Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, April 29, 2017

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Mountain View News Saturday, April 29, 2017 

Free Events Roundup at the 
Pasadena Senior Center

NASA Communications 
Honored With 2017 Webby

PUSD Schools Get U.S. News 
& World Report Silver Medals

 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. 

 Smart Phones, Tablets and 
Computers – Tuesdays and 
Thursdays, May 2 to 25, at 10 
a.m. Get the answers you need 
about personal 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!

 A Toast to the Joys of Music 
– Tuesdays, May 2 to 30, 
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tom 
Campbell will play guitar and 
sing songs in the Senior Center 
Lounge. Stop by and enjoy his 
covers of traditional country, 
country rock, blues, folk, gospel 
and classic rock originally 
made famous by Willie Nelson, 
Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, 
Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Neil 
Young, The Grateful Dead, The 
Rolling Stones and many more.

Scenic Walkers Club – 
Wednesdays, May 3 to 17, 
at 10 a.m. Enjoy a series of 
leisurely walks in the great 
outdoors. Alan Colville will 
give you a list of items to bring, 
let you know what to expect, 
provide detailed itineraries and 
arrange transportation. For 
more information or to sign up, 
email alancolville@charter.net 
or call 626-221-3741.

 Depression and Anxiety – 
Thursday, May 4, at 10 a.m. 
Symptoms of depression and 
anxiety can affect older adults 
profoundly. Educate yourself 
about true depression and 
anxiety and when it may be 
necessary to seek professional 
help. Presented by Pacific 
Clinics.

Domino Club – Thursdays, 
May 4 to 25, at 1 p.m. If you’ve 
never played Chicken Foot 
dominoes before, or even if 
you have, come join the fun as 
Vicki Leigh leads participants 
in a rollicking version of the 
game that is easy enough for 
beginners yet challenging 
enough for more seasoned 
players. Oh, and please excuse 
the laughter every Thursday…
it may be contagious! For 
more information call Vicki at 
928-478-4654.

 Friday Movie Matinees – 
Fridays, May 5, 12, at 1 p.m. 
Everyone enjoys movies and 
the pleasures they bring. May 5: 
“Arrival” (2016, PG-13) starring 
Amy Adams and Jeremy 
Renner. When 12 mysterious 
spacecraft appear around the 
world, an elite team led by a 
linguistics professor is tasked 
with interpreting the language 
of the alien visitors and racing 
against time to prevent the 
possible end of humanity. 
May 12: “Manchester by the 
Sea” (2015, R) starring Casey 
Affleck and Michelle Williams. 
After the death of his brother, a 
man returns to his hometown 
to care for his teenaged nephew 
and confront memories of a 
tragic event that led to divorce 
from his wife. 

 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.

 A Matter of Balance – 
Tuesdays and Thursdays, to 
May 23, 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: 626-685-6732.

 Founded in 1960, the 
Pasadena Senior Center is 
an independent, nonprofit 
organization. 

 NASA’s digital 
communications team 
will be honored at the 21st 
Annual Webby Awards 
on May 16 in New York. 
For the first time, NASA’s 
social media presence has 
been recognized by the 
Webby Awards, winning in 
corporate communications 
and being honored with the 
People’s Voice Award. 

 NASA’s Cassini project was 
recognized with its second 
Webby for science websites. 
NASA.gov, the agency’s 
primary website, received 
its ninth People’s Voice 
Award in the Government 
& Civil Innovation 
category. The agency’s Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory 
social media team in 
Pasadena, California, was 
nominated in the Education 
& Discovery category, and 
the Cassini social media 
team was nominated for the 
Best Overall Social Presence 
category.

 “First and foremost, a 
sincere ‘thank you’ to our 
NASA friends and fans for 
their support,” said NASA’s 
Associate Administrator 
for Communications 
Jen Rae Wang. “We 
value their interest and 
support of exploration 
and discovery. We’re very 
happy to see NASA’s digital 
communications efforts 
honored with Webby 
Awards. As our NASA fan 
community turn more to 
the web and social media for 
news, they will find NASA 
there for them.”

