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VOLUME 21, NO. 4
Santa Anita Saves Historic 100 to 1 Club Sign for New Club
The old 101-to-1 club sign was rescued by executives at Santa Anita from the razed bar and now holds a prominent position at the new 100-1 club at the race track.
– Photo by Terry Miller/Beacon Media News
BY SUSAN MOTANDER
W
hen Arcadia icon, the 100 to 1 Club, closed, it seemed another bit of Arcadia’s past would be lost. Enter Pete Siberell, the Director of Community Service and Special Projects at Santa Anita Race Track.
He purchased the iconic neon sign that had signaled the way across the street from the track to the club. He then had the sign restored and it now the centerpiece of the new 100 to 1 Club at Santa Anita.
Like the sign, the space itself has been refurbished in a manner the architect who has reworked many areas of the track, Pavel Gertov, calls “historic repurposing.” It is clear that the area now better suits modern uses. The
club is open and multi-leveled. Gertov replaced the solid half wall at the front of the club with glass so that there is now an unobstructed
SEE PAGE 6
Uncle Declared Incompetent to Defend Himself for Murdering Arcadia Teenagers
A man accused of killing his two teenage nephews in their Arcadia home last January and then fleeing the country appeared in Mental Health Court last week and is
BY TERRY MILLER tentatively deemed incompetent to stand trial, at least for now. According to Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Ricardo Santiago,
the criminal proceedings are “on pause” while the mental health experts do a complete evaluation of Deyun Shi, 44. Shi was named as a suspect after his two nephews,
ages 15 and 16, were found murdered inside their home on Thursday on the 400 block of Fairview Avenue. Deyun Shi of San Gabriel initially entered a “not guilty”
plea during his third appearance at Pasadena Superior Court on Wednesday morning, May 18. The delay was caused due to funds being transferred from China for
his defense. Shi is accused of killing 15-year-old Anthony Lin and 16-year-old William Lin on SEE PAGE 6
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