Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 11, 2010

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MountainViews-News Saturday,September 11, 2010 

Bomb Scare Shuts 
Down North Lake

Trustees Select 
Board Finalists 
Includes 
Warren Weber

Democrat Headquarters Opens

By Dean Lee

 Bill Hacket, head of the 
local United Democratic 
Headquarters, rallied hundreds 
of voters Monday urging them, 
during the grand opening of 
their local Pasadena office, 
to volunteer manning the 
phones and walking local 
neighborhoods leading up to the 
November 2 general elections.

 “Just think if each of us here 
today took a couple of shifts 
and staffed the office,” Hacket 
said. “Just think, if you come 
in a couple of times how many 
voters we can reach.” 

 He then said that Meg 
Whitman was spending $21,000 
to $28,000 an hour slightly 
shocking the crowd. Hacket said 
in the end, people power would 
win out. 

 Local Democratic candidates 
attending the event included, 
Russ Warner running for 
Congress, Assembly member 
Anthony Portantino and John 
Noguez running for L.A. 
County Assessor. Although not 
up for election, Pasadena Mayor 
Bill Bogaard also made a quick 
appearance. 

 Bogaard said he was surprised 
at the large turnout.

 “When I drove over today I 
thought the crowd would be 
light because everyone would be 
to busy doing personal things…” 
he said. “This is a tough electoral 
season for Demarcates; it’s nice 
to know that there is a huge 
number of Demarcates in this 
community.” 

 Last month, just blocks away 
on North Lake Avenue, the 
Pasadena Republican Club set 
up their headquarters with a 
grand opening that included 
special guests, Steve Cooley 
candidate for Attorney General 
of California and L.A. County 
Supervisor Mike Antonovich. 

 The Republican club invited 
fellow members to watch 
the Sept. 28 Governor’s 
debate between Whitman 
and Jerry Brown at their new 
headquarters.


Story and photo by Aaron 
Wheeler

 A suspicious device was 
reported Friday in front 
of Roscoe’s Chicken and 
Waffles, shutting down 
businesses, for hours, on 
North Lake, between Orange 
Grove Boulevard and 
Mountain Avenue.

 “The suspicious package 
was called into the police 
station around 2:30pm” 
said Pasadena Police Sgt. 
Ed Calatayud. Reports said 
Roscoe’s employees first 
noticed the device about 
1:30 p.m. on surveillance 
cameras.

 It was also reported that 
two teenagers may have 
left the device resembling 
two motorcycle batteries 
attached by wires. It was 
later investigated by the Los 
Angeles County Sheriff’s 
Department Bomb Squad.

 Calatayud explained police 
responded by evacuating 
nearby businesses, closing 
off both side of Lake Avenue 
and taped-off adjacent 
streets. The area was later 
reopened about 3:45. 

 “The Bomb squad robot 
investigated the device, and 
then a bomb squad member 
took an up-closes look.” 
Calatayud said. Sheriff’s 
Deputies then determined 
that the device was not an 
explosive. 

 Roscoe’s Chicken and 
Waffles employees reopened 
the eatery when police 
official announced it was safe 
to return to work. 

 
Pasadena police also said the 
bomb squad examined the 
device by hand. It was unclear 
later if the device had been 
taken to another location for 
further investigation. Police 
cleaning up the area said they 
had no idea the whereabouts 
of the device late Friday.

 Additional reporting by 
Dean Lee

 The Pasadena Area 
Community College 
District Board of Trustees 
has selected five finalists 
to fill the Area 5 vacancy 
created by the departure 
of Dr. Hilary Bradbury-
Huang including Warren 
Weber who lost the seat to 
Bradbury-Huang in 2006. 
Weber sat on the board for 
over 20 years.

 Along with Weber, 
Benjamin Figueroa, 
Melinda Hsia, Adam 
Murray and Linda Wah, 
were recommended by 
the ad hoc Board Member 
Vacancy Committee and 
were unanimously approved 
as the finalists by the Board 
of Trustees during its Sept. 
1 meeting.

 A special board meeting 
has been scheduled for 
Sept. 14 for interviews with 
the final candidates. The 
board may make a selection 
after the interviews, or at 
the regular board meeting 
on Sept. 15.

 Candidates were required 
to reside within the PACCD 
Area 5, which includes the 
cities of South Pasadena, 
San Marino, and a large 
portion of Temple City.

 At its regular meeting 
in July, the board voted 
unanimously to fill the 
Area 5 vacancy through 
appointment rather than by 
a costly special election. 

