Monrovia Mayor vs Mayor | Football vs. La Canada Tonight | School Board Candidates | Video Rental Store Still Around

~ Former Mayor Bob Bartlett withdraws his endorsement of Rob Hammond (also a former mayor) in Hammond's school board run. http://goo.gl/dZzS9

 

~ Preview of tonight's football game against La Canada. http://goo.gl/MWOdn

 

~ Overview of candidates in Monrovia School Board race. http://goo.gl/OkZEd

 

~ Monrovia's Video House, still standing despite market changes. http://goo.gl/wRnYt

 

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Patch Owner, AOL, Wants to Sell Out to Yahoo

AOL's stock price has slipped from the $19-20 range to around $13.

AOL, the owner of the Patch local-news websites - including the Monrovia Patch - is asking Yahoo to buy AOL. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong says combining some of AOL and Yahoo's operations could save money. AOL's stock price, as you can see above, has not been doing well the last few months. http://goo.gl/sDx85

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia's McCarthy Selected for All-American Bowl | Meth Arrest | Bear Pool Party | Bradoaks Car Wash

~ U.S. Army All-American Bowl selects Monrovia football player, Ellis McCarthy. http://goo.gl/HnjpV

 

~ Monrovia woman jailed on meth charge. http://goo.gl/paQRn

 

~ I understand this bear pool party video was shot in Monrovia, though it doesn't say so. Cute. http://goo.gl/dqxp1

 

~ Car wash to benefit Bradoaks School. http://goo.gl/MmCfS

 

- Brad Haugaard

Cheaper Charger from Monrovia's AeroVironment

Nissan is offering a lower-cost electric car charging station (made by Monrovia-based AeroVironment) for charging its LEAF car at home. http://goo.gl/H0RT5

 

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Water Polo | Pictures of Plymouth Award

~ South Pas water polo team over Monrovia. :-( http://goo.gl/HL4sH

 

~ Pictures of Plymouth School receiving its award for fitness. http://goo.gl/691IS

 

- Brad Haugaard

Another Monrovia Bear - Yawn | Plymouth Wins Award | Folk-Pop Music

~ Another Monrovia bear report, this time on KCAL9. More like slides than film. http://goo.gl/0Sn6J

 

~ Good fitness wins Plymouth School $6,000. http://goo.gl/b32CW

 

~ Faith Hefty's folk-pop music first Friday of the month at Monrovia Coffee Co. http://goo.gl/3z7E9

 

- Brad Haugaard

New Monrovia Dentist Office | Green Dot Expands Biz | Search and Rescue

~ Monrovia Modern Dentistry office opening at Huntington Plaza Nov. 15. http://goo.gl/ZX9ex

 

~ Monrovia's Green Dot has joined with Blackhawk Network to sell Green Dot's prepaid credit cards through Blackhawk's many retail outlets. http://goo.gl/9M4K4

 

~ Monrovian Susan McCreary, volunteer with Sierra Madre Search and Rescue. http://goo.gl/WCFFI

 

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Hummingbird Wins Award | College Fair

~ Hummingbird drone by Monrovia's AeroVironment wins Popular Mechanics breakthrough technology award. http://goo.gl/ANxYM

 

~ Monrovia High will be having its college fair tonight (Oct. 11) at 7 p.m. for students in its event center. http://goo.gl/bDyrm

 

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Employment Seminar | Sacramento Stuff | Girls' Tennis | Art in Park | UPS Store | Halloween

~ Steps to Employment seminar at the library Oct. 18. http://goo.gl/9Zgx9

 

~ Governor Brown signs a bill by Senator Bob Huff, who represents Monrovia. It allows door-to-door household hazardous waste collection programs. http://goo.gl/j8lse

 

~ Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who represents part of Monrovia, is unhappy that Governor Brown approved the DREAM Act. "California is billions of dollars in the hole ... Yet, he has found a slush fund of $42 million to hand to illegal aliens?"

 

~ You can support the Monrovia High Girls' Tennis team by printing this coupon and having a meal at Panda Express on Oct. 13. http://goo.gl/tIDgL 

 

~ Community art in the park. http://goo.gl/DYwNK

 

~ A UPS Store has opened in the Paragon building on Myrtle. http://goo.gl/t8ZeV

 

~ Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee, Library Park, on Halloween. The first 50 registrants will receive a free pumpkin. Details: http://goo.gl/45IFX

 

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Grad Wins Nobel Prize

1961 Monrovia High grad, Thomas Sargent, has won a Nobel Prize in economics. http://goo.gl/V2o4i

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Money for Energy Upgrades | Health Screenings | Fire and Deer Plants | Kid's Book Club | Philippines

~ If you are "income qualified," you may be eligible for money to upgrade your house with "residential energy saving devices" and to create jobs of low-income youths, who will - I take it - be installing the devices. Call Dan McConnell at City Hall - (626) 932-5504 - and ask about the GREEN (Green Residential Energy Efficiency Neighborhoods) grants.

 

~ Life Line health screenings on Friday, Oct. 14, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Single screenings from $35 to $60 and packages from $129 to $159, which include four screenings of the carotid artery, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease and atria fibrillation. To register, contact Life Line Screening at (888) 653-6441.

 

~ Information from Monrovia Fire Department on deer and fire resistant plants (scroll down after clicking here): http://goo.gl/AXbz9

 

~ A Kid's Book Club will be held on Monday, Oct. 10, at 3:30 p.m. The program, titled Animals, Animals, Animals, is for Kindergarten through first grade children. Register at www.monroviapubliclibrary.org or call the Library at (626) 256-8274.

 

~ There will be a free cultural Library program about the Philippines, with story, song, craft and film, on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. Treats, too.

Source: http://goo.gl/AXbz9

 

- Brad Haugaard

Governor Approves and Vetoes Portantino Bills

Governor Jerry Brown has signed one bill by Anthony Portantino - who represents part of Monrovia - and vetoed another. Brown signed the bill criminalizing openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public ( http://goo.gl/IsWCV ) and vetoed a bill designed to encourage college students to get federal loans ( http://goo.gl/XcCeV ). Brown said that could be left to the colleges.

 

- Brad Haugaard

Nominate a Great Monrovian | Football

~ Know some high-quality Monrovians? Nominate them for one of these three awards: Monroe Award, Iris Award, and Dick Lord Award. Details here: http://goo.gl/LR8b0

 

~ A look at Monrovia's (and other teams') chances in football. http://goo.gl/MrkKi

 

- Brad Haugaard

Change in Monrovia School Start Date for 2012

For the 2012 year, Monrovia schools will begin on August 13, pending ratification by the Monrovia Teachers Association. According to the report ( http://goo.gl/HROnG ), "The earlier start date is being recommended in order to accommodate the needs of secondary students to complete the first semester before winter break." [Thanks to Vicke Thrower and Alex Zucco for pointing that out to me. I had missed it.]

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia School Board Candidate Forum

There are quite a few Monrovia school board candidates this election (more than I've ever seen). Here's a good opportunity to get to hear them.

- Brad Haugaard