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Greenback Lane, a time capsuleA bachelor’s degree program wasAUGUSTburied inside the new patio at Folsom initiated at Folsom Prison, openingJunior High, and three new city £il members were elected:Stannew horizons to inmates who have al- * Tragedy struck when five persons ready gotten AA degrees. And the fell from the Orangevale bluffs, withGisler, Fred Scheidegger and Dennis Sutter Gaslighter Theater marked its two injured fatally. A groundbreakingInksSports was big as both the high1 track and baseball teams won season openers, and the girls softball team won its first league game. The high school received even2,000th performance.theirJUNEceremony was held for a blacksmith shop historical replica, a Folsom hero’s medal was finally found—34 years late, and the City CouncilThe passage of Proposition 13 agreed to oppose plans to tear downcaused some big service cuts and no the prison.more recognition when three students summer school this year. James The high school girls softball teamnamed members of the National Loughridge was selected as the new won the Sportsmanship Trophy atAssociation Educators All-State JazzChoir.Two cititzens received honors: citycouncilman Stan Gisler was presentedthe Paul Harris Fellowship Award by the Rotary Club, while Ernest Nagelschool superintendent; The City NorCal All-Star Tournament, the Council approved a “joint-use” agree- Folsom Lopers took first at a slow ment with the school district, allowing pitch tournament in Rocklin, and the city use of school facilities for recrea-. Bowens’ opened an indoor-outdoor tional programs and school land for I restaurant on Sutter Street, constructing park facilities; andappointed the 1978 Metropolitan school board members denied a re-SEPTEMBERDirector of Sacramento area office of National Alliance of Businessmen.quest to permit bingo on Folsom High School grounds.APRILSutter Street merchants signed a Dave Lateano, high school junior, petition asking that parking be pro-was named to the All-Northern Calif- vided for the proposed “boxcar” mallornia Baseball Team, zookeeper to be built in 1979 on Sutter Street, theApproval was finally given by the Gordon Brong received a Humane police department got three newCity Council on traffic lights for Sutter Award from the Women’s Auxiliary of patrol cars, a new school for per-ahd Riley Streets; Dante Lembi ofAtlanta Humane Society, the first forming arts was opened, and cityNatomas Company announced his R.G. Smith Folsom Lions Memorial council introduced a measuredecision to sell 140 acres located i Joe Dodie’s to Kinestar, IncaScholarship was awarded to Carrie restricting trash, garage sales andCostello—a straight-A high school stu- domestic animals.stereophonic sound systems manufac- dent, and a rock crusher and batch Inks’ AW softball team also wonturing firm; and water filled the plant was given the go-ahead to be the Folsom City Softball Title,streets at the 12th annual Sutter Street constructed off of Baldwin Dam Road.Flea Market when the heavens opened OCTOBER
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Folsom Telegraph
Folsom, California, US
Wed, Dec 27, 1978
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