Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 8, 2014

Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 8, 2014 

DUARTE STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION AND 
RECEPTION, MARCH 19 

DUARTE, CA – Duarte Mayor Liz Reilly will present her assessment and future vision for the 
community at the annual State of the City address on Wednesday, March 19 in the City Hall Courtyard 
presented by the Duarte Chamber of Commerce. “Duarte: Rising into the Future” is the theme for 
this year’s event. The reception and presentation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Duarte City Hall, 
1600 E. Huntington Dr. Tickets to the reception are $10 per person.

For more information and reservations, call Duarte Chamber of Commerce, (626) 357-3333. 
Tickets can be purchased online at duartechamber.com under the Events section on the homepage. 

THOMAS GUZOWSKI TO SPEAK AT CESAR 
CHAVEZ SERVICE DAY PROJECT IN DUARTE 


DUARTE, CA. March 5, 2014 – Thomas Guzowski, Regional Coordinator at the Cesar Chavez 
Foundation will address volunteers at the City of Duarte’s Cesar Chavez Service Project on March 29 
to be held at Westminster Gardens. Guzowski oversees after school programming administered by 
the Foundation that targets under-served communities. 
The annual Cesar Chavez volunteer Project, sponsored by the Volunteer Center of the San Gabriel 
Valley, Duarte’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth, and Westminster Gardens, will kick off at 9 a.m. 
on the 32-acre campus of Westminster Gardens located at 1420 Santo Domingo. A pancake breakfast 
provided by Westminster Gardens will keep volunteers well fed as they complete a beautification 
project on a public parking area of the campus. Volunteers will also receive custom event t-shirts, 
lunch and be eligible for raffle prizes. 

The event is one of a number of volunteer projects coordinated annually by Duarte’s Promise 

– the Alliance for Youth throughout the community. For more information, call Duarte’s Promise 
– The Alliance for Youth at Duarte City Hall, (626) 357-7931 ext. 267 or email at duartespromise@ 
accessduarte.com. 
FRIENDS OF THE 
$0.25 to $2.00 Visit the Friends the Monrovia Public Library will 
Store (Monrovia’s only Bookstore!) hold our 2014 General Member-

MONROVIA PUBLIC 

early for best selection. 
ship Meeting and a "Members Only 

LIBRARY MONTHLY 
The Friends Store is located inside Preview Sale" from 6 pm. to 8 pm. 

HALF-PRICE BOOK 
the Monrovia Public Library. Store Membership must be current and 

hours are Monday- Wednesday, 10 
may be purchased at the door. Fri-

SALE 

a.m. -5 p.m. and Thursday-Satur- 
day and Saturday: May 16, and 17 
MONROVIA- Friends of the Mon-day, noon -5 p.m. is Our Spring Book Sale The hours 
The Friends of the Monrovia Pub-are: Friday, May16: noon- 5 pm. 

rovia Public Library will hold their 

monthly Half-Price BookSale in 
lic Library promote the Library by .and Saturday, May 17: 10 am. – 5 
encouraging a greater use and ap-pm. 

the Friends Store throughout the 

preciation of the literary, educa


month of March This month, adult 

tional, and cultural advantages the Friends Store at the Monrovia 

books and media with a dark green 

dot on the spine are half-price. library offers to the community. Public Library 
AND... Save these dates! May 15, 321 S. Myrtle Avenue, www.friend-

While some items are individually 

priced, regular prices range from 
16 , and 17. On Thursday, May 15, sofmonroviapubliclibrary.org 
from 5 pm.-8 pm. The Friends of 



Monrovia Police Blotter 

Highlighted Activity for the Weekdays of March 3-5, 2014

During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 404 service events, resulting in 60 
investigations. To see a complete listing of crimes reported, go to http://www.crimemapping.com/map/
ca/monrovia for crime mapping. For Police Department news and information, visit our website and 
follow us on Twitter. 

Commercial Burglary – Suspect ArrestedMarch 3 at 2:30 p.m., loss prevention from a business in the 500 block of West Huntington phoned 
police to report a female subject inside the store that was concealing merchandise. Police arrived and 
waited outside for the subject to leave the store. The female exited the store and was detained by loss 
prevention. She was escorted back into the store by loss prevention and a police officer. The female 
subject was arrested for burglary. 

Possession of a Controlled Substance / Recovered Stolen Firearm – Suspect ArrestedOn March 4 at 12:43 p.m., a parking control officer was dispatched on a parking problem in the 900 
block of Diamond. When she arrived, she had dispatch run a computer check on the license plate of 
the vehicle. She discovered the computer return on the license plate did not match the type of vehicle. 
An officer was requested and when he arrived, he smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the 
vehicle. The officers opened the vehicle and saw marijuana mulch in a box. They inspected the vehicle 
further and recovered 12 pounds of marijuana. In the trunk, they located a honey oil extraction lab 
and equipment, along with 14 grams of honey oil product. They located the owner of the vehicle and 
were given consent to search the residence. They recovered a stolen firearm from inside the residence. 
The suspect was arrested and held for bail. 

Tip of the Week 

Don’t Depend on the Luck of the Irish to Get You Home Safely – Stay Safe and “Drive Sober or Get 
Pulled Over.” 

On Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, the Monrovia Police Department will be participating in the regional 
“AVOID the 100” 

Anti-DUI Campaign. Officers will be deployed to provide DUI enforcement to stop and arrest alcohol 
and drug-impaired drivers in the Department's ongoing traffic safety campaign. 

DUI saturation patrols will deploy on March 17, 2014, between the hours of 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. in areas 
with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests. 

If you are hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party: 

Remember, you can be held liable and 
prosecuted if someone you serve isinvolved in an impaired driving crash.

Make sure all your guests designate a 
sober driver in advance or help arrangeride-sharing with other sober drivers. 

Serve lots of food and include lots of 
non-alcoholic beverages at the party. 

Keep the phone numbers for local cab 
companies handy and take the keys 
awayfrom anyone who is thinking of driving 
impaired. 

Also, if you are attending a St. Patrick’s 
Day Party: 

Designate a sober driver before the 
party begins and give that person your 


car 
keys. 

If you do not have a designated driver, call a cab, sober friend, or family memberto pick you up. 

Never let a friend leave your sight if you think they are about to drive drunk. 

Always buckle up. 

Alcohol, not only dangerously impairs your driving skills, it impairs yourjudgment. If you see a friend under the influence of alcohol – don’t let them getbehind the wheel. 

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