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Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 3, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 3, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Camp Ross; U.S. Army Balloon School-Ross Field-Arcadia, CA; World War I

Item ID: 31780AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Grant Chu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ming R. Chu of Arcadia, received a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30393

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 20, 2002

Pages: p. 5

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 20, 2002

Pages: p. 5

Subjects: Chu, Grant; Graduations

Item ID: 30580AN

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

City of Arcadia receives grant to prevent homelessness.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 21, 2021

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 21, 2021

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Grants; Homelessness; Social issues

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia will use federal grant money on a survey of historic buildings, housing rehabilitation and Meals on Wheels program.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 15, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 15, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Federal block grant funds; Historic Buildings; Surveys; Housing rehabilitation - home improvements; Meals on Wheels

Item ID: 29226AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School pilots electronic student ID. The school's App Development Team began its pilot program for mobile student IDs utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) scanners in the school library. It has the potential to streamline student identification processes throughout the school district.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 27, 2022

Pages: p. 7

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 27, 2022

Pages: p. 7

Subjects: Aaron, Jeffrey; Arcadia High School students; Arcadia High School App Development Team; Gazarian, Greg; Near Field Communication (NFC); Technology; Wang, Hayden

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 14, 1996

Pages: p. 12

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 14, 1996

Pages: p. 12

Subjects: Oak Tree Racing Association; Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000

Item ID: 25981AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council will decide on an ordinance to regulate massage therapy. Provisions will regulate massage therapists, practitioners or technicians, and require them to have identification cards from the police and a business license. The ordinance contains other restrictions.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Council Meetings - 2001-2010; Massage - regulations

Item ID: 30824AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department receives a $137,000 grant for a year-long program of special enforcements and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 15, 2015

Pages: p. 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 15, 2015

Pages: p. 16

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Educational programs; Grants; Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)

Item ID: 34529AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia schools receive grants for meeting or exceeding the target growth of 5 percent or increasing their Academic Performance Index (API) score by five points.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 8, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 8, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Academic Performance Index (API); Grants; Schools

Item ID: 30695AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School senior Arrushi Walia was given the Youth Trailblazer Award at the fourth annual Women in Green Forum for making an extraordinary impact through environmental leadership within her community. She has been a leader in sustainability on her school's campus.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 19, 2013

Pages: p. 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 19, 2013

Pages: p. 10

Subjects: Arcadia High School students; Awards; Walia, Arrushi

Item ID: 33815AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Education Foundation awarded $30,000 in mini grants to Arcadia Unified School District teachers. The most popular item asked for was a Google Chrome Book, which are needed on upcoming standardized tests.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 27, 2014

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 27, 2014

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Arcadia Education Foundation grants; Classroom equipment

Item ID: 33959AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department Chaplain Tom Shriver (shown in photo) and other chaplains sponsor a Law Enforcement Appreciation Service at the Church of the Transfiguration in Arcadia. The service was dedicated to fellow officers killed in the line of duty in 2002. None were from the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31454

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 8, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 8, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Subjects: Police officers; Shriver, Tom

Item ID: 31647AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Profile on century-old Arcadia resident Helen (photo, last name not given), who refuses to slow down.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 21, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 21, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 11

Subjects: Arcadia people; Centenarians

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 21, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 21, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Museum

Item ID: 27342AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Beautiful Commission has selected winners of the 2007 Holiday Decoration Awards. Addresses are given. Photo of 924 S. Baldwin Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 17, 2007

Pages: p. 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 17, 2007

Pages: p. 2

Subjects: Arcadia Beautiful Commission

Item ID: 33407AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Department; Matthies, Albert Edward

Item ID: 27152AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Homeless initiative takes a back seat to home improvement grants. Arcadia City Council approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds for 2017-2018 fiscal year for home improvements and repairs to low and moderate-income residents, about $230,000 and only $20,000 on the Homeless Initiative Program. Mayor Tom Beck expressed concern for the disparity.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 19, 2017

Pages: p. 1, 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 19, 2017

Pages: p. 1, 10

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Beck, Tom; Habback, Malak; Home improvement; Homeless; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Item ID: 34973AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia and Sierra Madre's water supply to benefit from $1.8 million federal grant. Arcadia will get $900,000 of the grant. This will fund the next phase of an on-going, 5-year program to ensure emergency water for its citizens, following any potential seismic activity.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 15, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 15, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 9

Subjects: Federal funds; Water

Item ID: 33599AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

On September 8, 2011, Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic had an emergency procedure to put a stent in one of his 3 major heart arteries. His Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery was 90-95% blocked. He was released from Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH) the following day and was back at AMH 24 hours later for a dedication ceremony of the new patient tower that has been under construction for some time now.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 22, 2011

Pages: p. 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 22, 2011

Pages: p. 11

Subjects: Arcadia mayors; Kovacic, Gary

Item ID: 32732AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.

Grant Chu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ming R. Chu of Arcadia, received a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

City of Arcadia receives grant to prevent homelessness.

Arcadia will use federal grant money on a survey of historic buildings, housing rehabilitation and Meals on Wheels program.

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.

The Arcadia City Council will decide on an ordinance to regulate massage therapy. Provisions will regulate massage therapists, practitioners or technicians, and require them to have identification cards from the police and a business license. The ordinance contains other restrictions.

Arcadia Police Department receives a $137,000 grant for a year-long program of special enforcements and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries.

Arcadia schools receive grants for meeting or exceeding the target growth of 5 percent or increasing their Academic Performance Index (API) score by five points.

Arcadia High School senior Arrushi Walia was given the Youth Trailblazer Award at the fourth annual Women in Green Forum for making an extraordinary impact through environmental leadership within her community. She has been a leader in sustainability on her school's campus.

Arcadia Education Foundation awarded $30,000 in mini grants to Arcadia Unified School District teachers. The most popular item asked for was a Google Chrome Book, which are needed on upcoming standardized tests.

Profile on century-old Arcadia resident Helen (photo, last name not given), who refuses to slow down.

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.

Arcadia Beautiful Commission has selected winners of the 2007 Holiday Decoration Awards. Addresses are given. Photo of 924 S. Baldwin Avenue.

As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

Arcadia and Sierra Madre's water supply to benefit from $1.8 million federal grant. Arcadia will get $900,000 of the grant. This will fund the next phase of an on-going, 5-year program to ensure emergency water for its citizens, following any potential seismic activity.