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Dr. Sheng Chang has completed his three month term as mayor of Arcadia. For this centennial year, the position of mayor is a under rotation plan approved by the city council. Gary Kovacic will now be mayor for the next three months. Dr. Sheng Chang was honored as Arcadia's first Chinese-American mayor.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 17, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 17, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 18

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial - 2003; Chang, Dr. Sheng; Chinese-Americans; Mayors

Item ID: 31941AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Councilman Gary Kovacic will take over as mayor at the next City Council Meeting. He will serve through October 21 and then the position will rotate to John Wuo (October 21-January 4), Mickey Segal (January 4-April 20). Gail Marshall was mayor through April 15 of this year. All council members are rotating to the position of mayor during the city's centennial.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 10, 2003

Pages: p. 13

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 10, 2003

Pages: p. 13

Subjects: Arcadia centennial; City council members; Mayors

Item ID: 31820AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Centennial (1903-2003) approaches and the Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission is planning on a year-long, citywide celebration for the city's 100th birthday. In photo, a baseball cap to commemorate the centennial, is on sale at Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 8, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 8, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial (1903-2003); Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission; Community events

Item ID: 33593AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Weekly columnist Charles Cooper looks back at his personal Arcadia experiences in this series of stories for the city's centennial.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 6, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 6, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003; Cooper, Charles

Item ID: 31032AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 18, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 15

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 18, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 15

Subjects: Alford, June; Arcadia mayors; Bottema, John; Busse, Earl; Butterworth, Ed; Chandler, Roger; City council history; Cooper, Charles; Cozad, Lyman; Fasching, George; Gilb, Charles; Kelly, Bill; Krebs, Richard, Jr.; Kuhn, Barbara; Lauber, Floretta; Link, Harry; Margett, Bob; Marshall, Gail; Multer, A. N.; Richards, William J.; Van Mannen, Christine; Young, Mary

Item ID: 32670AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Calendar of events in celebration of Arcadia's centennial is printed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 13, 2003

Pages: p. 19

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 13, 2003

Pages: p. 19

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial - 2003; Events

Item ID: 31350AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A Scots or Scottish pioneer Hugo Reid, came to Southern California in 1832, from Scotland. He was the first private owner of Rancho Santa Anita and an elementary in Arcadia carries his name.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 9, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 25

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 9, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 25

Subjects: Reid, Hugo--biography

Item ID: 33507AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Gloria Horstman, former library board trustee, former columnist for the Pasadena Star News, and reviewer for the Vroman's bookstore newsletter, returns to Arcadia to present a book review program in honor of the city's centennial.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 16, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 16, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003; Arcadia Public Library Foundation programs; Columnists; Horstman, Gloria - biography; Writers

Item ID: 31022AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Public television personality Huell Howser, of KCET TV, speaks at an Arcadia Centennial dinner.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 23, 2003

Pages: p. 1 w/photo and caption

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 23, 2003

Pages: p. 1 w/photo and caption

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003; Celebrities; Howser, Huell

Item ID: 31024AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 17, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 17, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Asian-Americans; Chang, Dr. Sheng; Chinese-Americans; Mayors

Item ID: 31421AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 9, 2003

Pages: p. 17

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

Arcadia's centennial celebration kicks off with a Rose Parade float. Writer Charles Cooper gives a brief history of Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 2, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 2, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 17

Subjects: Arcadia city history; Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003

Item ID: 30984AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council approved a $32.5 million general fund budget for 2003-2004. The total budget is about $142 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 19, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 21

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 19, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 21

Subjects: Arcadia City budget - 2003-2004

Item ID: 31727AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

"Visions of Arcadia", the anthology of essays celebrating the city's centennial, will be out in time to be presented at the city's 100th birthday party on August 5. The book was edited by Councilman Gary Kovacic. The printing cost over $15,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 12, 2003

Pages: p. 20

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 12, 2003

Pages: p. 20

Subjects: City of Arcadia - centennial; Essays

Item ID: 31725AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Patt Morrison, who is a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporting teams and host of KCET's "Bookshow", moderates a panel of Arcadia authors at a city centennial event on March 31, 2003 at Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Subjects: Arcadia Authors; Arcadia centennial events; Brucker, Meredith; Kotun, Debo; Morrison, Patt; Snider, Sandy; Yung, Shau May

