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Mountain View News Saturday, October 4, 2025

Pasadena 
Celebrates 
National 
Coming 

Out Day

Tournament Announces 2026 Rose Court

Jane Goodall 
Renowned 
Ethologist 
Passes Away 
at Age 91

 
The Pasadena Public Health 
Department, Pasadena Public 
Library and Pasadena Parks, 
Recreation and Community 
Services Department 
announced they will host 
Pasadena’s 9th annual 
National Coming Out Day 
Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 
11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 
Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly 
St., Pasadena. 

 Officials said this annual, 
free event commemorates the 
City’s efforts to celebrate and 
foster an inclusive community 
and mark the anniversary of 
National Coming Out Day. 
There will be music, resource 
tables, crafts, giveaways, and 
more.

 National Coming Out Day 
Celebration is for all ages 
and supports those who 
have come out as lesbian, 
gay, bisexual, transgender, 
queer, intersex, asexual and 
those who identify with a 
sexual orientation or gender 
identity that is not specifically 
named within the LGBTQIA+ 
acronym. Pasadena’s 
celebration coincides with the 
38th anniversary of National 
Coming Out Day, launched 
to recognize the first National 
March on Washington for 
lesbian and gay rights and to 
remind all of us of the power 
of coming out.

 Nearly one in two Americans 
knows someone who is 
gay or lesbian, and one in 
10 knows someone who is 
transgender. Coming out 
— whether as lesbian, gay, 
bisexual, transgender, queer, 
intersex, or asexual — still 
matters. Sharing our stories 
helps raise awareness and 
change perspectives. When 
people know someone who is 
LGBTQIA+, they are far more 
likely to support equality 
under the law.

 The City of Pasadena is 
proud to be an inclusive 
city, accepting of everyone 
regardless of race, creed, 
color, religion, national origin, 
marital status, socioeconomic 
status, sex, age, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, 
genetic information, or 
disability.

 For more information call 
(626) 744-4048.

 The Jane Goodall Institute 
announced Wednesday the 
passing of the organization’s 
founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, age 
91 who died peacefully in her 
sleep just hours before she was 
scheduled to speak in Pasadena 
while on tour in the United 
States. 

 Goodall was scheduled to 
help kick off an initiative at EF 
Academy Pasadena Campus to 
plant 5,000 trees lost during the 
Eaton Fire.

 “While our hearts were 
heavy to learn of Dr. Goodall’s 
passing today, I was proud to 
see students still gather to plant 
their first tree with the Jane 
Goodall Institute’s TREEAMS 
program, carrying on the 
legacy of Dr. Goodall to foster 
unity, healing, restoration, and 
empowerment of students and 
nature,” Supervisor Kathryn 
Barger said.

 According to The Jane Goodall 
Institute, in 1960 Goodall 
established the longest running 
wild chimpanzee study in 
Gombe National Park, Tanzania 
which continues to this day. She 
pioneered and sustained the 
Jane Goodall Institute’s 

 community-centered 
conservation initiatives across 
the chimpanzee range for 
decades. Her legacy includes the 
creation of JGI’s international 
environmental and 
humanitarian youth program 
Roots & Shoots which is actively 
driving change in nearly 75 
countries around the world .

 “Goodall’s life and work not 
only made an indelible mark 
on our understanding of 
chimpanzees and other species, 
but also of humankind and the 
environments we all share,” Staff 
at the Jane Goodall Institute said. 
“She inspired curiosity, hope 
and compassion in countless 
people around the world, and 
paved the way for many others – 
particularly young people who 
gave her hope for the future.”

 The groundbreaking scientific 
discoveries and methods 
established by Dr. Goodall 
are expansive and helped to 
remove barriers for women 
in science and other fields. 
Jane’s breakthrough and most 
famed observation of tool-
use in non-human animals 
is known as the moment that 
“redefined humankind”. This 
finding was followed by many 
others during her research of 
wild chimpanzees, including 
the existence of strong mother-
infant bonds, meat-eating and 
hunting, primitive warfare, 
altruism, and compassion. Jane’s 
findings also influenced fields 
of human health, evolution, 
and ecology. Her passion 
and ingenuity made Jane a 
singular figure in scientific and 
philosophical thought. 

