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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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ID #2012-2027 show the opening dedication and ribbon cutting at the newly built Arcadia Community Center, at 365 Campus Drive. Charles Gilb and Mary Young are holding the big scissors. From left to right: George Fasching, City Manager George Watts, Mary Young, Joseph Ciraulo, Charles Gilb, Robert Harbicht. Fasching, Young, Ciraulo, Gilb and Harbicht are City Council members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2039
Date
July 19, 1991
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Date
July 19, 1991
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Community Center
Ciraulo, Joseph
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Harbicht, Robert
Watts, George
Young, Mary
Physical Description
3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color
ID
2018
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ID #2012-2027 show the opening dedication and ribbon cutting at the newly built Arcadia Community Center, at 365 Campus Drive. Charles Gilb is at the podium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2033
Date
July 19, 1991
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Date
July 19, 1991
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Community Center
Gilb, Charles
Physical Description
3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color
ID
2012
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ID #2012-2027 show the opening dedication and ribbon cutting at the newly built Arcadia Community Center, at 365 Campus Drive. Unidentified man is at the podium, Charles Gilb stands behind him.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2035
Date
July 19, 1991
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Date
July 19, 1991
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Community Center
Gilb, Charles
Physical Description
3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color
ID
2014
Collection
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