Fireworks at Monrovia Homecoming | Choral Company Fundraiser at Aztec | No Forest Service Services | Cortez Arraignment

~ At the Oct. 9 School Board meeting (agenda: http://goo.gl/kt8Sxg ), the board will: consider hiring Pyro Spectaculars for a fireworks display during Homecoming on Oct. 18; hear a report on emergency prep; hold a public hearing on "the adequacy of textbook funding and the availability of textbooks and instructional materials;" and other stuff.

~ San Gabriel Valley Choral Company will hold a yard-sale fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aztec Hotel in Monrovia, 311 W Foothill Blvd. Available: furniture, appliances, clothing, books, more. Proceeds will benefit SGVCC music programs.

~ The Forest Service will not be selling permits for recreation, firewood, forest products, and "mineral materials." Also, reservations are suspended, recreation sites and all offices are closed until funding is restored. Law enforcement, fire suppression, and other essential services will continue without interruption. http://goo.gl/HFe8GV

~ The arraignment of Monrovian Gerardo Cortez, 26, has been continued to Oct. 25. He allegedly made threats to several local schools and other facilities. http://goo.gl/qMqeOY

- Brad Haugaard