John Sandbrook, Amy Dilbeck, Susan Webb and Derek Moses are all survivors of childhood cancer. They will ride on the Arcadia Tournament of roses float on Jan. 1.
The city budget passed unanimously on Tuesday night and included the elimination of 9 full-time employee positions, an increase in paramedics fees and a one-year, 1 percent utility tax increase.
15 Arcadia High School students beat out 19 other schools to win the county competition of the Science Olympiad. The state competition is set for April 9, followed by the national competition in Arizona.
Incumbent Maryann Gibson took an early lead last night in the race for three seats on the Arcadia Unified School District Board. Michael Lamb and John R. McClain also won seats. Min Mey Chang and John T. Wuo lost.
Lightning, the Division 5 girls team from the Arcadia-Sierra Madre area, won the TriSection State Championship by beating Paso Robles 5 to 2. The team, composed of 8 and 9 year olds, had a record of 31-0-1 and is the 4th team from the area to win the state championship in 27 years.
Students at Holly Avenue Elementary School can choose the traditional September-June schedule or attend year-round classes with 4 shorter breaks, instead of the three-month summer vacation. The new schedule has the usual 180 days, but includes 4 sessions of about 9 weeks and breaks as long as 20 days.
Friends and family of former Arcadia City Clerk Christine Van Maanen gathered at Live Oak Memorial Park to pay their last respects. Her exact date of birth is not known, but she is believed to have been 86-88 years old when she died.