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The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2154AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2153AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2152AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Robert Shortell, 80, attended the World of Poetry's fifth annual convention in Washington, D.C., where he was honored with a Golden Poet Award. Shortell was a history and social studies teacher and sometime coach at Arcadia High School for 21 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Shortell, Robert

Item ID: 3210AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pasadena Unified School District

Item ID: 2151AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Rotary Club has installed Ronald H. Huston, project manager of the Sierra Madre Main Street Program, as its 63rd president.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 16, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 16, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Organizations - Rotary Club

Item ID: 2096AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Browning Ferris Industries of Pasadena has purchased Best Disposal's non-commercial trash contracts. Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte intend to put their residential pickup contracts out to bid.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Refuse and Refuse Disposal

Item ID: 2331AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Incumbent Mary Dougherty and Joann Steinmeier were elected to the School Board in an election that brought out only 9.8% of Arcadia' registered voters.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: School Board - Elections; Dougherty, Mary; Steinmeier, Joann

Item ID: 2556AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2138AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Joan Stoner and fellow residents of the Manor Mobile Home Park are locked in a rent-control battle with their landlord.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Manor Mobile Home Park

Item ID: 790AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadians celebrated the third annual Community Fair to raise funds for the district's schools. The event, sponsored by the Arcadia Council PTA, raised $13,000 during its first two years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1529

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Community Fair

Item ID: 1528AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Despite California's third consecutive dry year, Arcadia pumped 5.56 billion gallons of water from its wells in 1988 setting the city's third highest year on record.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3587

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3466AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3395

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets - Orange Grove Avenue

Item ID: 3285AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Luella Ball's life was saved by a dog named Spitz who woke Ball after a fire broke out in her home. Ball has been providing a temporary home for Spitz who is available for adoption.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper592

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Ball, Luella

Item ID: 592AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Fashion Park

Item ID: 1556AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Streets - Orange Grove Avenue

Item ID: 3284AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jeff Julian, and eighth grader at Dana Junior High School, has more than 200 swimming trophies and is nationally ranked according to Swimming World magazine.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Julian, Jeff

Item ID: 1877AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park enjoyed its most successful opening day ever. Attendance, including the satellites, was 75,071 and $10,795,574 was wagered. In Arcadia, 65,164 passed through the turnstiles, betting $9,275,840.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2491

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2436AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Local 280 of the Parimutuel Guild of California voted not to strike Santa Anita Park on opening day. The track had made contingency plans in preparation for the threatened strike but the clerks endorsed the proposed contract raising clerks pay at satellite wagering sites.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2435AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Anheuser-Busch Inc. brewery will move its Clydesdale horses from the Santa Anita Park race track stables because of a disagreement in the cost of housing them.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2434AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.

The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

Robert Shortell, 80, attended the World of Poetry's fifth annual convention in Washington, D.C., where he was honored with a Golden Poet Award. Shortell was a history and social studies teacher and sometime coach at Arcadia High School for 21 years.

Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

The Arcadia Rotary Club has installed Ronald H. Huston, project manager of the Sierra Madre Main Street Program, as its 63rd president.

Browning Ferris Industries of Pasadena has purchased Best Disposal's non-commercial trash contracts. Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte intend to put their residential pickup contracts out to bid.

Incumbent Mary Dougherty and Joann Steinmeier were elected to the School Board in an election that brought out only 9.8% of Arcadia' registered voters.

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

Joan Stoner and fellow residents of the Manor Mobile Home Park are locked in a rent-control battle with their landlord.

Arcadians celebrated the third annual Community Fair to raise funds for the district's schools. The event, sponsored by the Arcadia Council PTA, raised $13,000 during its first two years.

Despite California's third consecutive dry year, Arcadia pumped 5.56 billion gallons of water from its wells in 1988 setting the city's third highest year on record.

Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.

Luella Ball's life was saved by a dog named Spitz who woke Ball after a fire broke out in her home. Ball has been providing a temporary home for Spitz who is available for adoption.

A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

Jeff Julian, and eighth grader at Dana Junior High School, has more than 200 swimming trophies and is nationally ranked according to Swimming World magazine.

Santa Anita Park enjoyed its most successful opening day ever. Attendance, including the satellites, was 75,071 and $10,795,574 was wagered. In Arcadia, 65,164 passed through the turnstiles, betting $9,275,840.

Local 280 of the Parimutuel Guild of California voted not to strike Santa Anita Park on opening day. The track had made contingency plans in preparation for the threatened strike but the clerks endorsed the proposed contract raising clerks pay at satellite wagering sites.

The Anheuser-Busch Inc. brewery will move its Clydesdale horses from the Santa Anita Park race track stables because of a disagreement in the cost of housing them.