Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, October 1, 2022

Mountain View News Saturday, October 1, 2022 

Pasadena’s 
Fall ArtNight 
set to Return 

The City of Pasadena’s 
highly anticipated free 
ArtNight returns Friday, 
Oct. 14, 6 p.m. to 10 
p.m., at Pasadena’s mostprominent arts and 
cultural institutions. Over 
20 venues will showcase 
diverse works of art, 
theatre, music and danceby the best the city’s 
creative community has 
to offer. Enjoy hands-
on, interactive activities 
for all ages and interests.
Visit City Hall, 100 N.
Garfield Ave., to enjoylive music and create a 
festive pumpkin succulentplanter. Additional 
ArtNight offerings includeThe Pennington Dance 
Group at A Room to 
Create; improv lessons 
at Pasadena Playhousetaught by Impro Theatreartists—no acting or 
improv experience needed;
self-guided tours of TheGamble House; a preview 
of “Chilling Classic 
Tales!,” a live radio-styleperformance by Parson’sNose Theatre; readings byaward-winning authors 
and family-friendly 
literary games at Red HenPress; and an explorationof Jackie Robinson’s 
legacy and impact on 
African American culture 
in Pasadena through 
historical images and 
artifacts at Jackie Robinson 
Community Center.
Participating arts and 
cultural institutions 
include: 
A Room to Create 
Alkebu-Lan Cultural 

Center 

Armory Center for the 
Arts 
Art Center College of 
DesignartWORKS Teen Center 
Boston Court Pasadena 
City of Pasadena City HallJackie Robinson 
Community CenterLineage Performing Arts 
Center 
Parson’s Nose Theater 
Pasadena City CollegePasadena Conservatory of 
Music 
Pasadena Museum of 
HistoryPasadena PlayhousePasadena Public LibraryRed Hen Press 
Remainders Creative 
Reuse 
The Gamble House 
USC Pacific Asia Museum

 Free shuttle service will be 
available throughout the 
evening, with stops at each 
venue. Food trucks will be 
on site at City Hall, Alkebu-
Lan Cultural Center and 
Pasadena Museum of 
History offering tasty food 
items and beverages for 
purchase.

 Visit: artnightpasadena.
org for additional details 
and the complete list of art 
and cultural offerings.

 ArtNight is produced 
by the Cultural Affairs 
Division of the Pasadena 
Planning & Community 
Development Department, 
in collaboration with 
participating arts and 
cultural institutions. For 
accessibility information 
and assistance, call (626)
744-7062. 

Finalists for the 2023 TofR Royal Court 

 
The 28 finalists for the 2023 
Royal Court took a group photo 
Tuesday on the front steps of 
Tournament House. Applicants 
from 33 Pasadena area schools 
participated in the interview 
process and seven of the finalists 
will be named to the 2023 Royal 
Court on Monday. 

 Members of the 2023 Royal 
Court will each receive a 
$7,500 educational scholarship 
and serve as ambassadors of 
the Tournament of Roses, the 
Pasadena community and the 
greater Los Angeles area.

 Royal Court members 
experience countless 
benefits; becoming part of 
an organization dedicated 
to hands-on volunteerism, 
discovering opportunities to 
connect with and give back to 
the local community, developing 
public speaking skills and 
growing self-confidence. 

 Volunteer Members of the 
Tournament of Roses’ Queen 
and Court Committee made its 
selections based on a number 
of criteria including academic 
achievement community and 
school involvement, public 
speaking ability and youth 
leadership.

 The 2023 Royal Court will ride 
down Colorado Blvd. on the 
Royal Court float in the 134th 
Rose Parade and attend the 
109th Rose Bowl Game, both on 
Monday, January 2, 2023.
The 28 Royal Court Finalists, 
photographed in numeric order:
First row, from left:
(#6) Eva Domenghini, Alverno 
Heights Academy; (#12)
Michelle Cortez-Peralta, 

Pasadena High School; (#14)
Kaitlyn Huang, Flintridge 
Sacred Heart Academy; (#19) 
Uma Wittenberg, La Canada 
High School; (#24) Navya 
Kannan, Arcadia High School; 
(#37) Sydney Yee, Arcadia 
High School; (#41) Alexis 
Kim, Polytechnic School; 
(#56) Rachel Towner, Mayfield 
Senior School; (#57) Sahanna 
Rajinikanthan, Arcadia High 
School; (#67) Zoe Denoncourt, 
John Marshall Fundamental 
High School; (#76) Lucia 
Colwell, Polytechnic School; 
(#90) Faith Perez, Temple City 
High School.