 Having served as a UN 
Messenger of Peace since 2002, 
Dr. Goodall’s recent efforts 
were marked by her tireless 
commitment to sharing her 
message of hope and inspiring 
individuals around the world 
to take action and make a 
difference, every day. As a 
fierce advocate, she supported 
innumerable causes and 
organisations over her lifetime, 
using her platform to support 
human rights, animal welfare, 
species and environmental 
protection, and many other 
crucial issues. 

 “Jane’s vision-turned-mission 
lives on as the Jane Goodall 
Institute, which has chapters in 
25 countries around the world," 
Jane Goodall Institute staff said. 
"The global organisation will 
continue to uphold and expand 
Dr. Goodall’s holistic approach 
to involve local communities in 
conservation efforts using the 
latest science and technology 
to promote understanding, 
conservation, and welfare of 
wild and captive apes. The Roots 
& Shoots program, one of Dr 
Jane’s most beloved initiatives, 
will continue to empower young 
people to live as compassionate 
citizens, and become our much-
needed future conservation 
leaders."

 Goodall served as the Grand 
Marshal of the 2013 Rose 
Parade.

 To add a personal remembrance 
of Dr. Goodall visit: janegoodall.
org/rememberingjane. 

(Photo caption: 2026 Rose Court - left to right: (#564) Riya Gupta, California Institute of Technology 
(Caltech); (#386) Serena Hui Guo, Arcadia High School; (#346) Keiko Rakin, Alhambra High School; 
(#553) Olivia Hargrove, Pasadena City College; (#579) Sophia Bai Ren, Arcadia High School; (#606) 
Naira Elaine Wadley, John Muir High School; (#490) Livia Amy de Paula, Temple City High School.)

 

 The Pasadena Tournament 
of Roses announced and 
unveiled Monday the seven 
members of the 2026 Rose 
Court in front of nearly 
200 people on the south 
lawn of Tournament House, 
including friends and family 
of the 28 finalists. 

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

 “We are excited to continue 
the treasured legacy of the 
Rose Court, whose members 
benefit by connecting with 
their communities, giving 
back in meaningful ways 
and blooming with self-
confidence from valuable 
experiences they will carry 
with them for a lifetime,” 
Committee members said. 
“The Tournament of Roses 
has a long-standing tradition 
of celebrating educational 
excellence and continues the 
legacy by providing each Rose 
Court member with a $7,500 
academic scholarship!

 The Rose Queen and Rose 
Court represent cherished 
traditions within the 
history of the Pasadena 
Tournament of Roses. This 
legacy will continues with 
the Announcement and 
Coronation of the 107th Rose 
Queen and the presentation 
of the 2026 Rose Court, to 
be held on Tuesday, October 
28 on the front lawn of 
Tournament House they said.

 The 2026 Rose Court will 
ride on a float down Colorado 
Blvd. in the 137th Rose 
Parade and attend the College 
Football Playoff Quarterfinal 
at the Rose Bowl Game, both 
on Thursday, January 1, 2026.

PPHD Fall 
Flu Vaccine 
Clinics

 Pasadena Director of 
Pasadena Public Health, 
Manuel Carmona, and the 
department announced 
that they are continue to 
recommend that everyone 
aged 6 months and older 
receive the flu vaccine. 
Vaccines reduce the risk 
of serious illness and offer 
enhanced protection against 
community transmission.

 While older adults and 
individuals with underlying 
health conditions are at the 
greatest risk of severe illness 
and death, influenza (“flu”) 
can affect people of all ages. 
The California Department of 
Public Health reported 43 flu-
related deaths among children 
in California last year.

 To increase vaccine uptake, 
Pasadena Public Health 
Department (“PPHD”) is 
offering the following flu 
vaccine clinics this fall:

• Thursday, October 23, 1:30 - 
4 p.m.

Hill Avenue Branch Library, 
55 S. Hill Avenue

• Thursday, October 30, 1:30 - 
4 p.m.

