Roy L. Coats, last year's Tournament of Roses president, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon while working in the garden of his Arcadia home. He was 64.
Five young women were named princesses of the 1991-92 Arcadia Tournament of Roses Court. The winners were: Gaylin Kim Bignell, Amy Kathryn Cudworth, Michelle Dyann Lojeski, Anindita Dutta and Adrienne Marie Miller.
Newly chosen members of the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association Royal Court of 1990-91 are: Maria Isabel Algara, 17; Bonnie Burkhalter, 17; Melissa Kaliel, 16; Danielle Kennedy, 17 all of Arcadia High School. Also Krysty Keuhfuss, 17, of Alverno High School.
28 year old Arcadian Davy Lin, who seriously injured his spine in a motorcycle accident 4 1/2 years ago, will be one of about 60 disabled athletes from all over the state playing in the second annual City of Roses Wheel-Chair Tennis Tournament.
Convicted rapist Steven Wu, the Arcadia deacon who drugged his two sisters-in-law and videotaped himself sexually assaulting them, was sentenced to 79 years in prison Friday.
Rose Hassing, 27, currently the director of volunteer services for the Pasadena American Red Cross, will become the new senior citizens supervisor for the City of Arcadia as of February 7. She is replacing Betty Harris, who retired in December after 20 years with the city's senior citizens services.
The south lake of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum has dropped from three acres in surface area to about two acres. In 1958, the center depth was nine feet. Now it is two feet.
Test scores of Arcadia Unified School District's seniors rose this year. The reading score was 294 (up 19 points) while math score was 333 (up 20 points). Since 1987-88, students moved from the 77th to the 85th percentile in reading and from the 89th to the 96th percentile in math statewide.
The City Council approved a mandatory water conservation program that requires a 10% decrease in water use by all residents, as well as the use of penalties if residents use more than their share of water.
In an informal, long-range planning session, City Council members made a new library and police station two of their top priorities. Last month, the council approves spending $55,000 to hire a consultant, to be chosen at the June 19th meeting, to draw up plans for a new library to replace the overcrowded library.
Arcadia residents saved 22% more water over the past seven months than they did in the same period last year. Arcadia Water Manager Eldon Davidson attributed the mandatory 10% reduction program implemented by the City in February.