.. the Halloween weekend looked like it would NEVER end!  We have a backlog of things in the hopper, and we'll work to get to them later today!

 
For more than 40 years the 50 houses in the LaCorona-Palm St Upside-Down T Neighborhood Association have kept the fun of the “old” Halloween alive. This year was no different.

Neighbors Peggy Trottman and Danielle Romo canvassed the neighborhood north of Altadena Drive and West of Fair Oaks asking which neighbors would be home and giving out candy Sunday night. A map was then made with a small orange pumpkin identifying each household that had agreed to distribute candy,

Working on a couple of long interviews for some upcoming features, and fighting a cold today.  We'll have lots of updates tomorrow, including two burglaries reported today, a lost hiker, and some good stuff upcoming from the library.

• Altadena-based discount ticketer Goldstar is now moving into Sacramento, says this article in LA Business Journal.  This comes after last week’s announcement that the firm is also setting up shop in Atlanta.
• SGV Tribune sportster Jim McConnell has a fascinating story on Ted Husing, who probably invented play-by-play announcing for broadcast sports.  Husing started in broadcasting in 1924 and worked in early radio and television until his health failed in 1957.  A Pasadena resident,

PSN's Brian Charles reports that (Altadenablog sponsor) Altadenans for Quality Education hit a major snag in their drive for seceding from PUSD, as one third of the signatures on their petition have been rejected.  More here.

UPDATE: Altadena Schools has released a statement here.

Scott Gossard was extracted by the Air Rescue 5 chopper  after rescue team members found him in a rocky and icy area between Twin Peaks and Triplet Rocks.  Gossard had left for a weekend hiking trip Thursday night, expecting to return Saturday. 

The  Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center sisterhood  will be hosting an Artisans Boutique and Author Showcase on Sun., Nov. 7,  just in time for getting a jump on holiday shopping .  This is a first- ever event to exclusively feature the creative talents of PJTC members.  There will be a wide range of one-of-a-kind hand- made artistic creations for sale, including jewelry, needlepoint purses, knitwear, scarves, drawings, wood clocks and toys.

According to council chair Gino Sund, the county Department of Regional Planning may be starting an enforcement effort soon to ensure that signage along the commercial corridor is up to code.   The letter is an attempt to give the merchants the “head’s up”

… even if you do nothing else!

The Altadena Town Council members for the West Side are hosting a town hall meeting, sponsored by the Windsor-Arroyo Neighborhood Association (WANA) at Jackson Elementary School, 593 W. Woodbury Rd. Thurs, Nov. 4 at 6 PM.

Our special guest will be Capt. Steve McLean, commander of the Altadena Sheriff Station.  You will have the opportunity to address any questions with Capt.

Why go all the way to Santa Monica when you can get it here at home?  Tarnie Fulloon, movement teacher and mind/body therapist, will be holding a new session of healing movement classes in Altadena in a her studio in November: Thurs. mornings from 9-10:30 AM (for women only) and Saturdays from 11 AM-12:30 PM.  

Bannon will help you find the answer such questions as “What is blogging?” “Why do it?”  “How do I create content?” and “How can I make it pay?” 

Blogging seems to be gathering more and more momentum.  

It’s good to look to the past for clues as to why things are the way they are, although it’s important to be careful not to assume direct linkages or legacies, because new, unrelated elements often arrive with their own power — the power of change.

Historical imagination is, however, critical in deciphering past events and periods. Not imagination as in “making stuff up,” but in using facts from the record to place yourself in different times,

And why Montreal?  Because there are great festivities there this weekend to celebrate the canonization — or advancement to sainthood — of her distant cousin, Andre Bessette, who becomes St. Andre of Montreal today.

Brother Andre, as he was known, was born in 1845.  Orphaned at age 12,

The Pasadena Police Department is looking for a missing three year old by the name of Dylan Kurihara. He is 32 inches high, 35 pounds, with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue and brown checkered long sleeve shirt and dark blue pants.

Listening to the police scanner, Dylan Kurihara has been found, and is being transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital.

Update 10:55: apparently he's OK enough that they're going to hold onto him for pictures before he goes to HMH. A press conference is rapidly being arranged.

UPDATE 11:04: Just heard the press conference from Pasadena Police Chief Philip Sanchez: Dylan was found in the SUV,

For every five books your child reads, they receive an achievement award and a certificate for a free hamburger or cheeseburger from In-N-Out Burger.

For more details, visit the children’s desk at the main library, 600 E. Mariposa St., or the Bob Lucas Branch Library, 2659 N. Lincoln Ave.

• PSN’s Brian Charles looks at Jackson Elementary parents “getting loud and organized” after their school was tapped for closure by the PUSD consolidation committee.
• As we write this Sunday night, we are impressed and saddened: listening to the police scanner, to Pasadena police and volunteers doing a fine-tooth-comb search of bulidings, streets, alleys,  parking structures, and parking lots in central Pasadena searching for the missing three-year-old Dylan Kurihara. 

