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John Gregory, an Arcadia resident, has written a book "Making Music: Unique Ways Songs Became Hits," that explores the secrets behind pop tunes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31806
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2009
Pages
p. A18
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2009
Pages
p. A18
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Books
Gregory, John
Item ID
32003AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31478
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Authors
Bombadiers
Memorial Day
Stevens, Charles Norm
War veterans
Item ID
31684AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia author Debo Kotun has started a new radio "dramedy" titled "The Courtyard" with a fictional location in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26500
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kotun, Debo
Authors
Item ID
26701AN
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The 75th anniversary of Santa Anita Park was celebrated with festivities including a parade of Budweiser Clydesdales and the unveiling of sculptor Nina Kaiser's life-size bronze statue of the race horse John Henry. The article includes a list of people in attendance at the party in the Directors' Room.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31856
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
Subjects
John Henry (race horse)
Kaiser, Nina (artist)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Statuary
Item ID
32056AN
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Arcadia neurologist Vincent Fortanasce has written a book called "The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription," which focuses on preventing or delaying the disease. 101-year-old Marshall Welles of Duarte was the inspiration for Fortanasce's book.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31256
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2008
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2008
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Alzheimer's Disease
Arcadia Authors
Fortanasce, Vincent
Welles, Marshall
Item ID
31451AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman, shares her grief and her book "Boots on the Ground by Dusk" at Arcadia Public Library. Pat Tillman was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31233
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - programs
Authors
Books
Tillman, Mary
Item ID
31433AN
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Newspaper Index
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A county transportation committee has recommended the Gold Line extension receive $10 million in initial funding from Measure R, instead of the $127,000 that was originally budgeted for the light rail line.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31481
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
Subjects
Gold Line extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
31675AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In an opinion piece, writer Frank C. Girardot laments the suicide of Hunter S. Thompson. He shot and killed himself on Sunday, February 20, 2005. He had written two of his famous works, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", and "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan", when he lived in an Arcadia hotel in 1971.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29448
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2005
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2005
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Thompson, Hunter S.
Girardot, Frank C.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Strange Rumblings in Aztlan
Arcadia Authors
Item ID
29633AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Richard Vethamani displays his collection of presidential campaign buttons at the Arcadia Public Library through mid-November.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29222
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Vethamani, Richard
Arcadia Public Library
Displays
Presidential campaign buttons.
Item ID
29408AN
Collection
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Todd and Jan Peterson own a Southern Pacific Railroad car originally built in 1914.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19265
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2000
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2000
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Peterson, Todd
Peterson, Jan
Item ID
19507AN
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Arcadia resident travels to Afghanistan to videotape airdrops.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22456
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bonholtzer, Craig
Item ID
22672AN
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A photograph of Gene Glasco, a 55-year resident of Arcadia and a Vietnam War veteran, views a display of his war memorabilia in the new Arcadia Veterans Local History Room at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31023
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Glasco, Gene
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum - exhibits
Veterans
Item ID
31218AN
Collection
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Photograph of Arcadia resident Heidi Sahm on her trip to London, England.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28989
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Sahm, Heidi
Item ID
29177AN
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Horse lover and photographer Karen Davis has published a book called "Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody." It is a photographic collection of the Santa Anita Park race track in the early morning.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30129
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Davis, Karen
Authors
Books
Photographers
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Item ID
30316AN
Collection
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Arcadia resident Rosemary Harry makes bonnets and blankets for the infants born at Methodist Hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25955
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2003
Pages
p. D6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2003
Pages
p. D6
Subjects
Methodist Hospital
Harry, Rosemary
Item ID
26156AN
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Interview with Arcadia resident, Craig Bonholtzer, who is known for saving Samson the hot tub bear.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22349
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bonholtzer, Craig
Item ID
22565AN
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Arcadia Resident Jenny Zhang was killed in a head-on collision on I-15 Sunday, December 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22454
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2001
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Auto accidents
Zhang, Jenny Joan-Yi
Item ID
22670AN
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Arcadia resident Barbara Kramarz poses with her friends with a copy of the Star News at Mount Wilson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2004
Pages
p. A2 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2004
Pages
p. A2 w/photo
Subjects
Kramarz, Barbara
Item ID
28846AN
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Arcadia resident Frank Pfeiffer won $95,000 in this past weekend's "Big Spin" of the California Lottery.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30703
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
California Lottery
Pfeiffer, Frank
Item ID
30891AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Donald Fuchs was give an Angel Award for his contributions to the Wellness Community-Foothills.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23407
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2002
Pages
p. D2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2002
Pages
p. D2
Subjects
Fuchs, Donald L.
Item ID
23616AN
Collection
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