Month-Long Campaign to Spay and Neuter Free-Roaming Cats, P. 14
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - April 1, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
Two Friends and Two Funerals P. 16 Station Square Construction Update P. 17
SPORTS
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Volume 19, No. 13
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Billion Package Devastating Drought Demands $1Expedites Bond
Drastic Decisions
Mobilizing state resources to face another year of extreme dry conditions, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. last week joined Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, and Republican Leaders Senator Bob Huff and Assemblymember Kristin Olsen to announce legislation to help local communities cope with the ongoing, devastating drought. The $1 billion package will expedite bond funding to make the state more resilient to the disastrous effects of climate change and help ensure that all Californians have access to local water supplies. “This unprecedented drought continues with no signs yet of letting up,” said Governor Brown. “The programs funded by the actions announced today will provide direct relief to workers and communities most impacted by these historic dry conditions.” The legislation includes more than $1 billion for local
Brad Keselowski Wins at Fontana P.23
Irwindale Speedway in Jeopardy P. 21
ENTERTAINMENT Between Alligator Purses and Jaguar Claws - A Day in the Life of a Wildlife Inspector at LAX, P. 16 Pygmalion: Artistry in Almost Every Aspect P. 12
BUSINESS
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Business Profile: Temple City Bike Shop P. 20
Fresh & Easy Closing in Arcadia, Azusa & Pasadena P. 20
MOHPG Completes Library Park Drinking Fountain By Susan Motander -Photo by Susan Motander
EDUCATION
Temple City Engineering Student Wins Award for Research P. 31
March College Search Guide: The Road to College P. 31
After more than a year and half, repairs on the historic drinking fountain in Library Park are nearly done. Just for the record, the structure that was heavily damaged by an errant driver on August 6, 2013, is not, nor has it ever been, a wishing well. It has always been a drinking fountain since its installation in 1907 by the Framer’s Club of Monrovia. It was wrongly labeled a “Wishing Well” by a city spokesman at the time it was damaged, and the erroneous title has stuck. The delays in having the SEE PG. 17
Katie Bartlett Remembered
Katie Bartlett, known to many as the former “First Lady” of Monrovia, died last week on March 12. Katie had been married to Monrovia’s long-time former mayor, Bob Bartlett. Services for her were held last Friday at Woods-Valentine Mortuary in Pasadena. She was born Katie Mae Tolbert on Feb. 28, 1940 in Greenwood, South Carolina to Jacob and Edna Tolbert. With her parents, she moved to Pasadena, California in 1944. After graduating from Pasadena High School, she married Robert Bartlett, with whom she ultimately had two children, Robert and Lorrie. In addition to being a de-
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