Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, July 1, 2017

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SOUTH PASADENA - SAN MARINO

Mountain Views-News Saturday, July 1, 2017 

Humane Society Offers 
Spay/ Neuter for Cats

July Events at Kidspace

South Pasadena 
Festival of Balloons

 


 The weather isn’t the only 
thing that’s heating up this 
summer. As the air turns 
warm, female cats go into 
heat and shelters are flooded 
with litters of kittens from 
owned and free-roaming 
cats. To reduce the number of 
homeless cats, the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA 
will host a low-cost spay and 
neuter promotion for the 
entire month of July, offering 
the procedure for only $20 
to all cats and kittens under 
one year of age.

 Female cats average as 
many as three litters per year 
with four to six kittens per 
litter. They may have their 
first heat cycle as young 
as four months old. The 
Pasadena Humane Society 
spays and neuters kittens 
as young as eight weeks old 
or weighing two pounds at 
its low-cost public wellness 
clinic and appointments 
can easily be made online at 
pasadenahumane.org/snip.

 “This is a great opportunity 
to get your young cat spayed 
or neutered,” says Julie 
Bank, President/CEO of the 
Pasadena Humane Society 
& SPCA. “By fixing your 
cat, you are doing your part 
as a responsible pet owner 
and helping to reduce pet 
overpopulation in our 
community.”

 In addition to being one 
of the most effective ways to 
reduce the homeless animal 
population, other possible 
benefits of sterilization 
include a reduction in 
illnesses of the reproductive 
systems, decreased roaming 
and aggressive tendencies 
and diminished nuisance 
behaviors such as spraying 
and yowling.

 Spay and neuter 
appointments are available 
for cats five days a week at 
the organization’s wellness 
clinic. Other wellness 
services include low-cost 
vaccines, microchipping, 
FeLV/FIV testing, and feline 
nail trims.

 To make an appointment, 
visit pasadenahumane.org/
snip.

“Freedom on the Road. Celebrating Route 66.”

The City of South Pasadena is celebrating its 36th annual Festival 
of Balloons.

Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast

Location: South Pasadena Fire Station, 817 Mound Avenue (enter 
on Hope Street, between Fremont Avenue and Mound Avenue)

Time: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Pancake Breakfast Tickets, Day of: $8.00 per person, kids under 6 
years old eat for free.

- South Pasadena Fire Station, 817 Mound Avenue

- South Pasadena Senior Center, 1102 Oxley Street

- Bristol Farms, 606 Fair Oaks Avenue

- Charlie’s Coffee House, 266 Monterey Road

- Dinosaur Farm, 1510 Mission Street

- Mission Framing, 1501 Mission Street

- Re-Imagine Your Home, 1518 Mission Street

- The Moo on Mission, 1006 Mission Street

- UPS Store, 1107 Fair Oaks Avenue

- South Pasadena-San Marino YMCA, 1605 Garfield Avenue 

Opening Ceremony

Location: South Pasadena Library Community Room – lawn, 
1115 El Centro Street

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Parade

Location: Mission Street, from Diamond Avenue to Garfield Park

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Parade Entry: Download the Parade Registration packet (please 
follow registration submission instructions in the packet).

Celebration at Garfield Park

Location: Garfield Park, 1750 Mission Street

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Details: Games, food, and activities

Fireworks Show

Location: South Pasadena High School, 1401 Fremont Avenue.

Time: 9:00 p.m. (Gates open at 5:30 p.m.)

Details: Food vendors will be on site at the show. Pets are not 
allowed

- Stadium - Alcohol and glass bottles are not allowed in the 
stadium.

- Field - Only water is permitted on the field, no food. Rounded 
bottom chairs only on the field (narrow legs/feet of camping 
chairs will damage the turf).

Fireworks Tickets: Day of - $12.00 per person at the gate –OR– 
$10.00 per person, at the Pancake Breakfast and Garfield Park in 
the afternoon. Kids under 3 years old are free.

