Thursday, May 12, 2016

Bird Walk and Habitat Restoration at Rubio Canyon

Saturday, May 14th, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Rubio Canyon Nature Preserve

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty with a day of birding and habitat restoration.

Join the Pasadena Audubon Society and the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy at Rubio Preserve on May 14th. This is an all ages event (but please, no dogs). There will be a bird walk from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and then help restore Rubio Canyon’s bird habitat by either removing invasive plants or planting native plants from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Wear clothes that you are okay getting dirty, sturdy shoes, and a hat. Organizers ask that participants bring a refillable water bottle and sunscreen. Water and light snacks will be provided.

“Whether you’ve been birding for years or just want to learn who is visiting your backyard feeders, we welcome anyone with a love for our feathered friends.”

Rubio Canyon is at Rubio Vista Road in Altadena.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Altadena’s Crime Blotter for the Week of Saturday, May 7th

Sunday, May 1st

1:20 AM – Mukri Ordonez, 19 years old of Altadena was arrested in the 2100 block of Raymond Avenue for public intoxication.
8:00 AM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 2300 block of El Sol Avenue. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by shattering the window. Stolen: construction tools.
2:00 PM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the area of Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by shattering the window. Stolen: tan canvas bag, black/brown wallet, credit cards, and keys.
9:00 PM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 2100 block of Lincoln Avenue. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by punching the door lock. Stolen: black wallet, credit card, and currency.

Monday, May 2nd

1:00 AM – A business burglary occurred in the 2500 block of Fair Oaks Drive. Suspect(s) entered the location by shattering the front glass door. Stolen: silver Go Pro camera, silver MacBook Pro, black Samsung tablet, and currency.
1:30 PM – Brandon Bartlett,

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Altadena’s Crime Blotter for the Week of Saturday, April 30th

Sunday, April 17th

11:30 AM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 1700 block of N. Altadena Drive. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by shattering the rear window. Stolen: black purse, black/gold wallet, credit cards, make up bag, currency.
2:20 PM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 2100 block of Lincoln Avenue. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by shattering the window. Stolen: silver Macbook, black laptop cover, currency.

Monday, April 18th

No Significant Incidents.

Tuesday, April 19th

9:28 AM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 2300 block of Country Club Drive. Suspect entered the vehicle by punching the door lock. Suspect described as a male, Hispanic wearing a beige baseball cap, green shirt, driving an older model white Honda Accord. Stolen: black purse, black wallet, currency.
10:00 PM – A vandalism occurred in the 2200 block of Country Club Drive. Suspect(s) sprayed a window screen.

Wednesday, April 20th

11:00 AM – Oscar Villamil,

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Friends of the Sierra Madre Library’s 54th Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair

The 54th Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair, sponsored by the Friends of the Sierra Madre Library, will be held in Memorial Park, 222 West Sierra Madre Blvd., on Saturday, May 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Fair this year is in honor and remembrance of Nancy Doyle, who was a long-time member of the Exhibits Committee and also a much accomplished and very talented artist who participated in the Art Fair for over 20 years!

Seventy-five artists, including 18 newly juried, will display and sell their works of art. Mediums include oil paintings, jewelry, watercolors, glass, wood, metal, wearable art, photography, pottery, ceramics, mixed media and weaving. The Art Fair will be the perfect place to treat mom to a wonderful Mother’s Day gift or to buy upcoming graduation and wedding gifts, as well as to purchase pieces for your own enjoyment.

The Featured Artist this year is Sarah Moore.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Altadena Sheriff’s Deputies Find Stolen Car, Arrest Driver

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies from the Altadena Station,searching for a stolen vehicle reportedly driving in northeast Altadena around 4 p.m., found the car and arrested the driver.

Pasadena Police had received the report and put up a police helicopter.

When they requested assistance, Altadena deputies searched throughout west Altadena for the stolen vehicle, and soon located the vehicle on Lincoln Avenue and Acacia Street.

A felony traffic stop was made and Lincoln Avenue north of Woodbury was shut down for a short period of time.

The 27-year-old male driver was arrested driving a 2015 Jaguar stolen in La Crescenta. Lincoln Avenue is now open.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

County Supervisor Candidates Debate in Pasadena

Five Republicans, one Democrat, discuss 710, homelessness, and water use

The six candidates vying to replace termed-out LA County Supervisor Michael Antonovich in the Fifth District, met for a live Internet-streaming debate at Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church Monday evening. The Fifth District, over two thousand square miles in area, includes all or part of the San Gabriel, Pomona, San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys.

Antonovich has held the office since 1980.

The evening, hosted by the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, and moderated by KABC-TV’s Marc Brown, featured candidates Kathryn Barger, Antonovich’s former Chief of Staff; Gang Prosecutor Elan Carr, LA City Councilmember Mitchell Englander, Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian, and public policy executive Darrell Park.

