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The run up to the American Cancer Society’s Altadena Relay for Life kicks off on Friday, Jan. 18 at the Davies Building in Farnsworth Park Families, caregivers, cancer survivors, schools, companies, etc., are invited.
This year’s Hero of Hope, Jennifer Johnson, will be sharing her journey. There will be showing a video from Relay for Life of Altadena 2012 and 2012 fundraising efforts wii be recognized.
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Yes, a dog named Jimmy Choo. Erick says he was last seen at about the corner of Page Drive and Braeburn Road:
Our mini schnauzer went missing today. He got out of the back yard around 2 this afternoon.
He is miniature schnauzer with a grey and white coat. He displays a beard and has a dark patch on his left thigh. He is wearing a maroon colored collar without any ID tags.
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Jeffrey Mensendiek will preach at Altadena Community Church Sunday, Jan. 13, and continue the conversation in an adult class and at a potluck lunch. Mensendiek directs youth ministries at the Emmaus Center in Sendai, Japan, in the region hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The son of missionaries, he also grew up in this part of Japan. ACC supports Mensendiek’s work through Global Ministries, an ecumenical Christian group focused on justice,
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by TImothy Rutt
The Altadena Town Council will have its regular monthly meeting on Tues., Jan. 15, at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr., starting at 7 PM.
Looks to be mostly reports this month, with no action items scheduled. It will have the first report from the Community Standards Committee.
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by Joe PIasecki
Pasadena Sun
Pasadena Unified school board candidates who gathered Tuesday for the first political forum of the March 5 election season weighed in on a range of budget issues facing the district, particularly the event’s organizers: union members.
The forum was organized by unions representing teachers, administrators, custodians, clerical staff and other public school employees — organizations that are all expected to announce their endorsements in the coming weeks.
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by Timothy Rutt
The proposed “Clean Water, Clean Beaches” parcel tax will be up for a hearing on Tues., Jan. 15, at the Board of Supervisors hearing room, and all protests must be in by that date.
County supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has already weighed in on the measure, saying ““Property owners, schools and businesses already pay flood control taxes and now they are being asked to fork over more money at a time when families are struggling,
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by Timothy Rutt
Facing one of the worst flu seasons in recent memory, getting your flu shot (if recommended) is critical. Webster’s Community Pharmacy, 2450 N. Lake Avenue, is holding a flu shot clinic on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 9:30 AM-3:30 PM.
Meredith Miller at Webster’s Community Pharmacy writes us:
We will have an RN available during these hours exclusively for vaccinations.
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This dog was found wandering around Loma Alta Park today: Bonnie gives us the details:
Red Siberian Husky – blue eyes. Young unaltered male. No tag, flea collar and harness. Was found wandering below gym next to Loma Alta Park. He was then tied up next to the office (with water) to keep him from wandering. Someone called Humane Society who said they would be picking him up today.
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Katherine Oschin Rodriguez’ new business, Party TIme Faces, can add entertainment to your parties and other events with face painting, glitter tattoos, and hair feathers.
Rodriguez works in Altadena and surrounding communities, and says: “I often donate up to 1 hour for free for community, school, and non-profit groups whenever possible. It helps them and it helps me get my name out there.
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by Timothy Rutt
The county Department of Parks and Recreation is offering four "fitness fun" classes for children age 6 through 13 on Saturdays starting Feb. 2.
The classes, which will be held at Farnsworth Park, will get children involved in different physical activities that promote fun and fitness,
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Rob Gilbert, Christian Science Practitioner and a member of the church’s Board of Lectureship, will give a free talk in Altadena on Sun., Jan. 13, starting at 2 PM.
The talk will be at the FIrst Church of Christ, Scientist, 942 E. Altadena Drive.
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by TImothy Rutt
Standup comedian (and Realtor) Ty Fance will autograph his new book, Off My Head and Over the Fence, on Saturday, January 19, at the Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake Avenue, starting at 1 PM.
The collection of autobiographical short stories details the experiences that have “helped make him who he is.” The event includes a Q&A session and opportunities to have the book autographed.
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Webster’s Fine Stationers, 2450 N. Lake Avenue, will host a book signing on Thurs., January 17, with Randy Jurado Ertll, local author, activist, and Executive Director of the nonprofit El Centro de Accion Social.
Mr. Ertll’s book, Hope In Times Of Darkness – A Salvadorian American Experience, has been hailed as “an inspiration and testament to the power of an individual to overcome obstacles and make a difference”
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by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Town Council’s Land Use Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the daycare center planned for 3311 Canyon Crest Drive.
The owners are planning to convert the property into a child care center for up to 28 children. The property, on the corner of Canyon Crest and Lincoln Avenue, is in a sensitive area with heavy traffic and is the main route into two different neighborhoods.
