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The 1981 Health Fair Expo took place at the Loma Linda University Seventh-day Adventist Church. The church is located at 11125 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, and the event took place in the fellowship hall on Sunday, April 26, and Monday, April 27. The Health Fair Expo provided free health screenings on both days. 

On Sunday, a participant could have a health history done, a diet analysis, a dermatological exam, a breast exam, a dental screening, or they could have their blood pressure checked, be checked for anemia, or have a general health history done. On Monday, participants could have foot testing, torso testing, vision acuity testing, glaucoma testing, a pulmonary analysis, and have their height and weight measured. Monday's listings also offered participants a summary and referral option. Blood chemistry tests were available with a small charge for adults eighteen or older. Some sponsors for the event included Chevron, Hospital Council of Southern California (HCSC), American Red Cross, and 4NKNBC, the local news channel.

Illustration of Garfield holding a candy cane coming out of a red and yellow Christmas stocking with a green bow.  White text on a blue background.

Garfield is a comic strip created and first published by Jim Davis in 1978. The comic follows the life of Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner, Jon. Since the comic's initial release, Garfield has been adapted into an animated series, television specials, and two movies. As of 2013, it held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.

Illustration of the Grand Canyon in white, black, brown and red.  Green bush on the left, green on the horizon and blue sky with black text.

Grand Canyon National Park in northwestern Arizona was officially designated a national park in 1919. It was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. The park covers over 1 million acres and features the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River. Over 6 million guests visited the park in 2016 alone. Two distinct public areas of the park include the North Rim and the South Rim. The North Rim is the more rugged of the two and visitors mostly take advantage of the lookout points and hiking trails. The South Rim includes Grand Canyon Village and is the more accessible of the two. Amenities of the South Rim include walking and driving tours and shuttle service.

Illustrated side-view of Golden Gate Bridge in red with red text on a yellow background.

This button is from the 50^th-anniversary celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California on May, 27^th 1987. The anniversary celebration was attended by an estimated 250,000 people who congregated on the bridge deck, causing the bridge arch to flatten under the weight. As a precaution, engineers before the event had made calculations to determine just how many people the bridge could support during the celebration. With these calculations in mind, an additional estimated 500,000 people who gathered on the approaches to the bridge were denied access due to fears of collapse.

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A Book Fair is a collection of books for sale from a group of publishers or book dealers. They are held by local bookshops and through major publications like the Los Angeles Times. Items sold can be a collection of rare books or brand new titles from the publisher. The Scholastic Book Fair is a week-long event held in most elementary and middle schools across the country. They work with staff, parents, and school librarians to provide students and teachers access to thousands of affordable books. Scholastic was established in 1920 and has always been a part of educational publishing. In 1981, they launched their first in-school book fair in California. Currently, they host over 75,000 book fairs a year.

Cartoon-style illustration of white bird wearing a red vest, goggles and a blue stocking hat.  They are holding ski poles and wearing skis standing on white ground and blue sky with cacti in the background.  Red, yellow and black text.

The Winterfest “Snowbird” Jamboree is an annual event held in Havasu City, Arizona and hosted by the Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce as a way to show visitors appreciation for bringing in extra revenue to the city. The event primarily attracts thousands of tourists or “snowbirds” visiting the city in February. “Snowbird” is a nickname given to people who travel south in the winter to enjoy warmer weather. 

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Universal Studios is a film production company stationed in University City, California and established in 1912 by Charles O. Bauman, Jules Brulatour, Robert H. Cochrane, Mark Dintenfass, David Horsely, Adam Kessel, Carl Laemmle, Pat Powers, and William Swanson. Presently referred to as Universal Pictures, it holds the record as being the U.S. oldest running film production company. In addition to that record, it is considered to be one sixth of Hollywood's Big Six, which is a group of the top six greatest film companies in the Hollywood area. Some of the most popular films that it is responsible for are Back to the Future, The Fast and the Furious, and Despicable Me. 

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Tron is a movie from 1982 that starred Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner. The plot centers around Bridges, who gets "sucked" into a video game and is made to fight in gladiator-like games to win his freedom. This is a promotional item which, along with other versions, was released when the movie opened in theaters.

Illustration of a cartoon shark with black text on an orange and green background.

Marineland was an oceanarium and tourist attraction that operated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula coast of Los Angeles County from 1954 to 1987. From 1978 to 1981 it was owned by Taft Broadcasting, owners of the Hanna-Barbera animation studio, who rebranded the park “Hanna-Barbera’s Marineland” and used many of the studio’s famous cartoon characters. This design features character Jabberjaw, a cartoon shark who was featured on a popular Saturday morning cartoon show in the late 1970’s.

Cartoon illustration of a rat in a raft with life jacket and paddle navigating a body of water. Black and blue text on white background.

Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Santa Clarita, California that opened in 1971. Roaring Rapids is a river rapids ride that was constructed there in 1981 to duplicate the popular Thunder River ride at Six Flags Astroworld. Similar rides at other Six Flags parks include: Congo Rapids (formerly Roaring Rapids) at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey (built in 1981), Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas (built in 1983), and Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois (built in 1984).