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The 30th annual Civitan Track and Field Meet was held last week. It is open to students and parents from both public and private schools in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31423
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2009
Pages
p. A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2009
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Athletes
Middle school students
Sports
Track and Field
Item ID
31616AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Although Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) , the parent company of Santa Anita Park race track, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, the fate of the track's paymaster accounts remains uncertain. The bankruptcy judge could declare the $15 million, which was placed in the joint trust account, an asset of MEC and order it frozen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31404
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
Pages
p. A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
Santa Anita Park 2001-2010
Item ID
31597AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Employees at Santa Anita Park fear bankruptcy of its parent company Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC). Chairman Frank Stronach said the horsemen would not have to worry about any of their monies. Paymaster accounts total $11 million at Santa Anita Park. The accounts contain money earmarked for winning owners, who must pay a percentage of those earnings to jockeys and trainers. Magna Entertainment Corp. has lost $500 million in the past 5 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31396
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
31589AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Developer Rick Caruso, whose stalled $500 million, 820,000 square feet retail project "The Shops at Santa Anita," is planned for Santa Anita Park's south parking lot, said he has "no control" over possible bankruptcy at the race track's parent company, Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC). Caruso said he was still planning to go ahead with his mall and would "wait and see what happens and deal with it." Any reorganization at Magna Entertainment Corp. may delay the mall plans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31397
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Land use
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
Malls
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
31590AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park's parent company, Magna Entertainment Corp., faces the threat of bankruptcy amid mounting losses and a $600 million debt burden. The current racing season and status are unaffected. Frank Stronach of Magna Entertainment Corp. said he was looking for partners for the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31390
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Magna Entertainment Corp.
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
31583AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jack Laidlaw and his daughter Jessica Laidlaw will ride the Trader Joe's float in the Rose Parade. Jack Laidlaw is a film and art teacher at Arcadia High School. His home at the Oakridge Mobile Home Park was lost in the Sayre fire in November, 2008.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31351
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School teachers
Educators
Floats
Laidlaw, Jack
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2009
Trader Joe's grocery store
Item ID
31546AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A middle-aged man tried to kidnap a 5-year-old school girl from the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita mall on November 26. His composite sketch is shown and is described as an Asian male in his 50s, 5'8" with gray hair and a bald spot. Police are calling it an isolated incident but parents should be vigilant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31315
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Abduction
Crime and Criminals
Kidnapping
Malls
Item ID
31510AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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17-year-old Arcadia High School student Courtney Chou Lee has been named the 91st Rose Queen. Six other young ladies are princesses including another AHS student, Lauren Valenzuela. The Rose Queen and her royal court will reign over the 120th Rose Parade and the 95th Rose Bowl. Article contains some quotes from Courtney Lee's parents, Andrew Lee and Ulanda Lee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31261
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Gaul, Mary or Gaule, Mary (spelled both ways in article)
Jenkins, Jasmine
Lee, Andrew
Lee, Courtney
Lee, Ulanda
McDonald, Bridget
Novell, Molly
Parades
Pasadena Tournament of Roses-2009
Rose Court - Royal Court
Valenzuela, Lauren
Young, Quinn
Item ID
31456AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police officer Michael Hale gives a new Nintendo DS to 6-year-old daughter of crime victim Teresa Barrera. The Arcadia Police Officers' Association (APOA) also gave Teresa Barrera a $250 gift certificate to Ralphs Supermarket.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31246
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2008
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2008
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia Police Officers' Association (APOA)
Barrera, Teresa
Crime and Criminals
Hale, Michael
Identity theft
Item ID
31441AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Teacher Brandon Michael Landreth, 30, of Pasadena, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Pasadena Superior Court. He allegedly confessed to his ex-wife that he shot 25-year old Justo Cesar Morales to death at his parents' Canyon Road home in Northern Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30978
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Landreth, Brandon Michael
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Item ID
31173AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Kate Linder, an actress on television soap opera The Young and the Restless, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was raised in Arcadia and graduated from Arcadia High School. Her parents are Ralph and Molly Wolveck. She also keeps a job as a flight attendant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30976
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 2
Subjects
Actors and actresses
Celebrities
Linder, Kate
Wolveck, Molly
Wolveck, Ralph
Item ID
31171AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Justo Cesar Morales, 25, of Arcadia, was shot to death and found in his parents' home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The slaying has stunned residents in this upscale neighborhood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30963
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
31158AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The mysterious death of Lainie Cole, whose body was found in the lake at Peck Road Water Conservation Park, is still unsolved. Autopsy results are pending. She leaves behind a 12-year-old daughter, 15-year-old son, and a toddler.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Cole, Lainie
Deaths
Item ID
31015AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. In Loving Memory of David Saunders II, March 28, 2007 - Aug. 28, 2007. David was born in Illinois, and he moved with family to Arcadia, Ca, where he attended Arcadia Schools. He served in the U.S. Army field artillery from 1944 to 1946. He is predeceased by father, Joseph, mother, Marion, sister Nanette and brother, Joseph. He worked many years at the Zanibar Restaurant in Duarte, Ca. For many years, he was a devotee and friend of Stan Laurel, which brought a tremendous sense of humor to him and his friends. He joined the Motor Yacht Tacinda Jean as steward and traveled across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and traveled extensively there. Dave returned to So. Ca. to care for his mother and worked at PSA storage until his retirement in Pasadena, Ca. At his request Neptune Society handled the final arrangements. He will be greatly missed by John Haddad, Col. Alan Fox (US Army ret.), Jerry Salthouse, and a multitude of friends.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30713
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2007
Pages
p. News 21
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2007
Pages
p. News 21
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Saunders, David II
Item ID
30901AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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15-year-old Richard Ung was arrested at his parents' home in Arcadia, where sheriffs recovered nine guns, including an AK-47 assault rifle and an assault pistol. Ung is being investigated for alleged involvement in the stabbing death of Boo K. Lee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30707
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Guns
Lee, Boo K.
Murders - stabbings
Ung, Richard
Weapons
Item ID
30895AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City officials resume talks with Rusnak Mercedes-Benz about its expansion now that Measure B has passed. The Church in Arcadia will move to Live Oak Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30545
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz - expansion
Item ID
30733AN
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Newspaper Index
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Measure B was approved by voters yesterday. This will allow Rusnak Mercedes Benz to move ahead with expansion plans. The City of Arcadia will not be able to use eminent domain as a tool for redevelopment for private use.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30526
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Eminent domain
Elections - 2001-2010
Rod's Grill
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz - expansion
Item ID
30714AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two competing measures, Measure A and Measure B, will be on the next ballot. The one with the most votes will prevail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30525
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Eminent domain
Elections - 2001-2010
Measure A
Measure B
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes Benz -- expansion
Item ID
30713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Manny Romero, owner of Rod's Grill, has initiated Measure A to try to block the Rusnak Mercedes Benz automobile dealership from expanding. The city has put out a counter measure, Measure B, to citizens to vote on at the May 8 election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30476
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2007
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2007
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Central Business District (CBD)
Measure A
Measure B
Restaurants
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30663AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Competing measures will go to voters in May. Measure A, sponsored by Manny Romero, the owner of Rod's Grill, would prohibit automobile sales in an area bounded by Santa Anita Avenue, Huntington Drive, and Morlan Place for twelve years. Measure B would allow auto sales and related uses on the block and contains a provision to eliminate eminent domain as a tool to acquire property for future development in downtown area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30373
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Eminent domain
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes Benz - expansion
Item ID
30560AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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