Notable Local Leaders Honored In Pasadena Area
Giles S Halil Jr longtime San Marino resident and Caltech IRC honorary assistant director received a plaque from the Pasadena Council on Alcoholism for outstanding contribution to employee assistance programs linking area councils. John B Norberg elected chair of Northrop University board with long accounting and civic ties in Pasadena. Debby G Bowes named Alhambra School District curriculum coordinator. Leonard M Marangi installed Pasadena Bar Association president with contemporaries Clifford R Anderson Jr Fred W Soldwedel and Ted Hammond also installed.
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Giles S. Halil Jr
San Marino
Caltech
Industrial Relations Center
IRC
Pasadena Council On Alcoholism
Hall
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation
Bell & Howell
Emelie
Las Flores Avenue
John B. Norberg
Northrop University
Inglewood Norberg
National Association of Accountants
National Officers Association
Jonathan Club
The
International Club
San Marino Chamber of Commerce
Northrop
University of Southern California
Norberg
Margaret
West Drive
Debby G. Bowes
Alhambra
Bowes
Northrup
Alhambra Teachers Association
Ynez
Monterey Park
Leonard M. Marangi
Pasadena Bar Association
University Club
Arch R. Tuthill
Superior Court
David N. Eagleson
Superior Court of
Los Angeles County
Marangi
Janet
Winston Avenue
San
C of C Contest Draws Entrants
San Marino Chamber of Commerce invites local businesses to enter a four category Christmas display contest with awards for beauty humor and thematic relevance. Entries due by November 29 with judging November 30 to December. Early participants include Union Station Broadway Florist Huntington Pharmacy and more.
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San Marino
John H. Sweet Union Station
Broadway Florist
Bis Well Body Shop
Huntington Pharmacy
Shepard and Morgan Real Estate Co
McDonald Camera Shop
Carver PTA Leaders: Joannah Smith Elected President
Joannah Smith becomes Carver School PTA president describing her role as a commitment to children and community. She highlights reduced state funding raising PTA importance, her six years of service, and broad parent involvement across 300 families, with programs like motor skills and reading support.
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PTA
PTA Leader Pat Harris Urges Broad Support for Valentine School
Pat Harris, five years active in the Valentine School PTA, became president and aims to back schools in every way. She highlights fundraising, film purchases, playground equipment, a resource center, art and science programs, and a pumpkin ice cream social with 400 attendees. Harris promotes volunteerism, parent involvement, and understanding school funding amid cutbacks and bond opposition.
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Pat Harris
PTA
Katin
Oneonta
Mia Harris
Valentine
Valentine School
Parent Education
Craft Fair
Stoneman School
Harris
Sacramento
Street Light Problems Plague San Marino Street Dept
San Marino faces aging street light cables across 65 miles of parkway conduits. About 40 miles are lead encased, installed 35 to 50 years ago, with remaining poly insulated lines prone to shorts. Affected circuits black out multiple lamps. crews locate faults via day tests, then dig up and replace 10 to 15 feet of conduit per repair, often fought by roots and hard soil.
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San Marino
San Marino Schools Schedule Minimum Day Friday
With the end of the first school quarter, San Marino schools announce a minimum day Friday November 13. Carver Stoneman and Valentine elementary schools dismiss at 145 p.m. Huntington students leave at 1 p.m. San Marino High School releases students at noon.
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San Marino
Carver, Stoneman and Valentine
Huntington
San Gabriel Boulevard
Stoneman School
Huntington School
Orlando
San Marino High School
Valentine School
Carver School
How They Voted In San Marino School Board race
Voters cast 2,319 ballots for three seats on the San Marino School Board. If all had voted for three candidates the total would be 6,957, but 5,982 votes were actually cast. Ukropina led with 31.4 percent, McGregor 28.0 percent, Nickelson 21.2 percent, Reed 17.4 percent, and Schmid 2.0 percent despite not being a candidate.
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San Marino
Ukropina
McGregor
Nickelson
Reed
Schmid
Test Scores Not Down Says School Official
Dr Ken Ogden assistant superintendent for instruction briefed San Marino school board on California Assessment Test results for grades three six and twelve. He noted a reported drop in third grade percentiles due to comparisons with other districts while actual scores remained high with San Marino ranking near the top in the state. Third grade percentiles read ing ending read 97 mathematics 97. Sixth grade reading 88 writing 92 spelling 88.
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Ken Ogden
California
San Marino
Ogden
Along The Drive Switches Writers For Coverage
A policy shift moves reporters between departments and recommends Martin Bernheimer to cover sports, specifically mud wrestling, for the page.
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Martin Bernheimer
City appoints new San Marino treasurer
Richard Sprunger was named city treasurer by Mayor Lynn Reithover at the latest council meeting and will work with the auditing firm and city staff as an internal auditor. He will be paid 200 dollars monthly and aims to maintain and possibly raise city services amid reduced state bailouts and ongoing fiscal challenges.
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Richard Sprunger
New San Marino
Lynn Reithover
Sprunger
Maureen
Brown
San Marino
Sprungers
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Beverly Nairne
Frank Harmon
Sheryl Goodreau
Chamber
Lois Derry
Shepard and Morgan
Greg Minoux
Carver, Valentine
Joannah Smith
Carver Pta
Ture
Pat Harria
Jack Flynn
Tribune
Jim Marino
San Marino Woman's Club
Huntington Drive
Susan Bunnell
Burdette Guild
Eileen Anderson
San Marino Womans Club
Dy Wat Weis
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