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Arcadia's float saluting its centennial was awarded the Queen's Trophy. The float was called "100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30830
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Awards
Floats
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003
Item ID
31018AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Arcadia mom Margarethe Else Dietrich, born 100 years ago on July 27, 1900. She joins the ranks of centenarians.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27683
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 27, 2000
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 27, 2000
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Dietrich, Margarethe Else ("Gretel")
Item ID
27880AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School students honor friend Boa ("Tony") Tsing with a makeshift memorial. He was recently killed in a traffic accident. He was only 18 years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31436
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Deaths
Tsing, Boa ("Tony")
Item ID
31629AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sixty-four year old Fuzhi Ji and his two-year-old grandson died after a hit and run accident at Santa Anita Avenue and Bonita Street left them with fatal injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30389
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Accidents
Deaths
Ji, Fuzhi
Item ID
30576AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Twelve year old Jacob Mumper starts a fundraising campaign to help earthquake survivors in Washington state.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29088
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 29, 2001
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 29, 2001
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Fundraisers
Mumper, Jacob
Earthquake victims
American Red Cross, Arcadia Chapter
Item ID
29275AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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57-year old Dave Raymond wants to see a game in every major league baseball stadium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30767
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baseball stadiums
Hobbies
Raymond, Dave
Item ID
30955AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Using the theme "100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity," an Arcadia Rose Parade float commemorates the city's centennial. Riding on the float will be a doctor, a nurse, a graduate of Arcadia Methodist Hospital's neonatal program, US Army Captain Jon Shafer, a horseracing figure, and two local children. The two children will be chosen by random drawing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30626
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2002
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2002
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Parade floats
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003
Item ID
30813AN
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Newspaper Index
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Tournament of Roses Queen Alexandra Wucetich and her court ride under the parade route in a Metro Gold Line tunnel. Metro Gold Line follows the same Atchison/Topeka Santa Fe Railroad right of way that has provided passengers and freight service for nearly 100 years. Arcadia's princess Anjali Agrawal is in a photo with her father Sudhir K. Agrawal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30772
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2002
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 19, 2002
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Agrawal, Anjali
Agrawal, Sudhir K.
Light Rail
Metro Gold Line
Pasadena Tournament of Roses - royal court
Trains
Transportation
Wucetich, Alexandra
Item ID
30960AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The fatal fire that killed an Arcadia couple and seriously injured their six-year-old son remains under investigation. No names were released.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27173
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
27371AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The dead body of 24-year-old Nancy Christina Sanchez, of Baldwin Park, was found in an alley behind Alice Street near Santa Anita Avenue. In an unrelated case, 60-year-old Gisela Fischer died at Arcadia Methodist Hospital after she was found floating in the hot tub at the Elite Westerner Motel at 161 Colorado Place.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31528
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Deaths
Fischer, Gisela
Sanchez, Nancy Christina
Item ID
31724AN
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Newspaper Index
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With a combined donation of $1500, Arcadia Rotary and Santa Rosa Rotary helped provide a 22-year-old fire truck to the city of Santa Cruz del Quiche in Guatemala.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30727
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2002
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2002
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary
Fire trucks
Guatemala
Service clubs
Item ID
30915AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officers Robin Letorneau and Matt Kraut were given Life Saving Medals and Citations for saving the life of a 54-year-old man in a smoke-filled room at the Santa Anita Inn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31624
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognitions
Kraut, Matt
Letorneau, Robin
Item ID
31821AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Lions Club members and Arcadia firefighters hold a head shaving benefit at Matt Denny's restaurant in Arcadia for 3 year old Samantha Gangloff, who has acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33465
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia Lions
Carter, George
Cerwin, Cody
Charities
Fundraisers
Gangloff, Samantha
Gattas, Bob
Giors, Fran
Giors, Loretta
Giors, Richard
Keegan, Dennis
Marston, Ken
Matt Denny's Restaurant
Organizations
Seastrom, Mark
St. Baldrick's
Stogner, Craig
Item ID
33660AN
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Race horse Apollicee, a 4-year-old California-bred son of Apollo, is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame and occupying the same stall that famous race horse Seabiscuit did back in the 1930s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32719
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
32916AN
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Newspaper Index
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If a 1948 plan by the Rapid Transit Action Group to salvage a portion of the Pacific Electric Red Car system had become a reality, Arcadia and Monrovia would have been enjoying the benefits of light rail transit for the last 54 years. Arcadia Weekly writer Charles Cooper provides historical information and rider statistics of the old rail lines.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30506
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Light Rail
Rapid Transit Action Group
Trains
Transportation - history
Item ID
30693AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 13-year-old female was critically injured after a motorist lost control of a vehicle and struck her in front of Dana Middle School. A surgical team decided to amputate the lower portion of her right leg 5 inches below knee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32729
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Dana Middle School
Item ID
32926AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 22-year-old El Monte man, Daniel Sisneros, is suing the owner and an employee of AM Donuts at 34 E. Las Tunas Drive. He was left partially paralyzed after being shot at AM Donuts. He was pressing buttons on the cash register but not robbing the store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30728
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
AM Donuts
Lawsuits
Shootings
Sisneros, Daniel
Item ID
30916AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Breeders Cup returns to Santa Anita Park for the first time in 20 years, on October 25.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31845
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Breeders Cup
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
32042AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education will lease 200 square feet of property at Dana Middle School to AT&T to install a cellular phone tower. The lease will be for 5 years with a minimum bid of $18,000 per year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30754
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2002
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2002
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Cellular phone towers
Dana Middle School
Item ID
30942AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A fire believed to have been started by a downed power line caused an estimated $1 million in the 100 block of West Norman Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30392
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Disasters
Fires
Item ID
30579AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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