Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 24, 2014

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Real Estate 
Broker,
Associate 
Chargedwith Fraud

 By Dean Lee

 A former Pasadena city 
council candidate and sitting 
member of the city’s Northwest 
Commission along with a 
former Altadena licensed real 
estate salesperson, both, pled 
not guilty Wednesday after 
being charged with grand theft, 
recording false documents and 
perjury, stemming from a 2005 
residential property purchase.

Police investigators alleged 
that employment, income 
and financial information, 
including a counterfeit bank 
statement submitted, by Eddie 
Turner, of Altadena with the 
assistance of Allen Shay, of 
Pasadena, to Countrywide 
Home Loans in 2005, and 
again in 2007, to purchase 
and refinance a residential 
property on Altadena Drive 
were false.

 The total amount of the 
fraudulently obtained loans 
was a little over $2.3 million. 

 Shay is also being charged 
with misrepresenting the 
source of a $29,916 down 
payment which was deposited 
into escrow to obtain the loans.

 Investigators said Turner 
filed a false identity theft 
report, to avoid foreclosure, 
with the Sheriff ’s Department 
claiming he did not take 
out the 2007 loans. He then 
filed a lawsuit under penalty 
of perjury against Bank of 
America, which had acquired 
Countrywide Home Loans.

 While investigating Turner’s 
identity theft claim, sheriff ’s 
detectives uncovered the 
fraud.

 Anyone with information Skeletal 
Remains 
Found Near 
the Rose Bowl 

Police were investigating 
skeletal remains, possibly 
human, discovered Thursday 
adjacent to the 210 Freeway 
—Cal Trans workers were 
clearing brush along Linda 
Vista Avenue when bones were 
discovered around 1 p.m. The 
Los Angeles County Coroner’s 
Office was on scene and 
conducting an investigation. 
Linda Vista Ave. at Fern Street 
was closed for several hours. 
Investigators returned Friday 
morning to search for more 
bones. No other information 
was given. 

Pet of the 
Week

 
Olivia is a three-yearold 
calico. She’s very 
affectionate, loving and can 
even be pushy for attention! 
She enjoys rolling around, 
sitting in laps and being 
petted.

 Olivia’s adoption fee is $70, 
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. 

 Call the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA at 
626.792.7151 to ask about 
A353923, 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. 


1963 Rose Parade Mural Finds New Home 


 Pasadena City College’s Hutto-
Patterson Gymnasium’s East 
Entrance is the new home for 
the 1963 Millard Sheets mural, 
Tournament of Roses, 1890. The 
recently installed 75 foot mural 
was dedicated Thursday by 
Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard.
In 2012, the mural was removed 
from display inside the former 
Home Savings on Colorado 
Boulevard .

 Tony Sheets, who has essentially 
become the gatekeeper of his 

father’s art said, “I saw the piece 
when it was originally installed. 
Dad would be very pleased that 
there is so much respect for 
his work and that it is being 
reinstalled where people can see 
it.” 

The mural, which dates from 
1963, consists of 20 oil painted 
panels on walnut veneer that 
reveal an historical narrative 
of the first Tournament of 
Rose Parade in Pasadena. 
The installation depicts the 

Doo Dah Parade Queen
Tryouts Held this Sunday


 Individuals of all genders, 
shapes, ages, and persuasions 
can test their fate to become 
queen of this year’s Occasional 
Pasadena Doo Dah Parade 
during queen tryouts this 
Sunday. 

 The town-hall setting with 
long tables in beer-fest style, 
crock pot chili, and legendary 
Doo Dah House Band, Snotty 
Scotty and the Hankies on 
stage, set the mood for the lively 
caucus. Among those who have 
perennially tried out are, Count 
Smokula, Santa’s Bad Elf, belly 
dancer, Narayana, a smoking 
Amy Winehouse, Queen 
Mother Teresa Kennedy, the 
Swami from El Monte, Sabrina 
the Stimulus Package, Second-
Hand Rose Queen, Crystal, 
Gopher Girl, Buffy the Dog, Ms. 
Laurel, Pinball Lizard, Mama 
“J”, and Miss Boy Frances. L.

 Contestants are usually 
outnumbered by equally-
costumed judges, who include 
many former queens, and 
another hundred or so parade 
entrants, tryout supporters, 
Legion members, and the 
curious public.

Each Queen Hopeful will 
have a few minutes to wow the 
Judges. Microphone and boom 

Queen Susann Edmonds, 
Photo by Julie Smith 

box, even drumroll, provided.

