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Luella Ball's life was saved by a dog named Spitz who woke Ball after a fire broke out in her home. Ball has been providing a temporary home for Spitz who is available for adoption.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper592
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Ball, Luella
Item ID
592AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sierra Madre hero John Shear was honored during opening weekend at Santa Anita Park. On March 12, 2011, the then 90-year-old British native John Shear saved a young girl's life at the track when a horse bolted in her direction.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32567
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 2
Subjects
Awards -- honors -- recognitions
Heroes
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Shear, John
Item ID
32766AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33706
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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Newspaper Index
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Jim Bateson, as fire prevention specialist, frequently gives talks at schools and clubs on fire prevention. He is also involved in arson investigation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1585
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Bateson, Jim
Item ID
1584AN
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Newspaper Index
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Darren Williams saved his family's two-story home from going up in flames when he advised his flustered parents to use the fire extinguisher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3625
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Williams, Darren
Item ID
3500AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two more horses die after injuries at Santa Anita Park. Jockey Joe Bravo was hospitalized after a tumble on horse Decorated My Life. Decorated My Life and Merit Song are the names of the horses euthanized. Six animals in all have been euthanized this year at the racetrack where twelve died last year. Santa Anita Park officials have said they've made major improvements in horse safety after 2019, when forty-two horses died at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36426
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bravo, Joe
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sue Wallace, owner-operator of the Turnquist Dog School, has been training dogs for 35 years at Arcadia County Park. A decline in the city's dog population is eroding her once thriving business.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper836
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Turnquist Dog School
Item ID
836AN
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Newspaper Index
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Suzanne Gilstrap, who was paralyzed for life when a 20-foot-long tree limb fell on her at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on July 25, 1977, has won a $1,625,000 settlement from the County. Miss Gilstrap, now 16, has appeared as a paraplegic in a recent television movie, "Skyward," with Bette Davis.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper458
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
458AN
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Newspaper Index
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Javier Castellano gets prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award at Santa Anita Park. The Woolf Award has been presented annually since 1950. Winner determined by a vote of jockeys nationwide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36437
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Castellano, Javier
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Help Our Youth Community Clinic, organized eight years ago by concerned citizens, has developed into a professional, multi-disciplinary clinic. Jeff Green, newly appointed director, says the emphasis now is on prevention.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1673
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
H.O.Y. (Help Our Youth)
Item ID
1672AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Article outlines activities at the health Fair at Fashion Park. There will be free testing and screening, flu shots, immunization, information booths, fire prevention displays, balloons, bands and clown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1696
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-5
Subjects
Health Fair
Item ID
1695AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Crystal Ball raised $500,000 for Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Legendary singer Paul Anka performed. Crystal Ball honorees were Sandy Whitman and Alan Whitman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32652
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2011
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2011
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital--Crystal Ball
Fundraisers
Whitman, Alan
Whitman, Sandy
Item ID
32849AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two candidates, Bob Kladifko (2,623) and Jim Bryant (2,497) who were defeated in the Arcadia school board election two years ago, emerged as winners in Tuesday's election. The third winner was Mike Allison (2,579). Marilyn Perkins (2,225) finished fourth and was not elected.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2598
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 21, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 21, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Kladifko, Robert
Bryant, James
Allison, Mike
Item ID
2539AN
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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
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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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Newspaper Index
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This year Arcadia Methodist Hospital Foundation's Crystal Ball honored Alan and Sandy Whitman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32608
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 13, 2011
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 13, 2011
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital Foundation--Crystal Ball
Whitman, Alan
Whitman, Sandy
Item ID
32806AN
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On October 7, USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation's Crystal Ball will honor Dr. Heiner Vogelbach at the Pasadena Convention Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36520
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2023
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crystal Ball
USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation
Vogelbach, Heiner, Dr.
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Arcadia store specializes in goods made by Indians. When Thea Connolly opened her store on South First Avenue in Arcadia 20 years ago, she called it White Eyes Indian Shop, an Indian name of White Eyes bestowed on her by Chief Joe of the Hopi tribe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper847
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
White Eyes Indian Shop
Item ID
847AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation's Crystal Ball honoring Dr. Heiner Vogellbach will happen on October 7 at the Pasadena Convention Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36508
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crystal Ball
USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation
Vogellbach, Heiner, Dr.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park race track draws 44,000 plus fans on this season's opening day December 26. Hero John Shear (photo) returns to track duties as paddock guard after saving a child's life last spring. Jockey Mike Smith rides Mr. Bossy Pants to win the 7th race (photo).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32717
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Item ID
32914AN
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Newspaper Index
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