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COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 20, NO. 24

Since 1996

The new motor to get the windmill turning was installed Monday morning, June 13.

– Photo by Terry Miller

Iconic Arcadia Windmill to be Dedicated June 29 BY TERRY MILLER 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

Fire Chief Announces Retirement

Fire Chief Kurt Norwood will say goodbye to the place that has been his second home for the last 29 years, the Arcadia Fire Station, and start the next chapter of his life, retirement, on SEE PAGE 16

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 and effervescent former mayor and car washing guru

got his wish realized last April 5. “It’s a done deal,” Fasching told Arcadia Weekly on April 5, “It’s going to turn again … ” he said excitedly. The humble Fasching said, “don’t give me all the credit … a lot of people were involved in getting this ap-

proved … it’s going to be wonderful for the city.” According to Fasching, the contractor hired to do the restoration is Creative Fabrication and Design, under the watchful eye of owner Joe Sargis.

Changes for the Dial-A-Ride

Gold Line Bridge Wins Prestigious Recognition BY TERRY MILLER

BY KATTA HULES The Dial-A-Ride is changing. Arcadia is graduating to a two-tiered system; reserving the Dial-ARide for seniors and the disabled, while opening SEE PAGE 16

Sargis said, when completed with a new variable speed motor, the windmill will run at about six rotations-per-minute and will be illuminated at night. Sargis said he remembers when SEE PAGE 17

With the new system, seniors and the disabled “will not be competing with students or any other general public” for space on the Dial-A-Ride. - Courtesy photo

Last week the online architecture site ArchDaily released its Top 100 Projects of the last decade. The release of this prestigious list commemorated the site's 10-year anniversary and was comprised of

projects they felt were the most important and inspiring from around the world, over that period. After reviewing thousands of projects, ArchDaily selected the Gold Line Bridge in Arcadia (across the 210 SEE PAGE 17


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