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Friends and family remember famed rider, Johnny Longden. Less than a mile from the Santa Anita Park race track where much of his legendary status was built, Johnny Longden was honored in a funeral service at Church of the Good Shepherd.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25199
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25395AN
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Citrus College music teacher Ben Bollinger celebrates his retirement with 600 students, colleagues and friends at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29659
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Bollinger, Ben
Teachers
Retirement
Item ID
29844AN
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A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 24th in Arcadia for Johnny Longden. Services will be at the Church of the Good Shepherd.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25198
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2003
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2003
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25394AN
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Friends of the Arcadia Public Library Bookstore will feature a non-fictioin selection of more than 3500 donated books from a local estate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24774
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Item ID
24968AN
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Johnny Longden, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Count Fleet to the Triple Crown in 1943 and was the first rider to win 6000 races, died on Feb. 14. Services will be held on February 24 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25131
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25326AN
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Family and friends mourn the loss of Sergeant Kyle A. Colnot who was killed in Iraq by a bomb. He had attended Arcadia High School in his sophomore and junior years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30011
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Colnot, Sgt. Kyle Arnold
Soldiers
Deaths
Iraq War
Item ID
30198AN
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Mayor Gail Marshall and friends Antoinette Klinakis and Arlene Marshall are dressed up for a casting call for Seabiscuit movie.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30673
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
Pages
p. 15 w/photo
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
Pages
p. 15 w/photo
Subjects
Marshall, Gail
Seabiscuit - Film
Item ID
30861AN
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The Tower of Light, a stained glass window at the Santa Anita Church, was partially shattered by a rock in a possible burglary attempt early in the morning on Tuesday, June 28. Reverend Terry Keenan is pictured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29576
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Church
Churches
Vandalism
Stained glass windows
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
29760AN
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John Woo and former council member Robert Harbicht will run for seats on the City Council in April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
City Council election
Woo, John
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
22785AN
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Fewer than half of the high school students statewide scheduled to graduate in 2004 have passed both the English language arts and mathematics portions of the California High School Exit Exam. Arcadia High School sophomores who took the test last year had the strongest showing in the local area with 89% of the 738 students tested passing math and 88% passing English.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24596
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
California High School Exit Exam
Item ID
24787AN
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Arcadia police officers, friends and families protest for higher pay and more officers at Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30816
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Labor contracts
Labor disputes
Protests
Item ID
31004AN
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The Arcadia Centennial Chorus will perform "American History Through Song" on May 18. Ed Lojeski, a 1959 Arcadia High School graduate, will conduct.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25428
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Lojeski, Ed
Item ID
25627AN
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The Reverand Roger Sonnenberg of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Arcadia led an Easter sunrise service Sunday at Wilderness Park. The outdoor service has been an annual tradition for more than 40 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18776
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Churches - Our Savior Lutheran Church
Item ID
19020AN
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Former Arcadia mayor George Fasching has been named to a 12-member committee to oversee the spending of up to $150 million in bond money at Pasadena City College.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31685
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Community Colleges
Fasching, George
Pasadena City College
Item ID
31882AN
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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Davis, Karen
Authors
Books
Photographers
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Item ID
30316AN
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Arcadia First!, the group of homeowners, business owners and retailers opposed to the Caruso project, has grown to more than 1000 members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29602
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Arcadia First! a coalition for sensible growth
Coalitions
Grass roots organizations
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Malls
Developments
Caruso project
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Item ID
29786AN
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St. Baldrick's Foundation held its annual fundraising event at Matt Denny's Ale House. More than 70 volunteers got their family, friends and co-workers to give donations for them to shave their heads. Their baldness helps raise awareness of cancer and shows solidarity with the childhood cancer patients. Arcadia firefighter Drew Pryon is shown in photographs with children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31408
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia firefighters
Charities
City of Hope
Pediatric cancer
Pryon, Drew
St. Baldrick's Foundation
Item ID
31601AN
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Charles Cooper continues his series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, where at its height, it housed more than 18,000 people. Japanese had a long local history, dating back to workers on the Santa Anita Ranch, and local residents had the uncomfortable feeling of seeing friends behind the wire at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32004
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
Cooper, Charles
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
32184AN
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Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31226
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31421AN
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Arcadia City Council member Gail Marshall wins the annual Mayor's Cup drag race at the Irwindale Speedway. Marshall also won last year for Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33082
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council members
Drag racing
Irwindale Speedway
Marshall, Gail
Item ID
33279AN
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Newspaper Index
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