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- Scholar: Kirstie Mitchell of Altadena (Business Administration) was among 1,973 students from Tennessee State University who were named to the Fall 2012 Dean’s List. The honor list names all students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in 12 or more semester hours taken for a letter grade during the spring semester. With nearly 9,000 students, Tennessee State University is Nashville’s only public university, and is a comprehensive,
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by Timothy Rutt
They must be pretty desperate out there. Something happened to us that we thought we’d share:
Sunday afternoon, we got a call from a polling firm. The nice woman on the phone said she was calling from Nevada, and wanted to ask us some questions about current issues,
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If you want to know what’s going on in local politics, who’s running for City Council or Pasadena Board of Education, ACT – the oldest and largest progressive political organization in the San Gabriel Valley – is hosting a candidate forum at PCC,
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by Timothy Rutt
OK, you REALLY need a night out away from the kids. The staff at Farnsworth Park is willing to let you have it for a reasonable cost in February and March.
“Parents Night Out” will be held from 6 PM to midnight on Friday nights, February 8 and 22, and March 8 and 22.
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Bob Stane, in front of the Fork in the Road artwork at St. John and Pasadena avenues in Pasadena on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. (Tim Berger/Pasadena Sun Staff Photographer)
Pasadena’s Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S. Marengo Ave., will have a discussion with Southern California entertainment legend Bob Stane on Sat.,
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by Timothy Rutt
Two mighty Altadenans in one place: author/photographer Ibarionex Perello’s podcast, The Candid Frame, features local historian Michele Zack in a discussion about the role of photography in documenting the history of a community. There’s a lot of discussion about the state of Altadena (past, present, and future), so even if you’re not interested in photography,
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from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will host the 25th annual High-Tech Conference for Small Business on Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, at the Westin Hotel located near Los Angeles International Airport.
The conference will provide an opportunity for small businesses to discuss contracting and subcontracting opportunities with major corporations, federal agencies, local government agencies and JPL’s purchasing and technical communities.
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from the Pasadena Unified School District
High schools in Pasadena will host five Cash for College workshops in January and February to help Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) students and their families complete applications for college grants and scholarships.
Following a presentation, volunteers and computers will be available to help students and their parents complete the online Free Application for Federal Student Aid,
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Keiki O Ka ‘Aina, an Altadena-based Pacific Island dance troupe, will perform this Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake, from 2-3 PM.
Directed by Liz Espinoza and Matalasi (a championship Samoan fire knife dancer), the group has performed at the Pasadena Chalk Festival, Day One, and the APTRA awards.
Admission is free.
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Local jazz artists the Altadena Jazz Quartet (Joel Taylor, Chick Manning, and Quin Johnson, and yes, we know that's only three names) will perform at the Altadena Ale & Wine House, 2329 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, this Thursday, starting at 8:30 PM.
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Local favorites Wreck ‘n’ Sow at last year’s Summer Concert Series.
by Timothy Rutt
It’s still six months away, but the Sheriff Support Group of Altadena has set the dates for this year’s free concert series in Farnsworth Park, one of the highlights of an Altadena summer.
SSGA President Robert Klomburg said that the Saturday concerts have been set for July 6,
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by Timothy Rutt
On Monday, the state Public Utilities Commission issued a report on Southern California Edison's preparation and response to the Big Wind of 2011, and not surprisingly found them deficient in preparation and planning, and chided them for destroying evidence as the PUC was investigating.
Our content partners at the Pasadena Sun have been all over this one:
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by TImothy Rutt
The Pasadena Police Department just sent out an alert to drivers to avoid Maple Street from Holliston to Michigan avenues, as they are conducting a shooting investigation in the area of Chester St. and Maple Avenue. Message was received about 4:15 PM, and it says traffic closures on Maple and Chester will be in effect for several hours, so if you’re planning to go there,
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This month’s Altadena Library Friday Fun Flick is “Ice Age 4: Continental Drift.”
Rated PG, the 88 minute animated feature starts at 3:30 PM on Jan. 25 at the Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St.
Popcorn and drinks are provided, and admission is free.
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A Jackson Elementary School student asks a question of planetary scientist Margarita Marinova (onscreen) at McMurdo Station in Antarctica Wednesday morning.
by Timothy Rutt
Science-minded fifith graders from Jackson Elementary School had a rare opportunity this morning to run a scientific test — in Antarctica.
With a local computer,
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by Timothy Rutt
Altadena Sheriff Capt. John S. Benedict told the town council Tuesday night that he was going to meet with school district officials Friday to discuss stationing a school resource officer in Altadena.
Motivated in part by the recent wave of gang-related shootings in Altadena and Pasadena, and the shootings of school children in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, Benedict told the council that he was looking for the community’s help to encourage the district to station a school resource deputy at Eliot Middle School,
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by Timothy Rutt
One of Altadena’s anti-Walmart groups is pushing for a moratorium on development along the Lake Avenue business district until new community standards are in place.
Members of Neighbors Building a Better Alltadena spoke at the Altadena Town Council meeting Tuesday, urging that development along Lake Avenue be put under a temporary moratorium until Altadena’s community standards are updated. There is a town council committee that is currently meeting to update the 1986-era standards that govern residential and commercial development in Altadena.
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Sharon Bailey Beckett and Edward Beckett open up their home Thursday, Jan. 24 for one of their occasional house concerts.
