Marijuana Grow House Discovered in Sierra Madre
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th BAILEY CANYON CLEAN-UP Saturday, Oct. 25 8 a.m. - Noon Volunteers Needed! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2014 VOLUME 8 NO. 43 OUR 2015 ROSE FLOAT PRINCESSES MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE DISCOVERED IN SIERRA MADRE The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association is pleased to announce the selection of the 2014- The location of the grow ‘houses’ 2015 Sierra Madre Rose Float Association Princesses. Please help us welcome (from left to was behind the gates bordering right) Kayla Rice, Alexi Zate, Britney Stone, and Kristine Kuhn who will represent SMRFA and 453/461 E. Grandview. the City of Sierra Madre over the coming year. Ms. Rice is a junior at The Peace and Justice (Photo by S. Henderson, MVNews) Academy, Ms. Zate is senior at LaSalle, Ms. Stone senior at San Marino High School and Ms. Kuhn is a junior at St. Lucy’s Priory High School. In a fortunate twist of fate for law abiding citizens in Sierra Madre, an apparently well established marijuana HAPPY IS A $5 MILLION grow house was shut down this week. DOLLAR SCRATCHER According to Sierra Madre Police Chief Larry Giannone, “On Wednesday Happy’s Liquors Produces Another Big October 22, 2014 at 9:13 hrs. the Sierra Lottery Winner! Madre Police Department with the Sierra Madre resident, Steven C. Armogida made a very assistance of LA Impact Multi-agency wise investment last week. He spent $20 for a California Drug Taskforce, responded to the Lottery Million $$ Match Game Scratcher. That $20 400 block of E. Grandview Ave. and turned into $5 million and no doubt made him very happy determined the property renter had along with the owners of the store where the ticket was established a large Marijuana Grow Inside law enforecement found approximately 600 purchased. This is the second million dollar winner for marijuana plants. (Photo Courtesy SMPD) Happy’s within the last five years. In August, 2010, another house with approximately 600 plants of Happy’s customer scratched his way to $1 million dollars. Marijuana being cultivated under grow (http://mtnviewsnews.com/v04/htm/n35/index.htm). The lamps that required over 30,000 volts of electricity power to maintain the growing operation. The store owners, Ashwani (right) and Kiran Gaur will receive renter at the location had converted all of the bedrooms, bathrooms, the garage, the cellar, and $25,000 for selling the winning tickets. upstairs storage area of the garage into marijuana plant growing rooms. It was estimated that each Happy’s and The Bottle Shop, both long time retailers plant generally yields approximately half a pound, to a pound of Marijuana per plant at maturity. in Sierra Madre carry the distinguished title of “Lucky Based on the evidence left behind in the residence, the LA Impact investigators estimated that the Retailer”, since both have sold large winning tickets in the last year. On the official lottery website, Happy’s is grower at this location was able to harvest the plants for an estimated street value of $1,800,000 of listed as having sold over 400 tickets a week and $4,000 plus a week in winning tickets. The Bottle Shop is also Marijuana. The Marijuana and other evidence was confiscated and continued ( on page 3) listed as selling $4,000 plus a week in winning tickets. MVNews FOOTHILL UNITY CENTER Inside this week: SEEKING TURKEYS, FOOD, FUNDS, VOLUNTEER TIME FOR CALENDAR Pg. 2 THANKSGIVING SIERRA MADRE NEWS Over 1,000 families will receive food boxes at November 24-25 distributions Pg. 3 Foothill Unity Center is gearing up PASADENA/ALTADENA for its annual Thanksgiving food distribution in partnership with Pg. 4 its eleven-city community. The ARCADIA NEWS distribution for families will be held on Monday, November 24, at Ayers Hall MONROVIA/DUARTE at the Los Angeles County Arboretum Pg. 5 in Arcadia. A second distribution for individuals will be held Tuesday, November 25, at the Center’s Monrovia EDUCATION & YOUTH and Pasadena locations. one aspect of the Center’s year-round Pg. 6 The Center is seeking donations of Family Food Program, which provided food, turkeys, funds, food drives and 35,190 food services last year. Each FOOD & DRINK volunteer time for the Thanksgiving month, clients receive a grocery cart of Pg. 7 event and its upcoming Holiday food items, sized by number of people Distribution in December. Funds in the family to supplement needs for may be donated securely online at 7-10 days. They may return to pick up BEST FRIENDS foothillunitycenter.org. Food and perishable food items once a week, Pg. 8 checks may be dropped off weekdays including fresh produce, dairy and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at either Center baked goods. The Center also delivers location: 415 W. Chestnut Ave. in HEALTHY LIFESTYLES monthly food packages to qualified Monrovia or 191 N. Oak Ave. in homebound senior and disabled Pg. 9 Pasadena. clients, and gave 4,749 substantial bag Thanksgiving is an especially difficult lunches (enough for about two days) to THE GOOD LIFE holiday for families who are struggling homeless or those who have no place Pg. 10 to survive, says Center Executive to store or cook food. Its volunteer-run Director Betty McWilliams. “Last year, Pet Food Bank helped families keep we sent more than 1,116 pre-registered over 1,000 pets last year. