Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, January 14, 2017

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Mountain View News Saturday, January 14, 2017 

Free Events Roundup at the 
Pasadena Senior Center

Pasadena 
Running 
Company 
to Hold Half 
Marathon

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

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

 Smart Phones, Tablets and 
Computers – Any Questions? 
– Tuesdays and Thursdays to 
Jan. 26, from 10 to 11 a.m. Get 
the answers you need about 
technology devices, whether 
you own them already or 
are considering a purchase. 
Learning how to text, check 
voicemail, set an alarm, 
navigate the Internet and 
download apps is easier than 
you may think!

 Friday Movie Matinees – at 1 
p.m. Movies provide a window 
to a wider world that broadens 
our perspectives. Jan. 20: “The 
King and I” (1956, NR) starring 
Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. 
A British widow is hired by the 
King of Siam to tutor his many 
wives and children in modern 
western culture and soon finds 
herself in a culture clash of her 
own. Based on true events.

 A Matter of Balance – 
Tuesdays and Thursdays to 
Feb. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. Are 
you concerned about falling? 
Learn how to reduce the fear 
of falling and increase balance 
and activity levels during this 
interactive workshop that 
combines discussion, video 
and exercise. Reservations are 
required; call 626-685-6732.

 Memory Loss Education 
Series – Tuesdays, Jan. 17 to 
Feb. 7, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. 
Learn what can be done to help 
yourself and those you love 
deal with memory loss during 
a four-part series on brain 
health. Jan. 17: Memory Loss 
and Alzheimer’s Disease. Jan. 
24: Keep Your Brain Healthy. 
Jan. 31: Are They Doing 
That to Annoy Us? Feb. 7: 
Communication and Dementia 
– Connecting with a Person 
with Memory Loss. Presented 
by the Alzheimer’s Association. 
Reservations are required; call 
626-685-6730.

 Chair Yoga – Wednesday, 
Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. Improve 
your balance, strength and 
flexibility at this gentle and 
meditative class taught by 
Kathy Eastwood, a registered 
nurse with Huntington 
Hospital’s Community 
Outreach Department and 
a certified yoga instructor. 
Due to popular demand, this 
class is limited to the first 
25 participants. Register in 
advance at the Welcome Desk 
or call 626-795-4331.

 New Year, New You – 
Thursday, Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. 
Making New Year’s resolutions 
can be daunting. Learn small 
steps that can help you live a 
joyful life in 2017. You’ll laugh 
a little, too! Presented by Shawn 
Herz of Heritage Clinic.

 Low Vision Screenings – 
Thursday, Jan. 19, from 10 a.m. 
to 2 p.m. Low vision screenings 
are designed to assist partially 
sighted people in the selection 
of magnifiers and other devices 
to improve reading and other 
visual tasks. Registration is 
required in advance for one-
hour appointments; call 626-
795-4331. Presented by the 
Braille Institute.

 Health Fair – Friday, Jan. 
20, from 9 to 11 a.m. Services 
include glucose, blood pressure 
and hearing screenings as 
well as counseling and health/
community resources. Bring 
your list of medications, doctors 
and emergency contacts for 
a free personal identification 
card sponsored by New York 
Life. For more information call 
626-685-6732.

 LA Opera: “The Abduction 
from the Seraglio” – Monday, 
Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. An LA Opera 
community educator will take 
participants through Wolfgang 
Amadeus Mozart’s lighthearted 
operatic tale of two young 
women traveling from Istanbul 
to Paris who are held captive 
by a notorious Ottoman royal. 
Their faithful lovers must find 
a way to rescue them before it’s 
too late!

 Heritage and Legacy Planning 
– Thursday, Jan. 26, at 10 
a.m. What needs to be done 
at the time of one’s passing? 
Learn about senior dwelling 
benefits, parent-child transfer 
exclusions and more during this 
informative session. Presented 
by the L.A. County Assessor’s 
Office and Forest Lawn.

 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. For more 
about the Senior Center visit 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or 
call (626) 795-4331.

