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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 VOLUME 14, NO.73
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Breeders’ Cup Management to Pitch In for Event Security Costs BY SAMEEA KAMAL As the time comes near for the upcoming Breeders’ Cup World Championship horse races, the Arcadia city council has decided that it will be necessary to charge the event management for half of the cost of non-traffic related public safety services, passed at the meeting on August 18. The 26th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championship, which marks the end of the season for Thoroughbred racing, will take place November 6 and 7 at the Santa Anita Racetrack. In the past, public safety services were provided at no cost to the Breeders’ Cup, though the city has charged the race track for some other events in the past. In 2008, the total cost for police and fire services to the city came to nearly $60,000 that were absorbed by city departments, said Captain Gene Gioia of the Arcadia police
SANTA ANITA TAKEN OFF AUCTION BLOCK
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Monrovian Dies in
Lake Tahoe Accident
No Acceptable Opening Bids Put Forward for Historic Property BY TERRY MILLER Magna Entertainment, which owns Santa Anita Race Track, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March of this year. Since then, the owners had hoped for a flurry of bids for the huge, historic and valuable piece of Arcadia real estate known as the Santa Anita Racetrack. According to reports, however, no acceptable opening bid has been offered for the world famous race track, and thus the property will not go on the
Colorful collections of cauliflower, cantaloupe, carrots, watermelon and everything in-between were yours for the taking at the produce exchange last week. - Photos by Terry Miller
Monrovia Produce Exchange Has Some New Ideas for Feeding Our Community Page 15
Anxious Residents Attend Meeting with Fire Officials 160,000 Acre Station Fire Now Officially Arson
BY SUSAN MOTANDER M a r k D ic k s o n w a s killed in a bizarre accident last week at the Heavenly Lake Tahoe SKi resort. He and his new wife Rebecca were on their honeymoon. They had planned to resettle in the Lake Tahoe area Mark and Rebecca had riden the chair lift to the top and were on the return trip down the mountain when a rope from the zip which parraleled the chair life tangled with their gondola. According to Lt. Les Lovell of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department which is investigating the accident, the rope somehow whipped away from the zip line and tipped the gondola n which Mark and his wife were riding.
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Jody Noiron, National Forest Supervisor speaks at a recent community fire update meeting. - Photos by Terry Miller
At a community meeting held Thursday evening at the Church of the Nazarene, Angeles National Forest Supervisor Jody Noiron said” Life is not going to be the same as we’ve known it.” She added
STAY-CATION V If you haven’t yet headed out to the L.A. County Fair, then shame on you. In Part Five of her Staycation series, Susan Motander looks at this 77 year tradition providing a community gathering place where people learn about California’s heritage and enjoy traditional Fair food, activities and entertainment.
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that the Station Fire is” history in the making…” referring to the massive size of the unpredictable fire. She then read a statement which most in the audience had not yet heard. Noiron said
Antonovich Offers EPA Orders Monterey Park $50,000 Reward for Firm to Present Recycling Plan Station Fire Arsonist for 31,993 Pounds of E-Waste
that after exhaustive forensic tests, the determination of fire officials was that the fire had indeed been started by an act of arson. At this point, enormous collective sigh could be heard in the large audience. The majority of the over 400 people who attended had nothing but praise and thanks for the firefighting efforts as well as a lot of questions. The Governor has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for setting the blaze. Facing some harsh criti-
Following last week’s announcement by Governor Schwarzenegger that the state would be offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the Station Fire, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced this week that he will be offering an additional $50,000 reward. The motion will be voted on by the Board of Supervisors at their next regularly scheduled meeting on September 8, 2009. As of Wednesday, the Station Fire had burned 160,357 acres and destroyed more than 166 structures. The record setting blaze also resulted in the death of 2 firefighters and
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered Monterey Park based ZKW Trading to submit a management plan for approximately 31,993 pounds of cathode ray tubes that were illegally shipped to, and later returned from, Hong Kong, China -- a violation of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Commonly known as CRTs, cathode ray tubes are the video display components of televisions and computer monitors. The glass in these units typically contains enough lead to require managing it as hazardous waste under certain circumstances. “The EPA is ordering ZKW Trading to submit a
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DESIGN SENSE
FOOD
REAL ESTATE NOTES
For some area students, “Back to School” means the beginning of a new adventure as they pack their bags and head to college for the first time. This week, Beacon Media’s resident design guru takes a look at how to turn a cinder block cell dorm room into a place worth calling home.
Whoever said Bruschetta isn’t meant for breakfast? Well, probably the Italians, but what do they know? Find out what magic a poached egg can add to this favorite appetizer in this week’s addition to your Recipe Box.
Too often we’re concerned only about our one acre kingdom, but the recent wildfire in the Angeles National Forest serves as a stinging reminder that our public lands are far more valuable than even the most prized Sotheby’s offering.
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