Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 11, 2014

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Mountain View News Saturday, October 11, 2014 

Tournament of Roses 
Royal Court Selected


Family to 
Represent 
Grand 
Marshal 
Zamperini

 Officials announced the 
seven members of the 2015 
Tournament of Roses Royal 
Court Monday morning 
during a quick ceremony at the 
Tournament House. 

 The seven Royal Court 
members are pictured below 
from left to right: Emily Alicia 
Olivas Stoker, 17, Temple 
City High School; Veronica 
Sara Mejia, 19, Pasadena City 
College; Mackenzie Joy Byers, 
18, Pasadena City College; 
Gabrielle Ann Current, 18, 
Flintridge Sacred Heart 
Academy; Simona K. Shao, 17, 
Westridge School; Madison 
Elaine Triplett, 17, John 
Marshall Fundamental High 
School and Bergen Louise 
Onufer, 17, Mayfield Senior 
School.

 Selected from a group 
of 31 finalists, the Royal 
Court will attend as many 
as 100 community and 
media functions, acting as 
ambassadors of the Tournament 
and the Pasadena community at 
large. Their reign will culminate 
with the 126th Rose Parade and 
at the Rose Bowl Game.

 The Tournament’s Queen and 
Court Committee made its 
selections based on a number 
of criteria including poise, 
speaking ability, academic 
achievement, and community 
and school involvement.

 Tournament of Roses 
President Richard Chinen 
announced Monday that 
members of the Zamperini 
family will represent and 
honor Louis Zamperini in 
this year’s Rose Parade. He 
died earlier this year after 
being named grand marshal 
of the 2015 Rose Parade.

 “In honoring Louie as this 
year’s grand marshal, he will 
be represented by his family 
in the parade,” Chinen 
said. “He would have been 
so thrilled to share this 
Tournament season of any 
one of these 31 incredible 
young women.” 

 Chinen made the 
statements during the 
announcement of this year’s 
royal court finalists.

 “One of the things that 
Louie told me when we 
first met was how he was 
looking forward to meeting 
the royal court.” 

 Chinen said this year’s 
parade centered on the 
selection of Zamperini as 
grade marshal. 

 “Our grand marshal, 
Louis Zamperini, was 
announced in May and was 
the embodiment of this 
year’s theme, ‘Inspiring 
Stories.’ Chinen said. “He 
was a former Olympian, a 
WWII prisoner of war, and 
a lifelong encourager of 
grace and forgiveness.”

 Zamperini qualified to run 
in the 1936 Olympics in 
Berlin. During World War 
II he survived for 47 days, 
after his aircraft crashed 
into the Pacific Ocean and 
drifted into a Japanese-
controlled region where he 
was held and tortured for 
another two years. 

 In December, Universal 
Pictures will release the 
movie, “Unbroken,” about 
Zamperini’s life.

Chinen said Zamperini 
passed away July 2, at the 
age of 97. 


Pasadena Fire Retiree Turns 100

 

 In celebration of his 100 
birthday Pasadena Fire retiree 
Jason “Jay” Fields blew out the 
small fire atop a special birthday 
cake to mark the occasion Friday 
as family, other fire retirees and 
current fire personnel cheered 
him on. Officials said this was 
the first time in the department’s 
history they have honored 
someone living at the age of 100.

 Pasadena Fire Chief Calvin 
Wells will also be retiring at the 
end of the year; his last day is 
Dec. 31.

 “I entered a great department 
when I got here in 1979 and 
I’m leaving a great department 
in 2014,” Wells said. “In large 
part due to people like this man 
[Fields] right here. He set the 
foundation, this is a history, this 
is the type of person who built 
the organization to what it is 
today.” 

 Spokeswoman Lisa Derderian 
said Fields moved to Pasadena 
when he was seven years old 
and never left. He attended 
Marshall Jr. High and Muir 
Tech in Pasadena before joining 
the Civilian Conservation 
Corps, followed by a job with 
a Pasadena hardwood floor 
company before joining the 
Pasadena Fire Department and 
serving 26 years (1944-1970). 
Jay is the oldest living Pasadena 
Fire Department retiree.

 Pasadena Fire Chief 
Calvin Wells comments on 
his upcoming retirement.

