The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.
By February 14, 1985, the Granada Royale Hometel will be known as the Embassy Suite Hotel. The hotel was purchased in April 1984 by Embassy Suites, a subsidiary of Holiday Inn.
A disagreement between Arcadia's Citizen Sound Wall Committee and the acoustic engineer hired by the city to take sound readings at homes near the Foothill Freeway was patched up during a city council meeting.
Boycott repercussion: District files unfair labor practices charge against teachers. Charges are based on recent refusal of some teachers to attend district's open house during public school week.
"Notes from the Library," a new monthly column in the Arcadia Tribune make its debut in the December 14 issue of the paper. Dennis Petticoffer will author the column.
A college diploma dated February 13, 1942 from the University of California at Berkeley will be awarded to Arcadia resident Edward Tokshi. Tokshi was sent to a Japanese-American detainment camp in 1942 during his senior year at Berkeley. Forced to relocate away from the West Coast after the war, Tokshi completed degree requirements in Chicago.
Dorothy Sherrell has been waitressing at the same Arcadia restaurant for 25 years. The restaurant has had four different owners during that time. At a surprise party in her honor, friends and customers gave her a paid vacation, her first in 20 years.
Enrollment in Arcadia schools dipped from 7,695 to 7,552 compared to the same time last year, although it increased in grades 9-12 and may be leveling off in kindergarten.
There appears to be some progress in contract negotiations between the Arcadia Unified School District and the Arcadia Teachers Association. Though officials were reluctant to talk about specifics, fear of a strike by the teachers has been allayed.
A study by the Department of Public Works suggested that the city yards (currently located south of Huntington Drive between 3rd and 5th Avenues) should be split up and moved to the south side of La Porte Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.
Family and steering committee members joined Joanna R. Bruno as she obtained nomination papers to run for seat on Arcadia City Council at City Hall recently.