The 9-person team of Arcadia High School placed 3rd out of 73 teams in the county's 41st annual Academic Decathlon, thus performing the best ever in Arcadia High School history. The decathlon consists of speech, math, science, fine arts, social science/history, economics, language, literature and essay competitions.
Romance novel author Olga Bicos will talk about her first novel, "By My Heart Betrayed" at the Women's Club of Arcadia annual Book Reviews and Author's Luncheon. With photo.
The Arcadia Post 247 American Legion members will be leaving their home of 69 years to move to a new meeting place sometime in the next few months. Faced with dwindling funds to finance much-needed repairs for their 2-story hall, the group has sold their property to a development firm that wants to build 40 homes in the area.
The City Council approved an application for $9 million in state funds to build a new library. If the state awards the funds and the council accepts them, the city would have to contribute $7 million toward the new library.
A new or improved public library could become a reality in the near future. The current library is bursting at the seams with increasing amounts of books, computer equipment and an increasing number of people using the 28-year-old library.
Second of 2 articles about the increasing Asian student population in the Arcadia Unified School District, where over the past 10 years the Asian student population has grown from 9 to 39%.
Retired Arcadia physician Edward Hayes died in a scuba diving accident Saturday as the result of drowning according to officials from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.
First of 2 articles about the increasing Asian student population in the Arcadia Unified School District, where over the past 10 years the Asian student population has grown from 9 to 39%. This article focuses on meeting the challenge of getting Asian parents involved.
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.
Arcadia-born Ruth Reeder, author of the recently published book, "Lemon-Twist: No Salt Added," will be the featured speaker at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum on June 10, 1991.
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.
23 Arcadia High School students capped third-place honors in the California State Finals of the National Bicentennial Competition. The students, in Ron Morris' advanced placement government class, last month won first place in the 22nd Congressional District contest, which included five local schools. Photo.