Caltech 
Set to 
Instate New 
President 

Water and Power to Hold 
Energy Roadmap Event

 The city’s Department of 
Water and Power will hold 
another Energy Roadmap Event 
Thursday in honor of Public 
Power Day. This is the second 
segment of a three-part Energy 
Roadmap series.

 Residents will see PWP’s 
scorecard comparing renewable 
and conventional energy 
resources for Pasadena’s future 
energy plan. PWP experts will 
discuss how different scenarios 
could impact resident’s utility 
bills, affect electric service 
and benefit the environment. 
PWP will also discuss feedback 
collected from the Power 
Integrated Resource Plan, 
IRP survey. Plus, attendees 
can enter a free raffle for an 
energy-themed gift basket with 
an Embertec Emberplug and 
a Nest Thermostat. There will 
also be optional tour of the 
Williamson Gallery after the 
event. The Williamson Gallery 
features a motion display light 
and water exhibit designed 
by two JPL employees, one 
of whom graduated from Art 
Center. Light refreshments will 
be provided. 

 The first Energy Roadmap 
event was held in August. 
During the meeting at the 
Laemmle Playhouse 7 Theaters, 
PWP showed a series of videos 
about the IRP process. 

 The events will be held 
Thursday, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
Art Center College of Design – 
Hillside Campus in the Faculty 
Dining Room. RSVPs are 
required as seating is limited. 
To RSVP please contact our 
Citizen Service Center (626) 
744-7311. 


Monks to Create Sacred 
Sand Mandala at Museum

 
Caltech is set to inaugurate 
Thomas F. Rosenbaum’s 
as the institute’s ninth 
president during a 
ceremony on the campus 
later this month.

 Festivities will include 
a panel discussion 
titled “Science and the 
University-Government 
Partnership” on Thursday 
evening, October 23, as well 
as the formal inauguration 
ceremony and all-campus 
reception on Friday, 
October 24.

 University of Chicago 
President Emeritus Don 
Michael Randel will 
deliver an address at the 
inauguration.

 The ceremony will take 
place at 2 p.m. on Beckman 
Mall

 USC Pacific Asia Museum 
will host a delegation of monks 
from Karnataka, India, and the 
Drepung Gomang Institute to 
create a sand mandala in the 
museum auditorium over the 
course of five days, November 
5-9.

The sand mandala is a 
traditional Tibetan Buddhist 
art form that involves careful 
placement of colored sand in an 
intricate design that references 
the world in its divine form, 
a path for the mind to reach 
enlightenment and balance. 

Before creating the mandala, 
the monks perform a blessing 
ceremony with chanting and 
music to invoke Chenrezig, 
the Buddha of Compassion. 
During the ceremony, they use 
two traditional objects: a bell 
and a dorje (Tibetan) or vajra 
(Sanskrit), which is a ritual 
scepter. The bell is traditionally 
held in the left hand and 
symbolizes the female and 
wisdom, while the dorje is in 
the right hand and symbolizes 
the male and the “thunderbolt 
of enlightenment.” These 
implements are common motifs 
throughout South and East 
Asian art; several examples are 
in the museum’s collection.

After the blessing ceremony, 
the monks begin the creation 
of the circular sand mandala. 
The multi-colored design is 
extremely labor-intensive, 
with up to four monks at a 
time working for days. Using a 
bronze funnel-like instrument 
called a chakpur and a bronze 
wand, the monks release a fine 
stream of sand by moving the 
wand across the grooves of the 
chakpur. The finished mandala 
is about four feet across. 

Once finished, a dissolution 
ceremony is performed and the 
monks sweep away the mandala 
and distribute the sand to those 
present at the ceremony.


Antonovich 
Calls for 
Report 

on Ebola

Pet of the 
Week

 
Supervisor Michael 
Antonovich asked the 
Departments of Health and 
Public Health to report to 
the Board of Supervisors at 
last Tuesday’s meeting on the 
actions being taken to prevent 
an outbreak of the Ebola virus 
in the county. 

 “It is vital that we have the 
information available to the 
public on preventive measures 
being taken by county 
departments to protect our 
residents from a potential 
outbreak,” Antonovich said. 

 In addition to the efforts being 
made by county departments, 
the supervisor asked what 
role the county will play in 
coordination with agencies 
from the federal and state 
governments. 

