Friends of Foster Children Celebrates Christmas in July
By Candyce Columbus Friends of Foster Children (FOFC) Sugar Plum (SP) has a remarkable track record. Since the program began 34 years ago they have collected over 160,000 holiday gifts for children in the San Gabriel Valley foster care system and the facilities that support them. The all-volunteer organization has 80 active members 29 [...]
Monrovia Woman Walking to End Breast Cancer
Janna Delgado seeks support to represent her home town in Avon Santa Barbara Walk for Breast Cancer By Candyce Columbus Since 2003 the Avon Foundation for Women (www.avonfoundation.org) has raised $320 million through the dedication of nearly 120,000 participants in the annual Avon Walks for Breast Cancer. Last year alone, despite the challenging economy, nearly [...]
For Whom The Bell Tolls – Monrovia Posts City Salaries On Website
It seems Monrovia Council is one of the first cities to posts salaries, benefits online in the wake of Bell’s embattled City council. In the face of the continuing salary and benefits controversy in the City of Bell, Monrovia’s City Council has ordered full online disclosure of both their salaries and those of the City’s [...]
Monrovia Weekly July 29 2010
Monrovia Resident LOTTIE C. FIELDS 1925 – 2010
Lottie Charbonnet Balugo Fields, best known as LOTTIE C. FIELDS died Saturday July 17, 2010 in Pasadena, California at Huntington Memorial Hospital. She was 84. In addition to many friends, Lottie is survived by loving family members including her two daughters, Janelle Jones of Los Angeles, and Victoria Jones of Oakland, California. Lottie will be [...]
Colorful Doo Dah Characters Captured by Community Cameras
What indeed, is the Spirit of Doo Dah? Well, that and a thousand other questions were answered Saturday night at the End of The World Gallery in Altadena. Local Doo Dah luninaries like Queen Naughty Mickie, Queen Skittles and the reigning Queen Erica Valentine put forth some of their memorabilia for the general public at [...]
Blotters: 7/11 to 7/17
Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, July 11, through Saturday, July 17, the Police Department responded to 954 calls for service of which 122 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, July 11: Between 2:20 p.m. and 2:35 p.m., a [...]
17 Year Old Student’s Eagle Scout Project – Helping the Feral Cats Live a Better Life
Christian Zwicky, a senior at Arcadia High School, has taken it upon himself to spay/neuter 20 feral cats in the City of Arcadia for no charge as part of his Eagle Scout badge for Troop 125. He and his mother, Dr. Barbarina Zwicky, have already adopted the two homeless Arcadia cats that Christian rescued, Prince [...]
Rings and Things as Cal Phil Salutes the Movies: July 24, 25
By Bill Peters This Saturday, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia hosts the second concert of the California Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer series, Festival on the Green, with a musical tribute to the dramatic music of movies and opera. The program is repeated Sunday afternoon at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. [...]
Mijares Makes Mexican MagicMijares Makes Mexican Magic
Right off the bat, I have been reminded more then once that the correct pronunciation is me-har-eez, Mijares Mexican Restaurant. What do The Chronicle, JJ’s Steak House and Wood and Eddy’s all have in common? At one time they were all very popular restaurants here in the Pasadena area. For one reason or another, they [...]
