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Arcadia's centennial celebration kicks off with a Rose Parade float. Writer Charles Cooper gives a brief history of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30796
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia city history
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Item ID
30984AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public television personality Huell Howser, of KCET TV, speaks at an Arcadia Centennial dinner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30836
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. 1 w/photo and caption
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. 1 w/photo and caption
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Celebrities
Howser, Huell
Item ID
31024AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Centennial (1903-2003) approaches and the Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission is planning on a year-long, citywide celebration for the city's 100th birthday. In photo, a baseball cap to commemorate the centennial, is on sale at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33397
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial (1903-2003)
Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission
Community events
Item ID
33593AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gloria Horstman, former library board trustee, former columnist for the Pasadena Star News, and reviewer for the Vroman's bookstore newsletter, returns to Arcadia to present a book review program in honor of the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30834
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Arcadia Public Library Foundation programs
Columnists
Horstman, Gloria - biography
Writers
Item ID
31022AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's float saluting its centennial was awarded the Queen's Trophy. The float was called "100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30830
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Awards
Floats
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003
Item ID
31018AN
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Newspaper Index
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Calendar of events in celebration of Arcadia's centennial is printed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Events
Item ID
31350AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Centennial banners are available for purchase at $125.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24244
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
24438AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's official city birthday party will be held August 5, a date that reflects the official declaration of Arcadia cityhood by the Board of Supervisors, back in 1903. The 100th birthday party includes a scavenger hunt, the release of the anthology "Visions of Arcadia," unveiling the bronze peacock statue at Peacock Corner, a mixer at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, and a birthday party at the Community Center. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 18, July 31, 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31743
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Item ID
31940AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia will throw an old-fashioned scavenger hunt as part of the festivities on August 5, to mark Arcadia's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25864
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
26064AN
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Newspaper Index
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Five first place winners in the "Ode to Arcadia" centennial poetry contest read their poems and were awarded prizes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25434
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ode to Arcadia Centennial Poetry Contest
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Centennial Celebrations 2003
Item ID
25633AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia badges pay tribute to history. Arcadia Police Department employees will wear old-fashioned badges made to look like those that local lawmen pinned to their uniforms 100 years ago. The special Centennial badge will be worn during 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24842
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police Department
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
25037AN
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Newspaper Index
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In celebration of the city's centennial, Arcadia will have a float in the 2003 Tournament of Roses parade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23404
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2002
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2002
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
23613AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sharing Arcadia history -- Larry Wilson comments on "Visions of Arcadia: a Centennial Anthology", edited by Gary Kovacic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26947
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations - 2003
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
27146AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital is celebrating its 100th year in 2003. This article traces its history back to 1903 when the hospital started in downtown Los Angeles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30798
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 16, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 16, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - Centennial - 1903-2003
Item ID
30986AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's 100th birthday festivities will begin in January with the city's float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Riders on float include Jon Dorian Shafer, Lane Barcham and Alison Chien. Other activities for the centennial year are outlined.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30661
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Barcham, Lane
Chien, Alison
Ha, Derek
Parade floats
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003
Shafer, Jon Dorian
Item ID
30849AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Public Library is holding an "Ode to Arcadia Centennial Poetry Contest" in observance of Arcadia's 100th birthday and National Poetry Month. A workshop will be hosted by author Ron Koertge to explore the craft of poetry.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25246
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ode to Arcadia Centennial Poetry Contest
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Koertge, Ron
Item ID
25443AN
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Newspaper Index
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Poet and author Ron Koertge will kick off the "Ode to Arcadia" Centennial Poetry Contest on March 4th at a workshop at the Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25197
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Koertge, Ron
Item ID
25393AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Centennial Chorus will perform "American History Through Song" on May 18. Ed Lojeski, a 1959 Arcadia High School graduate, will conduct.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25428
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Lojeski, Ed
Item ID
25627AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Councilman, Gary Kovacic, is asking locals to write about memories of Arcadia. The collection of essays will be published in a book titled "Visions of Arcadia: A Centennial Anthology."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24833
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
25028AN
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Newspaper Index
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As part of the Centennial celebration, Gloria Horstman will review current books at the Arcadia Public Library. Horstman was an Arcadia school board member and served on the Library's Board of Trustees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24957
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Horstman, Gloria
Centennial Celebration, 2003
Item ID
25156AN
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Newspaper Index
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