San Marino Grad Wins Sponsorship for Uganda Internet Center
San Marino High School graduate Taylor Mark has won sponsorship for DevelopNet Iganga, a project to build a rural Internet center in Iganga Uganda. ACTU and Lugano based NGO will provide technical help and seek Swiss funding to cover about half of the $50,000 budget, with July target for start. A San Marino fundraising drive runs through April 30 to supplement support and awareness.
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Mark
New York University
U.S
Lugano
DevelopNet
Iganga
Paign
Taylor
ALL Heart
San Marino High School
Taylor Mork
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San Marino Girl Runs Marathon for Pasadena Humane Society
Colette Chen, a 15 year old freshman at Pasadena Poly, ran the Los Angeles Marathon to raise funds for the Pasadena Humane Society. With no coach or formal training, she completed the 26.2 mile course in 5 hours 16 minutes 32 seconds despite the heat.
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Colette Chen
Pasadena Humane Society
Los Angeles
Colette
Pasadena Poly
San Marino Council reviews alcohol sales at Huntington Library
The San Marino City Council prepares to discuss allowing beer and wine sales at the Huntington Library Tea Room and dining facilities. The adjourned session at 7:00 a.m. will be in the Emergency Operations Center at City Hall with public attendance invited.
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City Club Greets Four at Meeting
The San Marino City Club presented four new members at the dinner meeting on March 16. President Tom Santley noted this record influx adds to twenty new members for the year, highlighting the community value of club membership.
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Tom Santley
Sylvan Learning Center Opens New San Marino Site
Sylvan Learning Center moves to 2990 Huntington Drive and opens a remodeled 3,700 sq ft facility on January 5. Director Elaine Wilven oversees classrooms and conference rooms serving 280 plus students in K-12 math and English with degreed instructors including CBEST passes. Center hours are 3:30 7:30 p.m. weekdays and 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. contact (626) 285-1382 or sylvansmaol.com.
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Pamela Weiss
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San Marino Delegation Targets $7 Million Library Bond Funds
A seven member San Marino team visited Sacramento to lobby for Proposition 14 library construction funds. They filed a Cycle III application for 7 million and met with lobbyists Manatt Phelps Phillips and lawmakers Senator Gil Cedillo and Assemblywoman Judy Chu to secure support for the grant, with plans to see Library Bond Board members.
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Sacramento
Bob Twist
Matthew Lin
Emile Bayle
Betty Brown
Suzy Crowell
Bob Downer
Rob Wishner
Manatt, Phelps, Phillips
Council
Gil Cedillo
Judy Chu
Wishner
The
Tribune
Manatt
Cedillo
Chu
Twist Appointed San Marino's 24th Mayor
Bob Twist became San Marino’s 24th mayor at a City Hall ceremony, taking the gavel from Matthew Lin during a special council session last Thursday evening. He praised fellow council members and cited lessons from three years of service as he pledged to fulfill his duties to the best of his abilities.
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Matthew Lin
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The Income Tax Debate of 1894 and Public Reaction
A look back at Grover Cleveland's 1894 income tax proposal and the sharp opposition from Oregon Senator and Los Angeles publisher Harrison Gray Otis. Proponents favored a 2 percent levy while critics warned the intrusive reach of government.
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Grover Cleveland
Oregon
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles
Get on Board and Read Your Library at San Marino
San Marino Public Library launches a teen reading program with Hershey’s milk and Tony Hawk prize odds. Teens submit book reflections as essays, poems, art, or videos up to four-person groups, deadline April 22, with six runners up winning Tony Hawk books or Hershey’s milk, plus library sponsorship by the ALA. A separate Turn Off the TV Week runs April 19–25 to promote reading.
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DOUR
Tony Hawk
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Hawk
Hershey's
American Library Association
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