Fifty years tell a story. Baldwin Stocker PTA presents "Come back to play" to celebrate the elementary school's 50th anniversary on October 14, 5-8 PM at 422 W. Lemon Avenue.
California Philharmonic (Cal Phil) has announced its 2012 summer concert season is moving to Santa Anita Park. Cal Phil Music Director Victor Vener said a multi-year contract would be signed with the track, making the deal a partnership. CalPhil had been considered a Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden tenant for the past 15 years. The 2012 season will open June 30.
Arcadia Police Department honors officer Tom Cullen, as Officer of the Year, and records technician Stella Weimer was named Civilian of the Year for 2012.
Ex-Arcadia student Ted Hooper trying to reach Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer as a long jumper. He is trying to qualify for the Taiwanese national team.
Cal Phil's 20 years of outdoor concerts ends. The familiar giant concert dome of the California Philharmonic (CalPhil) will not adorn the infield at Santa Anita Park this summer. The concert series has been canceled by its board of directors to concentrate on the remaining scheduled concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall this summer. The series started at Los Angeles County Arboretum in 1996 when CalPhil maestro Victor Vener started a Hollywood Bowl-type experience for Arcadia.
After competing in the Olympics in London, 16-year-old table tennis star, Erica Wu, an Arcadia resident, returns to Westridge School to start her junior year.