Arcadia Public Library to Host Adult Book Discussion
Come join fellow readers and share your thoughts (or just listen in) about selected novels each month in a comfortable, relaxed environment. Arcadia Public Library 20 West Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91006 (southwest corner of Duarte Road and Santa Anita Avenue). This month’s book: Earth, Wind, Rain: A Novel by Caroline Paul. “Based on a [...]
Hospital Receives $4 Million Gift for ER
Last week, philanthropists Tom and Bea Hollfelder have made a $4 million gift to The Campaign for Methodist Hospital. To date, this is the largest outright gift made by individual donors in the hospital’s 106 year history. “In our opinion, Methodist Hospital is a very well-run organization that is looking toward the future and is [...]
Arcadia Historical Museum Offers Glimpse into Beauty of Arcadia
AHS Student Wins Top Honor in First Annual Photography Contest The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum announced the winners of its first annual Arcadia Juried Photography Contest and Exhibition at an opening ceremony on May 30. The theme of this exhibition was to “let people see the beauty of Arcadia,” and the exhibition [...]
Cruising the Columbia River aboard an American Safari Yacht, Part 1
There are many great memories that come to mind as I recount my nine-day yacht cruise down the Columbia River. There are colossal dams with massive steel locks, giant gorges cut through mountains, behemoth barges and ships drifting past cabin windows, spectacular unspoiled landscapes teeming with wildlife, tiny deserted islands, roaring rapids, historic images of [...]
APD Adds To Thin Blue Line
Friends, family, and future co-workers gathered in Arcadia Council Chambers on Thursday, June 11, 2009 to observe the swearing in and badge pinning ceremony of two new officers to the Arcadia Police Department. Though the department is operating under a hiring freeze, due to City budget cuts, natural attrition sometimes necessitates hiring replacements to maintain [...]
Arcadia Chamber Holds Membership Drive
Last Wednesday and Thursday members and volunteers took to the phones in an effort to boost membership at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. By all accounts, the event was a great success, with nearly 20 new businesses joining the chamber over the two day drive. After joining, new members were treated to presentations by the [...]
Meet Derek Ouyang Arcadia High School’s Valedictorian
Every year, students with outstanding academic records are nominated to represent the Arcadia High School graduating class as Salutatorians. This year, Arcadia High had 32 seniors, each with a minimum grade point average of 3.95. According to AHS principal David Vannasdall, from this truly impressive group of 32, a selection committee made up of ten [...]
Arcadia Weekly – June 18th, 2009
Summertime Celebration at the Arcadia Historical Museum
What was life like in Arcadia in the early 1950s, before fast food restaurants? One of the popular things to do was to meet friends at the local soda fountain. Come to the Museum and enjoy a popular treat, ice cream sodas (first come, first serve; supplies limited) while enjoying other activities celebrating the beginning [...]
Brown Bag Lunch Talk: By Mitchell Bishop, New Curator at the LA County Arboretum
The Arcadia Historical Museum is excited to have new curator at the Los Angeles County Arboretum talk at our Brown Bag Lunch Talk from 12 noon – 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18. Mitchell Bishop will speak about “The Cultural Landscape of Rancho Santa Anita.” Free “brown bag” lunch talks about various aspects of Arcadia [...]
