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Rosalie Dunham, who moved to Arcadia 10 year ago, is the Senior Citizen of the Year. After the death of her husband 8 years ago, she and her friend Marilyn Morrison began Starting Over, a group for people who have suffered a loss. She also started a follow-up group called Branching Out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Senior Citizen of the Year - 1993
Dunham, Rosalie
Item ID
162AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Paula Alexander, 48, was killed in a traffic accident in South Pasadena in a shuttle bus from the Los Angeles International (LAX) airport. She was returning from Spain after a vacation with her husband Stanley Alexander, an Arcadia physician.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Alexander, Paula
Item ID
192AN
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Newspaper Index
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Carol Yeh, formerly of Arcadia, took a year off from her studies at Yale to travel with the Yale Glee Club as manager of "Whim 'n' Song", an all-women a cappella singing group. She is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Yeh, Carol
Item ID
168AN
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Newspaper Index
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Friends and family of former Arcadia City Clerk Christine Van Maanen gathered at Live Oak Memorial Park to pay their last respects. Her exact date of birth is not known, but she is believed to have been 86-88 years old when she died.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Van Maanen, Christine
Item ID
6072AN
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Newspaper Index
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Reuben Vizcarra was among just 18 people nationwide to receive a bronze medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. Vizcarra rushed to the aid of a woman as she was being stabbed by her estranged husband.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Deeember 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
Deeember 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Vizcarra, Reuben
Item ID
11872AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Arnold Van Steenwyk remembers his WW II experiences in the Air Corps. Photo.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 7, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 7, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Van Steenwyk, Arnold
Item ID
13861AN
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Newspaper Index
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Maria Sanchez, a UCLA graduate who went to school in Arcadia, Sierra Madre, and Temple City, is now a member of the select group of British Marshall Scholarship winners. She is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Sanchez, Maria
Item ID
155AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former city clerk Christine Van Maanen passed away at the age of 85 on April 1, 1996. Arcadia Council member Mary Young highlights her life.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 30, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
May 30, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Van Maanen, Christine
Item ID
5892AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 20-year old baby sitter from mainland China testified about the events she said led to her enslavement by Arcadia couple Dianyi Zhia and Hua Jiang. See also Pasadena Star News, July 23, 1997, p. A1.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1997
Pages
P. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1997
Pages
P. A1
Subjects
Zhai, Dianyi
Jiang, Hua
Item ID
10042AN
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Matthew Jacobus was stabbed once in the back following a minor car accident on Huntington Drive near Santa Clara. One of three men in the other car approached Jacobus after sideswiping his car and stabbed him.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Jacobus, Matthew
Item ID
8079AN
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Newspaper Index
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Rung "RC" Tang, 44, is battling leukemia and preparing for a second trial against Southern California Edison Co., who she claims is responsible for exposing her to radiation while she worked at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in the mid 1980's.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2627
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tang, Rung
Item ID
2567AN
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Phil Yeh, founder of Cartoonists Across America, took his message to Santa Anita Fashion Park this month. His group painted a colorful, dinosaur cartoon mural and handed out copies of their anti-violence comic book. The group is dedicated to promoting literacy. Photo.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-3 Hometown
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-3 Hometown
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
4470AN
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Newspaper Index
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Denise Hatch, 18, was shot to death in Los Angeles when the car she was riding in was sprayed with 15 rounds from a semi-automatic weapon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4463
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Murder - Hatch, Denise
Item ID
4339AN
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Nine year old Karen Spurney of Arcadia won in her age group in the 47th annual "Search for Talent Competition" sponsored by the National Exchange Club. She played a rendition of Bach on the piano.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Spurney, Karen
Item ID
4702AN
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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fire Department
Lavoie, Kenneth
Item ID
12828AN
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Bail was set at $1 million for Arcadian Hua Jiang, charged with enslaving a 20-year old woman from China. Her husband and co-defendant, Dianyi Zhai, will remain in custody without bail for several additional charges.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9519AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

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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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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
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The windmill will stay as part of the redesign of Denny's at the corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The windmill was originally built for a Van de Kamp's coffee shop in 1967.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 12, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 12, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Restaurants - Denny's
Restaurants - Van de Kamp's
Architecture
Item ID
27176AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Costuma, Jana
Item ID
12341AN
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Newspaper Index
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