Mountain Views News          Saturday, November 27, 2010

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Mountain Views News Saturday, November 27, 2010

Outstanding Community Volunteers Honored 

 Santa Anita Family YMCA 
senior program director, 
Wendy Towns, daughter 
Maya, and Ifhika Nuchhal 
pluck lucky rubber ducks 
from the Y swimming 
pool at the annual Rubber 
Duck Dunk Fundraiser. 
The event sponsored by 
The Montgomery Family, 
Realtor Donna Baker, New 
Life Evangelistic Church, 
Lutz & Company, and 
K.C. and Tzeitel Caracci 
raised $3,000 for the Y’s 
Youth and Government 
program. Funds will help 
offset travel costs to 
Sacramento for local teen 
delegates to the YMCA 
Model Legislature and 
Model Court in February.

 

Dunking For Ducks


Honored were, from left to right Steve Nicholson, general manager of Performance Nissan, 
Outstanding Business Person Award; Mario Contreras, Outstanding Youth Award; Sheree Curry, 
Outstanding Humanitarian Award; Jasmine Castro, Outstanding Youth Award; Sharman Warner, 
Outstanding Civic Service Award, and Victor Valenzuela, Outstanding Service to Youth Award. 
Josephine Tung (not pictured) was honored with the Outstanding Service to Senior Citizens/Disabled 
Award.

 Seven outstanding Duarte 
citizens were recognized for 
their community service at 
the annual Mayor’s Prayer 
Breakfast and Duarte Chamber 
of Commerce Community 
Service Recognition Awards on 
Nov. 24. More than 125 civic 
and business leaders attended 
the event held at City of Hope’s 
Cooper Auditorium, presided 
over by Duarte’s newly elected 
mayor, Tzeitel Paras-Caracci 
and Duarte Chamber Chairman 
of the Board, Sandi Mejia.

 Duarte resident and 
businesswoman, Sharman 
Warner was honored with the 
Outstanding Civic Service 
Award for her efforts in 
“organizing and sustaining the 
citizens concerned about Azusa 
Rock mining expansion above 
Duarte.” 

Steve Nicholson, general 
manager of Performance Nissan 
received the Outstanding 
Business Person Service 
Award recognizing his and 
Performance Nissan’s many 
contributions to the community, 
including donating hundreds of 
basketballs for youth programs.

Josephine Tung, longtime 
resident and Duarte Senior 
Center volunteer, was honored 
with the Outstanding Service 
to Senior Citizens/Disabled 
Award. Tung volunteers with the 
lunch program five days a week, 
is “an indispensible member of 
the kitchen team” and “a role 
model for all the Duarte Senior 
Center volunteers.”

For her compassion and service 
to the community’s needy, 
Sheree Curry was honored with 
the Outstanding Humanitarian 
Award. She helped to organize 
Love Our Children2, Inc., a 
community food pantry for the 
needy, coordinate a backpack 
distribution, Christmas toy 
distribution, and create a dance 
troupe for at-risk youth. She 
also help develop “Set for Life,” a 
non-profit organization to assist 
the elderly.

Victor Valenzuela, who heads 
Duarte’s Youth Boxing program, 
which has grown in number 
of youth involved and overall 
success of the program under 
his leadership, was honored 
with the Outstanding Service 
to Youth Award. Valenzuela was 
also recently inducted into the 
California Boxing Hall of Fame. 
“With all his knowledge of 
boxing and talent for teaching, 
perhaps Victor’s greatest ability 
is being a role model to young 
people. He models dedication 
and hard work by working 
full time at the City of Hope 
every day and then comes to 
the Teen Center to work with 
young people throughout the 
afternoon, weekends, and 
evenings.”

Two Duarte teens were 
recognized as Outstanding 
Youth. Jasmine Castro, a 
senior at Duarte High School 
is the president of the school’s 
Interact Club and a member of 
the Multicultural Club. She has 
also volunteered at the Duarte 
Senior Center, Westminster 
Gardens, Route 66 Parade, and 
the Festival of Authors while 
maintaining a 4.17 grade point 
average. Mario Contreras, also 
a senior at Duarte High School 
is an excellent student and 
community volunteer. He serves 
as vice president of the Interact 
Club, and has given more than 
100 hours of volunteer service 
to a variety of community 
organizations. He holds a grade 
point average of 4.07.

The Mayor’s 25th annual 
Prayer Breakfast and 23rd 
annual Community Service 
Recognition Awards were 
sponsored by the City of Duarte, 
Duarte Chamber of Commerce, 
Duarte Kiwanis Club and Key 
Club, Duarte Church and 
Clergy Association, Royal Oaks 
Manor, Duarte Woman’s Club, 
and Duarte’s Promise – The 
Alliance for Youth.


Monrovia Police Blotter


During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 
495 service events, resulting in 102 investigations. Following 
are the last week's highlighted issues and events:

Domestic Violence / Suspects Arrested

On November 14 at 6:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a 
residence in the 900 block of South Ivy regarding a domestic 
violence incident in progress. Through investigation, it was 
determined that the ex-husband of the victim and his new 
girlfriend arrived at the ex-wife's house to return their children. 
The ex-wife became angry and yelled obscenities at her 
ex-husband. The ex-husband exited his vehicle and threw his 
ex-wife to the ground and punched and kicked her. The new 
girlfriend also exited the vehicle and punched the ex-wife. 
Family members intervened and broke up the fight. The ex-
wife sustained visible injuries to her face and body. The officers 
arrested the ex-husband for domestic violence and the 
new girlfriend was arrested for battery. 

Mental Evaluation

On November 14 at 8:12 p.m., officers responded to a residence 
in the 1600 block of Pilgrim regarding an attempt suicide. 
The subject had a knife and had cut his wrists and arms. 
When Officers arrived, the subject had fled the location on 
foot. Containment of the area was set up and a helicopter was 
requested to assist in the search. The subject was located and 
a foot pursuit ensued. The subject was still holding the knife, 
but tossed it and attempted to jump over a residential wall 
to get away. The officer maintained a safe distance from the 
subject and deployed his taser, which had an immediate affect. 
The subject was apprehended without further incident. 
The subject was taken to a hospital to be treated for his self-
inflicted injuries, which were determined to be superficial. 
He was held for a 72-hour mental evaluation.

Driving Under the Influence / Suspect Arrested

On November 16 at 9:43 p.m., an officer observed a driver 
turn east off of Canyon into the westbound lanes of Huntington. 
The driver saw the officer and appeared to hesitate, 
stopping in the middle of the lanes. The officer conducted 
a traffic stop on the vehicle for driving the wrong way on a 
divided highway. The officer determined that the driver was 
driving under the influence. The driver was arrested. The 
driver's blood alcohol level was found to be more than twice 
the legal limit. 

Grand Theft Auto

On November 17 at 12:23 a.m., an officer was dispatched to 
the 300 block of Norumbega regarding a stolen vehicle. The 
victim was visiting in the area and came out to find her tan, 
2001 Dodge Durango missing from in front of the home. Investigation 
continuing. 

Grand Theft Auto

On November 17 at 12:31 a.m., an officer responded to a 
business in the 800 block of West Huntington. An employee 
came out from work and discovered his white, 1990 Honda 
Accord had been stolen. Investigation continuing.


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