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John Gregory, an Arcadia resident, has written a book "Making Music: Unique Ways Songs Became Hits," that explores the secrets behind pop tunes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31806
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2009
Pages
p. A18
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2009
Pages
p. A18
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Books
Gregory, John
Item ID
32003AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Meredith Brucker, Arcadia resident, is the recipient of this year's Founders' Award, presented by the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC). Hard copy in Authors VF.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33321
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Awards
Brucker, Meredith
Item ID
33517AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman, shares her grief and her book "Boots on the Ground by Dusk" at Arcadia Public Library. Pat Tillman was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31233
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - programs
Authors
Books
Tillman, Mary
Item ID
31433AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia neurologist Vincent Fortanasce has written a book called "The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription," which focuses on preventing or delaying the disease. 101-year-old Marshall Welles of Duarte was the inspiration for Fortanasce's book.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31256
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2008
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2008
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Alzheimer's Disease
Arcadia Authors
Fortanasce, Vincent
Welles, Marshall
Item ID
31451AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia author Debo Kotun has started a new radio "dramedy" titled "The Courtyard" with a fictional location in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26500
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kotun, Debo
Authors
Item ID
26701AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Local author Denise Hong and her son Andrew collaborate on a children's book titled "Why I Love My Mom." The book is illustrated by Paul Lopez.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28230
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News U Section
Date
May 9, 2004
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News U Section
Date
May 9, 2004
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Hong, Denise
Hong, Andrew
Lopez, Paul
Children's Books
Item ID
28424AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Patt Morrison, who is a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporting teams and host of KCET's "Bookshow", moderates a panel of Arcadia authors at a city centennial event on March 31, 2003 at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31193
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Authors
Arcadia centennial events
Brucker, Meredith
Kotun, Debo
Morrison, Patt
Snider, Sandy
Yung, Shau May
Item ID
31388AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Executive Vice President Wayne B. Saucy will leave Pacific Clinics after 18 years. Pacific Clinics is a nonprofit behavioral agency in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26429
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Pacific Clinics
Saucy, Wayne B.
Item ID
26629AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In an opinion piece, writer Frank C. Girardot laments the suicide of Hunter S. Thompson. He shot and killed himself on Sunday, February 20, 2005. He had written two of his famous works, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", and "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan", when he lived in an Arcadia hotel in 1971.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29448
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2005
Pages
p. A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2005
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Thompson, Hunter S.
Girardot, Frank C.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Strange Rumblings in Aztlan
Arcadia Authors
Item ID
29633AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31478
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Authors
Bombadiers
Memorial Day
Stevens, Charles Norm
War veterans
Item ID
31684AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two competing measures, Measure A and Measure B, will be on the next ballot. The one with the most votes will prevail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30525
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Eminent domain
Elections - 2001-2010
Measure A
Measure B
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes Benz -- expansion
Item ID
30713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horse lover and photographer Karen Davis has published a book called "Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody." It is a photographic collection of the Santa Anita Park race track in the early morning.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30129
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Davis, Karen
Authors
Books
Photographers
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Item ID
30316AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A shortage of trauma centers leaves people in the East San Gabriel Valley unprotected. Officials from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments are upset that the valley received 1.4 percent of Measure B though it paid 19.8 percent of the tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29329
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2004
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2004
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Trauma centers
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Huntington Hospital
Measure B
Item ID
29513AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Manny Romero, owner of Rod's Grill, has initiated Measure A to try to block the Rusnak Mercedes Benz automobile dealership from expanding. The city has put out a counter measure, Measure B, to citizens to vote on at the May 8 election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30476
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2007
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2007
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Central Business District (CBD)
Measure A
Measure B
Restaurants
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30663AN
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Newspaper Index
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Seniors revive the art of lawn bowling in Arcadia. Classes are available for young people. A t-shirt design contest and display at the Arcadia Historical Museum in May are planned to boost interest in the sport. Includes some history of this sport of kings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Bowling Green Club
Lawn Bowling
Sports
Arcadia County Park
Ball, Jenna
Item ID
29637AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has accepted a grant for $42,026 from the MTA in Proposition C funds to help operate Arcadia Transit. Other City Council items were discussed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30567
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Transit
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Metropolitan Transportatin Authority (MTA)
Item ID
30755AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29977
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wayment, Elvin T.
Item ID
30164AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21464
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Miko, Donovan T.
Item ID
21686AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30631
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. News 13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. News 13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Coleman, James T.
Item ID
30819AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30640
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Coleman, James T.
Item ID
30828AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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