Article outlines Meals On Wheels program. Volunteers deliver two meals a day to recipients for a fee of $3.25 daily. The program was launched in 1974 by the Arcadia Chapter of the American Red Cross.
The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop serves a dual purpose: a non-profit department store with thrift shop prices and as a local welfare agency for those in need. The article discusses the types of assistance given. All programs are funded by sales from the thrift shop.
Arcadia Board of Education members appeared somewhat disappointed at the disclosure that only 40% of those high school students eligible to take the voluntary anti-drug urinalysis tests are participating in the program.
Amy Nelson and Kathleen Ashenfelter, both 16,toured the Soviet Union for 3 weeks with the People to People Friendship Caravan, a program which takes 1600 American youths to 50 Soviet cities. It is the largest student educational program in the history of the US and USSR.
Article discusses the new parking control plan that includes three newly trained specialists. The program could mean a 275 percent increase in the number of citations issued by the Police Department.
Article outlines arguments for and against the two ballot measures raising the utility tax in order to restore school programs and prevent school closure.
The $13.5 million budget for Arcadia, 1980-81, as available for public study and comment. The article outlines the proposed operating budget, capital projects program and proposed use of federal revenue-sharing funds.
Arcadia resident Dean Murray spends his weekends working at the Universal Studio Tours as the "Hulk" from the TV program "The Incredible Hulk." Article outlines Murray;s background and other interests.
In the wake of the Wednesday morning arrest of two Arcadia High School students for dealing in drugs, police Chief Charles Mitchell said action was part of a three-pronged program. Further explained in article.
Helen Schrader, former editor of the Arcadia Tribune, was honored at a reception. She is moving to Georgia. Article outlines her career as a journalist.
Arcadia City Councilman, Dennis Lojeski, suggested that the city begin a drug testing program for its employees, only to discover the city has had one for a month and that 2 people have already been tested.