San Marino Fire Dept Honors Civilian Employee of the Year
Colleen Altizer, executive secretary at the San Marino Fire Department, was unanimously named Employee of the Year in a ceremony at the council chambers. Fire Chief John Penido praised her in a proclamation noting her role in keeping payroll, time off, and communications on track.
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Marcus Miller
Mitch Lebman
Local YMCA Summer Camp Shines With 250 Youth Enrolled
The YMCA Day Camp program at Lacy Park drew over 250 youths this summer offering safe, memorable experiences. Childcare Director Elaine Grohe cites role model staff with CPR First Aid and water safety training as key to the program’s meaningful, varied activities for kids of all ages.
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Elaine Grohe
County gains control of Rosemead Boulevard segment
Supervisor Mike Antonovich announces Governor signed legislation transferring a portion of Rosemead Boulevard from CalTrans to Los Angeles County. County plans medians and sidewalk improvements after years of complaints from Pasadena Arcadia Temple City areas and ongoing talks with state and local representatives.
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Anonymous $1 Million Gift Boosts San Marino Library Campaign
San Marino mayor Bob Twist announced a $1 million anonymous donation to the city library campaign, bringing progress toward the $5.5 million goal to about 60 percent. City Librarian Carolyn Crain shared excitement over the contribution and urged broad support for the capital campaign.
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Bob Twist
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Carolyn Crain
St Francis Dam disaster memorial dinner remembered at Old Mill
At the Admission's Day Dinner at Old Mill, the St Francis Dam flood legacy was recounted by Jon and Nancy Wilkman. They discussed interviewing survivors, the 1928 wall of water, and the historical impact as California statehood was celebrated nearby.
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Library and recreation facilities top San Marino mayor’s agenda
Mayor Bob Twist names a new public library as the top priority for the coming year. He cites a $1 million anonymous donation fueling the library capital campaign and discusses funding prospects, Prop 14 funding, and bond-delay timing. He also highlights recreation facility studies, Feasibility work, and city financial pressures guiding service and infrastructure decisions.
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Planning Commission Meeting Rescheduled in San Marino
The San Marino Planning Commission has rescheduled its regular meeting to a special session on Monday September 27 2004 at 7 00 p m in the city council chambers at 2200 Huntington Dr San Marino California.
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San Marino High seeks Class of 1959 reunion help
San Marino High School’s graduating class of 1959 plans a 45th reunion for Saturday October 2 at the Old Mill starting 5:30 p.m. Organizer Sandy Troup asks readers to help locate classmates who have moved or are hard to reach and provides a contact number 626 449 2035 for leads on names such as Carol Berger Kyle, Leslie Clarno Christensen, Jan Dalzell Spitzholzer, Judy Harper Dempsey, Genise Inman, Nancy Johnson Merz, Janet Johnson Melenyzer, and others.
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Jan Dalzell
Spitzholzer
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Genise Inman
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Merz
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Melenyzer
Richard McFedries
Albin Warren Werner
Gail Weber
William McDonald
Ian Leaf
Mary Faith Meskell
Paul McFarland
Robert McGuffin
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Phyllis Rider Church
Carolyn Roth Pearson
John Schultz
Donna Speer Weingarten
Ann Staniford Eisenbach
William Lee
History 101 The Leland Stanford We Never Knew
A brief history of Leland Stanford Junior University recounts its 1885 founding by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their son Leland Jr. The article notes his life story began with a dramatic public presentation at a family dinner and hints at his fragile start before birth.
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