 Second row, from left:
(#99) Isabelle Whetsel, South 
Pasadena High School; 
(#100) Clementine Anzalone, 
Polytechnic School; (#109)
Noel Johnson-Montoya, John 
Muir High School; (#125) Lyric 
Woo, Westridge School; (#132) 
Marisa Sanders, Maranatha 
High School; (#134) Bella 
Ballard, Other: The Ogburn 
Online School; (#255) Gianna 
Repetti, Other: George 
Washington University Online 
High School; (#258) Arianne 
Rising, Mayfield Senior School; 
(#276) Kianna Le, Temple City 
High School.
Top row, from left:
(#289) Molly Kirschenbaum, 
Westridge School; (#292)
Katherine Shaw, La Canada 
High School; (#299) Rachel 
Noonan, South Pasadena High 
School; (#300) Grace Nelson, 
Westridge School; (#320)
Natalie Vandergriff, Pasadena 
City College; (#332) Adrian 
Crick, Sequoyah High School; 

City Observes Disability 
Employment Awareness 

 In October, the City of 
Pasadena will observe 
National Disability 
Employment Awareness 
Month, which aims to 
educate the public about 
disability employment issues 
and celebrate the many 
and varied contributions 
of America’s workers with 
disabilities. This year’s theme 
is “Disability: Part of the 
Equity Equation.”

 The Pasadena City Council 
will proclaim the month 
of October as National 
Disability Employment 
Awareness Month at their 
Oct. 3 meeting. Mayor Victor 
Gordo will join Pasadena 
Civitan, a local service group 
whose mission includes 
increasing employment for 
individuals with intellectual 
and developmental 
disabilities, to present an 
award to local employers of 
people with disabilities.

 National Disability 
Employment Awareness 

Month traces back to 1945 
when Congress enacted a 
law declaring the first week 
in October National Employ 
the Physically Handicapped 
Week. In 1988, Congress 
expanded the week to a 
month and changed the 
name to National Disability 
Employment Awareness 
Month.

 “The City of Pasadena 
is proud to be part of this 
year’s National Disability 
Employment Awareness 
Month,” said Brenda 
Harvey-Williams, director 
of the Parks, Recreation 
and Community Services 
Department. “We want to 
share the important message 
that we value all perspectives 
in the workplace, including 
those of individuals with 
disabilities.” 

To learn more about how 
to participate in National 
Disability Employment 
Awareness Month visit: dol. 
gov/NDEAM. 

(#351) Salia Baligh, Alverno 
Heights Academy.

 The announcement will be live-
streamed on the Tournament 
of Roses YouTube channel 
beginning at 9 a.m.

 For more information visit: 
tournamentofroses.com. 

Medicare 
Resource 
Fair at the 
Senior Center 

 A free Medicare resource fair 
Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 9 

a.m. to 1 p.m. at the PasadenaSenior Center, 85 E. Holly St.,
will help clarify health careplan options and upcomingchanges for 2023 for Medicare,
the federal health insurance 
program for adults 65 andolder. 
The annual nationwide 

open enrollment period for 

Medicare is Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 

and is the opportunity to join, 

switch or drop a Medicare plan 

or Medigap plan (supplemental 

insurance for medical costs 

not covered by Medicare). Any 

changes older adults make 

during the open enrollment 

period will go into effect Jan. 

1, 2023. Participants also will 

have the option to make no 

changes and keep the plans 

they currently have. 

 During the resource fair, 

health plan representatives 

will provide information 

and answer questions about 

Medicare plans and services 

as well as Medigap choices, 

and help everyone understand 

their options for the coming 

year. There also will be a 

presentation about these 

options and upcoming changes 

for 2023, resource information 

and more.

 “Reassessing health care needs 

each year, as well as programs 

that can help keep costs down 

while maximizing benefits, is 

essential for aging well,” said 

Akila Gibbs, executive director 

of the Pasadena Senior Center. 

President Lyndon B. 

Johnson signed a landmark 

amendment to the Social 

Security Act in 1965 that gave 

life to the Medicare program 

and changed the landscape of 

health care in the U.S. Prior 

to 1965, fewer than half of all 

Americans 65 and older had 

health insurance, compared to 

96 percent today. 

 To register for the 

Medicare resource fair, visit: 

pasadenaseniorcenter.org and 

click on Activities & Events, 

then Special Events or call 626


795-4331. 

Proof of COVID vaccination 
is required for everyone 
who uses the fitness center 
or attends onsite activities 
indoors. Masks are optional. 

