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(Continued from Page 1)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 tdl 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, withfrom the California Office of TrafficSafety enabling the department to add another officer and patrol car to its existing one-man traffic enforcement unit.The Lions celebrated their 40thGisler, Fred Scheidegger and Dennis Sutter Gaslighter Theater marked its two injured fatally. A groundbreaking anniversary, Folsom High’s basket-ceremony was held for a blacksmith ball team won the opener againstInksSports 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.theirJUNEshop historical replica, a Folsom Mesa Verde, while the junior varsityhero’s medal was finally found—34 football team finished second in theyears late, and the City Council Golden Empire League. The planningThe passage of Proposition 13 agreed to oppose plans to tear down commission and city council werecaused some big service cuts and no the prison.busy with rezoning and new devel-more recognition when three students summer school this year. James The high school girls softball team opments—two shopping centers werenamed members of the National Loughridge was selected as the new won the Sportsmanship Trophy at approved and will be going in at theAssociation 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 southwest and northwest corners ofCouncil approved a “joint-use” agree- Folsom Lopers took first at a slow East Bidwell Street and Wales Drive,ment with the school district, allowing pitch tournament in Rocklin, and the The commission held public hearingcity use of school facilities for recrea-, Bowens’ opened an indoor-outdoor on the issue of rezoning an area alongtional programs and school land for 1 restaurant on Sutter Street, constructing park facilities; andappointed the 1978 Metropolitan school board members denied a re-Director of Sacramento area office of National Alliance of Businessmen.quest to permit bingo on Folsom High School grounds.East Bidwell for apartments for the elderly, and decided to start work on the zoning consistency study; council discussed early plans for a multi-use Sutter Street merchants signed a recreation complex to be built next toSEPTEMBERAPRILDave Lateano, high school junior, petition asking that parking be pro- the rodeo arena and also decided towas named to the All-Northern Calif- vided for the proposed “boxcar” mall break away from its agreement withornia Baseball Team, zookeeper to be built in 1979 on Sutter Street, the the county in order to try for higher Approval was finally given by the Gordon Brong received a Humane police department got three new' grant monies by dealing directly withCity Council on traffic lights for Sutter Award from the Women’s Auxiliary of patrol cars, a new school for per- HUD (Housing and Urban Devel-ahd Riley Streets; Dante Lembi ofAtlanta Humane Society, the first forming arts was opened, and city opment).Natomas Company announced his R.G. Smith Folsom Lions Memorial council introduced a measuredecision to sell 140 acres located i Jpe Dodie’s to Kinestar, IncaScholarship was awarded to Carrie restricting trash, garage sales andCostello—a straight-A high school stu- domestic animals.The city got a taste of what may have been the first of a folk music-dance series with Larry Hanks’stereophonic sound systems manufac- dent, and a rock crusher and batch Inks’ AW softball team also won performance at the R.G. Smith Club-turing 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.house. The newly-formed Folsom Athletic Association also met for theFlea Market when the heavens opened up at midday.JULYOCTOBERGertrude Prewett is the official host- stabbed at the entrance to the annual lackAfter 42 years of managership, AbeA somber note hit the Fourth of July Relvas sold the Sutter Club, FiretotheWelcome Wagon International celebrated its 50th anniversary, of which weekend when a man was fatally Station 2 was closed dueofmanpowerandfirst time.DECEMBEREarly in the month, winds whipped through town at such high speeds thatess in Folsom; Arlene Soto accepted carnival in city park. Numerous other proposed Kinestar, Inc., plant was power was out in parts of town forthe appointive post of city clerk; and occurrences such as beatings and at- approved by both the Planning Com- about an hour one day, eight couplespreliminary work began on the re- tacks on police caused citizens to con- mission and the City Council. A movie celebrated their 50th anniversaries atalignment of Oak Avenue, between sider returning to locally-run events.filmed at Folsom Prison—starPinebrook Mobile Village, and pro-Old Camp and Folsom-Auburn Roads Three new officers were elected tlt;Cutbacks were made on library ser- ring Peter Strauss, Folsom Lake Bowl ceedings were held for the last time atvices and hours due to Prop. 13, maxi- was robbed of $10,000, recreation the court in town—new place is Fairthe school board—Craig Burnett, mum security prisoners at Folsom plans for Lake Natoma and Folsom Oaks. Other big events: Frontier Taxipresident; Helen Paavola, vice-presi- Prison began protesting for extended Lake were presented at a hearing, and added limousine service; an adultdent; and David Marty, clerkvisiting privileges, and the biggest women candidates running for local to literature publication company camegrassfire of the year occurred in the national offices met.to Sutter Street, causing controversyMAYAshland area along Oak Avenue.The price of The Telegraph went up among merchants and citizens; twoTwo new planning commissioners to 25 cents too, after 15 years of being high school students received checksFolsom High School’s Spikers (the were appointed—Chet Grimes and only 15 cents,track team) took the Golden Empire Jim Reeves, while one of the outgoingLeague title—its first championship commissioners also died that month;title ever. Pickets were thrown uparound Folsom Prison by members of Folsom for 70Charles Gallagher, 73, a resident oftotaling $800 for their entry in the Old Car Restoration Project; and seven Folsom soccer squads took first place honors in California Youth Soccer A fire which could have been a Association, District 6 recreationalNOVEMBERthe California State Employees As-Works ofremoved from disaster to an East Bidwell Street soccer tournaments.sociation, protesting unfair hiring and Folsom Prison’s chapel due to deteri- shopping center was quickly gotten Santa made not one but two publicpromotional practices of the Depart-taxi service opened upunder control by firemen, a doctor visits to town—by air and by land. Hisment of Corrections, while Twin town; the Lions Club began expansion was arrested on charges of illegally arrival by stagecoach kicked off theLakes Hospital was commended by of the Blanche Sprentz playing field in prescribing narcotic-type drugs to second annual Old-Fashioned Christ-the Directors of Joint Commission onthe fall; and several patients, Kinestar, Inc.’s mas Faire; a few days later he drop-Accreditation of Hospitals for its “ef- Folsom Swimmers (age 9 to 10)Environmental Impact Report was ped onto the baseball diamond next toforts to provide high quality of patientcare and services”.league record in the girls free- accepted by city council, and the pol- the Folsom Shopping Center via heli-relayice department received a state grant copter.
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Folsom, California, US
Wed, Dec 27, 1978
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