Funeral services were held May 30 for Marie S. Donnelly, a longtime member of the Arcadia Republican Women's Club who died May 25, two days short of her 96th birthday.
A summary of statistics on the Dial-A-Ride service shows, among other things, that a total of 31,000 persons were carried this past year in its third year of operation.
According to the Arcadia Police Department's monthly activity report for the month of December, which reports statistics for the entire year, daytime burglaries increased while night burglaries decreased. Also, there were no murders, 3 rapes, 2 attempted rapes, 36 assaults with a gun and 13 arrests for indecent exposure in 1987.
The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band won the Sweepstakes Award at the annual state championship All-Western Band Review for the third consecutive year which earns them the perpetual trophy. This makes the third time they have won the perpetual trophy which goes to a school that has won the Sweepstakes Award three times in a row. This is a "first" in the All-Western Band Review.
The Arcadia City Council has offered a $5000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders of 2 Arcadia women who were slain at their homes in the past weeks.
30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.
Arcadia Board of Education candidates addressed the questions of teacher proficiency, curriculum, censorship and tenure at a forum sponsored by the American Association of University Women and the Arcadia League of Women Voters. Candidates attending the forum were Robert Harris, Marilyn Perkins, Mary Dougherty, David Strauss and William Spuck.
All of Arcadia's six elementary and each of its three junior high schools were identified as high-performing schools in the latest California Assessment Program.
Arcadia's Mini-Mall contains several shops and services all housed in what residents still call the old Market Basket building at 30 S. First Ave. Past and present occupants are mentioned.
Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.
The American Indian will be spotlighted on three floats in this year's Tournament of Roses Parade. Farmers Insurance Group's float will depict an Indian on horseback. Arcadia's float theme is "The First Americans" and the County of Los Angeles' float theme is "The Proud American."
John Blanken, newly retired 6th grade teacher from Holly Avenue, enjoyed 21 years at the school after a 20-year stint in the U.S. Navy. Biographical notes included.
Brian Lawrence Snoke, a 24-year-old Arcadia man, was found guilty of three murders in an attempt to assume control of a lucrative cocaine sales network.
Jill Bowen has been chosen Outstanding Young Woman by the Board of Women Advisors associated with various women's clubs in the country. Biographical information included.
An Arcadia resident for 35 years and married 40 years to world famous jockey Johnny Longden, Hazel Longden was one of the first women to become a licensed horse trainer. She is the first woman to train a stakes winner at Santa Anita Park.