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An Arcadia man who didn't like a group of church Christmas carolers singing on his front lawn, brandished a gun at the group and threatened to kill them unless they got off his property. Police surrounded his house for an hour before he surrendered.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1369AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Assemblywoman Carol Liu has moved her campaign headquarters to 921 S. Baldwin Avenue, Unit D, in her bid for re-election in the 44th Assembly District. Liu's district stretches from LaCanada to Duarte, including all of Pasadena, and Eagle Rock in Los Angeles.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Democrats
Liu, Carol
Politicians
Item ID
30776AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Deqiang Song, 26, of Monterey Park, gets life in prison without possibility of parole, for the crime of kidnapping for ransom, and a second sentence of life in prison plus four years, for the attempted murder of his then 21-year-old victim. Song met his victim through a mutual friend and took her to Westfield Santa Anita mall in Arcadia on September 8, 2010. Then he took her to a remote area of desert in San Bernardino County. He strangled the woman and slit her throat. He called her father for ransom. She survived.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Song, DeQiang
Trials
Item ID
33167AN
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Newspaper Index
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Profile of "singing pharmacist" Stuart Henderson, who is retiring from pharmacy, but not from singing.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2002
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2002
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Henderson, Stuart
Item ID
23134AN
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Newspaper Index
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Carol Libby was honored as Arcadia Senior of the Year for 2001 by the Arcadia Rotary Club. Carol has been in Arcadia since 1956 and is Curator at Arcadia Historical Society.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Libby, Carol
Salute to Seniors - 15th annual
Older Americans Day
Item ID
29711AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia AAUW presents Carol Dennis with their 2012 Woman of Achievement Award. Past President Betty Harris received a certificate from the National AAUW for her 50 years of membership.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 4, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 4, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Awards
Dennis, Carol
Harris, Betty
Organizations
Item ID
33327AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nine year old Karen Spurney of Arcadia won in her age group in the 47th annual "Search for Talent Competition" sponsored by the National Exchange Club. She played a rendition of Bach on the piano.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Spurney, Karen
Item ID
4702AN
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Newspaper Index
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A jury convicted DeQiang Song, 24 of Monterey Park, of the kidnapping and attempted murder of a 21-year-old woman, who he knew through a mutual friend, after taking her on a trip to Westfield Santa Anita shopping mall in Arcadia on September 8, 2010. He then took her to a remote area of desert in San Bernardino County and bound her, strangled her, sliced her throat with a knife and left her for dead. She survived. Song asked the victim's father for $10,000 in ransom money. He will be sentenced April 26 in Alhambra Superior Court.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Song, DeQiang
Item ID
33084AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Women's Health and Issues club at Arcadia High School has organized a petition against misogynistic music at this Saturday's prom. Activities director John Pung said he supports the club's cause and could guarantee that 20 songs from the club's 300 song list won't be played.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Prom 2009
Music
Social customs
Item ID
31663AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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View of group of men leaving for military service from Temple City Pacific Electric station. Mrs. Van Iwaarden took this photo from inside their car after having said goodbye to her husband. She said this facility served Arcadia and Temple City.

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Date
1943
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Date
1943
Subjects
Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949
Van Iwaarden, Vera Van Houten
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1043
Collection
Photographs
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9-year-old Maria Lugo came to Arcadia Arcadia Methodist Hospital from Mexico to have a steel plate removed from her chin. It was a follow-up surgery to a softball-size tumor removal she had in April, 2008, at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Dr. Jon Tyrell, a member of LIGA International, and Dr. B.S. Chandrasekhar operated on her. LIGA International is a non-profit group of medical experts, pilots and volunteers who travel to clinics in Sinaloa, Mexico several times a year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Chandrasekhar, Dr. B.S.
LIGA International
Lugo, Maria
Lugo, Noemi Rocha
Non-profit organizations
Surgeries
Tyrell, Dr. Jon
Item ID
32020AN
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Newspaper Index
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2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade's Rose Court profiled with their hobbies. Sahanna Rajinikanthan, one of the Royal Court, is from Arcadia and enjoys baking. She made it to the state championship for the VEX Robotics Competition and enjoys volunteering as a singing coach in the language of Araneri, passing on her Indian culture to her students.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2023
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Baligh, Salia
Ballard, Bella
Denoncourt, Zoe
Cortez-Peralta, Michelle
Crick, Adrian
Rajinikanthan, Sahanna
Rose queens
Wittenberg, Uma
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Newspaper Index
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A group called The Singing Bluebirds marches in Diamond Jubilee Parade, preceeded by some of their members on bicycles.

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Date
September 30,1978
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Date
September 30,1978
Subjects
Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Parade
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
795
Collection
Photographs
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Carol Papay has announced that she is running for a seat on the School Board. A biographical sketch is given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Papay, Carol
Item ID
2497AN
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Newspaper Index
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Carol Kettell will be retiring from the Arcadia Unified School District after 34 years, the vast majority of them at Dana Middle School. Photo.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 25, 1999
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 25, 1999
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Kettell, Carol
Item ID
17089AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Historical Society honors Carol Libby as an outstanding volunteer. She received a congratulatory Mayor's Certificate.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2013
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2013
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Libby, Carol
Volunteers
Item ID
33715AN
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Newspaper Index
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Phil Yeh, founder of Cartoonists Across America, took his message to Santa Anita Fashion Park this month. His group painted a colorful, dinosaur cartoon mural and handed out copies of their anti-violence comic book. The group is dedicated to promoting literacy. Photo.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-3 Hometown
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-3 Hometown
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
4470AN
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Newspaper Index
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12-year old Kyrsti Chavez from Arcadia, will be singing the National Anthem for the Metro Orange Line Extension opening on Friday, June 29, in Chatsworth.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2012
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2012
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Chavez, Kyrsti
Singers
Item ID
33278AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Incumbent Carol Papay plans to file for position on the Board of Education. Her thoughts on current problems and her reasons for seeking a second term are discussed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2579
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Papay, Carol
Item ID
2520AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rosalie Dunham, who moved to Arcadia 10 year ago, is the Senior Citizen of the Year. After the death of her husband 8 years ago, she and her friend Marilyn Morrison began Starting Over, a group for people who have suffered a loss. She also started a follow-up group called Branching Out.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Senior Citizen of the Year - 1993
Dunham, Rosalie
Item ID
162AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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