Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, September 2, 2017

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Mountain View News Saturday, September 2, 2017 

Royals of Pasadena: Rose Queen 
and Royal Court Opens Today

Free Events Roundup at the 
Pasadena Senior Center

Mars Mission to Investigate 
Interior of Red Planet

 
Preparation of NASA’s next 
spacecraft to Mars, InSight, 
has ramped up this summer, 
on course for launch next May 
from Vandenberg Air Force 
Base in central California -- the 
first interplanetary launch in 
history from America’s West 
Coast.

 Lockheed Martin Space 
Systems is assembling and 
testing the InSight spacecraft 
in a clean room facility near 
Denver. “Our team resumed 
system-level integration and 
test activities last month,” said 
Stu Spath, spacecraft program 
manager at Lockheed Martin. 
“The lander is completed 
and instruments have been 
integrated onto it so that we can 
complete the final spacecraft 
testing including acoustics, 
instrument deployments and 
thermal balance tests.”

 InSight is the first mission to 
focus on examining the deep 
interior of Mars. Information 
gathered will boost 
understanding of how all rocky 
planets formed, including 
Earth.

 “Because the interior of 
Mars has churned much less 
than Earth’s in the past three 
billion years, Mars likely 
preserves evidence about rocky 
planets’ infancy better than 
our home planet does,” said 
InSight Principal Investigator 
Bruce Banerdt of NASA’s 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 
Pasadena, California. He 
leads the international team 
that proposed the mission 
and won NASA selection 
in a competition with 27 
other proposals for missions 
throughout the solar system. 
The long form of InSight’s 
name is Interior Exploration 
using Seismic Investigations, 
Geodesy and Heat Transport.

 Whichever day the mission 
launches during a five-week 
period beginning May 5, 2018, 
navigators have charted the 
flight to reach Mars the Monday 
after Thanksgiving in 2018.

 The mission will place a 
stationary lander near Mars’ 
equator. With two solar panels 
that unfold like paper fans, 
the lander spans about 20 
feet (6 meters). Within weeks 
after the landing -- always a 
dramatic challenge on Mars 
-- InSight will use a robotic 
arm to place its two main 
instruments directly and 
permanently onto the Martian 
ground, an unprecedented set 
of activities on Mars. These two 
instruments are:

 -- A seismometer, supplied by 
France’s space agency, CNES, 
with collaboration from the 
United States, the United 
Kingdom, Switzerland and 
Germany. Shielded from wind 
and with sensitivity fine enough 
to detect ground movements 
half the diameter of a hydrogen 
atom, it will record seismic 
waves from “marsquakes” or 
meteor impacts that reveal 
information about the planet’s 
interior layers.

 -- A heat probe, designed 
to hammer itself to a depth 
of 10 feet (3 meters) or more 
and measure the amount 
of energy coming from the 
planet’s deep interior. The 
heat probe is supplied by the 
German Aerospace Center, 
DLR, with the self-hammering 
mechanism from Poland. 

 A third experiment will use 
radio transmissions between 
Mars and Earth to assess 
perturbations in how Mars 
rotates on its axis, which are 
clues about the size of the 
planet’s core.

 The spacecraft’s science 
payload also is on track for next 
year’s launch. The mission’s 
launch was originally planned 
for March 2016, but was called 
off due to a leak into a metal 
container designed to maintain 
near-vacuum conditions 
around the seismometer’s main 
sensors. A redesigned vacuum 
vessel for the instrument has 
been built and tested, then 
combined with the instrument’s 
other components and tested 
again. The full seismometer 
instrument was delivered to the 
Lockheed Martin spacecraft 
assembly facility in Colorado 
in July and has been installed 
on the lander.

 “We have fixed the problem 
we had two years ago, and 
we are eagerly preparing for 
launch,” said InSight Project 
Manager Tom Hoffman, of JPL.

 The best planetary geometry 
for launches to Mars occurs 
during opportunities about 26 
months apart and lasting only a 
few weeks.

 JPL, a division of Caltech in 
Pasadena, California, manages 
the InSight Project for NASA’s 
Science Mission Directorate, 
Washington. Lockheed Martin 
Space Systems, Denver, built 
the spacecraft. InSight is part 
of NASA’s Discovery Program, 
which is managed by NASA’s 
Marshall Space Flight Center in 
Huntsville, Alabama.

 Together with two active 
NASA Mars rovers, three 
NASA Mars orbiters and a Mars 
rover being built for launch in 
2020, InSight is part of a legacy 
of robotic exploration that is 
helping to lay the groundwork 
for sending humans to Mars in 
the 2030s.

