Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, June 2, 2018

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SOUTH PASADENA - SAN MARINO

Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 2, 2018 

Crowell Public Library Events

San Marino Current Water 
Usage Requirements

Author and Drama Event on 
Award-Winning 'Ali’s Bees,'

Coloring Relaxation Hour for 
Adults

Saturdays, 1 pm: Jun 9, Jul 7, 
Aug 4

Come join us for an hour of 
relaxation, meditation, and 
coloring! Often seen as an 
activity just for kids, Adult 
Coloring is now a favorite 
among many adults to help 
destress, focus, and contemplate 
their busy days. Spend an hour 
with us revisiting your favorite 
childhood activity along 
with treats and tea. Supplies 
will be provided but feel free 
to bring your own coloring 
books and pencils as well. No 
pre-registration required, but 
please only adults 18 and over. 

Creative Writing Workshop

Sunday, 2 pm: Jun 10

Are you a writer looking to 
sharpen your skills or gain 
inspiration for your current 
project? Or are you someone 
who loves to write creatively as 
a hobby? Spark your creativity 
with creative writing prompts 
and activities. Feel free to share 
your work with others in a 
non-judgmental environment. 
No registration is required, but 
must be 18 years or older to 
participate.

Journey into Pu-erh Tea

Sunday, 2 pm: Jun 17

If you are interested in 
learning about Puerh tea, 
Jeffrey McIntosh, Tea Master-
intraining, will present a 
program covering its historic 
and geographic origins, 
ecological cultivation, health 
benefits, cultural evolution, and 
relevance from past to present 
time. The program consists 
of an informative lecture 
followed by an interactive 
traditional Chinese tea 
ceremony. Attendees will leave 
with a deeper appreciation 
of simplicity, subtlety, and 
pure enjoyment of the present 
moment. 

Braille Institute: Coping Skills 
for Sight Loss

Mondays, 10:30 am: Jun 18 
& 25 Sight loss can be caused 
by macular degeneration, 
glaucoma, cataracts or diabetic 
retinopathy. On Monday, June 
18 and 25, the Braille Institute 
will offer the latest information 
on adapting to visual changes 
and which assistive devices 
might be appropriate for

individuals. Practical day-
to-day applications will be 
presented such as organizing 
and identifying money 
and marking and labeling 
household items. Attendees 
will learn about resources 
for getting around town and 
assistance with orientation and 
mobility.

Get Your Blood Pressure 
and Glucose Checked By a 
Huntington Hospital Outreach 
Nurse

Wednesday, 10 am: Jun 
20 Huntington Hospital 
Community Outreach nurses 
want to empower all members 
of the community to enjoy the 
healthiest lifestyle possible. 
They offer free blood pressure 
and glucose screenings. Be sure 
to fast two hours before having 
your glucose checked.

 Mindfulness with Ron Serven

Saturday, 2 pm: Jun 23 This 
exciting workshop will teach 
you how to

be present in your life and not 
just a spectator from afar. All 
participants will learn how to 
become more self-aware, how 
to be more aware of how you 
live your life and connect

to others, and how to integrate 
mindfulness into your life as 
well as learn the basics and 
benefits of meditation. 

Independence Day Blood Drive

Monday, 10 am–4 pm: Jul 
2 Celebrate our country’s 
independence by putting the 
red in red, white and blue! 
Giving blood at the library is 
safe and easy. Donors often 
feel a fulfilling sense of pride 
in knowing they are part of a 
lifesaving team. To schedule 
an appointment, log onto 
redcrossblood.org and enter 
the sponsor code: CROWELL. 
To make an appointment by 
phone, text the Red Cross Rep 
at (626) 437-7893.

 
Specific citywide watering 
restrictions in San Marino 
shall continue to be to 
enforced as wall at ongoing 
public outreach for the 
additional water conservation 
recommendations and best 
management practices shall 
be monitored in an effort to 
encourage residential and 
business owners to make water 
conservation a way of life. 
Residents and business owners 
are encouraged to adjust 
their irrigation schedules to 
reflect the following practice: 
Spring/Summer Schedule- 
thru October 31st, allows for 
residential and commercial 
properties to water a maximum 
of three days a week for 
residential and commercial 
properties (see days of the week 
below). The Winter Schedule, 
November 1st thru March 
31st, allows for residential and 
commercial properties to water 
a maximum of two days a week. 
The two days of the week are at 
the discretion of the property 
owner based on the allowable 
days for the respective address. 

