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A $30 million plan to provide standardized breathing equipment for every fire department in Los Angeles County has been suspended after a lawsuit alleged the contract process was mishandled and firefighters complained about the quality of the equipment. Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment is suing the city and county of Los Angeles, contending the contract process was improperly handled in a manner that ignored firefighter input and unfairly favored the winning bidder, L.N. Curtis and sons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31253
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Business and Industry
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Item ID
31448AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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200 people turned out to honor retired Arcadia Tribune editor, Helen Schrader. The retirement party included mayors and public officials from surrounding communities served by the Foothill Inter-City newspapers which were edited by Mrs. Schrader.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Tribune - Schrader, Helen
Item ID
508AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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AbilityFirst and Santa Anita Park held a fundraiser to benefit adults and children with disabilities. Pictured is jockey Kayla Stra atop Fred, a horse that appeared in the movie "Seabiscuit."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31419
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
AbilityFirst - nonprofit organizations
Disabled people
Fundraisers
Santa Anita Park (2001-2010)
Stra, Kayla (jockey)
Item ID
31612AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Adeline Lhotsky celebrates her 95th birthday on Easter. Born in Czechoslovakia, Lhotsky moved to Arcadia 47 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1926
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1989
Pages
p. B-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1989
Pages
p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Lhotsky, Adeline
Item ID
1922AN
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After serving 17 years as a crossing guard, 83-year-old Harry Christianson is retiring. The children at Highland Oaks honored him with a special Mr. Chris Day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper942
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Christianson, Harry
Item ID
942AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Apache Band won first place trophy at the Mr. Carmel Invitational Tournament of Bands.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3088
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 3, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 3, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3010AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has grounded a proposal that would have allowed hang glider pilots to land their grafts on an unused LA County floodplain in the north end of the city. The 30 pilots of the Mr. Wilson Soaring Society need a landing site because the one used for the last 8 years in Pasadena has been developed with the new Pasadena Rose Court homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1682
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hang Gliding
Item ID
1681AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School senior Andrew Pilavjian is Runner of the Year and Mr. January in the cross-country calendar.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2006
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2006
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - sports
Cross country
Pilavjian, Andrew - biography
Runners
Item ID
30514AN
Collection
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital will keep open its maternity ward, in spite of an extremely low birth rate in the Foothills area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1795
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1794AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Fred Asher relates his experience during WWII aboard the destroyer USS Blue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1983
Pages
p. A1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1983
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Asher, Fred
Item ID
7273AN
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Arcadian Luben Balabanoff, a Bulgarian by birth, was in Dresden, Germany when it was bombed during World War II. Retired now, he has spent the last 10 years making travel films and touring with them.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper588
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Balabanoff, Luben
Item ID
588AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident and business owner Fawaz Elmasri, who was born in Lebanon, conveyed a message that Muslim people are peaceful and the Islam religion condemns killing of civilian people and the destruction of property. He explained that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were acts against God.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Elmasri, Fawaz
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Islam
Muslims
Terrorism
Item ID
30281AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Homer Black died January 31. Born in 1885, Black took part in the Nevada gold strike in 1906 and was a mining engineer for fifty years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper612
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Black, Homer
Item ID
612AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Rosemary Harry makes bonnets and blankets for the infants born at Methodist Hospital.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2003
Pages
p. D6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2003
Pages
p. D6
Subjects
Methodist Hospital
Harry, Rosemary
Item ID
26156AN
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Arcadia residents will select three trustees today. Running for the Board of Education are challengers Roger Sonnenberg, Fred Peritore and Daniel Haste. Incumbents are James Romo, John McClain and Maryann Gibson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
School Board Elections - 2003
Gibson, Maryann
Haste, Roger
McClain, John
Peritore, Fred
Romo, James
Sonnenberg, Roger
Item ID
25585AN
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Arcadia Weekly posts a correction of photographs of Fred Peritore and Roger Sonnenberg that were incorrectly identified in last week's Arcadia Weekly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31195
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Peritore, Fred
Sonnenberg, Roger
Item ID
31390AN
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Arts & Culture spotlight on the new exhibit at the Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum. The exhibit is called "Roll 'em!: Motion Pictures Filmed in Arcadia and Surrounding Communities." Photos include Dana Dunn, curator at the museum, and movie posters of "A Star is Born" starring Judy Garland and James Mason, and "The African Queen," starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2009
Pages
p. A21
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2009
Pages
p. A21
Subjects
Dunn, Dana
Film and television
Motion pictures - memorabilia
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum - exhibits
Item ID
31921AN
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Newspaper Index
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Biographical sketch of Gloria Horstman, recently elected president of the Arcadia Board of Education. Article includes Mrs. Horstman's hopes for the coming school year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2620
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 29, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 29, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - Horstman, Gloria
Item ID
2561AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1983
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1983
Pages
p. C2
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McCoy, Danielle Lynn (To Mr. and Mrs. Rick A. McCoy, Nov. 27)
Roth, Diane Clara (To Mr. and Mrs. Jon Anton Roth, Jan. 12)
Courson, Candice Mae (To Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Courson, Jan. 12)
Item ID
27209AN
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Newspaper Index
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Birth.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 13, 1983
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 13, 1983
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
DeLeon, Chasen Matthew (To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel DeLeon, Jr., Dec. 13)
Vanorden, Patrick Martin (To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Vanorden, Jan. 22)
Wong, Jennifer Lynn Gung Fay (To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wong, Jan. 24)
Leitner, Charlene Desiree (To Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Leitner, Jan. 28)
Item ID
27223AN
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Newspaper Index
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