 County departments engaged 
in preparedness and prevention 
efforts include the Department 
of Health, the Department of 
Public Health, the Office of 
Emergency Management and 
others.

Free Disaster 
Preparedness 
Workshops

 Charlie is a 1-year-old 
red tabby shorthair. He is 
extremely affectionate, and 
enjoys being held. He’s a 
calm and quiet little guy 
who would love to find a 
new home.

 For the month of October, 
Charlie’s adoption fee is 
reduced to $10, which 
includes his neuter 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 
A361054, 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.

 The American Red Cross 
will present free Prepare 
SoCal workshops Friday, 
Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. and 1 
p.m. at the Pasadena Senior 
Center, 85 E. Holly St.

 Participants will learn what 
to store in an emergency 
kit, how to make a plan for 
what to do before, during 
and after a disaster and how 
to stay informed.

 According to the U.S. 
Geological Survey, 
Southern California is one 
of the most at-risk areas for 
earthquakes and the “Big 
One” – an earthquake of 
magnitude 7.8 or higher – is 
long overdue.

 For seniors, whether 
they live independently or 
with a caregiver, it is more 
important than ever to be 
prepared for earthquakes 
and other disasters that can 
strike suddenly at any time.

 Parking will be validated 
for participants who park 
in the structure at the 
southeast corner of Holly 
Street and Arroyo Parkway.

 To register for one of the 
Prepare SoCal workshops 
or for more information, 
call 626-795-4331.

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show

YWCA to Hold Week Without 
Violence Kick-Off Rally

 The YWCA Pasadena-Foothill 
Valley presents the Week 
Without Violence, scheduled 
to run from October 13th to 
October 18th. Every year in 
October, YWCAs nationwide 
partner with community 
advocates, local leaders, and 
the general public to educate 
and motivate people to work 
towards ending violence of 
all forms, wherever it occurs. 
The YWCA Pasadena plans to 
start this year’s Week Without 
Violence with a Kick-Off 
celebration at Pasadena City 
Hall, and is open to all ages.

 The YWCA’s Week Without 
Violence Kick-Off Rally and 
Resource Fair is scheduled 
for Monday, October 13th at 
5:00 pm, and will be held at 
Pasadena City Hall, next to the 
Robinson statues. People of all 
ages are welcome to come and 
create positive messages against 
violence and bullying. Pasadena 
Vice-Mayor Jacque Robinson 
will welcome our guests with a 
message to the public, and the 
John Muir High School Drum 
Corps will open the event with 
a special performance. Our 
community partners for the 
Week Without Violence will 
also have information booths 
available, and California Pizza 
Kitchen will provide free food 
and refreshments. Join us at 
this inspirational event and let 
the community know that you 
stand by us in our efforts to end 
violence of all forms.

 To address and prevent 
violence in our community, 
the YWCA Pasadena-Foothill 
Valley has teamed up with the 
following community partners: 
City of Pasadena, Day One, 
Peace Over Violence, Planned 
Parenthood, La Pintoresca Teen 
Center, MUSE/IQUE, Jackie 
Robinson Center, All Saints 
Church, and Neighborhood 
Church to host a variety of 
events that promote peace and 
provide a safe environment 
during the Week Without 
Violence. 

 For more information about 
the Week Without Violence 
Kick-Off Rally or how you can 
participate in any of the Week 
Without Violence activities, 
please contact Jessica Kubel at 
626.296.8433 or jkubel@ywca-
pasadena.org.

 New Citizen Journalism 
training starts Wednesday 
nights, learn how to report 
news using social media 

 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 
for The Arroyo Channel. Studio 
Production/Equipment training 
is also offered to volunteer 
crewmembers. In addition, 
on-going training will soon be 
available in citizen journalism 
and digital film groups. Call the 
office (626) 794-8585 or go to 
PASADENAMEDIA.ORG and 
explore what Pasadena Media 
has to offer.


Class offerings days and nights weekly

Station Schedule 

Studio Camera & Floor Manager

Monday October 13 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Producers Training

Monday October 13 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Orientation & Producer Training

Wednesday October 15 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Citizen Journalism Training

Wednesday October 15 at 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Studio Camera & Floor Manager

Monday October 15 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.