Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 15, 2014

Mountain View News Saturday, March 15, 2014 

DeputySaves 
Teen from 
Massive 
Bee Attack

 Two people were sent to the 
hospital Sunday after being 
stung by swarming bees in 
La Canada Flintridge — 
set off by a minor traffic 
accident. 

 An unidentified 51-yearold 
woman was stung over 
1,000 times according to 
reports. Another 17-yearold 
girl was also stung a 
100 times. Both women are 
from La Canada Flintridge.

 “She was cover in bees 
and bee stings,” one witness 
said, “The poor thing, she 
was really, really hysteric.”

 According to police, 
bees were disturbed and 
swarmed after a vehicle 
struck a tree in the 2000 
block of Los Amigos Street 
shortly before 3 p.m. The 51 
year-old, fearing for her life, 
ran to the rear of a residence 
where she jumped into a 
swimming pool, while the 
17 year-old fell to the street.

 The first deputy to arrive 
saw the 17 year-old on the 
ground covered in bees, and 
used his fire extinguisher to 
remove the bees from her 
body. He assisted her to 
her feet and they both ran 
to safety. The deputy then 
used the hose from a nearby 
residence to remove the rest 
of the bees from the teen.

 The LA County Fire 
Department arrived and 
rescued the second victim 
from the pool which was 
swarmed with bees. Both 
victims were transported 
to a local hospital for 
treatment.

 An assisting deputy was 
also stung by the bees but 
did not require hospital 
treatment.

 The bee hive was removed 
by a local pest control 
company.

Pet of the 
Week 
Pebbles is a two-yearold 
black and white pit 
bull. She’s very sweet and 
strong so an experienced 
dog owner would be great 
for her. She also knows her 
“sit,” “down” and “shake” 
commands. 
Pebble’s adoption fee is 
$125, which includes her 
spay surgery, a microchip, 
the first set of vaccinations, 
as well as a free follow-
up health check at a 
participating vet. New 
adopters will receive 
complimentary health and 
wellness exam from VCA 
Animal Hospitals, as well 
as a goody bag filled with 
information on how to 
care for your pet. Ask an 
adoptions counselor for 
more information during 
your visit. 
Call the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA at 
626.792.7151 to ask about 
A350332, or visit at 361 S. 
Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. 
Adoption hours are 11-4 
Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday – 
Friday, 9-4 Saturday. Pets 
may not be available for 
adoption and cannot be 
held for potential adopters 
from phone calls or email. 
Directions and photos of all 
pets can be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org. 
PETA 
Protester 
Arraignedin Court 

By Dean Lee

A number of protesters 
from the group People for 
Ethical Treatment of Animals 
demonstrated again outside 
the Pasadena Superior Court 
Thursday as one of the members 
was due in court —bringing 
attention to what they said is 
animal abuse at SeaWorld.

 In court, PETA activist Amanda 
Slyter pled not guilty during her 
arraignment. 

 Slyter said she planned to go to 
trail claiming her actions qualify 
for protection under a common-
law defense called “necessity,” or 
the “greater good.”

 Fifteen PETA protesters were 
arrested New Year’s Morning 
for “interfering with a special 
event,” by attempting to stop 
the SeaWorld float in the Rose 
Parade.

 “By putting the SeaWorld float 
in the Rose Parade, the Rose 
Parade organizers decided to 
celebrate animal abuse on the 
world stage,” said PETA vice Amanda Slyter, photo courtesy of 
president Lisa Lange “We were 

New York, were originally given tournament officials had said 

compelled and we had to protest 

a court date of Feb. 3, although the float was in line with the 

that.” 

city officials had said those parade’s overall theme “Dreams 

Lange was also one of the 

proceedings were postponed.Come True” 

members arrested Jan. 1. 

 According to PETA activists,” All of those charged are facing 

 Other PETA protesters 

the orcas held by SeaWorld are high fines Slyter said.

involved said they had begun, 

actually confined to glorified 

in the last few weeks, receiving 

bathtubs, where they’re forced 

summonses to appear in court. 

to perform confusing tricks for 

They have all vowed to use the 

paying customers.”

opportunity to bring more 

 The group had asked the 

attention to the SeaWorld 

Tournament of Roses, last 

situation.

