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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 VOLUME XVI, NO. XXXII

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Rehearsals Taking Shape at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse for the Production of Flower Drum Song October 1 - 2

BY DENA M. BURROUGHS Asian Tiger mosquitoes, recognizable because of their distinctive black and white stripes and because they are most active during daytime hours, were identified two weeks ago in the 11000 block of Dodson Street in the city of El Monte. The last time the mosquito was found in the San Gabriel area was in 2001 when it was imported in shipments of “Lucky Bamboo” plants from Southeast Asia, its place of origin. The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is working with other public health organizations to determine the extent of the infestation. Plans were in place to begin fog-

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Outraged Residents Cry ‘Council Recall’ in Opposition to Low Income Housing Project

Janelle Dote who plays Linda Low, rehearses with Garrick Macatangay and D.T. Matias at the historic San Gabriel Valley Theatre in prepartion for the upcoming production of Flower Drum Song. – Photo by Terry Miller

One of The San Gabriel Valley’s best kept secret is the San Gabriel Valley Music Theatre. The historic theatre is now getting ready for Flower Drum Song with the award winning creative team which

brought last year’s smash hit Miss Saigon to the San Gabriel Valley. Perhaps one of the most beloved musicals of all time, Rodgers and Hammersteins’ Flower Drum Song, will be performed October

1 and 2, 2011. Taking place at the Historic 1,400 seat San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, this opulent production is directed by Ray A. Rochelle, and features a stellar cast of performers accompanied by

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time not only because of the fantastic score and terrific characters but it was such a progressive work for its day. In a fitting tribute, SGVMT

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Massive Fires Destroys Monrovia Business Wednesday Evening

BY RUTH LONGORIA KINGSLAND

With chants of “Council recall!” and “kill the deal!” about 75 Duarte residents descended on Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, ready to speak in opposition to recent Council approval of a planned Huntington Drive low-income housing project. At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Council in a 4-1 vote passed two ordinances amending the city’s General Plan Land Use Policy Map by changing the zoning of a 2.3-acre site — 1415 and 1423 to 1437 Huntington Drive — from city center and general commercial to R-4 high den-

a live twenty-piece orchestra conducted by Maestro Richard Allen. Producer Bobby Hundley says, “Flower Drum Song remains one of the most popular musicals of all

BY TERRY MILLER Monrovia firefighters were the first on the scene of a three-alarm fire which destroyed an industrial building in Monrovia early Wednesday evening. Heavy black smoke

could be seen for miles coming from the fire at Southwest Grinding Co., 1120 S. Shamrock Ave, in Monrovia about 6pm. Police cordoned off area streets and diverted rush-

hour traffic as curious onlookers took cell phone photos of the dramatic fire which came dangerously close to a gas station on the corner of Shamrock and

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The massive fire destroyed an industrial building on Shamrock dangerously close to a Shell gas station Wednesday evening. Quick work by a multi agency fire response kept the three alarm fire from spreading to any other business. The business is a total loss. – Photos by Terry Miller


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