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Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Cheney, Ron

Item ID: 931AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 31, 1998

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 31, 1998

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Chamber of Commerce; Costuma, Jana

Item ID: 12341AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 31, 1998

Pages: p. A3 w/photo

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 31, 1998

Pages: p. A3 w/photo

Subjects: Chamber of Commerce; Costuma, Jana

Item ID: 12506AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Coyotes are invading area foothill neighborhoods looking for food. The Pasadena foothills are a prime area for coyote activity.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Animals

Item ID: 385AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Juvenile Diversion Program, a Federally funded group of which Arcadia is a part, seeks to divert students who have been in minor problems from the courts and sent them to counseling and treatment. The program has come in for heavy criticism recently due to high administrative costs.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 13, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 13, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Youth; San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Program

Item ID: 3512AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Program N.E.A.T.(Neighborhood Emergency Action Team) was presented to the community by the Arcadia Fire Department. It was developed to organize neighborhoods to prepare themselves in the event of a major disaster.

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Newspaper: Sierra Madre News

Date: February 1, 1996

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Sierra Madre News

Date: February 1, 1996

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 5549AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Coyotes come down to the Arboretum, digging under the fence and roaming the grounds. They will go back to the mountains in the fall.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1974

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1974

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Animals

Item ID: 379AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Promoters expect 20,000 people a day to attend Festival Santa Anita, a Labor Day weekend event featuring Latin music, food, and arts and crafts. This will be the first major event at Santa Anita Park since the City Council decided in July to allow its use as a concert venue.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 1, 1994

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 1, 1994

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Santa Anita Park

Item ID: 4047AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Report on the case of Fire Department member Richard Defer, who was originally awarded a sum of $11,000 in Worker's Compensation benefits as the result of a softball game injury. The Worker's Compensation Appeals Board overturned the decision as it was not a city-sponsored game.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department; Defer, Richard

Item ID: 1590AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1974 is being challenged in the Supreme Court. It would prohibit employees from accumulating overtime past a 40 hour week, and it would require state and local governments to pay time and a half for overtime.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Laws, Statutes, Etc.

Item ID: 1914AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Public participation in City Council meetings has been set for the middle of the meeting. People may speak on agenda items as they occur up to a 5 minute time limit.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 9, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 9, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1970 - 1979

Item ID: 991AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A long-time Arcadia landmark, the windmill atop the Denny's restaurant at 7 E. Huntington Drive, is scheduled to come down before the end of the summer.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 24, 1999

Pages: p. B3 w/photo

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 24, 1999

Pages: p. B3 w/photo

Subjects: Business & Industry - Denny's

Item ID: 17516AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lewis Homes Retail is purchasing Foulger Ford land which has been vacant for 5 years. The commercial development will include a market and stores.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 2, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 2, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Business and Industry; Foulger Ford; Lewis Homes Retail

Item ID: 26098AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Though Arcadia's 1968 term limit rule forces council members to step down after two four-year terms, it allows them to come back two years later. Robert Harbicht is the latest former council member planning to make the two-year rebound.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 16, 1995

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 16, 1995

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: City Council, 1990 - 1999; Harbicht, Robert

Item ID: 5492AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3036AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia and Monrovia fire departments have merged dispatch services, earning Arcadia $60,000 the first year and $80,000 a year in subsequent years.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 11, 1993

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 11, 1993

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 178AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At a 10 year reunion, members of the 1986 Arcadia High School graduating class opened a time capsule buried a decade ago under a slab of concrete.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 27, 1996

Pages: p. D1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 27, 1996

Pages: p. D1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 6400AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council voted 4-0 to approve a voluntary spending limit of 50 cents per resident for campaign spending. The law comes up for a second vote at the next council meeting.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 18, 1997

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 18, 1997

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: City Council, 1990 - 1999

Item ID: 10328AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Volunteers are working on the Arcadia float, "Fresh Start," for the Tournament of Roses Rose Parade.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 1, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 1, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Tournament of Roses; Volunteers

Item ID: 26131AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 5, 1993

Pages: p. H-7 photo; Hometown section

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 5, 1993

Pages: p. H-7 photo; Hometown section

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 187AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

Coyotes are invading area foothill neighborhoods looking for food. The Pasadena foothills are a prime area for coyote activity.

The Juvenile Diversion Program, a Federally funded group of which Arcadia is a part, seeks to divert students who have been in minor problems from the courts and sent them to counseling and treatment. The program has come in for heavy criticism recently due to high administrative costs.

Program N.E.A.T.(Neighborhood Emergency Action Team) was presented to the community by the Arcadia Fire Department. It was developed to organize neighborhoods to prepare themselves in the event of a major disaster.

Coyotes come down to the Arboretum, digging under the fence and roaming the grounds. They will go back to the mountains in the fall.

Promoters expect 20,000 people a day to attend Festival Santa Anita, a Labor Day weekend event featuring Latin music, food, and arts and crafts. This will be the first major event at Santa Anita Park since the City Council decided in July to allow its use as a concert venue.

Report on the case of Fire Department member Richard Defer, who was originally awarded a sum of $11,000 in Worker's Compensation benefits as the result of a softball game injury. The Worker's Compensation Appeals Board overturned the decision as it was not a city-sponsored game.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1974 is being challenged in the Supreme Court. It would prohibit employees from accumulating overtime past a 40 hour week, and it would require state and local governments to pay time and a half for overtime.

Public participation in City Council meetings has been set for the middle of the meeting. People may speak on agenda items as they occur up to a 5 minute time limit.

A long-time Arcadia landmark, the windmill atop the Denny's restaurant at 7 E. Huntington Drive, is scheduled to come down before the end of the summer.

Lewis Homes Retail is purchasing Foulger Ford land which has been vacant for 5 years. The commercial development will include a market and stores.

Though Arcadia's 1968 term limit rule forces council members to step down after two four-year terms, it allows them to come back two years later. Robert Harbicht is the latest former council member planning to make the two-year rebound.

Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

The Arcadia and Monrovia fire departments have merged dispatch services, earning Arcadia $60,000 the first year and $80,000 a year in subsequent years.

At a 10 year reunion, members of the 1986 Arcadia High School graduating class opened a time capsule buried a decade ago under a slab of concrete.

Arcadia City Council voted 4-0 to approve a voluntary spending limit of 50 cents per resident for campaign spending. The law comes up for a second vote at the next council meeting.

Volunteers are working on the Arcadia float, "Fresh Start," for the Tournament of Roses Rose Parade.

The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.