Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, December 2, 2023

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Mountain View News Saturday, December 2, 2023 

Police 
Looking for 
Attempted 
Murder 
Suspects


Tournament Honors Passing 
of Longest-living Rose Queen

 
Pasadena police announced 
Sunday that they are asking 
for the public’s help solve, after 
releasing a new photo of the 
suspect vehicle, a number of 
attempted homicides in June 
that left three people with 
multiple gunshot wounds 
in separate instances in 
Northwest Pasadena.

 According to investigators, 
on June 17 at 9:12 p.m. officers 
responded to the 00 block 
of West Peoria St. and found 
two gunshot victims. They 
were both self transported 
to a nearby hospital with 
non-life-threatening injuries. 
Shortly after at approximately 
9:38 p.m. officers responded 
to Marengo Ave. and Painter 
Street to find an adult male 
in the street suffering from 
multiple gunshot wounds. A 
young child was also found 
unhurt nearby in the victim’s 
vehicle although the car seat 
had been stuck by gunfire.

 Detectives now believe the 
shooting are related and 
identified the suspect’s vehicle 
as a 2010 or 2012 black Ford 
Fusion with dark tinted 
windows (pictured above).

 Anyone with information 
should call Pasadena Police at 
(626) 744-4241.

 The Pasadena Tournament 
of Roses announced Tuesday 
the passing of 1940 Rose 
Queen Margaret Jayne 
Huntley Main. She passed 
away on November 24 
at the age of 102. As the 
revered longest-living Rose 
Queen. Main’s legacy shines 
as a testament to the Rose 
Court tradition and her 
unwavering dedication to 
the Tournament of Roses 
officials said.

 Main watched her first Rose 
Parade at age five, paying 
particular attention to the 
1926 Rose Queen and future 
Miss America Fay Lanphier. 
She was a student at Pasadena 
City College in 1939 when 
the Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses chose her as the 1940 
Rose Queen.

 Main lived to be the vintage 
queen – the oldest living Rose 
Queen in Tournament of 
Roses history. She rode in the 
Rose Parade several times as 
a rider on the annual Kodak 
float built for past Rose 
Queens, and in 2009, she 
rode on the City of Roseville, 
CA float. Main established 
the Queens’ Alumni 
Association and attended the 
Rose Queen Announcement 
and Coronation ceremony 
and the annual Rose Queens 
Luncheon until she retired 
from travel in 2019. She met 
every Rose Queen, from 
the first, Hallie Woods, who 
presided during the 1905 
Rose Parade, to 2020 Rose 
Queen Camille Kennedy, the 
102nd Rose Queen.

 The Tournament of Roses 
celebrated Main with a 
100th birthday party in 
Auburn, CA, attended by 
2022 Tournament of Roses 
President Robert Miller and 
his wife Barbara. President 
Miller brought her 1940 
Swarovski crystal crown, now 
on display in Tournament 
House, for one last fitting.

 Main’s final correspondence 
was to congratulate 2024 
Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano 
following her coronation on 
October 27.

 Main was preceded in death 
by her husband Robert Main 
and daughter Linda Main 
Hack. She is survived by her 
sister Alyce Main Levy, sons 
John Main of Boulder City, 
NV and Martin Main of Grass 
Valley, CA and daughter 
Sandra Main of Auburn, 
CA. Grandchildren are 
Michelle Hack McCalmont, 
Melodie Hack, Jennifer 
Main, Susan Main Paquette, 
Pharoan Johnson, Toni Main 
and Michael Main. Great 
grandchildren are Melinda 
McCalmont, Cayman and 
Cambria Johnson, Annika 
and Kaden Main, and Taylor, 
Brooke, Hunter, and Wyatt 
Main.

Audra McDonald the 2024 Grand Marshal

 Multi-award-winning 
performer Audra McDonald 
became the Pasadena 
Tournament of Roses 2024 
Grand Marshal Friday after 
Tournament President 
Alex Aghajanian made the 
announcement just 30 days 
before the 135th Rose Parade. 

 Aghajanian said as the 
embodiment of this year’s 
parade theme “Celebrating a 
World of Music,” McDonald 
stands as a testament to the 
global resonance of melodies. 
Her illustrious career in 
theater, music and television 
is a harmonious tribute to the 
universal language that unites 
cultures worldwide.

 The announcement was held 
on the steps of the Tournament 
House and attended by 
Tournament Members, local 
public figures and community 
members. 

 McDonald made the ceremonial 
walk down the front steps of 
Tournament House to the song, 
“On Broadway” and enthusiastic 
applause.

 McDonald shines as a 
multifaceted luminary, 
effortlessly captivating audiences 
with her talent in theater, 
music and television, crafting a 
legacy marked by unparalleled 
performances and acclaimed 
portrayals on both stage and 
screen.

 McDonald is unparalleled in 
the breadth and versatility of her 
artistry as both a singer and an 
actor. The winner of a record-
breaking six Tony Awards, 
two GRAMMY Awards and 
an Emmy Award, in 2015 she 
received the National Medal 
of Arts from President Barack 
Obama and was named one 
of Time magazine’s 100 most 
influential people. McDonald 
won Tonys for her performances 
in Carousel, Master Class, 
Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, 
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess 
and Lady Day at Emerson’s 
Bar & Grill, which also served 
as the vehicle for her Olivier-
nominated 2017 West End 
debut.

 On television, McDonald won 
an Emmy as the official host of 
PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center 
and is known for recurring 
roles on Private Practice, The 
Good Wife, The Good Fight 
and The Gilded Age. Her film 
credits include Disney’s live-
action Beauty and the Beast and 
MGM’s 2021 Aretha Franklin 
biopic, Respect. A Juilliard-
trained soprano, she maintains 
a major career as a GRAMMY-
winning recording and concert 
artist. Her latest solo album, Sing 
Happy, was recorded live with 
the New York Philharmonic for 
Decca Gold.

