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VOLUME 20, NO. 47
MONROVIA FOOTHILL UNITY CENTER’S ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DISTRIBUTION Terry MILLER
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tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
oothill Unity Center Inc. provided more than 800 Thanksgiving food boxes to families in need from the San Gabriel Valley Foothills including Altadena, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Duarte, Irwindale, Monrovia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre and South Pasadena. This was a community driven event with more than 400 volunteers coming together to provide the boxes.
Monrovia Police Chief Alan Sanvictores volunteered his time to help Foothill Unity provide food for needy families in San Gabriel Valley Monday morning. – Photos by Terry Miller/Beacon Media News
THE MONROVIA OLD TOWN REPORT Pam FITZPATRICK
Many of the volunteers helping with distribution on Monday were from the Monrovia Police Dept., including the new chief Alan Sanvictores, who assisted families getting their Thanksgiving dinner supplies. This community event provides registered clients of the center with food and all the trimmings and is made possible by the support of local businesses, civic clubs, faith based organizations, schools and individuals. Through food drives, donations and sponsorships. Many thanks to all the local schools, businesses, Faith Based groups, civic clubs that have hosted food drives, and sponsored food items including local legislators. Also special thanks to local Legislators, Cal American Water Co., Golden State Water Co., Minuteman Transportation, Pink Transportation, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Major Carts for being major sponsors of the Thanksgiving Distribution events
Monrovia Landing Has Arrived
pamfitz2@gmail.com
As I’m writing this week’s column, everyone is preparing for Thanksgiving and all of the food, family and fun it brings. I suspect my family mirrors that of many of our readers – we’ll have fewer places around the table (in in our case, around the living room with food trays) this year. One short year can bring so many
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
changes… I’ve been reminded by so many Face Book postings; the holidays bring mixed feelings to many. Memories can be wonderful and sad at the same time, but there is nothing like having folks you love surround you sharing way too much food. And laughter is good – really good. Which brings me to
Eponymous ice cream floats
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the holiday events that begin in Old Town tomorrow, traditionally called Black Friday (a term I dislike), followed by Small Business Saturday. Everything we do here in Old Town is for all of us – we’re not just about making a few bucks (though that would be nice). We are about
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LA Children’s Chorus Ready for the Holiday
Susan MOTANDER motander@yahoo.com
Several weeks ago, Homegoods and TJMaxx opened at the renovated shopping center on Huntington Drive at Shamrock in Monrovia. The center, the previously housed the Albertson’s market has been renovated and renamed Monrovia Landing,
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in honor of the Monrovia Airport that was originally located at the site. Warner Pacific Properties, the principals of which are brothers Michael and John Odell, were the driving force behind the renewal of the center. John recently spoke in phone interview from the Midwest where he said he did the major share of his
new developments. “I was a bit concerned about working on a development in California,” he said relating that he had heard horror stories from other developers about the restrictions and impediments in dealing with local regulations. “I had the opposite exSEE LANDING PAGE 13
HOLIDAY DINING
It’s time to Eat, drink and be Merry
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