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from Pasadena Unified School District
In support of the opening of Washington Middle School STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) magnet next fall and John Muir High School’s successful Engineering and Environmental Science Academy, some families of students currently enrolled at the two schools are eligible to receive high speed Internet access for $9.95 per month as well as a laptop or desktop computer for $150 through a partnership between the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD),
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John Smith of Neighbors Empowering Youth tells us that Team 2404, NEY’s robotics team, is going to compete in the 2012 Fall Classic in Burbank tomorrow:
We’re inviting our friends, families, and neighbors to come to the Fall Classic and cheer on the team. We have a lot of new members that will be experiencing their first competition as well as operating the robot.
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At the Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich presents “Ali,” a 3 month-old Rottweiler Mix – one of many pets available for adoption now. For more information about adopting a pet, please call the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control at
562-728-4644.
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from the Pasadena Unified School District
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) has launched “PUSDJOBS,” a texting service that alerts the public of new employment opportunities with PUSD. Prospective employees can text PUSDJOBS to 888777 from their mobile phones to receive a text message alert whenever a position within the district becomes available.
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Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control will have an open house at all facilities on Sat., Nov. 8 from noon to 2 PM.
There will be free refreshments, tours, and of course animals available to adopt.
The shelter servicing Altadena is at 4275 E. Elston St., Baldwin Park.
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by Timothy Rutt
Altadena and Eaton Canyon Golf Courses will be getting new management as of Nov. 1.
As first revealed by local blogger Victor Caballero, O&J Golf Course Construction will manage the golf courses following the default of the current leaseholder, DC Golf, Inc.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors cancelled the current lease with DC Golf,
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Jake seems unperturbed by the creature stalking him at “October Shadows,” a celebration of Halloween art at Mountain View Mausoleum. The show continues this weekend and next Saturday from 10 AM-3 PM at the mausoleum art gallery, 2300 North Marengo Ave.
Also: don’t forget that today is “Halloweekend” with the merchants of the North Lake Avenue Business District, presented by the Altadena Chamber of Commerce, noon to 4 PM.
Participating businesses include Webster’s Community Pharmacy,
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Received this message from a reader this afternoon — keep on the lookout!
A teenaged girl just came to our door claiming to be a student at Pasadena Middle School. She says she is raising funds for her college program at the school and said to receive a bond for college: all she needed was a signature from a neighbor and a voided check”. Please be careful!
This doesn’t smell good for many reasons, not least of which is (1) there is no Pasadena Middle School (2) there’s a college program for 6-8th graders?
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Being a test subject can be a small boy’s biggest adventure
by Timothy Rutt
Jake Rutt shows off yet another injection as he tests a new muscular dystrophy medicine.
We don’t like to make too big a deal about our family. Every family, even the most normal-appearing, has crosses to carry and burdens to bear.
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We have info on two cats away from home:
Kelly, who lives in the President Streets neighborhood, says “my cat has been missing since yesterday and she requires thyroid medication daily. She is about ten years old, brown and black blotchy coat, slender build, long hair, white paws and white tuft on her chest. My contact numbers are
626.794.6500 (home) and
323.328.0602 (cell).
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Over forty vendors will be showing at the 2012 Community Health Fair at the Altadena Senior Center on Sat., Oct. 13, from 9 AM-12 PM.
There will also be health screenings, to include blood pressure, diabetes and balance testing. The first 100 people in the door get a free continental breakfast.
For more information call 626-798-0505.
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by Timothy Rutt
Kanan Traub, 18, of Altadena was arrested today as the suspected shooter in the incident that cordoned off an Altadena neighborhood from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning (earlier story here).
According to a press release from the Sheriff's Department, deputies located and arrested Traub today without incident at about Lincoln Avenue and Ventura Street.
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by Timothy Rutt
Altadena Town Council chair Bernardean Broadus has shared the preliminary agenda for this month’s town council meeting on Tues., Oct. 16.
The major event will be a presentation with public comments allowed by Walmart spokesman Javier Angulo and Altadena Neighborhood Market manager Jennifer Gonzales.
The meeting starts at 7 PM at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr. Agenda after the jump.
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Start battening the hatches, it's coming in, the National Weather Service shouts:
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES BASIN THIS MORNING. AT 820 AM…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A COUPLE OF DEVELOPING STRONG STORMS. THE FIRST STORM WAS LOCATED OVER THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY…NEAR THE CITIES OF WEST COVINA AND WALNUT…JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60.
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from the Arroyo Food Co-op
The Arroyo Food Co-op invites the community to celebrate Food Day 2012 with a screening of the movie “Fresh” on Wednesday, October 24. The event will take place at 6:30 PM at the Altadena Public Library, 600 E. Mariposa Street in Altadena.
Food Day is an annual nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. The priorities of Food Day are to promote safer,
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Mary and Les are trying to give a cat a new home:
Lucky’s looking for a new home.
We posted a found note in August about finding a friendly black kitty on Alta Pine and have been unable to find his owner. We are looking for a home for “Lucky”. He is a friendly one year old neutered male.
