Memorial Day Tribute at Live Oak Memorial Park
Starting at 10 AM, the traditional Memorial Day Salute at Live Oak Memorial Park at 200 East Duarte Road will feature speakers, patriotic music, placing of wreaths as well as a release of white doves. The program is presented by Allied Veterans Council of the Upper San Gabriel Valley
Monrovia Weekly May 26, 2011
Human remains found buried in the backyard of El Monte Home
On May 20, 27 year old male contacted Alhambra PD and informed them of the whereabouts of human skeletal remains in El Monte. Sheriff’s Homicide Investigators responded and interviewed the individual, who led them to a residence in the 9400 block of Cortada Street, El Monte, where he said the remains were buried. Member’s [...]
Laid – Off Lady’s Laptop Lifted from Victim’s Car Over Weekend
Laid – Off Graphic Designer’s Mac Book Laptop Computer Stolen Cash Reward Offered As if getting laid off isn’t bad enough. To add insult to injury over the weekend, the newly unemployed woman’s car was broken into in a residential area of Monrovia and subsequently a Mac Laptop was lifted from the vehicle. The Monrovia [...]
After School Art Program Helps Foster some Unique Acrostic Poems in Temple City
As a response to an assignment given to some Temple City Education Center students, who attend after school programs at Emperor Elementary School have created some unique works of art for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend holiday. Acrostic poems are simple poems in which each the first letter of each line forms a word or [...]
CAPAC Chair Judy Chu Releases Statement on Health Risks Posed Salon Workers
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), today released the following statement after a CAPAC sponsored briefing on the health risks posed to workers in nail and hair salons. “In California, there are over 83,500 manicurists, and an estimated 80% are Vietnamese immigrant women who are trying to [...]
Monrovian Makes Music More Accessible to Area Residents
By Susan Motander Monrovian Michael Cusick, like most residents was thrilled when the new library opened. He, however, saw a real deficiency: there was almost no material in relation to music education at the library. However, he found a solution. Cusick, a local businessman, had originally planned a career in music. He trained at the [...]
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – THE MUSICAL
WORLD PREMIERE OF SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – THE MUSICAL IS SET TO COMPLETE 2011 – 2012 SEASON AT THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director), in association with David Shor, announced today that the world premiere of SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE – THE MUSICAL is set to complete [...]
Monrovia Weekly May 19, 2011
Cupcake Contest Highlights Monrovia Day Activities
Lisa Barrios prepares for the Cup Cake Contest during Monrovia Day – Photo by Terry Miller Last Saturday afternoon over 240 brightly-colored, perfectly round mounds were neatly displayed on the tables of Paint ‘N Play in Old Town Monrovia. And although store owner, Lisa Barrios, is accustomed to colorful tables, the color she sees is [...]
