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Monrovia Chase Robbed An odd dressed man who allegedly had anthrax in a briefcase robbed a branch of Chase Bank Wednesday according to reports. The bank robber reporetedly wore lip gloss, nail polish, a tan jumpsuit and UGG Boots when he(she) entered the bank at 690 W.
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Huntington Drive at 10AM Wednesday. After obtaining an unknown amount of cash, the robber fled the bank. The FBI and local PD are investigation the robbery. No one was injured. Any witnesses are asked to contact the local police.
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Huntington Hospital. “We are pleased to honor nurses worldwide with our Rose Parade participation, especially the extraordinary nursing staff we have at Huntington Hospital.” Suko Davies, RN, will represent Huntington Hospital as a rider on this historic float. Davies, an emergency department nurse, has been caring for patients at Huntington Hospital for 30 years. She is a graduate of Pasadena City College (PCC) nursing school and will ride alongside current PCC students Ariel Eby and Nicole Brown as well as seven other nurses. “Suko embodies everything that nursing represents,” said Karen Knudsen, BSN, RN, Huntington Hospital emergency department manager. “She is compassionate, caring and kind. Suko is passionate about the art of nursing and being able to have a meaningful impact on those that she cares for.” The nurses’ float was built entirely with funds
raised by Bare Root Inc., a nonprofit founded by five Southern California nurses in 2007 upon hearing that Sally Bixby, RN, was selected to serve as president of the 2013 Tournament of Roses. Bixby is the first nurse to serve in this role. Bare Root founders seized the opportunity to honor nurses worldwide, showcasing the unique characteristics of nurses through the nature-themed float, “A Healing Place.” For more information about the nurses’ float, visit www.flowers4thefloat.org. Huntington Memorial Hospital is a 625-bed not-forprofit hospital that is home to the only Level II trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley. In addition to being granted Magnet® designation in 2011, Huntington Hospital has been ranked nationally by U.S. News and World Report in two specialties and was named the 8th best hospital in California. For more information, visit www.huntingtonhospital.com.
legal process.” Kruckeberg noted that the oversight board would meet around mid-December, depending if they have a quorum. The current property plan that the city has been working on for the last two years includes the former Church of Arcadia site at 21 Morlan Place, which is currently the property directly behind the existing dealership at 55 W. Huntington Drive. The city is currently leasing property to Rusnak for a parking area there. Other land involved in the plan includes property at 121-159 North Santa Anita Avenue, where the city has relocated the former tenants of two buildings. “The properties there are slated for demolition, and ultimately we’d like to be able to do a deal there with those properties,” he said. At the Jun. 19 oversight board meeting of the successor agency, Kruckeberg, who is chairman of the oversight board, informed fellow board members that the disposition of the former Redevelopment Agency’s commercial properties have been primarily a part of the potential deal with Rusnak. Kruckeberg informed the board that “staff has been in negotiations with Mr. Rusnak for years before the agency was dis-
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Arcadia Rusnak solved and the negotiations have picked up again since the city has a new city manager on board.” According to the minutes of the oversight board meeting, staff will likely come back to the board with information on the potential deal points of a purchase and sale agreement that would come before the board and then to the DOF for their approval.
Formerly located in Pasadena, the dealership moved to Arcadia in 2002. In 2005, Arcadia signed an agreement with Rusnak, assuring the dealership that it would attempt to secure five adjacent properties, about 4.5 acres in total, for future development. The dealership was obligated to fulfill the minimum capacity requirements of Mercedes-Benz USA. If the dealership
failed to acquire a necessary 14 acres, Rusnak would have to look elsewhere for business, causing a significant revenue loss for the city. Rusnak MercedesBenz offers a large inventory of high-performance luxury cars including the Mercedes-Benz sedans and coupes, SUVs and crossovers, roadsters and supercars, including hybrid models.
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Holiday Craft Fair and Antique Phonograph Exhibit Set for Dec. 8 at Duarte Historical Museum Relive yesteryear at the Duarte Historical Museum! Jim Constantian, a Monrovia resident since 1976, will entertain with music played on his 1898 Edison Home cylinder machine and a circa 1921 phonograph which plays 78 rpm records. At the same time, the Museum is featuring a giant “Craft Fair Plus” where visitors can wrap up their holiday shopping. These events will take place on Saturday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Duarte’s Encanto Park. In order to demonstrate to museum visitors how a
Victrola works, Constantian has had a special case constructed which allows the inner workings to be viewed. He will demonstrate these antiques in the Museum from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will play a variety of music including marches and vocals dating back to 1905. These are only two of the dozens of antique machines in Constantian’s collection. The giant “Craft Fair Plus” will feature vendors and local crafters who will sell their wares including candy, food, crafts, jewelry, and beauty items. Local authors will sell and sign their books,
and the Friends of the Duarte Library will hold a giant book sale. Museum tours will be held throughout the day featuring exhibits on the 1938 flood which decimated local foothill areas, Glenn Miller memorabilia, displays on local ranchos and citrus ranches, Route 66, Duarte’s tennis connection, and a salute to Walmart on its 50th anniversary. Admission is free. For more information on the events of the day or crafter/ vendor sign up, call Jackie Hasty, Fair Coordinator, at (626) 222-5931.
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