Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 25, 2014

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Mountain View News Saturday, October 25, 2014 


Outdoor 
Watering 
Limited to 
One Day 
per Week

Nonprofit Strategist Don 
Morgan to Run for Mayor

 
The Mayoral race in 
Pasadena is starting to heat 
up as another local resident, 
community development 
consultant Don Morgan, 
PhD, submitted forms last 
week to the City Clerk 
declaring his intention 
to campaign to replace 
outgoing longtime Mayor 
Bill Bogaard.

 “The next mayor of 
Pasadena will enter an 
office built on solid footing,” 
Morgan said in a prepared 
statement. “Mayor Bogaard’s 
graceful leadership has 
effectively complimented 
one of the most talented city 
management teams in the 
country. Still, there is work 
to be done to address some 
of the lingering concerns 
and opportunities that face 
our city. I look forward to 
discussing specific issues that 
are important to you over the 
next several months.”

 After Bogaard announced, 
in early September, that 
he will not seek reelection, 
Councilmember Terry 
Tornek had already 
filed an intention to run 
and Councilmember 
Steve Madison said he is 
considering it.

 According to the media 
statement from his 
campaign, as a strategy 
leader in the nonprofit sector, 
Morgan has spent the last 
20 years in professional and 
academic pursuit of alliances 
that transform struggling 
cities into healthy, vibrant 
communities.

 “The mayor of Pasadena is a 
unique job. What excites me 
most about the position is 
the opportunity to generate, 
facilitate, and promote 
innovative programs and 
partnerships that will secure 
and enhance Pasadena’s 
vibrant future for all its 
residents. Enhancing that 
experience for other families 
and residents is the truest 
expression of our pride and 
passion for the city we call 
home,” Morgan said in a 
prepared statement.

 The nomination period will 
begin on Monday, November 
17, at 7:30 a.m., and will 
close on Friday, December 
12, at 5:30 p.m. the primary 
municipal election will be 
held March 10. 

 Officials announced that as 
part of the city’s Level 1 Water 
Supply Shortage Plan now 
in effect, Pasadena property 
owners are limited to watering 
outdoors one day per week, on 
Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, 
starting Nov. 1.

 Fines for repeat offenders 
can be up to $500 per violation 
for residential customers and 
up to $1,000 per violation for 
commercial accounts. 

Outdoor watering one day 
per week, during the fall and 
winter months, is mandated 
through March 31.

 The city council approved 
Pasadena’s existing Water 
Waste Prohibitions and 
Water Supply Shortage Plans 
Ordinance in 2009 and 
enacted the Level 1 plan on 
July 28. The key water waste 
prohibitions currently in effect 
for all PWP water customers 
include: 

 No watering outdoors between 
9 a.m. and 6 p.m., except with 
a handheld container or hose 
with a shutoff nozzle. 

No watering during periods of 
rain. 

 All water leaks must be fixed 
within 72 hours.

No excessive water flow or 
runoff onto pavement, gutters 
or ditches from watering 
or irrigating landscapes or 
vegetation of any kind. 

 No washing down paved 
surfaces unless for safety or 
sanitation, in which case a 
bucket, a hose with a shutoff 
nozzle, a cleaning machine 
that recycles water or a low-
volume/high-pressure water 
broom must be used. 

 No washing vehicles except 
by using a handheld bucket 
or similar container or hose 
equipped with a water shutoff 
nozzle.

 Additionally, with the close of 
daylight saving time on Nov. 
2, Pasadena Water and Power 
(PWP) reminds customers to 
adjust their sprinkler timers to 
water before 9 a.m. or after 6 
p.m.

 A complete list of water 
waste restrictions is available 
at www.PWPweb.com/ 
WaterWaste. Water-saving 
rebates and conservation tips 
are available at www.PWPweb.
com/SaveWater.

PWP customers can report 
water waste to the Pasadena 
Citizen Service Center at (626) 
744-7311 or online at www.
cityofpasadena.net/csc. 

ALTADENA STUDENT CROWNED ROSE QUEEN

 

 The Tournament of Roses 
named Madison Elaine 
Triplett Tuesday night as the 
97th Rose Queen during an 
official ceremony, emceed 
by KTLA Rose Parade host 
and television personality 
Stephanie Edwards, at the 
Pasadena Civic Auditorium 
Plaza. 