Five of the candidates for the non-partisan office are Republican, while candidate Park is a Democrat.

Given only an hour for the debate, the candidates were given two rounds of questions from the panel of moderators.

Monday, April 25, 2016

Los Angeles County Fire Department Encourages Residents to be Prepared for Distasters on the One-Year Anniversary of the Nepal Earthquake

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central Nepal. Within hours of the April 25, 2015, earthquake, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) deployed a 136-person Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) comprised of 22 USAID disaster experts and two urban search and rescue (USAR) teams from Los Angeles County and Fairfax County, Virginia. Twelve search dogs also accompanied the DART.

Since 1988, USAID has deployed USAR teams abroad 16 times for disaster assistance, with only a 72-hour window to quickly rescue trapped victims from precarious situations before they succumb to dehydration or further injury.

Five days after the tremor initially hit, USAR teams pulled a 15-year-old boy out of the rubble in north Kathmandu. After a large aftershock, USAR specialists from the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) also rescued a 41-year-old woman from a collapsed four-story building in the remote village of Singati. During its deployment, USAR team members provided triage and much-needed medical treatment to dozens of survivors.

Monday, April 25, 2016

Map Your Neighborhood Disaster Response Training in Altadena Set for May 15

Altadena CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) is hosting a Map your Neighborhood (MYN) Disaster Preparedness Workshop on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at the Altadena Town and Country Club.

The training will be conducted in cooperation with the Altadena Sheriff’s Department which promotes the MYN training to encourage all citizens to evaluate their disaster supplies and level of preparedness.

The training is informative and is expected to provide locally relevant information and basic disaster planning goals beneficial to every member of the community.

MYN training prepares community members to be able to respond to a disaster, which as opposed to an emergency is a situation where 911, the hotline, is overwhelmed and unable to answer or respond to calls for help.

In such a situation, individuals and neighborhoods need to be prepared and able to help themselves and each other medically and mentally for a length of time, from two weeks or longer. The training encourages them to take note of the level of water,

Monday, April 25, 2016

Webster’s Community Pharmacy to Introduce WillowTree by Susan Lordi at Mother’s Day Tea

Intoducing WillowTree by Susan Lordi, a collection of hand-painted sculptures at a Mother’s Day Tea. The event is open to the public. Everyone is invited to come to shop, sip, meet a distinguished representative from WillowTree and enter a drawing to win a beautiful artist-signed piece.

WillowTree by Susan Lori Introduction and Mother’s Day Tea will be held Saturday, April 30, 2016, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Webster’s Community Pharmacy (2450 N. Lake Avenue, Altadena – Corner of N. Lake Avenue and Marcheta). The event features a gift with all WillowTree purchases of $25 or more. Drawing for artist-signed WillowTree figuring, a courtesy of WillowTree. Refreshments will be served.

The event is hosted by Meredith and Michael Miller.

Webster’s Community Pharmacy has been part of the Altadena landscape since 1926. Webster’s RX is a full-service prescription pharmacy that also carries medical supplies. Hard –to-find retro toys, gifts, greeting cards, jewelry and fashion accessories, and books also line the historic shelves.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Altadena’s ‘Wildwood Park’ Opens for Art and Fine Craft Show

For one day only, artists, makers and students of Pasadena High Schools’ Graphic Communications Academy called CAMAD (Creative Arts, Media And Design) will exhibit work at Art on Palm, Saturday, June 18, 2016; 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in secluded and storied Wildwood Park at 1421 E. Palm Street, in Altadena.

The juried show and sale features original works in basketry, ceramics, collage, glass, leather, metals, mixed media, mono-printing, photography, pastels, pencil, textiles, watercolors, and woodworking. Exhibitors include: Annie Aldrich, Tyn Atol and Kari Atol, Charlotte Barnard, Vie Blakey, Tracey Chamberlain and Soozee Van Dyke Woods, Catherine and Ovie Cowles, Ellen Dinerman, Rick Drobner, Jill Dufau, Sandra Encinas, Raquel Escobar, Zazu Faure, Hannie Goldgewicht and Leo Gotlibowski, Carolyn James, Beverly Jones, Barbara Lamb, Debbie Lawrence, Ron Lawrenz, Susan Loraine, Randy Meaney, Piri Mee, Katherine Nakazono, David Ortega, JoAnn Page, Lucia Pasquinelli, Laurie Jo Phillips, Jolana Pineda, Catherine Reece, Anne Sears, Sarah Shin, Kathy W. Spear, Jackie Steimke, Kathleen Swaydan, Naomi Tratar, Nancy Unruh,