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Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Camp Ross
U.S. Army Balloon School-Ross Field-Arcadia, CA
World War I
Item ID
31780AN
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The Arcadia City Council has decided to seek a new operator for the Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course, located adjacent to the Peck Road Water Conservation Park, at the city's border south of Live Oak Avenue, by putting the contract up for bid. American Golf Corporation has operated the golf course for the past 20 years. There was discussion of the land's worth and increased city profits with a new golf course operator.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
American Golf Corporation
Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course
Golf
Land use
Item ID
31087AN
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Description of the course on racetrack management, given by Santa Anita Park Park race track to Arcadia High School students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3045
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1979
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1979
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2967AN
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Local residents take their Star News to Coeur d'Alene Golf Course in Idaho.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2004
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p. A2.
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2004
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p. A2.
Subjects
Black, Alan
Black, Elmer
Item ID
29489AN
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John M. Huston, a World War I private in the Air Services Signal Corps unit that was here in Arcadia at the Balloon School, gives an account of those experiences.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Balloon School
World War I
Item ID
595AN
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14 year old Luis Espinoza shot the low score as the Rancho Duarte Golf Course team won the Junior Metro Golf League tournament in Banning.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2001
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Espinoza, Luis
Item ID
21830AN
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Mary Ostrum, 83, of Covina, is retiring from her food service job at the Santa Anita Golf Course after 35 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
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p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Ostrum, Mary - window lady
Retirement
Santa Anita Golf Course
Item ID
30048AN
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Six sets of golf clubs have been stolen in the past five weeks from Santa Anita Golf Course. Authorities are conducting undercover sting operations and encouraging golfers to monitor their possessions.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Thefts
Golf clubs
Santa Anita Golf Course
Item ID
29658AN
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Arcadia High School is the only school in the country to offer a class in race track management. Requirements to take the course are stiff. The aim of the class is to expose interested seniors to executive management techniques.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1977
Pages
p. B-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1977
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2961AN
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A profile of Richard Dootson and his company Dootson School of Trucking, located at 11625 Clark St., Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2003
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2003
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Dootson School of Trucking
Dootson, Richard
Item ID
25172AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District employees voted to accept a 5% pay raise for 1978-79, retroactive to November 1, 1978.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2731AN
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The parking lot at the Arcadia Community Center will be expanded by including the lot where the Arcadia Historical Museum was formerly located. New electrical equipment will be installed. Total cost will be $104,600.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Community Center
Item ID
31021AN
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Luis Espinoza, a senior at Arcadia High School, won the Pacific League title in golf.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2005
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2005
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School - athletes
Espinoza, Luis
Golf
Pacific League
Item ID
29694AN
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The Salvation Army has opened Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center in Arcadia. The Oakcrest residence is a free, six month residential treatment program for women overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. It is located at 180 West Huntington Drive.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2000
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center
Item ID
19228AN
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$2 million has been cut from the school budget for 1978-79 due to Proposition 13. Details of how the cuts are planned are given.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2919AN
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The preliminary 1978-79 Arcadia School District budget has been approved. Public hearings will be held in September prior to the passage of the final budget.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2920AN
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A shooting occurred at the corner of First Avenue and Fano Street, a block from the Santa Anita County Golf Course, at about 10:20 pm Saturday, June 24, 2006. A boy, whose name was withheld, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2006
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2006
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Shootings
Item ID
30292AN
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Gormac Polygraph School, located in Arcadia, has a reputation extending world wide. Article gives history of the school and its founder, G. Douglas Gurley, plus a description of the programs they offer.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 6, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 6, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Gormac Polygraph School
Item ID
3067AN
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Arcadia resident Bill Adams recalls a fire in 1953 and describes the small community around the Chantry Flat ranger station.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Adams, Bill
Fires
Item ID
18269AN
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MTA bus drivers drove through an obstacle course Wednesday in the parking lot of Santa Anita Park during media premier day for Saturday's Bus Roadeo.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
Bus Roadeo
Item ID
26067AN
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Newspaper Index
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