year, to pull the SeaWorld float 

 All 15 protesters including, 

from the Rose Parade although 

12-year-old Rose McCoy from 

Robert 
Wagner toAppear atVroman’s 
With a career spanning 
more than five decades actor 
Robert Wagner will discuss 
and sign his book “You Must 
Remember This,” Wednesday 
night at Vroman’s starting at 7 
p.m. 
In You Must Remember This, 
Wagner revisits the houses, 
restaurants, and other haunts 
of Hollywood’s elite, offering 
an intimate view of their 
lives on and off screen. He 
also discusses the business of 
Hollywood and its evolution 
from an industry once 
dominated by moguls to one 
run by agents, and examines 
the career arcs of his peers, 
carefully considering why 
some survived and others 
faded. 
Orginizers said he will not 
be signing memorabilia and 
posed photos are not allowed 
although photos from the line 
would be. 
They also said those wishing 
to get books signed will be 
asked to purchase at least 
one copy of the author’s most 
recent title from Vroman’s. For 
each purchased copy of the 
newest title, customers may 
bring up to three copies from 
home to be signed. 
For more information visit 
vromansbookstore.com or call 
626-449-5320 
Caltech Creates/Appoints New VP Position


 Caltech announced Thursday 
the school has named Diana 
Jergovic as its vice president for 
strategy implementation. In the 
newly created position, Jergovic 
will collaborate closely with the 
president and provost, and with 
the division chairs, faculty, and 
senior leadership on campus and 
at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 
to execute and integrate 
Caltech’s strategic initiatives and 
projects and ensure that they 
complement and support the 
overall education and research 
missions of the campus and JPL. 
This appointment returns the 
number of vice presidents at the 
Institute to six.

 “Supporting the faculty is 
Caltech’s highest priority,” 
says Edward Stolper, provost 
and interim president, 
“and as we pursue complex 
interdisciplinary and 
institutional initiatives, we do 
so with the expectation that 

and the other academic and 
administrative offices on 
campus, and advances campus-
wide strategic initiatives. She 
engages in efforts spanning 
every university function, 
including development, major 
construction, and budgeting, as 
well as with faculty governance 
and stewardship matters. 
Jergovic also serves as chief of 
staff to University of Chicago 
provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum, 
Caltech’s president-elect.

 Prior to her position as associate 
provost, Jergovic was the 
University of Chicago’s assistant 
vice president for research and 
education, responsible for the 
financial management and 
oversight of all administrative 
aspects of the Office of the Vice 
President for Research and 
Argonne National Laboratory. 
She engaged in research-related 
programmatic planning with 
a special emphasis on the 

Pasadena Police Reach 
Out to Local Residents 

By Dean Lee

 Pasadena police setup their 
Mobile Command Post 
Curbside Coffee and Chat 
Wednesday in the Hastings 
Village Shopping Center as a 
way to share public safety tips 
and meet with area residents. 

Although Community 
Outreach Unit Police Officer 
Ralph Ordonez said there were 
no speeches or agendas, he did 
say, there were a number of 
reoccurring concerns including 
homelessness in the area. 

“We relay the information to 
our patrol officers,” he said. 
“It’s a hit or miss sometimes 
because maybe they [homeless 
persons] are there one day and 
gone the next. A lot of them do 
travel through the Gold Line, 
stop, panhandle, and go back to 
where ever they came from.” 

 Ordonez said other concerns 
include solicitors, traffic issues 
and break-ins. He also said 
people do come out to discuss 
bigger issues such as officer 
involved shootings. 

 “Right here, this was a result 
of the sheriff involved shooting 
that occurred,” he said pointing 
to a red dot on a map of all the 
locations they had setup the 
mobile command post. 

He said they typically have 
anywhere from 10 to 35 
residents come out to chat. 

 “It doesn’t really matter if 
I have two or three, at least 
I’m reaching out to them so 
that they could pass out the 
information to their neighbors 
and so on,” he said. 

 Ordonez said he started 
Curbside Coffee and Chat a 
year ago this month after a rash 
of burglaries in the city. He said 
it was a way to reach out to 
people about crime prevention 
and neighborhood watch. 

 If you would like the Mobile 
Command Post Curbside 
Coffee & Chat to visit your 
neighborhood, please call: 
Officer Ralph Ordonez at 
626-744-7651 or email: 
ralphordonez@cityofpasadena. 
net. 


Pasadena Police Curbside Coffee and Chat Photo D. Lee/MVnews 

April 3, 2014, 6:00 PM at the Sheriff’s to Altadena Community Center. 
Join them as they discuss hold Town station operational issues, 
crime trends, crime prevention, 

Hall Meeting 

law enforcement / community 
Altadena Sheriff ’s Captain John partnership and strategies for 
Benedict and his staff cordially 2014. 

invite the Altadena community Visit the Altadena Sheriff ’s 
and business members to a Town Station Web Page altadena.lasd. 
Hall Meeting on Thursday, org. 

Golf with the Chamber 
during Annual Tournament 

Afternoon of fun on the 
links is followed by hostedcocktail reception and 
awards ceremony 

The Chamber of Commerce 
has invited business and 
community leaders for their 
annual golf tournament on 
Friday, April 4, at Brookside 
Golf Club. Shotgun start is at 
noon following the putting 
contest. Registration begins 
that morning at 10:30 a.m. 