 According to the 
Education Code of the 
State of California, the 
two options for filling a 
vacancy on the board are 
to hold a special election, 
for which the District bears 
the expense; or to establish 
a nomination/selection 
process in accordance with 
the Education Code. There 
will be a regular election 
for the Area 5 trustee in 
November 2011.

 For more information, 
please visit www.pasadena.
edu/area5 or call (626) 585-
7202.


Bradbury-Huang

Thousands of Pets and People 
to Wiggle Waggle Walk Again

Citizen Journalism Meet-up

 

 

 

 

 The Pasadena Community 
Network and this newspaper 
are holding a workshop on 
Citizen Journalism. 

 This group is the place where 
aspiring journalists can learn 
from trained professionals 
and support their local 
community by covering 
what’s really happening in 
their neighborhoods.

 We will put the news in your 
hands. Learn how to find 
the story, the tools needed 
to capture the story and the 
means to tell the story using 
the power of video, audio 
and print along with online 
social media The next 
meeting will be September 
14, from 6pm to 9pm at 
the Pasadena Community 
Network - Studio G, 2057 N. 
Los Robles Ave.

 For more info call 
626.794.8585 or visit 
pasadenan.ning.com.

 The Pasadena Humane 
Society estimates thousands 
of people and their dogs will 
walk around the Rose Bowl 
Sep 26, all part of this year’s 
Wiggle Waggle Walk. The 
walk starts at 9 a.m. sharp 
with opening ceremonies at 
8:45 a.m. 

 The walk will be followed 
by the Muttley Crew’s dog 
agility show, demonstrations 
by the Pasadena and 
Glendale K-9 Units, a variety 
of pet product booths, paw-
tapping music, and contests, 
including cutest mutt, best 
trick and a pet/owner look-
alike. Jeff Michael of Fox-11 
News will serve as master of 
ceremonies throughout the 
day.

 Event organizers said there 
are two routes; the long route 
is approximately 3.2 miles 
(5K) which follows a counter-
clockwise loop around the 
Rose Bowl and Brookside 
Golf Course. The short route 
measures slightly less than 
one mile and follows the 
large grassy field in front of 
the Rose Bowl stadium.

 Although the event is free, 
organizers are also asking for 
help to support the animals 
by donating or raising 
funds from family, friends, 
neighbors and co-workers. 
The money raised by Wiggle 
Waggle Walk participants 
helps to save the lives of 
animals. The more money 
raised, the more it helps the 
animals they said

 They explained the two ways 
to do that are through a team, 
or an individual walker. A 
Team is a group of Walkers 
who are working together to 
raise money. The fundraising 
done by each Walker goes 
towards a collective Team 
goal as well as the individual’s 
Walker goal. A Walker is an 
individual who has registered 
for the Wiggle Waggle Walk, 
has set up a fundraising page 
and set a fundraising goal for 
themselves. 

 As of Thursday the 12th 
annual Wiggle Waggle Walk 
has raised $141,251 with a 
goal of $300,000 organizers 
said. Team, “The Punk 
Rock Rovers,” has been the 
top team four years in a row 
and they are doing it again 
raising $23,346 with a goal 
of $36,000. Team member 
Karen Kiefaber alone has 
raised $8,465 making her 
the highest walker. A close 
second is JoAnn Turovsky 
raising $8,450.00 as part of 
teem “Bernstein Brigade.” 

 Registration and check-in 
begins at 8:00 a.m. 

 For more information or to 
register: pasadenahumane.
org or call 626-792-7151. 

 
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‘Building Pasadena’ 
Mural to be Unveiled

 Mayor Bill Bogard, 
Supervisor Mike Antonovich 
and others will be on hand 
Sept. 23 for the unveiling of 
a 90 sq ft mural “Building 
Pasadena” by Art Center 
College of Design Alumn 
Jerry Ortega. The event 
celebrates the 75th 
Anniversary of the Pasadena 
Federal Credit Union. The 
unveiling will be at 5:30 p.m. 
in the branch lobby 1038 S 
Fair Oaks Ave. There will 
be hors d’oeuvres and a few 
door prizes. 

Pet of the 
Week

St. Anthony Celebrates Annual 52nd Greek Fest 

 
St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church in 
Pasadena is celebrating its annual Greek Fest the 
weekend of September 17 – 19, 2010. Every year, 
thousands of people attend the much anticipated 
Greek festival, which includes live music, dancing, 
delicious food, an expanded children’s zone, arts 
and crafts booths and a raffle with more than 
$10,000 worth of prizes.