 More information about 
InSight is online at: nasa.gov/
insight.

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

 Friday Movie Matinees – 
Fridays, Sept. 8, 15 and 29, 
at 1 p.m. Sept. 8: “Beauty 
and the Beast” (2017, PG) 
starring Emma Watson 
and Dan Stevens. A young 
woman is taken prisoner 
by a beast in his castle only 
to discover there is a kind 
heart and the soul of a true 
prince underneath his gruff 
exterior. Sept. 15: “The 
Philadelphia Story” (1940, 
NR) starring Cary Grant 
and Katharine Hepburn. 
When a conceited young 
socialite’s ex-husband and 
a tabloid reporter arrive at 
her family home the day 
before she is to marry a dull 
business tycoon, she begins 
to examine her life and 
priorities. Sept. 29: “A Man 
Called Ove” (2016, PG-13) 
starring Rolf Lassgård and 
Bahar Pars. After a boisterous 
young family moves in next 
door to a retired loner with 
strict principles, an unhappy 
past and a short fuse, he 
learns life is sweeter when 
it’s shared (Swedish with 
English subtitles).

 A Toast to the Joys of 
Music – Tuesdays, Sept. 5 
to 26, 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.

 Memory Loss Education 
– Tuesdays, Sept. 5 to 26, 
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The 
four-part Brain Health 
Series will focus on memory 
loss. Sept. 5: Let’s Talk 
About It: Memory Loss and 
Alzheimer’s. Sept. 12: How 
to Keep Your Brain Healthy. 
Sept. 19: Alzheimer’s Disease 
Research Update. Sept. 
26: Are They Doing That 
to Annoy Us? Behaviors 
and Alzheimer’s Disease. 
Presented by Alzheimer’s 
Greater Los Angeles.

 Scenic Walkers Club 
– Wednesdays, Sept. 6 
to 27, at 10 a.m. Enjoy a 
series of leisurely walks in 
the great outdoors at Los 
Angeles County Arboretum, 
Descanso Gardens and 
other enjoyable locations. 
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.

 Take the Mystery out of 
Moving – Thursday, Sept. 7, 
at 10 a.m. If you or someone 
you know feels buried under 
a lifetime of treasures, this 
interactive workshop will 
feature discussions about 
downsizing and provide tips 
for dealing with practical 
issues without becoming 
overwhelmed. Presented by 
Gentle Transitions.

 Domino Club – 
Thursdays, Sept. 7 to 28, 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’s contagious! 
For more information call 
Vicki at 928-478-4654.

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

 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.

 

 In honor of the 100th Rose 
Queen, Pasadena Museum 
of History will present an 
exhibition celebrating the 
Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses Royal Court.

 This unique exhibition will 
explore the traditions and 
history of the Royal Court, 
from the selection process to 
the Rose Queen Coronation, 
to riding on a float in the 
Rose Parade.

 Exquisite gowns of past Rose 
Queens and Princesses will 
be on display, from the sleek 
satin gowns of the 1940s, 
to the tulle confections of 
William Cahill in the 1950s 
and 60s, and the modern-day 
glamour of Tadashi Shoji, 
the elegance of the Royal 
Court will be celebrated.

 Vivid photos and ephemera 
documenting this century-
long Pasadena tradition 
will enhance the exhibit, as 
well as daywear, accessories, 
and jewelry from the Court 
wardrobes, generously on 
loan from former members 
of the Royal Court. 

 Special highlights include 
Queen’s crowns from the 
past century, on loan from 
the Tournament of Roses, 
and the gown of 1940 Rose 
Queen Margaret Huntley 
Main, the oldest living Rose 
Queen.

 Royals of Pasadena will 
be on view today through 
February 11. The exhibitions 
galleries will be open 12:00 
to 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays 
through Saturdays. Please 
check the PMH website 
at www.pasadenahistory.
org for information about 
exhibit-related programs 
and special holiday hours.

 Admission is $7 General; 
$6 Students and Seniors; 
Free for Museum Members 
and Children under 12. Free 
parking is available in the 
Museum lot and on Walnut 
Street. Pasadena Museum of 
History is located at 470 W. 
Walnut St., Pasadena 91103. 
Phone: 626.577.1660.

Pet of the 
Week

 

Buddy (A442504) is a tiny 
2-month-old kitten looking 
for a new best friend. This 
young brown and white 
tabby is full of energy and 
loves to play with toys. She 
grew up in a foster home 
with her kitten siblings and 
a small dog. She can be a 
bit shy at first, but quickly 
becomes a social and 
curious girl. She’s available 
for adoption with her three 
littermates in the Neely Cat 
Center at Pasadena Humane 
Society.

