Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, December 17, 2016

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Mountain View News Saturday, December 17, 2016 

JPL Remembers John Glenn

PCC Dental Assisting Faculty 
Named to National Boards

 
Two members of Pasadena 
City College’s dental assisting 
faculty have been named to 
positions on the boards of 
national organizations the 
college announced Wednesday. 

 The Dental Assisting National 
Board has elected Denise 
Romero, an associate professor 
of dental assisting at PCC, as the 
Secretary-Treasurer of its Board 
of Directors. Lori Gagliardi, 
dental assisting program 
director and a professor in the 
program, has been elected to 
the Dental Auxiliary Learning 
and Education Foundation 
Board of Trustees.

 The Dental Assisting 
National Board was founded 
in 1948 and is the national 
certification board for dental 
assistants. More than 37,000 
dental assistants are currently 
board-certified nationwide. 
The Dental Auxiliary Learning 
and Education Foundation, 
founded in 2010 as an affiliate of 
the Dental Assisting National 
Board, offers interactive 
online educational courses 
and resources to advance 
the dental team and prepare 
dental auxiliaries for board 
certification.

In addition to her service at 
PCC, Romero consults with 
dental offices, teaching an 
eight-hour infection control 
course and two-hour Dental 
Practice Act course. Romero 
is active in her professional 
associations, including the 
American Dental Assistants 
Association and the Board of 
Directors for the California 
Association of Dental Assisting 
Teachers.

 Dr. Gagliardi has been 
an educator in both dental 
assisting and dental hygiene 
for more than 25 years and has 
worked in the field of dentistry 
since 1977. She is an author 
and contributor to textbooks, 
articles and other publications.

As an active member of 
the dental community, Dr. 
Gagliardi has served in multiple 
roles at the local and national 
levels. She most recently served 
as chair and commissioner on 
the Commission on Dental 
Accreditation Dental Assisting 
Review Committee for six 
years. She is on the board of 
the California Association of 
Dental Assisting Teachers. And 
she is also a member of the 
American Dental Assistants 
Association; American Dental 
Education Association; 
American Dental Hygienists’ 
Association; and Organization 
for Safety, Asepsis and 
Prevention.

Romero Gagliardi

John Glenn visits NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on November 
16, 1962. Image credit: NASA/JPL

On December 30th, 
Pasadena Heritage invites 
you and your holiday guests 
to take a walking tour 
featuring some of Pasadena’s 
architectural treasures! 
Special this year is the 
opportunity to participate in 
two different walking tours, 
each with a 10:30 a.m. or 
1:30 p.m. start time.

Pasadena Hillcrest 
Neighborhood Walking 
Tour 

The Pasadena Hillcrest 
Neighborhood tour allows 
tour goers to discover 
one of Pasadena’s most 
beautiful neighborhoods. 
The tour explores various 
architectural styles such as 
Mediterranean, Victorian 
and Craftsman-inspired 
homes. The Oak Knoll 
subdivision was intended 
to rival the wealthy 
neighborhoods of Orange 
Grove and the “West Side” 
(San Rafael and Linda 
Vista), so many of the estate 
size lots were intended for 
custom home development. 
Showcased on the tour are 
several grand mansions 
along with noteworthy 
Craftsman homes such as the 
Freeman House designed by 
architects Arthur and Alfred 
Heineman and the Blacker 
House designed by Charles 
and Henry Greene.

The South Orange Grove 
Boulevard Tour

When the Rose Parade first 
began, South Orange Grove 
was a neighborhood of grand 
Victorian mansions, known 
as Millionaires’ Row. Today 
the Boulevard is distinctive 
for its concentration of 
luxury mid-century garden 
apartments, several of which 
were designed by prominent 
California architects. Join 
Preservation Director Jesse 
Lattig on this walking 
tour as she illustrates the 
neighborhood’s dramatic 
postwar transformation and 
shares stories of the stately 
residences that were there 
before.

Ticket information

Tours will be offered on 
Friday, December 30th. 
There will be two tour 
times offered for each of the 
walking tours - 10:30 a.m. 
and 1:30 p.m. To purchase 
by phone, call Pasadena 
Heritage at (626) 441-6333.

Pasadena 
Heritage 
Architectural 
Legacy 
walking Tours

 

 Officials at the Jet Population 
Laboratory made the following 
comments on the passing, 
December 8, of NASA 
astronaut John Glenn. He was 
95.

