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Monrovia Man Reunited with Stolen Truck after 38 Years
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Volume XV, No. XL
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Teacher Arrested on Numerous Counts of Child Molestation Monrovia Resident Wade Joseph Bughman Teaches at Duarte's Beardslee Elementary Beardslee Elementary School sixth-grade teacher Wade Joseph Bughman, 41, of Monrovia was arrested last Thursday and charged with at least 11 counts of child molestation, including continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and forcible rape according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Bughman is being held on $2,100.000 bail at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles. Monrovia Weekly spoke with Duarte Unified School
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Oak Tree Monrovia Chalk Festival Sets World Record Shows Off Will Run at The 18th annual PasaNew Public Santa Anita dena Chalk Festival held during the Father’s Day The Oak Tree Racing Art Projects Association weekend was the biggest in will conduct
Reunited 38 years later, Monrovian Harold Voelker is seen with his 1967 F-100 on First Ave. in Arcadia. - Photo By Terry Miller By terry Miller It took the police 38 yea rs, but t hey f ina lly found Monrovian Harold Voelker’s 1956 Ford F-100 truck which was stolen from Los Angeles in the early 1970’s. “ I w a s s h a k i n g ,” Volelker sa id when he got the call from Modesto Highway Patrol saying they believe they found the 1967 truck he reported stolen in the summer of 1972. Harold Voelker left the workplace en route home but couldn’t find his truck It was parked at Washington and Vermont in Los Angeles in the morning and by quitting time at 3pm, it was gone. The then 27 year old Voelker immediately filed a police report and got a call from authorities a few Continued on Page 15 400 S. Baldwin Ave. Arcadia CA 91007
Pasadena’s history. It also has made history as the World’s Largest Street “painting” festival deemed, albeit unofficially, by the famous Guinness Book of World Records. Organizers of the two day event said the famous festival attracted more than 100,000 people to two-day event the Paseo Colorado shopping center. The event was co-sponsored by the Paseo Colorado and the Light Bringer Project – which also hosts the annual Occasional Doo Dah Parade. About 600 artists of all ages and skills created over 170 pastel chalk murals with
You may have noticed the newly erected, inviting archway that welcomes one to old town Monrovia. Perhaps you’ve seen the Red Car depiction at Paragon. It is all part of a plan that’s working in major cities across the US and spearheaded locally by one of Monrovia’s councilmen. At the core of the community’s public art strategy is the Art in Public Places Ordinance that was adopted in 2004 at the urging of Council Member Joe Garcia. The Ordinance estab-
its 42nd annual meeting at Santa Anita Park, with opening day set for Sept. 29, it was announced at a meeting of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) on Tuesday. Oak Tree, which had its lease with Santa Anita’s corporate owner, Magna I nter nat iona l Develop ment (MID) voided this past May, was originally inked to run at Santa Anita through 2016. At Tuesday’s CHRB meeting, MID Chairman Frank Stronach agreed to a special, one-year lease
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Family Flicks on The Promenade Join Westfield Santa Anita every Wednesday now through July 28 for free outdoor movies. For a complete list of showings and event details, visit westfield.com