🌱 Patch AM: How did Monrovia factor into Temple City’s latest volleyball hot streak?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Monrovia factor into Temple City's latest volleyball hot streak?
• Why a 96-mile immigration protest walk is stopping in Monrovia.

Also on today's calendar: Teen Advisory Board Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 104 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 105, low: 74.
• Monday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 103 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Volleyball Recap: Temple City Wins Going Away Against Gabrielino (maxpreps.com) — Monrovia High's volleyball team gets a brief mention as one of the recent opponents in Temple City's strong home stretch, where the Rams have now won seven of their last eight home matches. Temple City swept Gabrielino 3–0 on Thursday, though each set stayed competitive, and both Temple City and Gabrielino now head into upcoming road games early next week.
   

• Protesters walk 96 miles – from desert to L.A. (sgvtribune.com) — An interfaith group of protesters is walking 96 miles from Adelanto to downtown Los Angeles to call for closing immigration detention centers, and their route includes a stop in Monrovia. Organizers describe the trek as a spiritual pilgrimage highlighting detainees' conditions, while ICE defends its facilities as safe and humane, underscoring a sharp divide over immigration enforcement in Southern California.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
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Monday October 5
• Teen Advisory Board Meeting →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  5:00 pm
• Teen Activity Hour →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Baby Storytime →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  10:00 am
• Monrovia Reads Van at Clifton MS →
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  12:15 pm
• Barks and Books →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  4:00 pm
• October Adult Craft →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  6:00 pm
• Literacy Word Workshop →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Storytime →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  10:00 am
• Monrovia Reads Van at Monrovia HS →
  Monrovia CA
  11:45 am
• LEGO Free Play →
  Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia
  2:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Live Music Dance Social →
  Dance Around The Clock Monrovia, 314 South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Duarte

• IE Varsity's previews of top high school football games on Friday, Oct. 2 (modbee.com)
• Fast-Track Surgery Protocol Gets Stomach Cancer Patients Home in Days, (scienmag.com)

Sierra Madre

• 2 caught after high-speed police chase ends in Sierra Madre (dailynews.com)
• Alverno Heights Academy Students Gather for Campus Mass (pasadenanow.com)
• 2027 Rose Parade Equestrian Lineup & Equestfest Details (southpasadenan.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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