Monrovia Schools Job Fair

Monrovia School District is hosting a Recruitment and Job Fair on Wednesday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Monrovia Community Adult School (920 Mountain Ave). The district is hiring for several positions for the upcoming school year:

• After School Activity Leader
• Bus Driver
• Campus Assistant
• Campus Security Officer
• Food Service Worker
• Instructional Aide and more

Bring your resume and be prepared to interview.

For more information go to edjoin.com/monroviaschools or contact humanresources@monroviaschools.net.

- Brad Haugaard 

Vacation Bible School July 19-21 at Calvary Chapel Monrovia

Vacation Bible School at Calvary Chapel Monrovia, at the corner of Myrtle and Cherry, July 19-21. Register here. 

- Brad Haugaard 

Dinner at Bella Sera

Dinner at Bella Sera, on the east side of Myrtle just north of Lemon. Got the antipasti salad with chicken for $19 and a beer for $8. Very nice. 

- Brad Haugaard 

Possible Weekend Temperatures As High as 107 Degrees

The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures potentially reaching 107 degrees over the weekend, although the Weather Channel is predicting a high of 99 on Saturday and 100 on Sunday. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in air conditioning as much as possible, limit time in the sun during the hottest parts of the day and check on vulnerable neighbors like young children and the elderly. And, of course, never leave children or pets unattended in vehicles, as interior temperatures can quickly become lethal in warm and hot weather.

- Brad Haugaard

Register for Community Meeting on Mosquitoes

Monrovia Area Partnership will hold its MAP-Edu quarterly meeting, open to all, on Thursday, August 10,  6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Monrovia Public Library Community Room. Topic: Mosquitoes - health and safety tips, presented by the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District. Register here.

- Brad Haugaard

Yolanda - Sassy Confident and Sweet Sensitive

Lovely Miss Yolanda ("Yo" for short) has been waiting patiently for her forever home for quite some time! We really don't know why, as she is such an amazing girl!

Yolanda has been in a foster home and gotten stellar reviews. Her foster tells us Yolanda has been a wonderful house guest. She adjusted really well to the foster home and learned the routines quickly. She sleeps when left alone during day, no barking or separation anxiety.

"Yo walks great on a leash, loves to go for rides. She's a good mix of sassy confident and sweet sensitive. Very loving, she will nudge up to your hands and get excited with her butt and tail wagging asking for attention. She wants to be close and is a great cuddler. She really enjoys bones and her kong. During the day, she's either sleeping on dog bed by my desk or snoring behind me on couch. She's a great couch companion watching a show or game. She sleeps in bed next to me peacefully at night. I can tell that she's used to being a family dog. This sweet old lady is going to make whoever adopts her incredibly happy!"

Yolanda is truly a special girl ready for her special home. Could that be yours?

The adoption fee for dogs is $150. All dog adoptions include spay or neuter, microchip, and age-appropriate vaccines.

New adopters will receive a complimentary health-and-wellness exam from VCA Animal Hospitals, as well as a goody bag filled with information about how to care for your pet. View photos of adoptable pets and schedule an adoption appointment at pasadenahumane.org. Adoptions are by appointment only, and new adoption appointments are available every Sunday and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Pets may not be available for adoption and cannot be held for potential adopters by phone calls or email.

- Brad Haugaard

Leslie Van Houten Paroled

Former Charles Manson follower and Monrovia High School cheerleader, Leslie Van Houten, has been released from prison on parole. Details.

- Brad Haugaard

Police, CHP Catch Burglary Suspects After Long Chase

Monrovia Police and Highway Patrol arrested men suspected of attempting to burglarize a Monrovia business after a long, multi-freeway chase. Details.

- Brad Haugaard 

A Moment in Monrovia History: Monrovia High School Students in 1906

Monrovia High School in 1906, on Ivy Avenue. From the Steve Baker collection. See full details here.

For more historic photos and papers, see the Monrovia Historical Society’s complete Legacy Project collection here. Learn more about the Monrovia Historical Society here.

