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Volume 22, NO. 37
SHILOH A.M.E ZION CHURCH CELEBRATES 132 YEARS IN MONROVIA
The birth of Zion Church is an integral part of Monrovia’s history. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Terry MILLER & Steve BAKER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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frican-American churches are a critical element in Monrovia’s rich history. Institutions such as the Shiloh A.M.E Zion Church on Canyon proved to be more than a place of worship for local African Americans like Dorothy Dudley who spent the better part of ten years trying to get the city to honor her church and its rich history in some shape or form.
The Pink Patch Returns to Monrovia PD Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
The Monrovia Police Department (MPD) is proud to continue its Pink Patch Project partnership in fighting against breast cancer with the City of Hope. The Pink Patch Project is an innovative public awareness campaign designed to bring attention
to the fight against breast cancer and support research efforts working to combat this disease. This project will also raise awareness about early detection and treatment for breast cancer. The Pink Patch Project began in 2015, when the Irwindale Police Department SEE PINK PATCH PAGE 11
The story of Shiloh A.M.E. Zion church really begins with Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin, who bought some 8,000 acres of Rancho Santa Anita in 1875. Baldwin had noticed the fertile acres of the San Gabriel Valley while traveling through it on the way to his mining interests in the mountains above San Bernardino. In time, Baldwin acquired a stable of fine thoroughbred racing horses that were housed on the ranch when they were not winning races at the major race tracks around the country. It was in his role as trusted employee that Fisher was sent by Baldwin to South Carolina to recruit families to work under
contract on his ranch. Most, if not all of the families recruited by Fisher lived in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and many of them were related directly to each other or related by marriage. They had also been members of an A.M.E. Zion Church in Bennettsville. The families arrived in January of 1886 after an arduous journey. Almost immediately they re-gathered as a congregation under the leadership of the Reverend Henry Hollins. They chose
Monrovia Board of Education Discusses Continuation of School Resource Officer Program
Monrovia Addresses Quality Issues With Athens Services
Hansol HWANG, Editorial Intern editorial@beaconmedianews.com
The Monrovia School District Board of Education plans to discuss the continuation of the School Resource Officer Program in this week’s meeting where a public vote
will determine whether or not a new amendment to the program’s memorandum of understanding will be approved. If the amendment to the memorandum between the City of Monrovia and the SEE RESOURCE OFFICE PAGE 10
SEE SHILOH A.M.E ZION CHURCH PAGE 10
Monrovia city staff has been monitoring community feedback regarding concerns with Athens trash service. Specifically, staff has noticed an increase in complaints regarding poor customer service, inconsistent trash pick-up times, missed trash pick-up issues, and the lack of bear resistant trash cans avail-
able for the public. Given these identified issues, staff met with Athens representatives to emphasize the city’s expectation that trash services in Monrovia be delivered in a much more thoughtful and effective manner. Based on the discus-
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