Hazel Williams, 96, of Arcadia, volunteers as coordinator of two outreach ministry projects she started at Arcadia Presbyterian Church--Operation Christmas Child and The Happy Big Box Program. The programs help needy children.
A group of friends that grew up together in or near Arcadia, who joined a Camp Fire Girls troop together seven decades ago, reunited 6 years ago and now meet monthly. They are (pictured): Donna Tyler, 81, of Hemet, Sharon Lasken, 80, of Arcadia; Judy Ramaker, 70 of Pasadena, and Marian Walski, 83, of Duarte. They meet at the house of their leader, 97 year old Hazel Williams. Other troop members not shown include Betty Quinn, 81, of La Mirada and Betty Emick, 80 of Claremont.
Historic victory for Arcadia American Little League, age 9-10 All-Stars. They won the first District 17 Championship in the long history of the league.
Arcadia father William (Bill) Morales, finally achieves college degree at age 50. He graduated from Cal State Los Angeles, with a bachelor's degree in business administration last week.
Rio Hondo School's American flag, which once flew at American bases in Iraq, will be deployed with troops in Afghanistan. Students Johnny Luong and Stephanie Li fold the flag before presenting it to Army Major Williams Darwin.
Charges filed in the deaths of teenagers, slain brothers Anthony Lin and William Lin. Deyun Shi, 44, the uncle of the Lin brothers, is accused of beating his two teenage nephews with a bolt cutter.
No trial for Deyun Shi in the fatal beating of his two nephews William Lin and Anthony Lin, of Arcadia, and attack on his estranged wife in La Canada Flintridge. He was found mentally incompetent for trial. Instead he will get treatment at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino.
Students at Arcadia High School hold vigil for slain students, brothers Anthony Lin and William Lin. Alleged murderer, Deyun Shi, 44, the uncle of the Lin brothers, agrees to extradition from Hong Kong.
Deyun Shi of San Gabriel, pleads not guilty in attack on his wife in La Canada Flintridge and in the beating deaths of his two nephews William Lin and Anthony Lin, in Arcadia. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 15, May 19, 2016.