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Mountain Views-News Saturday, October 12, 2019
Colorado
Bridge 'Final
Concept'
Meeting
Hit-and-run
Pedestrian
Identified
Pasadena city officials are set
to hold the second community
outreach meeting October 29,
this time to get input on the final
concept for suicide mitigation
enhancements to the Colorado
Street Bridge —most likely full
length vertical barriers.
This will be a followup to a
September 26 meeting that
included public input on the
environmental / historical
elements, vertical barrier
mitigation strategies and
aesthetics of the iconic bridge
spanning the Arroyo built in
1912.
Although enhanced vertical
barriers were the direction the
city wanted to go according the
contractor Donald MacDonald
Architects, many residents at
the meeting wanted to still see
other options such as planters
or nets or electronic devices
used instead. Ironically, after the
meeting city staff said they had
reviewed every possible option
including turning the bridge
into a park, completely closing
it to vehicle traffic.
Some of the ideas, including
using a transparency such
a glass were unpopular. The
architects said the problem was
that transparency do not stay
transparent over time, through
graffiti or yellowing. The only
100 percent solution would be
a very unpopular complete cage
around the bridge they said.
Sue Mossman, Executive
Director of Pasadena Heritage
took issue with the idea
removing the alcoves saying
that they should preserve the
experience of walking on the
bridge. City staff said there
was no plan to remove them
although one of the question
asked was “how important is it
to keep the alcoves accessible for
pedestrians if it requires a four
foot or more taller barrier?”
The alcoves have been a main
complaint after they were
fenced off in 2017.
The next steps for final project
include a discussion and
review with the Public Safety
Commission Nov. 18, than
another discussion and review
with the Historic Preservation
Commission Nov. 19, than
the project is set to go before
the Design Commission, as
an informational item, Nov.
26. Although city officials said
there was no date for the final
concept presentation before the
City Council they expect that to
happen by the end of the year.
All of the meeting will have
public comment.
City staff said the Oct. 29
meeting will also take place
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Council
Chambers 100 N. Garfield Ave.
For more information visit:
cityofpasadena.net/public-
works.
Pasadena police have
identified a homeless man,
killed by a drunk motorist,
as he was crossing Colorado
Boulevard at around 3:15
a.m. Sunday —the driver
was later arrested for hit-
and-run and vehicular
manslaughter among other
violations.
Police said Anthony Miller,
31, a known homeless man
was stuck and killed as he
crossed Colorado Blvd.
between Madison Ave. and
El Molino Ave. Miller was
pronounced dead at the
scene.
Police later arrested
Higinio Arceo of Baldwin
Park after finding his gray
pickup truck parked in an
underground structure
blocks away. According
to police, the Chevrolet
Silverado had damage to
the front of the vehicle that
was consistent with the
collision.
Arceo was taken into
custody when he later
returned to the truck.
After being interviewed by
police, he was charged with
vehicular manslaughter,
drunk driving and driving
without a valid license.
Free Flu Shots
Halloween Happenings
Offered by Pasadena
Health Department
Fight the flu by getting a free
flu shot. The influenza vaccine
will be provided by Pasadena
Public Health Department at
various locations throughout
the city on a first-come, first-
served basis while supplies last.
The vaccine will be available
to everyone ages six months
and older at no cost. Minors
must be accompanied by a
parent or guardian. Remember
to wear short sleeves. Dates
and times of the free flu clinics
are listed below. For more
details, call (626) 744-6121 or
visit www.cityofpasadena.net/
public-health.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
2 - 4 p.m., Robinson Park
Recreation Center, 1081 N.
Fair Oaks Ave.
Wednesday, Oct. 23
10 a.m. - noon, Villa-Parke
Community Center, 363 E.
Villa St.
Thursday, Oct. 24
2 - 4 p.m., Santa Catalina
Branch Library, 999 E.
Washington Blvd.
Wednesday, Nov. 6
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pasadena
Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.
NOTE: Pre-registration
required for this clinic. Call
(626) 795-4331 for details.
Thursday, Nov. 7
10 a.m. - noon, Allendale
Branch Library, 1130 S.
Marengo Ave.
Thursday, Nov. 14
2 - 4 p.m., La Pintoresca Branch
Library, 1355 N. Raymond
Ave.
Different types of influenza
viruses can spread through the
community during flu season.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
recommends that everyone
ages six months and older get
vaccinated annually to protect
against the most common
types of influenza viruses.
High-risk groups more
susceptible to severe influenza
complications include seniors
65 and older, pregnant
women, and people with
chronic medical conditions
such as asthma and diabetes,
according to Dr. Goh.
Free vaccines will also
be available at the health
department’s Travel &
Immunization Clinic, 1845 N.
Fair Oaks Ave. Call (626) 744-
6121 for hours and availability.
Pasadena
Heritage
Craftsman
Weekend
New nightmares and original
thrills emerge as Knott’s
ScaryFarm returns for its 47th
frightful year with a completely
transformed park that brings
terrifying nightmares to life
at Southern California’s
largest immersive Halloween
experience.
