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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Iconic Track Photographer Bill Mochon, passes away
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Arcadia Firefighters Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness BY KATTA HULES
The Arcadia Firefighters Association (AFFA) is commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink. The AFFA had T-shirts made for all of their members to raise awareness for breast cancer. “If by seeing the pink shirts, one member of the public is reminded to schedule a screening with their doctor, SEE PAGE 12
Photographer Bill Mochon at Hollywood Park on December 21, 2013 in Inglewood, Calif. -Photo by Amy Gaskin
Bill Mochon would have been 75 years old on Columbus Day. His family , friends and photo colleagues held a party in his honor at the Frontrunner at Santa Anita BY TERRY MILLER Local legendary horseracing photographer Bill Mochon passed away last week after a short battle with can-
cer. He truly was a fixture at Santa Anita and always had advice, a good joke or two and knew everyone. More importantly everyone at Santa Anita knew and loved him. Bill was, for all intents and purposes
the Grand Ambassador of Horse Racing Photojournalists, especially at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park tracks. On Monday, friends, his three children and fellow photographers gathered at
Santa Anita Park to honor his life and that amazing journey that led him to Santa Anita. Amy Gaskin had this to say about the man who taught her the ropes at the track: “Bill became like a second father
to me. A kind and generous mentor….the type of person few people are lucky enough to know in a lifetime. He was always welcoming, inclusive, SEE PAGE 13
Arcadia’s Bond Rating Raised to Highest Possible AAA Rating
The City of Arcadia has secured the coveted AAA bond rating from Standard & Poor’s (S&P) with the outlook for the City as “stable.” The rating increase from AA+ to the highest rating of AAA is a reflection of Arcadia’s strong economy, budgetary performance and flexibilSEE PAGE 12