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
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.
Possible Weekend Temperatures As High as 107 Degrees
- Brad Haugaard
Register for Community Meeting on Mosquitoes
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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
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
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:
- Brad Haugaard
Names Have Changed But Buildings Are the Same
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
Money For Fixing Low-Income Monrovians' Homes
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