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Oct 1957 – Rossmoor Homeowners Assn. is formed

July 31, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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Oct 1957 – Rossmoor Homeowners Assn. is formed

July 31, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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BIO: Karl V. Bennis – longtime Los Al Sugar Factory officer, Anza-Borrego Desert booster

July 31, 2011 Larry Strawther

One of the leading citizens of Los Alamitos in the first decades of this century Karl Vucassovich Bennis had a long history with the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory. Born in…

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Crawford Airfield – Seal Beach

July 31, 2011 Larry Strawther

Aviation has a long history in the Seal Beach area. When Phil Stanton imported most of the 1915 San Francisco’s Pan-Pacific Exposition’s amusements to build the Joy Zone at Seal…

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April 25, 1998 – City plans to buy LATV Van

July 13, 2011 Larry Strawther

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…

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LA Times: Feb 11, 1998 – Los Al Officials push to Open Pool at AFRC

July 13, 2011 Larry Strawther

FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS | NORTHWEST: LOS ALAMITOS February 11, 1998|JOHN CANALIS Officials are pushing to open the swimming pool at the Armed Forces Reserve Center for community recreation…

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Huguette Clark – daughter of Los Alamitos founder, dies at 104

July 12, 2011 Larry Strawther

On May 24, 2011, Huguette Clark, one of the world’s richest women and subject of many TV reports last fall, died at the age of 104. Worth over an estimated…

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Bio: Michael F. Reagan

July 12, 2011 Larry Strawther

Michael Reagan was one of the earliest workers to come to the new town of Los Alamitos when it was formed in 1896. After working to help build the factory…

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Business in early Los Alamitos – 1896 to 1956

July 12, 2011 Larry Strawther

Most of the first merchants in Los Alamitos were saloon keepers. And many not of the best reputation. These men catered to the hard-working railroad track layers and the teamsters…

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Los Al – Rossmoor Library has been serving area since 1922

July 10, 2011 Larry Strawther

The earliest mention of a public library in Los Alamitos goes back to Feb. 13, 1922 News Notes of California Libraries, Oct. 1922 , p.608-612; p. 613, Laurel . A…

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