As part of a long-range plan to guarantee the finest outpatient surgery system for Arcadia and surrounding communities, Arcadia Methodist Hospital is in the process of moving and expanding its current service. Outpatient Surgery is designed to allow certain surgical patients to come into the hospital, have surgery, and be discharged the same day.
Eric Waterhouse is the founder of the non-profit Theaterquest, an organization with a goal to produce summertime drama productions with local teenagers. He is an Arcadia resident.
Maria McCann was named 1988 Queen of the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association Royal Court. Princesses on the Royal Court are Lyn Bowen, Lisa Guiffrida, Jill Johnson, Jennifer "Gigi" Yount.
Arcadia High School held a drive and collected $800 toward a municipal auditorium. A non-profit corporation is being established and it will be the nucleus for an auditorium drive to begin in September 1977.
A non-profit foundation to work with the citizens of Arcadia in an attempt to construct on auditorium is now complete and in operation. Gives details of how the money will be used in case an auditorium drive is not successful.
17 year old Angie Zamorano's death last week in a car accident less than a mile from Arcadia High School brought 300 people together Tuesday for a memorial service at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora.
The Arcadia Educational Foundation, a non-profit public benefit corporation, is now in the process of incorporating. The purpose of the organization is to provide financial support to the school district. Several other cities in the area have formed similar organizations.
Dwain Schenck, 27, who grew up in Arcadia, is project director for AmeriCares, a non-profit relief organization founded in 1982 which is currently helping thousands of refugees who have fled Kuwait for Jordan.
The Community Hotline, sponsored by the Arcadia Presbyterian Church, will be able to pay its telephone bill for the remainder of the year, thanks to a decision by the City Council to grant the telephone counseling service $8,000. Councilman Charles Gilb questioned using taxpayers' money for a church-related operation, and asked how the Hotline would raise funds next year. Rev. Bob Johnson, Hotline director, said the organization could be incorporated and operate as a non-profit group to raise funds.
The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop serves a dual purpose: a non-profit department store with thrift shop prices and as a local welfare agency for those in need. The article discusses the types of assistance given. All programs are funded by sales from the thrift shop.
Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.
The Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop is beginning its 51st year. Thrift shop manager Dorothy Smith tells of the changes and growth since its opening during the depression, and describes the types of merchandise to be found in the "non-profit department store with thrift shop prices."
County supervisors approved a $4.7 million infusion of funds to aid mental health programs in the Children's Home Society in Arcadia. The Children's Home Society, a non-profit organization that places mentally disturbed children in foster homes, will now lose $16,000, instead of the anticipated loss of staff and $32,000.
Approval was given by the Planning Commission to a group which wants to open Marquee West in the former bowling alley on Morlan Place. The owners plan to bring various musical groups to the facility. There will be no drugs or liquor allowed.