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Thursday, December 14, 2017 - December 20, 2017
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VOLUME 20, NO. 50
FIRE ON MONROVIA’S NORUMBEGA QUICKLY SUPPRESSED, SATURDAY Fire’s cause under investigation
Susan MOTANDER motander@yahoo.com
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brush fire broke out on Saturday night in the 500 block of Norumbega Drive. As with the fire in the Ridgeside/Oakglade area just two days before, firefighters were able to control the blaze before any homes were damaged or destroyed. On Sunday Monrovia Fire Chief Brad Dover attributed the success of the fire fighting effort to three factors. “We have an automatic brush fire response plan in place,” the Chief explained. “There was also a fast response to the incident and we were lucky…there was no wind.” The fire was called in 7:36 according to Chief Dover. Within 10 minutes Incident Commander, Battalion Chief Jeremy Sanchez had called for an additional two alarms. Ultimately Los Angeles County and the Angles National Forest also called in their own alarms.
A decommissioned water reservoir at the top of the hill was destroyed during the Norumbega Fire– Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
SEE FIRE PAGE 12
THE MONROVIA OLD TOWN REPORT Pam FITZPATRICK |
‘Tis the Season in Old Town Monrovia; the streets are decorated, carolers are roaming through town, and the Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon horsedrawn carriage rides are a big hit, as always. But I’m a bit sad: we’ve lost another
pam@oldtownreport.com
two retailers (Empire Bikes in the 600 block of S. Myrtle, and Saga Art Gallery on W. Lime). Sometime in January 2018 Family Affair Music will forever close its doors. Clearly, Amazon and other online retailers are taking a big bite out of little commu-
nity gathering place. This morning, in an attempt to creatively strengthen our retail, I supported a proposal at our monthly MOTAB (Monrovia Old Town Merchants) SEE OLD TOWN PAGE 13
Fundraiser Started For Monrovia Shooting Victim Many in community say Lowe was “executed” at Gem City Grill last week Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
At just after midnight last Saturday, Dec. 2, five shots were fired at close range into Monrovia resident Michael Lowe’s back at the Gem City Grill. He was pronounced dead
45 minutes later in a local hospital. Two others were also injured. Little is known {or, at least, being discussed} about the incident other than two individuals have been arrested
Six engines From Monrovia and Arcadia as well as County Fire, along with hand crews and other resources attacked a brush fire behind residences in the Canyon area on Monrovia around 8p.m.
SEE VICTIM PAGE 12
SEE RESPONSE PAGE 13
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
LIFESTYLE
SPORTSOlympic Power
Pet Pals: Keeping Seniors and Pets Connected
Greg says it’s Chile Out There
Remembering Jerry Tarkanian
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RAPID RESPONSE BY MONROVIA F.D. PREVENTS DISASTER
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