Larry Strawther It is almost universally acknowledged that one of the great strengths of the Los Alamitos School District is its small size. It has allowed local parents to feel like their votes makes a difference. Since the Los Al high school students were separated from the Anaheim District in 1979, while other districts have suffered, we … Read more
The Bixbys are a legendary name in the history of Long Beach and the Rancho Los Alamitos, and deservedly so. The true start of the family fortune goes back to the early 1850s when cousins Benjamin and Thomas Flint and Lewellyn Bixby returned home to Maine from Gold Rush California, where they had some success … Read more
The Bixbys are a legendary name in the history of Long Beach and the Rancho Los Alamitos, and deservedly so. The true start of the family fortune goes back to the early 1850s when cousins Benjamin and Thomas Flint and Lewellyn Bixby returned home to Maine from Gold Rush California, where they had some success … Read more
1966 Jet Bomber crash between Yellowtail and Rowena probably the worst One of the hazards of residing so close to a major (at least, at one-time) military airport is that sometimes the planes that are going up have on very rare occasions gone down — that has happened at least three times in Rossmoor.l There … Read more
Who’s who on the Pacific Coast: a biographical compilation of notable living … edited by Franklin Harper CLARK, J. Ross, Railroad Man; born, Connellsville, Pa., Apr. 10, 1850; son, John and Mary (Andrews) C. Edu.: public schools, Pa.; Acad., Bentonsport, la. Married, Miriam A. Evans, Apr. 16, 1878, at Butte, Mont. Moved to Mont., … Read more
This article is reprinted from the Minutes of the General Congregational Association of Southern California which covers the years from at least 1896 through 1898. The “minutes” were copies of speeches and reports delivered at the group’s annual conference.s The 1898 conference naturally discussed the happenings of 1897, which is the year the actual townsite … Read more
When it first opened in 1942 NAS Los Alamitos was a training station for brand new pilots. It was what was commonly called an elimination base. If the would-be pilots couldn’t handle the basics, they were eliminated as a naval pilot. In mid 1943, the base took on a new role — a support base … Read more
27 march 1921 – Facts About Sugar, April 23, 1921, p.335 GUY SAWYER DYER DEAD News is received of the death at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 27, after an illness of two weeks, of Guy Sawyer Dyer, one of the pioneer beet sugar men of the United States. Mr. Dyer was the … Read more
Originally printed in the Enterprise, 27 OCT 1957 Rossmoor Homeowners Assn. formed at Sunday night meeting at Congregational Church. Ross Dorsett is appointed temporary chairman. Appointed as temporary executive board of the association are: Luther Robinson, Willis Clark, John Both, Mrs. Tom Tripp, David Battin, Robert Fullaway, B.W. Gilfillian, Ellis Warmpler, Dr. Goodwin-Malmouth, Lawrence Michealsen, … Read more
City Plans to Buy Van for TV Channel FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS | NORTHWEST: LOS ALAMITOS April 25, 1998|JOHN CANALIS The lease is up on the Los Alamitos Television van, so the city plans to buy it. City Council members on Monday will consider purchasing the white Ford that carries crews of high school … Read more