Preparations for the sixth annual Health Fair to be held at the Santa Anita Fashion Park mall are discussed. Numerous local community organizations will be participating.
Dr. Dennis Lojeski, a dentist in Arcadia, is running for City Council. Lojeski has been very active in local organizations. Biographical details included.
Marguerite Towsley and Dr. Robert Bell, veterinarian, have been named citizens of the year. Towsley is best known for the fundraising events she has chaired for numerous philanthropic organizations. Bell, president of Parent Alert, has made a considerable contribution toward helping to educate local citizens to the problems of drug abuse an providing guidance in combating them.
Bert Johnson, recently retired after 46 years with Pacific Telephone, is a candidate in the upcoming election. He is particularly concerned with redevelopment.
A "temporary" barricade installed four years ago at San Carlos Road will be removed for a six-month trial. Decision reached by City Council after lengthy discussion.
Susan Robertson, 48, a 4th grade teacher at Hugo Reid School for 26 years, died on July 4 after an 11-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Robertson graduated from USC in 1963 and worked for the Arcadia Unified School District, teaching at Hugo Reid School for her entire career.
Arcadia High students have fond memories of dead teacher. Ken Aberle, 42, died on June 2 at the City of Hope after a nine-month battle with leukemia. About 150 students gave blood at Arcadia Methodist Hospital.
Arcadia City Council has denied a request for a solicitation permit from the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church after hearing lengthy testimony from both proponents and opponents.
Arcadia resident Philip Brown Davenport died October 3 after a series of heart attacks. He was a volunteer for many organizations in the community. Biographical notes included.
Dexter Jones, 72, long active in Arcadia civic affairs, died at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. He was a local attorney, a former member of the Arcadia Board of Education and the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.
Dorothy Cowan Smith, for 30 years active in Arcadia business community, has retired as manager of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, with which she has been affiliated for more than 18 years.