- South Pasadena Fire Station, 817 Mound Avenue

- South Pasadena Senior Center, 1102 Oxley Street

- Bristol Farms, 606 Fair Oaks Avenue

- Charlie’s Coffee House, 266 Monterey Road

- Dinosaur Farm, 1510 Mission Street

- Mission Framing, 1501 Mission Street

- Re-Imagine Your Home, 1518 Mission Street

- The Moo on Mission, 1006 Mission Street

- UPS Store, 1107 Fair Oaks Avenue

- South Pasadena-San Marino YMCA, 1605 Garfield Avenue

 9th Annual Rubber Ducky 
Races, Saturday & Sunday, 
July 8 & 9, 10:00am-5:00pm: 
Join Kidspace for its wackiest 
and quackiest event of the year 
at the annual Rubber Ducky 
Races, where you can decorate 
and race rubber ducks down 
the Interpretive Arroyo stream! 
Race your duck, cheer on your 
friends, and explore the Hawk’s 
Nest. Races will run every half 
hour from 11:00am to 4:00pm, 
and ducks will be available 
for purchase in the Busy Bee 
Learning Store. No outside 
ducks will be used to ensure 
that all races are fair with 
same shape and weight of each 
rubber duck.

 Free Family Night: Teddy Bear 
Picnic,Tuesday, July 11, 4:00-
8:00pm: Join Kidspace for a 
Teddy Bear Picnic at Kidspace 
to celebrate local parks and 
their citizens. “Eat like a bear,” 
play picnic games, make bear 
ears, and get to know some of 
our North American wildlife 
neighbors at 6:00pm in the 
Stone Hollow Amphitheater. 
Don’t forget to bring a meal 
and your favorite Teddy Bear 
(or other stuffed animal) guest 
to picnic in Arroyo Adventure! 
Admission to Kidspace is free 
only during these hours.

 Early Learner Programs: 
Baby & Me, Weekdays, July 
11-September 1, 9:00-10:30am: 
During this 8 week class, your 
child will participate in activities 
that foster cooperation, 
boost social development, 
and strengthen motor skills. 
Onesies (12 to 24 months) 
sessions available Wednesdays 
or Fridays, Twosies (24 to 36 
months) sessions available 
Tuesday or Thursdays, and 
Saturday Combo (19 to 30 
months) available Saturdays. 
Fee is $215 per child. Register 
online at kidspacemuseum.org.

 Outer Space Odyssey, Sunday, 
July 16, 10:00am-5:00pm: 
Look to the skies during a day 
devoted to space exploration. 
Prototype a design for a future 
Martian Habitat and make a 
mini rocket in the Imagination 
Workshop. Planetarium star 
gazing programs will be held in 
the Kidspace Discovery Dome 
every half hour (first-come, 
first-serve basis). Activities free 
with admission.

 Early Learner Programs: 
Bebé Y Yo, Mondays and 
Sundays, July 17 to September 
10, 9:00-10:30am: During this 
8 week class, your child will 
participate in activities that 
foster cooperation, boost social 
development, and strengthen 
motor skills. Instructors 
communicate to both children 
and adults entirely in Spanish. 
Onesies (12 to 24 months) 
sessions available Mondays 
and Twosies (24 to 36 months) 
sessions available Sundays. 
Fee is $215 per child. Register 
online at kidspacemuseum.org.

 Early Learner Programs: 
Garden Buds - Seeds & 
Sprouts, Saturday, July 22, 9:30-
11:00am: This garden class will 
provide your budding botanist 
with hands-on experiences 
designed to cultivate their 
relationship with plants and 
nature. Participants will plant 
in the Harvest Corner, create 
art with nature, practice 
scientific observations, and 
taste some healthy snacks. For 
children ages 30 to 42 months. 
Fee is $30 per child. Register 
online at kidspacemuseum.org.

 National Dance Day, Saturday, 
July 29, 10:00am-2:00pm: It’s 
National Dance Day 2017! 
Join Kidspace for this annual 
celebration founded by the 
Dizzy Feet Foundation to 
embrace dance as a fun and 
positive way to maintain good 
health and fight obesity. Learn 
and practice the official routine 
at 10:30am or 11:30am in the 
Stone Hollow Amphitheater. 
At 12:30pm, put the practice 
to good use for an all-Kidspace 
dance party! Activities free 
with admission.

South Pasadena summer 
Sundays Concerts in the Park

 Free live music returns 
to Garfield Park, 1000 
Park Avenue, this summer 
Sundays in July and August 
2017 at 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 The South Pasadena 
Community Services 
Department and the Parks 
& Recreation Commission 
are please to present the 
annual Concerts in the 
Park series with the support 
of local businesses and 
organizations who have 
generously sponsored this 
family event.

