Mountain Views News          Saturday, July 3, 2010

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 MountainViews-News Saturday, July 3, 2010 

Pasadena

REMEMBRANCE

Employer Forum

Join Women At Work and meet potential employers

Women At Work presents our most popular event, the Employer Forum on Wednesday, July 7th 
from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. We have invited local businesses, large and small, to participate by 
sharing about their company and job openings.   Attendees will have the opportunity to meet face-
to-face with representatives from businesses such as Caltech, Community Bank, Sam’s Club, 
SpaceX, Vons/Safeway, Aurora Behavioral Health and more to hear about job opportunities and 
current openings. Attendees should bring resumes and come dressed for interviews. 

Women At Work is a nonprofit career center offering career counseling, computer access and job 
seeking skills. The organization provides numerous workshops as well as classes in computer 
programs in both English and Spanish, in a small environment.

The Employer Forum will be held at Women At Work, 3871 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 
91107. 

RSVP to this important event by calling 626-796-6870, ext. 14. 

Visit our website: www.womenatwork.org 

Barbara Pirovano

 Barbara Pirovano of Sierra Madre passed 
away June 29, 2010, at the age of 93 following 
a courageous battle with lung cancer. She and 
her family wish to thank her physicians Drs. 
Reddy, Liu, Ratto, Conrad, Castner, and Roy 
for helping her through many hurdles over 
the years while maintaining quality of life. 
Barbara, we know you'll be reading the next 
Charles Todd mystery novel in heaven.

Barbara was born at California Hospital in 
Los Angeles December 30, 1916, the daughter 
of Eva Bragg and Dr. John W. Nevius, a 
pulmonary specialist.

 Barbara leaves her loving daughter, Nancy; 
brother, Dr. Donald Nevius; Thomas R. Bell, 
Jr.; nieces Pam, Deborah, Julie, Leah; and 
nephews Steven and Ira, along with many 
friends. She was predeceased by her husband 
Alfred "Perry" Pirovano.

 Barbara spent most of her career, 24 years, at 
Becton Dickinson Electronics in the field of 
accounting. She was a talented artist, cook, 
and loved reading British mystery novels.

Barbara always made a wonderful home, 
despite many adversities, and welcomed 
all--man and beast. Her strength was an 
inspiration. Mother, I know all of your 
family, pets, and friends are with you in 
heaven. God bless you always.

 A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM, 
July 10, 2010 at St. Rita Church in Sierra 
Madre. Care entrusted to Douglass & Zook 
Chapel of Remembrance Monrovia, CA (626) 
358-3244 


Architecture and DNA

 Photographs by Cybele Lyle 


July 11, 2010 - July 31, 2010

9:30 am - 6:00pm(Mon. - Sat.)

 

Free Admission 

 

Shumei Hall Gallery

2430 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena

Map: www.shumeiarts.org/map.html

Tel: 626 584 8841

A special photography exhibition will be displayed at the Shumei Hall Gallery from July 11th to July 
31st. Please join us and the artist, Cybele Lyle, on Sunday July 11th from 1pm - 3pm for the opening 
reception. 

 “Architecture and DNA” is a series of photographs that examines the influence of a father’s work as 
an architect on his daughter’s work as an artist. 

Inspired by models of buildings and gardens that Cybele’s dad designed when she was a child, Cybele 
started constructing her own buildings out of foam core – emphasizing the kind of spaces that fit her 
personal life. Unlike her dad’s works that were designed to be used in the real world, her structures 
were created as spaces of potential – architecture for her own personal/artistic narratives. 

The garden and studio of the home Cybele grew up in were designed by her dad and, of all his work, 
had the most immediate impact on her. For this series of photographs she projected images of their 
garden and studio onto her own structures, creating a 3rd space – one that exposes the complexity 
of influence and departure from a parent. Cybele holds an MFA from Hunter College in New York, 
where she received the Tony Smith Award in her final year. She has recently shown at Krowswork 
Gallery in Oakland and Artists Television Access Window Gallery in San francisco. Cybele will be an 
artist in residence at the Bemis Center in Omaha this fall as well an affiliate artist at the Headlands 
Center for the Arts in 2011. 

 Cybele’s father (the silent partner in this project) was founder of Cal Poly Pomona’s Lyle Center for 
Regenerative Studies. Her mother, Harriett Lyle, is a prominent Sierra Madre civic leader. 

When you hear that someone 
managed to sell a home 
without representation, it's 
likely that the sale was to a 
family member, close friend, 
or a tenant who was already 
renting and living there. 
These exceptional cases are 
not the norm, and there are 
powerful reasons why it is so 
difficult to make a sale "by

owner."

The biggest roadblock is 
that For Sale By Owners 
(FSBOs) aren't included in 
the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that licensed agents and organizations use. A sign in the yard 
and an ad in the newspaper are no match for the widespread exposure gained from a listing visible 
on the MLS.

Since the FSBO has no listing agreement providing for a sales commission,many agents won't show 
these homes with no promise of compensation. Again, this greatly reduces the number of potential 
buyers exposed to the offering, not to mention the fact that buyers who do express interest will not

have been screened by a professional to determine their qualifications.

Perhaps the most hazardous aspect of selling “by owner” is the potential for legal oversights and 
complications. Real estate transactions are loaded withpotential liability for unrepresented and 
unwitting sellers. One overlooked form or improper disclosure could generate an expensive lawsuit.

Just as you wouldn't enter the courtroom without an attorney, you shouldn't sell your home without 
professional representation.

Luther Tsinoglou has just been named the top producing sales agent in Dickson Podley Realtor's 
Sierra Madre office for 2009, making the top 10% at the company overall. Luther has been licensed 
and practicing real estate since 1992. He specializes in residential and income property in Southern 
California. Luther can be reached at his direct line (626) 695-8650 or at luther@tsinoglou.com. 


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