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Obituary/death notice. Santa Anita Park's iconic shoeshine attendant since opening day, December 25, 1934, Eddie Logan, has died. He was a former boxer and Negro League baseball player. He called himself a "footman" and worked at Santa Anita Park for almost 75 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31616
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Logan, Eddie - biography (1910-2009)
Item ID
31813AN
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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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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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The City of Arcadia wants to assist in the redevelopment of South Arcadia businesses around Live Oak and Las Tunas. The city will hold a hearing July 3 for the environmental impact report on a plan that has been proposed. The area in question covers 75 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29712
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Redevelopment
South Arcadia
Item ID
29897AN
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The City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to issue citations for violations of the Uniform Fire Code. Mayor Gail Marshall honored William Barton and Arly Barton as citizens of the month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30581
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Awards - honors - recognitions
Barton, Arly
Barton, William
Uniform Fire Code
Item ID
30769AN
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Methodist Hospital Foundation will honor Arcadia resident Paul Ravesies during the 2002 Crystal Ball. He is a long-time supporter of Methodist Hospital and has served on its board of directors.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30590
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognitions
Ravesies, Paul - biography
Item ID
30777AN
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The Arcadia City Council has approved a design review process for the upcoming addition to the Santa Anita Park race track. The procedure adopted requires review by the Planning Commission and the City Council of all preliminary site plans, floor plans, exterior architectural improvements, and new construction.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29813
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track
Expansion
Development
Design review process
Zoning
Planning Commission
Item ID
29998AN
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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
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
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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
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Dr. Sheng Chang has completed his three month term as mayor of Arcadia. For this centennial year, the position of mayor is a under rotation plan approved by the city council. Gary Kovacic will now be mayor for the next three months. Dr. Sheng Chang was honored as Arcadia's first Chinese-American mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31744
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31941AN
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Arcadia Planning Commission voted 5-0 to reject a proposal for a crematory to be built on First Avenue, next to Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue. The application came from Jim Larkin, who operates Arcadia Mortuary. The proposal drew criticism from neighbors and other Arcadia residents, with pickets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33286
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Mortuary
Crematories
Larkin, Jim
Mortuaries
Protests
Item ID
33483AN
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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
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Irene Gahr, Arcadia resident, has won the 2000 Directors' Cup tournament. The article profiles her community involvement.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29053
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2001
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2001
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Gahr, Irene
Santa Anita Women's Golf Club
Directors' Cup Tournament - 2001
Item ID
29239AN
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Floretta Lauber, the first woman to be elected to the Arcadia City Council and serve as mayor, has been elected to head the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30017
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Lauber, Floretta
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
30204AN
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Profile and biography of jockey George Woolf, also known as Iceman. Woolf rode race horse Seabiscuit to fame in 1938. He died in 1946. There is a statue in his memory at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33305
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
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p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Jockeys
Statuary
Woolf, George
Item ID
33501AN
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The City Council voted against a proposed 6-unit development of condominiums on First Avenue. This caused some conflict as applicant Hank Jong had received approval for the project until a second check showed the zoning he was relying on conflicted with the general plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29426
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Meetings
Agenda
Condominiums
Zoning and zones
Jong, Hank
Item ID
29610AN
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48th Annual Arcadia Festival of Bands will be held Saturday, November 17. The event, which showcases the finest high school instrumental music talent in Southern California, has been a proud tradition in Arcadia since 1953. Dennis Davies, who recently retired after serving 39 years as a music director in Arcadia Unified School District, has been named Grand Marshal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33401
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2001
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p. 1, 25
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Arcadia Festival of Bands
Davies, Dennis
Item ID
33597AN
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The City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Unified School District, in a joint effort with the Youth Master Plan Committee, kicked off the opening of the first summer youth center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27520
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Summer Youth Center
Youth Master Plan Committee
Item ID
27718AN
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Molly Oglesby, of Arcadia High School, and William Ritter, of Rio Hondo Leadership Academy (RHLA), will receive the Arcadia Teachers Association's Eicherly Scholarships of $1000 each.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31771
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
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p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Eicherly, Jack
Eicherly, Patricia
Oglesby, Molly
Ritter, William
Scholarships
Item ID
31968AN
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Daniel Fox, son of Jim and Toni Fox, has returned home to celebrate Thanksgiving after a car accident. He has been recovering over the last seven months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30722
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Fox, Daniel
Item ID
30910AN
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Beth Costanza, Executive director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, has received positive feedback from chamber members after she published a piece called "Arcadia's meanest spirited businesses," in which she took to task such companies as Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Ralphs and Sav-On.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30248
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Costanza, Beth
Item ID
30435AN
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The city reviewed the Santa Anita Park race track plans for renovations and has sent the plans back with questions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27715
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Renovations
Item ID
27912AN
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