 Tryouts will be held at the 
American Legion Bar, 179 N. 
Vinedo St.

 2:00 p.m. – Doors Open and 
Live Music begins2:00-3:00 p.m. – Queen 
Hopefuls Check-In 
3-3:30ish p.m. – Queen 
Tryouts Start 
A $5 cover goes to the Legion’s 
charity. The first 20 queen 
hopefuls to arrive get in free. 
For more information about 
trying out call 626-590-1134. 

 This year’s Doo Dah Parade 
will be held Nov. 15 at a yet to 
be disclosed location. 

Construction to Begin on
New Mars Lander ‘InSight’



NASA and its international 
partners got the go-ahead to 
begin construction on a new 
Mars lander, after it completed 
a successful Mission Critical 
Design Review last week. The 
mission will help the agency’s 
goal of sending a human 
mission to Mars in the 2030s.

 NASA’s Interior Exploration 
Using Seismic Investigations, 
Geodesy and Heat Transport 
(InSight) mission will pierce 
beneath the Martian surface to 
study its interior. The mission 
will investigate how Earth-like 
planets formed and developed 
their layered inner structure 
of core, mantle and crust, and 
will collect information about 
those interior zones using 
instruments never before used 
on Mars.

 InSight will launch from 
Vandenberg Air Force Base in 
March 2016. This will be the 
first interplanetary mission ever 
to launch from California. 

 “Our partners across the globe 
have made significant progress 
in getting to this point and are 
fully prepared to deliver their 
hardware to system integration 
starting this November, which 
is the next major milestone for 
the project,” said Tom Hoffman, 
InSight project manager 
of NASA’s Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory, Pasadena, 

California. “We now move from 
doing the design and analysis 
to building and testing the 
hardware and software that will 
get us to Mars and collect the 
science that we need to achieve 
mission success.”

 To investigate the planet’s 
interior, the stationary lander 
will carry a robotic arm that will 
deploy surface and burrowing 
instruments.

 “Mars actually offers an 
advantage over Earth itself for 
understanding how habitable 
planetary surfaces can form,” 
said Bruce Banerdt, InSight 
principal investigator from JPL. 
“Both planets underwent the 
same early processes. But Mars, 
being smaller, cooled faster and 
became less active while Earth 
kept churning. So Mars better 
preserves the evidence about 
the early stages of rocky planets’ 
development.”

 The three-legged lander will go 
to a site near the Martian equator 
and provide information for 
a planned mission length of 
about two years. InSight adapts 
a design from the successful 
NASA Phoenix Mars Lander, 
which examined ice and soil on 
far-northern Mars in 2008.

 For more about InSight, visit 
http://insight.jpl.nasa.gov. 

earliest days of the parade and 
features images of participants 
in late 19th century attire in 
horse-drawn carriages and on 
horseback as they proceed along 
a backdrop of iconic Pasadena 
landmarks including City Hall, 
parade floats, and marching 
bands. 

Memorial 
Day ClosuresReminders

Pasadena residents and 
businesses are reminded 
that City Hall and many city 
services and offices will be 
closed on Monday, May 26 
in observance of Memorial 
Day. Pasadena Police and 
Fire Departments will 
continue to be staffed for all 
patrol, jail, fire, paramedic 
and other emergency 
services. For any life-
threatening emergencies, 
always remember to call 
9-1-1.

 The City Council will not 
meet on Monday, May 26.

 The City’s Municipal 
Services Payment Center at 
City Hall also will be closed 
but any power emergencies 
should call the Pasadena 
Water and Power (PWP) 
Department at (626) 7444673 
and for water-related 
emergencies call (626) 7444138.


 The Citizen Service Center 
will be open to take calls on 
Memorial Day from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. at (626) 744-7311.

 Refuse and recycling 
services also will be on 
regular schedules for 
Memorial Day although no 
pickups for bulky items will 
be scheduled for May 26.

 The Pasadena Public 
Library will be closed.

 The City’s Area Rapid 
Transit System (ARTS) and 
Dial-A-Ride transportation 
programs will not be in 
operation. All parking 
meters not posted as a “No 
Parking” zone will be free 
on May 26 and time limits 
will not be enforced, all 
enforcement will resume 
May 27.

 The Community Centers 
operated by the City’s 
Human Services and 
Recreation Department will 
be closed on Memorial Day, 
but all parks will be open. 

