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Monrovia WEEKLY Temple MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 - MARCH 9, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 9
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Monrovia and other foothill communities on Phase 2 mudflow alert
Full weekend and one-way closures between Vernon Orange Avenues Crews will set the bridge deck beams for the three Foothill Blvd Bridges, as part of the 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project. One bridge is for freight, and two for light rail. Some activities will require a full street closure (both east and westbound) during the weekend, while others will Please see page 8
Introductory talk on Feng Shui by fourth generation master, Jenny Liu You can increase your success and well-being by coordinating the 65 plus factors in yourself, your home, your environment and the cosmos. Master Jenny Liu will show you how feng shui can help you accomplish this important goal. The Norwood Library, 4550 N. Peck Rd, El Monte 91732 is part of the County of Los Angeles Public Library. For additional information, please contact Brenda Baldwin or Stephen Trumble at 626-4433147 or visit the County Library Web site at colapublib.org.
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$30,000 mini grants awarded to AUSD teachers BY SHEL SEGAL
9 year old Ava Shechtman helps out parents Michelle and David fill sandbags in preparations for the rains Thursday evening in Monrovia. Ava’s dad said he only wished she shared similar enthusiasm cleaning her room. -Photo by Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER The City of Monrovia held a press conference Thursday evening with the Monrovia Fire Chief Chris Donovan, City Manager Fran Delach and Public Works Director Carl Hassel to discuss the steps the City is taking to prepare for the rain storms expected over the next few days Highland
Place Debris Wall has been secured in an effort to prevent mud flow as a result of the rains post Madison Fire. This debris wall was put in at the point of forecasted heaviest flow into our residential neighborhoods in the hopes that it stops most of the mud and debris as it comes down from the foothills. The City of Monrovia joins Glendora and Azusa
City of El Monte celebrates opening of Tyler Court
mudflows. As of Friday morning heavy rains had caused numerous accidents and mud flow was beginning in some area of Monrovia and Glendora. No evacuations have yet been ordered in the Monrovia fire area where the anticipated rains and mud will have to battle numerous K rails installed in preparation for this second storm.
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TUSD Superintendent Kang-Smith placed on administrative leave
ing new life into the once vacant area. “This project is the result of a true collaboration with the community,” said Councilwoman Norma Macias. “We are pleased that after several meetings with stakeholders, we were able to develop a project that is in harmony with the surrounding community and is
At Wednesday’s Board Meeting, the Temple City Unified School District Board voted unanimously to place Superintendent Dr. Chelsea Kang-Smith on administrative leave effective immediately. “We thank Ms. KangSmith for her six years of work at TCUSD since she became Superintendent in 2008,” said Board President Kien Tiet. “However, given this time of great opportunity and change in education, we determined we needed to begin the transition now to lay the groundwork for the leadership change this
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$5.7 Million project provides 20 units of affordable housing for seniors The City of El Monte and Domus Development on Feb. 20 celebrated the grand opening of the longanticipated Tyler Court Senior Apartments, a threestory housing complex that will provide 20 affordable units to low- and moderateincome seniors in the city. City officials lauded the successful $5.7 million Tyler Court project, located at 3348 Tyler Ave., as breath-
as currently identified by LA County DPW as a Phase 2 alert for mud flows due to the Madison Fire in April 2013. Phase 2 is defined as: Moderate debris and mudflows possible at more widespread locations. Some streets may be completely blocked by debris. Depending on location and terrain, some structures may be endangered by debris and
Several dozen teachers in the Arcadia Unified School District were recently awarded $30,000 in mini grants by the Arcadia Educational Foundation to fund a variety of educational needs, the foundation said. The mini grants were awarded to 46 different teachers, who represented all 10 schools in the district. A wide variety of grants were funded, including a social rules game for first grade, frogs for fifth grade dissection, a camera and microphone for middle school journalism, books for English language development, spectrophotometers for chemistry, canvases for high school advanced art and recorders for French, the foundation said. Sheldon Wright, cochairperson of the foundation’s mini grant committee, said he really enjoys giving away the money. “I get a particular degree of satisfaction in the
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