 Senator and NASA astronaut 
John Glenn was, without 
question, an American hero. 
Many people remember, 
whether they are old enough 
to have heard firsthand or from 
recordings, Glenn’s famous 
declaration from orbit: “Roger, 
Zero G, and I feel fine.”

 In addition to his historic 
early space flight, Glenn served 
many years as a U.S. Senator 
from Ohio. He made space 
history a second time in 1998 
when he flew aboard the space 
shuttle Discovery to become 
the oldest person to fly in space.

 Those of us at JPL feel a 
special affinity with Glenn. 
JPL’s Explorer 1 was the first 
American satellite to orbit 
Earth, and four years later, in 
1962, we joined the nation in 
watching with pride as Glenn 
became the first American to 
orbit our planet. Later that year, 
he visited JPL to see projects 
the lab was conducting on 
behalf of NASA’s human space 
program. In 1963, he took part 
in an early telecommunications 
satellite experiment with a JPL 
project manager, Jack James. 
In an audio recording of the 
experiment that was recently 
unearthed, Glenn discusses 
his trip to JPL and marvels 
at the quality of the satellite 
communications.

 We will all miss this great 
American space pioneer.

New NASA Hurricane 
Tracking Mission on Track

 

 NASA confirmed Friday 
morning that all eight spacecraft 
of its latest Earth science 
mission are in good shape. The 
Cyclone Global Navigation 
Satellite System (CYGNSS) 
will provide scientists with 
advanced technology to see 
inside tropical storms and 
hurricanes as never before. 

 CYGNSS launched into orbit 
at 5:37 a.m. PST (8:37 a.m. EST) 
Thursday aboard an Orbital 
ATK air-launched Pegasus XL 
launch vehicle. The rocket was 
dropped and launched from 
Orbital’s Stargazer L-1011 
aircraft, which took off from 
Cape Canaveral Air Force 
Station in Florida, over the 
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of 
central Florida.

 “The launch of CYGNSS is 
a first for NASA and for the 
scientific community,” said 
Thomas Zurbuchen, associate 
administrator for the agency’s 
Science Mission Directorate 
in Washington. “As the first 
orbital mission in our Earth 
Venture program, CYGNSS 
will make unprecedented 
measurements in the most 
violent, dynamic and important 
portions of tropical storms and 
hurricanes.”

 The CYGNSS constellation 
will make frequent and accurate 
measurements of ocean surface 
winds in and near a hurricane’s 
inner core, including regions 
beneath the eyewall and intense 
inner rainbands that previously 
could not be measured from 
space. CYGNSS will do this by 
using both direct and reflected 
signals from existing GPS 
satellites to obtain estimates of 
surface wind speed over the 
ocean.

 “In the vast majority of cases 
we can predict a hurricane’s 
track very accurately, but we 
still have a very hard time 
knowing how intense the 
storms will be when they get 
where they’re going,” said 
Derek Posselt, CYGNSS deputy 
principal investigator at NASA’s 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 
Pasadena, California. “It’s the 
intensity of hurricanes -- the 
wind speed and the storm 
surge -- that really determines 
how much damage there will 
be and whether a population 
will need to evacuate or shelter 
in place.” 

 For more information about 
CYGNSS, visit: nasa.gov/
cygnss.


Pet of the 
Week

 Linus (A409658) is an 
8-year-old, male, miniature 
pinscher. This sweet pup 
is a total lap dog – within 
seconds of meeting you he’ll 
be ready to hop onto your 
lap for cuddle time. Linus 
loves being petted and likes 
being held. When he’s not 
busy seeking your affection, 
he enjoys going for walks. 
Linus has gotten along well 
with other small dogs out on 
our Mobile Unit.

 Linus’s adoption fee is $125 
and includes the spay or 
neuter surgery, microchip, 
and vaccinations. Linus 
qualifies for our Seniors 
for Seniors program, so his 
adoption fee is only $20 for 
adopters age 60 and up.

 New adopters will receive a 
complimentary health-and-
wellness exam from VCA 
Animal Hospitals, as well 
as a goody bag filled with 
information about how to 
care for your pet.

 Call the Pasadena Humane 
Society & SPCA at (626) 
792-7151 to ask about 
A409658, or visit at 361 S. 
Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. 
Adoption hours are 11 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through 
Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Saturday.

 Pets may not be available 
for adoption and cannot be 
held for potential adopters 
by phone calls or email. 
Directions and photos of 
all pets can be found at 
pasadenahumane.org.

