First Lt. Oliver Goodall Post Office to be dedicated in Honor of Local Tuskegee Airman
-Photo by Terry Miller The U.S. Post Office at 281 E. Colorado Blvd. will be renamed the First Lt. Oliver Goodall Post Office in memory of the Altadena resident and member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. The event is scheduled from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, and will feature a speech by Rep. Adam [...]
Tour for Schools Available at San Gabriel Mission
Fourth grade teachers can reserve a possible guided-tour at San Gabriel Mission while tours are available. The mission does its best to get volunteer docents (tour guides) for fourth-grade classes that visit the mission church, museum, and gardens. Because the tours are popular, and there is a limited number of tour guides, it’s suggested that [...]
La Salle Names Russell Gordon New Football Coach
La Salle’s Athletic Director Anthony Harris, announced the selection of Russell Gordon as the Lancers’ new football coach during a packed Athletics Boosters meeting Tuesday evening. Gordon comes to La Salle from Campbell Hall where he has been for the last 15 years. In his eight years as Head Coach, he has compiled a 51-37 [...]
Wandering Foot Quilt Guild
Wandering Foot Quilt Guild All levels of quilters welcome, especially beginners. Inspiring speakers several times a year. Guests are just $3 each per meeting. Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month (except Nov. and Dec.) 7:00p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Arcadia Presbyterian Church, 121 Alice St., Arcadia, CA 91006 (corner of Alice [...]
Arcadia’s Baldwin Stocker Elementary and Pasadena’s Roosevelt Elementary – Nominated for National Blue Ribbon Honor
Arcadia’s Baldwin Stocker Elementary and Pasadena’s Roosevelt Elementary -Nominated for National Blue Ribbon Honor State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the selection of 35 public schools as California’s nominees to the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program (BRSP), which recognizes some of the highest-performing and most improved schools in the nation. Two [...]
Leader of Tennis Community at Arcadia Park asks County Some Tough Questions
Leader of Tennis Community at Arcadia Park asks County Some Tough Questions – Meeting Slated for 6pm Thursday Night Public Park vs. Private Tennis Club – Alleges Wrongful disclosure and misleading information Since Andy Chang went to the public hearing a month ago ( Re: Tennis Court entry fees), he has sent certified letters to [...]
New Hyperbaric Oxygen Center – Methodist Hospital
Arcadia Senior Services in partnership with Methodist Hospital will have a special presentation on Tuesday, January 24 at 1:30pm. The medical lecture will take place at the Arcadia Community Center, 365 Campus Drive. Methodist Hospital was able to open a Hyperbaric Oxygen Center. H.N. Berger Foundation presented Methodist Hospital with a generous gift that has [...]
Arcadia Rotary Donates to Hospital’s New Tower
By Anne Donofrio-Holter The Arcadia Rotary Club contributed to Arcadia Methodist Hospital’s dream of a new five-story patient tower with a generous donation of $25,000 to the project. The North Tower, as it’s called, opened recently with 155,000-square-feet of new workspace housed on six floors, including a basement. “During the 2008-09 Rotary year, I recommended [...]
Top Ten Tips to Keep Your Brain Young
Now that the holidays are over, it is time to get fit-not just in body but also in mind! The public is invited to join members of the Arcadia Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) at its meeting on Monday, January 9, 2012, to hear Elizabeth Amini, Founder and CEO of Anti-Aging [...]
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Spotlights New Youth Laws for 2012
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson highlights some of the new education and child safety laws that are now in effect for 2012. “Our goal for the new year and every year is to make education accessible and effective for all children,” said Torlakson. “These new laws will help ensure children are safer, enter [...]
