San Dimas Press (Newspaper) - November 6, 1975, San Dimas, California RTD submits service improvement plans By Peggy Olsen The Southern California Rapid Transit District last week submitted proposals to Improve bus service to San Dimas and several other valley City Manager Robert Poff termed the changes and he the proposed improvements are not a result of last week's City Council action to ask for legislation permitting secession from Planning Assistant Mariann who has been RTD officials for more than a year to improve transit outlined the They include two new changes to the two existing and bus service every 30 One route would begin in Pasadena and travel along Foothill Boulevard to Another would pass through San Dimas on Arrow Highway and Bonita Avenue terminating in A third termed a two-way would begin in loop through San Dimas and terminate in the City of another bus would pass through the same cities in the opposite direction using a different A fourth route would begin in San Dimas and travel along Arrow Highway to the El Monte The buses would run every 20-30 only during rush hours Mt. San Antonio College and California State Polytechnic Pomona students could effectively utilize the Miss Kastead If the service is effected as planned by 1976, it will more adequately serve the needs of San Dimas four routes cover more territory and 30 minutes isn't I have hopes for Miss Kastead the RTD Executive Board still must approve the she long unhappy with inadequate service in San unanimously voted last week to withdraw from RTD if Claremont and La Verne take similar The procedure requires special legislation which Assemblyman William Lancaster has agreed to sponsor if all cities Councilmen took the action after Poff explained he had attended a meeting with city managers from Pomona and La Verne and Wes McDaniel of San Bernardino Association of Governments to discuss a transit study completed last spring by Alan M. McDaniel told officials that the four cities generate in revenue for RTD while only is spent in the The remaining is spent in other RTD he McDaniel said the cities could enjoy an additional 100,000 miles of service for a total of if operated by the West Valley Transit Authority Poff said all city managers agreed Local News Office 105 Exchange Place San Dimas Business Phone 626-2465 News Phone 599-1518 San Dimas Press THf SAN DiMAS PRESS 1911 to publish the RTD spending pattern Was They did not recommend joining or formation of their own transit but they did support legislation enabling each city to collect sales taxes now allocated by the state to RTD RTD officials apparently disagree with the figures disclosed by McDaniel and have promised to provide exact statistical Poff If RTD implements plans as the city staff may recommend of the he THE NEWSPAPER No 18 San November 6, 1975 20 Pages w Cents News Briefs City Council to meet The San Dimas City Council will meet 7:80 p.m. Monday in the council 245 E. Bonita Ave. Juvenile Justice Commission The San Dimas Juvenile Justice Commission will meet 7:30 p.m. tonight in San Dimas City 245 E. Bonita Ave. Free Bonelli Park parking Free weekday parking has been reinstated at Frank G. Bonelli County Regional Park through April 30, Los Angeles County Supervisor Peter Schabarum has A vehicle parking fee will remain in effect on The fee was initially imposed by the Board of Supervisors as a revenue source earmarked for improvement of the park and to help defray the cost of parking control officers directing traffic during Benefit tennis tournament Sunny Skies a benefit tennis tournament sponsored by the Claremont Tennis Club with proceeds going to the Boy Scouts of Old Baldy will be held 11 p.m. Nov. 15.. According to tournament director Scott the Round Robin Doubles Tournament will feature Men's Women's A and and Mixed Double's A and B Entry donation is per team with gifts to all entrants and special prizes to champions in each Players wishing entry information can contact the 0)d Baldy Boy Scout 626-3551. Youth baseball drawing San Dimas Youth Baseball is sponsoring a benefit drawing to be held Nov. 13 with proceeds going to the youth baseball First prize will be a custom cut and packaged second prize is a custom cut and packaged hind quarter of and third prize is a Thanksgiving Donations are per For information or tickets call Shell 331-2377.' High school sports San Dimas High School athletic teams have the following scheduled this varsity football versus Ontario 3:15 p.m. Friday at San freshman football versus Ontario 3:15 p.m. today at cross Ontario 3:15 p.m. Friday at San Dimas and versus Walnut High School 3:15 Wednesday at San girls tennis and