGLFj
- Brad Haugaard
Freeway Bridge Completion Ceremony | New Restaurant at Aztec Hotel | Where's Santa?
Construction Authority Board Chairman Doug Tessitor makes remarks during the bridge completion ceremony.
~ On Saturday more than 350 guests and officials gathered to mark the on-time, on-budget completion of the Gold Line Bridge. Speakers included Representatives Grace Napolitano and Judy Chu; State Senator Carol Liu; Supervisor Mike Antonovich; and Metro and Construction Authority board member John Fasana.
~ New restaurant "will soon be opening in the Aztec Hotel." http://goo.gl/kvkfT
~ Tonight Santa will be touring south of Huntington, west of Myrtle to Fifth, north of southern city boundaries. Also on Valley Circle. For full schedule: http://goo.gl/KLSKG
- Brad Haugaard
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