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Arcadia Fire Captain Thomas Devlin returns home from Grossman Burn Unit and is recovering well. He is a 20 year veteran of Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34421
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department--Firefighters
Devlin, Dylan
Devlin, Thomas
Item ID
34613AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School's Joey Harmon sticks to baseball after an injury to his knee, photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33774
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Harmon, Joey
Item ID
33969AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Heroic 90 year-old Santa Anita Park paddock guard John Shear will be featured on Horse Racing Television (HRTV) this Sunday, on the "Inside Information" documentary series. He saved a young girl from serious injury while doing his job.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32507
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Cable television
Heroes
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32706AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lt. Peter L. Wood was posthumously awarded the Bronz Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. He was killed in Vietnam, Jan. 20, 1968.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21550
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 26, 1968
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 26, 1968
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Wood, Peter L.
Item ID
21771AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Trainer John Sadler, a 54-year old Long Beach native, watched from home with a knee injury, as his trainees Switch, Sidney's Candy, and Twirling Candy) win three stakes races on Santa Anita Park's opening day of the 2010-2011 season, its 74th racing season.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32266
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2010
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2010
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Horse trainers
Sadler, John
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -- Opening Day 2010
Item ID
32465AN
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Santa Anita Park: horse dies in training incident. Two-year-old colt Derby River is the 27th horse to die since December. He suffered a broken shoulder while galloping and was euthanized. Ruben Gomez was the trainer.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Gomez, Ruben
Guillermo, Kathy
Horses and horse racing
Martin, Mike
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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John Shear (pictured), a 5-foot, 110-pound, 90-year-old paddock supervisor at Santa Anita Park, nearly lost his life when he threw himself in the path of a runaway horse on March 12 to protect a little girl he didn't know. He has worked seasonally for Santa Anita Park for nearly 50 years. He sustained a fractured pelvis and other injuries but is recuperating at home now. He is a hero.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020--employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32584AN
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Bowen Du, 19, of Arcadia, has taken a plea deal in the death of Arcadia teen Alice Zhang. He has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors--vehicular manslaughter with simple negligence and reckless driving causing injury. Du faces a maximum of 18 months in jail when he is sentenced on December 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32646
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Trials
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
32843AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ninety-three year old fighter pilot Edward J. Lopez publishes "flight of a Hell Hawk," his memoir. He is a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Authors
Lopez, Edward J.
Memoirs
World War II veterans
Item ID
34907AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ex-Arcadia student Ted Hooper trying to reach Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer as a long jumper. He is trying to qualify for the Taiwanese national team.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2016
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2016
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Hooper, Ted
Summer Olympic Games
Item ID
34782AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Twenty-fifth horse euthanized at Santa Anita Park since December 26, 2018. The gelding Spectacular Music, that appeared to have suffered a pelvis injury, was euthanized.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Miller, Terry
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia Catholic school teacher Elohim D'Leon released from jail. He was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of 10 counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14 years old committed in 2003-2004 while he was a music teacher at Epiphany Catholic School in South El Monte. He worked at Holy Angels School in Arcadia 2004-2013. The investigation is continuing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34116
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Child molestation
Crime and Criminals
D'Leon, Elohim
Teachers
Item ID
34310AN
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Arcadia man Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, pleaded not guilty to fatally hitting 21-year-old road worker Connor McDermott Penhall, in Pomona Superior Court yesterday. The crash happened April 4, 2012, when Sakamoto allegedly drove onto a closed part of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, while drunk. He will next appear in court June 27 to set a date for his preliminary hearing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32980
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Drunk Driving
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33177AN
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John Shear is turning 93 years old. He is celebrated as an everyday hero. He is a Santa Anita Park racetrack worker whose quick response saved a toddler's life on March 12, 2011. He was hurt then, but is surviving.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--People--employees
Shear, John
Item ID
33901AN
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Information regarding J. Victor Covell

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4261
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1932 p. 1 (appointed Postmaster)
April 15, 1932 p. 1
August 2, 1935 p. 2 (article and photo)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1932 p. 1 (appointed Postmaster)
April 15, 1932 p. 1
August 2, 1935 p. 2 (article and photo)
Subjects
Postal Service
Covell, J Victor
Item ID
4137AN
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Paddock guard John Shear, a hero who was injured saving a girl from a runaway horse, has returned to work at Santa Anita Park. He turns 91 years old next month. He is a 5 foot tall, 110 pound Sierra Madre resident and sustained a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding and other injuries when he had a head-on collision with horse "Sea and Sage" on March 12, 2011.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32700
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Heroes
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020--employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32897AN
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Arcadia police officer Luis Vicuna received the Arcadia Police Department's Life Saving Medal last week for helping save the life of 76-year old James Chen, who collapsed at the Arcadia Sports Fitness Club late last year. Pictured are Arcadia Police Chief Robert Sanderson, Officer Luis Vicuna and Captain Gene Gioia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31928
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Chen, James
Gioia, Gene
Heroes
Sanderson, Robert
Vicuna, Luis
Item ID
32125AN
Collection
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Secchi, Aug. 15.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 1, 1960
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 1, 1960
Pages
p. 17
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Secchi, Albert J., Jr.
Item ID
17742AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Simpson, Mar. 26.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18427
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1962
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1962
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Simpson, Frank J., Jr.
Item ID
18672AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department Chief Guthrie has implemented an Area Command Community Partnership Program to effectively address crime issues and improve quality of life issues in the City of Arcadia in its five geographic areas (same as voting districts).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35448
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 4, 2019
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 4, 2019
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Area Command Community Partnership Program
Crime
Item ID
35640AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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