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Fisher family reunion celebrated during Monrovia Day. Forty-four descendants of Julian Fisher and Gladys Fisher are still around in this area. Julian Fisher was Monrovia's first African American police officer and his father was recruited to come work on Lucky Baldwin's race horses. Julian and Gladys Fisher had 11 children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35514
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
African Americans
Fisher, Gladys
Fisher, Julian
Fisher, Vivian
Thomas, Frederick
Vance, Jason
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35376
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2019
Pages
p. A17
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2019
Pages
p. A17
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Thomas, Joseph
Item ID
35566AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35366
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2019
Pages
p. A5
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2019
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Sahm, Thomas Henry
Item ID
35556AN
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Denny’s colorful windmill lights up Arcadia’s holiday spirits. The blades have been carefully fabricated and the official “turn-on” took place Friday, November 30. It now runs counterclockwise, 24-hours a day with LED lights. The restaurant used to be Van De Kamp’s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35347
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Fasching, George
Route 66
Item ID
35537AN
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Iconic windmill spins once more at Denny’s. Less than a year after it detached and crashed into the restaurant, the windmill atop the Arcadia Denny’s is spinning again at the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. One new addition to the windmill is LED lighting capable of changing colors. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 11, November 29, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35337
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2018
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2018
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Mendoza, Andres (Denny’s District Manager)
Sargis, Joe
Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery
Route 66
Windmills
Item ID
35527AN
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Arcadia’s iconic windmill restoration almost complete. Mid-November slated as tentative schedule for installation. The former Van De Kamp windmill atop what is now Denny’s, was restored once, but broke in a freak accident. The current restoration is being done by Joe Sargis and his company Creative Fabrication and Design on St. Joseph Street in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35315
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Meda, Ed
Miller, John (Denny's CEO)
Sargis, Joe
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35504AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35134
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2018
Pages
p. A16
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2018
Pages
p. A16
Announcement Type
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Subjects
Fraschetti, M. George "Pete"
Item ID
35323AN
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Iconic Denny's windmill in Arcadia makes a grand slam through the roof. George Fasching says plans to rebuild are already underway. On Friday, December 29, 2017, the iconic landmark fell off and one blade sliced through the restaurant around 7:30 AM. The restaurant and windmill were originally built in 1967 as a Van de Kamp's Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35040
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Restaurants, bars, etc.-Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35231AN
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Santa Anita Park announces 2018 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award finalists. They are jockeys Alex Birzer, Javier Castellano, Jose Ferrer, Rodney Prescott and Joe Talamo. This award has been presented annually by Santa Anita Park since 1950. Winner to be announced in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35023
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Birzer, Alex
Castellano, Javier
Ferrer, Jose
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
Prescott, Rodney
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Talamo, Joe
Item ID
35214AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34941
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2017
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2017
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Lopez, Albert Gutierrez
Miranti, Thomas J.
Item ID
35131AN
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Ralphs Supermarket will have a grand re-opening in October. It is on Foothill Blvd.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34946
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Grocery Stores
Ralphs Supermarket
Thomas, Richard
Item ID
35136AN
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce recognizes Gene Glasco as Arcadia Citizen of the Year and George Fasching's Car Wash as Corporate Contributor of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34842
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 1, 2017
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
April 1, 2017
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Fasching's Car Wash
Fasching, George
Glasco, Gene
Item ID
35033AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34806
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2017
Pages
p. A6
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2017
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Oshiyama, Takao Thomas
Item ID
34998AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34752
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2016
Pages
p. A6
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Keating, Jeanne M.
Item ID
34943AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34629
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Reynolds, Thomas
Item ID
34821AN
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Arcadia High School valedictorian George Hou, class of 2016, advocates service to others.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34632
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2016
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2016
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Hou, George
Valedictorians
Item ID
34824AN
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A recent report filed in federal court says Gemcoin's scam collected $164 million. Initially, investigators linked Gemcoin to $32 million in fraudulent investment. Steven Chen, his company U.S. Fine Investment Arts Inc., and Gemcoin (digital currency backed by precious gem reserves and amber mines) are accused of a "worldwide pyramid scheme."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2016
Pages
p. A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2016
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Chen, Steven
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Gemcoin
Seaman, Thomas
U.S. Fine Investment Arts Inc.
Item ID
34807AN
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Iconic historic windmill at Denny's Restaurant illuminates downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34606
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34798AN
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Historic windmill turns again after long hiatus. George Fasching's original idea spawns huge community pride. The Denny's windmill was dedicated on June 29 after a refurbishment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34602
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34794AN
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Sign of the changing times in Arcadia. The new Rusnak Mercedes Benz showroom at Santa Anita Avenue and Santa Clara Street will be opening soon. It is perhaps the single largest development in Arcadia's history. Car wash owner and former mayor George Fasching joked on his business sign that the new building was an NFL stadium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34517
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Fasching's Car Wash
Fasching, George
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Item ID
34709AN
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