A number of Arcadia Neighborhood Watch groups have planned get-togethers and block parties for August 9. As many as 50 such gatherings are anticipated.
In an effort to reduce crime, the Arcadia Police Department is planning a comprehensive Neighborhood Watch program that will involve about 438 Arcadia residents and touch every block of the city.
A group of eight intends to roller skate from Arcadia to Las Vegas and back again, a trip which should set a speed and endurance record and earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. The marathon, under the leadership of Ed Schriener, hopes to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Louie Peterson, owner of A and A Motorcycle of Arcadia, located at 110 La Porte St., has created a British motorcycle museum which is partitioned off from the rest of the shop by a wall of glass.
Residents of the neighborhood near the Golden West Village Shopping Center are upset that the abandoned stores are being used as a dumping ground. The mall was vacated by the Pantry market and Clark Drug Store almost two years ago.
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.
Arcadia teachers will file an unfair labor charge against the Arcadia Unified School District for "not participating in a timely manner" in a process of negotiations called fact-finding.
The Planning Commissioners have recommended a change in the city's zoning laws to limit the floor area of new residential structures of 40% of the lot on which they are built.
Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.
Louie Peterson who runs A & A Motorcycle Repair near the corner of La Porte & First Avenue has created a motorcycle museum in one part of his shop. On display are 20 mostly British motorcycles and a unique steam driven cycle. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Arcadia High School seniors earned $40,403 for their district because they improved their scores on the statewide California Assessment Program. The money was awarded by the state under the Education Improvement Program.
Among matters discussed at City Council meeting: new lighting systems for the tennis courts; salary increases for part-time employees; code enforcement.
The Arcadia Planning Department has been asked by the City Council to prepare amendments to the municipal code which would limit building bulk and visual intrusion of new commercial buildings adjacent to residentially zoned properties. Various recommendations are discussed.
A committee set up by the Arcadia School District to study AIDS education has come up with a proposal to integrate it into the district's current health curriculum, which extends from kindergarten to 12th grade.