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

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Mountain View News Saturday, March 11, 2017 

Eliot Wins Bronze in Green 
Ribbon Schools Program

Free Events Roundup at the 
Pasadena Senior Center

City Appoints Water and 
Power General Manager

 

 Pasadena Unified School 
District’s Charles W. Eliot 
Middle School, the arts 
magnet, was recognized 
with a bronze award from 
the California Green Ribbon 
Schools recognition program 
which honors schools that 
conserve resources while 
promoting health and 
environmental literacy. Eliot 
was among 22 California 
public schools honored at a 
ceremony on March 3. State 
Superintendent of Public 
Instruction Tom Torlakson 
also announced California’s 
nominees to compete in 
the U.S. Department of 
Education Green Ribbon 
Schools (ED-GRS) 
recognition program.

 “First, they manage their 
own facilities wisely by 
saving energy, conserving 
water, and reducing their 
impact on the environment. 
“These schools and districts 
serve as role models for their 
students in two important 
ways,” said Torlakson, who 
started his public service 
career as a high school 
science teacher and coach. 
Next, they provide innovative 
education programs that 
teach students about nature, 
the importance of clean air 
and water, and how to make 
good choices to preserve 
the environment for future 
generations.”

 The U.S. Department of 
Education’s Green Ribbon 
Schools recognition award 
honors schools, school 
districts, and institutes 
of higher education for 
excellence in resource 
efficiency, health and 
wellness, and environmental 
and sustainability education. 
The recognition award 
is part of a larger U.S. 
Department of Education 
effort to identify and 
communicate practices that 
result in improved student 
engagement, academic 
achievement, graduation 
rates, and workforce 
preparedness, and reinforces 
federal efforts to increase 
energy independence and 
economic security.

 The California Green 
Ribbon Schools recognition 
award uses the applications 
submitted for nomination 
to ED-GRS to recognize 
schools and school 
districts for environmental 
excellence.

 Green Ribbon Schools 
demonstrate exemplary 
achievement in three 
“pillars”:

 Pillar I: reduce 
environmental impact and 
costs;

 Pillar II: improve the health 
and wellness of schools, 
students, and staff; and

 Pillar III: provide 
effective environmental 
education that teaches 
many disciplines and is 
especially good at effectively 
incorporating science, 
technology, engineering, 
and mathematics (STEM) 
education, civic skills, and 
green career pathways.

 There is something for 
everyone in February at the 
Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. 
Holly St. You do not have to be a 
member to attend. Some events 
require advance reservations. 

 Tax Time – Wednesdays 
and Fridays through April 
14, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. 
Representatives from the 
AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide 
program will assist low- to 
middle-income seniors ages 
50 and older in preparing their 
federal income tax returns. 
Appointments are required: 
626-795-4331. Please note 
there is no age limit for this 
service.

 Citizenship Classes – 
Wednesdays through May 17, 
from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Make your 
dreams come true by attending 
these sessions to become a U.S. 
citizen! The first classes cover 
some of the American history 
and U.S. government questions 
on the citizenship exam along 
with discussions about the 
rights and responsibilities of 
citizenship. The four remaining 
classes cover more questions on 
the exam as well as strategies 
for completing the application 
for citizenship and having a 
successful interview.

 Friday Movie Matinees 
– Fridays, March 10 and 17, 
at 1 p.m. Everyone enjoys 
movies and the pleasures they 
bring. March 10: “The Quiet 
Man” (1952, NR) starring John 
Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. 
An Irish-born American boxer 
returns to the town of his birth 
with hopes of burying his past 
and settling down, then falls in 
love with a high-spirited young 
woman with a brutish brother. 
March 17: “Thoroughly 
Modern Millie” (1967, G) 
starring Mary Tyler Moore 
and Julie Andrews. Two recent 
transplants to the Big Apple in 
the 1920s find excitement and 
adventure, but not quite what 
they expected.

 Osteoporosis: Separating 
Myth from Fact – Thursday, 
March 16, at 10 a.m. Learn 
the risks, symptoms, warning 
signs, treatment options and 
more. Presented by Dr. William 
Chiang of Huntington Hospital.

 Low Vision Screenings – 
Thursday, March 16, 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 for 
one-hour appointments; call 
626-795-4331. Presented by the 
Braille Institute.

