Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Teens Can Become a “Crime Scene Investigators”

The Altadena Sheriff Station is going to sponsors a Teen Crime Scene Investigation Camp (CSI Camp) for area youth.

The CSI Camp is a week-long camp which give kids the opportunity to learn about crime scene investigations in a realistic setting. This camp is for young people age 11-15 years old. The camp is organized by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Juvenile Intervention Team from the Altadena Sheriff Station.

The CSI Camp will be July 6th- 10th, 2015 from 8:30am- 12:00pm at Loma Alta Park. The cost is $75.00. For additional information contact Deputy Scott Rule at (626) 798-1131 or by email at sarule@lasd.org

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Active Shooter Training Planned at Eliot Arts Magnet Academy in Early June

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Altadena Station announced today plans for an “active shooter” training session on June 9 at the Eliot Arts Magnet Academy at 2184 North Lake Avenue, Altadena.

In particular, residents of Calaveras Street, Maiden Lane, and Boston Street near the school were advised the exercise may have an impact on their neighborhoods from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. that day.

The training will include the Los Angeles County Fire Department, specialized units from the Sheriff’s Department along with a helicopter.

Calaveras Street access will be restricted to residents only, with identification required to gain access between Lake Avenue and Maiden Lane.  Residents of Calaveras are asked to park vehicles in driveways and not on the street, due to numerous emergency vehicles which require street parking.

Residents will be able to access their homes during all hours of this training, but expect delays.

If you have any questions, please call Sergeant Waterman at the Altadena Sheriff’s Station,

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The Mighty Echoes Coming to the Altadena Library

On Saturday, June 13th at 6:30 p.m. the Altadena Library welcomes The Mighty Echoes to the library’s monthly event series, Second Saturday.

The library will open its doors after hours to bring live music, local food and drink and art to the community.

The Mighty Echoes began singing together in 1986 in a store front venue on Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard. Over twenty five years later they continue to craft harmonies par excellence as they entertain audiences coast to coast performing a cappella doo wop, and re-creating the vocal group sound of rock & roll’s classic era. They are best known for their film and TV guest star appearances, beginning with “Who’s The Boss?” and continuing, most recently, with “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

The Mighty Echoes are one of California’s most accomplished and respected cappella ensembles. They have performed for President Bill Clinton and sung the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium.

The Mighty Echoes have appeared with many famous and iconic artists: Ray Charles, 

Sunday, May 17, 2015

If You’ve Seen This Sign, Please Forget You’ve Seen This Sign. It’s Not Correct.

Well-intentioned, it seems — but half the dates are wrong! According to Altadena Town Council Election Committee Chair Okorie Ezieme, election pre-voting will take place at the Altadena Library on Tuesday, June 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. — not June 5.

Election Day is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. There are eight census tracts each with one open seat for this election: 4601, 4602, 4603.01, 4603.02, 4610, 4611, 4612, and 4613.

The election will conducted at about 10 polling places, Ezieme predicts.

“So far with the election committee have gotten permission to have polling locations at seven locations. We will probably end up with about 10, between eight and 10,” he said, continuing to say he assures voters of one polling place in every census tract.

Volunteers are needed, and those interested should contact Ezieme at
okorie.ezieme@altadenatowncouncil.org or by calling (213) 610-3807.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Altadena Town Council Releases Agenda for Tuesday, Newly-Declared Candidates Will Each Be Given Talk Time

In releasing the agenda below, Altadena Town Council Chair Diane Marcussen noted she expects “this month’s meeting will be quite a long one because we have 14 Candidates running for office and each will have 3 minutes to speak at the meeting.”

“Great news that we have so many candidates!” Marcussen wrote, but notes this will probably “add an hour on to the regular meeting length. ”

The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in the Altadena Community Center, 730 East Altadena Drive.

