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Sierra Madre Search & Rescue: Deceased Hiker, Injuries
During the month of July, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to 18 calls for assistance.

Former Editor Monrovia Patch
Hometown: Pomona, CA
Birthday: July 21
Bio: A southern California native, I grew up in the Inland Valley and moved to the San Gabriel Valley after graduating from Pomona College in 2003.
I began my writing career by contributing satirical pieces to various online publications before enrolling at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism in 2005. In 2006, I spent a summer working as a reporter at the Cape Times in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated from the USC Annenberg School in 2007 with an M.A. in journalism and worked for the Los Angeles Times and NFL Network before signing on as a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News in 2008. I left the Star-News in 2010 to become the editor of Monrovia Patch.
During the month of July, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to 18 calls for assistance.

The monthly Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte Town Council meeting will take place Tuesday.
Monrovia is hosting its first-ever film festival and the first screenings debut Friday evening at the Krikorian Theaters.
Renovations to the Aztec Hotel have proved to be challenging, according to Monrovia City Manager Laurie Lile.
This week a woman found a potato stuffed in her exhaust pipe,
The Monrovia Police Department will receive $54,760 from the state Office of Traffic Safety.
The retail corporation will be awarding up to $2.5 million in support of local schools.
The Monrovia High School football team suddenly has a glut of talent at a position that was supposed to be its weakest.
A special ceremony is planned Sunday for Monrovia Olympian Kim Rhode, who won a gold medal in London while setting records in the process.
The U.S. Senator from California will attend a luncheon at the City of Hope on Thursday, Aug. 23.
Monrovia and the SoCal Mobile Food Vendors Association have reached a preliminary settlement in a lawsuit alleging the city unfairly banned food trucks from Old Town, according to a court clerk.
A status conference is scheduled in a lawsuit alleging that the city is discriminating against food truck vendors by keeping them out of Old Town.
The U.S. Senator from California will attend a luncheon at the City of Hope on Thursday, Aug. 23.
Thieves in the San Gabriel Valley have been breaking into SUVs and taking GPS systems and the third row car seats, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The festival will feature 12 films, shorts and documentaries from local filmmakers beginning Friday, August 17.
A man exposed himself on a Monrovia street corner, was arrested and cited, then did it again the next day. Read on for more.
Temperatures in the area could soar above 100 degrees. The California Independent System Operator is asking people to conserve energy anywhere they can.
The Monrovia Unified School District is partnering with two local service organizations to put on "Teen Depression and Suicide: Signs, Symptoms, & Solutions" following the death of an MHS student in July.
Lane closures on the 10 freeway will affect traffic from downtown Los Angeles east to La Puente. Lane closures are also planned on the 60 freeway this week.
The Perseids Meteor Shower is the most popular of the year and should be visible Saturday night, according to JPL and NASA.