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Jim Parker, 75, retires on June 30th after 12 years as the Executive Director of the Arcadia Red Cross. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
American Red Cross
Parker, Jim
Item ID
228AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 37-acre Arcadia County Park, which costs the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department $234,000 a year to operate, may be fenced off and "abandoned" if the Department is forced to slash 25% of its budget.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Item ID
229AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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About 60 parents, teachers, and students staged an emotional show of solidarity for teacher Gary Southworth, who began a 1-year jail sentence in connection with a car crash that killed a 21 year old La Verne woman, on December 12, 1992. He pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter and 2 counts of felony drunk driving.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
239AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Wilfred (Bill) Schmitt, who has served as legal counsel for the Carmelite Sisters for over 20 years, is the 1993 recipient of the Golden Spirit Humanitarian Award presented by the Board of Directors, the Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Carmelite Sisters of Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. 2, 7 photo; Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. 2, 7 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Schmitt, Wilfred "Bill"
Item ID
240AN
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Newspaper Index
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Russell Jacobson, 34, Arcadia's new postmaster, manages 125 employees in the Arcadia Post Office, handling 250,000 pieces of mail a day. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 1993
Pages
p. 2; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 1993
Pages
p. 2; Highlander section
Subjects
Jacobson, Russell
Item ID
211AN
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Newspaper Index
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"Arcadia Mary," 68, whose real name was Cassie Sisterman, died after a long illness. For nearly 10 years she had called TV and radio stations, magazines and newspapers and gave tips about local crimes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Sisterman, Cassie
Item ID
212AN
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Newspaper Index
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Harry Sneider, 52, 5 feet 10 inches, 215 pounds, won 1st place in the world master's championship in bench-pressing in the 50-54 year old category in November in Pennsylvania. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 1993
Pages
p. 12 photo; Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 1993
Pages
p. 12 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Sneider's Family Fitness see also Harry Snyder
Item ID
194AN
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Newspaper Index
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William Woolard, 50, Arcadia Planning Director for 22 years, resigned at the recommendation of City Manager Don Duckworth and a 4-1 City Council vote, with Robert Harbicht opposed. Woolard was asked to leave because of departmental reorganization, Duckworth said.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Employees - Woolard, William " Bill"
Item ID
252AN
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Newspaper Index
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The urban design team of Freedman, Tung, and Bottomley made its first recommendations to develop the city's Downtown Revitalization Plan. Ideas included removing parallel street parking along Huntington Drive and adding eight pedestrian crosswalks, as well as creating themes based on Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
195AN
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Newspaper Index
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Andrea Sanchez, 40, and her daughter Olivia, 24, filed a civil lawsuit, claiming they suffered sexual harassment and were asked for sex in exchange for more working hours at the Santa Anita Park race track.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park -- 1991-2000
Item ID
198AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sue Wallace, 76, has trained dogs at the Arcadia County Park for the past 40 years. She is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 1993
Pages
p. 10 photo; Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 1993
Pages
p. 10 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Turnquist Santa Anita Dog School
Wallace, Sue
Item ID
203AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County officials discussed the possibility of closing the Arboretum and using its $2.5 million budget to keep 22 other county parks open.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
179AN
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Newspaper Index
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Andrew Wong, 23, a former microbiology major, is now a fashion design student at Otis School of Art and Design in Los Angeles. He was the winner in both the men's and women's fashion categories of the school's annual Silver Thimble Awards.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Wong, Andrew
Item ID
180AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Paul Johenk, 79, the retired chaplain and director of the department of religion and medicine at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, has died of natural causes. Arcadia's Citizen of the Year in 1975 and member of numerous organizations, he is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-4; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-4; Hometown section
Subjects
Johenk, Paul
Item ID
181AN
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Newspaper Index
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Edward Marquez, a 4th-generation native of Tucson, Arizona, has some of his paintings in the Vice President's Admiralty House, Pope John Paul II's Castle Gandolfo, and Egypt's Abden Palace. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Artists - Marquez, Edward
Item ID
182AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The County of Los Angeles Public Library may close the Live Oak Library and 42 of the county's 87 libraries beginning in August due to budget cuts of roughly 50%.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Live Oak Library
Item ID
249AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 18,000-square-foot post office at 41 Wheeler Ave. has reopened more that 2 years after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake of June 28, 1991 forced its closure.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
184AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council approved the nearly $4 million downtown revitalization plan.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
186AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council has temporarily closed Wilderness Park on weekends (at least until September 7) because of overcrowding. About 200-300 visitors use the park each weekend, although it has a capacity for 100 people and 50 parking spaces.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Wilderness Park
Item ID
176AN
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Newspaper Index
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Daniel Tiberi, 43, who teaches psychology courses at Pasadena Community College, was arrested for having a "major home-based marijuana garden" in his Arcadia Avenue home. He was booked on "suspicion of cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 1993
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
166AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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