99 Cents Only Stores(R) Proudly Names 99 Years Young Arthur Winston as Its Honorary Spokesperson; Mr. Winston Retired Today at the Tender Age of 99 from the Los Angeles County MTA After 76 Years.CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. -- 99 Cents Only Stores(R) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NDN NDN Indian NDN Naples Daily News (Daily news paper in Naples Florida) NDN Non Delivery Notification NDN National Data Network NDN Necdin NDN New Democratic Network NDN Next Door Neighbor NDN Nevada Donor Network ) (the "Company") today named 99 years young Arthur Winston Arthur Winston (March 22 1906 – April 13 2006) was a Los Angeles Metro employee for 72 years. He is best known for being honored as the "Employee of the Century" due to the fact that he was never late to work and only took one day off during his entire career. as its honorary spokesperson. Mr. Winston retired today after 76 years with the Los Angeles County MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. at the tender age of 99. Arthur Winston received a congressional citation in 1997 from then President Clinton as "Employee of the Century." Over his 76-year career, Mr. Winston only missed one day of work. That day was for his wife's funeral in 1988. Mr. Winston attributes his health and longevity to not smoking, not drinking and not being in debt. Eric Schiffer, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Company, said, "99 Cents Only Stores is proud to name Arthur Winston as our honorary spokesperson. We were delighted to learn 99 Cents Only Stores is Mr. Winston's favorite store and hope he will be able to preside over the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. at some of our upcoming grand openings! As a tribute to Arthur Winston, we will present him with a check for $999.99 at his retirement ceremony tomorrow Wednesday, March 22nd." 99 Cents Only Stores(R), the nation's oldest existing one-price retailer, operates 232 retail stores in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. 99 Cents Only Stores(R) emphasizes name-brand consumables, priced at an excellent value, in attractively merchandised stores, where nothing is ever over 99 cents. Note to Editors: 99 Cents Only Stores(R) news releases and information available on the World Wide Web at http://www.99only.com |
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