Senior citizens competed in the Senior Olympics powerlifting event held at the home gym of Arcadia personal trainer Harry Sneider as part of the California Senior Games Championships. The highlight of the games was seeing 89-year-old Eugene Mailin lift 140 pounds, winning gold in his weight division. Other participants named were 53-year-old Val Olotoa and 75-year-old Ernie Smith. Legendary competitor Beatrice Maullin died two weeks before the games began.
The Senior Olympics powerlifting competition was held at the Arcadia home of personal trainer Harry Sneider. Stanley Gim of San Pedro bench pressed 275 pounds to win an area gold medal and a chance to compete at the National Senior Olympics in September in Providence, Rhode Island.
Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, 62, lost both legs in the Vietnam War, but that didn't stop him from majoring in physical education at California State University Los Angeles. He has walked on his hands and biked across the United States, competed in 6 marathons, completed a triathlon, and set world weight-lifting records. He will be inducted into the California Powerlifting Hall of Fame today.
Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.
A new Active Health fitness center has opened at Methodist Hospital to fill the gap between insurance-approved rehabilitation and unsupervised workouts at local gyms.
Arcadia's Paramedic Membership Program continues to accept enrollments from both Arcadia residents and businesses. For $42/year ($40 if paid in lump sum), all permanent residents of a member's household or permanent employees of a business in the city will receive emergency paramedic ambulance transportation without direct cost. The subscription program was first offered to Arcadia residents and businesses on December 1, 1994.
Methodist Hospital will close down its Active Health gym in August. It is the region's first medically based fitness center. It was losing money and took up space needed for other uses.
Dave and Buster's is due to open in October at the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. It will include arcade-style games and a restaurant, estimated at cost of $10 million.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital and Santa Anita YMCA offer a joint medically-based fitness program called Active Health. It is designed for people with health problems or who want a monitored workout routine and diet plan.
Los Angeles makes a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The equestrian events would be held at Santa Anita Park race track, as they were in 1984.
Arcadia resident Harry Frank Scolinos, who is a Republican, will try to best Adam Schiff in the candidacy for the 29th Congressional District in November 2004.