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Heady experience--Florist Jim Delamore’s headdress, “Brazil Oba Oba,” modeled by Mary Latta, took the Sweepstakes prize on Saturday night at the annual Bal Masque sponsored by Damas de Caridad at the Disneyland Hotel.
March 23, 1989
Business
A holiday atmosphere prevailed at the Anaheim Convention Center on Thursday as about 50 nurserymen, landscapers and floral designers bustled to unwrap exotic blooms for the 31st annual Southern California Home and Garden Show.
Aug. 16, 1985
California
A 15-year-old Sylmar boy was struck in the head and critically wounded in a drive-by shooting that also slightly wounded a companion, San Fernando Police said Monday.
March 31, 1992
“Flower Drum Song,” a 29-pound floral headdress depicting a gold dragon caught in a flame-colored Chinese lantern, won the Grand Sweepstakes prize at a benefit for St.
March 26, 1987
The discovery reinforces wildlife officials’ worry about a project, being considered for possible expansion, that recycles selenium-laced water.
Dec. 23, 2006
Something strange is happening to rodents at a wildlife refuge where thousands of birds were poisoned by selenium years ago.
June 12, 1999
Entertainment & Arts
Alfresco.
July 1, 1987
Who framed Juan Cabrillo? Bowers Museum, that’s who.
June 29, 1989
In what has become Orange County’s own version of the Rose Parade, eight women modeled massive floral headdresses at Damas de Caridad’s 32nd annual Bal Masque on Friday.
May 26, 1993
Microbes are removing selenium from contaminated soil on a test plot at the polluted Kesterson Reservoir, a finding that may lead to a full-scale cleanup of the area.
April 10, 1992