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Arcadia Assistance League's Bargain Box thrift store re-opens after a major $35,000 revamp including new display fixtures, carpeting, and an interior and exterior paint job. The opening celebration, starting at 3pm tomorrow, marks the 40th anniversary of Operation School Bell, a program that provides clothing to needy children. The Assistance League has 100 members and bought the store at 64 E. Live Oak Avenue in 1982.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Assistance League of Arcadia
Organizations
Thrift stores
Volunteers
Item ID
31580AN
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Methodist Hospital of Southern California, founded in 1903, will celebrate its Centennial in 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24413
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2002
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hosptials - Arcadia methodist hospital
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Item ID
24603AN
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Area school districts did better than average on the 2004 California English Language Development Test of English learning students. Sixty-six percent of students tested in Arcadia Unified School District scored in the advanced categories.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
English language tests
Arcadia Unified School District
Proficiency, skills and fluency
San Gabriel Valley schools
California English Language Development Test
Item ID
29582AN
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The windstorm that hit San Gabriel Valley on November 30-December 1 leaves lessons. Utilities and city officials study what went wrong to be better prepared in future emergencies and disasters. Southern California Edison (SCE) restored power to the last of its 433,925 customers by Thursday--one week after the storm--and is now the subject of public criticism and a probe by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for "prolonged power outages." Crews in Pasadena and surrounding cities are still clearing the streets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32703
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2011
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p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Emergency Management Agency
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32900AN
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Twenty times faster Internet access is available at Arcadia Public Library. High-speed Internet is available on the library's 65 public computers and Wi-Fi has also been greatly improved. The new one gigabit-per-second broadband comes to the library thanks to the California Public Library Broadband Consortium.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 14, 2015
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
November 14, 2015
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p. 7
Subjects
California Research and Education Network (CalREN)
Corporation for Education Network Initiatives (CENIC)
Item ID
34556AN
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Lew Watanabe, 83, renowned landscape architect dies. He was a beloved "Goodwill Ambassador" and true friend of the Sierra Madre community.

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Mountain Views News
Date
May 21, 2016
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p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 21, 2016
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p. 1
Subjects
Artists
Gardeners
Japanese Americans
Landscape architects
Watanabe, Lew
Item ID
34765AN
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Power outage creates feelings of isolationism in residents who were affected by last week's extreme winds. People have experienced extended power outages in Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Temple City, South Pasadena, Monrovia and Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2011
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32963AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been trying to reduce the number of heart failure patients that are readmitted to the hospital through education, teamwork, and follow-up. The Heart Failure Program was established in 2003 for this purpose. Since 2003, more than 600 patients have participated in the program with encouraging results.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2006
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2006
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p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Heart Failure Program
Health
Cardiology
Cardiologists
Item ID
30123AN
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A chart shows the API scores for West San Gabriel Valley schools for 2004 on page A4. 85 percent of schools in the West San Gabriel Valley maintained or increased their Academic Performance Index ranking compared to schools across the state.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2004
Schools - San Gabriel Valley
Rankings
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Item ID
29635AN
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Ruth Gilb, president of the board of directors of the Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop, says the store is a vital part of the community. Not only is it a retail store, it is a social service facility that provides assistance to people with financial, family, and personal problems.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2001
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Gilb, Ruth
Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop
Stores
Non-profit organizations
Item ID
30222AN
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According to Chester Zahn, gastroenterologist at Methodist Hospital, Chinese Americans have higher rates of colon cancer than other Americans. The American Cancer Society is teaming with Asian American advertising agencies to educate Chinese Americans about colon cancer screenings.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Colon Cancer
Au, Jimmy
Zahn, Chester
American Cancer Society
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Chinese Americans
Item ID
25500AN
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Shoppers at Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita found better service and organization the day after Thanksgiving.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2004
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
After-Thanksgiving sales
Shopping
Wiggins, Dawnye
Item ID
29498AN
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Keck Medicine of USC will open in Arcadia this fall at 125 W. Huntington Drive. It will be a 33,000 s.f. clinic.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Keck Medicine
University of Southern California
Item ID
35442AN
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Fewer than half of the high school students statewide scheduled to graduate in 2004 have passed both the English language arts and mathematics portions of the California High School Exit Exam. Arcadia High School sophomores who took the test last year had the strongest showing in the local area with 89% of the 738 students tested passing math and 88% passing English.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
California High School Exit Exam
Item ID
24787AN
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Albert Chu and Patricia Huang, the people behind 626 Night Market, now selling chef-made foodie boxes called ChefBox. It is a takeout establishment in South Pasadena that offers high quality meals that can be quickly heated up.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2017
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2017
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Business and Industry
ChefBox
Chu, Albert
Entrepreneurs
Huang, Patricia
Item ID
35206AN
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Arcadia Welfare and Thrift celebrates 80 years with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Pictured are Arcadia Mayor Robert Harbicht, Arcadia Welfare and Thrift President Terry Totten, and a large group of supporters and friends. The store has helped the less fortunate, particularly the homeless.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32969
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2012
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p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Welfare and Thrift
Harbicht, Robert
Totten, Terry
Item ID
33166AN
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People who crowded Santa Anita Westfield Shoppingtown the day after Christmas came out to take advantage of post - holiday bargains.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27209
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
27407AN
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Thomas McKernan, a 60-year-old Arcadia resident, plans to help streamline the government bureaucracies that often bog down business ventures. He is the new chairman of California Business Roundtable.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
McKernan, Thomas
California Business Roundtable
Automobile Club of Southern California
Item ID
29586AN
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A national mobile "Driving for Quality Care" campaign to fully fund nursing care came to Country Villa Huntington Drive, an Arcadia retirement village yesterday, where seniors signed its petition. The petition urges state lawmakers to allocate $16 million in recently approved emergency Medicaid funding for long-term care. Residents Helen Smith and Janet Spriggs are pictured.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 6, 2010
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 6, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Health care
Medicaid
Seniors
Smith, Helen
Spriggs, Janet
Item ID
32403AN
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Residents in much of the San Gabriel Valley can now shop for groceries online from Arcadia based Vons Company. Vons.com offers the same products as found in the stores at the same price, but charges $9.95 for delivery.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2002
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2002
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Vons Company
Pavilions
Online Shopping
Item ID
24577AN
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Newspaper Index
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