AbilityFirst and Santa Anita Park held a fundraiser to benefit adults and children with disabilities. Pictured is jockey Kayla Stra atop Fred, a horse that appeared in the movie "Seabiscuit."
Arcadia residents will select three trustees today. Running for the Board of Education are challengers Roger Sonnenberg, Fred Peritore and Daniel Haste. Incumbents are James Romo, John McClain and Maryann Gibson.
Incumbents Maryann Gibson, John McClain, and James Romo will defend their seats on the Arcadia School Board in the April 15 election. A forum will be held in which challengers Daniel Haste, Fred Peritore and Roger Sonnenberg wil discuss issues with incumbents.
Six candidates will vie for three spots on the school board in the April 15 election. Incumbent school board members Maryann Gibson, John McClain, and James Romo, will run for re-election. Also running are Fred Peritore, Daniel Haste, and Roger Sonnenberg.
The California Highway Patrol freeway pursuit of suspected drunk driver Alexander Contreras led to the death of an innocent bystander, Michael Kim, 20, of Arcadia.
Jonathan Robert Poyner, 20, of Glendora, pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of child molestation, alleged by children he worked with at Rio Hondo Prep School.
Johnny Longden, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Count Fleet to the Triple Crown in 1943 and was the first rider to win 6000 races, died on Feb. 14. Services will be held on February 24 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia.
Arcadia's transportation program has just put into service four new 20-passenger Dial-A-Ride buses. Four additional new buses will be added later this month.
The car dealerships hit by ELF vandalism were back to business on Sunday. Ecoterrorists attacks destroyed 20 Hummers and other SUVs were damaged in the San Gabriel Valley.
Arcadia High School's Marching Band marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC on Thursday, January 20, 2005 in honor of President George W. Bush's second term in office.
Jonathan Robert Poyner, 20, of Glendora, a part-time employee at Rio Hondo Prep School in Arcadia, is accused of lewd acts on a child under 14 and two counts of attempted molestation.
Camino Grove Elementary School principal Brook Reynolds had students shave his head because students met his challenge to read for 1 million minutes by March 20.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved $20 million in funding for the water infrastructure system of Arcadia and Sierra Madre. The bill still needs to be approved by the Senate. The action was announced by Congressman David Dreier.