- Brad Haugaard

Progress on Canyon Park - What's Planned

Construction has begun on the damaged rock wall below the Nature Center in Canyon Park. The roadway is being replaced, parking lots are being renovated, and infrastructure improvements are being made, including water main replacement and sewer line installation. The project estimate is between $17-$18 million. Additional park features and enhancements are being added, such as picnic areas, seating areas, an educational center, and improvements to the Veterans Memorial. the park should hopefully open in winter, 2024.

The road work below the Nature Center is major because, "the wall and surrounding roadway began sliding downhill this past spring. Unfortunately, the wall has moved enough that we needed to excavate a large portion of the roadway only to find that fixing the wall will mean removing large portions so we can install a proper footing since the rock wall sat on a foundation of piled rock, and lasted for decades. Fixing the wall means we have to take it down and rebuild."

Construction plans for Canyon Park are almost complete. Here's what's planned: 

• Replacing the roadway from Canyon Blvd. to the Damkeeper's House
• Replacing all parking lots and adding 24 new parking spaces
• Replacing the water main, installing a booster pump to feed water from the Oakglade tank, and removing the old Canyon Park water tank
• Installing a 6" sewer line and removing septic tanks
• Repairing damaged culverts, guardrails, walls, etc.
• Enhanced park entrance with new picnic tables and a public art piece
• Enhancing the park entrance kiosk to enclose it, add air conditioning and storage
• A small picnic and parking area just beyond the road to Trask Boy Scout Camp
• A new raised deck/platform near the small picnic area to provide a quiet and peaceful
• place to sit next to the stream and observe nature
• A new ADA parking area near the cabin
• A new small seating area near the cabin and near a large heritage oak tree
• Enhanced seating that is being called the "Canyon Park Educational Center," with seating near the entrance to 3 Graves Trail, where park naturalists can teach us about the park, nature, wildlife, plants and more
• Enhancements to the Veterans Memorial, adding native landscaping, seating and perhaps signage to make it a destination within the park
• A renovated overlook at the top of the park
• Renovation of the Damkeeper's House to be used for special events and rentals on a limited basis. This area has the best views within the park and we will begin making renovations and repairs for future public use.

- Brad Haugaard

Bear Dies on Monrovia Family's Front Lawn

 A bear, possibly hit by a car, died on a Monrovia woman's front lawn. Details

- Brad Haugaard

Fellowship Church Gathering Back-to-School Supplies for 500 Students

Fellowship Church at Monrovia High School is collecting school supplies for 500 students in need. Drop off donations at the 9 or 11 a.m. Sunday gatherings between June 25 and August 6. Items needed include backpacks, lunchboxes, notebooks, reusable water bottles, pencil packs, folders, erasers, crayon boxes, marker packs, glue sticks, colored pencils, pencil boxes. Details

- Brad Haugaard

Police Call Tow Truck to Haul Wheelchair

An elderly man fell out of his wheelchair. An ambulance took him to the hospital, but what to do with his heavy duty wheelchair? So police called a tow truck to haul it to the hospital. Here is a Facebook video.

- Brad Haugaard 

Job Openings in Monrovia

Here are links to the latest job opportunities for Monrovia:

Monrovia School District 

City of Monrovia 

Private 

- Brad Haugaard

Names Have Changed But Buildings Are the Same

The Monrovia Chamber of Commerce publication shown here, which I estimate is from 1980, although it has no date on it, had a number of interesting pictures in it that I thought you might like to see.

The magazine has been quite the world traveler. I received it from a friend who married a Monrovia woman and had a career in the Army. Here’s what he writes about the magazine:

“I think I picked it up shortly after we moved back to Monrovia in 1982. Since then the magazine was moved from Monrovia to our first house in Santa Barbara, to Butzbach in Germany, to Giessen in Germany, back to our first house in Santa Barbara, to our second house in Santa Barbara, to Heidelberg in Germany, to Stuttgart in Germany, to our house in Montecito, to our third house in Santa Barbara, to a storage unit while we lived in the rental house, and then to our fourth and present house in Santa Barbara. I found it while sorting boxes in the garage and thought this might be a good time to return it to Monrovia.”

A couple of pictures from the magazine appear above. Although the names on these buildings have changed, I’m sure you’ll have no trouble identifying them.

- Brad Haugaard