Harry Snyder, 52, has set an American record for bench pressing 350 lb. in the Master's Division (50 to 55 years old) of the American Drug Free Powerlifting competition. He is profiled.
Harry Sneider, 52, 5 feet 10 inches, 215 pounds, won 1st place in the world master's championship in bench-pressing in the 50-54 year old category in November in Pennsylvania. He is profiled.
The 22nd annual Baldwin Bonanza begins tomorrow, including a barbecue, live and silent auctions, and plant sale. The arboretum's finances and budget are discussed.
Arcadia High School's state champion Constitution Team is in Washington D. C., vying for the national title in an interscholastic competition on constitutional principles.
Lou and Juli Costanzo, 37, are co-owners of Champion Sports Collectibles, which recently moved to Arcadia after 10 years in San Gabriel. They are profiled.
A team of Arcadia High School advanced placement government students edged out 48 other state champion teams to win the 6th annual "We the People... the Citizen and the Constitution" competition in Washington, D.C.
James Jason Stathum was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the videotaped fatal shooting of Arcadia resident Munther Farah Gharib. At the time of the shooting, Gharib was working in a La Puente convenience store.
Without a bone marrow transplant soon, the future looks bleak for 37 year old Santa Anita Park waitress Anita Capitumini. Her friends and co-workers have raised money to fund a search for a donor.
Bail was set at $1 million for Arcadian Hua Jiang, charged with enslaving a 20-year old woman from China. Her husband and co-defendant, Dianyi Zhai, will remain in custody without bail for several additional charges.
Cal Poly Pomona student Melissa Cripe, 20, will work with junior high students to solve personal problems without resorting to violence as part of the AmeriCorps program, a $360 million national program launched by President Clinton to act as a domestic version of the Peace Corps.
Ruth Lubin, 82, a retired Arcadia High School teacher, beat out 12 other contestants to win the 7th annual Ms. Senior America of California competition. She will soon go the Reno, Nevada, to vie for the Ms. Senior America crown.
James Dobson and Focus on the Family are discussed by former right-hand-man Gil Meogerle. Also see accompanying article about rise of Focus on the Family.
Corey Nakatani, the only Japanese American riding professionally as a jockey in southern California, often races at Santa Anita Park, the same place where his grandparents were detained during World War II in the then Santa Anita Assembly Center. He is profiled.