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The Arboretum hires Mark Wourms, former head of the Kansas City Zoo, as its new CEO.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Wourms, Mark
Kansas City Zoo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Item ID
29013AN
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The District Attorney's Office announced this week it won't prosecute an Arcadia Police Officer for elder abuse for accepting $9000 from an elderly woman. Arcadia Resident Bernis St. Thomas, 89, told investigators she wanted to give officer Michael Castro the money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18587
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2000
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2000
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p. A3
Subjects
Castro, Michael
Item ID
18831AN
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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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
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p. 18
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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
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32927AN
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Supervisor Mike Antonovich has proposed a name change for the Los Angeles County Arboretum. The new name will be the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens. Tour guide and peafowl expert Nelson Holmes is shown in photo. Currently, there are no safeguards protecting the Arboretum peafowl from Exotic Newcastle Disease.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
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p. 1
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Holmes, Nelson
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
Item ID
31020AN
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $2.5 million settlement Tuesday for Deanna Sprinkel, a woman struck by a tram at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2006
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2006
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p. A4
Subjects
Sprinkel, Deanna
Accidents
Lawsuits
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Settlements
Trams
Item ID
30378AN
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Photos show Terra-Byte, an experiential art and technology event at Los Angeles County Arboretum, featuring Dewey Decibel providing music and scientist Robert Hurt talking about images from outer space.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2006
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2006
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p. A3
Subjects
Hurt, Robert
Dewey Decibel
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden -- events
Terra-Byte
Item ID
30322AN
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Peter Atkine, Chief Executive Officer of the Arboretum, has told the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Board of Trustees that he will resign as of July 1.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2003
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p. A1
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Arboretum
Atkins, Peter
Los County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Item ID
25831AN
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A public meeting was held May 20 at the Arboretum to discuss the use of the name Los Angeles County Botanic Garden instead of Arboretum.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2003
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p. A3
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Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
Item ID
25745AN
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After using the name "Arboretum of Los Angeles" for 55 years, the Arboretum has been given permission to use the name Los Angeles County Botanic Garden. Hopefully the new name will increase attendance.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2003
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p. A1
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Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
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25080AN
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A worse case scenario list of cuts to county services includes the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
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p. A1
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Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
Item ID
25288AN
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Community meetings will be held to determine public preference on the name for the Arboretum. The County prefers that the facility be called Botanic Garden.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 2003
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p. A1
Subjects
Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
Item ID
25739AN
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The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation will conduct two public meetings to discuss the recent change of the Arboretum's name.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2003
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2003
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p. A2
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Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
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25738AN
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Virginia Stein is new president of the volunteer support organization for the Arboretum.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 10, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 10, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Stein, Virginia
Volunteers
Item ID
28023AN
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Photographs show a woman walking and a peacock while spring flowers are in bloom at the Arboretum.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
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p. A1
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Spring
Flowers
Peacocks
Item ID
30231AN
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Richard Schulhof is the top candidate in the search for executive director of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. His salary will be $117,000, plus an annual supplement of $52, 935, plus an annual performance bonus of up to $10,000. The supplement and bonus will be paid by the nonprofit Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation. He is the former executive director of Descanso Gardens. He replaces Mark Wuorms.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2009
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Schulhof, Richard
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31760AN
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The Arboretum willl be sprayed with a natural pesticide to try to block the spread of the West Nile virus.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2004
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p. A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Pesticide Spray
West Nile Virus
Item ID
29016AN
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Francis Ching, 60, a native Hawaiian, is retiring after 20 years as supervisor of the Los Angeles County Dept. of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens, which includes the LA County Arboretum in Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
466AN
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Mark Wourms, CEO of the Arboretum, says the Arboretum is trying to meet the needs of its demographics. A new activity area called the Children's Discovery Node will open tomorrow featuring a large earthen turtle (or rabbit) and a scented maze of lavender and rosemary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29470
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Children's Discovery Node
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29655AN
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County Supervisors approved a 20-year contract Tuesday establishing a joint partnership with the nonprofit California Arboretum Foundation, to operate the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
12464AN
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The Arboretum name change battle continues.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
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p. 1
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Gardens
Item ID
31658AN
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