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Santa Anita Park opens 2012-2013 winter/spring meet on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. World class jockeys like Joe Talamo, Rafael Bejarano, Garrett Gomez, Mike Smith, among others, will be competing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33278
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Baze, Tyler
Bejarano, Rafael
Espinoza, Victor
Flores, David
Garcia, Martin
Gomez, Garrett
Gryder, Aaron
Horses and horse racing
Leparoux, Julien
Maldonado, Edwin
Nakatani, Corey
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Smith, Mike
Talamo, Joe
Item ID
33475AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Verlato (photo), Amundson (photo) win in a three-horse race; Measure A gets voted down.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34537
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Amundson, Peter
Measure A aka Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Verlato, April
Item ID
34729AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four Arcadia High School students honored by the College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program for their academic excellence. They are Eva Molina, Ryan Chavez, Samuel Iovine, and Rafael Gomez-Carrasco.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33975
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2014
Pages
p. 29
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2014
Pages
p. 29
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
College Board's National Hispanic Recognition Program
Chavez, Ryan
Gomez-Carrasco, Rafael
Iovine, Samuel
Molina, Eva
Item ID
34169AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Jockey Kent Desormeaux was kicked in chest by horse on September 28 at Santa Anita Park. He was transported to Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33976
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 5
Subjects
Desormeaux, Kent
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34170AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Profile and biography of jockey George Woolf, also known as Iceman. Woolf rode race horse Seabiscuit to fame in 1938. He died in 1946. There is a statue in his memory at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33305
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Jockeys
Statuary
Woolf, George
Item ID
33501AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mike Smith (photo) wins second Bill Shoemaker Award as most outstanding jockey at Breeders' Cup. He had three wins over the weekend at the 30th annual Breeders' Cup, held at Santa Anita Park. Lists past Bill Shoemaker Award winners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33673
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Bill Shoemaker Award
Breeders' Cup World Championships
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Item ID
33869AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Eleventh horse euthanized at Santa Anita Park since late December.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36008
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 17, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 17, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Deaths
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer defends record despite horse deaths as Santa Anita Park. He is in the first phase of trial in his lawsuits against the owners and operators of Santa Anita Park, who barred him from working there after four equine deaths at Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36217
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2022
Pages
p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2022
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Deaths
Hollendorfer, Jerry
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Robert Mike Macardican allegedly stabbed a man and fled to a house on Don Pablo Drive. A SWAT team forced him out and he was arrested.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29325
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 26, 2001
Pages
p.1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 26, 2001
Pages
p.1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Macardican, Robert Mike
Assault with a deadly weapon
Stabbings
SWAT
Item ID
29509AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia tenor Todd Wilander is a featured soloist in the Verdi Chorus 35th anniversary concert. He grew up in Arcadia and attended Arcadia High School in the late 1980s. He was a member of “Chanteurs” and sang in the Arcadia Presbyterian Church choir.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35323
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Wilander, Todd
Singers
Item ID
35513AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Three Arcadia High School students win First Place in Ninth Circuit 2018 Civics contest in the video competition. Their names are Veronica Yu, Cindy Law, Karen Thai.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35212
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Awards, honors, recognitions
Law, Cindy
Thai, Karen
Yu, Veronica
Item ID
35401AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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David Ma pleads guilty to charges of violating an ordinance prohibiting the placement of election signs on private property when he was running for the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25938
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Pasadena City College Board of Trustees
Ma, David
Item ID
26138AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia High School baseball coach Mike Parisi was arrested June 8 on suspicion of cocaine possession and of being under the influence of the drug. The Arcadia school board dismissed him. He will begin a 2-week trial period in drug court on August 7, where he will undergo counseling, drug testing, and a 12-step program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31770
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School teachers
Arrests
Coaches
Drugs
Parisi, Mike
Item ID
31967AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park officials hail dramatic drop in horse fatalities. Officials called the safety record a 62.5% improvement over the previous year and 74% improvement since spring of 2019, when 42 horses died, sparking debate about safety issues at the track and about horse racing in general.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36269
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Moore, Dennis
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Representative Judy Chu (District 28) makes special speaking appearance at Arcadia High School on February 3, 2023. She spoke about monumental issues and legislation on topics like gun control, abortion, and more, hosted by Arcadia Young Democrats. The event called "What's New with Representative Chu," was the first of its kind at Arcadia High School. Chu, the first Chinese- American woman ever elected to Congress, has had a 22-year career in politics.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36440
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2023
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2023
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Young Democrats
Chu, Judy
Politicians
United States Congress
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Jockey Rodolfo Arvizu will receive the 2014 White Horse Award for his selfless effort to rescue fellow jockey Annie Von Rosen this past March, when her horse suddenly collapsed and trapped her underneath, at Turf Paradise. The White Horse Awards will take place at The Derby Restaurant in Arcadia, October 30.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33979
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arvizu, Rodolfo
Awards
Heroes
Jockeys
Race Track Chaplaincy
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Von Rosen, Annie
Item ID
34173AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department and Monrovia Police Department catch vacuum thief who stole a $600 vacuum from a store on Huntington Drive, then he caught the 187 Foothill Transit Bus to get away. The police cited and released him on the promise to appear in court on the charge of theft.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34634
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2016
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Thieves
Item ID
34826AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ninety-three year old fighter pilot Edward J. Lopez publishes "flight of a Hell Hawk," his memoir. He is a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34715
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Authors
Lopez, Edward J.
Memoirs
World War II veterans
Item ID
34907AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Three horses euthanized during the filming of HBO series "Luck" at Santa Anita Park. HBO suspends filming pending investigation by American Humane Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32869
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Cable television series
Home Box Office (HBO)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33066AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Elizabeth Cox, Josh Silverman, and Corey Stubbs were honored by Mayor Mickey Segal for saving the life of crossing guard Richard Bauer. The students were making a video about life in Arcadia when he had a heart attack. They called 911.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29592
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Awards-honors-recognitions
Bauer, Richard
Cox, Elizabeth
Crossing guards
Heroes and heroism
Silverman, Josh
Stubbs, Corey
Student films
Item ID
29776AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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