 The adoption fee for cats 
is $75. All cats 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 
A442504, 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.

 Registration is now 
open for the 19th Annual 
Wiggle Waggle Walk! Join 
our community of animal 
lovers to raise funds for 
the animals on Sunday, 
September 24 at Brookside 
Park at the Rosebowl. 
Learn more and register at 
wigglewagglewalk.org.


Boston Court Announces 
Fall Music Series Line-Up

 Boston Court Performing 
Arts Center will present a Fall 
Music Series, with a dozen 
concerts featuring established 
and emerging musicians 
from a variety of genres: 
classical, world, traditional 
folk, experimental, jazz and 
some that defy categorization. 
Four of the concerts are 
in conjunction with Piano 
Spheres. The concerts are 
curated by Artistic Director for 
Music, Mark Saltzman.

 This fall will feature six 
concerts by renowned 
musicians from across Los 
Angeles and the globe: Jennifer 
Leitham Trio (October 20), 
Blake Pouliot (October 21), 
Piano Spheres founding 
member Susan Svr.ek (October 
27), The New Zimro Ensemble 
with Neil Brostoff (October 
28), L.A. Jewish Symphony 
Chamber Players with Noreen 
Green (October 29) and wild 
Up: WORK with Matt Cook, 
Percussionist (November 4).

 Boston Court will also launch 
a six-concert Emerging Artists 
Series, featuring up-and-
coming artists, each of whom 
is paired with a mentor to help 
them develop and refine their 
solo program.

 Three are Piano Spheres 
Satellite Artists -- James 
Rushford (October 5), 
Jeannette Louise Yaryan, 
(October 19), and Milen Kirov 
(October 26). The three others 
are David Childs, Baritone 
(October 8), Catherine Leech, 
Mezzo-Soprano (October 22) 
and Graycen Gardner, Soprano 
(October 29).

 “Boston Court continues to 
explore the wide universe of 
new and stimulating music 
that is part of the fabric of the 
21st century and some of the 
threads tracing back hundreds 
of years or more,” notes Artistic 
Director Mark Saltzman. “We 
are especially excited to be 
working with Piano Spheres. 
Our relationship has been 
slowly growing and this will be 
the first time we’re presenting 
a full docket of recitals for the 
public. We look forward to 
working with them and all of 
our artists as we encourage new 
work, cultivate up-and-coming 
musicians, and continue to be 
inspired by some of LA’s most 
captivating musical talents.”

 The Fall Music Series begins 
with the Jennifer Leitham Trio 
on October 20. The left-handed 
virtuoso has played bass with 
the likes of Mel Torme, Peggy 
Lee, k.d. lang and countless 
other musical legends. Blake 
Pouliot performs the following 
day, October 21 and offers 
international and award-
winning classical violin 
performance to an intimate 
house. 

 Piano Spheres founding 
member Susan Svr.ek is known 
for her wide-ranging repertoire, 
will perform the Messiaen 
masterpiece, “Quartet for the 
End of Time” on October 27. 

 The Fall Music Series continues 
the New Zimro Ensemble with 
Neil Brostoff, performing 
Polish-Jewish chamber music 
of this and last century on 
October 28; and the L.A. 
Jewish Symphony Chamber 
Players with Noreen Green, 
making their Pasadena debut 
with “Klassics to Klezmer” on 
October 29. The Fall Music 
Series concludes November 
4 with the indescribable, 
experimental, classical, and 
unforgettable wild Up: Work, 
featuring a solo performance 
by Matt Cook, a founding 
member of the LA Percussion 
Quartet.

 Fall Music Series tickets 
are $30 for adults, $25 for 
seniors, and $20 for full-time 
students. Emerging Artist 
Series performances are free 
to students and $10 for the 
public. Fees may apply. Tickets, 
performance times and more 
information on each artist/
program can be found at www.
BostonCourt.com/Music-at-
Boston-Court

Four PUSD Schools Placed 
On Top High Schools List

 
All four of the Pasadena 
Unified School District’s 
comprehensive high schools 
- Blair School, John Muir 
High School, Marshall 
Fundamental, and Pasadena 
High School - have for the 
first time been placed on 
America’s Most Challenging 
High Schools 2017 list 
by The Washington Post. 
The list annually ranks 
how successfully schools 
challenge their students to 
take advanced and college-
level classes. Only 12 percent 
of the nation’s high schools 
qualify for the honor.

