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Arcadia Rotary Club's Salute to Seniors Luncheon will honor husband and wife Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer, the City of Arcadia 2015 Senior Citizens of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34127
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Selmer, Doris
Selmer, Jerry
Item ID
34321AN
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Newspaper Index
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Doris and Jerry Selmer named Arcadia 2015 Senior Citizens of the Year at the annual Salute to Seniors Luncheon sponsored by the Arcadia Rotary Club.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34151
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 11, 2015
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 11, 2015
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Selmer, Doris
Selmer, Jerry
Item ID
34345AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jerry Selmer will give a talk about growing up in the Arcadia area on November 12 at 11:30AM-1:00PM at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34699
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 22, 2016
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 22, 2016
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Friends of Arcadia Public Library programs
Selmer, Jerry
Item ID
34891AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Public Library Foundation donates over $16,000 to Arcadia Public Library. The money will be used to fund Kaleidoscope Classical Concerts, more chairs for the library auditorium, more new adult Chinese language materials, more copies of best seller e-books, updated software for the preschool computers, and updated performances rights DVDs for Children's programming.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33266
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
December 8, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
December 8, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Foundation
Item ID
33463AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two at-risk women are missing persons: Julielena Bocanegra and Barbara Jean Joseph.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34333
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 2015
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 2015
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Missing Persons
Bocanegra, Julielena
Joseph, Barbara Jean
Item ID
34526AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia brothers Richard and Eric Dong (they attend San Marino High School) give endowment to Union Station Homeless Services. The fund will provide scholarships for children, to purchase books for the family library, to fund staff appreciation, and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35254
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Dong, Richard
Dong, Eric
Philanthropy
Union Station Homeless Services
Item ID
35443AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 4, May 31, 2018. See also VF Deaths for hard copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35173
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2018
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2018
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Selmer, Jerome R.
Selmer, Jerry
Item ID
35362AN
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic proclaims March 2 "Bobbie the Bobcat's New Friend: Day of Kindness" for Barnhart School's student-created book launch. It will be read at Arcadia Public Library on Read Across America Day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34449
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 27, 2016
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 27, 2016
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library--Programs-Read Across America
Barnhart School
Kovacic, Gary
Private schools
Item ID
34641AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31944
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Livingston, Pamela Sullivan
Item ID
32141AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2014
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2014
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Butterworth, Edward Livingston
Item ID
34016AN
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Bernie, a certified therapy dog of the Great Pyrenees breed, has died. His owner is Lois Longo. Bernie, the beloved dog, participated in the Barks and Books Program at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33357
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 19, 2013
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 19, 2013
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Dogs
Longo, Lois
Item ID
33553AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Arcadia's new library director dies. See hard copy in VF "Library Employees."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32983
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Faust-Moreno, Jackie
Item ID
33180AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia couple Edward Chen, aka Jianqiao Chen, Jian Qiao Chen, and Jian Chen aka Jing Jiang and Jean Jiang, accused of fraud involving defrauding investors through EB-5 visa schemes. The couple's companies raised more than $22.5 million from 45 Chinese investors, purportedly to build an interior design center in Ontario and a condominium building in Los Angeles. See also "Arcadia couple faces court hearing for stealing $12 million," Arcadia Weekly, p. 1,3 October 5, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34970
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
Chen, Edward
Chen, Jian Qiao
Chen, Jianqiao
Crime and Criminals
Jiang, Jing
Jiang, Jean
Fraud
Item ID
35160AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Twenty times faster Internet access is available at Arcadia Public Library. High-speed Internet is available on the library's 65 public computers and Wi-Fi has also been greatly improved. The new one gigabit-per-second broadband comes to the library thanks to the California Public Library Broadband Consortium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34363
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 14, 2015
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 14, 2015
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
California Research and Education Network (CalREN)
Corporation for Education Network Initiatives (CENIC)
Item ID
34556AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Library Board of Trustees appoints Mary Beth Hayes as interim Director of Library and Museum Services, following the sudden death of Jackie Faust-Moreno. Mary Beth Hayes has been employed by the City of Arcadia since 1989 and is currently Library Services Manager.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33065
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2012
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2012
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia city employees
Arcadia Public Library--directors--employees
Hayes, Mary Beth
Item ID
33262AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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New Live Oak Library dedication in Arcadia November 2. The building was purchased, not leased. Los Angeles County Supervisor helped make this new library a reality.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34708
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 5, 2016
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 5, 2016
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
County of Los Angeles Public Library-Live Oak Library
Item ID
34900AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia brothers Eric and Richard Dong (they attend San Marino High School) receive Outstanding Young Philanthropists award. They offered piano lessons to kids at the Union Station family center. They gave money and talked to the kids about investing in the stock market. With profits they made from their investments, they established the Richard and Eric Dong Endowment Fund for Union Station to provide scholarships for children in sports, music and the arts, leadership, and human rights promotion, to buy books for the family library; to fund staff appreciation and recognition and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35332
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Dong, Eric
Dong, Richard
Philanthropy
Item ID
35522AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park bugler Jay Cohen celebrates 25 years blowing his own horn. He has served as the park's bugler since December 26, 1987.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33167
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2012
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2012
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Buglers
Cohen, Jay
Musicians
Santa Anita Park-employees
Item ID
33363AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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How Arcadia gained a rare piece of history. Riyo Sato was a developing artist by the time she was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center at Santa Anita Park, in 1942, before being transferred to Wyoming, to a different detention facility called “Heart Mountain.” She left behind sketches of Santa Anita Park which will be displayed at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35350
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 13, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 13, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Artists
Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage
Hashimoto, Pam
Hicks, Dana, Dr.
Japanese-Americans
Japanese Internment Camps
Patterson, Galen
Santa Anita Assembly Center
Sato, Riyo
Item ID
35540AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia aims to upgrade city library. The library is getting community feedback at a community needs assessment forum tonight and has hired an outside party to create a survey written in three languages. The goal is to determine what barriers they need to overcome to bring more people to the library and which programs and services need improvement, particularly in the technology sector.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34065
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2010-2019
Surveys
Item ID
34259AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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