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Obituary/death notice. Johnny Longden was one of the greatest jockeys in racing history.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31091
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Longden, Johnny (1907-2003)
Item ID
31286AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"Big Bugs" is the new exhibit at the Arboretum. The sculptures are created from whole trees and dried forest findings by New York artist David Rogers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27828
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 10, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 10, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Exhibits
Rogers, David
Item ID
28025AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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At a candidate forum, Arcadia City Council candidates Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo discuss issues such as Arcadia's sign ordinance that governs the use of multi-language material, school crowding, firefighters, mansionization, the city's budget, and a bond issue for a Performing Arts Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33467
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 24
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33662AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Terry Miller, photographer for the Arcadia Weekly, gives his perspective and photographs of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30091
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
World Trade Center - New York State, New York City
Item ID
30278AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden has hired a new Chief Executive Officer named Dr. Mark Wourms. Wourms has a B.S. degree in botany from Ohio University, a Ph.D. in ecology and animal behavior from Boston University, and a certificate in business administration from New York University. He recently left the Kansas City Zoo, where he had been the zoo director since 1992.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31630
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum (2001-2010) - employees
Wourms, Mark - biography
Item ID
31827AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A group of Arcadia firefighters who had gone to New York City to help after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were so profoundly affected that they organized a fundraiser to benefit widows and orphans of the New York Fire Department and Arcadia Fire Department. Those who went were Captain Hutcheson, Captain Trabbie, John Beveridge, Craig Stogner, Cody Cerwin and paramedic Mike MacGregor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30614
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Firefighters
Fundraisers
New York Fire Department
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Virginia Brown recalls memories of early Arcadia having chicken farms everywhere. She has lived in Arcadia since her birth in 1917. Her father Scott Lee came to Arcadia in 1907 to dig water wells. Lee was a graduate of Throop Institute, which became California Institute of Technology. Her mother was Delia Chandler. Virginia Brown talks about where her family lived and her family's friendship with Anita Baldwin. The article includes a photo of Virginia Brown and her parents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31810
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Brown, Robert
Brown, Virginia - biography
Chandler, Delia
Lee, Scott
Item ID
32007AN
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The Victoria's Secret store in the Westfield Santa Anita Shoppingtown has been hit by thieves in recent months. $3,000 in merchandise was stolen in the past month. Thieves accounted for roughly $150,000 in losses last year alone.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31228
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Retail stores
Thefts
Underwear
Victoria's Secret
Item ID
31423AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Six candidates for the School Board discuss issues at the Arcadia City Council Chambers. A photograph of each candidate is shown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31159
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District - Board of Education - Elections
Candidates
Gibson, Maryann
Haste, Dan
McClain, John
Peritore, Fred
Romo, James
Sonnenberg, Roger or Sonneberg, Roger (spelled both ways in article)
Item ID
31355AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Fire Department has formed a special relationship with Dean Street Station 105 in Brooklyn, New York. One Voice For Tomorrow is a local non-profit organization that helps raise money for the Dean Street Station Fund and to help the Arcadia Fire Association Widows and Orphan Fund.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30676
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Firefighters - firemen
Fundraisers
Hutcheson, Dave
Marston, Ken
Non-profit organizations
One Voice for Tomorrow
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30864AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita needs a bigger sign for the new tenants in its proposed expansion. Westfield wants a sign big enough for six tenant names, instead of the four previously agreed upon for the signage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29934
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - expansion
Signage and signs
Item ID
30120AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC, Police Chief Dave Hinig said the Arcadia Police Department has evolved and is thinking beyond local crime enforcement. Officers are thinking more regionally and are more conscious of calling the bomb squad.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31847
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department - 2001-2010
Item ID
32044AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Second grade student Austin Puertas of Holy Angels School in Arcadia organized a fundraiser to help victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. He raised $1,153 to go to the New York Firefighters Fund. Austin Puertas and Captain Rick Sandona of Arcadia Police Department are shown in a photograph.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30144
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Puertas, Austin
Firefighters
Fundraisers
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30331AN
Collection
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Construction Controls Group (CG) has been selected to build the new police station expected to open in early 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29047
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Construction Controls Group (CCG)
Contracts and Contractors
Arcadia Police Department new building
Item ID
29233AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Demolition permits have been approved and the project of building new homes where the Anoakia mansion stands is now underway. Artifacts from the mansion have been given to the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27679
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Housing
Item ID
27876AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia All Pro Athletic Club has been saved by new owners Bruce and Lily Sikora and Larry and Peggy Lachner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27702
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 21, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 21, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia All Pro Athletic Club
Lachner, Larry
Lachner, Peggy
Sikora, Bruce
Sikora, Lily
Item ID
27899AN
Collection
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As part of Arcadia's centennial, the city is considering putting up historical markers around town as reminders of past people and events that have shaped Arcadia. There has been $12,000 in centennial funds allocated for the program and a tentative list of some 30 sites presented to Arcadia City Council. Some potential marker locations are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31535
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Arcadia history
Historical markers
Item ID
31731AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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John Payton is the new Chaplain of the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30384
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department - 2001-2010
Chaplains
Payton, John - biography
Item ID
30571AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A new program at Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been implemented to conserve blood and avoid transfusions whenever possible. It is called Bloodless Medicine Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30500
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2002
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Blood
Bloodless Medicine Center
Item ID
30687AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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This is the first Arcadia Board of Education election in six years in which candidates are contested. This is also the first to employ touch screen machines at six polling places.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29055
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia School Board Elections - April 17, 2001
Touch screen machines
Computerized voting
Item ID
29241AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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