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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 VOLUME 2, NO. 37
MONDAY EDITION An edition of the
Monrovia WEEKLY &
ARCADIA WEEKLY
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ANTONOVICH OFFERS $50,000 REWARD FOR
STATION FIRE ARSONIST
Following last week's announcement by Governor Schwarzenegger that the state would be offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the Station Fire, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced this week that he will be offering an additional $50,000 reward. The motion will be voted on by the Board of Supervisors at their next regularly scheduled meeting on September 8, 2009. As of Wednesday, the Station Fire had burned 160,357 acres and destroyed more than 166 structures. The record
setting blaze also resulted in the death of 2 firefighters and injuries to at least 10 others. Thousands of lives and property have been threatened and nearly 5,000 firefighting personnel have been on the frontlines fighting the fires, which is now 60% contained and still continues to burn eastward into the San Gabriel Wilderness. Fire officials estimate that the blaze will not be completely contained until September 15th. Supervisor Antonovich encourages anyone with information on the individual(s) responsible for the Station Fire to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
Monrovia Produce Exchange Last year Temple City was 7-5-1 and 2nd in Rio Hondo League, they are currently ranked No. 4 in the Mid-Valley Division. -Photo By Terry Miller Page 15
Patriot Day Honors Those Who RACE TRACK TAKEN Died on September 11, 2001 OFF THE AUCTION BLOCK The Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center in Temple City was one of many venues holding special ceremonies remembering the terrorist attacks of 2001 and those 3,000 who lost their lives in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. O f f ic i a l s f r o m L o s Angeles County Sheriff's dept., Los Angeles County Fire and school officials including Superintendent Dr. Chelsea Kang-Smith and many others attended the brief ceremony honoring those who died eight years ago. Principal Steven Martin
Edo led the group of about fifty people in a moment of silence after which he and students Karen Carbajal and Courtney Weissman gave brief summations of the tragic events of that September morning in 2001. A tradition at the Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center is that three public service officials are honored with special awards. This year they were Los Angeles County motorcycle officer, Mike Baker. The two others: Engineer Arnold Anolan from LAFD and Arcadia Fire Captain Tom Devlin
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-Photo By Terry Miller
Has Some New Ideas for Feeding Our Community
No Acceptable Opening Bids Put Forward for Historic Property
Colorful collections of cauliflower, cantaloupe, carrots, watermelon and everything in-between were yours for the taking at the produce exchange last week. - Photos by Terry Miller
-Photo By Terry Miller
Magna Entertainment, which owns Santa Anita Race Track, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March of this year. Since then, the owners had hoped for a flurry of bids for the huge, historic and valuable piece of Arcadia real estate known as the Santa Anita Racetrack. According to reports, however, no acceptable opening bid has been offered for the world famous race track, and thus the property will not go on the auction block as was originally
planned. In March, Miller Buckfire, the New York City-based bankruptcy consultants handling the sale issued a press release that included the following statement: Of the decision to seek creditor protection, Magna Enteratinment Chairman and Chief Executive Frank Stronach said: “Simply put, MEC has far too much debt and interest expense. MEC has previously pursued numerous out-of-court restruc-
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BY TERRY MILLER T h is pa st Sat u rday, the Monrovia Produce Exchange, a free event which started in June with the mission of bringing homegrown produce growers together to trade with neighbors and community members, held its monthly bartering session at United Methodist Church in Monrovia. The event is open to everyone and is a chance to meet neighbors, ma ke some new fr iends and head home with fresh produce, herbs and flowers - all with no money being exchanged.
The idea of produce exchange is not new. In fact it is centuries old. However, it seems in tougher economic times, small groups of concerned citizens start up the idea again and help spread the news. And with food prices on the rise, this type of casual, low-key event where no cash and only good food and good will are exchanged is a growing trend in communities around the country. Inspiring people to not only grow their own foods but also share in that bounty. Two young women at-
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