The American Cancer Society invites individuals who want to celebrate the lives of those who have faced cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease to join its Relay For Life, scheduled for Saturday, June 1, in Altadena at Farnsworth Park.  Relay For Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance, and take turns walking around a track relay style to raise funds to fight cancer.  

Election committee chair Eric Pierce told the Altadena Town Council that the committee rejected the application of Samir A. Sayegh. Sayegh had called in at the Friday deadline to say he was stuck in traffic, so he was originally allowed to submit late —

Sheriff’s deputies were called at about 9:15 PM Wednesday about shots fired near a house on the 100 block of West Altadena Drive.

According to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station, there are no clues as to the suspects in the shooting.  Sachs said that “that particularly house had been victimized in the past.”  No one was hurt, Sachs said.

Seven bullet casings were recovered from the scene,

Aveson Charter Schools will hold its sixth annual June Jubilee community celebration on Sunday, June 2, 11 AM-4 PM  at Farnsworth Park.  The school’s annual event offers families a fun Sunday at the park listening to music, enjoying games, contests, crafting and food. 

• Coyotes: we had several coyotes spotted on west Mariposa Street on their way to Fair Oaks early Thursday morning — a reminder to keep your pets safe.
• Cold case arrest: PSN is reporting that sheriff’s deputies arrested two in the 1997 slaying of Johnis Johnson in Altadena.  One of the suspect has ties to the 1993 Halloween slaying of three teenagers in Pasadena.  Brian Day has the scoop.

The updated agenda includes:

• An update on CERT “zones” (Holly Rundburg)
• Green/Food Co-op: Ellen Walton and Arroyo Food Co-op’s Mia Dunn will talk about the co-op, what resources are needed to convert to drought-tolerant vegetation in Altadena,

The family event will include skydivers, flyovers, a “Wall of Remembrance” of veterans (bring copies of photos of your loved ones to place on the Wall), displays of military vehicles and equipment, a children’s area (face painting, arts and crafts, games, entertainment, free popcorn), free vaccinations, free haircuts and manicures,

• Webster’s Fine Stationers is still taking donations to help the tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Round up your purchase or come by to make a donation.
• Webster’s Community Pharmacyis having a Memorial Day sale through Saturday: selected merchandise 50-75% off.  Both Webster’s stores are at 2450 N. Lake Avenue.

• Friends of the Library presents “Beatiful Creatures”

There will be a ceremony to honor the Civil War dead at Mountain View Cemetery today, starting at 2 PM.  There will also be “living history” as actors portray some of the notable people buried in the cemetery.

We spent three glorious days out of town on Catalina Island and did not look at a computer screen.  But now we're back, and catching up ….

The race is now down to 14 as two town council candidates have withdrawn from the race.

According to election chair Eric Pierce, Evangelina Quintana (CT 4602) and Stephen Dale Zeider (4613) have dropped out of the race.  No reason was given.

While two candidates are still running in 4602, this leaves Sylvia Vega as the sole candidate in CT 4613.

Fancy Food Truck Friday: It’s Danny’s Farm Day at Fancy Food Truck Friday tonight.  Webster’s Community Pharmacy and Webster’s Fine Wines & Spirits will honor the event’s sponsor, Danny’s Farm.  Both shops will donate 15 percent of their full day’s sales (not including prescriptions), and the food trucks will donate too, to  Danny’s Farm, which provides programs and job opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.  

by Timothy Rutt

The forlorn and homeless Altadena Elections sign has finally found a place to land — along the fence at the Crater at Calavaras and Lake.  We can say no more.

The Altadena Ale & Wine House, 2329 N. Fair Oaks Ave., will have a fundraiser for their soccer team next Saturday, May 18, with a wine tasting, starting at 3 PM.

The alehouse will be donating six different styles of wines to taste from France, Spain, and Italy. Cheese and baguettes will be served, as well as pizza. There will be giveaways,

Mountain View Cemetery will commemorate Memorial Day on May 27 by honoring Civil War veterans and with “living history” as presenters play the roles of Thaddeus Lowe, Native Americans, and the women who were left home as their men marched to war.

Historian Nick Smith said that the Sons of the Union Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy will be participating in decorating the Civil War graves in the cemetery.  

We always like to say that Altadenablog is the only local news website that also covers space (because we love JPL and all who work there).

So we're sharing this music video from Commander Chris Hadfield, who just landed after five months at the International Space Station. Because it's cool.