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Monrovia Farmers Market, originally uploaded by love.birds.

YAY for cute bags and pillows!

Habitat for Humanity Groundbreaking, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

I’m happy to say that this project is progressing and 4 families have been chosen for the property. What a cool thing to be a kid in one of those families seeing their house constructed from scratch!

As many of you may know, two fun events will be happening this weekend in Monrovia. The Fire Service Day Pancake Breakfast will be held from 7–11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10th, at Fire Station #1, at 141 E. Lemon Ave.

On Sunday the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group is putting on their annual Mother’s Day Home Tour. This year will be their 26th annual tour, and the homes will range in age from 1887 to 1939.

Learn more about the Pancake Breakfast on their PDF flyer or by calling 626-256-8181 or the Mother’s Day Home Tour by visiting the Monrovia Old House Preservation Group’s website or calling 626-358-7822.

In other news: more free parking in Old Town Monrovia is now available in the Colorado Commons underground parking area. This should make lots of people happy.

Enjoy cocktails and dancing to local band The Delgado Brothers while helping a great cause: Habitat for Humanity. This event will benefit the Monrovia Women’s Build, which is raising money to build a Habitat home for a needy family in Monrovia. All you pay is $25 at the door.

So come join your fellow Monrovians on Sunday, April 27th, from 6–8 p.m. and enjoy some great live music. The Monrovia Historical Museum is located at 742 E. Lemon in Monrovia (at Recreation Park).

For more information, or to purchase pre-sale tickets, contact Rena at 626-215-4211. Hope to see you there!

Sure, you’d like to see the train station go in soon…so to help make that happen attend the MTA’s next board meeting on Thursday the 24th at 9:30 a.m. at and show your support. The meeting will be held at MTA Headquarters (board room), One Gateway Plaza in Los Angeles.

Remember, this is not a done deal yet, as the Foothill extension has not been allocated as part of the budgeted 30-year regional plan. It’s currently still floundering in the list of “Strategic Projects” which means that it will likely be built only when “funds become available.”

This will be an opportunity for supporters of the Foohill Extension to speak directly to board members during the public comment period (1 minute maximum). The MTA Building is located adjacent to Union Station downtown, which is reachable from the Sierra Madre station in about 35 minutes. For more information, please call 626-305-7026 or visit the website at and register.

To make your support known through email, send your thoughts to metroplan@metro.net. For more complete information, download the PDF here. You may also sign the “I WILL RIDE” student petition here.

The Relay For Life of Monrovia April 26 11a.m. thru April 27 11a.m. at Recreation Park in Monrovia. The Relay For Life is a 24 hour event where the community celebrates cancer survivors, remembers those we’ve lost to cancer, and continues to fight back for a cure.

Monrovia Relay is a bit different than most other Relays because they not only honor humans effected by cancer, but pets, too. White Luminaria bags are for humans and lavender for pets. Dog survivors will walk during the Survivor’s Victory Lap and they will receive a special gift as will the human survivors.

Two Dogs Petsitting has teamed up with Dog Paddle Wellness, CM Surgical Specialty Group, Eye Care For Animals, Royal Oaks Equestrian Farm, twenty something Magazine, and Carole Anne Kaufman’s Studio C Hair Artistry and raised over $5,000 so far.

If you are available the weekend of April 26th and would like to join in the celebration, remembrance, and fight…Two Dogs Paws Pettsitting would love to have you on their team! The commitment is minimal (only 30-60 minutes!) and you are sure to have a fantastic time. Here is the link to check out the event schedule or sign up for the team.

You do not have to raise money or ask anyone for anything…if your friends or family (dogs included) are interested in hanging out while you walk, sign them up, too, and we’ll make sure you all have a great time! If you do raise or donate $100, you will receive a Relay 08 t-shirt…but definitely not required.