San Marino Hears Opening Bells As School Year Starts
San Marino schools prepare for Monday's first day with crossing guards funded through December and a paused reorganization plan. Principal Rankin notes a painted campus and a new policy allowing ninth and tenth graders to leave campus at lunch while accreditation reviews loom. New student orientations and parent coffees are scheduled in the coming days with back to school night set for September 20.
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High School Accreditation Agency
San Marino
Adults Return To Classes In San Marino Area
Adults join as students this fall through programs at USC Caltech Cal Poly Pomona Pasadena City College and Foothill Family Counseling Service. USC offers the largest catalog including 35 special courses and internships. Highlights include an eight week musicale lecture series So You Want To Be A Star casting workshops and theater studies with rehearsals backstage visits and managerial discussions. An eight week history of American popular music With Ian Whitcomb features, plus two internships at Huntington Hartford Theatre and Bob Bakers Marionette Theatre. Disneyland executive Bob Jani teaches How to Become a Commercial Producer. A card trick session by James Kahlert is also planned.
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Cal Poly Pomona
Pasadena City College
Foothill Family Counseling Service
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Bob Jani
Disneyland
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Dr. Lowney
New San Marino Superintendent Dr Lowney Aims High
Profile of Dr. Roger Lowney new San Marino schools superintendent designating a future successor to Walter Dingus. Describes his competitive drive, wide range of experiences from safety posters to coaching, and plans to raise district standards with challenging curricula and strong classroom teaching. His family and Wisconsin roots highlighted.
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Roger Lowney
San Marino
Walter Dingus
Vandalism Hits San Marino Street Crew Hard
San Marino faces costly vandalism as Ramiro Carlaris Fleur area signs and lights are repeatedly damaged. Foreman Jack Flynn says a shrunken staff after Jarvis tax limits leaves six crewmen to handle citywide duties, with repairs costing about $2,000 in a year and multiple sign replacements totaling hundreds.
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Ramiro-Carlaris- Fleur
San Marino
Jack Flynn
Roy Whetstone
Ramiro- Carlaris
Ramiro
Carlaris
Flynn
Monterey
Fleur
TIMES
Butch Durfey
San Marino Tribune
Donated Funds Enable Library To Open Doors For 20 Hours A Week
San Marino Library gains 20 hour weekly operation thanks to more than $20,000 raised by the Friends of the Library. Board and staff, boosted by volunteers, plan to keep hours for an indefinite period as fundraisers continue. The drive followed $75,000 annual cuts and a temporary $87,500 budget plan, with money earmarked for salaries and supplies.
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Friends of the Library
Library Board
Louis Creveling
Creveling
Library
Friends
The
Friends’ Appeal
Along the Drive home care guidance
An excerpt from a column urges balanced living at home with a line about keeping spaces clean to stay healthy yet cozy enough to feel joyful, reflecting a domestic advice tone. The snippet hints at practical tips on housekeeping and comfort within family life.
San Marino Chamber Hosts Season's First Mixer
The San Marino Chamber of Commerce hosts a mixer at Southwestern Academy from 5 to 7 p.m. on September 14. Free hors d ouvres and performances by the San Marino Dads Band are planned with a mysterious “cannon” motif. Jack Morian, social chairman, invites all residents and local businessmen to attend.
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