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Sunday, September 15
Between 12:00 PM and 7:00 AM (Tuesday) – A petty theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred in the 1900 block of Pepper Drive. Loss: door lock panel.
Monday, September 16
Between 7:30 AM and 6:30 PM – A vandalism occurred in the 700 block of E. Pine Street.
8:30 AM – A battery occurred in the 900 block of E.
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by TImothy Rutt
Currently (around 3 PM) there’s some police activity in the area around Eliot Middle School. According to the watch deputy at the Altadena Sheriff Station, they’re looking for a deer that was spotted in the area.
UPDATE 4:30 PM: According to the sheriff’s station,
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The Pasadena Fire Department invites the public to attend a special “kick-off” for Fire Prevention Week 2013 from 10 AM-2 PM, Saturday, October 5, at the Rose Bowl Stadium, near Gate A. Free hot dogs and drinks will be available for the first 250 attendees.
Fire personnel will meet and greet the public and educate the community about fire safety. Other highlights will include the Fire Department Kids Safety Trailer (simulates a kitchen to teach cooking safety),
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from the Pasadena Waldorf School
For eighth graders across greater Los Angeles, the first week of September meant it was time to be back behind desks; at Pasadena Waldorf School, it was time to embark on the annual eighth grade camping trip.
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Altadena Heritage’s Sept. 24 presentation, “Altadena’s Water Future,” has been scheduled for broadcast on Sat., Oct. 5 at 3 PM on the Arroyo Channel (Charter 32, AT&T 99-Pasadena and streaming online at pasadenamedia.org).
According to Michele Zack at Altadena Heritage, it will be rerun several times in the following week,
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The federal government “shutdown” that started Oct. 1 is hitting home in Altadena.
According to Lonnie Fehr, campground host at the Millard Canyon campground, the campground has been closed down until the political theater in Washington is over. Because the campground is closed, the Altadena Sheriff’s Station will not open the gate at Chaney Trail that secures the campground.
Fehr said that US Forest Service law enforcement officers and firefighters are still on duty,
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These new trailers will greatly enhance the Department’s ability to shelter evacuated animals and transport dogs and cats in a variety of scenarios.
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Season five of NBC’s popular Drama “Parenthood” premiered two hours early in an event in San Marino to honor the work of Five Acres.
The Sept. 26 premiere event was envisioned largely by actor Sam Jaeger, who plays the loyal husband, and adoptive,
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Odyssey Charter School’s Fall Festival Marketplace will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, from noon to 3 PM.
Shop for unique handcrafted gifts and treats including homemade pickled jams, home-baked goods, tie-dye shirts, plants, artisanal jewelry and hand-thown pottery.
There will also be chiropractic care, nutritional consultations, and more.
This is a chance to tap into service providers, entrepreneurs, and artists from the Odyssey community.
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Today is “Read for the Record” day, where young readers in schools, daycares, and elsewhere gather to set the record on how many people can read the same book on the same day, to celebrate literacy.
This year’s book is “Otis” by Loren Long.
Local readathons take place at
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MonteCedro, the retirement community that will take the place of the former Scripps Home, plans to finally break ground on the project this month.
Sam Baum, senior director of sales and marketing for MonteCedro, made the announcement at Saturday’s Sheriff Support Group Concert in Farnsworth Park.
Baum said that there would be a ceremonial groundbreaking on Sept. 26, and construction would begin Sept. 30. Baum said that the project was scheduled to be open in late summer,
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According to our correspondent, PHS said she had no chip, but she must have someone who misses her. Call the Humane Society for more information: call 626-792-7151,
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The Special Education Department Community Advisory Committee, a group of parents and community members involved in special education at the Pasadena Unified School District, will host Dr. Giesele Ragusa speaking about “Common Core and Special Education: What It Means for Your Student” on Monday, Sept. 16, at 8:30 PM.
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The first 30 people to arrive will have a hands-on experience and must be 14 years of age or over to handle the soap ingredients.
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Come join your neighbors and friends beginning Saturday, September 14, 2013, from 9 AM-12 PM for “Lights Up”. As long as the weather permits, we will be putting lights in the trees every Saturday and Sunday thereafter from 9 to 12 until all the trees are finished.
