Lee Shimmin honored by Arcadia Rotary Club and Arcadia City Council as City of Arcadia 2019 Senior of the Year for his contributions and service as a volunteer to the community.
Arcadia Rotary Club's Salute to Seniors Luncheon May 8, 2018 will honor Mary Hansen, the Arcadia 2018 Senior of the Year. She has 46+ years of volunteer work throughout the city. See hard copy in VF Senior Citizen of the Year.
Rosalie Dunham, who moved to Arcadia 10 year ago, is the Senior Citizen of the Year. After the death of her husband 8 years ago, she and her friend Marilyn Morrison began Starting Over, a group for people who have suffered a loss. She also started a follow-up group called Branching Out.
1. List of annual award winners 1969-1994. 2. Mrs. Saunders picked top senior. (Edith Saunders) Arcadia Tribune April 26, 1973. 3. Velma Wright Senior of the Year. Arcadia Tribune May 2, 1974. 4. Spoelstra named 1974 Senior Citizen. (Raymond C. Spoelstra) Arcadia Tribune May 1, 1975. 5. …
2. Mrs. Saunders picked top senior. (Edith Saunders) Arcadia Tribune April 26, 1973.
3. Velma Wright Senior of the Year. Arcadia Tribune May 2, 1974.
4. Spoelstra named 1974 Senior Citizen. (Raymond C. Spoelstra) Arcadia Tribune May 1, 1975.
5. Hilda Raymond, Henry Horst top seniors. Arcadia Tribune May 6, 1976.
6. Honored senior says her golden years were the 1930s. (Cay Mortenson) Arcadia Tribune May 15, 1977.
7. Secret for Senior of the Year: years of giving, lots of heart. (Marie Percy) Arcadia Tribune April 6, 1978.
8. Francis Canny goes where she's needed. Arcadia Tribune March 18, 1979.
9. John Joseph keeps moving. Arcadia Tribune March 22, 1979.
10. Lurie: age is a state of mind. (Lee Lurie) Arcadia Tribune March 20, 1980.
11. Genevieve Bloom: harmonious choice for Senior of the Year. Arcadia Tribune April 9, 1981.
12. Shaw honored as Arcadia's Senior Citizen of the Year. (Warren Shaw) Arcadia Tribune April 15, 1982.
13. Mrs. Natalie Dwight named Arcadia's 1983 Senior Citizen of the Year. Arcadia Tribune May 26, 1983.
14. Mrs. Dorothy L. Eggleston is chosen Senior Citizen of the Year. Arcadia Tribune May 6, 1984.
15. Isabel Hooten selected as Arcadia's Senior of the Year. Arcadia Highlander May 14, 1986.
16. William Dillon and Josephine Duckwall City's top seniors. Arcadia Highlander May 6, 1987.
17. Arcadia Rotary Club Salute to Seniors luncheon honors Bob Bane, the City of Arcadia Senior of the Year. Biographical notes. Mountain Views News, p. 7, April 20, 2013.
18. Arcadia Rotary Club's salute to seniors luncheon honors Glynna Harper as 2014 Senior Citizen of the Year. Mountain Views News, March 29, 2014.
19. Arcadia Rotary Club, annual Rotary salute to Seniors, May 12, 2015, honoring Senior Citizens of the Year--Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer.
20. Arcadia Rotary Club honors Mary Hansen as the City of Arcadia 2018 Senior of the Year. Mountain Views News, March 24, 2018.
21. Arcadia Rotary Club annual salute to seniors, May 10, 2016 program presents 2016 Senior of the Year Carol Libby, with picture of Carol Libby at the Hugo Reid Family Statue.
22. Arcadia Rotary Club's Salute to Seniors Luncheon honoring Lee Shimmin, 2019 Senior of the Year. Mountain Views News, April 6, 2019.
23. City of Arcadia 2021 Senior of the Year is Elizabeth Renfrew. San Gabriel Valley Examiner, March 31, 2022.
24. Marilyn Daleo named Arcadia's 2022 Senior of The Year. Mountain View News, April 22, 2023.
Business woman Monty Lindsey, a community leader and active volunteer, was selected in late January as the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. She is profiled.
Lee Lurie has been selected Arcadia Senior Citizen of the year. Lurie has been very active this past year in senior citizen projects and in the scouting program. Biographical notes are included.
Jim Hauser, a 40-year resident who is active in the Arcadia Red Cross, Arcadia Historical Society, and the Rotary Club, was named Senior Citizen of the Year.
Dale Allen, 72, has been named Arcadia Senior Citizen of the Year for 1990. He has helped to fight for and plan the $4.4 million senior center that will be completed next spring.
Arcadia 2014 Senior Citizen of the Year Glynna Harper is recognized at the 49th Annual Older Americans Recognition Day Awards Program at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.