Flagstick memories and lessons on a Florida golf course
A reflective piece from Florida about a round at a Florida golf course where the flagstick is removed in windstorm days. The narrator ponders measurements versus instinct, links golf to life lessons, cites Twain and Nicholson, recalls San Marino power outages, and contrasts disrupted normalcy with later return to routine.
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Everglades
Florida
Mark Twain
Jack Nicholson
San Gabriel Valley
San Marino
Westridge
Fran Norris Scoble
UCLA
Langham
San
Pack 354 Hosts 19th Annual Holiday Drive at McKinley
Pack 354 Scouts announce their 19th annual holiday drive at McKinley to aid local children. Earlier efforts supported toy donations for McKinley Children's Center, which provides foster care, special education, residential care and mental health services to the community.
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McKinley
McKinley Children’s Center
San Marino Transplant Gives Music to All Kids in Rose Parade
Parker Bixby, former Valentine Elementary student turned Mercer Island High School band director, will lead a Rose Parade band on January 2, 2012. The article highlights his journey from San Marino to Washington and his mission to create music opportunities for youth, stressing the wide benefits of arts education. It notes his Rose Parade history and mentions local context including Silicon Valley parallels and Mercer Island rankings.
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San Marino
Parker Bixby
Valentine
Arcadia
State of
Washington
Bixby
Arcadia High
San Gabriel Valley
Mercer Island
Microsoft
Paul Allen
Forbes
U.S
Nikias to Speak at San Marino City Club Dinner
Max Nikias the 11th USC president will address San Marino City Club on Tuesday January 17 at the San Marino Center. Reception 5 45 p m, dinner 6 30 p m with $25 at the door. Inaugurated July 2010, his reign aims for USC to become among the world’s great universities.
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Max Nikias
University of Southern California
San Marino
San Marino Center
Niklas
Troy
USC
City Club
Haden Crisp Shines at San Marino Rotary Address
Local sports host Haden Crisp highlights USC success at the Rotary Club of San Marino on December 15. He notes USC has 116 national championships in 19 sports and that Olympic gold medals by USC athletes date back to 1912, with USC as a world-ranked nation in golds if independent. He credits incoming president Max Nikias and outlines five athletic department goals set in 2010 to replace Mike Garrett.
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USC
Pat Haden
NCAA
Haden
Rotary Club of
San Marino
Trojan
Max Niklas
Mike Lee Rotary
In Lehman’s Teams Coach Plays Life's Big Game
Mitch Lehman profiles Mickey McNamee, battling cancer yet focused on resilience. He downplays his sob story, saying others face worse and calling the struggle not fatal but difficult to manage. The piece reflects personal history, birthdays, and the author’s note about potential trouble if McNamee learns of the article.
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Mickey McNamee
McNamee
Mickey
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Florida Journal
John Pennington
Mitch Lehman
Young & Generous
Nicholas Polley
Chilan Anvekar
Ethan Chen
Colin Eriksen
Nathan Leung
Thomas Vandenburg Chen
Marcus Chen
Rose Parade
Winston Chua
SGV
Nikias
Jan
Lehman
Titan
the Tribune
Tribune
Christy
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