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The cause of the excess chlorine in the Arcadia County Park swimming pool that sent 17 children to the hospital on July 19 was found to be human error. Workers at the pool mistakenly primed the chemical pump twice, allowing up to 20 extra gallons of chlorine into the water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32156
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2010
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2010
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Safety
Item ID
32353AN
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The new Norman S. Johnson Aquatics Center at Arcadia Community Regional Park (Arcadia County Park) is officially open and was celebrated yesterday by county supervisor Michael Antonovich and other local officials. The nearly $10 million project replaced the old 50-meter pool with a 6,150 s.f. competition swimming pool, and a 6,300 s.f. recreation and therapy pool with an integrated splash pad.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33133
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia Community Regional Park (Arcadia County Park)
Norman S. Johnson Aquatics Center
Swimming pools
Item ID
33330AN
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Too much chlorine in the pool at Arcadia County Park sent 17 people to hospitals yesterday. None of the victims was seriously hurt in the morning incident, which happened during a free swim session. Most experienced trouble breathing and eye pain.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32111
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Item ID
32308AN
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A 24-page member committee unveiled a plan for Arcadia's children in a 70-page report, known formally as the Youth Master Plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9568
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Youth Master Plan
Item ID
9523AN
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Los Angeles County Supervisors are set to approve $8.5 million to build a new pool building, pool and splash pond at Arcadia County Park. Officials recommended hiring Sparano & Mooney Architecture. The firm designed the Arcadia Historical Society Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32179
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 2010
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 2010
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Item ID
32378AN
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A day after the Arcadia County Park was closed for sending people exposed to excess chlorine to the hospital, the pool remained closed yesterday while Los Angeles County supervisors ordered a top-down safety review for all 27 county pools. The Arcadia pool will remain closed until the problem can be fixed to ensure public safety.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32112
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Antonovich, Michael (pictured)
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Los Angeles County supervisors
Item ID
32309AN
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Los Angeles County Supervisors approved an $8.5 million budget to complete a new pool facility at Arcadia County Park by May 2013. Sparano & Mooney Architecture will create initial "scoping" designs that contractors will use to bid on aspects of the project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32205
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 6, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 6, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Item ID
32404AN
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Arcadia Branch of AAUW sent girls to Tech Trek Math/Science Camp at Whittier College this summer. Four girls are pictured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34608
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2016
Pages
p. 9
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Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2016
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Science, Technology, English, Math (STEM)
Item ID
34800AN
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Motel 6, which was damaged during the June 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake, is reopening. The 87 room hotel at 225 Colorado Place was gutted and completely rebuilt with new furnishings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper193
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc. - Motel 6
Item ID
193AN
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Muriel Wood, 91, longtime Arcadia resident known to children as the "Doll Lady," had died in Oregon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper265
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Star Tribune
Date
January 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
American Red Cross
Wood, Muriel
Item ID
265AN
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The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority opened bidding yesterday on Phase 2A of the light rail's extension toward Azusa, which would make a stop in Arcadia. The project is estimated to cost more than $450 million with a completion date in 2017. Measure R guarantees full funding for the Gold Line Extension minus a gap of $500,000. With possible help from a private investment, the completion could be moved up to 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32161
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Transportation
Item ID
32358AN
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17 year old Arcadia High School senior Maria Zamorano, known to her friends as "Angie" was killed in a car accident on Wednesday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper75
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Zamorano, Maria
Item ID
75AN
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Dana Middle School students released a weather balloon 80,000 feet into the air. It was made of latex and equipped with a tracking device that sent updates every 16 seconds to science teacher Mike Mora's laptop computer. The balloon reached its final resting place near California City, north of Edwards Air Force Base, about 150 miles from its launch point.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33558
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2013
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Middle Schools--Dana Middle School
Mora, Mike
Science
Item ID
33753AN
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Aldi, a German discount grocer, will open 10 new stores in Southern California later this month, including one at 1403 S. Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34507
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Aldi (company)
Business and Industry
Grocery Stores
Item ID
34699AN
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Nine candidates running for City Council share what their three greatest concerns as council members would be and what goals they would hope to accomplish while in office.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25947
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Item ID
26147AN
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Gold Line bridge across the 210 Freeway just west of Santa Anita Avenue is underway. There is a temporary support structure across the lanes which allows trucks under 15 feet tall to pass freely. When the structure is complete, the Gold Line Construction Authority says the height allowance will be 19 feet. The $18.6 million, 584-foot Gold Line Bridge, the first component of the 11.5 mile Pasadena to Azusa Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension, started last summer and expected to be completed later this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32841
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2012
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2012
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Bridges
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Trains
Transportation
Item ID
33038AN
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Arcadia Fire Department responded to a hazardous materials spill at San Carlos Road, on January 21, 2013 at 1:00 PM. The spill was contained and was not released into storm drain system. The substance was identified as muriatic acid. Neutralization techniques were implemented to abate the hazard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33358
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Item ID
33554AN
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Two bidders that had been attempting to take over Santa Anita Companies announced that they are joining forces. If the deal goes through, Koll Arcadia Investors and Colony Capital Inc., would own approximately 70% of Santa Anita's stock.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9376
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1997
Pages
p. B-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1997
Pages
p. B-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Companies
Item ID
9331AN
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Three firefighters and a fire technician will be laid off February 1 in the latest cost-cutting move in the city's five-year struggle to balance the budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11909
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
12110AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education voted to begin a districtwide grade level restructuring plan, choosing a fall 1994 date for the change. The new school arrangement would be K-5, 6-8, 9-12.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper300
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 17, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 17, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
300AN
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