Monrovia Day Activities Center on Fire Department Centennial
By Susan Motander
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2010
By Susan Motander
This Saturday is Monrovia Day, the annual celebration of the anniversary of the founding of Monrovia. This year the festivities will center around the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Monrovia Fire Department.
This year the festivities will begin early at 7:00 a.m. when the Chili Cook Off between various local fire departments. The judging for this cook off will culminate in the judging at 12:30 p.m. The cookoff will be held on East Lemon starting at Myrtle Avenue.
While the chili is being prepared the annual Monrovia Day Parade which will be held beginning at 9:00 a.m. The parade will step off from the corner of Olive and Myrtle and proceed north on Myrtle Avenue to Palm Avenue. Includied in this year’s parade will be several vintage fire engines and trucks (engines having pumping capability) here to help this city’s department celebrate its birthday.
A zone for Junior Firefighter will be set up at Station 101 at 114 E. Palm Zone. This area will begin were the cook off area ends and extend out to Ivy. It will feature events games and activities while will test the skills of the children related to fire fighting activities. Members of the Monrovia Firefighters Association will be on hand to assist the kids with these activities.
At 11:30 a.m. the Centennial Celebration will begin at the corner of Myrtle and Lemon on the Centernnial Stage. The vintage and new apparatus will be on display on Myrte Avnue from that time through the judging. The vintage appartatus will be judged at 1:00 p.m. After the parade, the vintage and new equipment will be on display on Myrtle Avenue from Palm south to Ivy.
The awards ceremony for both the chili cook off and and equipment competitions will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Centennial Stage. The events will conclude by 3:00 p.m.
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