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COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 20, NO. 14
Since 1996
George Fasching spearheaded the effort to gets Denny’s windmill running again. It is now official, restoration work is about to begin.
– Photo by Terry Miller
Iconic Arcadia Windmill Will … Turn! Turn! Turn! BY TERRY MILLER To everything there is a season, the late Pete Seeger wrote in the late ‘50s. How appropriate that during a tough and somewhat bitter political season, there is some good, positive news to report.
Ballot Initiative Falls Short After City Recount
An initiative targeting larger scale homes in Arcadia (often referred to as McMansions) will not make it on the ballot after all. The city clerk’s office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying SEE PAGE 17
Last year we told you about a magnificent plan former mayor George Fasching had to get the old windmill atop of Denny’s restaurant on the corner of Huntington and Santa Anita in Arcadia rotating again like it once did. Well, after several conference
calls, emails, and a bunch of enthusiastic support and local media interest, the popular former mayor and car washing guru got his wish realized on Tuesday afternoon, April 5. “It’s a done deal,” Fasching told Arcadia Weekly on April 5 … “It’s going to turn again … ” he said ex-
Embattled Former Councilman John Wuo Surfaces in Form of ‘ChinaWeek’ BY STAFF WRITER
Thanks to the eagleeyed John Crawford of Sierra Madre Tattler fame, Arcadia Weekly has learned that disgraced former mayor John Wuo is once again in the spotlight. This time, however
he is being listed as an honorary board member of the ChinaWeek team. What is disturbing is that the website states that Wuo is a sitting Arcadia City Councilmember. This, of SEE PAGE 17
citedly. The humble Fasching said, “don’t give me all the credit … a lot of people were involved in getting this approved … it’s going to be wonderful for the city.” According to Fasching, the contractor hired to do the restoration is Creative Fabrication and Design
SEE PAGE 17
A Tale of Two Cities – April 12 Municipal Election Divides the Community BY TERRY MILLER
Enormous homes continue to be built in Arcadia and this is one of the key political hot potatoes in next week’s election. – Photos by Terry Miller
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under the watchful eye of owner Joe Sargis. Also assisting with the project is Arcadia Signs. The grand project has full city support and it looks like the restoration work could be complete in a
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the seaSEE PAGE 16