In Memory of John Kennedy 
May 7, 1961 – July 21, 2022 

 
Before John Kennedy was a 
Councilmember, he served 
on the board of Community 
Health Alliance of Pasadena, 
now ChapCare, with two of 
those years as Chair of the 
Board of Directors. 

First elected in 2013,
Councilmember Kennedy 
proudly and tirelessly served 
Pasadena’s District 3. During 
his tenure on City Council, 
he chaired the Public Safety 
Committee, served on the 
Finance Committee, and was 
one of three City representatives 
to the Burbank-Glendale-
Pasadena Airport Authority. 
He served on a variety of 
local boards – including the 
Community Health Alliance 
of Pasadena, the Pasadena 
Police Foundation, and 
the Tom Bradley Legacy 
Foundation at UCLA. He 
served on the University 
of Notre Dame, School of 
Architecture’s Commission on 
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. 
He was an ardent supporter 
of affordable housing, livable 
wages, and local hiring.

 In 2014, Pasadena’s Mayor 
asked Councilmember 
Kennedy to lead a Sister 
Cities delegation to China and 
Taiwan on his behalf. Such an 
assignment was familiar and 
welcomed as Councilmember 
Kennedy had been a Peopleto-
People Student Ambassador 
to several cities in Europe 
and participated in goodwill 
missions to a number of 
countries in Africa. Several 
years ago, he led a delegation 
from Pasadena to Dakar-
Plateau, Senegal, which is now 
Pasadena’s newest Sister City.

 Always focused on the 
overwhelming need for 
housing in the community, 
Councilmember Kennedy was 
a tenacious advocate for the 
building of quality affordable 
housing in District 3 and 
throughout the city.

 Over the years, John earned 
a reputation as a principled, 
persistent and pragmatic 
policymaker who focused on 
some of the most important 
issues confronting District 3 
and the City of Pasadena. He 
emerged as a strong advocate 
for fiscal integrity; public safety; 
parks; affordable housing; 
local hiring, contracting, and 
supplies; and progressive 
social justice issues, such as the 
environment.

 Throughout his career, John 
consistently demonstrated 
caring and innovative 
leadership. Results-oriented, 
he exhibited initiative and 
an entrepreneurial spirit in 

accomplishing tasks and 
achieving goals. Knowledge 
and awareness of domestic and 
international governmental 
practices and procedures, 
enhanced by broad travel 
experience and political 
exposure, helped him achieve 
consensus on scores of public 
issues. He was a consummate 
team player.

John was the former Vice 
Mayor of Pasadena and very 
recently was re-elected to the 
Pasadena City Council, District 
3, for a third term.

 He is survived by sisters 
Geraldine, Sharon, Rosalinda, 
Lena, Elizabeth, brother 
Malcom, brotherin- law 
Redell Ellis, sister-in-law Faye 
Kennedy, sister-in-law Marvell 
Kennedy, dozens of nieces and 
nephews, four godchildren, 
numerous mentees, friends and 
relatives. He is also survived 
his dear friend and companion 
Dr. Roseline Dauphin. John 
was preceded in death by his 
parents Thomas and Leola 
Sudduth Kennedy; brother 
Michael; and sisters Gladys and 
Glenda.

 The Kennedy Family is 
devastated and heartbroken 
over the tragic passing of our 
beloved youngest brother John. 
He was bigger than life. John 
was a beautiful human being 
who loved life, loved people, 
and loved his community. His 
passing creates an unbearable, 
unimaginable, unfillable void 
in our hearts and in our city. 
We ask that the community 
work with us to fill the void and 
uplift our city in John’s honor.

 At the request of 
Councilmember Kennedy’s 
family, in lieu of flowers, 
contributions can be made 
to the LEOLA SUDDUTH 
AND THOMAS FOSTER 
KENNEDY SCHOLARSHIP 
FUND - Pasadena Community 
Foundation online zt: bit.ly/
PCFKennedyFund. Checks 
payable to PCF with an 
indication of Kennedy Fund 
in the memo can be mailed to 
301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 
810, Pasadena, CA 91101. All 
donations are tax deductible.

 Cards of condolence may be 
sent to PO Box 40371, Pasadena 
CA 91114.

 Funeral arrangements will be 
forthcoming.

The Kennedy Family 
appreciates your love, 
condolences and prayers. 
Any questions or information 
regarding Councilmember 
John J. Kennedy will be handled 
by Joann Forte, 818- 434-4140, 
joforte7@hotmail.com.

 The Kennedy Family 

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