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Thanks to Altadenablog reader Tom Kosakowski, we’ve just found out about Alan’s War,
a graphic novel by the French artist Emmanuel Guibert. Guibert has illustrated the memoirs of Alan Cope, a soldier from the Pasadena/Altadena area who served in WWII. As a comic geek, what we’ve seen looks pretty good (our major geek credential is that we saved Stan Lee’s seat for the debut showing of “Raiders of the Lost Ark”). Check it out!
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Altadena’s hardware maven Don Thomas and his sister Shirley Harrington were honored in an ambush appreciation at Altadena Hardware this morning. Despite word going out widely about it, they were surprised …

Adam Carter of Assemblyman Anthony Portantino’s office, presents Thomas with a proclamation from the state assembly.

Followed by a presentation from Rita Hadjimanoukian of Supv. Michael Antonovich’s office, with a proclamation from the county.
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The Altadena Library Board of Trustees is accepting résumés of those persons who would like to serve on the Altadena Board of Library Trustees. Currently one position is vacant for the unexpired 2011 term.
Those applying must be 18 years of age and a resident of Altadena. The Board meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
The Board will interview potential candidates at the November 24, 2008, 5:00 p.m. meeting and make an appointment to fill the vacancy at this meeting.
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It’s Halloween, and there’s a full day packed with activities! Check our
Holidays page for the full rundown, including festivities at the Altadena Library, the Haunted Jail, and Ray Bradbury at Vroman’s in Pasadena.
(Graphic from the wall of Ace’s Smoke Shop on Lake).
UPDATE 8:30 AM: Please note that the Chaney Trail Gate will be closing at 6 PM, starting today and through the weekend.
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It may be too late to get the cheap price, but this sounds like fun in our neighboring foothills:
Verdugo Hills Community Hike
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Put on your hiking boots and join the communities of Glendale, Burbank and Crescenta Valley in a day of exploring the hiking trails and visiting the points of interest in your other backyard : the Verdugo Mountains.
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Of course, we have our areas that are “haunted” all the time in Altadena, such as the Cobb Estate (e.g “The Haunted Forest”) and Gravity Hill. But this time of year, the ‘haints come out in otherwise normal neighborhoods.


Granddaddy of ’em all is the “Haunted Yard” at 1640 Braeburn, which every year sets new standards in wretched excess (this is definitely NOT for the little ones!)
On the other hand, there’s the more pastoral effect of this line of scarecrows at the corner of Altadena Dr.
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Illegal bow and gun hunting has been going on in the local hills ("Ram-bro'" and his ilk) , and this message has been hitting the local newsgroups:
If you encounter the hunter(s) described below, please contact your sheriff dept immediately at 626-798-1131.
We also need documentation so please contact Cal-TIP: Californians Turn In Poachers
To Report a Poacher or Polluter
If you witness a poaching or polluting incident or any fish and wildlife violation,
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The Altadena Sheriff’s Station with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Athletic Association (LASAA) will be holding the 2008 Tour of Altadena.
The event will take place Sat., Dec. 6, 2008 from 9 AM until 2 PM.
The Cycle-Thon is a 12.5 mile fun ride through Altadena. Start and finish will be at the Altadena Sheriff’s Station, 780 East Altadena Drive. The ride starts at 9 AM. After the bike ride there will be a barbecue at the Station featuring hot dogs,
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Our friends at JPL send us this from Saturn:
As we begin our new Equinox mission at Saturn, the Cassini-Huygens team sends “best witches” for a happy, healthy and fun Halloween.
We’ve enjoyed sharing stunning images and exciting results of Cassini’s first four years at Saturn – and promise to scare up many more treats as we continue studying the eerie glow of Saturn’s rings, the spine-tingling thunder on the planet, the hair-raising jets on Enceladus,
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Two weeks after Los Angeles county zoning officials threatened to shut the school down, the chairman of the Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School said in a letter to the neighbors that they have delivered over 1,400 names and addresses of parents and local supporters to officials.
Exactly who they delivered them to isn't clear; the letter says that "We already have delivered to city officials last week over 1,400 names and addresses of parents and local supporters,
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Pasadena Now has a piece on the Altadena NAACP's "Teacher of the Year Awards" at their Freedom Fundraiser on Nov. 16 in Burbank. All the information is here.
