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Gene Glasco, Arcadia's new city clerk, was sworn in April 17, 2012. He will hold the position for four years, following his election on April 10, 2012. He has lived in Arcadia Highlands since 1954.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32963
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Officials--City Clerk
Gene Glasco--biography
Item ID
33160AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. William Christian Norgaard, a Danish baker who made this area his home, has died at the age of 106. Biography and photo. See hard copy in VF "Deaths."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31084
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Norgaard, William Christian - biography
Item ID
31279AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Phil Monell of Monrovia is profiled in this article about Helen's Cycles in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30854
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
Subjects
Business and Industry
Helen's Cycles
Monell, Phil
Item ID
31042AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Arcadia High School student and volleyball player Ryan Scott, who helped Apaches to a share of the Pacific League title. He is the 2007 Boys Volleyball Player of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30611
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - sports
Scott, Ryan - biography
Volleyball
Item ID
30799AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Virginia Brown recalls memories of early Arcadia having chicken farms everywhere. She has lived in Arcadia since her birth in 1917. Her father Scott Lee came to Arcadia in 1907 to dig water wells. Lee was a graduate of Throop Institute, which became California Institute of Technology. Her mother was Delia Chandler. Virginia Brown talks about where her family lived and her family's friendship with Anita Baldwin. The article includes a photo of Virginia Brown and her parents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31810
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Brown, Robert
Brown, Virginia - biography
Chandler, Delia
Lee, Scott
Item ID
32007AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Profile and biography of apprentice jockey Chad Lindsay: a Texan with a big dream.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 9, 2016
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 9, 2016
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Lindsay, Chad-biography
Schmidt, Joan
Item ID
34802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Grace O'Brien celebrates her 100th birthday at Embassy Suites in Arcadia. She is originally from Chicago. She has lived in Arcadia since 1960.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia people
Centenarians
O'Brien, Grace--biography
Senior Citizens
Item ID
32677AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Radio personality and singer Veeva "Suzy" Hamblen has died at the age of 101, in Santa Clarita, California. She and husband Stuart Hamblen (died 1989), also a radio entertainer, had a ranch in Arcadia for many years and were known as some of the leading trainers at Santa Anita Race Track in the late 1940s. Stuart and Veeva rode their Peruvian Paso horses in the Rose Parade from 1979 to 1989. Veeva was also famous as a gospel songwriter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31025
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Celebrities
Entertainers
Famous people
Hamblen, Veeva Ellen Daniels "Suzy" (1907-2008) - biography
Hamblen, Stuart
Singers
Songwriters
Item ID
31220AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Judge David Thomas of Arcadia who will receive the 2003 Trustee of the Year award from the American Home and Services for the Aging.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Thomas, David
Item ID
26942AN
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Newspaper Index
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Robert Seares, born in Pasadena in 1909, had an amazing career as a journalist, photographer, and police official. He was chief of police in Arcadia and remained there for 15 years until retirement. He wrote a memoir called "Eighty Years: a Memoir." A copy is in the Pasadena Museum of History library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31671
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2009
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia police chiefs
Seares, Robert - biography
Item ID
31869AN
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Newspaper Index
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Cal Phil's "Be Instrumental" Holiday Haul 2011 runs through December 18. Cal Phil accepts donations of new or gently used musical instruments, toys or music-themed items for homeless and less fortunate children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32733
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Charity--charitable giving
California Philharmonic (Cal Phil)
Vener, Victor
Item ID
32930AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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California Philharmonic Orchestra (Cal Phil) performs the music of Mexico on July 28 at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33302
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 26, 2001
Pages
p. 18, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 26, 2001
Pages
p. 18, 19
Subjects
California Philharmonic Orchestra (Cal Phil)
Peters, Bill
Item ID
33499AN
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Newspaper Index
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California Philharmonic's (Cal Phil) "Be Instrumental" Holiday Haul 2011 will benefit Union Station Homeless. Services have been extended through December 21.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32682
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 15, 2011
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 15, 2011
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
California Philharmonic (Cal Phil)
Charity
Item ID
32879AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Taste of Arcadia will take place September 23, 2013 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, and will feature a red carpet experience, Peter Dills, the official celebrity ambassador of Taste of Arcadia and host of "Dining with Dills" on KABC-AM 790 Talk Radio, Arcadia Mayor Mickey Segal, Daniela Brazil and Oya Brazil Samba Show dancers, Lynda Kay (critically acclaimed singer), filmmaker Adam Ravetch, among others. See also page 11 of this paper for more on singer Lynda Kay.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33619
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce--Taste of Arcadia
Dills, Peter
Kay, Lynda
Segal, Mickey
Item ID
33814AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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At the recent Bravo Society Dinner, held to recognize major supporters of California Philharmonic Orchestra, George Fasching of Arcadia was given the Crystal Vision Award. This award is given to an individual whose vision and actions demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to Cal Phil.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31464
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 25
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 25
Subjects
Awards
California Philharmonic Orchestra (Cal Phil)
Fasching, George
Item ID
31657AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Rick Landis and his partners, Bonnie and Glenn Watje of Whittier, who operate the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, will receive the Good Scout of the Year Award.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2008
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2008
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognitions
Business owners
Landis, Richard ("Rick") - biography
Item ID
31336AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's new city manager Dominic Lazzaretto is ready for the job. He starts March 26 and replaces Don Penman who retired last November. He comes to Arcadia from a City Manager position in La Palma.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32865
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2012
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia city managers
Arcadia city employees
Lazzaretto, Dominic--biography
Item ID
33062AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dave Lewis, who grew up in Arcadia, will be working as the director of Recreation and Community Services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31038
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
City of Arcadia - employees
City of Arcadia - Recreation and Community Services Department
Lewis, Dave - biography
Item ID
31233AN
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Newspaper Index
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Rosemary Harry is a volunteer who has made nearly 3000 crocheted hats in the past five years for infants at the maternity unit at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. She has arthritis but loves knitting and crocheting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31843
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital volunteers
Crocheting
Harry, Rosemary - biography
Knitting
Item ID
32040AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is sprucing up nicely. Phil Wray, Arcadia City Engineer, says the city has been making improvements to road medians. He is proud to share that, "We just finished our median island re-landscaping project from Michillinda to Baldwin." More drought-tolerant plants were planted on the median. The same re-landscaping will be done for the road median on Baldwin Avenue to Holly Avenue. Future projects include rehabilitation of pavement from Santa Clara Street to Fifth Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35014
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Roads
Streets
Wray, Phil
Item ID
35205AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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