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Beth Costanza, Executive director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, has received positive feedback from chamber members after she published a piece called "Arcadia's meanest spirited businesses," in which she took to task such companies as Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Ralphs and Sav-On.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Arcadia Chamber of Commerce; Costanza, Beth

Item ID: 30435AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department Agent Bruce Smith was given the Arcadia Police Department Life Saving Medal for saving an unconscious man named Ben Noodleman.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Awards - honors - recognitions; Smith, Bruce

Item ID: 31883AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council has accepted a federal grant of $125,000 to place a uniformed police officer on the campuses of the city's three middle schools. The program is called Youth and Educational Support (YES).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 24, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 24, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: School police; Youth and Educational Support (YES)

Item ID: 30839AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of Arcadia mom Margarethe Else Dietrich, born 100 years ago on July 27, 1900. She joins the ranks of centenarians.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 27, 2000

Pages: p. 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 27, 2000

Pages: p. 16

Subjects: Dietrich, Margarethe Else ("Gretel")

Item ID: 27880AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Patt Morrison, who is a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporting teams and host of KCET's "Bookshow", moderates a panel of Arcadia authors at a city centennial event on March 31, 2003 at Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 27, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Subjects: Arcadia Authors; Arcadia centennial events; Brucker, Meredith; Kotun, Debo; Morrison, Patt; Snider, Sandy; Yung, Shau May

Item ID: 31388AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Peggy Zabel, a computer aide at Hugo Reid Elementary School, went on a road trip on historic Route 66. The trip totaled 6,240 miles and she e-mailed her journal and photos to students at Hugo Reid Elementary School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Route 66; Travel; Zabel, Peggy

Item ID: 30434AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Parents protest a school boundary change for Baldwin Stocker Elementary that was approved two years ago. Residents are surprised by this change and say it hurts their home values.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 15, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 15, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Board of Education; Boundaries; Property values; Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary

Item ID: 30696AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An industrial fire at Altos Tire Company, on Longden Avenue, in Irwindale, near Monrovia and Arcadia, burned for more than 3 hours. Arcadia Fire Department and Monrovia Fire Department assisted. Arcadia firefighter Don Smith (photo) from Station 105, battles the fire atop one of the company's largest ladders.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 26, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 26, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 10

Subjects: Altos Tire Company; Fires; Smith, Don

Item ID: 33495AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A history of the Van de Kamp's windmill atop the Denny's Restaurant currently at the northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The Arcadia windmill was built nearly 40 years ago as part of an architectural movement called programmatic architecture, or roadside vernacular, wherein the buildings reflected their tenants. See hard copy in VF "Buildings."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 10, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 10, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 18

Subjects: Architecture; Denny's Restaurant; Historic Buildings; Van de Kamp's; Windmills

Item ID: 31401AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Elizabeth Cox, Josh Silverman, and Corey Stubbs were honored by Mayor Mickey Segal for saving the life of crossing guard Richard Bauer. The students were making a video about life in Arcadia when he had a heart attack. They called 911.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 17, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 17, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Awards-honors-recognitions; Bauer, Richard; Cox, Elizabeth; Crossing guards; Heroes and heroism; Silverman, Josh; Stubbs, Corey; Student films

Item ID: 29776AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Gold Line measure proposed. Supporters of the Metro Gold Line Extension through San Gabriel Valley are campaigning in Sacramento this week for legislation that would help create a new Gold Line authority. The new authority would provide for a 15-member board of representatives from the so-called Phase II cities, including Arcadia and Monrovia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 11, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 11, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 18

Subjects: Cooper, Charles; Doyle, Bart; Light rail trains; Liu, Carol; Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension; Transportation

Item ID: 32913AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Successful Partners Adult Reading Center (SPARC) of Arcadia, has been awarded a $775 grant from the Laubach Literacy National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF). The grant will be used to purchase New Readers Press books and other educational resources to promote literacy and good reading habits at home.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 10, 2001

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 10, 2001

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Literacy; Successful Partners Adult Reading Center (SPARC); Grants; Monies

Item ID: 29713AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mark Holland took the top prize in the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) "roadeo" (yes, roadeo) driving competition at the Santa Anita Park Park race track parking lot.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 28, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 28, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA); "Roadeo" competition; Bus drivers; Transportation; Holland, Mark

