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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 13, 2019
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VOL. 23, NO. 6
Sierra Madre Officials Ask for Arcadia Firefighter’s Help Galen PATTERSON galen.patterson303@gmail.com
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“Doing a study is just a total waste of money, it ends up the same … The only thing they really need to do is tax
rcadia’s City Council meeting on Feb. 5 explored a possible partnership between Arcadia and its neighboring community, Sierra Madre. Former mayor/councilmember of Sierra Madre, Glen Lambden, came to the council with a plea about measure 11a on the agenda, conducting a feasibility study for the provision of Fire Response Services to the City of Sierra Madre by the City of Arcadia. Lambden sincerely asked Arcadia not to commit to anything just yet, citing that Sierra Madre is working toward inclusion into a local agreement of emergency services that Sierra Madre has been excluded from because of its traditionally volunteer agency. Immediately after Lambden spoke, Allen Hodge, a veteran paramedic and member of the Sierra Madre Firefighters and Paramedic Association spoke, asking the council not to approve the plan on the basis of a 50 percent reduction in fire services in Sierra Madre. Sierra Madre once operated on a volunteer Fire Department but has recently transitioned into a full-time department. The cost of doing so has increased the city’s expenses tremendously and the Sierra Madre City Council has already approved a measure to move forward and study the feasibility of Arcadia helping Sierra Madre with their firefighting needs. “I have a lot of concerns about this, I would like to proceed as a courtesy to City Council of Sierra Madre,” said
themselves,” said Councilmember Chandler. – Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Monrovia Reads
‘Othello’ Takes the Stage at A Noise Within
Seeks to Dismantle Illiteracy
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SEE COUNCIL PAGE 12
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Structure Fire in Arcadia Reveals Indoor Marijuana Cultivation Site Isabelle CRUZ Editorial Intern editorial@beaconmedianews.com
The Arcadia Police Department responded to the 300 block of Walnut Ave. at approximately 5:39 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2019, to investigate the report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, officers observed a rear garage type
structure fully engulfed in flames. The Arcadia Fire Department and assisting agencies extinguished the flames. No one was injured as a result of the fire. Further investigation revealed the structure was being used for indoor marijuana cultivation. The structure contained hazardSEE MARIJUANA PAGE 13
The Fall of the House of Baldwin Part 4: The Pantophagist Galen PATTERSON galen.patterson303@gmail.com
Anita Baldwin is known by several accounts to have a generous person. Local Historian Carol Libby says she was the kind of lady who would anonymously pay off the debts and bills of those she knew
and cared for. As mentioned earlier in the series, Anita’s obituary tells a small story of how she rewarded a rail station worker for his integrity when returning a ring to her. Anita was raised with relative wealth, and basked SEE BALDWIN PAGE 12
SPORTS
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Arcadia Puts on Clinic Against Mayfair to Open Postseason Action
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