 

 The inaugural Pasadena Half 
Marathon & 5K at the Rose 
Bowl will take place on Sunday, 
January 22. Registration is 
currently open. Organizers said 
the half marathon is currently 
at 95 percent capacity, to 
register go to pasadenahalf.
com/register.

 Enjoy the picturesque 
course through Pasadena, 
passing landmarks like the 
Colorado Street Bridge, Old 
Town Pasadena and Cal Tech 
University before a majestic 
finish on the field at the world-
famous Rose Bowl.

 All participants will receive a 
race shirt, finisher medal, post-
race refreshments and a truly 
unforgettable race experience.

 The half marathon has an 
age limit of 12 years old. All 
participants must be at least 12 
years of age on race day.

 The half marathon will begin at 
7 am, side-by-side with the 5K, 
but in separate corrals. Please 
pay careful attention to your 
corral placement (based off 
projected finish times) and line 
up in the appropriate corral for 
your bib number range. The 5K 
will begin at 7 am, side-by-side 
with the half marathon, but in 
separate corrals.

 The Finish Festival is home 
to the post-race celebration 
with music and other fun 
entertainment and giveaways! 
Each participant over the age 
of 21 will also enjoy one free 
craft beer. The Finish Festival 
is located on the Court of 
Champions underneath the 
Rose Bowl sign just beyond 
Gate A. The Finish Festival will 
be open race day from 7:30am-
12pm. 

Race Day parking is free, and 
to help make that possible 
they are encouraging every 
participant to donate to the 
Pasadena Ronald McDonald 
House. Staff members will 
be assisting parking and 
collecting donations. Look for 
the volunteers in safety vests 
and flashing lights. Please come 
prepared with cash. Every dollar 
counts.

HEALTH and FITNESS EXPO

 The Pasadena Half Marathon & 
5K Health and Fitness Expo will 
feature the latest developments 
in sports, fitness, and nutrition. 
In addition, it is the home of 
Packet Pick-Up for all half-
marathon & 5K participants. 
The two-day Health & Fitness 
Expo is free and open to the 
public.

EXPO HOURS

Friday, January 20: 3:00 pm - 
7:00 pm 

Saturday, January 21: 10:00 am - 
5:00 pm

EXPO LOCATION

Pasadena Convention Center, 
Hall A & B 300 E Green Street, 
Pasadena, CA 91101

EXPO PARKING

 There are two entrances to 
the Pasadena Convention 
Center’s parking structure, (a) 
on Marengo Avenue, and (b) 
Euclid Avenue, both between 
Green Street and Cordova 
Street. Parking is $12 a day. For 
more information on parking 
and directions, please visit the 
convention center’s website 
HERE. Please note that Conqur 
Endurance Group does not 
have access to discounted or 
complimentary parking.

Metro: Take the Gold Line to Del 
Mar Station or Memorial Park 
Station. Both are approximately 
0.4 mile away from the Pasadena 
Convention Center,


Pet of the 
Week

 Bo (A411025) is a 5-year-
old, neutered male, all black cat 
who has made it his personal 
mission to snuggle with anyone 
who’ll let him! The second he 
sees you, Bo walks up to you 
to ask for head rubs while 
he kneads with his paws and 
purrs. 

 The adoption fee for cats is 
$70 and includes the spay or 
neuter surgery, microchip, 
and vaccinations. Bo qualifies 
for our Seniors for Seniors 
program, waiving his adoption 
fee for adopters 60 and over 
($20 microchip fee still 
applies). 

 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 A411025, 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

NASA Plans another Busy Year 
for Earth Science Fieldwork


PUSD Accepting Applications for 
French Dual Language Program 

 The Pasadena Unified 
School District (PUSD) is 
accepting applications for 
a French dual language 
immersion program in the 
2017-2018 academic year 
after a group of parents 
approached district officials 
with a proposal to add a third 
language to the district’s 
successful dual language 
programs. PUSD currently 
offers dual language 
immersion programs in 
Spanish and Mandarin.

