Arcadia resident Dean Murray spends his weekends working at the Universal Studio Tours as the "Hulk" from the TV program "The Incredible Hulk." Article outlines Murray;s background and other interests.
Denis Weber, resident of Arcadia for twenty years, is running for City Council. Weber is manager of the Westwood Village branch of Security Pacific Branch. Biographical notes included.
Arcadia Planning Commission has approved a zone change for the Anoakia property from R-O 30,000 to R-O and D 22,000. The zone change will allow owner Lowrey McCaslin to develop the 19.13 acre site with 29 to 32 homes instead of 23.
Consecration services were held for the new $270,000 West Entry Development of the Church of the Good Shepherd, United Methodist. Article describes the project.
Arcadia City Council has denied a request for a solicitation permit from the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church after hearing lengthy testimony from both proponents and opponents.
Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church may take legal action against the City. On April 1, the City Council turned down a request from the Church to solicit funds within City limits.
Help Our Youth Community Clinic, organized eight years ago by concerned citizens, has developed into a professional, multi-disciplinary clinic. Jeff Green, newly appointed director, says the emphasis now is on prevention.
Louie Peterson, owner of A and A Motorcycle of Arcadia, located at 110 La Porte St., has created a British motorcycle museum which is partitioned off from the rest of the shop by a wall of glass.
Barbara Rulac is a a member of the 1980 Skiathon, a team of 11 people who roller-skied from Los Angeles to Lake Placid to promote and attend the Winter Olympics.
The Arcadia Mounted Police Reserve has filed a lawsuit against the City. The suit apparently stems from the City taking over the organization's headquarters (City owned property) due to members' refusal to allow the City access to their financial records.
Persons who reside or do business in Arcadia may be eligible to have graffiti removed from their property at no charge for labor or materials. For further information contact Ronald Mehr, L. A. County Mechanical Department (213) 267-2246.
The Board of Education has added four new members to the Long-Range Space Utilization Committee. The additions provide for representation by a parent from every elementary school in the district.
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.
Tove Borgnine is head of a business expanding into international mail order sales. Tova 9 products are based on a cactus extract from the Yucatan Peninsula. Mrs. Borgnine talks about her life as head of a business.
A group of eight intends to roller skate from Arcadia to Las Vegas and back again, a trip which should set a speed and endurance record and earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. The marathon, under the leadership of Ed Schriener, hopes to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Ed Schreiner and 13 other skaters returned Thursday, August 14, from their 816 mile, 73 hour skate from Arcadia to Las Vegas and back. The trip was organized as a fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy Association. Photo.
City Council is considering the purchase of a water well and water rights from Monrovia at a cost of $200,000. An additional $100 thousand will be needed to construct a pumping station.