MONROVIA NEWS:
Golden West Army Navy Store Won’t Carry Confederate Flags Anymore Pg. 13
ENTERTAINMENT:
EDUCATION:
Summer for Free in L.A. (Part 2): Chantry Flat
Business Profile: PawFection
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monroviaweekly.com
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - July 1, 2015
VOLUME 19, NO. 26
Your Voice, Your Community Since 1996
Huge Weekend Planned for Santa Anita Track
American Pharoah Will Greet Race Fans Saturday – Season Closes Sunday Cal Phil Opens Summer Season Saturday Night with Beatles & Beethoven
BY TERRY MILLER
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah arrived back at his barn at Santa Anita last Thursday from Churchill Downs. Arriving First Class on ‘Air Horse One,’ the Triple Crown winner seemed relaxed albeit a bit tired from his travels. The three-year-old colt, owned and bred by Ahmed Zayat and trained by Bob Baffert, landed at Ontario International Airport from Louisville Thursday morning, around 9:45 a.m. He was transported with a sixunit law enforcement code 3 escort to Santa Anita. SEE PG. 15
L: Triple Crown champion American Pharoah is walked by trainer Bob Baffert as Jockey Victor Espinoza looks on proudly. The colt returned from Churchill Downs last Thursday to Santa Anita via a flight on ‘Air Horse One’ to Ontario. From there the multi-million dollar horse received a four-vehicle police escort, code 3, to Santa Anita. R: Maestro Victor Vener. - Photos by Terry Miller
Family Establishes Fund for Monrovia Woman Who Was Found Dead Last Week
Monrovia Bears Looking for Handouts
BY STAFF WRITER In the wake of the discovery of Monrovia resident LaJoya McCoy’s body in her car last week, her younger brother Victor McCoy established a GoFundMe account to assist the family with final expenses and with his sister’s two children. Meanwhile, police consider LaJoya McCoy's death to be suspicious and are investigating. According to the Los Angeles Coroner Tuesday a ‘security hold’
has been put on the case and thus no further information can be released at this time. Friends say the 31-year-old former accountant and owner of a clothing store had no known enemies, and had a good relationship with her children's father. LaJoya McCoy’s stepfather Daryl Lee Jackson spoke with Monrovia Weekly Tuesday morning. SEE PG. 12
Steaks • Seafood • Martini’s • Catering An American Cafe in a Contemporary Casual Setting
607 N. Azusa Ave. Azusa, CA 91702
| (626) 633-0269
BY TERRY MILLER
- Photo by Terry Miller
“Black bears are just looking for a handout; the easiest path through life,” says Marty Wall, California Department of Fish and Wildlife. That quote aside, the drought affects everything in California, including the 35,000 black bears that reside here. So with a massive die-off of trees in the California forests, bears are forced to relocate. The easiest food SEE PG. 13
Now Open! 11am-10pm Daily ~ Lunch, Happy Hour, Dinner
- Photo by Terry Miller