Fire Department Toasts Additions Promotions at SMFD
San Marino Fire Department held a badge ceremony for five new or promoted firefighters. Richard Fixsen, 29, joins as Firefighter/Paramedic after earning a PE degree from Biola and EMT/Paramedic licenses. Brad Drake, 29, also becomes Firefighter/Paramedic, with extensive EMT training in Orange County and UCLA Freeman Paramedic School graduate. Timothy Chow, 28, serves as Firefighter/Paramedic on SMFD staff. The event highlighted dedication to community safety and ongoing career development.
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Richard Fixsen
Fixsen
Biola University
Fire Service
Emsta College
Santee
Palomar College
Oceanside
Lacey
Hank
Richard
Brad Drake
SMFD
Drake
Fullerton
Jim
Joyce
Erika
Louise
Brad
Dorado High School
Placentia
Santiago Canyon College
Santa Ana College
Orange County
la Habra Heights
San Diego
UCLA
Daniel Freeman
Huntington Beach
Heather
Timothy Chow
San Marino Ad Sponsors Highlight Local Institutions
The Tribune credits today’s advertisers including The Church of Christ Scientist Cruise Planners El Portal Joelle Grossi Coldwell Banker Paul Villegas and Connie Olmos Coldwell Banker Saint Felicitas Perpetua San Marino Community Church Shirley Knuth Castle and Home for supporting local news and community outreach.
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Joelle Grossi
Coldwell
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Connie Olmos
Saint Felicitas
Perpetua
San Marino Community Church
Shirley Knuth
Castle & Home
San Marino church hosts Kick Off Sunday BBQ festival
San Marino Community Church invites all for Kick Off Sunday on September 7 after services at 9 am. The event features food, a family photo booth, games, and fellowship. Call (626) 282-4181 for details.
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SMCC
Circle Drive Bridge to be replaced by LA project
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich backs a $3.8 million replacement of the Circle Drive Bridge. Work starts next spring and should run about nine months. The new 135 by 46 foot span will carry one lane each way with decorative lighting and updated girders. Pratt traffic notices will be posted along Virginia Road, Oak Grove Lee Bridge.
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Antonovich
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Chinese Club Welcomes New San Marino Superintendent
The San Marino Chinese Club hosted a Friday reception on Huntington Drive to formally welcome SMUSD Superintendent Alex Cherniss. About sixty attendees, including school board and city council members, discussed leasing issues and Cherniss’s plans for the year as Kaili Chang praised his receptiveness.
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Kaili Chang
Carver Elementary School
Bheing
Serena Ho
Rebecca Lin
Sylvia Koh
Benny Hsu
Richard Jones
San Marino Extends R-1 Moratorium 10 Months
The San Marino City Council voted 5-0 at a special meeting to extend by ten months a moratorium prohibiting approvals for permits or entitlements to develop property zoned R-1 and designated commercial in the General Plan. Mayor Eugene Sun cited up to ten months per state rules, while staff verify parcels and zoning validity after the 415 Huntington Drive project controversy. Community member Michele Lumley urged accountability and public awareness of property legal limits.
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Huntington Drive
East West Bank
Avery Labels
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Michele Lumley
Pilgrim Place
Library Summer Reading Program Reaches Over 1000 Participants
Crowell Public Library reports its annual Summer Reading Club drew more than 1000 attendees registering for Paws to Read. A new baby club for under threes hosted early literacy activities and storytimes with infant incentives.
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Crowell Public Library
San Marino Philanthropist Patti Buckner Honored by K.I.D.S
Patti Buckner of San Marino, Senior Vice President at Warner Bros Consumer Products, was among three honorees at the 8th annual K.I.D.S Fashion Delivers luncheon at the Pierre Hotel New York. The event drew over five hundred retail and manufacturing executives and raised more than $250,000 for families facing illness poverty or natural disasters through product donations by the fashion and retail industry.
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Patti Buckner
San Marino
Warner Bros Consumer Products
Pierre Hotel
New York City
Ben Schmid Dies and Services Set for Sept 12
Ben Schmid 91, longtime San Marino resident and designer of Titan Stadium, died last Saturday. His family said the sudden passing came after a long, active life, and services will be held September 12 following a San Marino High School football game honoring his memory.
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