Ed Schreiner service Feb. 12

Tweet Edwin “Ed” Schreiner (68) passed away peacefully at home on January 21, 2012 after a short battle with cancer. Ed owned the Arco Service Station at Foothill and Santa Anita from 1971 – 1984. He spent a decade as a float mechanic for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and most recently worked for the [...]

Wang is Chamber’s Citizen of Year

Tweet The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce has named Alice Wang the 2012-2013 Citizen of the Year. Alice, who moved to Arcadia in 1982, has been one of the most active volunteers in the community for many years. This past year alone she is Vice President of the Arcadia Public Library Foundation; co-chair of the Assistance [...]

Major tribute for fire Captain

Tweet Update Jan 30, 2012: Dozens of fire tucks from numerous cities and hundreds of firefighters, dignitaries, teachers, students, and community leaders and residents lined Campus Drive Monday morning to pay tribute to Arcadia Fire Department Captain  Andy Troncale, who died Jan. 23 at the age of 52. A Caisson engine carried Troncale with a [...]

Nagasu in championship Saturday

Tweet Arcadia figure skater Mirai Nagasu skated for the U.S. Figure skating National Championship Saturday night in San Jose. Update Jan 28, 2012: Eighteen-year-old Nagasu finished fifth in the short program Thursday and seventh overall after the free skate Saturday night. She was the highest-ranked U.S. skater at the 2010 Olympics, finishing fourth. Nagasu was featured in [...]

Mayor recognizes Emily Zheng

Tweet I can’t say enough about Arcadia High School freshman Emily Zheng, perhaps the most intelligent, mature, multi-talented, sweet, sincere, and self-motivated teenage volunteer I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Carol Libby said it perfectly when she called her a “jewel.” I first met Emily when she won a writing contest at our [...]

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