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A $1,040 gift was presented to the Arcadia Unified School District by the Lions Club for the Lions-Quest Skills for Growing Program designed to help steer students away from alcohol and drug use.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25763
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 1996
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 1996
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Lions Club
Arcadia Unified School District
Item ID
25963AN
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Newspaper Index
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5th grade students graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. Essay winners Alanna Mori and Kelsey Tallon read their essays during the program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25944
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
Mori, Alanna
Tallon, Kelsey
Item ID
26144AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 7th annual Quinceanera Parade, hosted by Los Angeles County Children and Family Services, took place at Los Angeles County Arboretum, for the first time. It was celebrated with a car parade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36066
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Los Angeles County Children and Family Services
Parades
Quinceaneras
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Newspaper Index
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The 9th annual "Remembering Our Veterans and Their Families" event was held at Arcadia County Park to honor our soldiers. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich attended.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30063
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia County Park
Memorial Day events
Item ID
30250AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The $10.5 million renovation of Fashion Park is nearly complete. The new center court features a 60 foot glass tower and water fountain.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1556
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1555AN
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Newspaper Index
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11 Arcadia High students named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalis Arcadia High School continues its 28-year streak of seeing a double-digit number of students represented in the renowned National Merit Scholarship Program. This year, 11 Arcadia High students are counted among less than 1% of high school seniors across the nation that have been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, who now have the opportunity to vie for one of nearly 7,500 scholarships that collectively total close to $30 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36070
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
National Merit Scholarship Program
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The $13.5 million budget for Arcadia, 1980-81, as available for public study and comment. The article outlines the proposed operating budget, capital projects program and proposed use of federal revenue-sharing funds.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
662AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31552
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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17 students at Arcadia Alternative High School signed up as owner/operators of Medi-Kit Company, part of a 13-week Junior Achievement program sponsored by the Arcadia Rotary Club. The Medi-Kit auto safety first-aid kits sell for $8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4469
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 1994
Pages
p. H-2 photo
Subjects
Schools - Huntington High School
Item ID
4345AN
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Newspaper Index
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18-year old Arcadia resident Diana Kim has been named first runner up in the June 29 America's Junior Miss program. She is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6248
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kim, Diana
Item ID
6073AN
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Newspaper Index
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22 Arcadia Unified School District employees have been honored in the district's "Profiles in Excellence" staff recognition program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26890
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 1, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 1, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Schools - Employees
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
27090AN
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Newspaper Index
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22nd Senior Powerlifting Games at Sneiders Family Fitness in Arcadia continues without World Champion Lifter Harry Sneider.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33857
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2014
Pages
p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2014
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Sneider, Harry
Sneider, Rob
Sneider, Sarah
Weight lifting
Item ID
34051AN
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23-year-old Arcadia man Joshua Martin Parra-Davis was booked by Arcadia Police on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and leaving it in a backpack near a Bank of America on Foothill Boulevard on Friday, January 14, 2011. Witnesses said Parra-Davis first went to Foothills Middle School and may have been trying to open classrooms when he was confronted and ran off. The suspect was then seen dropping a backpack in bushes near the Bank of America and then running through the parking lot, where officers detained him. Arcadia Police called the bomb squad. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bob Squad successfully detonated the device. Parra-Davis could be arranged in Pasadena Court today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32296
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arrests
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua Martin
Item ID
32495AN
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Newspaper Index
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26 local schools earn high honors, the 2023 California Distinguished Schools award, including Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School from the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36409
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
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The 29th annual "Twice Sold Tales" used book sale by the Friends of the Arcadia Library took place Saturday, May 2, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1645
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1987
Pages
p. B-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1987
Pages
p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Item ID
1644AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 33rd Annual Crystal Ball to benefit USC Arcadia Hospital was held on November 5 at the Pasadena Convention Center and raised $694,000 for the USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation. Paul Rusnak of Rusnak Auto Group was honored.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36394
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crystal Ball
Fundraisers
Methodist Hospital Foundation
Rusnak, Paul
Rusnak Auto Group
USC Arcadia Hospital
USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation
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The 35th annual Public Schools luncheon was held at the Masonic Center to honor 26 National Merit Scholarship students. The Foothills Middle School Sixth Grade Chorus performed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29524
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Public Schools Luncheon - 35th annual
Arcadia Unified School District
Arcadia High Twelve Club
National Merit Scholarship students
Item ID
29708AN
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Newspaper Index
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41-year-old female Xiaolin Li, a resident of Arcadia, was stabbed and murdered on January 7, 2014 at an apartment in the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue. The arrested suspect was identified as the victim's father-in-law Li Zhu, a 68-year-old resident of Arcadia. The motive appears to be related to an on-going dispute within the family. The victim and suspect resided together.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33720
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Li, Xiaolin
Li, Zhu
Murders
Item ID
33916AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 47-page pamphlet on teen-age topics such as substance abuse, adolescent suicide and gangs was mailed last month to every Arcadia parent. "The Small Book of Big Issues for Arcadia Parents" was spearheaded by Foothills Middle School parent Carol Eifert.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5817
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
5662AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 65 year old statue of Hugo Reid created by Preston Prescott may be moved from Arcadia County Park to a spot between the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum and the Arcadia Community Center. The City Council will have to approve $57,362 contract for its removal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24460
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Reid, Hugo
Prescott, Preston
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Statuary
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Item ID
24651AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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