Arcadia High School's state champion Constitution Team is in Washington D. C., vying for the national title in an interscholastic competition on constitutional principles.
Mayor of Arcadia Gary Kovacic and mayor of Sierra Madre Rob Stockly visit Congressman David Dreier, Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Barbara Boxer in Washington, D. C.
After five years of filing applications and lobbying in Washington, D C., Arcadia and Sierra Madre will share $6.5 million in federal funding to improve the earthquake safety of both cities' reservoirs.
Bea Wyant Chute of Arcadia was among 48 delegates from California to attend the 2nd White House Conference on Library and Information Services recently in Washington, D. C. "Making most of library network: delegate Chute says support is key to better education" by Shelia Thompson.
The Administration at Arcadia High School had to institute a new policy against freak dancing or "freaking" after students got too wild at the Homecoming Dance. Freaking is a kind of dancing in which dancers grind against each other's pelvises. Students who attended the Winter Casual dance had to sign a contract "to conduct themselves appropriately both on and off the dance floor."
The Arcadia Community Center now offers a meal program with a charge of $3, as there in no federal funding for this program. The Center offers a variety of programs, from skilled nursing care to government benefits counseling to recreation programs to dances and free movies.
Stephen M. Shortell, son of long-time resident Robert M. Shortell, has been awarded the Bexter Health Services Research Prize, the highest honor in health care services research. Photo.
American Chinese Culture Association, an Arcadia-based group that promotes greater understanding between the U.S. and China through cultural exchange, will have members give a dance performance at the National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC. Artist Tao Haixin shows his work at Arcadia County Park.
A survey gives City of Hope in Duarte and Huntington Hospital in Pasadena the highest rank in patient care. Methodist Hospital of Souther California in Arcadia received average to above-average ratings.
Dr. William "Bill" Kaplan, the first geneticist at City of Hope, died November 6 of heart failure. During his retirement, Kaplan helped direct volunteers who ran Arcadia Public Library's bookstore.