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Bob Wieland, Arcadia resident who lost his legs in Vietnam walked the entire Los Angeles Marathon on his hands finishing in 173 hours, 45 minutes in a weeklong journey.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25296
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 9, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 9, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Los Angeles Marathon 2003
Item ID
25494AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Jenny Lee, 15, is now a super hero character in the comic book "The Good Guys" following an essay contest given by Defiant comics. The idea was to create 8 new characters, then conduct a search for real-life kids to match them.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1864
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
January 27, 1994
Pages
p. J-15 photo
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
January 27, 1994
Pages
p. J-15 photo
Subjects
Lee, Jenny
Item ID
1863AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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For Arcadia celebrity photographer Scott Downie, this is the busiest time of the year as he prepares for Monday's Academy Awards ceremony.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12616
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
March 20, 1998
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
March 20, 1998
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
Subjects
Downie, Scott
Item ID
13102AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council voted to allow Rodeffer Investments Inc. to fill a tapped-out quarry, 85 acres by 165 feet deep, with 10 million cubic yards of dirt, gravel and concrete. The plan still must get the approval of the state and local water quality boards, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the CA Integrated Waste Board and the County Health Dept.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3406
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 17, 1994
Pages
p. J-3
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 17, 1994
Pages
p. J-3
Subjects
Rodeffer Landfill
Item ID
3295AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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