Arcadia Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was able to successfully resolve a tense hostage situation on October 7 at a doctor's office at 125 E. Duarte Road.
An interview with Lee Ervin, clinical director of H.O.Y. The clinic provides a variety of counseling services but the emphasis is on family counseling. Biographical notes on Ervin included.
Arcadia resident Richard C. Durkee has been elected Chairman of the Board for the American Heart Association, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate. Biographical notes included.
The Reed family (Gary, Kathryn and Glenn) has lost the lease at 52 East Huntington so True Value Hardware Store will close. Gary Reed believes the store, established in 1916, is the oldest continuously operating independent business in town.
Gary Kovacic, an L.A. attorney specializing in land use was appointed to fill the office of Jack Wells, who recently resigned from the Arcadia Planning Commission.
A college diploma dated February 13, 1942 from the University of California at Berkeley will be awarded to Arcadia resident Edward Tokshi. Tokshi was sent to a Japanese-American detainment camp in 1942 during his senior year at Berkeley. Forced to relocate away from the West Coast after the war, Tokshi completed degree requirements in Chicago.
Newcastle, New South Wales, Arcadia's Australian sister city, walked away with all the honors in recent competition staged by Australia Sister Cities Association in Alice Springs. Reg Mason, vice-president of Newcastle Sister City Committee is in town for first reunion of Arcadia High School band members and other Arcadians who were in Newcastle last July.
Arcadia will receive a coveted international city award for its sister cities program with Newcastle, Australia, in ceremonies on Saturday, July 21, at the conclusion of the 24th annual Sister Cities International Conference in Denver, Colorado.