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This letter in PSN supporting Measure TT on Tuesday's ballot carries the signatures of Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard, Sierra Madre mayor Kurt Zimmerman, and "an Altadena resident" named Gino Sund. Sund, of course, is an elected town councilman and is in fact the council chair, the nearest thing we have to a mayor — but this is apparently of no interest to PSN.
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PSN has a story today on St. Mark's Episcopal School's program of healthy, wasteless lunches, thanks to two local operations, Green Apple Gourmet and Wasteless Living.
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This message from Mike Hickman, who is spearheading the Millard Canyon Conservation Project, is making the rounds — more whacking non-native plants next Saturday:
Hi Gang!
Well, our 2nd volunteer work day is behind us. I am thrilled to say that we are making some real progress. It is really great to see the rocks and streambed and natural terrain again after so many years of being overgrown and covered with weeds.
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Thanks to generous Altadenablog readers who contributed to our team, Rosie’s Blue Lobsters, for the annual Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles Buddy Walk at Santa Anita Park on Sunday. We raised over $1,300 to support families and individuals with Down Syndrome (and there’s still time to make a contribution!). The weather was great and the company was greater!
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Making the rounds of the newsgroups: gardeners working at a home on the 2400 block of Tanoble were robbed of their truck and all their equipment, about 12:40 Monday afternoon. Nobody was hurt, and nobody was caught so far.
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If you don’t vote, you can’t complain for the next four years! The Obama mural is on Lincoln, and the Balian Mansion is making its choice known, too!
Find your polling place here, and get out there and vote!
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I think we all need to lighten up today. I’m also rather concerned that Billy Dee Williams has nothing better to do:
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The Buy Local Pasadena blog plugs our friends at the Co-op and Food Exchange of Altadena (COFE-Altadena), including a link to Susan Carrier's fine story in the LA TImes.
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Veteran’s Day is “Fee Free” on the Angeles National Forest
All four southern California national forests waiving Adventure Pass Requirement for Nov. 11
Arcadia, Calif. – In honor of our nation’s veterans and those currently serving, visitors to the Angeles National Forest will not be required to purchase an Adventure Pass for Tuesday,
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This seems appropriate to sign off for the night: SGV Tribune's story on Wayne Nelson, his Obama merchandise, and Harmon Mandigo's mural (see picture below).
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Big doings tomorrow at (Altadenablog sponsor) Webster's Fine Stationers, 2450 N. Lake, Suite B: it's a benefit for Altadena's Quality of Life Center –15% of the day's proceeds will go to benefit programs for Altadena's youth.
And, if that's not enough, says Lori Webster in her blog:
We’re holding this benefit simultaneously with our Grand Re-Opening and Chamber of Commerce sponsored ribbon cutting.
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Corey Lynn King, 18, of Altadena, has pleaded not guilty to killing a woman and her three daughters and setting fire to their Lancaster home Sept. 9. King is being held without bail.
The AP story is here.
King has also been questioned in the Altadena murder of 90-year-old Evelyn Mosely, who was found in her burning Lincoln Ave. home in May.
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The Spaceweather site tells us we're in the middle of a meteor shower — and it's a goodie!
Space Weather News for Nov. 6, 2008http://spaceweather.comTAURID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Taurid meteor shower is underway and it could be a good show. 2008 is a "swarm year"
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The cougars are out, and you foothill dwellers need to keep an eye on your dogs, kids, and other livestock.
Thanks to the efforts of Lori Paul and Alice Wessen over at the Chaney Trail area, word is getting out among the newsgroups. Click on the flyer to expand it to full size.
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Bob Johnson of Altadena, an enthusiastic mountain fisherman, is profiled by Christopher Nyerges in this week's Pasadena Weekly.
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Some things to keep you occupied this weekend, all flashbacks from previous posts:
Veterans' Benefits & Education Workshop at the Community Center on Saturday, 730 E. Altadena Dr., 9-noon.
Millard Canyon restoration, also starting at 9 AM.
Verdugo Hills Community Hike, also Saturday.
Soul Food Sunday at the Community Center, 3-5 PM.
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and your blogkateer will be running late today. We're going to be on kid duty until late evening.
But there's good stuff coming — mostly involving crime and updates to Altadena Plaza, so keep the news comin' in, and we'll put it up when we can!
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Just two items in this week’s Crime Log:
Oct. 28: Man arrested for possession of marijuana and resisting arrest at Lincoln Ave. and Harriet St.
Nov. 2: Male adult arrested for sexual assault on a minor on Alberta St.
