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Arcadia resident Victor Christen celebrates his 100th birthday on Easter. Article details Christen's several careers. He is currently a car salesman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper939
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1989
Pages
p. B-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1989
Pages
p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Christen, Victor
Item ID
939AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horace Hill celebrated his 100th birthday on June 23. Brief biography included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1701
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 29, 1988
Pages
p. C-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 29, 1988
Pages
p. C-1
Subjects
Hill, Horace E.
Item ID
1700AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Adeline Lhotsky celebrates her 95th birthday on Easter. Born in Czechoslovakia, Lhotsky moved to Arcadia 47 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1926
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1989
Pages
p. B-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1989
Pages
p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Lhotsky, Adeline
Item ID
1922AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28134
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1986
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1986
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wilson, Margery
Item ID
28327AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City officials, family, friends to honor Gladys Krenz on date of her 90th birthday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1897
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Krenz, Gladys
Item ID
1896AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Christy Johnson creates fine pottery projects in her workshop at home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1875
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Johnson, Christy
Item ID
1874AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Celebrating ponies and palaces. Santa Anita Park fetes paddock captain John Shear on his 99th birthday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Nonagenarians
Santa Anita Park employees
Shear, John
Collection
Newspaper Index
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95th birthday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26004
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1980
Pages
p. C4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1980
Pages
p. C4
Subjects
Atchley, Ethel
Item ID
26204AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Veterans group and Arcadia Mayor April Verlato celebrate World War II veteran Jack McEwan's 100th birthday. He was a pilot on a B-17 bomber from 1942-1943.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35631
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
McEwan, Jack
Verlato, April
Veterans
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Newspaper Index
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Every 10 minutes, someone in Los Angeles County dies from the effects of COVID-19. Melody Stark of Monrovia is shown in photo displaying a photo of her husband Dr. William Stark who was a resident of Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arcadia. He died on November 22, 2020. Since March, 2020, 10,056 people have died from the coronavirus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35887
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center
Pandemics
Public Health
Stark, Melody
Stark, William (Dr.)
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Linda Baum will serve as the Grand Marshall for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses equestrian unit. Baum will ride her 17-year-old pinto, Royal Warrior.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3495
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Baum, Linda
Item ID
3381AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Presbyterian Church will be observing its 75th birthday in May. Article gives history of the church.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper946
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Churches - Arcadia Presbyterian Church
Item ID
945AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mary Harvey was presented with a Certificate of Honor by the Board of Education for her volunteer work in the English as a second language program at First Avenue. An Arcadia resident since her childhood, Harvey attended First Avenue, taught there and had two of her three children graduate from there.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2920
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Harvey, Mary
Item ID
2847AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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David H. Hannah, Arcadia resident for 27 years, has announced he will be a candidate for City Council at the April election. Biographical notes and photo included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1082
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1982
Pages
p. A-1, 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1982
Pages
p. A-1, 2
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1982
Hannah, David
Item ID
1081AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Pasadena native and World War II veteran Weston Embree celebrates 100th birthday. Embree's father Guy founded Embree Buses Inc., a Pasadena institution. Weston Embree met his wife Shirlee, originally of Arcadia, at the Methodist Church.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36326
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Embree, Shirley
Embree, Weston
Embree Buses Inc.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident and LAUSD educator Jenny Lu writes book encouraging girls to enter STEM fields. Her book is titled Emma Ren: Robot Engineer and is aimed at children ages 4-8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35944
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Arcadia residents
Lu, Jenny
Teachers
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The four-market chain of Claro's Italian Markets includes a store in Arcadia. The Claro family recently celebrated 40 years of business.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper761
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Claro's Italian Market
Item ID
761AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fans commiserate in closing of their beloved bookstore. 78-year-old Karen Kropp, owner of The Book Rack, a bookstore in Arcadia, has closed the store on First Avenue, after taking over the reins 18 years ago. Declining sales worseneed by the pandemic, as well as her upcoming 80th birthday, precipitated the closure. The store's address was 204 South First Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36641
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Kropp, Karen
Small business
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caridad Papa is 110 years old, a super centenarian, whose wish is no more wars. She is a longtime parishioner of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Arcadia. She is a former resident of Arcadia. She grew up in The Philippines, married, raised 5 children, and settled in California. Candy Colayco is her daughter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36523
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
Subjects
Asian Americans
Colayco, Candy
Centenarians
Filipinas
Papa, Caridad
Rettig, Kevin, Reverend
Rivera, Anissa
Senior Citizens
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Resident Receives Cal State Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award. James Brady, an anthropology professor at Cal State L.A. and Arcadia resident, has received the Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award for his mentorship of students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35825
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 27, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 27, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Awards-honors-recognitions
Brady, James
Professors
Collection
Newspaper Index
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