Arcadia's 100th birthday festivities will begin in January with the city's float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Riders on float include Jon Dorian Shafer, Lane Barcham and Alison Chien. Other activities for the centennial year are outlined.
The Arcadia float in the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade will be built by Bill Lofthouse, dean of Rose Parade float builders and owner of Phoenix Floats.
Army Captain Jon Schafer was among those chosen to ride the City of Arcadia entry in the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade. Others are to be named later.
Bradford Hack, Dawn Pejsar, and Nicholas Campbell will be some of the riders on the 2003 float representing Arcadia in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Other riders are named as well.
A photo shows Rose Court finalists for the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. Shown are two girls from Arcadia High School: Ashlie Chan and Stephanie Garcia.
Hopeful girls, including a few from Arcadia, try out for the 2007 Royal Court for the next Tournament of Roses Parade. A photo shows Stephanie from Arcadia.
A new exhibit, "Petals, Peacocks and Princesses," featuring photographs and memorabilia from the city's participation over the years in the Tournament of Roses parade, is opening at the Arcadia Historical Museum.
Rose Queen Courtney Lee and her Royal Court visited City of Hope to bring holiday cheer to patients. Courtney Lee is from Arcadia and will reign over the 120th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day, 2009.
Arcadia resident Anjali Agrawal, a senior at La Salle High School, was named one of the seven princesses selected for the 2003 Tournament of Roses Court. She was selected from a group of 38 finalists.
62-year-old Gary J. DiSano of San Juan Capistrano, formerly of Arcadia, is the new Tournament of Roses president. He unveiled the theme for next year's parade: "2010: a cut above the rest." He has been a Tournament of Roses volunteer since 1972.
Arcadia High School student and 2008 Rose Queen Dusty Gibbs and her Rose Court spread good will and smiles as ambassadors for the Tournament of Roses. Gibbs and the princesses are pictured.
Arcadia High School seniors Shannon Stockdale and Stephanie Valenzuela were named as princesses of the 2002 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Royal Court. They will reign over the 113th Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl game.