Postal workers at the Arcadia office gathered to recognize Santiago Perez, who placed second in a nationwide contest to find a poster child for 1997 Dog Bite Awareness Week.
Arcadia resident Gloria Horstman, a book columnist for San Gabriel Valley newspapers, begins a monthly book review program at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena.
The city is exploring means to provide low-income senior housing by 2005 as required by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments "Fair Share" housing formula.
Lou and Juli Costanzo, 37, are co-owners of Champion Sports Collectibles, which recently moved to Arcadia after 10 years in San Gabriel. They are profiled.
Alexandra Aiken, daughter of Victoria and Thomas Aiken of Arcadia, is one of six students from the San Gabriel valley to accept appointments to United States service academies.
Profile of Frank Perini, owner of Perini's Hair Plus on Foothill Blvd., which opened in 1954. Frank changed his name from Perez to Perini in order to be able to buy a house in Arcadia and to be accepted in the community.
Kenneth Branson, 18, a senior at Arcadia High School, is one of only 6 San Gabriel Valley students to receive a $200 National Merit Scholarship. He is one of 1800 nationwide winners.
Longtime San Gabriel Valley pediatrician "Bud" Koch died Friday of cancer in his Ventura home. He was 72. Koch worked on staff of the Arcadia Methodist Hospital from 1956 -1981.
The Trask Boy Scout Camp in the San Gabriel Mountains has a new multi-purpose building, thanks in part to the Arcadia Rotary Club. The building is named after Arcadia resident Nick Pokrajac.
Arcadia is the first city in the West San Gabriel Valley to receive a donation of an armored truck, thanks to Los Angeles-based Armored Transport of California. The Police Dept. has retrofitted it for use by its SWAT team.