Mt. Sierra College Reaches Out | Monrovia Chamber Mixer | Cinco de Mayo

~ Monrovia's Mt. Sierra College reaches out to the community. http://goo.gl/Gs2Og

 

~ Monrovia Chamber of Commerce Mixer at First City Credit Union, 404 E. Huntington Drive. April 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 

$10 members, $15 prospective members. http://goo.gl/GyAoP

 

~ Cinco de Mayo festival along Myrtle Ave. April 29 from noon until 9 p.m. on Myrtle Avenue in Old Town Monrovia.  http://goo.gl/gcRl6

 

- Brad Haugaard

Easter Week Services in Monrovia

~ Community Services: Good Friday service at noon at First Baptist Church with speaker Albert Tate of Fellowship Monrovia. Easter SonRise service at the fountain at Library Park, 7 a.m. Speaker William Kelly of Abundant Life of San Gabriel. Worship led by Fellowship Monrovia. http://goo.gl/eqGJO

~ Calvary Chapel: 10 a.m. Easter Sunday at the Monrovia High Auditorium. http://goo.gl/Fcjn9

~ Fellowship Monrovia: Easter service at 10 a.m. at Library Park. http://goo.gl/0j2Nn

~ First Baptist Church: Easter Sunday worship service at 10:55 a.m. http://goo.gl/gG7Vm

~ First Presbyterian: Good Friday service featuring John Rutter's "Requiem" at 7:30 p.m. and Easter service Sunday at 10 a.m. http://goo.gl/lbTZc

~ Immaculate Conception: Friday, April 6th: Passion, Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion at noon, 3 and 6 p.m.; Saturday, Easter Vigil with Baptism at 7:30 p.m.; Easter Sunday, Mass at 8, 10 and 10:15 a.m. http://goo.gl/WDeD5

~ New Beginnings Family Church: Good Friday service 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Easter Sunday services at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon. Also, Easter egg hunts, jumpers and train rides for children. (Church is at 2780 Peck Road near Longden) http://goo.gl/NdLdR

~ Restored Life Fellowship. Easter Sunday services 7:30 a.m. (sunrise service in the parking lot) and 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium.  Meets at Wild Rose Elementary School. Enter from 233 Heliotrope Ave. http://goo.gl/AlcLd

I didn't mean to leave anyone out. Use the comment field to let me know if I missed an Easter-week service and I'll add it to this post quick as an Easter bunny.

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia's Electric Highway Builder | Horror Flick

~ AeroVironment provides the chargers for electric cars along  Interstate 5 in Oregon, with planned expansion along the I5 from Mexico to Canada. http://goo.gl/YvzlE

 

~ There was a re-shoot for the horror flick "Crush" on the 200 block of Encinitas Avenue Sunday. http://goo.gl/4Ud7X

 

- Brad Haugaard

New Video Cam for AeroVironment Drones | Possible Partial Freeway Closures

~ Monrovia's AeroVironment has developed a new payload for its Raven drone. It is a "high-resolution color and an infrared thermal video sensor, as well as a laser illuminator." http://goo.gl/QgEq0

 

~ Occasional partial freeway closures (no full closures) on the eastbound 210 through April 14 for Gold Line bridge construction, from no earlier than 10 p.m. to no later than 5 a.m. No full closures. Source: Gold Line press release.

 

- Brad Haugaard

Painting Demo | Monrovia's Green Dot Hires Head of Processing

Amanda at work

~ A live demonstration of painting a still life from a photograph at Segil Fine Art (110 West Lime Ave.), featuring artist Amanda Fish, Saturday, April 14, from 2-6 p.m. 

~ Monrovia's Green Dot Corporation has hired Ralph Calvano as Senior Vice President, Processing. Calvano starts at the Company today and will lead Green Dot's strategic initiative to bring key elements of its transaction processing in house, thereby reducing reliance on third parties. http://goo.gl/3zCkJ

- Brad Haugaard

In-N-Out Coming to Monrovia? Nope.