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by Timothy Rutt
This Sunday, the Andrew Blackwood Memorial Blood Drive — City of Hope’s largest blood drive — will take place at the community hall of St. Mark’s Church, 1014 E. Altadena Dr., this Sunday, 7:10 AM – 1:10 PM.
Nick and Jonas Bass at St. Mark’s give some history:
Twelve years ago Andy Blackwood was a Boy Scout at St.
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The John Muir High School Class of ’67 Reunion Committee has announced plans to hold its 45th reunion in Pasadena November 9-11.
Events include a Friday evening reception at Mijares Restaurant, a Saturday tour of the Muir campus, a Saturday evening reception/dinner/dance at Brookside Country Club,
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Altadenablog reader Danny Kujawa shares this picture of a tree that got a divot knocked out of it after a lightning strike, corner of Woodbury Road and Hill Avenue.
by Timothy Rutt
The big show in the sky is all the show some people are going to see for awhile, as power has been knocked out in several neighborhoods Thursday afternoon.
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Reader Karen says:
I picked up this little dog Oct. 11 at 1:00 PM on Mendocino across from the Country Club. No collar, don’t know about a chip. It was running around in the street. No owner to be seen. I asked around. Shaking but very well behaved and no barking, not too thirsty. Call me at 323-377-9184 or email at karen@teneyck.com
UPDATE: Dog is back home now.
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The PUSD/SELPA Community Advisory Committee will have its monthly meeting on Mon., Oct. 15 at the Edison Professional Development Complex, 119 W. Palm Ave., starting at 6:15 PM.
This month’s topic is “IEP 101 – A Refresher Course” with Timothy Poe, Disability Rights California (Serving Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center)
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from NEY
Neighbors Empowering Youth holds e-waste roundups every Saturday from 8 AM to 6 PM at 7 West Mendocino St. in Altadena.
- Most common electronic items are accepted, including:
- Computer Monitors · PC Systems · Stereos · Cell Phones
- Television Sets · Laptops · Printers · Fax Machines
- LCD’s · Copiers · Cameras · Vacuums
- Plasma TV’s · Scanners · VCR’s · DVD Players
- Or any unwanted electronics that plug in or use batteries!
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by Timothy Rutt
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay. Photo by Wing Ko.
“Khyal: The Art of Raga” wraps up the season at the Folly Bowl, 1601 E. Loma Alta Drive. on Sun., Oct. 21.
Featured artists are Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (vocal), Paul Livingstone (sitar), and Subhajyoti Guha (tabla).
One of the leading classical vocalists of India,
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from the Altadena Historical Society
Please join Altadena Historical Society for an entertaining program by history enthusiast Mike Manning. Mike will provide a thorough history of the Mount Lowe Railway, and show images of photos, postcards, artifacts, brochures, and maps. It’s free and open to the public.
When: Monday, October 22, 2012, 7:30 pm
Where: Altadena Community Center, 730 E.
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by Timothy Rutt
The plans for Altadena's 125th birthday party are coming along, with many businesses, community groups, and individuals contributing to the make this a party to talk about!
Altadena Heritage, the Altadena Historical Society, the Altadena Women's Network, and members of the birthday celebration committee are organizing a big party for Altadena to be held Nov.
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According to Dr. Mark Stibitch, About.com columnist and adjunct professor at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, “Relationships are an essential part of health. The body does not function as well as when we are connected to other people.”
On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, MonteCedro®, a planned Episcopal Communities and Services (ECS) Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Altadena, will explore what it means to have meaningful relationships and how they can change later in life with Dr.
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Revvell Revati is having another class on Emotional Freedom Technique and Voice Dialogue to finally get a handle on your weight. The workshop is at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake Ave. on Tues., Oct. 16, starting at 7 PM.
$10 with reservations, $15 at the door — for reservations, call or email Revvell@BodacioiusLiving.com or call 818-824-4422.
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United Democratic Headquarters of the Pasadena area is holding its annual Oktoberfest on Sun., Oct. 21 from 2-4 PM at Hillmont House, 939 N. Hill Avenue.
Traditional food and drink will be served, with music friends and fun — $35 per person, or sponsor at a range from #125-$1,000 to receive two tickets and acknowledgement.
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee — political contributions are not tax deductible.
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Monday, October 1
Between 7:40 AM and 3:34 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 3200 block of N. Fair Oaks Avenue. Suspect(s) entered the residence by removing the rear bedroom window screen. Loss: none.
1:22 PM- A robbery occurred at RJ’s Liquor, 27 E. Woodbury Rd. Suspect male, black, 30-40 yrs, 5 ft. 9 in.,, thin build, dark baseball cap, white w/dark long sleeve shirt,
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by Timothy Rutt
"Go Public: A Day in the Life of PUSD" is about $10,000 short of its $25,000 goal on Kickstarter, with four days to go. Producer Dawn O'Keeffe told us that a generous donor will match every new donation up to $3,500 made before midnight Sunday.