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by Timothy Rutt
The Arroyo Food Co-op’s Indiegogo fundraiser is almost at its goal, but just needs a little over $1,000 by Friday to put it over the top.
The co-op is looking to raise at least $10,000 to help prepare its market building at 494 N. Wilson Avenue in Pasadena. It opened a crowdfunding effort through Indiegogo a month ago,
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Lynnanne Hanson Miller ‘s fall classes at Sue B. Dance Studio, 2525 N. Lake Avenue, start up today.
This session, for ages five to ten, will look at holiday traditions from around the world. Children will learn traditional dances, songs, and games.
Classes meet every Wednesday from Sept. 11 to Dec. 18 (no class Nov. 27), from 4-5 PM.
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It’s fall, and what are you going to do with all that produce coming up?
RIPE Altadena is sponsoring a beginner’s class in pressure canning at the Zane Grey Estate on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 1-4 PM.
Master Food Preserver Steve Rudicel will teach you to use a pressure canner and expand your range of home-preserved foods to include low acid vegetables,
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opens the Altadena Art + Film Lab at Charles White Park for five weeks (Sept. 13 through Oct. 13).
The Art + Film Lab offers free art and film programming, as well as an interactive space to learn and experiment with art and filmmaking processes through free hands-on workshops, weekly outdoor filmscreenings, and the gathering of oral histories from community members.
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She is described as an all white-huskey. with one bluish eye and one brown eye and a pink collar. She’s very playful and won’ t bite.
UPDATE: The owners e-mailed that Daisy was spotted by an Altadenablog reader, and she’s home safe now.
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Altadena and Sierra Madre search and rescue teams rescued a hiker in a five hour operation Wednesday afternoon.
According to a release from the Altadena Sheriff’s Station, a 25-year-old Los Angeles man became stuck on a narrow rock about 230 feet above the canyon bottom near the first waterfall at Eaton Canyon. The hiker was off any regular trail.
The sheriff’s department said that 14 rescuers and 600 feet of rope was used to lower the hiker to safety.
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The Pasadena Master Chorale will perform “A Portrait of Benjamin Britten” at the Altadena Community Church on Oct. 12, with a novel concept: “Listen first, then pay.”
Get your ticket online or from a chorale member for zero — yes, zero — dollars.
“Yes, you can actually ‘purchase’ a ticket for zero dollars,” says Artistic Director Jeffrey Bernstein.
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MonteCedro’s construction and engineering firm have been able to recycle 1,300 tons of material, recovered during the deconstruction of the homes along Crawford Avenue.
According to a press release from MonteCedro, DPR Construction and Darco Engineering exceeded the county’s goal of recycling 50 percent of the construction material used in the Crawford Avenue houses. The total of reclable material for the project is in the high 90th percentile,
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from gloriana casey
The Bear went over the mountain
to see what he could see.
He saw another stuck hiker;
how many….. would this be?
Bear mused about these strange people,
and just how strange they would be
If Volunteers were not willing
to set these hikers free?
And citizens too, they wondered
as copters filled their sky
since Edison work is done now,
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Alta-artist Mark Dean Veca will have a book launch Satuday, Sept. 14, at Western Project, 2762 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, from 6-8 PM.
MARK DEAN VECA : 20 Years Works from the New Monograph is the first major monograph on Veca, created and published by Zero + Publishing. It contains essays by noted art writers, Carlo McCormick and Shana Nys Dambrot:
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The Altadena Town Council will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr. Looks like no major action items are up this month, but we’ve been surprised before!
The meeting starts a 7 PM.
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Writing a book? If so, you might already be aware of how frustrating it is to get it published by a major publishing house. Here’s a solution – publish it yourself!
Increasingly popular these days, more authors are self-publishing their works, but it is a time-consuming and confusing endeavor. Let Adrianne Marie Hall, author and head of Anthurium Publishing help you!
