Funeral services will be held today for Ernest Loebbecke, a founding chairman of Los Angeles United Way and a resident of Arcadia. He died of cancer Monday at the age of 87.
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.
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.
Memorial services for William Ingoldsby will be held December 15, 1995. Ingoldsby, 48, died November 21 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was a graduate of Arcadia High School.
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.
55,130 racing fans saw the 10th Breeder's Cup, which included the upset 133-1 final race win by Arcangues. Over $36 million was wagered, including $15 million in on-track betting.
Arcadia registered voters received the second in a series of mailings last week, urging them to vote in the $27.9 million bond election on April 20th. A similar bond measure failed by less than 1% in an election on September 15, 1992.
About 40 Arcadia High School students showed up outside City Hall at 3:15 to demonstrate against the city's 50 year old curfew, which subjects those under 18 to a misdemeanor citation if they loiter in public after 10 PM.
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.