Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, February 11, 2017

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Mountain View News Saturday, February 11, 2017

 
Weather Wise

PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

6-Day Forecast Pasadena Ca.

 

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY FEB 27

Both Feb. 13 and Feb. 20 To be cancelled

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Mayor Terry Tornek, Victor Gordo, John J. Kennedy, Margaret 
McAustin)

Meets February 13 at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council 
Chamber, 2nd floor)

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Tyron Hampton, Terry 
Tornek, Andy Wilson)

Meets February 14 at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 
(Council Chamber, 2nd Floor)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, 
Gene Masuda) 

February 20, (To be cancelled)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, 
Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Andy Wilson)

February 21 (Special meeting) Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 
(Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda)

Meets February 28, at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 
(Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

 Sun Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Mon: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Tues: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Wed: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Fri: Rain (60%) Hi 60s Lows 50s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

Library Talk ‘Toypurina: 
California’s Joan of Arc’

 Toypurina (1760-1799) was a Tongva, Gabrieliño Native 
American medicine woman who opposed the rule of colonization 
by Spanish missionaries in California, and led an unsuccessful 
rebellion against them.

 She lived during a particularly historic time in California. 
Toypurina was 9 years old when the Spanish settlers first arrived 
at what is now known as the Los Angeles Basin, 11 years old 
when Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was completed and 21 
years old when Governor Felipe de Neve founded the Pueblo of 
Los Angeles in Alta California. In time, Toypurina rose to be a 
powerful spiritual leader, respected for her bravery and wisdom. 
She was considered a great communicator, trading with dozens 
of villages in the many indigenous languages of California used 
from Santa Catalina Island through the eastern foothills of the 
San Bernardino Mountains to the northwestern San Fernando 
Valley. Presented by authors Dr. Gary Stickel and Dr. Christina 
Swindall. Q&A will follow. Books will be available for sale and 
signing. 

 Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at Central Library/Donald Wright 
Auditorium 285 E Walnut St 

 

 Enjoy a movie date night 
free from distraction while 
Pasadena Central Library 
staff provides activities for 
your school-age children in 
the nearby Children’s Story 
Room. You’ll enjoy the film, 
50 First Dates while your 
children have fun creating 
Valentine cards, watching 
cartoons, and enjoying 
refreshments.

 Event is limited to 50 
parents/guardians and 50 
children. Children must 
be age 8+ and must be 
comfortable working with 
library staff while their 
parents are watching the 
film. Reservations are 
required. Registration is on 
a first-come, first-served 
basis. To sign up email name 
of parent/guardian and 
name and age of children 
to creeder@cityofpasadena.
net.

6:45-7 p.m. • Check-in

7-8:45 p.m. • Valentine’s 
program/film

Thursday, Feb. 2 • Central 
Library/Donald Wright 
Auditorium


Library 
Valentine’s 
Movie Date

SOUTH PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

City Council Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the 
month, at 7:30 p.m., in the Amedee O. “Dick” Richards, Jr., Council 
Chambers, located at 1424 Mission Street. Next meeting Feb. 15.

Public Safety Commission 

Monday at 8:30 a.m.

Fire Department EOC Room

817 Mound Avenue

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Staff Liaisons: Arthur Miller, Police Chief

amiller@southpasadenaca.gov Paul Riddle, Deputy Fire Chief 

priddle@southpasadenaca.gov Phone: (626) 403-7300

Park and Recreation Commission

Monday at 6:30 p.m.

City Council Chamber

1424 Mission Street

Staff Liaison: Sheila Pautsch, Community Services Director

(626) 403-7362


ALTADENA TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS

Regular Council Meeting

The Altadena Town Council meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. 
in the Altadena Community Center located at 730 E. Altadena, Dr. (directly west of 
Altadena Sheriff’s Station). Altadena Town Council meetings are recorded and televised 
during the month on Charter cable channel 56.


SAN MARINO COUNCIL MEETINGS

City Council Meeting

Wednesday, March 8

Time 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chamber (first floor), located at 2200 
Huntington Drive

Contact Customer Administrative Account cityofsanmarino@gmail.com

Description — TBA Check the city website for details and location ci.san-
marino.ca.us.

Chinese Language 

and Calligraphy Classes

 
Mandarin Chinese 101 for Beginners is scheduled 
Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 13 to April 19, from 
11 a.m. to noon. The 10-week course will focus on 
the fundamentals of the spoken and written language, 
including pinyin phonetics (alphabet spelling system), 
tones, components of Chinese characters, basic calligraphy 
strokes, essential grammar, useful words and sentences, 
short essay composition, writing emails in Chinese, doing 
online research on Chinese sites and reading and listening 
to Chinese media.

 The instructor is Dr. Yang Ho-chin, a retired university 
professor with more than 20 years of experience teaching 
Chinese language. Born in Jiangxi Province, Yang was 
raised in China and educated in Taiwan and the U.S. Pacific 
Northwest. 

 The cost of Mandarin Chinese 101 for Beginners is only 
$20 for 20 classes plus a required textbook. The class size is 
limited to 10 students.

 Yang will also teach Chinese Calligraphy for Beginners, 
scheduled Mondays, Feb. 13 to April 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. 
Students will learn how to use Chinese brush pens and 
black ink to create beautiful characters in the artistic 
form. Calligraphy emphasizes motion and is charged with 
dynamic life. It is widely practiced in China and revered in 
the Chinese cultural sphere.

 The cost of Chinese Calligraphy for Beginners is only $20 
for 10 classes plus a required textbook. The class size is 
limited to 10 students.

 Stop by the Welcome Desk to sign up for one or both 
classes. Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.

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


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