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by Laura B. Monteros
It seemed serendipitous. LACMA—Los Angeles County Museum of Art—wanted to expand its outreach into communities far from the art museum with LACMA9 Art + Film Lab,
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Sunday, September 1
Between 9:00 PM and 10:00 AM – A petty theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred in the 400 block of E. Las Flores Drive. Loss: black wallet.
Tuesday, September
Between 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 3500 block of Lincoln Avenue.
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Slightly adjusted hours with the shorter days: dinner will be served at 7 PM,
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There are still dinner tickets available as Five Acres continues celebrating 125 years of service at its annual Golf Classic and Dinner to be held Monday, Sept. 23 at San Gabriel Country Club. Proceeds from this event will benefit Five Acres’ pioneering services that ensure safety, well-being and permanency for more than 6,500 children and families served each year. All spots in the tournament are filled,
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He was last seen on Monday Sept 9, 2013 at night near the corner of Casitas and Altdedena Drive. He needs medication and his sister doggie is missing him very much. He had two light-weight chain collars.
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The Pasadena Waldorf School (PWS) marked its 34th opening ceremony by celebrating the beginning of a new first grade class with their teacher, Justin Loeser. The traditional Rose Ceremony occurs annually on the first day of school, providing an opportunity for the eighth grade students to welcome the first grade students from the kindergartens into the “grades” through the offering of a red rose.
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The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District continues to find evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) in the San Gabriel Valley. Tests conducted this week identified WNV in another of the District’s chicken flocks located just north of the main campus of the Claremont Colleges in the city of Claremont
The District routinely tests mosquitoes,
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Miss Lynnanne brings back “Family Dance Nights” to Sue B. Dance Studio on Friday, Sept. 20.
Everyone age 5-85 or more is invited to enjoy a variety of dance moves, party dances, line dances, and maybe even a square dance or two. All dances will be taught, and no partner is necessary.
Family Dance Nights will also be held Oct. 18 and Nov. 15.
Cost is $5 per person,
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The Arroyo Food Co-op surpassed its Indiegogo fundraising goal this weekend, garnering $11,291 to be used to paint the exterior of the co-op building.
The Co-op has also announced another Yard Sale Extravaganza at the store at 494 N. Wilson Avenue in Pasadena. The yard sale will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8 AM-3 PM. Early bird entry is at 7 AM with a $5 suggested donation. In a release to members,
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Altadena Heritage will be hosting a public forum, “Altadena’s Water Future,” to try to clarify issues of water supply, water quality, handling of storm water, and mandated compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act as they impact Altadena.
We have lined up a panel of important water people for this round-table event:
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Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education President Renatta Cooper will deliver the annual PUSD State of the Schools Address on Tuesday, September 24, at 5 PM. at Jackson Elementary School. Cooper will discuss the new Common Core state learning standards, the district’s master planning effort and how California’s school funding reform affects PUSD. Superintendent Jon R. Gundry will also deliver remarks at the event.
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Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich will host the 18th Annual “All for the Love of Kids” event to benefit Los Angeles County foster youth.
Proceeds from the event go to the Children’s Trust Fund which provides foster youth with services, goods and activities not typically covered by government funding such as special medical, orthodontia and dental needs, scholarships, laptops, educational field trips, uniforms, music lessons and sports equipment.
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On Sunday, October 13¸from 3-7 PM, the Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital with Macy’s South Lake will host a Fashion Show Extravaganza/Fundraiser at Macy’s Department Store, 401 S. Lake Avenue in Pasadena. Founded in 1952, the Altadena Guild of HMH has partnered with the Huntington Memorial Hospital and the Huntington Medical Research Institute (HMRI) to provide philanthropic support for them.
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Best-selling author and columnist Gustavo Arellano (Ask a Mexican) hosts an entertaining tour through the history and culture of Mexican food in the United States at the Altadena Library on Sept. 30.
Arellano’s new book, Taco USA, looks at the history of Mexican food in the U.S. with a serving of cultural criticism and personal anecdotes.
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In 2010, at the suggestion of California State Senator Carol Liu, “Talk About Parenting” worked with former inmate Gloria Barrios to redesign the classes the non-profit organization offered to the general population,