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Lucky Baldwin statue unveiled in Arcadia. See also VF "Statuary."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 18, 2013

Pages: p. 1, 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 18, 2013

Pages: p. 1, 3

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Gibson, Heather; Gibson-Viera, Margaux; Paredes, Alfred; Statuary

Item ID: 33682AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

TV's Mario Lopez to host Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament on June 10. It is a fundraiser to preserve the 1880s architecture of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's home at the site of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 30, 2017

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 30, 2017

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Lopez, Mario; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden; Preservation; Viera, Margaux

Item ID: 35032AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Who was Clara Baldwin Stocker? Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's eldest daughter lived lavishly at her home Twin Oaks in Arcadia. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Clara.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35507

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 11, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 11, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara; Baldwin Stocker, Clara; Historic houses

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jack Alcala has worked for the Arcadia School District since 1960. Alcala was born in Arcadia. His father worked for Lucky Baldwin.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 18, 1981

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 18, 1981

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Alcala, Jack

Item ID: 2811AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 1 of a 6 part series about Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's younger daughter Anita Baldwin. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 10, 2019

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 10, 2019

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Baldwin, Anita; Patterson, Galen

Item ID: 35649AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sandy Snider, a historian at the L. A. County Arboretum, has published a biography of Lucky Baldwin, entitled "Lucky Baldwin -- California Visionary."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Snider, Sandy

Item ID: 575AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Todd Dickson, a 12-year-old student at Baldwin Stocker School, has won a trip to Spain. Parade Magazine conducted a contest for news carriers across the country. Todd joins 139 other carriers for his two week trip.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Dickson, Todd; Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary

Item ID: 1432AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Milt Sonnevik, School Principal at Baldwin Stocker for 20 years, has announced his plans to retire.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Employees - Sonnevik, Milt

Item ID: 2877AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An Arcadia man who didn't like a group of church Christmas carolers singing on his front lawn, brandished a gun at the group and threatened to kill them unless they got off his property. Police surrounded his house for an hour before he surrendered.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1369AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Bob Wieland, the double amputee who is walking on his hands to Washington, D.C., finds it impossible to walk in the windblown sand.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1982

Pages: "p. A-1,2"

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1982

Pages: "p. A-1,2"

Subjects: Wieland, Bob

Item ID: 3485AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Bob Wieland, a double amputee who is walking from California to Washington, D.C. on his hands to raise money for world hunger projects, has progressed 161.7 miles on his 3,400 mile journey.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Wieland, Bob

Item ID: 3484AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

World War II B-17 bomber pilot Jack McEwan shares his story with Baldwin Stocker Elementary School students.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 12, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 21

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 12, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 21

Subjects: Lau, Jayden; McEwan, Jack; Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Veterans Day; World War II veterans

Item ID: 34539AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At the Board of Education meeting there was some discussion of the Space Utilization Committee's recommendation to close two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker. Robert Kladifke, a member of the committee, objected to closing the newest and most educationally modern school in the district, Baldwin Stocker. Two public hearings are scheduled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2730

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2664AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fisher family reunion celebrated during Monrovia Day. Forty-four descendants of Julian Fisher and Gladys Fisher are still around in this area. Julian Fisher was Monrovia's first African American police officer and his father was recruited to come work on Lucky Baldwin's race horses. Julian and Gladys Fisher had 11 children.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 23, 2019

Pages: p. 5

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 23, 2019

Pages: p. 5

Subjects: African Americans; Fisher, Gladys; Fisher, Julian; Fisher, Vivian; Thomas, Frederick; Vance, Jason

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2729

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2663AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

One robbery was foiled at Arcadia's Southland Bank, but earlier the same day another man got away with just over $1,000 from the First Interstate Bank on South Baldwin Ave.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 11, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 11, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1371AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 25, 2011

Pages: p. 6

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 25, 2011

Pages: p. 6

Subjects: Arcadia people; Athletes; Sneider, Harry; War veterans; Wieland, Bob--biography

Item ID: 32704AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Drivers in Arcadia who display courteous driving habits will be pulled over by Arcadia police during the month of April and be rewarded with a free prime rib dinner at the Cask 'n Cleaver Restaurant in a good driving incentive program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Subjects: Automobile Safety

Item ID: 586AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The County Board is willing to reinstate former Probation Department chief Kenneth Kirkpatrick who was fired in 1974 for alleged incompetence. Kirkpatrick has won three court decisions over the past six years in his attempts to be reinstated.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1981

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1981

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Kirkpatrick, Kenneth E.

Item ID: 1885AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Petitions are being circulated that are aimed at thwarting the possible closure of two elementary schools. The savings would amount to only .7% of an $18 million school budget - not enough to justify closing the schools, according to the parents of students at Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2667AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Lucky Baldwin statue unveiled in Arcadia. See also VF "Statuary."

TV's Mario Lopez to host Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament on June 10. It is a fundraiser to preserve the 1880s architecture of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's home at the site of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

Who was Clara Baldwin Stocker? Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's eldest daughter lived lavishly at her home Twin Oaks in Arcadia. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Clara.

Jack Alcala has worked for the Arcadia School District since 1960. Alcala was born in Arcadia. His father worked for Lucky Baldwin.

Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 1 of a 6 part series about Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's younger daughter Anita Baldwin. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

Sandy Snider, a historian at the L. A. County Arboretum, has published a biography of Lucky Baldwin, entitled "Lucky Baldwin -- California Visionary."

Todd Dickson, a 12-year-old student at Baldwin Stocker School, has won a trip to Spain. Parade Magazine conducted a contest for news carriers across the country. Todd joins 139 other carriers for his two week trip.

Milt Sonnevik, School Principal at Baldwin Stocker for 20 years, has announced his plans to retire.

An Arcadia man who didn't like a group of church Christmas carolers singing on his front lawn, brandished a gun at the group and threatened to kill them unless they got off his property. Police surrounded his house for an hour before he surrendered.

Arcadian Bob Wieland, the double amputee who is walking on his hands to Washington, D.C., finds it impossible to walk in the windblown sand.

Arcadian Bob Wieland, a double amputee who is walking from California to Washington, D.C. on his hands to raise money for world hunger projects, has progressed 161.7 miles on his 3,400 mile journey.

World War II B-17 bomber pilot Jack McEwan shares his story with Baldwin Stocker Elementary School students.

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

One robbery was foiled at Arcadia's Southland Bank, but earlier the same day another man got away with just over $1,000 from the First Interstate Bank on South Baldwin Ave.

Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.

Drivers in Arcadia who display courteous driving habits will be pulled over by Arcadia police during the month of April and be rewarded with a free prime rib dinner at the Cask 'n Cleaver Restaurant in a good driving incentive program.

The County Board is willing to reinstate former Probation Department chief Kenneth Kirkpatrick who was fired in 1974 for alleged incompetence. Kirkpatrick has won three court decisions over the past six years in his attempts to be reinstated.

Petitions are being circulated that are aimed at thwarting the possible closure of two elementary schools. The savings would amount to only .7% of an $18 million school budget - not enough to justify closing the schools, according to the parents of students at Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker.