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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is now in a city-owned building, with a curator paid through the city, and is managed by the library and museum director Janet Sporleder. The Arcadia Historical Society owns the collection and a new agreement commits the city and the society to jointly pay for an insurance policy.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 2003

Pages: p. 24

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 2003

Pages: p. 24

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society; Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum

Item ID: 31654AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Doug Poindexter, executive vice president of World Wide Pet Supply Association, Inc. of Arcadia, earned the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 20, 2003

Pages: p. 24

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 20, 2003

Pages: p. 24

Subjects: Poindexter, Doug

Item ID: 31300AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dave Lewis, who grew up in Arcadia, will be working as the director of Recreation and Community Services.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 13, 2003

Pages: p. 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 13, 2003

Pages: p. 16

Subjects: City of Arcadia - employees; City of Arcadia - Recreation and Community Services Department; Lewis, Dave - biography

Item ID: 31233AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Demolition permits have been approved and the project of building new homes where the Anoakia mansion stands is now underway. Artifacts from the mansion have been given to the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arboretum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Housing

Item ID: 27876AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 28, 2001

Pages: p. 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 28, 2001

Pages: p. 10

Subjects: Lauber, Floretta; Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 30204AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Carol Libby was honored as Arcadia Senior of the Year for 2001 by the Arcadia Rotary Club. Carol has been in Arcadia since 1956 and is Curator at Arcadia Historical Society.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 10, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 10, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Arcadia Rotary Club; Libby, Carol; Salute to Seniors - 15th annual; Older Americans Day

Item ID: 29711AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council has renewed the city's contract with the Pasadena Humane Society for animal control. It will cost $67,367.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 30, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 30, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Animal control; Pasadena Humane Society

Item ID: 30530AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The foundation is being poured for the new historical museum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 7, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 7, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Museums - Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum

Item ID: 27964AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jennifer Warner is the new museum education coordinator at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 21, 2002

Pages: p. 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 21, 2002

Pages: p. 11

Subjects: City of Arcadia - employees; Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.; Warner, Jennifer

Item ID: 30881AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ground was broken for the new Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum designed by the architectural firm of Sparano and Mooney.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 9, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 9, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum

Item ID: 27630AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Foothills Middle School and Arcadia High School PTSA install new officers and Executive Board. Two articles include photographs. Janet Chew is the new president of Arcadia High School PTSA. Terry Leahy is the new president of Foothills Middle School PTSA.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 12, 2003

Pages: p. 22 w/photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 12, 2003

Pages: p. 22 w/photos

Subjects: Chew, Janet; Leahy, Terry; Phillippi, Lori

Item ID: 31726AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2002

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Arcadia Chamber of Commerce; Costanza, Beth

Item ID: 30435AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The parking lot at the Arcadia Community Center will be expanded by including the lot where the Arcadia Historical Museum was formerly located. New electrical equipment will be installed. Total cost will be $104,600.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 16, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 16, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Arcadia Community Center

Item ID: 31021AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Charity Dance Show at Arcadia High School to benefit American Cancer Society.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 17, 2007

Pages: p. 1, 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 17, 2007

Pages: p. 1, 2

Subjects: Fundraisers; Orchesis Dance Co.; Tedford, Liza

Item ID: 33406AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 8, 2004

Pages: p. 1, 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 8, 2004

Pages: p. 1, 16

Subjects: Los Angeles County Arboretum (2001-2010) - employees; Wourms, Mark - biography

Item ID: 31827AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction of the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is experiencing delays. The city can charge penalties to BEGL Construction Company for delays of up to $500 per day. The project is 3 months past the completion date.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 6, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 6, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: BEGL Construction Company; Buildings; Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum

Item ID: 30271AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

As part of Arcadia's centennial, the city is considering putting up historical markers around town as reminders of past people and events that have shaped Arcadia. There has been $12,000 in centennial funds allocated for the program and a tentative list of some 30 sites presented to Arcadia City Council. Some potential marker locations are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 19, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 21

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 19, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 21

Subjects: Arcadia centennial; Arcadia history; Historical markers

Item ID: 31731AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council has approved a new contract with the Pasadena Humane Society (PHS) to provide animal services to Arcadia. The contract is for $69,838, a 3% increase over the current year's agreement. The city has contracted with PHS since 1994. PHS handles dog licensing, answers calls for service and offers low-cost spay and neuter clinics. Other items were approved, including a contract with Engineered Plumbing Inc. for water mains and valves, the purchase of Mobile Data Terminals for the Arcadia Fire Department from Nida Companies, and massage therapist permits.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 25

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 25

Subjects: Animal control; Arcadia City Council meetings - 2001-2010; Pasadena Humane Society (PHS)

Item ID: 31649AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Gilb Foundation is challenging the community to raise additional funds of $175,000 needed for the building of the Arcadia Historical Museum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 16, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 16, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum; Fundraisers

Item ID: 27648AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Courthouse, located in Monrovia, which serves Monrovia, Arcadia, and Duarte, is being considered for shutdown by the Los Angeles Superior Court Executive Committee.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 19, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 19, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Santa Anita Courthouse

Item ID: 30763AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Doug Poindexter, executive vice president of World Wide Pet Supply Association, Inc. of Arcadia, earned the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives.

Dave Lewis, who grew up in Arcadia, will be working as the director of Recreation and Community Services.

Demolition permits have been approved and the project of building new homes where the Anoakia mansion stands is now underway. Artifacts from the mansion have been given to the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arboretum.

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.

Carol Libby was honored as Arcadia Senior of the Year for 2001 by the Arcadia Rotary Club. Carol has been in Arcadia since 1956 and is Curator at Arcadia Historical Society.

Arcadia City Council has renewed the city's contract with the Pasadena Humane Society for animal control. It will cost $67,367.

The foundation is being poured for the new historical museum.

Jennifer Warner is the new museum education coordinator at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.

Ground was broken for the new Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum designed by the architectural firm of Sparano and Mooney.

Foothills Middle School and Arcadia High School PTSA install new officers and Executive Board. Two articles include photographs. Janet Chew is the new president of Arcadia High School PTSA. Terry Leahy is the new president of Foothills Middle School PTSA.

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.

The parking lot at the Arcadia Community Center will be expanded by including the lot where the Arcadia Historical Museum was formerly located. New electrical equipment will be installed. Total cost will be $104,600.

Charity Dance Show at Arcadia High School to benefit American Cancer Society.

Construction of the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is experiencing delays. The city can charge penalties to BEGL Construction Company for delays of up to $500 per day. The project is 3 months past the completion date.

The Gilb Foundation is challenging the community to raise additional funds of $175,000 needed for the building of the Arcadia Historical Museum.

Santa Anita Courthouse, located in Monrovia, which serves Monrovia, Arcadia, and Duarte, is being considered for shutdown by the Los Angeles Superior Court Executive Committee.