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT families home with bountiful The Center also provides referrals food boxes sized for their families, Pg. 11 to over 100 organizations for crisis containing all the elements for a festive and housing assistance, employment Thanksgiving dinner,” she says. The counseling, and much more. Its Health SECTION B experience of sharing this meal in Services Child Health Connection their own homes is something they program connects children with AROUND SGV Pg. B1 wouldn’t otherwise have been able to urgent health care needs to free and enjoy.” THE WORLD AROUND US low-cost care, helps uninsured clients Pg. B2 Information on Thanksgivingenroll for low-cost insurance coverage, volunteer shifts is available atand conducts health screenings and foothillunitycenter.org/thanksgiving- education seminars. It also operates a BUSINESS NEWS Pg. B3 and-holiday-distribution-programs Medical Outreach Clinic in partnership or by calling the Center at (626) 358- with the Community Health Alliance OPINION Pg. B4 3486. Photos of last year’s events can of Pasadena (ChapCare) providing be viewed in the online Photo Gallery. health and dental care to homeless and LEGAL NOTICES Pg. B5 Only one part of a bigger effort uninsured adult clients. The Thanksgiving Distribution is just 2 Mountain View News Saturday, October 25, 2014 CALENDAR Weather6-Day Forecast Wise Sierra Madre, Ca. Sun: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s Mon: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s Tues: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s Wed: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Thur: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s Fri: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service CITY OF SIERRA MADRE CALENDAR OF EVENTS Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at City Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. 626-355-7135 NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, OCTOBER 28, 2014 6:30 pm 1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & Free on-air publicity for local events Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts for Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. PSAs will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 24/7 and can be heard at 1630 on the AM dial. Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have their event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre Community Information Radio. The station covers the city of Sierra Madre, plus surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. Your event must: • Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity • Be open to the public • Be of general interest to local citizens Just write a Public Service Announcement that describes your event and e-mail it to [email protected]. SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS City Council Next City Council Meeting OTOBER 28, 2014 - 6:30 pm The final agenda and staff reports will available online no later than Friday night. Enter the date “09/30/2014” for the complete agenda packet. Can’t make it to the meeting, but still want to share your thoughts? You can mail or drop off a written statement to City Hall or email [email protected] before 5:30 the night of the meeting and your statement will be delivered to all the Council Members. Upcoming Public Meetings Agendas and staff reports will be posted online 72 hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will take place in the City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Wednesday, October 29: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - BUDGET, 6:30pm Thursday, November 6: Senior Services Commission, 3:00pm Thursday, November 6:* Planning Commission, 7:00pm **These meetings will be recorded and aired live on Time Warner, Channel 3 and streamed online. HAVE YOU SEEN THE CROWS? Well, don’t be alarmed! There are more than 60 Scarecrows around town to protect you! Look around, they’re everywhere! Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com 3 Mountain View News Saturday, October 25, 2014 REMEMBERANCES in school despite her parent’s leader in the classroom. She assisted absences. She left Chicago with the design/build of her and Jay Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side JOY JUANITA PHILLIPS by train to seek more secure Whitcraft’s Sierra Madre home. home and better opportunities by Deanne Davis April 28, 1932 – October 08, 2014 Joy was passionate about improving in Los Angeles.