For years, long-time Arcadia resident Kurt W. Rose designated $50 a year to the Methodist Hospital Foundation. Mr. Rose, who died last year at the age of 91, left $4.2 million to the Methodist Hospital Foundation, the largest individual contribution in the hospital's 95-year history.
Arcadia High School student and 2008 Rose Queen Dusty Gibbs and her Rose Court spread good will and smiles as ambassadors for the Tournament of Roses. Gibbs and the princesses are pictured.
Rose Queen Courtney Lee, of Arcadia, and the Royal Court rode the Metro Gold Line to promote the Metro's "Go Metro" to the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl campaign.
Arcadia City Council has hired consultant Steve Rose, of Purkiss Rose & Associaties, for $8000 to look into establishing a skateboard facility in a local park.
More than 850 people turned out for the unveiling of "Life's Crowning Moments." The Arcadia Tournament of Roses 1997 parade float will depict a coronation in the park with palm trees, a pond, and five former Arcadia Rose Queens. Fiscal problems forced the Arcadia Tournament of Roses to cancel having a Rose Court this year. The five former Rose Queens are not named.
On January 1, 1997, Arcadia's float will be the community's 84th consecutive entry in the Rose Parade, but it may be the last one due to lack of funds.
2008 Rose Queen, Dusty Gibbs of Arcadia, and past Rose Queens select photos and news clippings to be scanned and digitally archived by Kodak's ScanVan.
A photo shows Rose Court finalists for the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. Shown are two girls from Arcadia High School: Ashlie Chan and Stephanie Garcia.
Rose Queen Courtney Lee and her Royal Court visited City of Hope to bring holiday cheer to patients. Courtney Lee is from Arcadia and will reign over the 120th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day, 2009.
An 82-year tradition ended Monday when the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association announced it will disband and not enter a float in the next Pasadena Rose Parade.
Plans for the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association to revive its Rose float have fizzled for now because there is no room for another float in the year 2000 parade.