Museum 
Presents 
June Wayne:
Paintings,
Prints, andTapestries 

 The Pasadena Museum of 
California Art presents June 
Wayne: Paintings, Prints, and 
Tapestries, an exhibition that 
surveys the artist’s seventy-
five years of breathtaking 
accomplishment. Although 
June Wayne is best known for 
single-handedly revitalizing 
printmaking in the United 
States through the founding 
of the Tamarind Lithographic 
Institute, her artistic interests 
and contributions were 
extraordinarily varied. This 
exhibition charts works from 
each of her major periods 
starting with her early Works 
Progress. The exhibition runs 
through Aug. 31. For more 
information visit; pmcaonline. 
org. 

Department Graduates10 New Fire Recruits 

 After, collectively, running 
over 150 miles, completing 
33,700 push-ups, performing 
480 rounds of Crossfit and 
over 600 hours of education 
during a 16 week academy, 
Fire Chief Calvin Wells 
presided over the graduation 
of ten fire recruits earlier this 
month.

 “Becoming a firefighter is 
one of the most sought after 
careers and most difficult 
professions to get into,” Wells 
said. “We are a world class 
city and we pride ourselves 
on selecting top candidates 
who will be singled out not 
only as leaders in the fire 
service but also mentors in 
the community.”

 The academy consisted of 

training in live fires, hose 
and ladder lays, emergency 
medical and a visit to the 
Museum of Tolerance. 

 The graduating class, May 
15, consisted of nine men 
and one female; Kevin 
Adair , Jeffrey Grogan, 
Erik Hernandez, Roderick 
Hutchinson, Heywot Kollee, 
Russell Kraus, Benjamin 
Sullivan, Kevin Ross, Edward 
Ruffalo and Shana Welch. 

 The last new recruit 
academy was in 2009 
although through attrition, 
there was an immediate need 
to hire new recruits which 
included a very extensive 
written, psychological, 
physical, background and 
tiered interview process. 


Public 
Invited To 
Police-Fire 
Awards

The public is invited to join 
City officials and leaders of 
Pasadena’s Police and Fire 
departments to recognize 
brave citizens and Public Safety 
personnel for their exemplary 
service and dedication to our 
community by “Answering 
the Call of Duty” during a 
special awards ceremony, 1-3 
p.m., Thursday, May 29, at the 

San Marino Motor Classic 
Helps Humane Society 

Ambassador Auditorium, 131 

S. St. John Ave. 
This is the first joint 
recognition awards program 
by the City’s Police and Fire 
departments. “Answering the 
Call of Duty” is the theme for 
the event. Community Service 
awards will be presented by 
both departments, including 
recognition for taking personal 
risks in the apprehension of 
crime suspects, taking selfless 
actions to save a life, Chief ’s 
Special Recognition, Lifesaving 
Star, Medals of Honor and 
employee awards for dedicated 
service to the City for milestone 
increments of 35, 30, 25, 20 and 
10 years. 

 
More than 200 classic 

vehicles to benefit 

Pasadena Humane 
Society 

 Tune your engines. The 
San Marino Motor Classic is 
gearing up for its fourth annual 
outing. More than 200 classic 
and collector cars, and historic 
motorcycles spanning nearly 
a century will be available for 
public view on Sunday, June 
8 at Lacy Park located at 1485 
Virginia Road, San Marino 
91108. Gates open at 9 a.m.

 This year’s show features more 
than 20 classes of cars. Expect to 
see the Stanley Steamer and the 
Wells Fargo Stagecoach there 
too. The PHS Mobile Unit will 
be there too with shelter dogs 

looking for homes.

 Tickets are $25 in advance; 
$30 at the gate. A portion of 
the proceeds from the event 
will support the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA. 
For more information and to 
purchase tickets, visit www.
pasadenahumane.org/smmc or 
call 626.792.7151 ext. 167.

 About the San Marino Motor 
Classic

 The San Marino Motor Classic 
features a broad array of 
motorcars that span more than 
a century. You can expect to 
see a wide variety of Brass Era 
cars, Depression Era classics 
and Post-War luxury and sports 
cars. Proceeds raised from the 
event will benefit the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA, and 
other charities. 

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show 

 With the opening of the new 
Pasadena Media 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 

Closed for Memorial Day 

Monday May 26 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Introduction to Field Production Training 

Wednesday May 28 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Producers Training 

Monday June 2 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

Orientation Training 

Monday June 9 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Citizen Journalism coming soon 
Digital Film Group coming soon