 Established in 1996 by the 
International Academy of 
Digital Arts and Sciences, 
the Webby Awards honor 
excellence on the internet, 
including websites, 
advertising and media, 
online film and video, 
mobile sites, apps and social 
media.

 NASA’s Office of 
Communications has 
managed NASA.gov, the 
agency’s primary home 
on the web since 1994, 
setting a high standard 
for government online 
communications. The site 
won Webby awards in 2003, 
2012 and 2014, and visitors 
to NASA.gov have voted it 
the winner of the People’s 
Voice award eight times since 
2002, most recently in 2016. 
The site receives an average 
of more than 300,000 visits 
a day, and surges with major 
announcements, such as the 
discovery of the first known 
system of seven Earth-size 
planets around a single star, 
which brought in 6.7 million 
visits in a week.

 The Cassini mission site 
also has been honored in past 
years, with a nomination for 
best science website in 2005 
and a win for best science 
website in 2009.

 NASA’s social media 
presence comprises more 
than 525 social media 
accounts on 18 platforms. 
Through this presence, 
NASA seeks to not just share 
new discoveries and stories 
about space exploration on 
social media, but to do so in 
a way that is understandable 
and engages the public to 
interact with our content. 
The agency’s flagship Twitter 
account now has more 
than 22 million followers, 
the most of any federal 
government agency, and is in 
the top 100 overall accounts 
on the platform. NASA’s 
flagship Instagram account 
has more than 20 million 
followers and is in the top 100 
accounts on the platform, in 
addition to NASA being the 
largest federal government 
agency on Facebook and 
Google+. NASA maintains 
a robust presence sharing 
behind-the-scenes stories 
on Snapchat and curates 
highlights from around 
the agency on Tumblr, 
Pinterest and GIPHY. All 
told, NASA’s social media 
presence reaches more 
than 130 million followers 
across all agency accounts. 
Thanks in large part to social 
media, more people are now 
connecting and engaging 
with NASA and learning 
about its missions.

 To view all of NASA’s social 
media accounts, visit: nasa.
gov/socialmedia.

 Two Pasadena Unified 
School District campuses 
have won U.S. News & 
World Report silver medals 
as part the magazine’s 2017 
Best High Schools ranking, 
and another five have been 
named Honor Roll schools 
by a national campaign of 
business and education 
leaders.

 Marshall Fundamental 
Secondary School and 
Pasadena High School have 
received silver medals from 
U.S. News & World Report’s 
annual Best High Schools 
ranking, which highlights 
top-performing public 
schools. Rankings are based 
on student achievement 
and college readiness 
data, including Advanced 
Placement test participation 
and passage rates.

 Don Benito Fundamental, 
Hamilton Elementary, 
Webster Elementary, 
Marshall Fundamental and 
Pasadena High School have 
been selected as Honor Roll 
Schools by the Educational 
Results Partnership (ERP) 
and its Campaign for 
Business and Education 
Excellence (CBEE), an 
alliance of California 
business and academic 
leaders. Schools receiving 
the honor roll distinction 
have demonstrated 
consistent high levels 
of student academic 
achievement, improvement 
in achievement levels over 
time, and reduction in 
achievement gaps among 
student populations. For 
high schools, the honor 
roll recognition also 
includes measures of college 
readiness.

 “Congratulations to the 
students, faculty and staff, 
and families of these schools,” 
said Superintendent Brian 
McDonald. “These awards 
recognize schools that have 
consistently demonstrated 
improvement and high levels 
of student achievement so 
that our graduates are ready 
for success in college and 
careers.”

 For more information 
about the U.S. News and 
World Report Best High 
Schools, visit www.usnews.
com/highschools. For 
information about the CBEE 
Honor Roll Schools, visit 
edresults.org/HonorRoll/
HonorRoll?State=CA

 
Five Named Honor Roll 
Schools by the Campaign 
for Business and 
Education Excellence 

 

 Charlie (A381259) is an 
8-year-old, neutered male, 
black miniature poodle 
mix. This loving pooch will 
excited wag his tail upon 
greeting you before hopping 
into your lap for quality 
cuddle time. He’ll even give 
sweet face kisses to show his 
love for you! Charlie is very 
energetic and walks well on 
a leash. This smart pup has 
mastered his sit command 
and is working hard with 
our volunteer to learn down.

