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Reconstruction of the main dirt track and secondary turf track at Santa Anita Park in final stages, closing out a project that meant a near rebuilding of the courses at a cost of almost $2 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2425AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Air conditioning is being installed at the track as part of $3.4 million in improvements being made this summer in preparation for the first season of inter-track wagering offered at Santa Anita Park this year from July 27 to September 14.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2433AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A decline in enrollment which has threatened to close one of Arcadia's 3 junior high schools appears to be less precipitous than anticipated, and may even be leveling off. According to official figures presented by the Arcadia Board of Education, there has been a loss of 164 students, far less that the drop of 429 that was expected.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2901AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New taxes on the Santa Anita Park race track are being considered as the city faces a possible $1.9 million budget deficit.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2413AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A $3 million building project to increase stable capacity by 150 stalls is underway at Santa Anita Park. Completion, which is planned before the start of the Oak Tree meeting, will bring the total number of stalls to 2,100. The project is discussed in detail.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. B-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. B-4

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2416AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bill Quiggle, who has been Santa Anita Park track superintendent since 1949, retired at the end of the 1977 racing season. The track and all plantings were his domain.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - People

Item ID: 2408AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The preliminary budget for the Arcadia Unified School District includes $25 million of expenditures, about 2% higher than last year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2649AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

17 year old Angie Zamorano's death last week in a car accident less than a mile from Arcadia High School brought 300 people together Tuesday for a memorial service at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 11, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 11, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Zamorano, Maria

Item ID: 76AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Less than a month before the Arcadia Historical Society was going to open, the Arcadia City Council has voted to move its building to a new site, at the southwest corner of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1713AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new Senior Citizens' Center, scheduled for completion by December, will now cost more than $4 million. The original budget was for $2.58 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3169AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park completed its most successful season ever with $445 million wagered. Total attendance was also an all-time high. The admission tax netted the city $1.1 million. The Park's other contributions to the city are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2411AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Educational Foundation raised about $90,000 for Arcadia schools over the last year by selling more than $1.4 million in "scrip" or vouchers for groceries.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 15, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 15, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Educational Foundation

Item ID: 490AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Discussion of projects undertaken as part of a $2 million improvement program at Santa Anita Park race track.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2412AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Increases in total attendance and total parimutuel handle, compared to last season, and a decline in daily average were in evidence in figures released after the November 16 close of the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2439AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ground breaking ceremonies were held for the Santa Anita family YMCA's new $3 million building.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: YMCA

Item ID: 3509AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Christine Fulton, who recalls 30 years with Santa Anita Park race track, retired at the end of the Oak Tree meet last fall.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 13, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 13, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - People

Item ID: 2421AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The $10.5 million renovation project at Santa Anita Fashion Park has begun, with a formal ground-breaking ceremony to be held January 26. The project is expected to last 10 months.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fashion Park

Item ID: 1553AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, which recently persuaded Temple City, Rosemead and Garden Grove to stop restricting the use of foreign languages on business signs, has requested a change in the Arcadia city ordinance that allows only 1/3 of the area of a sign to be in a foreign language. The new ordinance is more restrictive than the law that was deemed unconstitutional in Pomona in 1989 which required at least 50% of a sign to be written in the Roman alphabet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Signs and Signboards

Item ID: 3215AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new Robinson's department store at Fashion Park will be larger than originally envisioned. The proposed enlarged facility has been submitted to the City Council and approved.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fashion Park

Item ID: 1541AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Last year, Foothills Junior High students raised $800 for the Peace Corps to go to Lamotrek Atoll, Micronesia, an island in the South Pacific. The Peace Corps Partnership Program allows American schools, clubs and organizations to fund small projects, typically less than $1500. The money will be used to construct a basketball court.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 29, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 29, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Foothills Junior High School

Item ID: 3050AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Reconstruction of the main dirt track and secondary turf track at Santa Anita Park in final stages, closing out a project that meant a near rebuilding of the courses at a cost of almost $2 million.

Air conditioning is being installed at the track as part of $3.4 million in improvements being made this summer in preparation for the first season of inter-track wagering offered at Santa Anita Park this year from July 27 to September 14.

New taxes on the Santa Anita Park race track are being considered as the city faces a possible $1.9 million budget deficit.

A $3 million building project to increase stable capacity by 150 stalls is underway at Santa Anita Park. Completion, which is planned before the start of the Oak Tree meeting, will bring the total number of stalls to 2,100. The project is discussed in detail.

Bill Quiggle, who has been Santa Anita Park track superintendent since 1949, retired at the end of the 1977 racing season. The track and all plantings were his domain.

The preliminary budget for the Arcadia Unified School District includes $25 million of expenditures, about 2% higher than last year.

17 year old Angie Zamorano's death last week in a car accident less than a mile from Arcadia High School brought 300 people together Tuesday for a memorial service at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora.

Less than a month before the Arcadia Historical Society was going to open, the Arcadia City Council has voted to move its building to a new site, at the southwest corner of the Arcadia Public Library.

The new Senior Citizens' Center, scheduled for completion by December, will now cost more than $4 million. The original budget was for $2.58 million.

Santa Anita Park completed its most successful season ever with $445 million wagered. Total attendance was also an all-time high. The admission tax netted the city $1.1 million. The Park's other contributions to the city are discussed.

The Arcadia Educational Foundation raised about $90,000 for Arcadia schools over the last year by selling more than $1.4 million in "scrip" or vouchers for groceries.

Discussion of projects undertaken as part of a $2 million improvement program at Santa Anita Park race track.

Increases in total attendance and total parimutuel handle, compared to last season, and a decline in daily average were in evidence in figures released after the November 16 close of the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

Ground breaking ceremonies were held for the Santa Anita family YMCA's new $3 million building.

Christine Fulton, who recalls 30 years with Santa Anita Park race track, retired at the end of the Oak Tree meet last fall.

The $10.5 million renovation project at Santa Anita Fashion Park has begun, with a formal ground-breaking ceremony to be held January 26. The project is expected to last 10 months.

The new Robinson's department store at Fashion Park will be larger than originally envisioned. The proposed enlarged facility has been submitted to the City Council and approved.