 As Tournament of Roses 
President Rich Chinen 
crowned Triplett he said, “We 
are eager for Rose Queen 
Madison and each member 
of the Royal Court to share 
their inspiring stories with 
others and for the court to 
hear first-hand from the 
community about other 
meaningful stories.”

 The announcement 
concludes a month-long 
process that began with 
more than 700 Pasadena-
area young women who 
participated in the Royal 
Court tryouts.

 Rose Queen Madison and 
the Royal Court will make 
as many as 100 community 
and media appearances, 
culminating with the 126th 
Rose Parade and the 101st 
Rose Bowl Game serving 
as the first College Football 
Playoff Semifinal on New 
Year’s Day.

 The Rose Queen and Royal 
Court were selected based 
upon a combination of 
qualities, including public 
speaking ability, poise, 
academic achievement and 
community involvement.

 Photos courtesy of 
Tournament of Roses

College 
Students 
Tapped 
For NASA 
Program

 Two Pasadena City College 
students have been selected 
by the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration 
to participate in the agency’s 
National Community College 
Aerospace Scholars program.

 The accolade will allow 
sophomores Melissa Perez 
and Angela Kim to join other 
community college students 
at a camp Dec. 3 to 5 at the 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
in Pasadena. While at JPL, 
the pair will be given the 
opportunity to work alongside 
engineers and scientists on 
various space exploration 
projects.

 “Being selected means a lot 
to me,” said Perez, a computer 
science and engineering 
major. “Working with any 
aspect of NASA is my lifelong 
goal. It’s my dream to expand 
space exploration, whether 
with flights, robots, or sending 
people.”

 As part of the program 
experience, the scholars will 
be able to work with a NASA 
mentor-led team to compete 
in an engineering design 
challenge. They will also have 
access to NASA staff, missions, 
and facilities, according the 
NASA website.

 “I was pleasantly surprised I 
got in,” said Kim, a mechanical 
engineering major, “and the 
participation in this program 
means getting a sense of a 
different field I may not know 
much about.”

 Paul Wilkinson, a professor 
who teaches Kim and Perez in 
his computer science courses 
at PCC, said he was proud of 
both students.

 “They are examples of the 
caliber of students that our 
computer science program 
attracts,” he said. “It also 
demonstrates that the 
sciences, especially computer 
science, should no longer be 
considered just for men.”

Public Invited to Pasadena 
Media’s Trick or Treat TV

 


 Pasadena Media invites all 
good ghouls, goblins, pirates, 
princesses and zombies of 
all ages to a special “Trick 
or Treat TV” costume 
celebration from 6 p.m. to 9 
p.m., Monday. 

 Kids and adults alike are 
invited to join in the free, 
family-oriented fun to show 
off their best costumes and 
share a favorite scary story 
on camera.

 “Trick or Treat TV” at 
Pasadena Media, 150 S. Los 
Robles Ave., will be recorded 
and aired four days later 
as the first-ever, one-hour 
Spooktacular Show on the 
Arroyo Channel just in time 
for All Hallows’ Eve, Oct. 31, 
2014. The Arroyo Channel 
can be seen by Charter cable 
television subscribers on 
channel 32 and by AT&T 
U-Verse subscribers on 
Channel 99. The Arroyo 
Channel is also streamed on 
Pasadena Media’s website, 
www.pasadenamedia.tv.

 There will be pumpkin 
carving and various holiday 
treats for the kids! Keeping 
your kids safe tips for the 
adults! All Pasadena area 
families are invited to 
show off their costumes on 
camera. Local businesses 
and community groups are 
also welcome to come to the 
studio to share information 
about any fall festivals or 
Halloween events they are 
hosting.

 Pasadena Media also invites 
historians to participate 
by sharing any haunting 
good tales, myths and scary 
mysteries that have occurred 
in the greater Pasadena area.

 Volunteers who want to 
help transform the studio 
into the perfect haunted 
hideaway are needed to lend 
their hands and brains (to 
be returned after the event 
concludes) from 3 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m. Volunteers who 
wish to rise to the occasion 
should contact “Chief Sprite” 
Bobbie Ferguson, (626) 
794-8585, or email bobbie@
pasadenamedia.org.