 Bring your blankets and 
low sitting beach chairs and 
enjoy the music and fun. 
There will be a variety of 
delicious food available for 
purchase.

July 9, The Grateful Dads. 
Classic Rock

July 16, The Fabulous 
Esquires Band. Big Band / 
Horns

July 23, TBA 

July 30, Robert Sarzo, A 
Salute to Santana, Santana 
Tribute

August 6, Opa Opa, Latin

August 13, City Beat Band, 
R&B / Soul


L.A. County 
Budget Takes 
Balanced 
Approach

 Supervisor Barger Applauds 
County’s High Credit Rating, 
Rainy Day Fund and Says 
Measure H Strategies Should 
Employ Cautious Approach

 On a unanimous vote, the 
Board of Supervisors have 
authorized a $30 billion budget 
for Fiscal Year 2017-1018.

 “CEO Sachi Hamai and 
her team have developed a 
balanced budget that addresses 
the County’s priorities while 
still taking a fiscally cautious 
approach to the use of taxpayer 
funds. This dedication to fiscal 
prudence will be especially 
important as we begin to 
allocate Measure H revenue to 
implement homeless strategies 
in the most effective and 
efficient manner.

 Additionally, the county 
budget includes a $27.4 
million allocation for the 
Rainy Day Fund which is vital 
to ensuring the continued 
provision of services in the 
face of unanticipated economic 
challenges. I look forward to 
the supplemental budget phase 
when we will be able to further 
augment the Rainy Day Fund.

 For their collective efforts to 
educate credit rating agencies 
on the county’s fiscally 
prudent financial management 
practices, I commend the 
Chairman, Supervisor Mark 
Ridley-Thomas, the CEO, 
Auditor-Controller, Treasurer 
and Tax Collector, and DHS 
whose efforts lead to a recent 
upgrading of the county’s bond 
rating – we achieved the highest 
possible short-term ratings, 
and our long-term credit rating 
was upgraded to the highest it’s 
been in a decade.”

 Summer is around the 
corner and we’re gearing up 
for another amazing season 
of Huntington Explorers 
Camp! Our 2017 program is 
filled with hands-on fun for 
children ages 5-12.

 Huntington Explorers 
Camp runs for three 
consecutive weeks, July 10 
- 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
daily. Campers can register 
for a single week or multiple 
weeks. We’ll focus on a range 
of topics that emphasize 
active learning, design-
based thinking and most of 
all, fun! Our Instructors are 
expert artists and makers, 
who use the Huntington 
collections as inspiration for 
engaging art and science-
based activities. Campers 
will explore the Huntington’s 
gardens, library, and galleries 
and become incredible 
inventors, botany buddies, 
super storytellers, and eco-
rangers. Members’ Price: 
$350.00 per week. Non-
Members’ $400.00 per week. 
The Huntington is located 
1151 Oxford Road. For more 
626-405-2100.

Huntington 
Explorers

 Explorers returns 
for 3 fun-filled weeks 
in July

San Marino Lacy Park 
4th of July Celebration

 The city of San Marino will 
hold the 4th of July Celebration 
at Lacy Park. 

 The community is invited 
to attend this patriotic event, 
which will feature a fun zone, 
food booths, a community 
parade, stage entertainment, 
and a fireworks display at 
approximately 9 pm.

Wristband Information

 Pre-sale wristbands will 
be available to San Marino 
residents for $5 each and 
non-residents for $15 each 
through July 3, 2017. Residents, 
proof of residency is required 
and residents must present 
an identification card with 
their address or a utility bill. 
Wristbands purchased on July 
4th are $20 each, regardless of 
residency. Children ages 2 yrs 
and under are free.

Wristbands can be purchased 
now at: The Recreation Dept 
(1560 Pasqualito Drive) 
Monday-Thursday from, from 
8 am - 5 pm or City Hall (2200 
Huntington Drive) Monday-
Thursday from 6/12 - 7/3, 
from 7:30 am - 4 pm or at The 
Crowell Public Library (1890 
Huntington Drive) Monday-
Thursday from 10 am - 9 pm, 
Friday & Saturday from 10 am 
-5 pm, or Sunday from 1- 5 pm.

 Lacy Park is located 1485 
Virginia Rd. For more info., call 
(626) 403-2200 for recorded 
information at (626) 943-2627.


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