 “The ability to speak more 
than one language can 
enhance brain function, 
academic performance 
and business acumen,” 
said Superintendent Brian 
McDonald. “As a school 
system committed to 
responding to the needs 
and interests of Pasadena 
area families, we are 
expanding opportunities 
for multilingual education 
that prepare our students to 
compete on a global scale.”

 Enthusiastic interest from 
a series of meetings with 
parents and an online 
survey prompted district 
officials to propose opening 
a French kindergarten, first, 
and second grade program 
in 2017-2018, with plans to 
expand the program into 
upper grades each year. The 
proposal is scheduled for 
discussion and action by 
the Board of Education in 
January.

 Applications for the K-2 
French dual language 
program will be accepted 
during the district’s annual 
Open Enrollment-School 
Choice process, which 
is January 12 through 
February 3, 2017. Families 
of entering kindergarten 
students can apply for the 
program online at 2017.
open-enrollment.info. 
Families of entering first and 
second grade students must 
schedule an appointment 
with the district’s 
Language Assessment and 
Development Department 
at 626.396.3600 ext. 88280. 
All applicants who identify 
as French-dominant will 
be assessed for language 
fluency.

 The French program 
will begin at Altadena 
Elementary School and may 
be moved to another site at a 
later time.

 The programs pair native 
and non-native speakers 
of the target language 
who access subject matter 
content in both English 
and the target language. 
The programs begin in 
kindergarten with 90 
percent of instruction in the 
target language. Gradually 
the instruction shifts to 
50 percent in English and 
50 percent in the target 
language, prompting the 
student to master academic 
subjects in both. For more 
information about PUSD’s 
dual language immersion 
programs, go to pusd.us/
Domain/1288

 Pasadena Unified’s proposal 
reflects a national trend as 
dual-language programs 
grow in popularity across the 
country. Experts estimate 
there are at least 2,000 in the 
U.S. — a jump from about 
260 in 2005. A joint U.S. 
Department of Education- 
American Institutes for 
Research report shows 39 
states and Washington, D.C. 
were offering dual-language 
education during the 2012-
13 school year, For More 
visit pusd.us/Domain/1288.

ALTADENA POLICE BLOTTER

 

 NASA scientists, including 
many from NASA’s Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory, 
Pasadena, California, are 
crisscrossing the globe in 2017 
-- from a Hawaiian volcano 
to Colorado mountaintops 
and west Pacific islands -- to 
investigate critical scientific 
questions about how our planet 
is changing and what impacts 
humans are having on it.

 Field experiments are an 
important part of NASA’s 
Earth science research. 
Scientists worldwide use the 
agency’s field data, together 
with satellite observations and 
computer models, to tackle 
environmental challenges and 
advance our knowledge of 
how Earth works as a complex, 
integrated system.

 “At NASA we are always 
pushing the boundaries of 
what can be done from space to 
advance science and improve 
lives around the world,” said 
Thomas Zurbuchen, associate 
administrator of NASA’s 
Science Mission Directorate 
in Washington. “These field 
campaigns help us build better 
tools to address such issues 
as managing scarce water 
resources and alerting the 
public to natural disasters.”

 New Investigations

 Three new field campaigns 
kick off this month. Scientists 
preparing for a future 
Hyperspectral Infrared Imager 
(HyspIRI) mission will take to 
the skies above Hawaii to collect 
airborne data on coral reef 
health and volcanic emissions 
and eruptions. This airborne 
experiment supports a potential 
HyspIRI satellite mission to 
study the world’s ecosystems 
and provide information on 
natural disasters.

 Scientists working on another 
future satellite -- the Plankton, 
Aerosol, Cloud, ocean 
Ecosystem (PACE) mission 
-- set sail in January from 
Hawaii. The month-long sea 
campaign across the Pacific on 
the research vessel Falkor will 
monitor the diversity of oceanic 
phytoplankton, microscopic 
plant-like organisms, and their 
impact on the marine carbon 
cycle. Novel measurements 
will be compared to existing 
satellite observations and used 
in preparation for the PACE 
mission.

