Ninety-three year old fighter pilot Edward J. Lopez publishes "flight of a Hell Hawk," his memoir. He is a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.
Arcadia's Morgan McFadden selected as one of 2019 Distinguished Young Women of North Los Angeles County. This program was previously known as America's Junior Miss.
Members of the Badminton Section of Santa Anita Athletic Club celebrated at the home of Mrs. Leroy Tidwell. Mrs. Richard Winslow was elected new chairman of the Badminton Section, Mrs. Mullen is outgoing chairman, and Mrs. Ray Kinnison is philanthropy chairman. (Photo).
Arcadia High School names Eric Elias as head football coach. Elias is a former assistant coach and an Arcadia alum. He was offensive coordinator at Cantwell Sacred Heart this past season, and has had previous coaching experience at Buena Park, Schurr, and Arroyo.
Elizabeth Cox, Josh Silverman, and Corey Stubbs were honored by Mayor Mickey Segal for saving the life of crossing guard Richard Bauer. The students were making a video about life in Arcadia when he had a heart attack. They called 911.
City officials have authorized for the first week of October a previously postponed mail-in vote on whether to reallocate street lighting assessment fees. Residents will vote on a reorganization that would make the payments correspond fairly to the benefits received.