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by Timothy Rutt
All eyes are on the large object as it wends its way through the city streets, to the ap-peel of cheering spec-taters …
No, we're not talking about Endeavor. We're talking about a six ton potato.
The Idaho Potato Commission has created a real-life version of a classic postcard,
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The Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St. , will host its annual family Halloween and Día de los Muertos Celebration on Tues., Oct. 30, at 4 PM at
Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday when family and friends gather to honor and remember loved ones. Halloween and Day of the Dead activities include construction paper jack o’ lanterns,
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The Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St. , will hold an electronics recycling event in their parking lot on Sat., Oct. 20, from 10 AM-2 PM.
Computers, monitors, TVs, cell phones, MP3 players, ink and toner cartridges, printers, microwaves, cables … all electronics are welcome to be recycled.
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Ed. note: Jamie Bissner is vice-chairman of the Altadena Town Council, but told us he wants to emphasize that this does not represent the council’s point of view — it is entirely his own opinion.
by Jamie Bissner
On August 28 the Altadena Town Council (ATC) met with Mike Antonovich’s Senior Deputy Sussy Nemer and Planning Deputy Edel Vizcarra to discuss the final draft of the Altadena Visioning Report.
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by Timothy Rutt
The Altadena Town Council is forming a committee to look at the recent Altadena Visioning plan, to translate the plans into action.
Town council chair Bernardean Broadus said that “what we’re looking to do is create a subcommittee to go through the document with a fine tooth comb and look at what the community says it wants — what’s reasonable, and what it wants to be done —
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We are in UC-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, where our son is having surgery today as part of the experimental drug trial he's on, and we're hanging out with him. Entries will by light or nonexistent.
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Thank you all for your indulgence. Jake is home and doing fine, and we’ve got a backload of things to take care of today.
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Grey, left, and Mia
Maretta’s looking for a good home for two more mature cats:
We have two cats that we are trying to find permanent homes for. Their owner recently passed away and they need new homes very soon! All of the owner’s relatives and friends already have full houses with cats and/or dogs. They do not need to stay together,
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by Timothy Rutt
There are big doings at the Altadena Farmer’s Market next week on Oct. 31, Halloween.
First, market manager Joseph Shuldiner says that the market will celebrate the season by creating “a fun and safe environment for kids to trick-or-treat while parents will be able to shop for fresh fall produce, fruit, prepared foods from our farmers and vendors.
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by Timothy Rutt
Ken Gruberman, “The Tech Daddy,” and Kevin Coon, Overdrive eBook specialist, will talk about the whole ebook phenomenon next Tues., Oct. 23, at the Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St. , starting at 7 PM.
If you have an ebook reader — Kindle, iPad, Nook, or any other kind of reader —
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Our resident canine expert Dr. Barkman (Jane Brackman) emails this warning:
Everyone hiking with dogs at the Cobb Estate needs to be extremely vigilant right now, and keep dogs on leash, especially small dogs. A pair of disturbingly bold coyotes are claiming the property as territory, probably preparing to den. Coyotes normally avoid people and run from large dogs, however these two are exhibiting behavior indicating they have little fear of people.
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- Walmart movie screener: Neighbors Building a Better Altadena will show “Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price” on Friday, Oct. 19, at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr., at 6:30 PM.
- Locavoring: Elizabeth Bowman, who has been helping out getting the Altadena Farmer’s Market underway, will deliver her “capstone presentation” at Antioch University, 400 Corporate Pointe, Culver City on Saturday. The capstone presentations start at 5 PM.
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by Timothy Rutt
Did you attend the Oct. 9 ACONA meeting at the Altadena Senior Center?
If so, Elliot Gold would like you to fill out an online survey to get your feedback on the meeting, right here.
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Highlights of Tuesday’s Altadena Town Council meeting:
State of the state: Assemblyman Anthony Portantino delivered his final “state of the state” report to the council, detailing some of the bills he has introduced during his time in office: umbilical cord blood bank, banning open carry of empty weapons, encouraging younger women to get mammograms, and making legislators pay for vanity plates. Portantino also touted the new plan that Southern California Edison must discuss disaster preparedness plans every five years with government agencies (lack of such information was a sticking point during last year’s windstorm blackout).
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by Timothy Rutt
Walmart Neighborhood Market manager Jennifer Gonzales addresses the Altadena Town Council Tuesday night.
Walmart’s Altadena supermarket is coming closer to reality, as the retailer reported to the Altadena Town Council that it will soon open a hiring center and look toward local vendors to provide maintenance and other services
However,
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Come to Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church for our annual Giant Fish Fry and Bake Sale on Saturday, October 20, from 11 AM-3 PM. This year we’re adding succulent BBQ ribs to our menu of deep-fried fish, green beans, potato salad, and baked beans.
For $10, you can feast on a generous helping of fish (or ribs) with two sides, bread, and a soda.
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The annual Great California Shake-Out starts at 10:18 today, and we're going to head out to take pictures, so be prepared!
