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The City Council formally designated the Peacock as Arcadia's official city bird. It also named the oak (no particular type) as the official city tree.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Peacocks, birds
Trees, oak
Item ID
21674AN
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Newspaper Index
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Photographs of the wood duck (just here for the winter) at the Arboretum and the black-crowned night heron, a year-round Southern California bird.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29866
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Ducks
Waterfowl
Wood duck -- Aix sponsa
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Birds
Item ID
30051AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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West-Nile virus is the suspected cause of death of at least seven dead crows in Arcadia. Birds in other parts of the San Gabriel Valley are dying too.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28354
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Birds - crows
Item ID
28551AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Chu, Grant
Graduations
Item ID
30580AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A dead bird in Arcadia and two dead birds in Temple City were found to be infected by West Nile virus. The virus can be spread to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31017
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2008
Pages
p. News 5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2008
Pages
p. News 5
Subjects
Crows
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Viruses
West Nile Virus
Item ID
31212AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The peafowl population in Arcadia continues to grow and annoy some residents living near the Arboretum. Others defend the peafowl. A census three years ago found there are 228-250 peafowl in the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29655
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Peafowl
Peacocks
Residents
Nuisances
Birds
Item ID
29840AN
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The peacock is the official bird of Arcadia. The designation happened last week.The city has had an official flower, the azalea, since 1963. City Council selected the oak as the official tree.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33317
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia city seal
Peacock
Peafowl
Item ID
33513AN
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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30531
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
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About 25 bird carcasses infected with the West Nile virus have been found in or near Arcadia. Dead crows found along the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo rivers could indicate a major outbreak is on the way.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26895
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
West Nile Virus
Item ID
27095AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia will conduct a "peafowl census" in response to a petition signed by 42 homeowners who feel the birds are a nuisance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
23707AN
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Paul Lyman Scott, a former garden editor of the Pasadena Star News, died Sept. 26, 2000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20160
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2000
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 2000
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Scott, Paul Lyman
Item ID
20392AN
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Hawaiian food is gaining popularity in the San Gabriel Valley. Paul Luc of Arcadia owns Kahala Hawaiian Grill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29139
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2004
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2004
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
L & L Hawaiian Barbecue franchise
Hawaiian restaurants
Eateries
Luc, Paul
Item ID
29324AN
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Arcadia resident Rosie Campos talks about her teenage crush on Paul McCartney of The Beatles, and shares her memorabilia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29896
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Campos, Rosie
McCartney, Paul
Beatles, The - rock group
Item ID
30082AN
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Paul Kim, 16, of Arcadia, is a suspect in the July 31 slaying of Boo K. Lee in Rowland Heights. Other suspects are named.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30704
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kim, Paul
Lee, Boo K.
Murders -- stabbings
Item ID
30892AN
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Mirai Nagasu, a freshman at Arcadia High School, won the women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30911
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Students
Athletes
Figure skating
Nagasu, Mirai
Sports
Item ID
31106AN
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An 8-foot tall bronze tribute to Arcadia's official bird, the peacock, will be unveiled August 5, as part of the city's centennial celebration. The statue will be located in the fountain at Peacock Corner, in the front of Arcadia County Park, at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculptor of the peacock is Dave Chapple and the sculpture cost $30,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31748
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Artists
Chapple, Dave
Statuary -- Peacock Corner
Item ID
31945AN
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Pasadena car dealer Paul Rusnak has closed escrow for a car lot on Huntington Drive in Arcadia. Foulger Ford used to be located there.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29050
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Rusnak, Paul
Car dealers and dealerships
Commercial properties
Industrial real estate
Foulger Ford
Item ID
29236AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A picture and profile of this year's Pasadena Star News boys cross country Runner of the Year, Paul Beckwith, an Arcadia High School senior.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29826
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2005
Pages
p. B1, B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2005
Pages
p. B1, B2
Subjects
Beckwith, Paul
Sports - cross country
High school athletes
Item ID
30011AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Twelve junior high school students from Kurobane-machi in Tochigi, Japan, visit Arcadia from September 23-28.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30087
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Sato, Ryo
Japanese exchange students
Kurabane-machi, Tochigi - Japan
Item ID
30274AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Church in Arcadia, closed for two years during extensive repairs, is set to be reopened on Sunday, March 23, 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25307
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Church
Keenan, Rev. Terry
Item ID
25505AN
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Newspaper Index
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