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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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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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17 children and two adults pose on a stage in three rows. Children are dressed in various costumes. Written on back: Arcadia Children's Chorale "Around the World in Song," a performance of Disney songs. Directors William Pirigyi and Adele Pirigyi. Saturday, March 29th. Prior to Holly Avenue PTA movie. According to the perpetual calendar, March 29 was a Saturday in 1969 and 1975, so it could be either.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1905
Date
Probably 1975
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Date
Probably 1975
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Children's Chorale
Pirigyi, Adele
Pirigyi, William
Singers
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1886
Collection
Photographs
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23 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma was ambushed and stabbed to death October 13 in the exercise yard of San Quentin State Prison. A Superior Court judge sentenced him to die for killing two children and their mother in El Monte in 1995.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11522
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Palma, Jimmy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11720AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 24-page member committee unveiled a plan for Arcadia's children in a 70-page report, known formally as the Youth Master Plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9568
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Youth Master Plan
Item ID
9523AN
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Newspaper Index
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25% of a $10,000 goal for the new Jerry Broadwell children's room has been pledged. A benefit concert will be held on December 17 at the San Gabriel Civic Auditorium and proceeds will be shared by the High School and the Broadwell Fund.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1947
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library 1961 -
Item ID
1943AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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25-year old Colleen Kay Hutchins, who represented Utah in the Miss America contest, was named Miss America Saturday night. She is one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hutchins of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12689
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1951
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1951
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Hutchins, Colleen Kay
Item ID
12894AN
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"100 Years of Good Health, Happiness, and Prosperity," Arcadia's float entry in the 2003 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Side view showing the Queen Anne Cottage and peacock. Riders standing on ground, left to right: Black Hawk pilot, Captain Jon Shafer representing local service men and women; Nicholas Campbell, Dr. Bradford Hack, and Dawn Pejsar representing Methodist Hospital; Lane Barcham and Alison Chien representing local children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1712
Date
January 1, 2003
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Date
January 1, 2003
Subjects
Tournament of Roses - Floats - 2003
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Barcham, Lane
Campbell, Nicholas
Chien, Alison
Hack, Bradford (Dr.)
Pejsar, Dawn
Shafer, Jon (Capt.)
Physical Description
5x7 color
ID
1700
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Christianson, Harry
Item ID
942AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Alvina Reichmuth of Arcadia was honored for her volunteer work as a foster grandparent at the MacLaren Children's Center for 16 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2378
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-5 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-5 photo
Subjects
Reichmuth, Alvina
Item ID
2333AN
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Arcadia Assistance League's Bargain Box thrift store re-opens after a major $35,000 revamp including new display fixtures, carpeting, and an interior and exterior paint job. The opening celebration, starting at 3pm tomorrow, marks the 40th anniversary of Operation School Bell, a program that provides clothing to needy children. The Assistance League has 100 members and bought the store at 64 E. Live Oak Avenue in 1982.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Assistance League of Arcadia
Organizations
Thrift stores
Volunteers
Item ID
31580AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia author Patricia Anaya has written an anti-bullying book for kids, inspired by a child's suicide. It is called "The Three Powers: Magic to Love Yourself."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
November 29, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
November 29, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Anaya, Patricia
Arcadia Authors
Children's literature
Item ID
32854AN
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Arcadia brothers Eric and Richard Dong (they attend San Marino High School) receive Outstanding Young Philanthropists award. They offered piano lessons to kids at the Union Station family center. They gave money and talked to the kids about investing in the stock market. With profits they made from their investments, they established the Richard and Eric Dong Endowment Fund for Union Station to provide scholarships for children in sports, music and the arts, leadership, and human rights promotion, to buy books for the family library; to fund staff appreciation and recognition and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35332
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Dong, Eric
Dong, Richard
Philanthropy
Item ID
35522AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia brothers Richard and Eric Dong (they attend San Marino High School) give endowment to Union Station Homeless Services. The fund will provide scholarships for children, to purchase books for the family library, to fund staff appreciation, and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35254
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Dong, Richard
Dong, Eric
Philanthropy
Union Station Homeless Services
Item ID
35443AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council passed a resolution opposing pornography and supporting a measure in the State Assembly that would curb the display of sexually explicit material in public view of children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2266
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pornography
Item ID
2236AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city officials are cracking down on "maternity tourism" boarding houses by dedicating a full-time police detective to investigate the issue. Maternity or birth tourism is a phenomenon in which women, often from China, pay a handsome fee to have their babies in the United States, so the children can be citizens. While that is not illegal, at least five establishments have been shut down for violations, such as unlawfully operating boarding house businesses in residential zones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Boarding houses
Pregnant women
Item ID
33677AN
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The Arcadia County Park swimming pool will be closed for the summer, to be demolished and rebuilt at a later date. The pool is 70 years old and officially known as the Norman S. Johnson Aquatic Center. On July 19, a chlorine spill sent 17 children to the hospital. The repairs would cost $80,000, so the County chose to not reopen the pool for the three weeks left of this summer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32140
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Item ID
32337AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Elks Lodge, which is a non-profit charitable organization, has donated $5,590 since April 2011 to local organizations such as Arcadia High School baseball, City of Hope, Salvation Army, Special Olympics, Children's Wish Foundation and many more. The lodge has been located in Arcadia since 1957, at 27 West Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32529
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Elks Lodge
Charities
Organizations
Item ID
32728AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Department gets help from Holy Angels School students, collecting stuffed animals to comfort children, on future fire calls.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33212
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 30
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 30
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Bakey, Stan
Item ID
33409AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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