The $4.1 million Downtown 2000 plan will restore the area along Huntington Drive from Santa Clara to 5th Avenue, as well as on 1st Ave. The project should start in June and be completed by the fall racing season.
Arcadia Alternative High School students, sponsored by the Arcadia Rotary Club, have sold $4000 worth of auto aid kits made by their student-owned company, Medi-Kit.
Bob Wieland, Arcadia resident who lost his legs in Vietnam walked the entire Los Angeles Marathon on his hands finishing in 173 hours, 45 minutes in a weeklong journey.
In the wake of a fight in January between Asian American and white teenagers near Arcadia High School, police, parents and school officials have come up with a new get-tough policy to crack down on students involved in violence or drugs. Called PAXCE 2000, for "Peaceful Arcadia Through Community Efforts 2000," the program puts a police officer at the High School and three junior high schools.