Kim Woods, 26, who graduated from the John Tracy Clinic for hearing-impaired children, plans to enter graduate school in the fall and become a teacher of the deaf. She is profiled.
Not quite twelve months after 16 year old Gerry Woods was wounded in the head by an accidental gunshot, he is now involved in hippotherapy, or horse riding therapy.
On Monday, 15 year old Arcadian Gerald Woods, Jr. was transferred to the rehabilitation unit of Northridge Hospital, nearly two months after he was accidentally shot in the head on March 5.
A White House Commission has selected 16 year old Arcadia resident Eugenia Kim as one of 500 finalists in the U. S. Presidential Scholar Program, "the nation's highest honor for high school students."
Gerry Woods, who is in the process of recovering from an almost fatal gunshot wound to the head last year, went in a wheel chair to receive his certificate of graduation from Foothills Junior High School.
Frank Ferris, 68, is a well-known Arcadia interior designer who has been in the decorating business since 1947. His store, Frank Ferris Interiors, has been open for 35 years.
Karen Garr is one of 400 pari-mutual clerks behind the betting windows at Arcadia's Santa Anita Park. The 44 year old Arcadia resident has been close to the race track since 1969, when she started as a "pony girl" in the back stretch of Santa Anita Park.
Dale Allen, 72, has been named Arcadia Senior Citizen of the Year for 1990. He has helped to fight for and plan the $4.4 million senior center that will be completed next spring.
Rose Foreman, 100, an Arcadia resident since 1947 and a Dial-A-Ride user since 1975, has been given a lifetime Dial-A-Ride pass, enabling her to ride for free.
Former Arcadia resident David Thornton has been involved in fundraising for kidney research ever since a rare kidney disease began tormenting him five years ago.
Joseph Sargis, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Pasadena Area Community College District, has been elected the 1993 president of the Board. He is profiled.
David Ma, defeated candidate for the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees, has been charged with a misdemeanor for violating city sign posting restrictions.