girls volleyball versus Royal Oak High School 3:15 p.m. today at San The San Dimas Recreation Department's sponsored drill the has announced the addition of 10 new members to the New members are Valerie Kerry Sarah Teresa Janet Gina Julie Jeannie Darlene Hopping and Paulette These girls were selected alter a tryout procedure in which more than 100 girls took part. Girl Scout dinner The 12th annual Recognition sponsored by the Spanish Trails Girl Scout will be held Nov. 13 at the Pomona National Golf 20055 E. Colima Merry Spirits is set for 6 p.m. with dinner following at 7 p.m. Tickets are per J Bob Cindy Michael and Jim members of a musical ensemble from Chaffey will perform Renaissance melodies on authentic Elizabethan Linda Grinstead and Richard members of the Four College will present several scenes from Shakespeare's You Like Bachelor's degree Susan Jane Cooper of San Dimas has received a bachelor of arts degree in history and economics from the University of California at She was among 1,300 students awarded degrees during the 1974-75 academic Honor students Nineteen San Dimas students have been recognized by having their names placed on honors list for the spring quarter of the 1974-75 school year at California State Polytechnic They are Lars P. Valerie J. Jeanette M. Frederick W. Janine Marie Harold Jene Anastacia M. Janet L. William Stephen A. Joyce Ann Gerald A. Lowell R. Kathy Scott Eugene R. Jill Sandra L. Sanchez and Armin K. To be eligible students enrolled for 12 or more units and achieved a 3.0 or better grade point City appointments San Dimas City Councilmen recently appointed Brother Richard Rodriguez to serve oh the San Dimas Senior Citizens Commission and Mrs. Gale Van Curen to the Civic Beatification Lancaster appointment Assemblyman 9411 Lancaster of the 62nd District has been appointed to the newly farmed Assembly Select Committee on Health Sciences The appointment was announced by Assembly Speaker Leo j. who also appointed Assemblyman Gordon Duffy as chairman of the said the committee will review programs and slate expenditures in nursing and allied health Committee studies will include the University of state and colleges and private News chamber members Four by ol m FaMn el % Partners Auto Ray Upton olU 8ar#af Yi San and Paul 18-pound, 10-ounce German Brown Trout Local angler catches dream BIG FISH - Jim Bringhurst of San Dimas holds an 18-pound, 10-ounce, 35-inch-long German Brown trout he caught recently at Lower Twin Lake near Now at the the fish will soon join others mounted above the Bringhurst Cultural Encore Series to air in San Dimas The San Dimas Chamber ot Commerce will launch the 1975-76 Encore Series 3 p.m. Nov. 16 with a program of international folk and folk music in the Stanley Plummer Community 245 E. Bonita Ave. Entitled Cultural in honor of the nation's the program will feature Rose and Harve Edwards and the Mt. Baldy Folk Dancers in conjunction with Nancy Ruyter's Jasna Planina Folk The 12-member Mt. Baldy Folk Dance group has entertained for many years at the Mt. Baldy ski lifts and is sponsored by the city of Men in the group are costumed in Bavarian Lederhosen and the women appear in aproned dirndls and colorful headdresses characteristic of the Alpine Folk dances from and America will be Edwards is a voice instructor at San Bernardino Valley College and a flute is manager of the Starlite and * program director of the amphitheater of the Los Angeles Other dancers are William Alice Thomas Martin Barbara Martin was and the Claremont of in dance mi m material mww in Serbo-Croatian and was chosen as a translation of Director Nancy Ruyter spent last summer in Yugoslavia and Bulgaria folk music and The ensemble will present two suits and songs and dances entitled and Members of the group include Miss Ruth Nancy Carol Laurie Cathy Bertha Susan Carol Jane Barbara Robin Daniel Cole Nicky Ken George Russ Utsler and Jerry Encore Series Directors under the chairmanship of Lela Hathaway have planned four programs for the Season tickets are available at the chamber 111 S. Monte Vista at a cost of for adults and tor Tickets for single programs will be available later at a higher Enscore Series was organised last year by the chamber to bring cultural programs to the By Peggy Olsen walk into a sporting goods see a big fish on the For most it's only a remarked Jim But the San Dimas angler recently realized that He caught an 18-pound. 10-ounce. 