MUSD to Meet with Contractors Regarding MHS Facilities Projects
On Tuesday, November 10 at 9:30 a.m., three or more members of the Board of Education of the Monrovia Unified School District will meet with representatives of WLC Architects and Tilden Coil Constructors to discuss plans for upcoming improvements to Monrovia High School’s Facilities. MUSD Headquarters is located at 325 East Huntington Drive in Monrovia. [...]
Breeders’ Cup Friday Attendance Increases 20% Over Last Year
Attendance for Breeders’ Cup Championship Friday at Santa Anita Park increased by 20% over Championship Friday last year as 37, 651 were on hand today for the nine-race card that included six Breeders’ Cup World Championships races. Attendance on Championship Friday in 2008 was 31,257. The common-pool handle for the nine races was $48,439,458 a [...]
Celebrating a Quarter-Century of Racing
This Weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Offers Incredible Chance to See World’s Best Thoroughbreds in Action.
Monrovia Police Blotter
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 596 service events, resulting in 94 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events:
Sierra Madre Writer Tells It Short, But Not Always Sweet
New Book of Short Fiction is an Easy Read For centuries, writers have been fascinated with the challenge of telling a story in 1000 words or less. Today, it is a popular, albeit difficult, form of fiction showing up in bookstores. Short story telling is known as flash-fiction. Linda Courtland is a Sierra Madre resident [...]
Henry’s Market Produce Director Honored as Retailer of the Year
Temecula resident Andrew McGregor, Produce Director of Henry’s Farmers Market, was recently selected as the 2009 National Produce Retailer of the Year by Produce Merchandising Magazine, the national industry publication of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). McGregor was nominated and voted upon by the entire supermarket industry, including members of the PMA and competing retailers. [...]
Earline Mountjoy
I was lucky to get to know Earline Mountjoy. I say I was lucky in that she was not an easy person to get to know, not that she was unpleasant. Quite the opposite. Earline was a quiet person who was content to be a supporter of the things she loved rather than the star. [...]
Halloween Candy Buy Back Program Nets 1,043 Pounds of Candy
Like trick or treat in reverse, Mayflower Elementary School second grader, John Maines, hands over a bag of Halloween candy to be weighed at the school’s candy buy back day. For every pound of candy turned in, children received a prize and a raffle ticket for a chance to win a new bicycle. All five [...]
Zap the Garden with Winter Color, Texture, Structure
Dear Garden Gal, I want to spruce up a couple of areas around the garden but I’m avoiding too much planting in flower beds to conserve water. Can you recommend a few plants or techniques for injecting some winter color without wasting water, money and time? – Beth S. Sierra Madre, CA Dear Beth, [...]
Deadly Mistake #4: Make the Interest Rate on the Note Nice and Low
It’s tempting to offer a low interest rate to entice a buyer to give you a fat, juicy price for your property. It’s OK if that gets the job done and you’re happy with it, but you just have to know that you’re writing in the discount you will ultimately take on your note. Don’t [...]
