Arson Suspected In 2 Of 4 Household Fires
San Marino police say two of four city fires last week were arson. Det. Jack Yeske and Arson Investigator Donald Copeland report both blazes on Oakwood and Melville drives started in bedrooms within 45 minutes, with burglaries prior. They suspect one or two arsonists used similar entry and flames. other two fires on Vandyke Road and Fleur Drive were not arson.
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San Marino
Jack Yeske
James Kimble
Oakwood Drive
Neale Bradway
Melville Drive
Yeske
Bradway
Kimble
Vandyke Road
Fleur Drive
San Marino wins city diving title over El Monte in tight meet
In a three-city San Marino Invitational, eight San Marino divers edged El Monte 24 to 22 as six local participants earned five awards. Stacy Money led girls aged 9 to 10 with a win, Debbie Whitehouse took 13 to 14, while Mary Anawalt and Randy Perrine won in 15 to 17 divisions.
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San Marino
Mary McCoy
Leslie Gudel
Stacy Money
Ellen Sohus
Mary Anawait
Kelly Gudel
Randy Perrine
Debbie
el Monte
Culver City
Debbie Whitehouse
Mary Anawalt
John Cooper
Parents Oppose San Marino School Reorganization Plan
San Marino parents increasingly oppose a board proposed reorganization that would relocate Valentine kindergarten through third graders to Carver and Stoneman and move fourth and fifth graders to Valentine. PTA leaders cite concern over distance, car pools, mixed grades, and funding shifts as the district waits for clearer funding outlooks.
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San Marino
Carver, Stoneman and Valentine
Valentine
Carver
Stoneman
PTA
Valentine Pta
John Cushman
Cushman
Huntington School
Stoneman and
Carver Pta
David Allan
Stolen Check Forgery Ring Ties Seven San Marino Firms
Police trace a burglary ring that stole 119 company and personal checks from seven San Marino businesses in the Shepard and Morgan Building. Checks disappeared July 31 and August 2, with losses linked to an out of town forgery operation using phony IDs and passkeys. Local firms reported unlocked offices and open files, while investigators pursue leads and surveillance on those with access to the building.
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Yeske
San Marino
Shepard & Morgan
Huntington Drive
Security Pacific Bank
Oxnard
Thousand Oaks
Kenneth Martin
Paul Lee
Badr Barsoum
Charles Spangler
Julian Besel
Besel
Charles W. Pickens
Charles R. Pickens
Yesker
Donation Helps Library Balance Books
A $12 975 donation aids a library in balancing its books as checks were stolen from company checkbooks to delay detection. The con was uncovering thefts quickly, leaving victims possibly to escape action until returns.
San Marino Library fund drives to avert budget shortfall
San Marino residents contributed nearly 13 thousand dollars to offset a 12,500 shortfall after Prop 13 cuts. The Friends of San Marino Library led a letter campaign urging donations and memberships to support operations, with 300 plus donors and 50 volunteers awaiting training. The library plans a limited Wednesday to Saturday schedule in September while maintaining about 12 open hours weekly.
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San Marino
Friends of
San Marino Library
Friends
Lifeone
Library Board
Louis Creveling
Lois Anne Deines
Creveling
Transformation of San Marino Oak Grove as developers redraw it
California Development Co. plans to subdivide the 3.5 acre Oak Grove tract into six 30,000 square foot lots with six 5,000 square foot houses and two tennis courts by next summer. Heavy equipment will grade the land, a new street and curbs to be added, while preserving the trees.
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Oak Grove
California Development Co
Shorb
Wilson-Shorb
San Marino
Jay Gotfredson
California Development
Gotfredson
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