Item ID: 30121AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council has decided to spend about $100,000 for vines on the 4.5 miles of sound walls the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will build along the 210 Freeway in 2004-2005.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 12, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 12, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Noise; Sound Walls; 210 Freeway

Item ID: 30727AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's float saluting its centennial was awarded the Queen's Trophy. The float was called "100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 9, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 9, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003; Awards; Floats; Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003

Item ID: 31018AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dorothy Denne writes a weekly column in Arcadia Weekly. The page number varies by the week. Her column is called "Dorothy's Place."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 1, 2003

Pages: p. 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 1, 2003

Pages: p. 10

Subjects: Denne, Dorothy; Journalists; Writers

Item ID: 31641AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Juanita Harris writes a weekly column in Arcadia Weekly. The page number varies by the week. Her column is called "Juanita's Juanderings."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 1, 2003

Pages: p. 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 1, 2003

Pages: p. 10

Subjects: Harris, Juanita; Journalists; Writers

Item ID: 31643AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Metro Blue Line Construction Authority is working to create a joint powers agreement to oversee the construction of the transit line extension from Pasadena to Claremont, with participation from cities along the planned route. That would include Arcadia and Monrovia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 5, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 5, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Gold Line; Light Rail; Metro Blue Line Construction Authority; Trains; Transportation

Item ID: 30724AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Freeway sound walls promised for Arcadia and Monrovia appear to be still on schedule, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). The sound walls scheduled for construction as early as 2005 run from Michillinda Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia, and from Huntington Drive to California Avenue in Monrovia. Lower priority sound wall project locations are also given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 1, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 1, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Freeways; Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA); Noise; Sound Walls

Item ID: 31569AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Gold Line received federal financial support in the final House appropriations bill. Monrovia, Arcadia and other cities along the planned extension of the route from Pasadena to Claremont have formed a joint powers authority to study grade separations.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 20, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 20, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Gold Line extension; Light Rail; Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA); Public transportation; Trains

Item ID: 31264AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Beth Costanza, Executive director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, has received positive feedback from chamber members after she published a piece called "Arcadia's meanest spirited businesses," in which she took to task such companies as Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Ralphs and Sav-On.

Arcadia Police Department Agent Bruce Smith was given the Arcadia Police Department Life Saving Medal for saving an unconscious man named Ben Noodleman.

Arcadia City Council has accepted a federal grant of $125,000 to place a uniformed police officer on the campuses of the city's three middle schools. The program is called Youth and Educational Support (YES).

A profile of Arcadia mom Margarethe Else Dietrich, born 100 years ago on July 27, 1900. She joins the ranks of centenarians.

Patt Morrison, who is a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporting teams and host of KCET's "Bookshow", moderates a panel of Arcadia authors at a city centennial event on March 31, 2003 at Arcadia Public Library.

Peggy Zabel, a computer aide at Hugo Reid Elementary School, went on a road trip on historic Route 66. The trip totaled 6,240 miles and she e-mailed her journal and photos to students at Hugo Reid Elementary School.

Parents protest a school boundary change for Baldwin Stocker Elementary that was approved two years ago. Residents are surprised by this change and say it hurts their home values.

Elizabeth Cox, Josh Silverman, and Corey Stubbs were honored by Mayor Mickey Segal for saving the life of crossing guard Richard Bauer. The students were making a video about life in Arcadia when he had a heart attack. They called 911.

Mark Holland took the top prize in the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) "roadeo" (yes, roadeo) driving competition at the Santa Anita Park Park race track parking lot.

The City Council has decided to spend about $100,000 for vines on the 4.5 miles of sound walls the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will build along the 210 Freeway in 2004-2005.

Arcadia's float saluting its centennial was awarded the Queen's Trophy. The float was called "100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity."

Dorothy Denne writes a weekly column in Arcadia Weekly. The page number varies by the week. Her column is called "Dorothy's Place."

Juanita Harris writes a weekly column in Arcadia Weekly. The page number varies by the week. Her column is called "Juanita's Juanderings."

The Metro Blue Line Construction Authority is working to create a joint powers agreement to oversee the construction of the transit line extension from Pasadena to Claremont, with participation from cities along the planned route. That would include Arcadia and Monrovia.

The Gold Line received federal financial support in the final House appropriations bill. Monrovia, Arcadia and other cities along the planned extension of the route from Pasadena to Claremont have formed a joint powers authority to study grade separations.