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Arcadia Fire Chief Jerry Gardner is retiring after 31 years with the Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6245
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Gardner, Jerry
Item ID
6070AN
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School administrator Sue Keavney is retiring after 21 years with the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9927
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
Subjects
Keavney, Sue
Item ID
9884AN
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Jim Parker, 75, retires on June 30th after 12 years as the Executive Director of the Arcadia Red Cross. He is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper228
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
American Red Cross
Parker, Jim
Item ID
228AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Paul Johenk, 79, the retired chaplain and director of the department of religion and medicine at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, has died of natural causes. Arcadia's Citizen of the Year in 1975 and member of numerous organizations, he is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper181
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-4; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-4; Hometown section
Subjects
Johenk, Paul
Item ID
181AN
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Lou and Juli Costanzo, 37, are co-owners of Champion Sports Collectibles, which recently moved to Arcadia after 10 years in San Gabriel. They are profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4462
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Champion Sports Collectiles
Item ID
4338AN
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After 12 years on the City Council and three terms as mayor, Mary Young has announced she will retire from City government.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11660
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Young, Mary
Item ID
11871AN
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Haitham Khalid Al-Nasseri, 33, was extradited from London to Arcadia after being arrested for kidnapping his 2-year old son in September and fleeing to his native Iraq.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Kidnapping
Item ID
4344AN
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The tropical forest at the Arboretum is described. A new exhibit opened after 4 years of development. Photos.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1995
Pages
p. D1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1995
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
4453AN
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Bob and Renee Samich, owners of Newsom's Junior Bootery, are retiring after running the shoe store for 20 years. They are closing the store due to a combination of rising rent, a lack of walk-in traffic on Baldwin Avenue and a change in the children's shoe market. The store has been in operation for 53 years.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Business & Industry - Newsom's Junior Bootery
Samich, Bob and Renee
Item ID
15007AN
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William Kelly, with 22 years of city government experience in Burbank, Brea, Baldwin Park and San Bruno, has been hired as Arcadia's first community development director and assistant to the city manager. This new position replaces the planning director job that had been vacant for several months.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
City Employees - Kelly, William
Item ID
526AN
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Michelle Al-Nasseri, 23, now has custody of her son, Laith Adam Al-Nasseri, 2, after receiving help from the FBI and Arcadia police to retrieve him from the father, Khalid Al-Nasseri, 33, who had fled to Iraq.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4231
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Kidnapping
Item ID
4107AN
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William Woolard, 50, Arcadia Planning Director for 22 years, resigned at the recommendation of City Manager Don Duckworth and a 4-1 City Council vote, with Robert Harbicht opposed. Woolard was asked to leave because of departmental reorganization, Duckworth said.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Employees - Woolard, William " Bill"
Item ID
252AN
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Esther Levy, 86, turned her Jolly Jug Restaurant over to new owners after serving kosher dill garlic pickles to her customers for 47 years. In 1953, Levy moved from Detroit and became a partner with her brother-in-law at the current Peck Rd. restaurant in El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4470
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Levy, Esther
Item ID
4346AN
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After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12145
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Costuma, Jana
Item ID
12341AN
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After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12294
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Costuma, Jana
Item ID
12506AN
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Police Chief Neal Johnson, 59, will retire on December 31st after serving the city for 38 years. He plans to work for an international security management company and open an office for the firm in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Police
Johnson, Neal
Item ID
4142AN
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Ruth Lubin, 82, a retired Arcadia High School teacher, beat out 12 other contestants to win the 7th annual Ms. Senior America of California competition. She will soon go the Reno, Nevada, to vie for the Ms. Senior America crown.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1994 (See hard copy in vertical file Arcadia-People.)
Pages
p. H-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1994 (See hard copy in vertical file Arcadia-People.)
Pages
p. H-1 photo
Subjects
Lubin, Ruth
Item ID
2947AN
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Arcadian Wilfred (Bill) Schmitt, who has served as legal counsel for the Carmelite Sisters for over 20 years, is the 1993 recipient of the Golden Spirit Humanitarian Award presented by the Board of Directors, the Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Carmelite Sisters of Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper240
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. 2, 7 photo; Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. 2, 7 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Schmitt, Wilfred "Bill"
Item ID
240AN
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Clean of drugs for nearly 2 1/2 years, April Hubert will graduate from Arcadia High School. After a bout of drug use and behavior problems, she now looks to the future.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Hubert, April
Item ID
5902AN
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After just 16 months, Fire Chief Ken Lavoie said Wednesday that he will retire from the Fire Department May 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fire Department
Lavoie, Kenneth
Item ID
12828AN
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