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Remembering Charles Gilb on Veterans Day. Biography of Charles Gilb, "Potato King," a former Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps, businessman in the produce industry and former Arcadia City Council member. He served four terms as mayor.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Biographies
Gilb, Charles
Mayors
Veterans
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gary Kovacic is Arcadia's mayor for the third time. His first term was in 1998-1999 and his second term was in 2000-2001. In this, his third term, he is one of four out of the five Arcadia city council members rotating into the mayor's position during the 2003 Arcadia Centennial. The article includes biographical information.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Kovacic, Gary - biography
Mayors
Item ID
31944AN
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Newspaper Index
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For a record 4th time in Arcadia history, Charles Gilb was elected by the City Council as mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1134
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 18, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 18, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1991
Mayors - Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
1133AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Fasching, owner of Fasching's Car Wash who joined the City Council two years ago, was chosen as the city's mayor on Tuesday, replacing four-time mayor, Charles Gilb.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1992
Mayors - Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
323AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mary Young stepped down as mayor & by unanimous vote, Charles Gilb was selected mayor and Robert Harbicht mayor pro-tem.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1987
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
Mayors - Young, Mary
Mayors - Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
1020AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mary Young was installed as the new mayor of Arcadia, while Charles Gilb was named mayor pro-tem. Donald Pellegrino and David Hannah stepped down from the council to be replaced by Roger Chandler and Robert Harbicht.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1986
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1986
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
Mayors - Young, Mary
Gilb, Charles
Pellegrino, Donald
Item ID
1037AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Services were held Sunday for former Arcadia Mayor David Hannah, who died June 11 at his home in Laguna Niguel. He was 72.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 1995
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 19, 1995
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Hannah, David
Mayors - Hannah, David
Item ID
4465AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles Gilb was elected mayor by a unanimous vote. Jack Saelid was elected mayor pro tem by a 3-2 vote.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
Mayors - Gilb, Charles E.
Saelid, Jack
Item ID
1012AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council reorganized itself as follows: Mayor: Charles Gilb Mayor Pro Tem: Floretta Lauber Councilmen: James Helms; Jack Saelid; Dr. Alton Scott

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 17, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 17, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Mayors - Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
993AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Donald Pellegrino was elected mayor as Charles Gilb and Jack Saelid relinquish their seats on City Council.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
Mayors - Pellegrino, Donald E.
Gilb, Charles
Saelid, Jack
Item ID
1027AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mary Young, the only woman in Arcadia's history to serve 2 terms as mayor and only the second on the city council, was unanimously elected as mayor while Charles Gilb was elected mayor pro-tem by the newly formed city council.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photos - Young and Gilb
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photos - Young and Gilb
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1990
Mayors - Young, Mary
Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
1132AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., the toy company that made the Hula Hoop, Slip 'N Slide, Silly String and Frisbee, died at Arcadia Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke in his Arcadia home. He was 83.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Deaths
Knerr, Richard - biography
Obituaries
Toy makers
Wham-O Inc. - history
Item ID
31079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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As a result of Mayor John Wuo's vote against a Habitat for Humanity low-income housing project in Arcadia, three prominent Arcadians--Gary Kovacic, Mickey Segal, and former Mayor Charles Gilb--have withdrawn their support for Wuo's re-election campaign.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Gilb, Charles
Habitat for Humanity
Kovacic, Gary
Low-income housing
Mayors
Wuo, John
Item ID
30068AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four candidates are running for this year's City Council election: Mayor Charles Gilb, Councilwoman Mary Young, Charles Chivetta and Johanna A. M. Hofer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1125
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 10, 1988
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 10, 1988
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1988
Gilb, Charles E.
Young, Mary
Chivetta Charles
Hofer, Johanna
Item ID
1124AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Children's Room will be completely refurbished - partly with city funds and partly from a drive headed by Mayor Charles Gilb. It will be renamed the Jerry Broadwell Children's Library as a memorial to Fire Captain Jerry Broadwell who died in a fire in August 1975.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 19 ,1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 19 ,1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library 1961 -
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
1942AN
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Newspaper Index
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Charles E. Gilb, former Arcadia mayor and two-term councilman, has ended weeks of speculation with his announcement that he will not seek re-election to the council. Unexpected turn: Gilb will run for council seat.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1984
January 19, 1984
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1984
January 19, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1984
Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
1094AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Mayor Charles Gilb elected president of the Arcadia Educational Foundation.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1982
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1982
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
478AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gary Kovacic is Arcadia's mayor for the sixth time since 1998. Mayor Pro Tem is Roger Chandler. Mayor Kovacic is in the final year of a second consecutive four-year term. Due to term limits, he will have to step away from Arcadia City Council for at last two years after he concludes his current term as mayor, next April.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 25, 2015
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 25, 2015
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019--term limits
Chandler, Roger
Kovacic, Gary
Mayors
Item ID
34353AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. William Christian Norgaard, a Danish baker who made this area his home, has died at the age of 106. Biography and photo. See hard copy in VF "Deaths."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Norgaard, William Christian - biography
Item ID
31279AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles E. Gilb, one of eight candidates for two seats on the Arcadia City Council, can speak from experience. Article states his experiences and views.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 23, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1984
Gilb, Charles E.
Item ID
1102AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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