Local musicians
Big Wide Room (Mark Davis, Brett Perkins and David Zink) bring Americana music to an intimate setting:
Bring a munchie to share with others at Intermission and bring some dollars to buy their new CD and to make a donation to these hard-working singer-songwriters on tour.
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, 1879 N. Lake Avenue,will hold a Charismatic Mass and Healing Service on Friday, January 25.
The evening will begin with Praise & Worship at 7:00 PM.
Fr. Michael Barry will be the main celebrant. Music will be provided by the Heart of Jesus Music Ministry from Incarnation Church in Glendale. A love offering will be taken up to support Fr.
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The Altadena Library is holding a bookmark contest to celebrate National Library Week in April. The contest begins January 14 and is open to students in Kindergarten through fifth grade who live or attend school in Altadena.
Participants are asked to create an original bookmark based on this year’s Summer Reading Club theme “Reading is Delicious at the Altadena Library”. Entry forms are available at the Altadena Main and Bob Lucas Branch libraries.
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Have you ever wanted to know how to create an email account, share pictures with your family via Shutterfly.com, or check the local movie times and listings on Fandango.com?
On January 24, 2013, MonteCedro, a new planned Episcopal Communities & Services (ECS) Continuing Care Retirement Community in Altadena, will host Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” and instructor at Cooper Union and New York University’s School of Lifelong Learning.
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by Timothy Rutt
No, for us older people, it’s not that one: Dynamic young Korean saxophone prodigy Grace Kelly will put in a rare appearance in an intimate setting at the Coffee Gallery Backstage on Monday, January 21, at 8 PM.
Kelly, 20, has graced jazz festivals all over the world and performs for thousands — and her last appearance at the Gallery was sold out, so act quickly.
You need reservations,
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Deferred rain tax: The county Board of Supervisors deferred sending the “Clean Water, Clean Beaches” runoff tax to election after hundreds protested at Tuesday’s meeting. Jason Wells and Kathy Corrigan tell the tale via the Pasadena Sun.
- Relay for LIfe: a reminder that kick-off for the American Cancer Society’s Altadena Relay for LIfe is Friday, Jan. 18, 7 PM at the Davies Building, Farnsworth Park. There’ll be video of last year’s Relay,
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The Bright Futures Scholars were honored at the Jan. 15 Altadena Town Council meeting for Scholar’s Month.
by Timothy Rutt
In other news of note from Tuesday’s town council meeting:
- The annual joint meeting between the Altadena Town Council and the Pasadena Unified School District Board will be March 19
- Officer Kevin Denmon of the California Highway Patrol said that the fatal accident on Dec.
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by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Chamber of Commerce 89th annual Awards and Installation Dinner will take place on Friday, Feb. 1, and RSVPs must be in by next Friday, Jan. 25.
Honorees include Citizen of the Year Michele Zack and Business of the Year Altadena Hardware.
Cost is $75 per ticket or $140 for a pair.
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Polly Frost may not use her Altadena riding training in Manhattan, but she uses other lessons she learned there every day.
The New York City writer and former Altadena resident returns to the scene of the crime Feb. 10 with a one-woman show about her bad role models
by Timothy Rutt
One-woman autobiographical shows aren’t unusual to find: a performer telling stories of her life,
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“Home, Home, With a Gnome” ( sung to a familiar tune. : )
from gloriana casey
Oh give gnome a home
in the sycamore zone,
where the spirit’s refreshed all the day.
Where never is heard a discouraging word
for gnome, he loves all holidays.
Gnome, gnome in the zone
where mystery lives all the day.
For never is heard benefactor’s name word
but kindness is heard all the day.
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by Timothy Rutt
Radio station Power 106 shared this video of the toy giveaway at Loma Alta Park on Dec. 15. (We're an old guy and never heard of any of the celebrities!)
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” For Altadena Christmas Morn….”
from gloriana casey
For Altadena, Christmas Morn,
the birds will start the day.
They think they sing the up sun too;
that’s Twitter…. Nature’s way!
And some will rise up with the birds,
then to church will travel.
Though some will sleep a bit in peace
before the gifts unravel.
Now some will have those visitors,
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by TImothy Rutt
If having a tree in the living room is now wearing a little thin, Athens Services says they will provide free tree-cycling starting tomorrow, Dec. 26. To ensure pickup, remove all ornaments, lights, tinsel, and the stand and put the tree (or Hannukkah bush) at the curb on collection day.
Flocked or plastic trees will not be recycled or accepted,
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The coroner's office released the name of the jogger who was killed on Mendocino Street near the golf course Friday: Robert Frank Ott, 54, of Altadena. The PSN has all details up to date.
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Crime blotter provided by the Altadena Sheriff’s Station.
Sunday, December 16:
Between 6:00 PM and 11:45 PM – A vehicle vandalism occurred in the area Harding Avenue. & Washington Boulevard.
Monday, December 17:
Between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM (Tuesday) – A petty theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred in the 1800 block of E. Mendocino Street. Loss: red briefcase, checkbook, gold bracelet.
Wednesday, December 19:
Between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM – A vehicle was stolen from the 1600 block of Braeburn Rd.