1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1. Pledge of Allegiance, Councilmember
1.2. Roll Call, Recording Secretary, Damon Hobdy
1.3. Approve May 19, 2015 meeting Agenda

2. OFFICERS’ REPORTS
2.1. Chairman, Diane Marcussen
2.2. Vice Chairman,  Okorie Ezieme
2.3. Recording Secretary, Damon Hobdy
2.3.1 Approve April 21, 2015 Meeting Minutes
2.4. Treasurer, Amy Cienfuegos
2.5. Corresponding Secretary, Billy Malone
3. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
3.1. California Highway Patrol,

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Altadena Heritage Announces Spring Garden Celebration and Golden Poppy Garden Awards Date

On May 31, Altadena Heritage will hold its 2015 Spring Garden Celebration and Golden Poppy Garden Awards from 3 to 6 p.m. on the historic grounds of Ed Ellis’s 1905 home, Casa Roca, the former domicile of visionary Horace Dobbins.

Dobbins’ plan to build an elevated bicycle-way from Pasadena to Los Angeles was thwarted by none other than Henry Huntington, who, smelling competition, got a court injunction to halt construction that he claimed violated his trolley line’s right of way.

Casa Roca, located at 3535 Canyon Ridge Drive, was as visionary as its original owner, featuring a number of architectural elements that were advanced for the era, including steel-reinforced concrete, a dome for water capture and storage, and solar water heating!

Join us for an entertaining afternoon of food, libations, music, conviviality — and, of course, the Golden Poppy Awards (program from 4 to 5 p.m.), through which we honor Altadena residents whose gardens enhance our neighborhoods.

Also, a first!

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Over 50,000 “Gently Read” Books On Sale This Weekend at Altadena Library Bookstravaganza

Chillier, damp weather is just the perfect backdrop for the Friends of the Altadena Library super sale of books this weekend both today, Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Check out the deals, buy a bunch and settle down for great reads…

The sale will be held in the Main Library’s Barbara J. Pearson Community Room and the parking lot.

This is one of the largest used book sales in the LA area. The sale features over 50,000 fiction and non-fiction, hardback and paperback books for all interests and age groups, plus DVDs, CDs and other items, all at great prices!

Proceeds from the Friends book sale and book store go toward sponsoring Library programs that are available for free to all ages, such as the Summer Reading Program for kids and teens, and the Distinguished Speaker Program for adults. Proceeds also go toward the purchase of furniture,

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Weekend Garage Sales – Only a Few as Town Dries Out

May 16
Estate Sale, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Selling the family home, 70 years of accumulation. Potted plants including (cymbidium orchids), succulents, dining tables and chairs, antiques, collectibles, bric-a-brac, kitchen items, curtains, garage tools, dishes, lawn mower, grass seeder. glass top patio table and chairs. pictures and more.

2410 Highland Ave, Altadena, CA 91001

One Day Sale! Don’t Miss Out, 10:00am- 4:00pm

A 2004 Cadillac Deville, beautiful furniture, exercise equipment, golf clubs, organic plants, empty pots, gardening equipment, yard tools (rakes, shovels etc.), books, clothes (men, women, children), antique china, housewares, toys and lots of treasures!

2968 Bargen Way, Altadena, CA 91001

Saturday, May 16, 2015

What To Do in Altadena Today

Here are our Calendar highlights for this chilly Saturday in Altadena.  Please note, the Folly Bowl opening performance will go on, not in the soggy Bowl itself but rather inside in a special venue (Folly Bowl Update: Rain Causes Switch from Altadena to Eagle Rock for Season Opener).

ALSO: Let’s not overlook the “bookstravaganza” at the Altadena Library, as reader Hugo Arteaga reminds us!  See here.

For events on Saturday, May 16 – Click here

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Altadena Town Council Race Draws 14 Candidates for Eight Seats

[Editor’s Note: The original version of this article mispelled two candidates’ names. We apologize for these errors. The corrections have been made below.]

Fourteen candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to run for eight openings on the Altadena Town Council.

Altadena Town Council Chair Diane Marcussen said that eight candidates have submitted complete, approved packets as of Thursday, May 14. Six additional candidates submitted their packets on the final day, Friday, May 15, and have not yet been checked for completeness.

The final list of candidates will be approved by the Town Council at its regular meeting May 19.

Approved candidates, by census tract, are:

CT 4601
James Walker, Jr.

CT 4602
Ruben Balter
Billy Malone (incumbent)

CT 4603.01
Damon Hobdy (incumbent)

4603.02
(No canddiate)

4610
Brent Musson (incumbent)

4611
Otis Triplett

4612
Anne Lansing

4613
Vahe Atchabaharian

The candidates who submitted Friday are: CT 4601,