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World War II pilot Walter "Pat" Hollywood, a longtime Arcadia resident, celebrated Veterans Day and his 90th birthday yesterday. He was born in Pasadena in 1919 and served as an Army C-46 Commando pilot during World War II. He works out at the Fortanesce and Associates Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center in Arcadia and walks for an hour at the Los Angeles County Arboretum every day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31808
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia people
Hollywood, Walter "Pat" - biography
Nonagenarians
Veterans
Item ID
32005AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Marrian Zhou to graduate from California State University Los Angeles, will attend Columbia University Journalism Program. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34872
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 11, 2017
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 11, 2017
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Zhou, Marrian
Item ID
35062AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia father William (Bill) Morales, finally achieves college degree at age 50. He graduated from Cal State Los Angeles, with a bachelor's degree in business administration last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33527
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia people
Morales, William (Bill)
Item ID
33722AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
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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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School and University of Southern California graduate Bruce Matthews was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, August 4, 2007. He played for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30665
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Athletes
Famous alumni
Football
Matthews, Bruce - biography
Sports Figures
Item ID
30853AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32502
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia people
Athletes
Sneider, Harry
War veterans
Wieland, Bob--biography
Item ID
32704AN
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Newspaper Index
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R. James Considine, selected by the California State University Alumni Council from a field of 14 candidates from around the state, is the new alumni trustee for the governing board of the CSU system.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1347
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Considine, R. James
Item ID
1346AN
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Newspaper Index
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University of Southern California (USC) teacher Sam Watters' two-volume book "Houses of Los Angeles 1885-1935" features 700 or so photographs of splendid Los Angeles homes. Twenty-two of the seventy-five houses listed come from Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, and La Canada Flintridge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30747
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Architecture books
Houses
Watters, Sam
Item ID
30935AN
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Newspaper Index
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John Kemp, a native of Arcadia, will play for USA Hockey's National Team Development Program (NTDP). Kemp played for the Los Angeles Junior Kings last season.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31838
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia people
Athletes
Hockey
Kemp, John
Sports
Item ID
32035AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Ralph Bicker, a retiree for 25 years, keeps busy with volunteer work. He volunteers as the secretary/treasurer of the Pasadena Federal Credit Union's board of directors. He has been named Volunteer of the Year by the National Association of Federal Credit Unions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32422
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2011
Pages
p. A17
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2011
Pages
p. A17
Subjects
Bicker, Ralph
People
Senior Citizens
Volunteers and volunteerism
Item ID
32621AN
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County coronavirus cases. Los Angeles cases total 270,299. Los Angeles deaths at 6,576. California cases at 816,568. United States cases at 7,206,654. Arcadia city has 508 total cases.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35815
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2020
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2020
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Mortality
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Gifford P. Eastwood died unexpectedly on June 14, 1977. He had been associated with the Los Angeles Turf Club since 1946 and owned Arcadia Stationary on North First.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1498
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Eastwood, Gifford P.
Item ID
1497AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Grace O'Brien celebrates her 100th birthday at Embassy Suites in Arcadia. She is originally from Chicago. She has lived in Arcadia since 1960.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32481
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia people
Centenarians
O'Brien, Grace--biography
Senior Citizens
Item ID
32677AN
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Newspaper Index
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Services were held Tuesday in Arcadia for Robert John Pierson, who died of AIDS-related illness on March 21, at the age of 41. Pierson, who grew up in Arcadia, authored "The Beach towns: A walker's guide to LA's Beach Towns" and was co-author of "LAbyrinth: A student's guide to Los Angeles." At the time of his death he was living in West Hollywood and teaching at USC.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Pierson, Robert John
Item ID
5666AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School student Karen Spurney will enter the Resident Honors Program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31840
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Spurney, Karen
Item ID
32037AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, 62, lost both legs in the Vietnam War, but that didn't stop him from majoring in physical education at California State University Los Angeles. He has walked on his hands and biked across the United States, competed in 6 marathons, completed a triathlon, and set world weight-lifting records. He will be inducted into the California Powerlifting Hall of Fame today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30962
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 3
Subjects
Athletes
Awards - honors - recognitions
Wieland, Bob
Veterans
Item ID
31157AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia has new fire chief--David R. Lugo, 49, from Rancho Cucamonga.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33219
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 4, 2002
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 4, 2002
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Chiefs
Lugo, David R. (biography)
Item ID
33416AN
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Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Junior High has been nominated as a 1990 California Distinguished School by the State Department of Education. First Avenue will be one of six schools in Los Angeles County to be so nominated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3127
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3044AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council member Gino Roncelli has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26941
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 22, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 22, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Roncelli, Gino
Item ID
27140AN
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Newspaper Index
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Songwriter and composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at age 68. He had been the Principal conductor of Pasadena Pops Orchestra. His last concert was July 21 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Conductors
Deaths
Hamlisch, Marvin
Pasadena Pops Orchestra
Item ID
33333AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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