Arson Damages Huntington Drive Interior Design Studio
Fire investigators determined arson caused a blaze at Interior Design IV on Huntington Drive near Monterey Road on Thanksgiving Eve. A flammable liquid was poured through a broken window and ignited, with damages around 90 000 dollars to the building and 65 000 to contents. The four women owners plan to reopen once insurance settles as they await further investigation and page 9 continuation.
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Huntington Drive
Monterey Road
Darmitage
Interior Design IV
Valentine PTA President Rose From Copy Desk To Top Role
Mary Ann Baker rose from handling the old copying machine at Valentine School to become Valentine PTA president first vice and treasurer. In the past year she served as room mother legislation chairwoman Huntington PTA Council secretary and contributed to Learning Skills Assessment Girl Scout leadership and Junior League work. She views PTA as supporting administrators parents and children and coordinating volunteers for enrichment programs.
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Mary Ann Baker
PTA
Valentine School
Junior League of
Pasadena
Baker
San Marino Water Polo Wins CIF 2A Title Over Cabrillo
San Marino High School clinched the CIF Southern Section 2A water polo crown with an 11 10 victory over Cabrillo at Belmont Plaza Long Beach. Coach Tom Schmidt celebrated a second CIF title as players, parents, and staff toasted the hard fought win amid a season packed with multiple San Marino championships and strong academic and athletic performance.
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Tom Schmidt
Cabrillo High School
Cabrillo
Ron Cohen
John Giddings
Martin Burlingame
Doug Gouger
Eric Soderberg
Eric Winkler
Jeff Mount
Kevin Wood
Joan Belche
Schmidt
Kevin Winkler
Pat Scannell
Gene Ruckh
Bud Coppersmith
Arthur Hidalgo
San Marino
Long Beach
Belmont Plaza
Burt Kanner
Phone Numbers Change In Most City Offices
San Marino adopts Centrex system with 911 dialing and new 300 prefixes under an $18 area code plan. The city switches from 213 to 818 for area code after Jan 7, with 911 replacing the old emergency method. Bliss notes cost savings, while police and fire lines move to 300- prefixes and stickers remind residents of the change.
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San Marino
Earl Bliss
Bliss
Los Angeles
Gilbert
Les
Park Department
City Library
Recreation Department
Library and Perks
City Hall
Huntington Drive
San Marino Avenue
Along The Drive
The article notes a surprising upturn in some sectors during the recession while reporting the divorce rate reaching its lowest point in six years and highlighting varied economic effects.
San Marino Wins LAFCO Shift Over San Pasqual Strip
In a Nov 2 LAFCO hearing the commission unanimously placed the San Pasqual strip in San Marino’s sphere of influence, delaying Pasadena’s bid and potentially blocking annexation. San Marino officials sought to protect school district boundaries while residents preferred joining San Marino. The decision, praised by San Marino Schools Superintendent Brown, could affect student numbers and future district planning.
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Pasadena
San Marino
David Brown
San Pasqual Strip
LAFCO
California
DeMar and
San Gabriel
Berkeley Avenue
LAPCO
Allen Stephenson
Stephenson
San Pasqual
Huntington Drive
San Gabriel Boulevard
California Boulevard
Lombardy Road
San Marino Unified
East Pasadena
City of
Commission
Arcadia
Pasadena Unified
Deere Lafco
San Mariad
Theodore Hoffman
John Brink
Brown
Page
Shepard Celebrates 50th City Club Anniversary in San Marino
Lawrence E Shepard founder of Shepard and Morgan in San Marino marks his 50th City Club membership with a commemorative plaque. City Club President Bill Steele lauds Shepard’s wartime and postwar civic building, Rotary Club involvement, and longtime community service from his Compton roots to leadership roles in San Marino.
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Shepard
City Club
Lawrence E Shepard
Shepard & Morgan
San Marino
Bill Steele
Larry Shepard
Steele
Ton
University of Calfornia
Larry
Rotary Club of
Compton
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Stephen Forde
Bank of San Marino
Forde
Roller Ragncks Ventures
Gale Papish
Gail Williamson
Freda Ward
Jan Tuszynski
Ms. Papish
Valentine’s
Copy
Huntington
PTA Council
Mary Anna Baker
Thamer
Scholastics
Titans
Santa Barbara
Titan
Blixs
Pew
Fire Department
Moe
Osueeeee Police Energeeries
Uati
City Library Recreation Department
San Marino High School
Status Geo
Southwestern Academy
New
Huntington School
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