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VOLUME 20, NO. 44
THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR MONROVIA’S 2017 HALLOWEEN BASH
Terry MILLER
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n Tuesday afternoon, Monrovia officials cut off traffic to Old Town for a few hours while area kids, parents and pets could do a little safe trick-or-treating. Merchants got into the swing of things while hundreds of ghouls, ghosts, goblins and even T-Rex lined up to get the goodies form Monrovia Old Town Merchants who participated. One of the more popular costumes this year wasn’t what we expected (think Trump)…but The Los Angeles Dodgers who were tied 3-3 Tuesday evening for the World Series title. The eternal question…” Why did the chicken cross the road?” was answered at this Halloween Bash when a toddler dressed as a chicken utilized the now famous cross walk …’to get to the other side of Myrtle where the candy is better.’ Monrovia Police were on hand to keep the streets safe and fun and posed for photos with animals who also were nicely dressed for the occasion. The annual ritual drew thousands to Monrovia’s Old TownTuesday afternoon and into the early evening where hilarity and horror graced the street. It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church. Some believe, however, that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, separate from ancient festivals like Samhain, according to multiple sources including Wikipedia.
Isabella Reyes enjoys Halloween at local newspaper’s offices.
THE MONROVIA OLD TOWN REPORT Pam FITZPATRICK |
Before I write each week’s column I like to drop by City Hall Planning desk to see what I can find out. The staff is usually a wealth of information about new business licenses, inquiries, applications for upgrades, etc., but today – well, today as I write this column, it is Hal-
” Why did the chicken cross the road?” – Photos by Terry Miller/Beacon Media News
FOOTHILL UNITY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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loween. If you’ve ever visited City Hall on Halloween, you’ll know what I mean when I say, our Monrovia staff is crazy! I couldn’t recognize half my usual contacts, and the other half were either full of giggles, or running off to a quick lunch time costume contest. Here’s everything I learned from
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them today: we have happy, friendly (sometimes nutty) people at the best city in the world……… Now, by the time this column hits the streets this Thursday, we will either be in a Dodger-inspired frenzy, or SEE OLD TOWN PAGE 12
ARTS & ENTERTAINMET San Gabriel Valley Students Perform at “Enchanted: Forest Of Light”
Foothill Unity Center participated in Make A Difference Day with the Volunteer Center of San Gabriel Valley on Saturday with two project sites. A group of youth and adult volunteers assisted in sorting food from local food drives in preparation for the
upcoming Thanksgiving and Holiday events. A group of volunteers including the Rotary Club of Monrovia and the Interact Club of Monrovia High School worked at the upcoming new home building for the Foothill unity Center pulling up carpet from the area that is
being transformed into the new warehouse and distribution area. This assistance from volunteers will help save some construction funds to go towards the actual building fund and programs. This was the second work day to complete this project as a colSEE UNITY PAGE 13
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