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Arcadia's official city birthday party will be held August 5, a date that reflects the official declaration of Arcadia cityhood by the Board of Supervisors, back in 1903. The 100th birthday party includes a scavenger hunt, the release of the anthology "Visions of Arcadia," unveiling the bronze peacock statue at Peacock Corner, a mixer at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, and a birthday party at the Community Center. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 18, July 31, 2003.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Item ID
31940AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia government officials and centennial committee members are planning a yearlong civic celebration beginning January 1, 2003. On January 18, a gala event will honor people who have served the city. The history of Arcadia's incorporation, including the decision to use August 5, 1903, as the official date, is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24701
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
24895AN
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Newspaper Index
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Amanda Avila of Rowland Heights is one of 16 finalists on television's talent show "American Idol." Her family and friends meet at an Arcadia restaurant every week to see if she advances to the next round.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29442
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Avila, Amanda
American idol
Television shows
Singers
Item ID
29627AN
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Newspaper Index
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Friends and family remember famed rider, Johnny Longden. Less than a mile from the Santa Anita Park race track where much of his legendary status was built, Johnny Longden was honored in a funeral service at Church of the Good Shepherd.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25199
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25395AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has decided not to change the city seal, as the city's 100th birthday approaches, in two years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33308
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Arcadia city seal
Item ID
33504AN
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Newspaper Index
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Family and friends mourn the loss of Sergeant Kyle A. Colnot who was killed in Iraq by a bomb. He had attended Arcadia High School in his sophomore and junior years.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Colnot, Sgt. Kyle Arnold
Soldiers
Deaths
Iraq War
Item ID
30198AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia will have its 100th birthday in 2003 with many celebratory events.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Centennial
City of Arcadia
Item ID
30668AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Barbara Kramarz poses with her friends with a copy of the Star News at Mount Wilson.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2004
Pages
p. A2 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2004
Pages
p. A2 w/photo
Subjects
Kramarz, Barbara
Item ID
28846AN
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Newspaper Index
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William Norgaard of Temple City celebrates his 106th birthday. He came from Denmark and owned the Daily Home Bakery at 1820 Marengo Street in Los Angeles for 38 years, starting in 1959. The Norgaard family lived in Los Angeles, Alhambra, Pasadena, and Arcadia over the years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31018
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2008
Pages
p. B1 (Local1)
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2008
Pages
p. B1 (Local1)
Subjects
Askins, Thora
Centenarians
Daily Home Bakery - Los Angeles, California
Norgaard, Gary
Norgaard, William
Item ID
31213AN
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Newspaper Index
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Eloisa Michel Cadd, Arcadia resident and former Red Cross volunteer, celebrates her 100th birthday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 30, 2000
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 30, 2000
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Cadd, Eloisa Michel
Item ID
27961AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29587
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Horowitz, Gladys
Item ID
29771AN
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Newspaper Index
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The city of Arcadia has kept its finances intact despite the budgetary troubles facing California, Mayor Gail Marshall said in her State of the City address delivered during the City Council Meeting on April 1. The article includes information on the Centennial commemorative flower. Nunccio's Nursery in Altadena created pink Arcadia Azaleas to mark the city's birthday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mayors - Marshall, Gail
State of the City Address
Finance
Budget
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
25509AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia celebrates its 100th birthday on August 5, 2003. The date reflects the anniversary of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors certifying the results of the cityhood election. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was talking about creating a city as early as 1886. He wanted to name the city Baldwin. On July 27, 1903, thirty-nine residents voted for cityhood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31596
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Arcadia (city) history
Pacific Electric Red Car
Item ID
31793AN
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Newspaper Index
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City officials alleged Monday that the Golden Eyes Gentlemen's Club may have violated several city codes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19703
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Golden Eyes Gentlemen's Club
Item ID
19939AN
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Newspaper Index
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Westfield is at odds with city officials over the city's handling of the Caruso mall development at Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30077
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chandler, Roger
City Council - 2001-2010
Mall war
Westfield America
Item ID
30263AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officers, friends and families protest for higher pay and more officers at Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30816
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Labor contracts
Labor disputes
Protests
Item ID
31004AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. See also Pasadena Star News, Apr. 18, 2001 p. A4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20506
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 17, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 17, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bute, Gladys Annabel Pederson
Item ID
20733AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fourth graders in Dodie Gregg's class at Highland Oaks Elementary School created an 8 - page newspaper after interviewing friends and relatives in honor of the school's Generations Day.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Schools - Highland Oaks
Newspapers
Gregg, Dodie
Item ID
24978AN
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Newspaper Index
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City officials are working to improve access to polling places after the confusion of the last election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22920
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Election, polling places
Item ID
23128AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council approved a 45-day moratorium on the processing of multi-family housing projects until new city controls are in place.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30585
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Multi-family housing
Item ID
30773AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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