Normally, I wouldn’t start my editor’s note off with a comment about the weather, but it’s currently pouring rain and – being the craziest amount I’ve seen thus far in 2026 – it felt worth commemorating, especially because gloomy weather makes me feel more October than anything else. The pumpkins have been staring me down at Costco since August so cloudy skies really set the mood.
This month’s edition feels chock-full of everything Arcadia. We showcase our Lady Titans flag football team, which debuted for a third year, now under Head Coach Mark Kelley. Kick off resulted in a loss against Scottsdale Christian, but these girls are full of grit and ready to redeem themselves through the rest of the season.
A trip to the California coast became a new business for Arcadia couple Art and Kathy Rowland, who have been baking shortbread cookies out of their kitchen for the past five years. The duo grabbed some ‘cash register cookies’ from Bouchon Bakery – and the rest is history. Art says his favorite part of baking is the many flavor combinations one can come up with – no ingredient is off limits.
October is really the start to fun holidays events; Halloween and Oktoberfest are well-known, of course, but there are also fall markets, pumpkin and apple patches, ghost tours, haunted houses – you name it, someone is probably celebrating it.
We’re diligently working on our upcoming edition and excited for the months to come. Thank you for reading the Arcadia News, and happy October days!
– Mallory Gleich