 Current City water restrictions 
for watering residential and 
commercial properties that 
are being enforced include the 
following:

Hosing off sidewalks, driveways 
and other hardscape areas

Washing cars with hoses not 
equipped with a shut-off nozzle

Use of fountains that do not re-
circulate the water

Watering lawns in a manner 
that causes run-off or within 48 
hours of rainfall

 Additional water conservation 
recommendations and best 
management practices that are 
being monitored:

•Limits On Watering Hours: 
Watering or irrigating of lawn, 
landscape or other vegetated 
area with potable water is 
prohibited between the hours 
of nine o’clock (9:00) A.M. and 
five o’clock (5:00) P.M. Pacific 
Time on any day, except by use 
of a handheld bucket or similar 
container, a handheld hose 
equipped with a positive self-
closing water shutoff nozzle or 
device, or for very short periods 
of time for the express purpose 
of adjusting or repairing an 
irrigation system. 

•Limits On Watering Days: 
Watering or irrigating of lawn, 
landscape or other vegetated 
area with potable water shall 
be limited to either (3) three 
days per week or (2) two days a 
week based on the time of year 
and in accordance with the 
following schedule: properties 
with odd numbered addresses 
may do so on Tuesdays, Fridays 
and Sundays; properties with 
even numbered addresses may 
do so on Mondays, Thursdays 
and Saturdays. Wednesday is 
a Citywide “No Watering” day. 
Watering or irrigating of lawn, 
landscape or other vegetated 
area with potable water outside 
of this schedule shall be 
monitored. 

•Limits On Watering Duration: 
Watering or irrigating of lawn, 
landscape or other vegetated 
area with potable water using 
a landscape irrigation system 
or a watering device that is 
not continuously attended 
is limited to no more than 
fifteen (15) minutes watering 
per day per station. This 
subsection does not apply to 
landscape irrigation systems 
that exclusively use very low 
flow drip type irrigation 
systems when no emitter 
produces more than two (2) 
gallons of water per hour and 
weather based controllers or 
stream rotor sprinklers that 
meet a seventy percent (70%) 
efficiency standard 

 An Author Night showcasing 
“Ali’s Bees,” an award-winning 
2017 book and play by Dr. Bruce 
Olav Solheim, will be presented 
in the South Pasadena Public 
Library Community Room 
on Thursday, June at 7 p.m. 
The free event for students, 
family members, friends, and 
everyone else will open with 
a talented group of young 
actors performing a few scenes 
from “Ali’s Bees” that will 
bring the story to life. Their 
half hour performance will 
be followed by a presentation 
with author/playwright 
Solheim, the book’s illustrator 
Gabby Untermayerova, and a 
representative from the Council 
on American Islamic Relations. 
An interactive Q & A with the 
audience by the panelists will 
conclude the event.

 “Ali’s Bees” has won a 
Silver Medal from the 2017 
Moonbeam Children’s Book 
Awards competition and is 
“Indie Reader Approved.” 
“Ali’s Bees” has been accorded 
consistently glowing reviews 
on “Amazon” and “Goodreads” 
and has been featured in the 
“Pasadena Star-News” and 
“VVA Veterans Magazine.” Dr. 
Bruce Olav Solheim, the author/
playwright, is a U.S. Army 
veteran and a Distinguished 
Professor of History at Citrus 
College in Glendora, CA.

 Ali, a young Iraqi boy loses 
his parents in the Iraq War and 
comes to live with his beekeeper 
grandfather in America. Ali 
must learn to make new friends, 
deal with conflict and bullying, 
heal from wartime trauma, and 
learn to pay the strange game 
of baseball. More importantly, 
Ali inherits a love of honeybees 
from his grandfather and works 
to help save them. “Ali’s Bees” 
(the play and the book) deals 
with the essential themes of 
tolerance, forgiveness, conflict 
resolution, and the far-reaching 
benefits of cooperation.

 Free parking is available in the 
South Pasadena Unified School 
District lot at 1020 El Centro 
Street (entrance from Fairview 
Avenue between El Centro 
and Mission) and after noon at 
the Mission Meridian Parking 
Garage located at 805 Meridian 
Avenue adjacent to the Metro 
Gold Line Station, only one 
block from the Library.

 Upon request made no later 
than four (4) business days 
before the event, the City 
will provide a reasonable 
accommodation for a qualified 
person with a disability to have 
equal access to the event. Please 
contact ADA Coordinator and 
Human Resources Manager, 
Mariam Lee Ko, at (626) 
403-7312 or fill out the City’s 
request form available at www.
southpasadenaca.gov and email 
the form to Human Resources 
at HR@southpasadenaca.gov.

 The Community Room is 
located at 1115 El Centro 
Street. No tickets or 
reservations are necessary and 
refreshments will be served. 
The free event is presented 
by the South Pasadena Public 
Library and the Friends of the 
South Pasadena Public Library. 
Copies of “Ali’s Bees” will be 
available for purchase at the 
discounted price of $9 each at 
the autograph table. Special 
thanks to 210eastsound.

