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Community Mourns Tragic Death of Beloved Kindergarten Teacher
A series of hearts with notes and cards of remembrance as part of a tribute placed outside Mayflower Kindergarten teacher Maggie Clark’s classroom Monday. The veteran teacher died in a car accident over the weekend. - Photo by Terry Miller Maggie Clark, 44, a was traveling by car to a teaching a kindergarten her students academic, soteacher at Mayflower El- conference in the Inland class. Counseling is be- cial and emotional needs.” ementary School in Mon- Empire with fellow teacher ing made available for her Collins further described rovia was killed over the Janet Dunbar Just outside students along with any her as “one of the ‘anchors weekend in a traffic acci- of Hemet a large truck others at the school all teachers’ of young children who help prepare dent while on her way to a jumped the center divider week. school conference. Monro- and plowed into their car. Debbie Collins, the them for their educational via Unified School District Clark was killed; Dun- Associate Superintendent careers.” A s a n ex a mple of representatives said their bar is at home recovering of the Monrovia Schools first priority was to ensure from a broken leg and is in charge of Human Re- Clark’s dedication, Colt hat proper counseling expected to make a full sources, described Clark lins cited the fact that the was immediately available recovery. as a very private person veteran teacher was on her for her students and othClark had taught at “who was dedicated to way to one in a seminars ers at the highly honored Mayflower school for over each of her classes every she on her own time. “Even school. twenty years, starting in year. She did everything Continued on Page 13 On Saturday, Clark 1988, and was currently she could to take care of
Boys and Girls Club Aids Pro Active Tutoring Program The Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills has come to the aid of the Pro Active Tutoring program of the Monrovia School District. The Club has made a donation to the PAT program which will make matching funds available to provide tutoring at Monrovia High School as well as both Clifton and Santa Fe Middle Schools. Duke Freyermuth who
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Faith Hawthorne, 3rd grade, works with tutor Chrisy Alcarez.
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Thursday, May 13- May 19, 2010 Volume XV, No. XIX
THIS WEEK
Back to Business for Sierra Madre Council Sierra Madre’s Council Chambers was standing room only on Tuesday evening as the first official meeting of the newly elected council members got underway. A water conservation slide show and side show were the first order of business. The Water District has created a new water education and conservation program in partnership with its member cities and participating youth
groups. The program features H2OWL, a new mascot that will visit schools, parks, and community and business events to increase awareness and participation in water conservation activities. The Owl was warmly greeted when he approached the front of the council chambers. The next order of business was the replacement of the city’s street
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Monrovia Day Activities to Center on Fire Department Centennial By Susan Motander This Saturday is Monrovia Day, the annual celebration of the anniversary of the founding of Monrovia. This year the festivities will center around the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Monrovia Fire Department. This year the festivities will begin early at 7:00 a.m. when the Chili Cook Off between various local fire departments. The judging for this cook off will culmi-
nate in the judging at 12:30 p.m. The cookoff will be held on East Lemon starting at Myrtle Avenue. While the chili is being prepared the annual Monrovia Day Parade which will be held beginning at 9:00 a.m. The parade will step off from the corner of Olive and Myrtle and proceed north on Myrtle Avenue to Palm Avenue. Includied in this year’s parade will be several vintage
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Portantino Congratulates AHS Constitution Team, Coaches on National Championship Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) went to Kevin Fox’s Gov. Class at Arcadia High School on Friday morning to present the Arcadia High School Constitution team with Certificates of Recognition for their national title. Team member Madyson Cassidy, pictured at the right, told Portantino she was going to be the first woman President of the
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Anthony Portantino congratulates Madyson Cassidy of Constitution Team after her team won the National title. - Photo by Terry Miller