Item ID: 31388AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Jack Lantz Big Band will perform big band swing music on April 27, 2003, at the Arcadia Community Center as part of the Arcadia centennial celebration.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 2003

Pages: p. 19

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 2003

Pages: p. 19

Subjects: Arcadia centennial events; Big bands; Swing music; Jack Lantz Big Band

Item ID: 31389AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A black-tie centennial ball was held in Ayres Hall at Los Angeles County Arboretum, with a Greek theme. Dinner was catered by The Derby Restaurant. Pictured at Pamela Blackwood (Chairman of the Centennial Ball committee, George Fasching, Susan Guirguis, Mayor Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, Mickey Segal, John Wuo, Bob Margett, Jim Helms, Floretta Lauber, Robert Harbicht, Edward Butterworth and Charles Gilb.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 25, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 25, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Subjects: Arcadia centennial--2003; Blackwood, Pamela; Butterworth, Edward; Fasching, George; Gilb, Charles; Guirguis, Susan; Harbicht, Robert; Helms, Jim; Kovacic, Gary; Lauber, Floretta; Margett, Bob; Marshall, Gail; Segal, Mickey; Wuo, John

Item ID: 32927AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lou Carno has been an Arcadia resident for 53 years and is a longtime horse trainer. One of his early jobs was working as a groom for race horse Seabiscuit's owner, C.S. Howard. Carno served in the U.S. Marine Corps, earned his CA Trainers License in 1952. He trained for celebrity horse owners such as Betty Grable, Desi Arnaz, and Burt Bacharach, and others. He is 83 now and semi-retired.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 3, 2003

Pages: p. 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 3, 2003

Pages: p. 11

Subjects: Carno, Lou - biography; Horse trainers

Item ID: 31792AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia had a job growth of 3 percent from 1991 to 1999, according to a report from the San Gabriel Council of Governments. Arcadia job growth netted out at 652.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 22, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 22, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Job Growth; San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership

Item ID: 29231AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's 100th birthday festivities will begin in January with the city's float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Riders on float include Jon Dorian Shafer, Lane Barcham and Alison Chien. Other activities for the centennial year are outlined.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 7, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 7, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003; Barcham, Lane; Chien, Alison; Ha, Derek; Parade floats; Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003; Shafer, Jon Dorian

Item ID: 30849AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Arcadia's Centennial (1903-2003) approaches and the Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission is planning on a year-long, citywide celebration for the city's 100th birthday. In photo, a baseball cap to commemorate the centennial, is on sale at Arcadia Public Library.

Arcadia Weekly columnist Charles Cooper looks back at his personal Arcadia experiences in this series of stories for the city's centennial.

Calendar of events in celebration of Arcadia's centennial is printed.

A Scots or Scottish pioneer Hugo Reid, came to Southern California in 1832, from Scotland. He was the first private owner of Rancho Santa Anita and an elementary in Arcadia carries his name.

Gloria Horstman, former library board trustee, former columnist for the Pasadena Star News, and reviewer for the Vroman's bookstore newsletter, returns to Arcadia to present a book review program in honor of the city's centennial.

Public television personality Huell Howser, of KCET TV, speaks at an Arcadia Centennial dinner.

Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

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

Arcadia's centennial celebration kicks off with a Rose Parade float. Writer Charles Cooper gives a brief history of Arcadia.

The Arcadia City Council approved a $32.5 million general fund budget for 2003-2004. The total budget is about $142 million.

"Visions of Arcadia", the anthology of essays celebrating the city's centennial, will be out in time to be presented at the city's 100th birthday party on August 5. The book was edited by Councilman Gary Kovacic. The printing cost over $15,000.

Patt Morrison, who is a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporting teams and host of KCET's "Bookshow", moderates a panel of Arcadia authors at a city centennial event on March 31, 2003 at Arcadia Public Library.

The Jack Lantz Big Band will perform big band swing music on April 27, 2003, at the Arcadia Community Center as part of the Arcadia centennial celebration.

Arcadia had a job growth of 3 percent from 1991 to 1999, according to a report from the San Gabriel Council of Governments. Arcadia job growth netted out at 652.

Arcadia's 100th birthday festivities will begin in January with the city's float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Riders on float include Jon Dorian Shafer, Lane Barcham and Alison Chien. Other activities for the centennial year are outlined.