Altadena Couple Citizens of Year

Anita and Walter Martin, leaders of the Royce Street Neighborhood Watch, have been named Altadena’s Citizens of the Year for 1990 by the Chamber of Commerce.

The Martins, working with sheriff’s deputies, helped establish an award-winning anti-crime program in their neighborhood. In August, the group won a state award for the program. The Martins and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Ron Spelig were also honored for their work by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

The Chamber of Commerce award will be presented at a dinner at the Altadena Country Club on Friday.

Lottie Hicks of Alhambra, who celebrates her 106th birthday on Wednesday, is making a birthday wish to meet singer Michael Jackson.

“I think he’s just different,” Hicks said of Jackson. “I don’t think he’s my favorite singer, I wouldn’t say that. But, you know, even if I am an old lady, I like to keep up with the trend of things.”

Hicks has had other birthday wishes come true. On her 101st birthday she rode in a helicopter. On her 103rd she appeared on the “Tonight Show.” And on her 104th she rode in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade.

The American Centenarian Committee is working on Hicks’ latest wish.

Frederick C. Meyer, president of Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, has been elected chairman of the 230-member Hospital Council of Southern California. The council, which covers six counties, is the largest metropolitan hospital association in the country.

As chairman, Meyer also will serve on the executive committee of the California Assn. of Hospitals and Health Systems. Meyer, 51, was named president of Methodist Hospital, a 351-bed nonprofit facility, in 1985.

Robert L. Cheney was named president of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Assn. and has chosen “Voyages of Discovery” as the theme of the 103rd Tournament of Roses Parade.

Cheney, a 30-year member of the association, was named president last week. The 53-year-old retired aerospace engineer said he picked the theme to reflect on discoveries that have changed the world since Columbus’ voyage to America, particularly the space program and moon landings.

But he said the theme also includes pioneers in science, technology, art and education, as well as personal discoveries such as those made by children learning to read.

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