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Tiny books tell stories in a way all their own. Doris Selmer and Jerome Selmer, avid collectors of miniature books, have just published "The First Museum of Los Angeles," a miniature book about the Southwest Museum.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 1994
Pages
p. H-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 1994
Pages
p. H-3 photo
Subjects
Selmer, Doris
Selmer, Jerome
Selmer, Jerry
Item ID
3887AN
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The city's new graffiti removal program has logged at least 72 cases since Jan. 28 in which residents have asked the city to remove graffiti free of charge. In November, for the first time, the City Council allocated $20,000 for graffiti removal.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 14, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Graffiti
Item ID
1667AN
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Newspaper Index
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The library reopens after the expansion/renovation project with grand re-opening events. Alexis Powers and Gloria Horstman will present book reviews, David Monty will perform a magic show, and many family activities are planned for November 16-22.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 1996
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 1996
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 1990-1999
Horstman, Gloria
Powers, Alexis
Monty, David
Item ID
25980AN
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The annual Friends of the Arcadia Public Library booksale will feature 50,000 used books ranging in price from $.75 to $7. This is potentially the last sale since a book shop is part of the design for the library expansion project, scheduled for ground-breaking in November, 1994.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3650
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Item ID
3525AN
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The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library welcomed Pasadena author Harriet Doerr, 84, author of the best selling Consider This, Senora, at a recent morning tea where she talked and signed books. Photo.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 1994
Pages
p. H-5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 1994
Pages
p. H-5
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Item ID
2004AN
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A new or improved public library could become a reality in the near future. The current library is bursting at the seams with increasing amounts of books, computer equipment and an increasing number of people using the 28-year-old library.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library 1961 -
Item ID
1952AN
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In the past two years, reports of violence against Asians has increased 100% each year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 2, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 2, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
56AN
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Shortly before the city cut $400,000 in salaries and programs to help close a nearly $1 million budget shortfall, the city's managers and supervisors asked the City Council to consider giving them what they termed long-overdue raises.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Employees
Item ID
11198AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library Store, located at the entrance to the beautifully renovated library, had its grand opening on October 28th.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25776
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 1996
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 1996
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 1990-1999
Item ID
25976AN
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A profile of the Santa Fe Dam Radio Control Modelers Club that meets at the Red Cross in Arcadia each month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26948
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - Santa Fe Dam Radio Control Modelers Club
Item ID
27147AN
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Festivities for the grand re-opening of the Arcadia Public Library will begin on November 19. The President of the Arcadia Public Library Foundation, Jesse Vanlandingham, is still seeking donations to cover interior details.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 1996
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 1996
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999
Item ID
25962AN
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Jack Howard Colnot II, the former treasurer of the Sierra Madre- Arcadia-Monrovia Youth Soccer League has pleaded not guilty to a charge of grand theft involving the misuse of $43,000 in league money.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
5810AN
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The Friends of the Library donated $4500 to help begin an audiotape or "audio book" collection, while the Lions Club donated $500 to purchase a display rack.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. 6 photo; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. 6 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999
Item ID
258AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Mariner Log, the monthly newspaper of Dana Junior High School, is featured.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 3 photo; Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 3 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Schools-Dana Junior High School
Item ID
227AN
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Preservationists from the L. A. Conservancy are concerned about changes to Santa Anita Park and may consider legal action against the City of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17171
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17590AN
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Arcadia residents will be asked to vote by mail this summer on a special $2 million fire assessment to keep the city's books balanced.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9563
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Item ID
9518AN
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The boundaries for the 6 elementary and 3 middle schools are going to be changed so that enrollments at each of the schools are more balanced. About 300 of the district's 6000 students will be affected by the changes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 Illustrations
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 Illustrations
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
983AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has rejected the Asian Pacific American Legal Center's request that the city revoke a rule limiting the amount of space foreign languages can occupy on business signs. Councilman Robert Harbicht noted that the ordinance has been on the books for several years and the city has not received a single complaint about it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3318
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Signs and Signboards
Item ID
3216AN
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Since it formed about a month ago, the Arcadia Coalition for Education has drummed up more than 800 community endorsements.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper470
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 9, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 9, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Coalition for Education
Item ID
470AN
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Romance novel author Olga Bicos will talk about her first novel, "By My Heart Betrayed" at the Women's Club of Arcadia annual Book Reviews and Author's Luncheon. With photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper564
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Bicos, Olga
Item ID
564AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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