UPDATE 4:30 PM:  Bonny emails that Bali made it up to her cabin at Millard Creek,

Altadenablog sponsor Webster's Community Pharmacy hopes to get you out of the end-of-summer doldrums with a "Lemonade & Labor Day" sale, starting Wednesday and going through Saturday, Sept. 1

According to Meredith Miller at the pharmacy, they're offering 25-75% off selected items, and 20% off everything in the store (except prescriptions).

by Timothy Rutt

Altadena novelist Lisa Weseman’s debut novel is a romance — but what kind of romance?  Romance readers know the “cover code” — white covers tend to be innocent, pink covers signal titillating, and red covers tend to be hot, heavy, graphic, and anatomical.  So is “The Name of the Game” white, red, or fifty shades of grey?

“It would probably be pink,”

by Timothy Rutt

Altadena pilot Bonny Schumaker (who runs On Wings of Care) is in New Orleans for the duration (she flies scientists around the Gulf to record oil spill and environmental data).  Hurricane Isaac has grounded her for a bit,

In a summer where bears are splashing into backyard pools, trashing garbage cans and — in one tragic case — crashing into a car, experts came to Eaton Canyon Nature Center Saturday to discuss interactions between humans and bears in the foothills.

Kim Bosell, a natural-area administrator for the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, said people and bears try to steer clear of each other,

“You’re HISTORY, Bryant Duffy”

from gloriana casey

Now ELIOT, our charming school,
you’ve HISTORY maker there.
An honor from the Lion’s Club,
in Bryant Duffy share!

For service to our youth we see
is what great teachers do!

by Daniel Siegal
Pasadena Sun

Documentary film producer Brian Gerber took his own life late Tuesday or early Wednesday by steering his car off a cliff on Angeles Crest Highway, according to county officials.

Ed Winter, assistant chief at the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office,

Farnsworth Park, at Lake and Mt. Curve Avenues, is offering a variety of social and athletic activities for younger children through teens from now through the end of the year.

Children age 5 to 14 can participate in the After School Club, which offers homework assistance, sports, dance, arts and crafts, kids’ fitness, and computer education.  After School Club runs throughout the school year,

Entry is $10 with reservation, or $15 at the door — light snacks and a digital download are provided.  Call 818 624-4422 or email revvell@BodaciousLiving.com to reserve your space.

Tonight, there’ll be jazz in the courtyard featuring Randy Strom from 5-9 PM at the Altadena location, 749 E. Altadena Dr.  The Culver City location, 8686 Washington Blvd., will also have jazz, from 7-9 PM Friday nights.

This Saturday, summer dinner and a movie nights continue with “Il Vigile (The Traffic Policeman)”:  An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.  

Doing our bit for medical science today, so entries are light.

Yes it's hot out, but there's going to be plenty to do in air conditioned splendor or the cool of the evening this weekend.  Here's what we've rounded up:

Friday

• Fancy Food Truck Friday brought to you by Webster's Community Pharmacy and Webster's Liquors, 5-9 PM, 2450 N. Lake Avenue
• While you're in the neighborhood,

Yes, we know you’re probably NOT thinking about Christmas right now as the temperature marches into three digits, but just think of the relief it brings!

Which means that the Christmas Tree Lane Association is already thinking about the holidays.  The 96th lighting ceremony will be Sat., Dec. 8, and the festivities will start with the Winter Festival in the parking lot of the Altadena Main Library,

Truth In The Public Interest and The Coffee Gallery present "Conversations Worth Having Part 2: Putting people before profit" on Mon., Aug. 13, from 7-9:30 PM.

Hosted by David Barker, the meeting promises "ideas plain enough to be understood in high school, hidden enough to not be taught in graduate school,

 Sunday, July 29
9:31 AM – A petty theft occurred at Ralph’s 2270 N. Lake Ave.  Loss: items recovered. 

7:45 PM – A shoplifting incident occurred at Ralph’s 2270 N.

Our column at the Pasadena Sun is up — Danny's Farm run and more!

from gloriana casey

Oh Sirius, you scorcher  star,
with your companion Pup!
My brain is reeling from the HEAT!
Dog Days are all mixed up.

 I saw a poodle on the road,
my brain  began to muddle.
For poodle —right before my eyes,
turned into —-a puddle!

Then next  I saw a  Pharaoh Hound,

If you’re among those people who’ve had an interest in earth science and in earthquakes in and around Southern California, you already know that historically, we go through periods of a few years with earthquakes of relatively light magnitude, no property damage, no injury, and with little attention paid since relatively few people feel them.  In my own mind, I’ve called these periods “quell”

Scheduled food trucks include Tortas 2Die4, Auntie’s Fry Bread and Kona Ice.

There will also be music and children’s activities at this family event, which will be held from 5-8 PM at Altadena Baptist Church, 791 E. Calavaras St.

By Adolfo Flores
Pasadena Sun

Pasadena would see a significant and unavoidable increase in noise, traffic and air pollution if an NFL team were to play at the Rose Bowl for up to five years, but the most severe impacts would be temporary and manageable,

I found a baby pigeon in our backyard this morning.  I believe it fell from a nest that’s too high for anyone to reach safely.  It’s still outside because I was hoping it would somehow fly away, but I did some research and it looks to be only about three weeks old (and therefore still in need of care).  

• Dan Abendschein, the local editor for the NYC-based Patch chain of websites owned by AOL, is moving upstairs to the assistant regional editor’s role.  Our friend the Altadenahiker Karin Bugge (an actual Altadena resident!) will be filling in until they name somebody permanent.  We wish him luck, and no, we’re still not interested.
• Altadena Farmer’s Market stalwarts Plow & Gun Coffee are the subjects of this LA Weekly profile.

Are you ready to survive a major earthquake that may well rock Southern California to its core? Come hear Cal Tech Seismic Network Manager, Richard Guy explain what you need to know on Tuesday, September 11, 7 PM at the main Altadena Library. Learn how you can get earthquake email notification, other resources available to you, and, if you qualify, be given your own home seismic sensor for free.

You’re looking for a reason to get the kids in some air conditioning, aren’t you?  The Altadena Main Library will have an origami extravaganza this afternoon at 4:30.  

Make Yoda and Darth Paper origami puppets from Tom Angleberger’s popular Origami Yoda book series — and they’ll be raffling off copies of hew new book, The Secret of the Fortune Wookie.

It starts at 4:30 at the Altadena Main Library,

… and we're counting the hours until school starts (next Wednesday!)  So things'll be a little light until then!

Latin fusion group (and frequent Coffee Gallery performers) Incendio will headline a Pasadena benefit for the Machao Orphanage in Kenya Saturday night.

The benefit concert is scheduled for 6 PM Sat., Aug. 18, at Ambassador Auditorium on the grounds of Maranatha High School, 169 South Saint John Avenue, Pasadena.

Maranatha High School http://www.maranatha-hs.org/ and the Pasadena Police Department, www.cityofpasadena.net/police, are the co-hosts of this event.

Solid Ray Woods and Allan Wasserman Blues Band will be performing a variety of songs by legendary musicians such as Little Walter,

• Happy President Streets birthday: Happy fifth birthday to the President Streets Yahoo Group, a vital component of life there — if your neighborhood doesn’t have a discussion group through Yahoo or Google or a web page, you’re missing out on good stuff!!  If you’re in the President Streets neighborhood and aren’t a member, start here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentStreets/
• I can haz bath: Local resident Caroline Rodriguez has started her own business,