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Former Arcadia resident, Chris Wachter, who is an Air Force captain and served in the Iraq War, met with Temple city resident Vernon Isgrig who trained pilots during World War II. Isgrig encouraged Wachter to become a pilot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25502
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Wachter, Chris
Isgrig, Vernon
War - Iraq
Item ID
25701AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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World War II veteran B-17 bomber pilot Jack McEwan is honored by Baldwin Stocker Elementary School students for Veterans Day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34358
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
McEwan, Jack
McEwan, Richard
Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary
Veterans Day
World War II veterans
Item ID
34551AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Chris Wachter, now an Air Force captain, is lauded for his role in the War on Iraq.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25382
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
War - Iraq
Wachter, Chris
Item ID
25581AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Vietnam veteran Bob Wieland was honored by the Arcadia City Council on Tuesday night. Wieland lost both his legs while serving in the war.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24380
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
24571AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31478
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Authors
Bombadiers
Memorial Day
Stevens, Charles Norm
War veterans
Item ID
31684AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A pilot program called "Arboretum Explorers" teaches children about nature. It is a 5-day summer camp. Natalia Chang, 8, of Arcadia is shown in a photograph.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28820
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2004
Pages
p. U12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2004
Pages
p. U12
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Arboretum Explorers 2004
Children's Activities - Summer camps - Day camps
Chang, Natalia
Item ID
29012AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photograph of Arcadia resident Heidi Sahm on her trip to London, England.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Sahm, Heidi
Item ID
29177AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Decorated vet to celebrate 100th birthday. U.S. Air Force vetean Edward Lopez was a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Born in Los Angeles and living in Arcadia for more than 50 years, he is one of the last living members of the Air Force's 365th Fighter-Bomber Group known as The Hell Hawks, a reserve fighter squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps. See hard copy in VF People.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36505
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Lopez, Edward J.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Community members watched as the POW/MIA Flag was raised in memory of all who are missing in action or were prisoners of war in America's conflicts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20239
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia (City) history - 2001 - 2009
Item ID
20473AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32501
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia people
Athletes
Sneider, Harry
War veterans
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
32700AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Interview with author Brad Pearson who wrote the book The Eagles of Heart Mountain. He tackles the injustice of Japanese-American incarceration through the exploits of a World War II camp football team. Article mentions many evacuees were detained at Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia before being shipped out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35880
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2021
Pages
p. C7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2021
Pages
p. C7
Subjects
Authors
Football
Japanese-Americans
Pearson, Brad
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
World War II
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The probe of former Hooters manager widens as police find videos of naked and partially naked women on his computer. The women were shown changing into Hooters uniform as part of interview process.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27935
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Restaurants, bars, etc, - Hooters
Aponte, Juan M.
Item ID
28131AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Trainer Bob Baffert had a brush with death last year, but is healthy now and will participate in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic. Race horse Paynter (shown in photo with Baffert) will run the $5 million classic at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33670
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2013
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2013
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Baffert, Bob (trainer)
Breeders' Cup World Championships
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33866AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two plans will be proposed to the Arcadia Beautiful Committee for a living war memorial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29697
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 21, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 21, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
War memorial Arcadia Beautiful Committee
Item ID
29882AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, 62, lost both legs in the Vietnam War, but that didn't stop him from majoring in physical education at California State University Los Angeles. He has walked on his hands and biked across the United States, competed in 6 marathons, completed a triathlon, and set world weight-lifting records. He will be inducted into the California Powerlifting Hall of Fame today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30962
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 3
Subjects
Athletes
Awards - honors - recognitions
Wieland, Bob
Veterans
Item ID
31157AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Albert Cruz, 2002 graduate of Arcadia High School, has been deployed to the Middle East to fight in the war against Iraq.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25306
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Cruz, Albert
War - Iraq
Item ID
25504AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., the toy company that made the Hula Hoop, Slip 'N Slide, Silly String and Frisbee, died at Arcadia Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke in his Arcadia home. He was 83.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30891
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Deaths
Knerr, Richard - biography
Obituaries
Toy makers
Wham-O Inc. - history
Item ID
31079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Appeals court in Kentucky rejects Bob Baffert's bid to halt ban. Signage outside Baffert's barn at Santa Anita Park was removed as part of a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rule that mandates any trainer who is suspended for 60+ days be banned from all CHRB-licensed facilities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36212
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2022
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2022
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horse trainers
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Republican Bob Margett will be sworn into the State Assembly this morning.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4564
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Margett, Bob
Item ID
4440AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Congressional races: a look at the positions taken by candidates in local districts. In District 28, Democratic Rep. Judy Chu, is now running to represent a recently redrawn district that includes Alhambra, Monterey Park, Rosemead, and Arcadia. Her major issues include education, foreign policy, small business, and transportation. Her opponent is Republican Wes Hallman, a pilot and senior vice president of Strategy and Policy for the National Defense Industrial Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36339
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Chu, Judy
Elections-General Election-2022
Hallman, Wes
House of Representatives
U.S. Congress
Collection
Newspaper Index
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