(From left to right) Rose Princess Emily Stoker, Rose Princess 
Veronica Mejia, Rose Princess Mackenzie Byers, Rose Queen 
Madison Triplett, Rose Princess Gabrielle Current, Rose Princess 
Simona Shao and Rose Princess Bergen Onufer.

Local NAACP Recognizes 
Administrator Professor

 Dr. Robert Bell, senior 
vice president and assistant 
superintendent of Pasadena 
City College, and Stan Kong, 
associate professor, were 
recently recognized by the 
NAACP Pasadena Branch 
for their efforts in supporting 
education and student success.

 The pair were honored at the 
organization’s 29th Annual 
Ruby McKnight Williams 
Freedom Fund Scholarship 
and Awards Banquet, which 
was held Oct. 2 at the Pasadena 
Hilton Hotel.

 “I am deeply honored and 
humbled to receive this 
recognition from the NAACP,” 
said Bell, who was given the 
Ruby McKnight Williams 
Education Award. “It is 
very gratifying to me to be 
recognized for the work that 
I do every day at PCC. I hope 
to be a positive influence in the 
lives of the students, faculty, 
and staff here at the college and 
it is extremely gratifying to be 
recognized in this way for the 
work that I do in what to me is 
the most important profession I 
could have chosen for my life – 
education.”

 Bell has an extensive career 
in the education field. Prior to 
joining PCC four years ago, he 
served as director of Extended 
Studies for Antelope Valley 
College, senior vice president 
for Academic and Student 
Affairs for the Louisiana 
Community Technical College 
System, and vice president/
chief administrative officer for 
Chaffey College. He also served 
as vice president of Student 
Services at Sound Community 
College in Olympia, Wash.

 Kong, who teaches product 
design at PCC and was 
recognized with the Ruby 
McKnight Williams Arts Award, 
called the honor “humbling.”

 “The NAACP recognizes the 
importance and value of the arts 
and arts education to the daily 
lives of citizens,” he said. “I am 
honored to be acknowledged 
for my contributions to the 
cultural enrichment of the 
broader Pasadena community.”

 In addition to his duties 
at PCC, Kong is an adjunct 
professor in the Graduate 
Industrial Design Department 
and Public Programs at the Art 
Center College of Design. 


Pet of the 
Week


Dr. Robert Bell

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show

 Patches is a 2-year-old 
calico shorthair. She is 
a little shy at first, but is 
affectionate once she warms 
up to you. 

 For the month of October, 
Patches’ 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.

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

 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 crew members. 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.

Public Library Celebrates 
130 Years of Reading

 


 

 Pasadena Public Library is 
inviting residents to come 
to the fair and join in the 
festivities as they celebrate 
130 years of reading. 

 “The Fair is our thank 
you celebration to the 
Pasadena community for 
their tremendous support 
of the library and our 130th 
birthday,” said Library 
Director Jan Sanders. “The 
event concludes our year-
long celebration marking 
Pasadena’s dedication to 
reading and the library. It will 
be a big wind-up celebration 
which has something for 
every family member - 
storytelling, music, balloon 
sculptures, a cake walk, 
games for children, and 
lots more. And since it’s a 
party, of course there are 
refreshments! Come by and 
get a hot dog, some popcorn, 
and lemonade - all free - 
then enjoy the festivities. It’s 
our way of saying thanks for 
your support over the last 
century-plus.”

 Featured performers 
include; Musician Ross 
Altman, Storyteller Jim 
Coogan, Jumping Flea Circus 
Ukulele Band and Theatre 
Americana. The Fair will 
be held November 15 from 
noon to 4 p.m. at Central 
Library, 285 E. Walnut St.

 For more information, call 
(626) 744-4207

Class offerings days and nights weekly

Station Schedule 

Citizen Journalism Training

Wednesday October 29 at 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Orientation

Monday November 3 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

PCAC Board of Directors - Regular Meeting

Tuesday November 4 at 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Producer Training

Wednesday November 5 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Citizen Journalism Training

Wednesday November 5 at 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.