 The adoption fee for dogs 
is $125. Charlie qualifies 
for our Seniors for Seniors 
program, so his adoption fee 
is free for adopters age 60 
and up. All dogs are spayed 
or neutered, microchipped, 
and vaccinated before being 
adopted.

 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 
A381259, 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 can be 
found at pasadenahumane.

Pet of the 
Week


Mental Health Day Set

 The public is invited to 
learn about the challenges, 
societal stigmas, treatment 
options and other issues 
related to mental health 
and mental wellness at 
Pasadena’s Mental Health 
Day. The free event takes 
place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m., Saturday, May 6, 2017, 
at the Pasadena Public 
Library, 285 E. Walnut St.

 Pasadena Mental Health Day 
2017: “Breaking the Cycle, 
Healing our Community” 
is a free, educational event 
that seeks to increase the 
public’s awareness about 
all aspects of mental illness 
and the impacts that 
mental illness has on the 
community. The event 
will provide presentations 
and workshops to provide 
youth and adult attendees 
with healthy coping skills 
and information about 
community-based mental 
health resources.

 “The importance of 
understanding the impacts 
of mental illness, mental 
health and the challenges 
we face is critical to healing 
our community,” Pasadena 
Public Health Department 
Director Michael Johnson 
said. “I encourage everybody 
to attend this important 
resource event.”

 Pasadena Mental Health 
Day is sponsored by the 
City’s Public Health and 
Public Library departments 
and the community-based 
Pasadena Mental Health 
Advisory Committee 
(PMHAC).

 “The entire community 
stands to gain when we learn 
about mental illness, remove 
the stigmas, build resources 
and grow healthy together. 
I look forward to helping 
our community to break the 
cycle and heal together,” said 
Dr. Salina Corral, PMHAC 
chair.

 For more information about 
Pasadena Mental Health Day 
2017 email PMHAC2017@
gmail.com or go online 
to www.facebook.com/
PasadenaMentalHealthDay.

A Noise Within Theatre 
Announces New season

 Led by co-producing artistic 
directors Julia Rodriguez-
Elliott and Geoff Elliott, A 
Noise Within (ANW) is excited 
to announce its 2017-2018 
season, themed “Entertaining 
Courage.”

 The season opens with a U.S. 
premiere: Tony-nominated 
Mike Poulton’s (Wolf Hall) 
thrilling adaptation of A Tale of 
Two Cities by Charles Dickens 
and is followed in the fall by 
The Madwoman of Chaillot 
by Jean Giraudoux translated 
by Maurice Valency and Mrs. 
Warren’s Profession by George 
Bernhard Shaw. ANW’s holiday 
tradition continues for the sixth 
year with A Christmas Carol 
by Charles Dickens, adapted 
for the stage by Geoff Elliott. 
Shakespeare’s Henry V, and A 
Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine 
Hansberry play in rotating 
repertory in early spring 2018, 
and the season closes with a 
revival of one of ANW’s most 
popular productions, Noises 
Off by Michael Frayn. With 
the exception of Noises Off and 
A Christmas Carol, all of the 
season’s plays make their debut 
on the A Noise Within stage.

 “Regardless of where you fall 
on the political spectrum, we’re 
certainly living in challenging, 
unprecedented times,” says 
Geoff Elliott, “It seems like 
many people are trying to figure 
out what the path forward looks 
like. While we certainly don’t 
have answers, we thought we’d 
face that national angst and fear 
head on by embracing courage 
and hope.”

 Elliott continues: “These 
plays all feature characters 
who make bold choices to do 
something—anything—in the 
face of disaster.”

