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First Avenue Junior High was one of 3 area schools to receive the state Dept. of Education's Distinguished High School and Middle School Awards. Arcadia's Foothill Jr. High received the award in 1988. The other winners included San Marino High School and the L. A. County High School for the Arts at Cal State Los Angeles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3128
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3045AN
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Gerald A. Parker, last years's City Employee of the Year, has been appointed director of finance. Parker replaces Alan Murphy, who died earlier this month after a long battle with cancer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1165
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 16, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 16, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - Parker, Gerald A.
Item ID
1164AN
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Newspaper Index
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In an informal, long-range planning session, City Council members made a new library and police station two of their top priorities. Last month, the council approves spending $55,000 to hire a consultant, to be chosen at the June 19th meeting, to draw up plans for a new library to replace the overcrowded library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1038
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1990 - 1999
Item ID
1038AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Gary Twombley will leave Washington, D.C. to become part of the 1st group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve in Eastern Europe. Twombley, 24, is preparing with 59 other volunteers, including Elizabeth Oewn, 22, of Pasadena, for 2 years of service in Hungary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3547
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 17, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Twombley, Gary
Item ID
3428AN
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County supervisors called a halt to a plan to merge the Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens with the county Museum of Natural History because the county's Economy and Efficiency Commission has not made sufficient progress on it and because the board needs to replace recently retired arboreta department head Francis Ching.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper462
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
462AN
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The City Council approved an ordinance that will limit houses built in the future to a height of 30 feet or less and increase side-yard setbacks to put more space between the property line and the building. (Complete information of the exact stipulations is included in this article.)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper684
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Building Laws
Item ID
684AN
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Plaza de las Fiestas, a new multipurpose arena in the northwest quadrant of the infield at the Santa Anita Park, has been created to accommodate Family Faire weekend outings for groups of 25 or more, as well as company picnics, concerts, trade shows, equine shows and other special occasions that can share the day with racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2493
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2438AN
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The new CAS (2) program, an acronym for Curriculum Alignment System and Comprehensive Assessment System, will replace the California Assessment Program (CAP), the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), and the District Minimum Proficiency Tests. CAS (2) testing will begin in November for high school seniors, with all other grades to take the test in the spring. Advantages of the new test are given in the article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3221
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3129AN
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A 5-year effort to put $1.5 million worth of computers, laser disc players, videocassette recorders and other high-tech teaching tools into Arcadia classrooms was kicked off by the Arcadia Educational Foundation, an independent fundraising group.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper489
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 31, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
489AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District's scores on the California Assessment Program went up in math for all grades this year, but down in reading in the 3rd and 6th grades, while 8th grade students showed an increase in reading. Other figures are also given in the article, as well as a chart of scores for each AUSD school on page A-2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3222
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3130AN
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The City Council approved a revision of Arcadia's General Plan, the foundation for which all land-use decisions are made, so that regulating growth is one of the main aims of the revised plan. Article includes a list of the Plan's goals and policies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1214
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1213AN
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The city council approved water conservation measures for city owned facilities such as regularly inspecting the city's sprinkler systems to reduce runoff and replacing the dial-type water timers with digital timers. Other measures were set aside for the time being, such as replacing grass-covered medians with cement, and washing down tennis courts less frequently.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3591
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3470AN
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James Val, 39, an elementary school teacher, has received two Emmy nominations for his documentary work and is currently working on a film script with two other writers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2958
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 28, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 28, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Val, James
Item ID
2885AN
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On Monday, 15 year old Arcadian Gerald Woods, Jr. was transferred to the rehabilitation unit of Northridge Hospital, nearly two months after he was accidentally shot in the head on March 5.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3631
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Woods, Gerald Jr.
Item ID
3506AN
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Soroptimist International of Arcadia-Monrovia recently honored Phyllis Parker with its Woman of Distinction Award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2133
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
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p. A-3 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Parker, Phyllis
Item ID
2115AN
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William Howard "Bill" Lewis, 50, a longtime Arcadia resident and community leader, died Friday at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia following a heart attack.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1925
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Lewis, William Howard "Bill"
Item ID
1921AN
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An overflow crowd turned out for the reopening of the Arcadia Historical Museum on Friday, July 19th.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper492
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 25, 1991
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p. A-4 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 25, 1991
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p. A-4 photos
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
492AN
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An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's Disease originally developed 5 years ago by Arcadia Dr. William K. Summers has been recommended to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug is called THA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3400
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Summers, William K.
Item ID
3289AN
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A committee to hear public comment on the possible demolition of First Avenue Jr. High School and the sale of other district property was created Monday by the Board of Education.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2743
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - District Plans
Item ID
2677AN
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Newspaper Index
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Since Gerald Woods, Jr. accidentally shot himself above his right eye, he has made a recovery undreamed of by his friends and family.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3632
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Woods, Gerald Jr.
Item ID
3507AN
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Newspaper Index
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