Fourth of July Run and Celebration Honors J P Blecksmith
San Marino hosts a July Fourth festival with more than four hundred participants in a charity 5K and community events at Lacy Park. Runners and walkers supported the J P Blecksmith Leadership Foundation, directing over ten thousand dollars to a scholarship at Flintridge Prep.
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J.P Blecksmith
Tribune
San Marino
Sam Marino
Lacy Park
Rotary Club of
J.P. Blecksmith
Flintridge Prep
J.p.a
San Lee
J P Blecksmith
Richard George
It's a Gol: San Marino celebrates library project launch
Enthusiastic supporters gathered on the San Marino Public Library lawn to mark the end of an eleven year campaign for a new 13 million library facility set to begin fall 2007. Mayor Bob Twist announced it was a go as campaign workers received shovels and helmets for the groundbreaking. Representatives from local civic groups attended along with Steven Koblik of the Huntington Library. Groundbreaking is slated for nine months from now with construction to start directly on the current site.
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San Marino Public Library
Bob Twist
San Marino
Steven Koblik
Huntington Library
Twist
See Library
Nick
Amanda Stonnington
Library Foundation
Bob Sievers
Zehra Sun
Linda Lo
Carolyn Crain
Mitch Lebman
San Marino Board OKs Titan Stadium Field Track Contract
The San Marino school board unanimously approved bids totaling 2 527 285 for a synthetic athletic field and running track at Titan Stadium. Construction to begin next Monday with completion hoped for the 2005 Homecoming game on November 4. The Schools Foundation raised over 2.1 million to fund FieldTurf, track, and related facilities.
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San Marino
Titan Stadium
Titans
Oversight Committee
Scott Jenkins
San Marino Schools Foundation
Old Man Marathon Lives Up To Its Name
A reflective piece recounts a life turn inspired eight years ago in South Pasadena and ties it to long hours directing Camp Fox on Catalina Island. The author describes shaping programs for six hundred junior high and high school visitors and notes a shift in youth behavior prompting a transformative idea.
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Buster
South Pasadena
Camp Fox
Catalina Island
History 101 Airmail to Catalina and the Banning era
The piece recounts early transport to Santa Catalina Island using carrier pigeon before modern flights. Hancock Banning and brothers bought the island in 1888 for 128740 and mortgage price, boosting steam service with the Hermosa to run six times weekly. Fare San Pedro to Avalon was four dollars and hotel board once $2 50 daily.
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California
Catalina
Carrier Pigeon
San Pedro
Hancock Banning
Joseph Brent Banning
William Banning
Santa Catalina Island
Banning
Hotel Metropole
San Pedro Harbor
Avalon
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Mitch Lehman
the Tribune
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Midge Sherwood
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