Free Events Roundup at the 
Pasadena Senior Center

 

 There is something for 
everyone in December at the 
Pasadena Senior Center, 85 
E. Holly St.

 You do not have to be a 
member to attend. Some 
events require advance 
reservations as noted.

 Chair Yoga – Wednesday, 
Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. Improve 
your balance, strength and 
flexibility and quiet your 
mind at this gentle and 
meditative class taught 
by Kathy Eastwood, a 
certified yoga instructor 
and a registered nurse with 
the Huntington Hospital 
Outreach Program. The class 
is limited to 25 participants. 
Register in advance at the 
Welcome Desk or call 626-
795-4331.

 For more information visit 
www.pasadenaseniorcenter.
org or call (626) 795-4331. 

Founded in 1960, the 
Pasadena Senior Center is 
an independent, nonprofit 
organization that offers 
recreational, educational, 
wellness and social services 
to people ages 50 and older in 
a welcoming environment. 
Services are also provided 
for frail, low-income and 
homebound seniors.

Nicholas Mcgegan Brings the Best 
of Bach and Handel to the Pasadena 
Symphony for Baroque Connections


ALTADENA POLICE BLOTTER

 

 Start your New Year off right 
with the Pasadena Symphony 
and Principal Guest Conductor 
Nicholas McGegan as he 
delivers Baroque Connections: 
Bach & Handel, on January 21, 
at Ambassador Auditorium. 
Highly regarded as “one of 
the finest baroque conductors 
of his generation” (London 
Independent), the two-time 
Grammy nominee will jump 
start the new year as only 
he can with his historical 
performance practice bringing 
a wealth of experience to 
this quintessential Baroque 
repertoire. “He’s a dynamo, a 
true animator, an energiser 
and an ignition point from 
which music can take off and 
take wing” (Herald Scotland). 
Don’t miss this chance to 
witness the “King” of Baroque 
interpretation at his finest, as 
he applies his special craft to 
the genius of these two Baroque 
masters.

 For the symphony's entrée 
to the new year, Soprano 
Sherezade Panthaki will take 
on four of Handel's most 
popular and heart-rending 
arias. An acknowledged 
star in the early-music field, 
Panthaki has developed strong 
collaborations with many of 
the world's leading interpreters 
including Nicholas McGegan. 
Her international success has 
been fueled by superbly honed 
musicianship and passionately 
informed interpretations, 
"mining deep emotion from 
the subtle shaping of the lines" 
(New York Times).

 Colburn artist William Hagen 
will join the orchestra in the 
second half of the program for 
Bach's Violin Concerto No. 
1. A protégé of the Colburn 
Conservatory's Robert Lipsett 
and legendary violinist Itzhak 
Perlman, William has been 
hailed as a "brilliant virtuoso.a 
standout" (Dallas Morning 
News), having already reached 
international acclaim at the ripe 
age of twenty-three. These two 
young soloists promise to bring 
together an absolutely riveting 
performance of a varied 
program of music, all in the 
masterful hands of Conductor 
Nicholas McGegan.

The Pasadena Symphony 
provides a quintessential 
experience specially designed 
for the music lover, the social 
butterfly or a date night out, 
and the inner epicurean in 
us all. For those who want to 
learn more about the music, 
join us for Insights – a free 
pre-concert dialogue with 
Conductor Nicholas McGegan, 
which begins one hour prior 
to each performance. Patrons 
who plan to arrive early 
can also enjoy a drink or a 
bite in the lively Sierra Auto 
Symphony Lounge, yet another 
addition to the carefree and 
elegant concert experience the 
Pasadena Symphony offers. A 
posh setting along Ambassador 
Auditorium’s beautiful outdoor 
plaza, the lounge offers 
uniquely prepared menus from 
Claud &Co for both lunch and 
dinner, a full bar and fine wines 
by Michero Family Wines, plus 
music before the concert and 
during intermission.

Performances on January 
21, 2017 take place at both 
2:00pm and 8:00pm at 
Ambassador Auditorium, 
located at 131 South St. John 
Avenue, Pasadena, CA. Tickets 
may be purchased online at 
pasadenasymphony-pops.org 
or by calling (626) 793-7172.

Sunday, December 4th

12:05 PM – Jose Bolanos, 35 
years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the 2100 block of 
Summit Avenue for public 
intoxication. 

4:00 PM – Joshua Fisher, 
26 years old of Upland was 
arrested in the 2200 block of 
Marengo Avenue for assault 
with a deadly weapon. 