 Anyone wishing 
information or who wants 
to sign up to play or sponsor 
the tournament can call the 
Chamber at 626-795-3355 
or email leanne@pasadenachamber.
org. Information 
and sign up forms are posted 
at www.pasadena-chamber. 
org.

 Golfers of all abilities are 
welcome. The Tournament 
can only accommodate 144 
golfers, so register early to 
ensure a place. The Chamber 
holds a raffle, sells mulligan 
packages, hosts putting, 

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show 

 In anticipation of Pasadena 
Media opening new studios at 
150 S. Los Robles Ave, they are 
offering free television-training 
programs for producers. Plan 
to attend an orientation to 
discover the right classes for 
you. Producers’ Training 
teaches how to produce shows available in citizen journalism 


for The Arroyo Channel. Studio 

and digital film groups. Call the 

Production/Equipment training 

office (626) 794-8585 or go to 

is also offered to volunteer 

PASADENAMEDIA.ORG and 

crewmembers. In addition, 

explore what Pasadena Media 

on-going training will soon be 

has to offer. 
Class Offerings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Nightly 

Orientation Training 

Monday March 17 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Introduction to Field Production 

Wednesday March 19 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Producer’s Meeting 

Thursday March 20 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Producers Training 

Monday March 24 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

Citizen Journalism coming soon 
Digital Film Group coming soon 

longest drive and closest to 
the pin contests and adds a 
few special nuances to play, 
making the tournament 
fun for everyone. Honda 
Pasadena is donating a 2014 
car as the hole-in-one prize. 
Pasadena Chamber members 
are invited to donate a 
raffle prize to promote their 
business.

 All golfers get golf, a cart, 
gifts, on-course snacks and a 
hosted cocktail reception and 
awards ceremony. You can 
sign up as a single, two, three 
or foursome. Cost for golfers 
is $150 each or foursomes for 
$600. The cocktail reception 
costs $50. 

 “Our spring golf tournament 
is a very popular event. 
Golfers get an afternoon 
of fun that raises money 
to support events and 
activities that benefit our 
membership,” said Pasadena 
Chamber CEO Paul Little. 
“You really just can’t find 
a better time to be on the 
golf course in Southern 
California than early April.” 

Celebrate 
One City,
One Story 


 
This year’s One City, One 
Story choice is Mr. Penumbra’s 
24-Hour Bookstore by Robin 
Sloan, and it is quite a tale. It 
revolves around a young man 
who is out of work, begins to 
staff the midnight-to-8 am shift 
at this fantastical bookstore, 
and ends up possibly dealing 
with immortality. Oh, and 
yes, there’s a secret code to 
break (shades of The DaVinci 
Code?) and an insider’s look 
at technology via the folks at 
Google! There’s something for 
everyone and what a ride!

 The community is encouraged 
to join in these events and 
participate in the conversation 
surrounding the book.

 Author Event

 Author Robin Sloan will 
join Jan Sanders, Pasadena 
Public Library Director, in 
conversation as they discuss 
his experiences writing Mr. 
Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. 

A question and answer 
session from the audience will 
immediately follow.

 Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m.

 All Saints Church, Forum, 132 

N. Euclid Ave. 
Event parking is available in 
surrounding parking facilities. 
All parking is fee based.

 Workshop: One City, One 
Story Data Visualization

 Join us for this special Data 
Visualization themed program. 
Clay Jannon built a model of 
the bookstore to help him see 
what no one else could and 
we’ll start the evenings briefly 
showing real world examples 
of computer programs that 
help scientists and designers 
solve problems. Bring your 
laptop and any project you 
want to work on. We’ll run the 
best talks on the subject in the 
background as we get down to 
coding ourselves. 

 Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m., 
Central Library’s Donald R. 
Wright Auditorium, 285 E. 
Walnut St. 

Discussion: Author 
Experiences 

Robin Sloan will share his 
experiences as an author with 
college students followed by a 
question and answer session.
Thursday, March 27, 10 
a.m., Pasadena City College, 
Creveling Lounge (Campus 
Center), 1570 East Colorado 
Blvd.

 Discussion: “Inventing Media”

Think of the formats we love: 
books, two-hour movies, serial 
TV dramas, blogs… the list 
goes on and on. All of these 
formats had to be invented. But 
how does that happen? How do 
new formats get started? And 
how might a person participate 
in this process of “media 
invention?” 
Friday, March 28, 6 p.m., 
Idealab, 130 W. Union St. 


they will evolve over a long time 
horizon. The VP for strategy 
implementation will help the 
Institute ensure long-term 
success for our most important 
new activities.”

 In her present role as associate 
provost for academic and 
budgetary initiatives at the 
University of Chicago, Jergovic 
serves as a liaison between 
the Office of the Provost