Dr. Bruce Olav Solheim

Magical Music 
at the Mill

 
The Old Mill Foundation 
announced that Magical

Music at the Mill, chamber 
music under the stars, will 
return to The Old Mill in 
summer. Each evening will 
feature a different music 
ensemble performing on 
the Pomegranate Patio 
surrounded by the Mill’s 
beautiful pomegranate trees 
and lush gardens. In addition 
to enjoying the fine music, 
concertgoers are invited 
to view the building, learn 
about its history, and view 
the latest California Art 
Club exhibition in the Mill’s 
gallery.

Saturday, June 30*

Saturday, July 14*

Saturday, August 25*

*The grounds of the Old 
Mill open at 7 pm, and the 
concerts

begin at 8 pm.

Ticket Information:

Tickets $24/ea., OMF 
Members $20/ea., or $50 for 
the series.

For more information and to 
make reservations contact the 
Old Mill by phone (626)449-
5458, Tuesdays–Fridays, 
12–4 pm or visit old-mill.
org. The Old Mill is located 
at 1120 Old Mill Road, San 
Marino, 91108.

Voter Information at the 
South Pasadena Library

 

 In preparation for the 
upcoming state-wide election 
on Tuesday and the November 
midterm elections, the South 
Pasadena Public Library has 
both print and online voter 
resources available, including 
the Easy Voter Guide from 
the League of Women Voters. 
Created in collaboration with 
the California State Library, the 
aim of the Guide is to “make 
nonpartisan information 
about why you should vote, 
how to vote and what’s on 
the ballot as accessible to 
as many Californians as 
possible.” The Library has free 
copies in English, Spanish, 
Chinese, and Korean available 
at the Reference Desk. Easy 
Voter Guides can also be 
accessed online at www.
easyvoterguide.org or through 
the Voter Information page 
of the Library’s website at 
www.southpasadenaca.gov/
voterinfo. There you will also 
find links to information on 
voter registration, polling 
places, ballot measures, and 
more. For more information, 
please visit us at the Library or 
contact the Reference Desk at 
rdesk@southpasadenaca.gov or 
(626) 403-7350.

 The library is located at 1100 
Oxley Street, hours are Monday 
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 
Wednesday, Thursday 11:00 
a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 
a.m.–5:00 p.m.; and Sunday 
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

San Marino Fourth of July 
Event Pre-sale Wristbands

 

 The community of San Marino 
is invited to attend the City’s 
annual Fourth of July event on 
Wednesday, July 4 at Lacy Park. 
The celebration will include food 
booths, a fun zone, a community 
parade, entertainment, and a 
fireworks display at 9 p.m. All 
guests will need a wristband to 
enter the park.

 The Virginia Road entrance 
to Lacy Park will open at 7 a.m. 
No one will be allowed to enter 
via St. Albans Road until 3 p.m. 
Guests may reserve areas using 
blankets and chairs; no stakes or 
ropes will be permitted.

 Pre-sale wristbands will be 
available to San Marino residents 
for $5 each. Proof of residency 
is required and residents must 
present an identification card 
with their address or a utility 
bill. Pre-sale wristbands will be 
available for non-residents for 
$15 each. Children ages 2 years 
and under are free.

Wristbands can be purchased 
Monday, June 11 through 
Tuesday, July 3 at the Recreation 
Department, Monday through 
Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m., and at City Hall, Monday 
through Thursday from 7 
a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday 
from 7 to 11 a.m. Wristband 
sales begin at Crowell Public 
Library on Monday, June 18, 
Monday through Thursday 
from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 
and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 
5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 
5 p.m. Wristbands purchased 
on Wednesday, July 4 are $20 
each, regardless of residency. 
Children 2 years and under are 
free. For more information, call 
(626) 943-2627.

 The Rotary Club of San Marino 
will present its Annual Fourth 
of July Parade. Children on 
decorated bikes accompanied 
by an adult are invited to 
participate. Bikes parade in a 
special section at the front and 
no registration is needed. Bands 
are also welcome. If you would 
like to drive a vehicle in the 
parade, registration is required. 
For more information, call 
(626) 440-1959.

Movies in 
the Park

 The South Pasadena 
Community Services 
Department is screening two 
movies at Garfield Park this 
summer:

June 22 - Despicable Me 3

August 10 - Coco

Attendees are encouraged to 
bring blankets and low seat 
lawn chairs.

 Movies begin 8:15pm (dusk)

Garfield Park

625 1/2 Stratford Avenue

For more information, please 
contact the Recreation Office 
- 626-403-7380


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