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A building contract for a senior citizens center has been awarded to Nationwide Construction of Downey. Groundbreaking is anticipated in three months. The center will be built on the triangular piece of land at the intersection of Holly Avenue and Campus and Huntington Drives across from the Chamber of Commerce.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3266
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens Center
Item ID
3170AN
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Newspaper Index
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Theresa Eskola, 63, head housekeeper at the 87-room Motel 6 across from the Santa Anita Park race track, is the first employee to work 25 years for the hotel chain. Her gifts included $2500 in $100 bills, a limousine ride and the day off. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1527
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1989
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p. A-1, 2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1, 2
Subjects
Eskola, Theresa
Hotels, Motels, etc. - Motel 6
Item ID
1526AN
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Arcadia High School students accepted a third-place trophy for their performance in the 40th Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon. The third-place award is for the North Los Angeles County region. Countywide, Arcadia ranked ninth, compared with its fourth-place finish in 1988.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3076
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2998AN
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Betty Harris, 65, is retiring after 20 years of service as Arcadia's Senior Citizen Services coordinator.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1688
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Harris, Betty
Item ID
1687AN
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Susan Clavey, the mother of Tanya Clavey (the 16-year old girl who died following a 400-foot plunge off the Santa Anita Canyon Road) asked the Arcadia City Council to close the road's gate at dusk to prevent further fatalities. The gate, normally locked at 10 PM, was unlocked when the accident occurred at 10:15 PM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3392
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Streets - Chantry Flat Road
Item ID
3282AN
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The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2176
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2154AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 76 members of the Arcadia Fire Department raised $14,521 for victims of the Bay Area earthquake by giving up one shift of paid vacation time each. The money will be donated to Santa Cruz County through the Arcadia chapter of the American Red Cross.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1571
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1570AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Automobile Club of Southern California will relocate its Temple City and Monrovia offices to its new facility at 420 East Huntington Drive, Arcadia, beginning October 16.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper757
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
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p. A-2
Subjects
Automobile Club of Southern California
Item ID
757AN
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County supervisors approved a $4.7 million infusion of funds to aid mental health programs in the Children's Home Society in Arcadia. The Children's Home Society, a non-profit organization that places mentally disturbed children in foster homes, will now lose $16,000, instead of the anticipated loss of staff and $32,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper936
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Children's Home Society
Item ID
936AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District has about 130 new elementary school students this year, prompting district officials to hire 4 new teachers, combine classes and add portable classrooms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2983
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2909AN
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Amy Nelson and Kathleen Ashenfelter, both 16,toured the Soviet Union for 3 weeks with the People to People Friendship Caravan, a program which takes 1600 American youths to 50 Soviet cities. It is the largest student educational program in the history of the US and USSR.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2021
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 16, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 16, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Nelson, Amy
Ashenfelter, Kathleen
Item ID
2013AN
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Susan Robertson, 48, a 4th grade teacher at Hugo Reid School for 26 years, died on July 4 after an 11-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Robertson graduated from USC in 1963 and worked for the Arcadia Unified School District, teaching at Hugo Reid School for her entire career.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2392
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Robertson, Susan
Item ID
2345AN
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1395
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
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Newspaper Index
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New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2272
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2241AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education has adopted a tentative $28 million budget for 1989-90. The year-end balance of $191,326, combined with the 1988-89 balance, will total 4381,714 as a reserve fund. The final budget will not be adopted until September.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2718
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Budget
Item ID
2653AN
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Three Arcadia police officers carried a torch through the city for the California Special Olympics.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2230
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1989
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p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1989
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p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2204AN
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After serving 17 years as a crossing guard, 83-year-old Harry Christianson is retiring. The children at Highland Oaks honored him with a special Mr. Chris Day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper942
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Christianson, Harry
Item ID
942AN
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The Fire Department's 1960 crown pumper fire truck is for sale for $15,000 after 27 years of service.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1584
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1583AN
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Second of five articles about Asian immigrants concerns the differing cultural stresses that arise when East meets West. See hard copy in VF "Population" item #42.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper535
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Asian Americans
Asians
Immigrants
Population
Item ID
535AN
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Newspaper Index
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Terrance McGowan of Santa Barbara donated 65 koi, Japanese carp that resemble giant goldfish, to the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper460
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
460AN
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Newspaper Index
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