Monrovia Baseball / STAAR Surgical / Patch
~ Baseball: South Pas Over Wildcats 6-1 :-( http://goo.gl/fUEPI ~ STAAR Surgical of Monrovia gets approval for eye-lens. http://goo.gl/axmkF ~ A couple articles about the new emphasis at AOL's Patch local-news websites (there is a Patch for Monrovia) on using free bloggers. Wired: http://goo.gl/kQOWD Forbes: http://goo.gl/8NFTY - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Fire Response
- Brad Haugaard
McCarthy / Monrovia High Battle of Bands / Popstars / Home Tour / Beauty Award / Huff to Host Prayer
~ Monrovia football star Ellis McCarthy also does shot put. http://goo.gl/KXMY6
~ April 29, Monrovia High School Battle of the Bands, at Monrovia High, 6 p.m. Information: (626)471-2800. UPDATE: I understand the event will actually be held at Clifton auditorium since auditorium is still not ready at MHS. ~ April 30, Centre Stage Pancakes & Popstars. Entertainment, food and shopping at the First Presbyterian Church, 8 a.m.-noon; $5. Information: (626) 297-4758. ~ May 8, Mother's Day Home Tour. Five Victorian homes built prior to 1893 plus Leven Oaks and the Historical Museum. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tickets $17 adults, $14 Seniors 65+, $9 Teens; 12 and under free. Purchase at Paint N’ Play, Monrovia Bakery, Monrovia Chamber and, beginning April, 1 at the Friday Family Festival, or on the day of event at Historical Museum, 743 East Lemon Ave. ~ Boys & Girls Club gets beautification award. http://goo.gl/jF3Q8 ~ State Senator Bob Huff, who represents Monrovia, will co-host the California Prayer Breakfast this year. http://goo.gl/wNFMc (Thanks to Becky Shevlin for the events.) - Brad Haugaard
More Job Losses, But Recovery / Telenovela
~ Economist speaking in Monrovia says more job losses coming, but recovery has started. http://goo.gl/Cqh9Z ~ Author of "Telenovela" will speak at Monrovia Library Community Room on May 2. http://goo.gl/TsqnD - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Acknowledge the Arts Night
Acknowledge the Arts Night, Saturday, May 7, 7-10 p.m. Drinks, buffet and entertainment to benefit arts education. Details: http://goo.gl/yIHo0 - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia News Site Wants Bloggers
The news website, Monrovia Patch, and apparently - from my spot-checking - all the Patch websites across the country, will be trying to build out their sites using local bloggers, who will be paid, according to Monrovia Patch, in "gratitude." http://goo.gl/0447j Opinion: This is interesting because it appears similar to the strategy Arianna Huffington used to build her Huffington Post website, and since she is now in charge of Patch I would guess this move is her handiwork. Using volunteer writers worked well with Huffington Post, but I suspect that the contributors there built her website because of their political passion (the site leans left), not because they wanted to add to Arianna's millions. Anyway, there are two things that occur to me: First, I'm not sure people will be as anxious to work for free for what they may consider to be more of a business (Patch) than a cause (Huffington Post). But, I suppose, we shall see. Second, I have never understood Patch's business model. Its expenses have always seemed too high. Still, we need good local journalism and Nathan McIntire and his team have been doing it. So I hope this is not an indication that Patch is abandoning professional journalism for mostly-volunteer reporting. I hope that's not happening, but I'm afraid that's how I would bet. - Brad Haugaard
Johnson Says 'Not Guilty' / Cody Phillips Top in Cycle League
~ Derrick Johnson, 18, Monrovia High School football player, pleaded not guilty of attempted murder, other charges. http://goo.gl/WcOTp ~ Monrovia High Junior, Cody Phillips, has clinched the title in the SoCal High School Cycling League. http://goo.gl/gLwap - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Power Outage / Job Seekers / Company Bought
~ Power outage hits South Monrovia. http://goo.gl/HLWEu
~ If you are looking for a job, check out the Job Seekers event at the Library on May 7. http://goo.gl/CDhKZ ~ Monrovia's Caffe D'Amore joins Kerry Ingredients. http://goo.gl/XBmhl - Brad Haugaard
MHS Football Star Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder
Derrick Arnold Johnson, linebacker for Monrovia High's CIF-winning team, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. http://goo.gl/7Cr2M
- Brad Haugaard
Sandford Honored / Free Brush Disposal
~ On April 14, Betty Sandford was honored as the 2011 Older American of the Year Award at the Senior Spring Luncheon at the Monrovia Community Center. http://goo.gl/Ym8rM
~ Residents in the Very High Fire Hazard Zone can dispose of branches and cuttings from their annual brush clearance through a Fire Department program. This may be the last year the City can offer this free service. Details: http://goo.gl/Ym8rM
- Brad Haugaard
Support Music Program and Eat
- Brad Haugaard
Slides of Monrovia / Surgical Device
~ A nice little slide show of images of Monrovia, past and present. http://goo.gl/WJ8gE
~ Monrovia's STAAR Surgical has developed some sort of device I don't quite understand that has to do with eye surgery. http://goo.gl/ZuZyw
- Brad Haugaard
Happy Easter
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" - Luke 24:5-6 - Brad Haugaard
No Sunday Market Easter / Resurfacing Huntington Monday / Mattress
~ Due to the Easter holiday there will be no Sunday "Market at the Park" this week. http://goo.gl/KIioP ~ On Monday, April 25th the resurfacing project will begin on West Huntington Drive, from Fifth Avenue east to Magnolia Avenue. http://goo.gl/KIioP ~ The Monrovia High Drama Team is presenting "Once Upon a Mattress," opening Thursday May 5 and running Thursday Friday and Saturdays through May 14, 7:30 p.m. at Clifton Middle School. $10. http://goo.gl/6gBhI - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia to Talk with Food-Truck Vendors
Monrovia to talk with food-truck vendors to attempt to avoid expensive lawsuit. http://goo.gl/a4zDn
- Brad Haugaard
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