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Ruth and Charles Gilb have donated $300,000 to the city to build a new historical museum.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 1998
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Arcadia Weekly
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November 5, 1998
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
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In additon to the $300,000 donated by Ruth and Charles Gilb, another $85,000 has been contributed from the community for the new Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26876
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 4, 1999
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 4, 1999
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Donations
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
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Former Mayor Charles Gilb and his wife Ruth, through their family foundation, are donating $300,000 to construct a new museum. Curator Carol Libby displays museum artifacts on the community's history in the current museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26479
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Libby, Carol
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
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26680AN
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Lisa Welchert, an alleged drunk driver who caused the death of John Chan, will face a murder trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26957
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
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Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
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The Arcadia Historical Museum has been approved for a $100,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for construction of a new museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27144
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 21, 1999
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 21, 1999
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Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
27342AN
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A profile of Ruth Elliott, a cartoonist and animator living in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26393
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
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Elliott, Ruth
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26593AN
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The Arcadia Historical Museum is one of the best kept secrets in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25820
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 1997
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p. 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 1997
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p. 24
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Arcadia Historical Museum
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26020AN
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The preliminary design for the Arcadia Historical Museum has been approved by the city council but more money is still needed to build the museum. Fundraising will be done by the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27156
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 1999
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 1999
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Arcadia Historical Museum
Fundraisers
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27354AN
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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26882
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
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Arcadia Weekly
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February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
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Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
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27082AN
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The family of John Chan, the 44-year-old Arcadian who was killed by Lisa Welchert in a drunk driving traffic accident, filed a claim against the City because they feel the police officers left Welchert apparently passed out in her car and returned to their patrol cars, allowing her to escape from the police in her automobile.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26975
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
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Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
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A profile on Mildred Shaw and her collection of salt and pepper shakers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25752
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 1996
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p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 1996
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p. 9
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Shaw, Mildred
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Mayor Bob Harbicht will host "Speaking of Arcadia" at the Arcadia Historical Museum and will have a roundtable discussion with 5 people who lived here when Huntington Drive was two lanes and orange groves covered most of the city. "Speak of Arcadia" airs on cable channel 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32746
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia history
Contreras, Joe
Harbicht, Bob
Harpole, Ruth
Perkins, Bob
Ramsell, Roberts
Reeder, Ruth
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32943AN
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The Library Board of Trustees voted to keep the 100 paintings by Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, a collection of pictures of the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25812
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 1997
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p. 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 1997
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p. 24
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Lenz, Edna
Wishek, Justine
Arcadia Public Library - 1990-1999
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26012AN
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David Ma pleads guilty to charges of violating an ordinance prohibiting the placement of election signs on private property when he was running for the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25938
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
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p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
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p. 14
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Pasadena City College Board of Trustees
Ma, David
Item ID
26138AN
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Bob Elson collects carousel horses and keeps them on an all-wood carousel he built in the middle of his living room on Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25843
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 1997
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 1997
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Elson, Bob
Carousel Horses
Hobbies
Item ID
26043AN
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Preservationists are protesting the remodeling at the Santa Anita Park race track. The Los Angeles Conservancy opposes the twin elevator towers and other plans under development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26978
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 19, 1999
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 19, 1999
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Preservation
Renovations
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
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27177AN
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Oak Tree Racing Association's 1996 season started with a bang on October 2. Patrons discovered a new look with the $3.5 million improvement programs completed over the summer at Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25768
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
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p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
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p. 12
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Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park 1991 -2000
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25968AN
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The Oak Tree Racing Association reversed a national trend of declining on-track attendance by finishing its 28th meeting at Santa Anita Park with a 1.1% increase in on-track attendance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25781
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 1996
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 1996
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p. 12
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Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
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25981AN
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The Oak Tree Racing Association opens its fall racing season.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 1997
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 1997
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Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
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26097AN
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The Oak Tree Racing Association has provided a horse trailer for the Police Department's Mounted Enforcement Team (AMET).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25920
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 11, 1997
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p.1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 11, 1997
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Oak Tree Racing Association
Police Department
Arcadia Mounted Enforcement Team
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26120AN
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