 Health Fair – Friday, March 
17, 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 Talk: “The Tales 
of Hoffmann” – Monday, 
March 20, at 1 p.m. An LA 
Opera community educator 
will take participants through 
Jacques Offenbach’s “Les 
Contes d’Hoffmann” (The 
Tales of Hoffmann). Driven 
by drink and self-delusion, the 
poet Hoffmann his affairs with 
three women who represent 
three aspects of love: the 
mechanical doll Olympia, the 
consumptive singer Antonia 
and the courtesan Giulietta. 
All the while, four villains who 
try to ruin him represent four 
characteristics of malevolence.

Macular Degeneration 
and Other Eye Conditions 
– Thursday, March 23, at 10 
a.m. Learn about free services 
and solutions to help you cope 
with vision loss. Presented by 
the Dale McIntosh Center.

A Pain in the Neck! – 
Thursday, March 30, at 10 
a.m. Do you have neck pain? 
Learn easy and comfortable 
exercises to reduce cervical 
pain and make your neck feel 
better. Presented by Vincent 
Physical Therapy.

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

 The Pasadena Senior Center 
is a nonprofit organization 
for people 50 and older in a 
welcoming environment.

 


 City Manager Steve Mermell 
announced Monday that he 
has appointed Gurcharan 
Bawa as the new General 
Manager for the City’s Water 
and Power Department. 
Bawa has been with Pasadena 
Water and Power (PWP) 
since joining the City in 1992 
as an associate engineer. 
He has advanced steadily 
though the department with 
a variety of assignments, 
becoming Assistant General 
Manager for Power Supply 
in 2007 and, most recently, 
as Interim General Manager 
since July 2016.

 Bawa will oversee a 
department of about 
440 full-time employees 
and an annual budget of 
about $272 million. PWP, 
www.cityofpasadena.net/
waterandpower, currently 
provides the power and 
water needs of the City’s 
residents and businesses, 
including about 65,000 
electric accounts in Pasadena 
and 40,000 water accounts 
in Pasadena and portions of 
Altadena.

 PWP earlier this month 
celebrated the completion of 
a new, $137 million power 
generating facility, GT-5, at 
the City’s existing Glenarm 
Power Plant, replacing a 
50-year-old steam generator. 
GT-5 is an environmentally 
friendly, combined-cycle 
generator that uses both 
steam and natural gas to 
supply up to 71MW of 
power.

 “I am honored and 
humbled to be appointed 
General Manager of PWP. 
I am committed to working 
with my fellow employees 
and other stakeholders to 
enhance the value of PWP 
for our community. Together 
we must effectively respond 
to changes in the business 
environment and still hold 
to our fundamental values of 
providing safe and reliable 
water and power in an 
environmentally responsible 
manner at reasonable rates 
with exceptional customer 
satisfaction,” Bawa said.

 City Manager Mermell 
said Bawa was hired after 
an exhaustive, nationwide 
search which included 
reviews of more than 100 
candidates. “In the end, 
the selection was easy 
because Bawa has proven 
himself to be an extremely 
capable manager in addition 
to having an extensive 
knowledge of the utility 
industry,” Mermell said.

 Bawa has a bachelor’s 
degree in engineering from 
SVR College of Engineering 
and Technology, India. He 
is a licensed professional 
engineer in both mechanical 
and civil engineering. In 
2014, he completed the 
Harvard’s Kennedy School 
of Government Senior 
Executives in State and Local 
Government certificated 
program.

 The maximum salary for 
the position as posted on the 
city’s website is $21,675 per 
month.

Philip Zimbardo to Speak at PCC

 

 As part of PCC’s Student 
Equity activities, the Social 
Sciences Division is pleased 
to host an event featuring 
Philip Zimbardo (Stanford 
University), one of the 
most distinguished living 
psychologists.

 Zimbardo will come to 
campus March 21 at 5:30 
p.m. in Sexson Auditorium 
for a lecture titled “A Journey 
through My Life’s Works; 
Inspiring Heroism, Combatting 
Prejudice, and Understanding 
Group Perception.” The event is 
free and open to the public.

 Philip Zimbardo has served 
as President of the American 
Psychological Association and 
designed and narrated the 
award winning 26-part PBS 
series Discovering Psychology. 
He has published more than 50 
books and 400 professional and 
popular articles and chapters, 
among them Shyness, The 
Lucifer Effect, The Time Cure, 
The Time Paradox, and, most 
recently, Man, Interrupted.

