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On October 25, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a structure fire with multiple explosions in the 1400 block of S. Mayflower Avenue. The flames engulfed a detached 4-car garage behind a single family home. The fire appears to be accidental. Estimated loss is $150,000 including two vehicles. No one was injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32618
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 27, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
32816AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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20-year-old man Jason Scott Gustin found guilty of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in Arcadia. On August 22, 2016, according to testimony at trial, Gustin met near Arcadia and sat in his car to talk when he pulled out a knife and slashed her throat and then began strangling her. As the victim tried to escape, he stabbed her multiple times. She ran away to a nearby convalescent home. He was arrested a short time later after he showed up at his mother’s workplace in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35297
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Gustin, Jason Scott
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
35486AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Heroic 90 year-old Santa Anita Park paddock guard John Shear will be featured on Horse Racing Television (HRTV) this Sunday, on the "Inside Information" documentary series. He saved a young girl from serious injury while doing his job.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32507
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Cable television
Heroes
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32706AN
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Newspaper Index
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Luella Ball's life was saved by a dog named Spitz who woke Ball after a fire broke out in her home. Ball has been providing a temporary home for Spitz who is available for adoption.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper592
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Ball, Luella
Item ID
592AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Local Arcadia ice skater Mirai Nagasu, a 16-year-old who is home-schooled, is part of the United States ice skating team going to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics. She has no aspirations for a medal, but is fulfilling a dream by just going to compete. Two years ago, when Nagasu was a freshman at Arcadia High School, she won the 2008 U.S. title in St. Paul, MN.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31894
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2010
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2010
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Athletes
Figure skating
Ice skaters
Ice skating
Nagasu, Mirai
Sports
Winter Olympic Games - 2010 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Item ID
32091AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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World War II veteran Joe Sciarra, 95, makes history come alive at Holy Angels School in Arcadia during a Veterans Day assembly. Other veterans in attendance were Julian Andrews, 86 of Temple City (a veteran of the Korean War) and Darren Parsons, 45, a former U.S. Marine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35611
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2019
Pages
p. A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2019
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Andrews, Julian
Parsons, Darren
Rivera, Anissa
Sciarra, Joe
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rev. Dr. James R. McCormick is leaving his post as minister at the Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist. He is going into private enterprise at the management level. Biographical notes included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper950
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Churches - Church of the Good Shepherd
Item ID
949AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Shasta, the dog who saved Luella Ball's life several months ago when her house caught fire, has been named winner of the Dog Hero Award presented by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper593
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ball, Luella
Item ID
593AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Captain Thomas Devlin returns home from Grossman Burn Unit and is recovering well. He is a 20 year veteran of Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34421
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department--Firefighters
Devlin, Dylan
Devlin, Thomas
Item ID
34613AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Kenneth Kirkpatrick will resume his duties October 13 as the county's chief probation officer, a job from which he was fired almost seven years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1888
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Kirkpatrick, Kenneth E.
Item ID
1887AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City Council has approved a new project called Postal Alert. It provides for special stickers to be placed in mail boxes. When the mail carrier notices signs of trouble such as uncollected mail, he notifies his supervisor who directs a follow up. After October 1, participants may obtain a registration card and instructions from Arcadia post offices or the Senior Citizens office.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2268
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Alert
Item ID
2238AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia firefighters reunite with girl they saved in 2008. Ten years later they give Ashley Barrancos a birthday party at Arcadia Fire Station 105. As a two year old, she had cardiac arrest, now she is twelve years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35282
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2018
Pages
p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Barrancos, Ashley
Herrick, Joe (Captain)
Pryor, Drew (Engineer)
Tuggle, Charlie (Captain)
Twitchell, John (Captain)
Valentine, Kevin (Battalion Chief)
Item ID
35471AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Chief Kurt Norwood announces his retirement. He began his career in Arcadia in March, 1987 as a firefighter. His last day will be July 9. See also Mountain Views News, p. 6, June 18, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34597
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Chiefs
Arcadia Fire Department employees
Norwood, Kurt
Item ID
34789AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1395
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Wayne Stam started collecting baseball cards when he was 5 years old. His hobby has become his profession as co-owner, with Len Corbosiero, of Arcadia's Baseball Card Collectors Headquarters. Article describes the shop and the business.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper758
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Baseball Card Collectors Headquarters
Item ID
758AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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John Shear (pictured), a 5-foot, 110-pound, 90-year-old paddock supervisor at Santa Anita Park, nearly lost his life when he threw himself in the path of a runaway horse on March 12 to protect a little girl he didn't know. He has worked seasonally for Santa Anita Park for nearly 50 years. He sustained a fractured pelvis and other injuries but is recuperating at home now. He is a hero.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020--employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32584AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former FICN, Star-News publisher B.J. Ridder died of cancer at his Pasadena home. He was 70. Biographical information and photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2391
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Ridder, Bernard J.
Item ID
2344AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia firefighter Michael Herdman, who went missing and was found dead on June 27 at the bottom of a cliff in Los Padres National Forest, had drugs in his system when he died. Ventura County Medical Examiner toxicology report said he had alcohol, Ecstasy, and Adderall in his body.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33931
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Herdman, Michael
Missing Persons
Item ID
34125AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School coach James O'Brien, who has led the cross country team to two CIF State and three CIF-Southern Section championships, has been fired. He was told the reason was, "We want to go in a different direction." He will remain a teacher at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33525
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--coaches
Arcadia High School teachers
Cross-country
O'Brien, James
Item ID
33720AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Danish Prince who called Arcadia home. The story of Prince Erik and his home on Santa Anita Avenue. He was nephew of King of Denmark, born 1890, moved to Arcadia 1924.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35003
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 2, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 2, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Booth, Lois Francis
Rosenborg, Erik Frederik Christian (Prince)
Item ID
35193AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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