 In February, the SnowEx 
airborne campaign begins 
flights over the snow-covered 
forests of Colorado for the 
first of a multiyear effort to 
determine how much water 
is stored in Earth’s terrestrial 
snow-covered regions. 

 Continuing Investigations

 In addition to the new field 
campaigns, eight Earth science 
projects will continue this 
year. The second deployment 
of NASA’s Atmospheric 
Tomography (ATom) mission 
begins in January with a 28-day 
flight around the world. ATom 
will gather measurements of 
more than 200 different gases, 
as well as aerosols from the 
air near the ocean surface to 
approximately 7 miles (11 
kilometers) altitude. The goal 
is to understand the sources, 
movement and transformation 
of short-lived greenhouse 
gases, such as ozone and 
methane, which are important 
contributors to climate change. 

And more…

 To follow all of NASA’s 
2017 Earth science field 
campaigns, visit: nasa.gov/
earthexpeditions.

Sunday, January 1st

4:09 AM – A vehicle vandalism 
occurred in the 2200 block of 
Marengo Avenue. Suspect has 
been identified.

10:00 AM – A petty theft from 
a business occurred in the 
1800 block of N. Allen Avenue. 
Stolen: propane tanks.

Monday, January 2nd

3:00 PM – A shoplifting 
incident occurred in the 2200 
block of N. Lake Avenue. 
Suspects described as (2) males. 
Stolen: laundry detergent.

10:30 PM – A vehicle vandalism 
occurred in the 100 block of 
E. Woodbury Road. Vehicle 
damage: shattered window. 

Tuesday, January 3rd

12:25 AM – Robert Ramirez, 
52 years old of Pasadena and 
Roland Mimms, 46 years old of 
Pasadena were arrested in the 
1800 block of E. Washington 
Boulevard for possession of a 
controlled substance. 

10:20 AM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
2300 block of Tanoble Drive. 
Suspect entered the residence 
by shattering the patio door 
windows. Suspect described 
as a male in a black VW Passat. 
Stolen: none.

8:55 PM – A residential burglary 
occurred in the 2100 block of 
Marengo Avenue. Suspect(s) 
entered the residence via the 
window. Stolen: unknown.

9:00 PM – A commercial 
burglary occurred in the 500 
block of E. Mount Curve 
Avenue. Suspect(s) entered 
the location by shattering the 
window. Stolen: unknown.

Wednesday, January 4th

1:00 PM – A vehicle burglary 
occurred in the 700 block of 
E. Altadena Drive. Suspect(s) 
entered the vehicle by 
shattering the window. Stolen: 
black backpack and Garmin 
GPS.

5:45 PM – Charles Gery, 
41 years old of Ontario and 
Demetrius Cantrell, 36 years 
old of Canoga Park were 
arrested in the 2100 block of El 
Sereno Avenue for drinking in 
public. 

Thursday, January 5th

6:00 PM – A petty theft from 
an unlocked vehicle occurred 
in the 1200 block of New York 
Drive. Stolen: talking toy cat.

Friday, January 6th

8:00 AM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
1200 block of Sunny Oaks 
Circle. Suspect(s) entered the 
residence by shattering the 
sliding door. Stolen: black 
computer tower, brown men’s 
watch and passports.

9:00 AM – A petty theft from 
an unlocked vehicle occurred 
in the 2000 block of Roosevelt 
Avenue. Stolen: currency.

10:00 AM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
1100 block of Gravelia Street. 
Suspect(s) entered the residence 
by cutting the window screen. 
Stolen: jewelry. Suspect(s) 
have been identified and related 
to on-going landlord/tenant 
dispute.

2:05 PM – Tina Picinisco, 
50 years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the 400 block of 
Athens Street for possession of 
a controlled substance.

6:00 PM – A petty theft 
occurred in the 20 block of 
E. Woodbury Road. Stolen: 
cellphone.

Saturday, January 7th

No significant incidents.

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