35-inch long German Brown Trout with a 22-inch people go as long as 30 or 40 years without catching a fish that Bringhurst The avid his wife Linda and their 18-month-old daughter Karen were vacationing at Lower Twin Lake near Bridgeport when the miraculous catch was on the morning of the third day at the crack of It was just starting to get I hadn't been in the boat 15 minutes when I caught the big Bringhurst the fish hit the it started pulling out line like it was tied to a car It was taking line like no other fish I'd ever It took Bringhurst about 15 minutes to haul the fish into the was very I made sure it was good and worn I've heard top many stories about anglers losing a big one just before they get it into the When the excited angler finally captured the he noticed it lay from one side to the other of his 14-foot Looking around for someone with whom to share his he discovered there wasn't another soul on the So in the quiet just began yelling to he I was told a deer hunter saw ' the catch through News of the big catch through the town like The fish is the biggest caught at the lake in five and the second largest ever to be pulled from Twin Lake Now at the the will soon join others mounted above the Bringhurst if perchance a visitor should let the trophy go tiny Karen is certain to call his attention to the on the Trolling for trophy trout has been the Bringhurst's hobby since they were married in 1968. It was that year that Mrs. Bringhurst our first big a five pound rainbow Each October they have continued their quest for the big catch in the Bridgeport Trolling takes Bringhurst estimates he has fished for a many as 20 days at a 10-14 hours each without a But for the avid patience has paid off. In 1973, an hour of each other we The Press Prew releases and for the San community should be to The p.p. two weeks Wm Church be to Publishing caught a seven and German was really Bringhurst In 1974, Bringhurst went fishing with his who landed three German averaging 10 after 21 days of Bringhurst hauled in an eight In 1975, after fishing for nearly six Bob landed an 11-pound, German 13 days Bringhurst managed to land a 7% That same Mrs. Bringhurst caught a seven pound trout after fishing for only three just never It could take a month or only a they After hearing the tale of an angler who caught a 31-pound, 12-ounce German Brown at Flaming Gorge Reservoir in the Bringhurst brothers planned a trip They fished day and night for more than five days without a they landed three small German Browns and then Bringhurst caught a 10-pounder. was the biggest fish I'd caught in 20 years of Bringhurst and his brother have been fishing our lives in His recent triumph is the highlight of all those years of The now troll for trophy They use a water rod and reel and five-inch They also have pole holders attached to their to avoid the tennis elbow I was getting for fishing hours at a The serious fishermen also use a fish a sonar device for telling how deep water is. Since purchasing they have lost fewer expensive Fish prefer cooler so they are likely to stay near the top in winter and swim deeper in Activity of the fish also increases and decreases with the Bringhurst While they always travel to Bridgeport in the local anglers have also traveled and thousands of throughout all the western states and British Columbia looking for good fishing enjoy all types of fish but are most intrigued with German Brown trout because they are the hardest fish in the world to Bringhurst A native not stocked in the lakes and streams since the 1930s, they are the smartest and live the DespUe his experience and Bringhurst counts himself fortunate to have managed his recent just have to be lucky to catch a big he Order of Merit sets ip campaign The Order of Merit of Directors has launched a campaign tor scholarship funds to be presented at the 13th annual Order of Merit Banquet next Members set a goal of in 76" and have asked for the continued support of both the San Dimas and La Verne Cash donations are the sole support for the awards and the banquet held each year to recognize academic achievements of San Dimas and Bonita high school of the non-profit organization is to give recognition and incentive tp good students by presenting them with monetary and juniors who maintain B averages are invited to the scholarship as Order of Merit President Vera Mae to 31 nwy be deducted irm 1975 income tax - Dean Bonita High School stressed that and more students qualify each year and more money is really need the support of the be The Order of Merit was organised in 1963 as a committee of the Bonita High School Parent Faculty The following year it became a separate Fifteen students were recognized at the first Last year students from both high schools received awards totaling Contributions may be mailed to San 800 fian or High 3103 p La acting Mrs. for the are M 4 4
