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Lisa Welchert, an alleged drunk driver who caused the death of John Chan, will face a murder trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26957
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Item ID
27156AN
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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26882
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27082AN
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20-year Arcadia Unified School District teacher Gary Southworth pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter and 2 counts of felony drunken driving in a crash that killed a 21-year-old La Verne woman on December 12, 1992.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper285
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
March 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
March 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
285AN
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The family of John Chan, the 44-year-old Arcadian who was killed by Lisa Welchert in a drunk driving traffic accident, filed a claim against the City because they feel the police officers left Welchert apparently passed out in her car and returned to their patrol cars, allowing her to escape from the police in her automobile.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26975
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
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About 60 parents, teachers, and students staged an emotional show of solidarity for teacher Gary Southworth, who began a 1-year jail sentence in connection with a car crash that killed a 21 year old La Verne woman, on December 12, 1992. He pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter and 2 counts of felony drunk driving.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
239AN
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Newspaper Index
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City officials determined that Sulley-Miller is in gross violation of the Downtown 2000 project. In a unanimous vote, city officials terminated this company as contractor for the project.

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Sierra Madre News
Date
October 5, 1995
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
October 5, 1995
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
5350AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident and actor Jeff Fierson is going to New York for his graduate degree in classical acting from NYU.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15318
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 1998
Pages
p. D1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 1998
Pages
p. D1 w/photo
Subjects
Fierson, Jeff
Item ID
15877AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 1996 Senior Citizen of the Year was presented to Gian Wardell, Arcadia resident for 37 years. Photos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6067
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
June 6, 1996
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
June 6, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Wardell, Gian
Senior Citizen of the Year - 1996
Item ID
5900AN
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Arcadian Allan Gruener, a working actor who serves on the Foreign Board and the Student Film Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is profiled.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune Sports
Date
February 13, 1993
Pages
p. 10
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Star Tribune Sports
Date
February 13, 1993
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Gruener, Allan
Item ID
6064AN
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Newspaper Index
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Rhythm Karaoke Club was closed by owners tired of the problems associated with it, such as 2 shootings in 4 months and a recent citation for serving alcohol to minors.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper276
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
February 3, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
February 3, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karaoke clubs
Item ID
276AN
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David Thornton, 24, who suffers from angio-dysplasia, a rare disease that affects the blood vessels, has founded the Thornton Kidney Research Foundation with the USC School of Medicine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3453
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Thornton, David
Item ID
3340AN
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Pamela Polagi, 37, an insurance claims adjuster for the Automobile Club of Southern California, who happens to be blind since birth, is profiled.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Polagi, Pamela
Item ID
2179AN
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Margaret "Peg" von Bauer, 76, a 37-year resident of Arcadia, died suddenly at her home in Yorba Linda on June 11.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
von Bauer, Margaret
Item ID
91AN
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Without a bone marrow transplant soon, the future looks bleak for 37-year old Santa Anita Park waitress Anita Capitumini.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4547
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 1995
Pages
p. 1 photo Hometown Section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 1995
Pages
p. 1 photo Hometown Section
Subjects
Capitumini, Anita
Item ID
4423AN
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The 37-acre Arcadia County Park is one of 25 parks Los Angeles County may close in the San Gabriel Valley in 1993-1994.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper234
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. J-1
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Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. J-1
Subjects
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Item ID
234AN
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Sue Wallace, 73, of Temple City, has been the owner and trainer of the Turnquist Dog School at the Arcadia County Park for the past 37 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3167
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools, Private - Turnquist Santa Anita Dog School
Item ID
3079AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lou and Juli Costanzo, 37, are co-owners of Champion Sports Collectibles, which recently moved to Arcadia after 10 years in San Gabriel. They are profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Champion Sports Collectiles
Item ID
4338AN
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Newspaper Index
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A $1,040 gift was presented to the Arcadia Unified School District by the Lions Club for the Lions-Quest Skills for Growing Program designed to help steer students away from alcohol and drug use.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 1996
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 1996
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Lions Club
Arcadia Unified School District
Item ID
25963AN
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The City Council approved funding for a new guardrail along Santa Anita Canyon Road, where a motorist drove over a mountainside last year. Federal funds will cover 90% of the new guardrail costs, and the new guardrail could be in place as early as spring.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3393
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets - Chantry Flat Road
Item ID
3283AN
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The City Council agreed that private karaoke rooms, which have been associated with criminal activity in the area, should be barred from the city. The proposed ordinance, which will be considered August 3rd, would allow alcohol in restaurants with karaoke.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karaoke clubs
Item ID
183AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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