 A professor emeritus at 
Stanford University, Dr. 
Zimbardo has spent 50 
years teaching and studying 
psychology. Dr. Zimbardo 
currently lectures worldwide 
and is actively working to 
promote his non-profit Heroic 
Imagination Project. His 
current research looks at the 
psychology of heroism. He asks: 
“What pushes some people to 
become perpetrators of evil, 
while others act heroically on 
behalf of those in need?”

 For more information visit 
pasadena.edu.

 
Mr. T (A413301) is a one-
year-old, male, golden 
hamster who’s full of energy! 

 When he’s tuckered out 
from all that adventuring, 
there’s nothing Mr. T likes 
more than settling down 
with his favorite treat – 
sunflower seeds. Although 
Mr. T loves sunflower seeds, 
it’s important to remember 
that they should only be 
used as a treats! A balanced 
hamster diet should also 
include plenty of dried fruits 
and veggies.

The adoption fee for 
hamsters is $5.

 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 
A413301, 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.

Pet of the 
Week

All Saints: Womens History 
Month Symposium

 In celebration of Women’s 
History Month, the Pasadena 
Commission on the Status 
of Women invites the public 
to attend a free symposium 
entitled “First 100 Days-Impact 
on Women” from 7-8:30 p.m., 
Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 
All Saints Episcopal Church, 
132 N. Euclid Ave. A guest 
reception will be held from 6-7 
p.m. prior to the presentation.

 Featured guest speaker is 
Caroline Heldman, Ph.D., 
Associate Professor of Politics 
at Occidental College. Ms. 
Heldman is co-author of the 
book “Rethinking Madame 
President: Are We Ready for a 
Woman in the White House?” 
and has written numerous 
articles for other publications. 
City Councilmember Margaret 
McAustin, District 2, is 
scheduled to participate along 
with Commission members. 
The event is open to all.

 For more than three decades, 
members of the Commission, 
who are appointed by the Mayor 
and City Council, serve the City 
by advising on the special needs 
and concerns of women of all 
ages, races, ethnic and cultural 
backgrounds, faith orientation 
and social demographics. 
The Commission makes 
recommendations to the 
Council on legislation to 
promote and ensure equal 
rights and opportunities for all 
women and girls in Pasadena.

Symphony presents 
Musical Tour of Europe

 


 Principal Guest Conductor 
Nicholas McGegan returns to 
lead the Pasadena Symphony 
at Ambassador Auditorium 
on Saturday March 18 with 
a European tour of musical 
masterpieces featuring Felix 
Mendelssohn’s Scottish 
Symphony, inspired by the 
picturesque and romantic 
landscapes of the north along 
with Schubert’s Overture in 
the Italian Style. Virtuoso 
violinist Rachel Barton Pine 
will transport you to the 
exotic with Mozart’s Turkish 
Violin Concerto No. 5 with 
performances at 2 p.m. and 8 
p.m. 

 This concert marks Pine’s debut 
with the Pasadena Symphony. 
Heralded as a leading 
interpreter of the great classical 
masterworks, international 
concert violinist Rachel thrills 
audiences with her dazzling 
technique, lustrous tone and 
emotional honesty. With an 
infectious joy in music-making 
and a passion for connecting 
historical research to 
performance, Pine transforms 
audiences’ experiences of 
classical music. Her informed 
historical approach to musical 
interpretations makes a 
perfect pairing with Nicholas 
McGegan’s brand as the 
definitive interpreter of the 
Baroque and Classical style.

 To learn more about the 
music join us for Insights – a 
free pre-concert dialogue with 
Nicholas McGegan, which 
begins one hour prior to each 
performance. Patrons who plan 
to arrive early can also enjoy a 
drink or a dinner in the lively 
Sierra Auto Symphony 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.

 All Symphony Classics 
concerts take place at 
Ambassador Auditorium, 131 
S. St. John Avenue, Pasadena, 
CA 91105 with matinee 
and evening performances 
at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. 
Subscription packages start 
at $99; regular individually 
priced tickets start at $35 and 
may be purchased online at 
pasadenasymphony-pops.org 
or by calling (626) 793-7172.

 Valet parking is available 
on Green Street for $15. 
General parking is available 
in two locations: next to the 
Auditorium (entrance on 
St. John Ave) at the covered 
parking structure for $10 and 
directly across the street at the 
Wells Fargo parking structure 
(entrance on Terrace at Green 
St). ADA parking is located at 
the above-ground parking lot 
adjacent to the Auditorium 
(entrance on St. John Ave.) for 
$10. Parking purchased onsite 
is cash only.