 McDonald is a founding 
member of Black Theatre 
United, a board member of 
Covenant House International 
and prominent advocate for 
LGBTQIA+ rights. Her favorite 
roles are those performed 
offstage, as an activist, wife to 
actor Will Swenson and mother.

 McDonald will ride in the 
135th Rose Parade presented by 
Honda and join in the pre-game 
celebration of the CFP Semifinal 
at the 110th Rose Bowl Game® 
presented by Prudential, both 
are held on January 1, 2024.

Pasadena 
E-Waste 
Recycling 
Event

 Pasadena residents can 
safely dispose of electronics 
at the city’s popular free 
e-waste event from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m. on Saturday, December 
9. The event will be held in 
Parking Lot I outside the 
Rose Bowl Stadium near 
Brookside Park, 360 North 
Arroyo Blvd. To maintain 
safety, only cars may enter, 
no walk-ups.

 E-waste items include 
computers, keyboards, 
printers, monitors, laptops, 
docking stations, scanners, 
shredders, fax machines, 
computer mice, telephones, 
televisions, flat screens, 
VCRs, DVD players, PDAs, 
cassette players, tape drives, 
stereos. Household batteries, 
fluorescent light bulbs, and 
LED light bulbs are also 
accepted. These items should 
never be disposed of in your 
trash or recycling containers.

 Public Works is also helping 
residents prevent identity 
theft by providing free 
paper shredding during the 
event. The public can bring a 
maximum of three (3) legal-
size boxes for shredding. 
Sensitive documents such 
as receipts, checks, pre-
approved credit applications, 
credit card statements, 
outdated tax returns, pre-
printed envelopes, return 
address labels and business 
cards are items that can be 
shredded.

 Event participants will be 
required to show proof of 
Pasadena residency and 
the duration of the event is 
subject to truck capacity. 
The event is sponsored by 
the City’s Department of 
Public Works. For more 
information, call (626) 744-
7311 or email Recycle@
CityOfPasadena.net.

Judy Chu 
to Host Free 
Health Fair

 The Pasadena Senior Center 
is set to hold a free health fair 
and will feature a number 
of nonprofit organizations 
that will provide support and 
information on a number 
of topics, including healthy 
blood pressure and glucose 
levels, hearing screenings, 
Medicare health plans and 
more. 

 Congresswoman Judy Chu, 
the host of the event, will 
speak about updates on Social 
Security and Medicare. 

 The many organizations that 
will have representatives at 
tables to convey information, 
answer questions, provide 
health screenings and 
more include Huntington 
Hospital, the Hear Center and 
Chinatown Service Center. 

 Congresswoman Chu is no 
stranger to issues that impact 
older adults. She serves on 
the House Ways and Means 
Committee, which has 
jurisdiction over legislation 
that pertains to Social 
Security, Medicare and other 
federal programs; she also 
serves on that committee’s 
Subcommittee on Health, 
where she provides oversight 
to healthcare reform and 
crucial safety-net programs 
for children and families. 

 The event will be held Friday, 
Dec. 15, from 9 p.m. to 11 a.m. 
at the Pasadena Senior Center, 
85 E. Holly St., 

 For more information visit: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org and 
click on Activities & Events, 
then Special Events or call 
626-795-4331.

PWP now Accepting Essays 

for Academic Scholarship

 Sidney Jackson, General Manager of Water and Power 
announced that the department is now accepting essays and 
applications for the 2024 Academic Scholarship. Each year, 
Pasadena Water and Power (“PWP”) honors two outstanding 
high school seniors in Pasadena with a scholarship to a two- 
or four-year accredited, post-secondary institution for the 
upcoming academic year.

 The first-place scholarship is $5,000, and second place is 
$2,500. To apply, students must write a minimum 500-word 
essay about a topic related to the utility industry. This year’s 
essay prompt focuses on the benefits and challenges to 
electrification for the community and the utility. 

 Submissions must be received by April 5, 2024.

 To learn more about the scholarshipprogram, including 

City Announces 2024 One 
City, One Story Selection

 Pasadena Public Library 
announced Friday its book 
selection for Pasadena’s 2024 
One City, One Story community 
reading celebration: Properties 
of Thirst by author Marianne 
Wiggins (pictured).

 Now in its 22nd year, One City, 
One Story is designed to broaden 
and deepen an appreciation 
of reading and literature and 
to promote tolerance and 
understanding of differing 
points of view by recommending 
a compelling book that engages 
the community in conversation.

 Properties of Thirst is a novel 
that is both universal and 
intimate. It is the story of a 
changing American landscape 
and an examination of one of the 
darkest periods in this country’s 
past, told through the stories of 
the individual loves and losses 
that weave together to form 
the fabric of our shared history. 
Ultimately, it is an unflinching 
distillation of our nation’s 
essence—and a celebration of 
the bonds of love and family that 
persist against all odds.

 Marianne Wiggins is the author 
of eight novels, including John 
Dollar and Evidence of Things 
Unseen, which was a finalist for 
the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 
and the National Book Award. 
She has won a Whiting Award, 
a National Endowment for 
the Arts fellowship and the 
Heidinger Kafka Prize and was 
shortlisted for the Women’s Prize 
for Fiction. She lives in Venice, 
Calif. 

 One City, One Story 
community programs will be 
held throughout the month 
of March, culminating in a 
conversation with the author on 
Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m., at 
Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 
585 E. Colorado Blvd.

 For more information visit: 
cityofpasadena.libguides.com/
onecityonestory..


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