“Americana” is the theme, with all-American treats like barbecue, popcorn, burgers, and corn on the cob, as well as activity booths, kiddie bumper cars, crafts, and live entertainment.  Admission is free.

St. Mark’s School is at 1050 E. Altadena Dr.

Arroyo TIme Bank board member David Cutter staffed the sign-up table (one had to sign up for a free membership to enter).

… right now (about 11:14 AM).  Sheriff station tells us that deputies are containing the area in a spousal assault situation.

UPDATE: PSN has some sketchy details.

Unless something ELSE happens, the event starts gathering at 6 PM on Sat., Oct. 23, at Farnsworth Park amphitheatre.

Park officials had cancelled the event by performance artists Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens, who have married each other and different aspects of nature in several “weddings”

In the Pasadena Museum of History’s continuing look at the times of Eva Scott Feynes and celebration of the Altadena Town & Country Club’s 100th anniversary, the club will host a fashion show: “Straight-Laced and Buttoned-Up: Dress and Undress at the Turn of the 20th Century”  on Sat., Oct. 23, at 2 PM.

As they tell it: “Afternoon Tea and Period Fashion Show covering six decades,

We need about a dozen volunteers – children and adult – who would be willing to participate in Search & Rescue drills on Saturday, Oct. 23 for role-playing exercises to be conducted as part of the Community Emergency Response Team Training and also for a Search &

“Sticks and Stones” is a self-guided tour of seven La Canada/ La Crescenta structures built between 1911 and 2002. Four houses in La Canada built of “sticks” and St. Luke’s of the Mountain, built of “stones,” will be featured. The tour features art exhibits and a demonstration of stone building techniques.

According to Kathleen Witner, LA County Dept. of Parks and Recreation Deputy Director, there will be a “walk-thru” of the venue today with county officials and the LA County Sheriff’s Department to discuss traffic flow and parking. 

Just received from the National Weather Service, which says the big storm is coming uncomfortably close …

AT 602 PM PDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A  STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF ACTON… MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH.  HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM…ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

Max is a missing Alaskan Malamut, 55-60 lbs.,  six months old with blue eyes, lost at about Morsley and Altadena Dr.  If you see him, call Erika at 626-644-4132.

Tues, Oct. 12
Between 11 PM – 6 AM, Wed. – a residential burglary occurred in the 1600 block of E. New York Dr. Suspect(s) entered the residence via the rear sliding glass door. Loss: blue Makita skill saw,

The Daz-e Shop will open at its new location — 2450 N. Lake, in the Webster's complex — on Fri., Oct. 22.

The Daz-e Shop has been in Altadena since 1969, most recently on the 400 block of Woodbury.  The thrift shop supports the California P.E.O. Home in Alhambra. The store will be open Mon.-Sat., 11 AM-4 PM. 

• A great deal of discussion ensued following the report of Councilman Ken Roberts, who is also vice-chair of the PUSD school consolidation committee that recommended three Altadena schools for closure.  After reeeeeeally  extended discussion, chair Gino Sund will call PUSD Supt. Edwin Diaz to express the council’s displeasure with the decision.
• LA County Fire Department Asst. Chief Bill Niccum was introduced to the council.

The Altadena Chamber Of Commerce has volunteer openings for the following:

• Board of Directors
• Committee Chairs & Committee Members for the following committees: 

Community Activities
Membership
Merchants

• Special Events:

Citizen of The Year
Installation Dinner
Golf Tournament
Business Expo
Mixers

• Ad ho committees:

By-laws
Nominating committee

If you have an interest in any of the above please respond to this email or contact Doug Colliflower,

The National Park Service sent this, reminding us there's a deadline coming up:

This summer, the National Park Service initiated a new "special resource study" of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties of southern California, and to date, hundreds of participants turned out for one or more of our nine public meetings. 

In an atmosphere reminiscent of a medieval faire, fairies, elves, and minstrels abound.  Live music, food, games, children’s tea garden, puppet shows, and plays.  Visit The Doll Room, King Arthur’s Market, and The Wishing Well for incredible holiday shopping and artisan crafts.   Amazing Silent Auction with one-of-a-kind items.  Fantastic fun for the whole family.  This is a zero-waste event —

Carolyn Seitz relayed this message from the sheriffs:

A resident in the Stonehill area is reporting the possibility that a package he'd been expecting from Amazon may have been stolen from his porch yesterday afternoon.

According to the tracking information, it was delivered to his porch at 3:16 pm.  Other household residents returned at 3:45 pm and there was no package on the porch.

Despite the overall decline in residential burglaries, there has been an uptick in recent days, and the Altadena Sheriff's Station has passed on these helpful hints:

In the past three days Altadena has seen an increase in Residential Burglaries. The most recent burglaries have been occurring in the late afternoon early evening hours.  It appears that the suspects are watching the houses prior to breaking in.