Two candidates without professional experience were the winners from among a field of 5 running for 2 seats on the Arcadia Board of Education. Mary Dougherty and Bill Spuck will officially take their posts at the July 1 meeting, replacing Carol Papay and Don Fickas. Final results: Bill Spuck (2489), Mary Dougherty (1983), Marilyn Miller Perkins (1704), Robert Harris (1232), and David Strauss (4331).
Issues were redefined at a Camino Grove PTA forum by the four candidates for three positions on the Arcadia Board of Education. Candidates were Bob Kladifko, Mike Allison, Jim Bryant and Marilyn Perkins.
Four candidates to run for 3 school board seats. The four are Robert E. Kladifko, Jim Bryant, G. Michael Allison and Marilyn M. Perkins. Article has brief biographical information on each candidate.
Incumbents Gibson, McClain and Romo and challengers Haste, Peritore, and Sonnenberg expressed views in a candidates' forum for the Arcadia School Board election.
Election for three school board seats slated for Tuesday. The candidates are Mike Allison, department store manager; Jim Bryant, engineer with Jet Propulsion; Bob Kladifko, high school principal in Los Angeles; and Marilyn Perkins, elementary school teacher in El Monte.
Two candidates, Bob Kladifko (2,623) and Jim Bryant (2,497) who were defeated in the Arcadia school board election two years ago, emerged as winners in Tuesday's election. The third winner was Mike Allison (2,579). Marilyn Perkins (2,225) finished fourth and was not elected.
Eight candidates for City Council spoke at a forum sponsored by the Santa Anita Village Association. William Carpenter and James Neumeister were not present.
Candidates discuss their positions on charter change at a forum presented by the Arcadia Republican Women's Club last week. The amendment will be on the April 10 ballot.
Arcadia Board of Education candidate, Gene Shepherd feels it is unfair that he and 3 other candidates were not interviewed (as they had been in past years) by Arcadians for Arcadia. A spokesman for the group said it was pointless to interview Shepherd since the 3 incumbents "are doing a good job" while Shepherd "hasn't proven himself."