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A new street in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named Asher Court after Arcadia resident and World War II Veteran Fred Asher who saved the USS Blue at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Asher, Fred
World War II
Streets
Item ID
25939AN
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At the Board of Education annual organizational meeting, three members, Maryann Gibson, James C. Romo, and John R. McClain were officially sworn to begin their new term of office. A profile of McClain, the new 1999-2000 board president, is presented.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26973
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
School Board
McClain, John R.
Item ID
27172AN
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Fred Asher helped to save lives while commanding the destroyer USS Blue during the Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Asher, Fred
Item ID
11721AN
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Incumbent Maryann Gibson took an early lead last night in the race for three seats on the Arcadia Unified School District Board. Michael Lamb and John R. McClain also won seats. Min Mey Chang and John T. Wuo lost.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 1995
Pages
p. A-1, A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 1995
Pages
p. A-1, A-3
Subjects
School Board - Elections, 1995
Gibson, Maryann
Lamb, Michael
McClain, John R
Chang, Min Mey
Wuo, John T
Item ID
4393AN
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The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce has chosen 4 special individuals to bestow their annual awards upon. They are: Joan Clive and Jesse Vanlandingham both tied for Community Volunteer of the Year; Mike Lamb, Business Person of the Year; and Chris Loomis, Chamber Service Award.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 1, 1996
Pages
p. 7 photo
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 1, 1996
Pages
p. 7 photo
Subjects
Cline, Joan
Vanlandingham, Jesse
Lamb, Mike
Loomis, Chris
Item ID
5551AN
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County supervisors called a halt to a plan to merge the Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens with the county Museum of Natural History because the county's Economy and Efficiency Commission has not made sufficient progress on it and because the board needs to replace recently retired arboreta department head Francis Ching.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
462AN
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has extended the summer concert series at the Arboretum for an additional five years. The California Philharmonic is under the direction of Victor Vener.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
California Philharmonic
Item ID
26618AN
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Mike Saxon, former punter of Arcadia High School, has punted for the Dallas Cowboys since 1985.

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Star Tribune
Date
January 27, 1993
Pages
p. 1 photo, sports section
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Star Tribune
Date
January 27, 1993
Pages
p. 1 photo, sports section
Subjects
Sports Figures
Saxon, Mike
Item ID
260AN
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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.

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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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Arcadia High School graduate Mike Taylor, along with 2 others, started Cronies, a Chatsworth based company that is making a big splash in the area of licensed apparel.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
Subjects
Taylor, Mike
Item ID
5507AN
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City Attorney Mike Miller is interviewed about current and previous law suits involving the City of Arcadia.

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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 17, 1995
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 17, 1995
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
City Employee - Miller, Mike
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
4707AN
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Officer Mike Blair, with his partner, Rick Merkh of the South Lake Tahoe Police Dept. won a silver medal in the golf competition at this year's California Police Summer Games in Sacramento.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Police - Blair, Mike
Item ID
2209AN
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A profile of Mike Gordon, Arcadia High School history teacher, who has been named AUSD Teacher of the Year.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 1996
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 1996
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Gordon, Mike
Arcadia High School
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
25957AN
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The City Council called for federal legislation restricting the flow and existence of illegal aliens. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors had sent a request to area cities urging them to adopt a resolution supporting the proposed legislation.

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Star Tribune
Date
February 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
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Star Tribune
Date
February 4, 1993
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
City Council
Item ID
278AN
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County Supervisors approved a 20-year contract Tuesday establishing a joint partnership with the nonprofit California Arboretum Foundation, to operate the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
12464AN
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Arcadia veteran Al Parker is a survivor of the Bataan Death March. More than 78,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were herded 60 miles through Philippine jungles following Maj. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright's April 9, 1943 surrender on the island of Corrigidor.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Weekly Section
Date
November 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1 w/photo
Subjects
Parker, A.
Item ID
11202AN
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For the second time in three years, science students from Arcadia High School took the top prize Saturday in the county regional competition of the National Science Bowl.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1 photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1 photos
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
9128AN
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Reorganization of the City Council took place on April 15 with Robert Harbicht becoming Mayor and Gary Kovacic Mayor ProTem.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Mayors - Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
26016AN
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The 37-acre Arcadia County Park is one of 25 parks Los Angeles County may close in the San Gabriel Valley in 1993-1994.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. J-1
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Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. J-1
Subjects
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Item ID
234AN
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Arcadia High School students took first place for the second year in a row in the regional competition of the National Bicentennial Competition on the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 13, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
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Star Tribune
Date
December 13, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
299AN
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