It would appear that that the old Acapulco restaurant site will become an In-N-Out, at least according to this sign: http://goo.gl/rdgZA . Update: But that appearance would be wrong. Just an April Fool's joke. (One I admittedly believed. Thanks for setting me straight, Nathan.) 

- Brad Haugaard

Easter Weekend at Monrovia Parks

Easter in the parks: At Recreation Park on the Saturday before Easter Sunday (April 7), there will be Easter egg hunts for kids of different ages ( http://goo.gl/bBr3y ) and on Easter (April 8) there will be a morning service at 10 a.m. at Library Park, sponsored by the new Fellowship Monrovia Church.

- Brad Haugaard

Hong Kong Supermarket

The former Super A market on Duarte Road on the edge of Arcadia, is becoming a Hong Kong Supermarket. http://goo.gl/qr83C

 
- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia's Senator Says He has Education-Saving Budget Solution

State Senator Bob Huff, who represents Monrovia, reports that he "is offering a budget solution that eliminates the need for education trigger cuts and tax increases." Details: http://goo.gl/ecTIQ

 

- Brad Haugaard

Purple Car

Beautiful old car on Foothill near Encinitas.

- Brad Haugaard

Lunch at Taco Bell

It doesn't happen very often, but every once in a while I get a craving for one of those old inauthentic crackly-shell American-style tacos. If I was in Arcadia I'd go to Taco Lita, or if I was over near Rosemead and Foothill I'd go to Del Taco, but I'm sticking with Monrovia, so I'm giving the Taco Bell in the Albertson's parking lot a try. Got the three-taco combo. Tasted fine but I'm still hungry so I got another.
- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Over Temple City :-) | Brush Clearance

~ Monrovia Wildcats win in baseball against Temple City, 4-2. http://goo.gl/akzpg

~ Brush clearance season is approaching and it is homeowners' responsibilty to dispose of brush. For more information call the Fire Department hotline at (626) 256-8109 or click here: http://goo.gl/2LoD4

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Woman to Olympics | State Senator Huff on Budget

~ Monrovia trap shooter Kim Rhode going to the Olympics again. http://goo.gl/xYmMg

 

~ Video of Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (who represents Monrovia) outlining a budget plan endorsed by Senate and Assembly Republicans. http://goo.gl/D7dBJ

 

- Brad Haugaard

Moratorium on Monrovia Smoke Shops? | Honoring Police and Fire Employees

At its Tuesday, April 3, meeting (agenda here: http://goo.gl/1m93X ), the Monrovia City Council will, among other things ...

~ Consider forbidding new tobacco-related businesses for 45 days to give the city "additional time to study the nature and character of the use and potential regulatory controls for tobacco stores." http://goo.gl/plefd

 

~ Honor police and fire employees. These are: firefighter Mike Bailey, who has worked on several projects with "Rebuilding Together-Los Angeles," which earned him the Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteer Award and a letter of Commendation from President Obama; police employees Officer Thomas Montes, Officer Gerald DeHart, Sergeant Nick Manfredi and Sergeant Patty Newton, who are recipients of the 2012 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Award. http://goo.gl/1m93X

 

- Brad Haugaard

New Monrovia City Manager Soon? | Ready, Set, Go | Fundraiser for School Supplies | Huff on Education | Older American

~ New city manager announcement shortly? http://goo.gl/ToKc2

 

~ The Fire Department is participating in the nationwide Ready, Set, Go! Program, designed to teach people who live in high risk wildfire areas how to best prepare themselves and their properties against wildfires. Details (scroll down a bit): http://goo.gl/XNy4e

 

~ Monrovia Reads and Plays program, to raise money for educational supplies. http://goo.gl/mWJox

 

~ More information from State Senator Bob Huff, who represents Monrovia, on allowing school districts to have kid-appropriate ads on the outside of buses, and making it easier to let bad teachers go. http://goo.gl/Bfd6w

 

~ Know an older Monrovian you'd like to see honored as Older American of the Year? Must be over 60. Details here: http://goo.gl/TjZC8

 

- Brad Haugaard