 The event, which serves as the church’s annual 
fundraiser, will be held at a new location this year, 
at beautiful Santa Anita Park, located at 285 W. 
Huntington Dr. Arcadia, main entrance at Holly 
and Huntington. Admission is only $3.00 plus 
parking for adults; children 12 and under are free. 
The festival makes for a wonderful and affordable 
weekend full of great authentic Greek food and 
fun activities for the whole family. It’s a chance 
to bring the entire multi-cultural community of 
Pasadena together to celebrate the Greek culture.

 For further information, call (626) 449-6943 or 
visit: www.pasadenagreekfest.org or www.saint-
anthonys.org.

Villa Parke Youth Soccer 
Finalist for Governor’s Award

 A popular youth soccer 
program in Pasadena 
has been chosen by the 
California Governor’s 
Council on Physical Fitness 
and Sports to be a finalist 
for the Governor’s Spotlight 
Award.

 The council honors 
individuals, organizations 
and events that positively 
impact the physical 
activity and fitness levels 
of California’s children and 
youth.

 Villa-Parke Youth Soccer 
League has more than 1,800 
youths participating in its 
program. It is a finalist in 
the Park and Recreation 
Program of the Year 
category for local, regional 
or state park and recreation 
programs that are innovative 
in engaging California 
children and youths in fun 
and habit-forming physical 
activities.

 “We are proud to be 
recognized,” said Rozanne 
Adanto, Villa-Parke 
Community Center director. 
“We provide a place where a 
significant number of youths 
can practice teamwork and 
sportsmanship while staying 
physically fit. Our soccer 
league is highly valued in the 
community.”

 Final awards will be 
presented by Anthem Blue 
Cross Foundation in late 
September, with a Gold, 
Silver and Bronze medalist 
named in each category. 
Gold Medalists will receive 
$10,000 to further promote 
physical activity in their 
communities, Silver 
Medalists $2,500 and Bronze 
Medalists $1,000. 

 Villa-Parke Community 
Center, at 363 E. Villa 
Street, is a popular 
bilingual community 
center providing a myriad 
of services and activities 
for families, including 
recreation, programs for 
youths and senior citizens, 
music lessons, computer 
labs, a library, and classes 
in nutrition and English 
as a Second Language. The 
center is part of the city of 
Pasadena’s Human Services 
and Recreation Department.

 For more information call 
(626) 744-6530.

 Just look at those ears! 
Buffy, an adorable, year 
and a half old, beagle mix is 
very sweet and loving. She 
can be a bit shy at first but 
she warms up very quickly 
and loves to cuddle. Buffy 
gets along with other dogs 
too! Come visit her today!

 The regular dog adoption 
fee is $120, which includes 
medical care prior to 
adoption, spaying or 
neutering, vaccinations, 
and a follow-up visit with a 
participating vet.

 Please call 626-792-
7151 and ask for A276289 
or come to the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA, 
361 S. Raymond Ave , 
Pasadena CA , 91105 . 
Our adoption hours are 
11-4 Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday, 
Wednesday, Thursday, and 
Friday, and 9-4 Saturday. 
Directions and photos of 
all pets updated hourly 
may be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org

College Opens Veterans’ Resource Center

 Pasadena City College has 
opened a Veterans’ Resource 
Center (VRC) this fall semester 
to address the needs of PCC’s 
student veterans. PCC was 
also recently voted a “Veteran-
Friendly School” by G.I. Jobs, 
a website that provides career 
and educational resources for 
veterans. Only 20 percent of 
all colleges and universities in 
the United States received this 
distinction.

 “This is going to be such a 
wonderful resource for our 
veterans,” PCC Veterans 
Counselor/Coordinator Patricia 

D’Orange Martin said. “With 
so many veterans on campus, it 
is great to be able to give them 
services at a place where they 
feel safe and comfortable.”

 This past spring semester, there 
were more than 650 student 
veterans enrolled at PCC. The 
VRC will make it possible for 
PCC to better serve the growing 
population of student veterans 
and in turn, increase their 
success in college. It will also 
offer a variety of comprehensive 
services, including academic 
counseling, benefits 
counseling from the Veterans 
Administration of Los Angeles 
County, legal assistance, and 

health and well-being programs.

 In July, PCC was selected by 
the California Community 
Colleges Chancellor’s Office as 
one of 12 sites in the California 
Community College system to 
receive a grant aimed at serving 
student veterans. The funding 
helped establish the VRC on 
campus and provided computers 
and software for veterans with 
traumatic brain injuries.

 The VRC is located in Building 
W, Room 108 and is open 
Monday through Thursday, 
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 For more information about 
the PCC VRC, please call (626) 
585-7226.

College Voted “Veteran-
Friendly School”

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