La Pintoresca Branch Library, 
1355 N. Raymond Avenue

• Wednesday, November 5, 9 
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. 
Holly Street

• Thursday, November 6, 1:30 
- 4 p.m.

Allendale Branch Library, 
1130 S. Marengo Avenue

• Thursday, November 13, 
1:30 - 4 p.m.

Santa Catalina Branch Library, 
999 E. Washington Boulevard

• Thursday, November 20, 
1:30 - 4 p.m.

Linda Vista Branch Library, 
1281 Bryant Street

 Walk-ins are also welcome 
at community clinics and at 
the Pasadena Public Health 
Department immunization 
clinic (1845 N. Fair Oaks Ave.) 
on Mondays and Wednesdays 
from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 
1:30-4:30 p.m.

 For more information on 
immunization requirements 
and resources, visit: cdph.
ca.gov.

Fall Masters Series Explores 
the Pasadena Playhouse

 Take a journey through the 
last 100 years of local theater 
treasure the Pasadena Playhouse 
in the upcoming Masters 
Series presentation ‘Pasadena 
Playhouse: Dream on a Dime’ on 
Tuesday, October 21 from 2 p.m. 
to 4 p.m. onsite at the Pasadena 
Senior Center.

 Presented by the official 
Playhouse archivist Ross Clark, 
you’ll learn about the creation 
of the Playhouse by theater 
impresario Gilmor Brown, who 
galvanized the local community 
to raise funds to build the 
Playhouse. His vision came to 
fruition in 1925 with the best 
equipped theater west of the 
Mississippi, and a “star factory” 
college that provided Hollywood 
with actors, directors and 
choreographers.

 Archivist Clark will take you 
on a journey from the theatre’s 
opening to its closing in 1969, 
rebirth in the 1980s, and to the 
present when it is once again a 
powerhouse in regional theater 
with a regional Tony Award for 
excellence. 

 Tuition for this lecture is only 
$15 for members and $18 for 
non-members and reservation 
are suggested. Register at 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org, then 
go to Lectures & Classes, then 
Masters Series, or call (626) 795-
4332.

 Ross Clark started his 
performing career with the 
National Ballet in Washington, 
D.C. at the age of seven in the 
Nutcracker. He was cast in his 
first Broadway show, “Take Me 
Along” starring Jackie Gleason 
two weeks before his tenth 
birthday and continued to work 
on Broadway through his teen 
years. Clark is currently the 
Director of the Musical Theatre/
Children’s Theatre Ensemble at 
the Pasadena Civic Ballet. He 
developed the archive computer 
program for the Pasadena 
Playhouse where he is the 
archivist. He recently returned 
to the Pasadena Playhouse stage 
as Grandfather Lawrence in the 
“Little Women Ballet.”

 As a donor-supported nonprofit, 
the center operates without any 
local, state or federal funding 
and provides more services 
to older adults than any other 
organization in the San Gabriel 
Valley. Hours of operation 
are Monday through Friday 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 
noon. To learn more visit www.
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 
626-795-4331.


Pasadena 
Central 
Library Art on 
the Fence

 Pasadena Public Library 
invites the community to 
view the Art on the Fence: 
A Community Celebration 
project artwork now 
decorating the construction 
fence surrounding the 
Pasadena Central Library, 285 
E. Walnut St. 

 In preparation for Central 
Library Retrofit and 
Renovations Project, library 
staff invited the community 
to submit artwork to decorate 
the construction fence. The 
invitation was open to all who 
live, work, or attend school in 
Pasadena and/or the Pasadena 
Unified School District.

 Submitted art pieces were 
scanned and printed on 
weatherproof coroplast 
material for placement on the 
fence. The original artwork is 
being stored for safekeeping 
and will be hung in the 
new exhibit space when the 
Central Library reopens as 
the first official exhibit in the 
newly retrofitted building.

Caption: Supervisor Kathryn Barger and students gather to plant 
their first tree with the Jane Goodall Institute's TREEAMS program 

 
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