Monday, December 5th

1:00 PM – A petty theft 
from an unlocked vehicle 
occurred in the 3700 block 
of El Sereno Avenue. Stolen: 
black iPhone 7 Plus and 
black iPhone case. 

Tuesday, December 6th

7:15 AM – A vehicle burglary 
occurred in the 2500 block 
of E. Washington Boulevard. 
Suspect(s) entered the 
vehicle by shattering the 
passenger window. Stolen: 
tan leather purse and a black 
Michael Kors wallet.

Wednesday, December 7th

9:00 AM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
1000 block of Poppyfields 
Avenue. Suspect entered 
the residence via unknown 
means. Suspect described 
as a male Black, 6 feet 1 inch 
with dreadlocks. Stolen: 
gray HP computer. 

8:00 PM – A vehicle 
vandalism occurred in the 
1800 block of N. Sierra 
Bonita Avenue. Suspect(s) 
shattered the rear driver’s 
side window. 

Thursday, December 8th

4:30 PM – A vehicle 
burglary occurred in the 
1300 block of Atchison 
Street. Suspect(s) entered 
the vehicle by shattering the 
window. Stolen: black seat 
cushion. 

6:00 PM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
1900 block E. Loma Alta 
Drive. Suspect(s) entered 
the residence by shattering 
the sliding glassdoor. Stolen: 
jewelry. 

Friday, December 9th

5:00 PM – Pedro Gaona, 42 
years old of Pasadena was 
arrested in the 900 block of 
Beverly Way for possession 
of a controlled substance for 
sales. 

7:30 PM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
400 block of PunahouStreet. 
Suspects described as three 
male Blacks in a sedan type 
vehicle. Suspect(s) entered 
the residence by removing 
the window screen. Stolen: 
silver watch. 

Saturday, December 10th

2:00 PM – A vehicle 
vandalism occurred in the 
200 block of W. Palm Street. 
Vehicle damage: dents. 

6:45 PM – An assault with a 
deadly weapon occurred in 
the area of Alameda Street 
and El Molino Avenue. 
Investigation is on-going. 

10:30 PM – A petty theft 
occurred in the 1800 block 
of N. Allen Avenue. Stolen: 
star shower motion laser 
lights.

 During the Christmas 
and New Year season Lake 
Avenue Church will sponsor 
many events, including 
a Christmas concert, 
children’s programs, Messiah 
sing-along and candlelight 
services. These events are:

 - Christmas Concert: 
Messiah Has Come, Sunday, 
Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. in the 
Worship Center. Featuring 
“Gloria,” by Randol Alan 
Bass, as well as favorite 
Christmas songs performed 
by the church’s adult and 
children’s choirs, brass, 
handbells, and guest soloist, 
David Hughey. No tickets 
needed. Childcare for 
children through age three 
in the Family Life Center.

 - O Cookie Town of 
Bethlehem, Wednesday, 
December 21, from 6-8 
p.m. in Family Life 300. 
Free and fun for families. 
Use your gingerbread 
building skills to create 
a “Town of Bethlehem” 
from gingerbread cookies 
to the sound of Christmas 
music. Cookies and frosting 
provided, you bring candies 
and decorations.

 - Christmas Eve Family 
Service, Saturday Dec. 24, 4 
p.m. in the Worship Center. 
A casual service for the 
whole family led by a praise 
band. Childcare for children 
to four years old available in 
the Family Life Center.

 - Christmas Eve Candlelight 
Services, Saturday Dec. 24 in 
the Worship Center, 8 p.m. 
and 10 p.m., led by the choir 
and orchestra. The hour 
concludes with the lighting 
of candles. Childcare is not 
available for these services. 

 - Christmas Day Combined 
Service Sunday, Dec. 25, at 
10 am. Childcare and Early 
Childhood ministries will be 
offered for children through 
age four through 3rd Grade. 

 - New Year’s Eve Night of 
Worship, Dec. 31 at 5-7 
p.m. A family-friendly night 
of celebration, reflection, 
praise, scripture and prayer 
led by the church’s Worship 
Team and Band, pastors and 
church leadership.

 For questions about 
Christmas season events, 
contact worship@lakeave.
org or call (626) 844-4721.

 Lake Avenue Church 
is located at 393 N. Lake 
Avenue in Pasadena, at the 
corner of Lake Avenue and 
the 210 Freeway.

Holiday 
Events at 
Lake Avenue 
Church

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