“The Altadena Station crime log is published for the purpose of providing the community with a sampling of reported crimes within the Altadena Station jurisdiction. This report does not include all criminal activity occurring within the parameters of this report.
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This message, by retired Pasadena Police Lt. Tom Oldfield, has been making the rounds of local newsgroups:
This evening (Thus. Nov. 6), 4 PM, I was walking our dog eastbound on Midwick approaching Midlothian. I saw two young men walking through the front yard of the house on the southeast corner of Midwick and Midlothian (2174 Midlothian). As they reached the north side of the house they walked to the rear of the house and then out of sight southbound behind the house.
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From Town Councilmember Alice Wessen, we received the following message from the developer of the property at Lincoln and Altadena Drive, which finally looks like it’s coming close to completion:
We are pleased to announce that we are in the final stage of construction and expect to be completed mid December. I have taken the liberty of attaching our current marketing flyer.
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Bo Astrup at the Altadena Neighborhood Alliance is asking people to submit comments to the city of Pasadena as it considers changes to its telecommunications facilities and equipment rules and regulations. The neighborhood alliance has opposed constructing a cell tower on the property of St. Elizabeth's Church. The church is in Altadena, but Pasadena is just across the street.
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On Tuesday Nov. 4th the communities of Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre passed Measure TT by an overwhelming majority (74.5%). This is a public schools facilities improvement bond.
The district is required to establish an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee to scrutinize how bond funds are allocated and spent. The Oversight Committee must include representation from the business community,
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A note from town councilor Alice Wessen:
Dear Neighbors:
A few town council folks will be meeting with the county and DPW next week
regarding upcoming trash contracts, to ask about what is possible, what is
being offered and how the county can help. We want to start this discussion
prior to Dept of Public Works doing a presentation to town council.
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Via
Micki’s Zoo, the Hen’s Teeth Art Collective is having a reception tonight, and the Gallery at the End of the World is announcing its next Sunday salon on Nov. 23 (check her site for deets)
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The amazing Bill Westphal passes all superlatives by capturing a meteor on the
weathercam! We’re in the middle of the Taurid meteor shower, and the ‘cam picked this up shortly before 4 AM today. Thank you, Bill!
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The Pasadena Waldorf School, 209 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, will hold its annual Elves’ Faire on Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 AM-4 PM, with food, games, crafts, and the activities that are part of the faire’s unique charm. More details on the flyers (click to enlarge).
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We recently met with Sarah Eagle of the American Cancer Society. The society is planning on holding a fun event, the Relay for Life, at Farnsworth Park in August of '09.
Several communities have been holding similar relays for years, so this will be a first for Altadena, Eagle says. The actual "relay" will be a 24 walk around a particular track.
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… or so it seems. This flyer tells us that Danny’s has won “Employer of the Year” from the Pasadena Mayor’s Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities, a commendation from Supv. Mike Antonovich, and a recognition from Assemblyman Anthony Portantino. David May of Danny’s Farm won “Employee of the Year” award from the mayor’s committee.
You can see ’em on the flyer, but can’t link to them, so we’ll help: this link goes to the NBC nightly news story on Danny’s,
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The Sheriff's Clergy Council, in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation, will hold a Job Resource Fair at the Davies Building in Farnsworth Park, 568 E. Mt. Curve Ave., from 10 AM-2 PM.
There will be workshops on :
Internet Job Search 10:30 AM &
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Making the rounds of the President Streets newsgroup: one resident lost a laptop that was stolen from their car on Monday night, and another reported being burglarized that afternoon: two men arrived at a home, and one talked to the wife while she was gardening while the other apparently went into the home while she was distracted. No report on what was stolen in that incident.
The men were described as black, mid-20’s – early 30’s. All was reported to the sheriff,
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Mary Spriestersbach, executive director of the Altadena Chamber of Commerce, tells us that their Citizen of the Year nomination form is now available at their website.
In addition, there will be three Chamber mixers that are also ribbon-cuttings for new businesses. All mixers run from 5:30-7 PM, admission $5 for members, $7 for guests, and bring a raffle item and promote your business.
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The next meeting of the Altadena Crest Trail Restoration Working Group (ACTRWG) will be tonight at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E Altadena Drive.
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Sacred Heart Church, 600 W. Mariposa, will holds its International Festival on Fri., Oct. 17-Sun., Oct. 19. LIve entertainment, great food, carnival rides, and more. For more information, call 794-2046.
(thx to the unstoppable Monica)