The 4th Annual Veteran's Day Celebration took place November 11 at Arcadia County Park. Sponsored by Mike Antonovich of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In photo, veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor James R. Wire.
2008 Rose Queen, Dusty Gibbs of Arcadia, and past Rose Queens select photos and news clippings to be scanned and digitally archived by Kodak's ScanVan.
An industrial fire at Altos Tire Company, on Longden Avenue, in Irwindale, near Monrovia and Arcadia, burned for more than 3 hours. Arcadia Fire Department and Monrovia Fire Department assisted. Arcadia firefighter Don Smith (photo) from Station 105, battles the fire atop one of the company's largest ladders.
Apache band captures praise in Arizona. The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard took part in the White Mountain Apache Fair and rodeo in Arizona. The announcer said, "We are proud you are using our name." Photo caption: Wearing their new Apache-approved headdresses, members of the Arcadia high School Apache marching band tend to final details prior to the Arizona parade last weekend.
Arcadia Apaches did not win the Pacific League baseball title against Crescenta Valley High School. Arcadia's Bill Pinkerton and Charlie Mendel are shown in photos.
The Arcadia City Council has approved increasing the funding and total service hours for the Arcadia Transit System. The transit program is funded through federal, state and local money distributed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Arcadia firefighters help with preventive measures near the Cleveland National Forest in fire-ravaged Silverado Canyon. A photo and caption accompany article about wildfires in California.
Arcadia High School Apaches girls soccer team loses to Harvard-Westlake in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs. Arcadia High School players Nailah Elmasri and Kimberly Marrone are shown in the photos.
Arcadia High School girls' golf team is improving and hopes to finish in the top five of the CIF Divisional team championships. The article includes a photo of the team.
Arcadia High School graduated 801 students at a ceremony at Santa Anita Park. Speakers included class president Pamela Hun and valedictorian Borna Dabiri. Photos of Rachel Reed and Daisey Tsao are inclcuded.
Arcadia High School junior cross-country runner Ammar Moussa wins the boys Division 1 and 2 sweepstakes at the Mt. San Antonio College Cross Country Invitational. Also included is a photo of Arcadia High School junior Catrina McAlister.