Black History Month Events

 

 Celebrate Black History 
Month by attending 
special events, lectures and 
activities in Pasadena now 
through Sunday, March 19. 
All events are free unless 
otherwise noted.

 Sunday, March 12

“Celebrating Women: 
Afternoon Tea” Celebrate 
women’s contributions to 
Black History over special 
tea service, 3 p.m., Jackie 
Robinson Community 
Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks 
Ave.

Sunday, March 19

“Praise Dance & Song 
Jubilee” Enjoy music, 
dance and fellowship at 
the Metropolitan Baptist 
Church, 2283 N. Fair Oaks 
Ave., 3 p.m.

Throughout the month of 
February, the Pasadena 
Public Library, www.
cityofpasadena.net/Library 
will have several special 
displays at several locations 
for Black History, Feb. 1–28, 
including:

38th Annual Pasadena 
Martin Luther King 
Community Coalition’s Art 
Contest Winners featuring 
the artwork of students 
grades 4 through 12, at the 
Central Library/Centennial 
Room & Business Wing, 285 
E. Walnut St.

 A historical view of African-
American families as seen 
through African-American 
literature and the Civil 
Rights Movement, Hastings 
Branch Library, 3325 E. 
Orange Grove Blvd.

A Game of Color, an 
exhibit of photographs, 
artifacts and artwork 
spotlighting the Negro 
Leagues, which thrived 
from the 1920s through 
baseball’s integration in 
1947, and which featured 
the greatest African-
American ballplayers of 
that era. Presented by the 
Baseball Reliquary and the 
Institute for Baseball Studies 
at Whittier College, La 
Pintoresca Branch Library, 
1355 N. Raymond Ave.

Book display of prominent 
African-Americans, Villa-
Parke Branch Library, 363 E. 
Villa St.

Events are organized by 
the City’s Human Services 
& Recreation, Police, Fire 
and Library departments; 
NOBLE; the volunteer Black 
History Parade Committee 
and the Pasadena Senior 
Center.

ALTADENA POLICE BLOTTER

Sunday, February 26th

6:08 AM – A vehicle burglary 
occurred in the 2100 block 
of Lincoln Avenue. Suspect 
described as a male wearing 
a gray baseball cap, blue-gray 
sweater and light colored 
jeans. Suspect was seen leaving 
the area driving a steel blue 
Mazda 4-door. Suspect entered 
the vehicle by shattering the 
window. No items were stolen. 

2:30 PM – Robert Amir, 40 
years old of Glendale was 
arrested in the 2200 block of 
Lincoln Avenue for petty theft. 

Tuesday, February 28th

6:30 AM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
1700 block of Skyview Drive. 
Suspect(s) entered the residence 
by shattering a window. Stolen: 
unknown items. 

Wednesday, March 1st

10:30 PM – A vehicle 
vandalism occurred in the 2300 
block of Arroyo Boulevard. 
Damage: shattered window and 
scratched paint. 

Thursday, March 2nd

12:23 PM – A strong armed 
robbery occurred in the 10 
block of W. Woodbury Road. 
Suspect described as a female, 5 
feet 6 inches, 120 pounds, black 
hair and brown eyes. Stolen: 
food items. 

4:44 PM – Robert Barrios, 
32 years old of Pasadena and 
Robert Shelton, 23 years old of 
Pasadena were arrested in the 
area of Sacramento Street and 
Raymond Lane for drinking in 
public. 

Friday, March 3rd

1:20 PM – A grand theft from 
a vehicle occurred in the 
1900 block of Midwick Drive. 
Stolen: red Honda lawnmower, 
weed cutter and metal chain. 

5:45 PM – A grand theft from 
a vehicle occurred in the 1700 
block of Alta Crest Drive. 
Stolen: dark blue suitcase, 
clothing, cosmetics and ski 
boots. 

9:30 PM – An assault with a 
deadly weapon occurred in 
the 700 block of E. Sacramento 
Street. Suspect, Michael Wayne 
Taylor, 58 years old of Altadena 
was arrested for the assault. 

Saturday, March 4th

12:05 AM – Mark Davison, 
51 years old of Pasadena was 
arrested in the area of Raymond 
Avenue and Washington 
Boulevard for being under 
the influence of a controlled 
substance. 

12:45 PM – Addy Smith, 
27 years old, transient and 
Rachel Napolitano, 36 years 
old, transient were arrested 
in the area of Midwick Drive 
and Mendocino Street for 
residential burglary.

Nicholas McGegan

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