 “This is a wonderful 
accomplishment for our 
high schools and our district, 
and I congratulate the 
students, faculty and staff, 
families, and supportive 
communities of each of 
these schools for their great 
work,” said Superintendent 
Brian McDonald. “To 
have all four PUSD 
comprehensive high schools 
named to the America’s 
Most Challenging High 
Schools list is a validation of 
the phenomenal programs 
and high quality education 
offered to all students in 
PUSD so that they can 
succeed in college and 
careers. Congratulations to 
everyone!”

 Schools are ranked by 
the number of Advanced 
Placement, International 
Baccalaureate, and 
Advanced International 
Certificate of Education 
tests given at a school each 
year, divided by the number 
of seniors who graduated 
that year. Public schools 
that achieved a ratio of at 
least 1.00, that had as many 
tests as they had graduates, 
were put on the national list. 
Schools are ranked in the 
order of that ratio.

 Marshall Fundamental 
ranked 318; Pasadena High 
School ranked 1,350; Blair 
High School, which offers the 
International Baccalaureate 
Programme, ranked 1,404. 
John Muir, new to the list in 
2017, ranked 1,512.

 Pasadena Unified high 
schools offer college and 
career academies that link 
students’ passion with what 
they learn throughout 
their high school career. 
Themed academies 
include Engineering and 
Environmental Science, 
the App Academy, Creative 
Industries, and Health 
Careers. Students in the 
academies take courses that 
meet college admission 
requirements; develop plans 
for post-secondary career 
and education; complete 
work-based learning or 
capstone research projects; 
and obtain college credit 
and/or college credit and/
or a nationally-recognized 
professional certification. 
For more information, visit 
pusd.us/Domain/97

ALTADENA POLICE BLOTTER

Monday, August 21st

2:25 AM – Christopher Tolbert, 
26 years old of Lake View 
Terrace was arrested in the area 
of Altadena Drive and Lake 
Avenue for possession of drug 
paraphernalia. 

7:45 AM – A vehicle vandalism 
occurred in the 2100 block 
of Lincoln Avenue. Damage: 
slashed convertible top.

10:00 PM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
2600 block of Maiden Lane. 
Suspect(s) entered the 
residence via the unsecured 
doors. Stolen: white/blue 
Cervelo radio bicycle, grey/
copper road bike, grey iPad, 
and currency. 

Tuesday, August 22nd

9:06 AM – A residential burglary 
occurred in the 1500 block 
of MoradaPlace. Suspect(s) 
entered the residence via the 
unsecured door. During this 
incident a vehicle was reported 
stolen from location. Vehicle 
described as a red 2002 Honda 
Accord. Vehicle was later 
recovered by Gardena Police 
Department.

12:00 PM – A vehicle vandalism 
occurred in the 2000 block of 
Madison Avenue. Damage: 
shattered windshield. 

3:30 PM – Juan Cortez, 30 years 
old of Altadena was arrested in 
the 3000 block of N. Lincoln 
Avenue for possession of drug 
paraphernalia. 

Wednesday, August 23rd

4:00 AM – Taylor Ruddell, 26 
years old of San Gabriel was 
arrested in the 1100 block of 
Lake Avenue for being under 
the influence of a controlled 
substance. 

9:59 AM – An attempt burglary 
occurred in the 1500 block of 
N. Roosevelt Avenue. Suspects 
attempted to enter the residence 
via the rear door. No entry was 
made. 

5:40 PM – A domestic violence 
incident occurred in the 400 
block of Figueroa Street. 
Suspect was taken into custody. 

Thursday, August 24th

4:45 AM – Juan Vasquez, 27 
years old of Pasadena was 
arrested in the 1000 block of 
E. Washington Boulevard for 
being under the influence of a 
controlled substance. 

Friday, August 25th

4:32 PM – A vehicle was 
reported stolen from the 200 
block of Wapello Street. Vehicle 
described as a tan 2004 Toyota 
Tacoma. 

8:20 PM – Tyler Ferrante, 
23 years old of Glendale 
was arrested in the area of 
Woodbury Road and Los 
Robles Avenue for possession 
of a controlled substance. 

Saturday, August 26th

4:00 AM – Edward Bello, 
50 years old of Burbank was 
arrested in the area of Altadena 
Drive and Calanda Avenue 
for possession of a controlled 
substance. 

1:00 PM – A package theft 
occurred in the 400 block of W. 
Terrace Street. Stolen: package 
containing a shed. 

10:00 PM – A petty theft 
occurred in the 400 block of W. 
Palm Street. Stolen: cellphone.

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