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Last night at 8:30 P.M., two armed robbers held up B.J.’s Drug store at 450 Stanley Street. The robbery lasted about a minute as two men in ski masks, came in, took the money, and then returned to the running car they left in front of the store. One of the men held a gun to the owner as the other scooped up the entrails of the cash register.
The owner told police he thought it would be “unwise” to resist the robbers. As it turns out, 25 years ago, the same drug store had been previously robbed in a similar incident, which left the father of the current owner dead. When asked to recall the incident, the owner said “Dad resisted, they found him shot to death, his own gun in his hand, and a bullet in the store’s ceiling. I’d rather part with my money than my life.”
Thankfully no one was hurt. If you have any information pertaining to this robbery, we urge you to contact the local authorities at (###)- ###- ####.
Today, the City Department of Recreation and Parks announced that it has purchased a series of “educational rides”, using money donated from a local and recently deceased business owner.
The $11,000 project will include a slew of rides, such as the Hanging Gate and a Super slide. The rides will be geared towards a younger demographic of City Park goers, mainly toddlers and preschool aged children.
A sum was donated six weeks ago by Robert T. F. Ho, a local merchant who owned Quick Stop Laundry on 390 5th avenue in Sioux City. His gift was anonymously donated until today, when the recreation department decided to reveal his beneficence in response to his untimely death two days ago.
His widow approved of the revelation of his identity. When asked about the park Mrs. Ho reminisced fondly saying, “Robert always enjoyed watching the kids playing across the street. He felt sorry for the kids who had to wait for the equipment to be free especially the little ones.”