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Actor Doris Roberts from TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond" was the keynote speaker at a conference on aging at the Arcadia Community Center. It was sponsored by the Los Angeles Commission for Woman and the County Commission on Aging.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29425
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2001
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p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Community Center events -- 2001 - 2010
Celebrities
Famous people
Roberts, Doris
Television actors and actresses
Aging
Conferences
Item ID
29609AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia badges pay tribute to history. Arcadia Police Department employees will wear old-fashioned badges made to look like those that local lawmen pinned to their uniforms 100 years ago. The special Centennial badge will be worn during 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24842
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police Department
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
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25037AN
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Arcadia celebrated 100 years of cityhood with a cameo appearance by Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, portrayed by John Reuter. Activities included a scavenger hunt, author book signing for Visions of Arcadia, and the unveiling of the bronze peacock topping the fountain. The peacock was sculpted by Dave Chapple.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25952
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2003
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p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Arcadia County Park
Reuter, John
Chapple, Dave
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26154AN
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Arcadia Centennial banners are available for purchase at $125.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2002
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p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
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24438AN
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The Arcadia Centennial Chorus will perform "American History Through Song" on May 18. Ed Lojeski, a 1959 Arcadia High School graduate, will conduct.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25428
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
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p. A3
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Lojeski, Ed
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25627AN
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Arcadia government officials and centennial committee members are planning a yearlong civic celebration beginning January 1, 2003. On January 18, a gala event will honor people who have served the city. The history of Arcadia's incorporation, including the decision to use August 5, 1903, as the official date, is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24701
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2002
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p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
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24895AN
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The Arcadia Public Library is holding an "Ode to Arcadia Centennial Poetry Contest" in observance of Arcadia's 100th birthday and National Poetry Month. A workshop will be hosted by author Ron Koertge to explore the craft of poetry.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25246
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ode to Arcadia Centennial Poetry Contest
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Koertge, Ron
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25443AN
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Arcadia's Akula family won the homemade ice cream contest at the City's July 4th celebration at Eisenhower Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28759
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Pasadena Star News A4
Date
July 11, 2004
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Pasadena Star News A4
Date
July 11, 2004
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Best Homemade ice Cream Contest
Akula, Maya
Akula, Roshan
Akula, Amit
Akula, Shyam
City of Arcadia Fourth of July Celebration - Eisenhower Park
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28947AN
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Arcadia's Centennial (1903-2003) approaches and the Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission is planning on a year-long, citywide celebration for the city's 100th birthday. In photo, a baseball cap to commemorate the centennial, is on sale at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33397
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial (1903-2003)
Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission
Community events
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33593AN
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Arcadia will throw an old-fashioned scavenger hunt as part of the festivities on August 5, to mark Arcadia's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25864
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2003
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2003
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p. A2
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
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26064AN
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As part of Arcadia's 2003 centennial celebration, each council member has served as mayor for a three-month period of time. Mickey Segal will lead the city for the last three months until after the April 13 City Council election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27387
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 2004
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p. A3
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
City Council 2000 - 2009
Segal, Mickey
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27586AN
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As part of the Centennial celebration, Gloria Horstman will review current books at the Arcadia Public Library. Horstman was an Arcadia school board member and served on the Library's Board of Trustees.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2003
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2003
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p. A2
Subjects
Horstman, Gloria
Centennial Celebration, 2003
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25156AN
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City Councilman, Gary Kovacic, is asking locals to write about memories of Arcadia. The collection of essays will be published in a book titled "Visions of Arcadia: A Centennial Anthology."

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Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 22, 2002
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p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Kovacic, Gary
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25028AN
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The city of Arcadia has kept its finances intact despite the budgetary troubles facing California, Mayor Gail Marshall said in her State of the City address delivered during the City Council Meeting on April 1. The article includes information on the Centennial commemorative flower. Nunccio's Nursery in Altadena created pink Arcadia Azaleas to mark the city's birthday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25311
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mayors - Marshall, Gail
State of the City Address
Finance
Budget
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
25509AN
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Eighth grade students at Foothills Middle School participate in Frontier Days, a celebration of how pioneers lived in the old west. Student Nick Board is shown in a photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29030
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Foothills Middle School
Frontier Days Celebration
Board, Nick
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29217AN
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Five first place winners in the "Ode to Arcadia" centennial poetry contest read their poems and were awarded prizes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25434
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ode to Arcadia Centennial Poetry Contest
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Centennial Celebrations 2003
Item ID
25633AN
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Happy birthday to Arcadia. The communty has kept its routes and future intact. Opinion on the city's 100 years includes information on Arcadia homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26162
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2003
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p. A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2003
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
Centennial Celebration, 2003
Housing
Item ID
26362AN
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In celebration of the city's centennial, Arcadia will have a float in the 2003 Tournament of Roses parade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23404
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2002
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p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2002
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
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23613AN
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Kate Linder, an actress on television soap opera The Young and the Restless, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was raised in Arcadia and graduated from Arcadia High School. Her parents are Ralph and Molly Wolveck. She also keeps a job as a flight attendant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30976
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2008
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p. News 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 2
Subjects
Actors and actresses
Celebrities
Linder, Kate
Wolveck, Molly
Wolveck, Ralph
Item ID
31171AN
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Local residents and merchants have bought commemorative street banners which bear the inscription "Celebrating Arcadia's Centennial: 1903-2003" alongside their own name. Banners will be up January 1 and will hang until December 31, 2003.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2002
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2002
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p. A3
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
24841AN
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