 Julia Rodriguez-Elliott 
continues, “In addition to being 
very entertaining theatrical 
works, our plays examine 
courage from a variety of 
points of view, intimate and 
global, low-stakes and high-
stakes: whether it’s just about 
carrying on and going onstage 
while the set falls apart around 
them (Noises Off) or if it’s 
for the ecological future of a 
Parisian neighborhood (The 
Madwoman of Chaillot).”

 “We also look at courage in 
terms of two different families 
who are trying to figure out 
how to be their best selves–
one against a background of 
racial prejudice in A Raisin in 
the Sun, and the other against 
societal hypocrisy in Mrs. 
Warren’s Profession. Finally, 
we take a look at courage on 
the largest historical scale set 
at pivotal moments in England 
and France. We see the personal 
courage of Sydney Carton, 
who gives his life for another 
during the French Revolution 
in a recent stage adaptation 
of A Tale of Two Cities. In 
Shakespeare’s Henry V, we see 
the courage of a prince who 
becomes a true king, unifying 
warring kingdoms through 
hard won reconciliation.”

 “Even Scrooge, after a night 
of experiences, wakes up and 
finds the courage to change—
one of the theatre’s favorite 
stories.”

 Geoff Elliott says, “This is 
a season that asks tough, if 
fascinating, questions about the 
nature of courage, and there 
are no easy answers. Spending 
time with these fascinating 
characters allows us to think 
about our lives, reflect and even 
be inspired by them.”

 For subscription tickets, please 
call 626-356-3100, or visit 
online at ANoiseWithin.org. A 
Noise Within is located on the 
corner of Foothill Boulevard 
and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue 
at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., 
Pasadena, CA 91107, just north 
of the Madre Street exit off the 
210.


ALTADENA POLICE BLOTTER

Sunday, April 16th

10:00 PM – Paul Matlock, 
63 years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the 2500 block of 
Lincoln Avenue for criminal 
threats. 

Monday, April 17th

12:47 AM – A domestic 
violence incident occurred 
in the 500 block of W. 
Harriet Street. Investigation 
is on-going. 

9:07 AM – A grand theft 
of gardening equipment 
occurred in the 1800 block 
of Grand Oaks Avenue. 
Suspects described as two 
males. Stolen: red Honda 
lawn mower. 

12:26 PM – A commercial 
vandalism occurred in the 
3100 block of Glenrose 
Avenue. Suspect is believed 
to be a juvenile. Damage: 
broken window pane. 

2:00 PM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 100 
block of W. Manor Street. 
Stolen: medication. 

4:31 PM – A petty theft 
occurred in the 2200 block 
of Lincoln Avenue. Suspect 
described as a male, 5 feet 
4 inches, 170 pounds with 
brown hair and brown eyes. 
Stolen: soda. 

Wednesday, April 19th

4:10 PM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
200 block of E. Loma Alta 
Drive. Suspects described 
as (3) males in a 4-door 
sedan typevehicle. Suspects 
entered the residence by 
shattering the sliding door. 
Stolen: Coach handbags and 
currency. 

6:26 PM – Steven Davis, 63 
years old of Altadena and 
Johnny Salazar, 31 years old 
of Pomona were arrested in 
the 100 block of Mountain 
View Street for drinking in 
public. 

Thursday, April 20th

12:30 PM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
1200 block of Sunny Oaks 
Circle. Suspect(s) entered 
the residence via the 
unlocked front door. Stolen: 
jewelry. 

5:45 PM – Miguel Angel 
Bucio, 31 years old of 
Pasadena was arrested in 
the 900 block of Weimar 
Street for petty theft from 
an unlocked vehicle. Stolen 
item was recovered.

7:05 PM – Evelyn Fouse, 73 
years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the 300 block of 
Alta Pine Drive for battery 
due to a road rage incident. 

Friday, April 21st

11:35 PM – A petty theft 
from an unlocked vehicle 
occurred in the 2300 block 
of Porter Avenue. Stolen: 
wallet, credit cards and 
currency. 

Saturday, April 22nd

6:53 PM – Pedro Munoz, 29 
years old of Pasadena was 
arrested in the 2200 block 
of Lake Avenue for drunk in 
public. 


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