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A sponge toss, sack race, pumpkin-carving contest and the Mayor's Spelling Bee will all return for the second annual Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on October 27 at the Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24705
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Superior Court
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
24899AN
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Newspaper Index
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Special events to be featured at the second annual Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on October 27 include sack races, a spelling bee, and pumpking carving contest. The highlight will be the drawing to select a boy or girl to ride on the city's Rose Parade float.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30629
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic
Item ID
30817AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Finalists have been determined in the 2001 City of Arcadia Mayor's Spelling Bee. Competition will be held at the Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on October 28.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30150
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Bong, Crystal-Ya
He, Jeffrey
Lam, Matthew
Lee, Ariel
Mitchell, Kevin
Moseley, Kai Allen
Wu, Adela
Zhu, James
Spelling bees
Item ID
30337AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In keeping with the theme of "The Year of Community and Communication," the City of Arcadia will host the first Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, October 28, 2001, at Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30096
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic
Item ID
30283AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mayor of Arcadia Mickey Segal reports on progress toward meeting his three goals. 1) New reflective street signs which are easier to read at night will be installed soon on all street corners. 2) Lucky Baldwin Day Picnic, designed to create a sense of community and city pride, is scheduled for October 28 at Arcadia County Park. 3) Begin to develop a place for low-income senior housing in Arcadia. City Manager and staff are working on this plan and hope to have a proposal in spring.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33377
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 11, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 11, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia mayors
Segal, Mickey
Item ID
33573AN
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Newspaper Index
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The water in Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, which is actually a sag pond, is evaporating, and the water is not being replenished by the artesian well because of low levels in the water table. The lake is famous from the television show Fantasy Island. The last time Baldwin Lake was dry was 1991.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum--Baldwin Lake
Water
Item ID
32918AN
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A community picnic was held in honor of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Maddie Haynes and Leslie Heiburg are in the photo.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky" - biography
Haynes, Maddie
Heiburg, Leslie
Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic
Item ID
30841AN
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Newspaper Index
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Residents had a great time at the Lucky Baldwin Day community picnic held at Arcadia County Park on Sunday, October 27th.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24732
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic
Item ID
24926AN
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Photographs of belly dancers Kim Williams, also known as Kalila, and Dilek, at the Cairo Carnival, held at Santa Anita Park Race Track. It was the annual fundraiser for the Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30076
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Belly dancers
Cairo Carnival
Culture and society
Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - events
Item ID
30262AN
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Newspaper Index
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Helen Meredith is the founder of Pegasus Ranch in Tehachapi, CA, a place where 60 retired thoroughbreds live. She is struggling financially and estimates that the United Pegasus Foundation is $80,000 in debt. Some of the famous race horses there are Cardmania, winner of the 1993 Breeders' Cup Spring at Santa Anita Park, Music Merci (another Breeders' Cup veteran), Time to Pass, Sand Lizard, and Kingdom Found.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31777
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Meredith, Helen
Race horses - retired
United Pegasus Foundation - Pegasus Ranch
Item ID
31974AN
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Newspaper Index
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Longden Avenue in Arcadia has had a lot of street construction over the last three years, including construction of wheelchair ramps, missing sidewalks, palm trees removed, and new 30 inch water main.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33466
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Longden Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33661AN
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Newspaper Index
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Clara Baldwin Stocker offers assisted living for people with Alzheimer's Disease. This ad describes services provided and accompanies an article on the same page. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4591
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
Subjects
Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women
Item ID
4467AN
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Newspaper Index
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Library supporters are heralding their new facility with a week-long celebration that includes fire engines, mystery writers and a magic show.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8028
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999
Item ID
7988AN
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A 1927 bust of Anita Baldwin, hidden away in storage at the Arboretum, is on exhibit at the Arcadia Public Library along with photographs of Anita, examples of her musical scores, poetry and cookbook.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26329
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2003
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p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Exhibits
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
26529AN
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Newspaper Index
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Plaza de las Fiestas, a new multipurpose arena in the northwest quadrant of the infield at the Santa Anita Park, has been created to accommodate Family Faire weekend outings for groups of 25 or more, as well as company picnics, concerts, trade shows, equine shows and other special occasions that can share the day with racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2493
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2438AN
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Newspaper Index
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Someone broke the bottom part of the glass doors of the Radio Shack store at 1435 Baldwin Avenue and took $2500 worth of merchandise at 5:40 AM Sunday.. 11/3/2008

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4502AN
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Newspaper Index
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Historical information on Baldwin Lake, the four-acre body of water that adjoins the Queen Anne Cottage in the historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, is presented. The history of lake extends from time of the Native Americans (they called their village Aleupkigna), to Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch in 1873, to the movies and television shows in which it has appeared. Baldwin Lake played host to movie stars Johnny Weismuller, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The lake has appeared in Safari, Roots, and Fantasy Island. See also VF "Arboretum" for hard copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Baldwin Lake
Films
Lakes
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Motion Pictures
Ponds
Queen Anne Cottage
Water
Item ID
30717AN
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Newspaper Index
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Three sites are being considered for senior and/or low-income housing. They are: Marketowne at 150 W. Las Tunas Drive, the old Westerner Hotel at 161 W. Colorado Place, and the old Mounted Police site at 600 E. Live Oak Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30648
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 2002
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Low-income housing
Senior housing
Item ID
30836AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council unanimously decided to allow music and entertainment events at the 320-acre Santa Anita Park on 30 days over the next year as part of a pilot program. Events can be scheduled for weekdays from 9 AM to 6 PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 AM to 11 PM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4057
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
July 28, 1994
Pages
p. J-3 photo
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
July 28, 1994
Pages
p. J-3 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
3933AN
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Newspaper Index
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2004 Graduation ceremony will be held on June 11 at 4:30 pm at Santa Anita Park Park race track. An estimated 850 students will graduate. The article also lists graduation ceremony information for other local schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
2004 graduation ceremonies
Item ID
28503AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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