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🌱 Patch AM: How a Monrovia teen turned Eaton fire loss into Rose Court leadership
Spotted on the Monrovia calendar: Treehouse NYE 2025 Party
Hi there, Monrovia! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Monrovia teen turned Eaton fire loss into Rose Court leadership
- Meet the woman who keeps Rose Parade horses safe on Colorado
Also on today's calendar: Jouyssance presents "Joyeux Noel" and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Monroviafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Monroviafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 66 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 62, low: 53.
- Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rose Parade 2026: Meet this year's Rose Queen and Court (sgvtribune.com) — Monrovia residents will see one of their own on the 2026 Rose Court: John Muir High senior Naira Wadley, who lost her home in the Eaton fire and now advocates for fire survivors’ needs. The piece profiles all seven Rose Queen and Court members, highlighting their studies, community work, and future ambitions across the San Gabriel Valley. 
• Rose Parade Horseshoe Inspections Gain Another Farrier (americanfarriers.com) — Monrovia gets a brief spotlight as the longtime home of a horseshoeing supply business once run by trailblazing farrier Ada Gates Patton, the Rose Parade’s official horseshoe inspector. The article mainly follows her decades-long fight to enter a male-dominated trade and her push to pass on hard-earned safety expertise that keeps hundreds of parade horses and spectators safe each New Year’s Day.
📸 Around Monrovia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monrovia
★ Featured events ★
- Treehouse NYE 2025 Party
Chapter Hollywood, 6358 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles
9:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Knitting and Crochet Club
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
1:00 pm - Swim Crew: January - Monrovia, CA 2026
Santa Anita Family YMCA , 501 Mountain Ave , Monrovia
6:00 pm - Smarty Pants Storytime
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
12:00 pm - Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
12:30 pm - Walk-In Tutoring With Bo-Gay
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am - Walk-In Tutoring With Cheri
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am - Walk-In Tutoring With Margie
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am - Jouyssance presents "Joyeux Noel"
St Luke's Episcopal Church , 122 California Ave , Monrovia
4:00 pm
Saturday January 3
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Sunday January 11
📣 Monrovia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Noon Year's Eve (Monrovia)
Library Park , 321 S Myrtle Ave , Monrovia
10:00 am - Naloxone (Narcan) and Fentanyl Test Strip Clinic
El Monte Library , 3224 Tyler Ave , El Monte
12:00 pm - Computer Classes
Harbor Gateway Branch Library Harbor City -
3:00 pm - Bring the Family & Ring in 2026 EARLY at D&B
Dave & Buster's Arcadia - Santa Anita , 400 S Baldwin Ave Suite 930-U , Arcadia
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Units are responding to an extinguished fire in Vermont-Slauson.
2:10AM on Dec 30: Units are responding to a vehicle fire in Vermont-Slauson. (Nextdoor ) - Units are responding to an extinguished fire in Vermont Square.
2:28AM on Dec 30: Units are responding to a refuse/garbage fire in Vermont Square. (Nextdoor )
- Look Cinemas posted a job opening for Back Of House Team Member in Monrovia. Apply here.
- Vallarta Supermarkets posted a job opening for Meat Filler -Red Helmet in Azusa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monrovia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sierra Madre
- 'Little House on the Prairie' star Rachel Greenbush reflects on leaving show (nypost.com)
- DIAVOLO Will Make Sierra Madre Playhouse Debut With T.R.U.S.T. (broadwayworld.com)
- How the Rose Parade is responding to rain in forecast (mercedsunstar.com)
Arcadia
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