This year, guests will face their
deepest fears with the park’s 14
haunted attractions, including
four spine-tingling scare zones,
nine menacing mazes and a
seasonal overlay to the Timber
Mountain Log Ride.
Two new attractions will
bring the mind’s most twisted
delusions to life as guests are
forced to confront frightening
new life-like nightmares
designed by Knott’s Scary
Farm’s evil mastermind.
The new mazes include:
Wax Works –Mysterious
lights and strange noises have
begun to emanate from the
eerie abandoned wax museum.
The once prominent plastic
surgeon, Dr. Augustus Scratch,
has been seen tinkering at night
and is now ready to show off his
beautiful yet terrifying life-like
masterpieces of hot molten wax
and bloody flesh. It’s rumored
that blood-curdling screams
can be heard echoing through
the halls of Wax Works as
victims are horrifyingly
submerged into a scorching hot
cauldron of bubbling wax. Take
a closer look at his gruesome
works of art and try to escape
his deadly grip or become
the newest masterpiece in his
collection.
Origins: The Curse of Calico
–Pierce the veil of time to
discover the secret of the evil
fog that hangs over Knott’s
Scary Farm’s Ghost Town
streets in the new maze Origins:
The Curse of Calico. Unearth
the sinister paranormal activity
that plagues the town as Sarah
Mars hall is put on trial for her
suspected crimes of witchcraft.
All will be unveiled when the
Green Witch rises up and curses
the townsfolk, transforming
all who have accused her into
a wicked horde of malicious
creatures with an eternal
quench for the living.
New Show
Exclusively performing
nightly at Knott’s Scary
Farm for the 2019 season,
Puppet Up! Uncensored is an
outrageous, off-the- cuff live
show featuring a combination
of improvisational comedy
and the magic of puppetry
performed by a cast of world-
class comedian puppeteers from
The Jim Henson Company.
Created by legendary puppeteer
and award-winning director
Brian Henson and directed by
Patrick Bristow (Ellen, Seinfeld,
Curb Your Enthusiasm,
Whose Line Is It Anyway?),
Puppet Up! Uncensored is no
ordinary puppet show. In true
uncensored form, the content is
driven by audience suggestions
and participation, topped with
the zany antics and bawdy
shenanigans of the colorful and
brazen puppet cast. Puppet Up!
Uncensored will be performed
three times each night at Knott’s
Scary Farm and is intended for
mature audiences.
Due to the explicit and
frightening nature of the event,
it is not recommended for
children under 13.
For more information on
Knott’s Scary Farm, including
admission, park hours and
events, visit: knottsscaryfarm.
com. Knott's Berry Farm is
located 8039 Beach Boulevard;
Buena Park.
Monstrous New
Nightmares Emerge
for Knott’s Scary
Farm
Pasadena Heritage is set
to present our Craftsman
Weekend on November 1-3.
The Weekend will feature
house tours of notable
Craftsman properties,
along with bus and walking
tours of the surrounding
neighborhoods. Other events
scheduled include a Show and
Sale with exhibitors of antique
and contemporary furniture
and decorative arts, a silent
auction, workshops and
presentations. In addition,
Pasadena Heritage will be
offering exclusive receptions
at historic locations
throughout the weekend.
Tracing its roots to England,
Craftsmen design has
nevertheless developed a
unique and internationally
lauded aesthetic in Pasadena,
with the work of architects
Charles and Henry Greene,
tile maker Ernest Batchelder,
and writer/photographer
Helen Lukens Gaut, among
others
Pasadena Heritage is a
nonprofit organization
dedicated to historic
preservation in and around
Pasadena. The organization
advocates on behalf of historic
resources, educates the public
about local history and the
benefits of preservation,
and demonstrates quality
restoration through its own
preservation projects. Its
2,000-plus members are
drawn from Pasadena and
neighboring communities,
and throughout Southern
California.
For tickets and information,
please visit: pasadenaheritage.
org/CraftsmanWeekend or
call 626.441.6333.
Now through November 2
Doo Dah’s Queen Tryouts
The ‘Other’ Queen in
Pasadena’s parade town will be
selected at Tryouts Sunday Oct,
20. Individuals of all genders,
shapes, ages, and persuasions,
will be testing their fate to
become Queen of the Pasadena
Doo Dah Parade. Contestants
will face equally-costumed
judges, who include many
former queens, veteran parade
entrants, tryout supporters and
the curious public.
The town-hall setting with
long tables in beer-fest style, hot
sandwiches, “Calvin Banks and
the Tellers,” and Doo Dah House
Band, “New Astroturf,” will set
the mood for the lively Queen
selection caucus.
Previous candidates have
included Count Smokula,
Mr. Peculiar, Xexchron with
Theramin, Sabrina the Stimulus
Package, Rooby Breastnut,
Dolla A Holla, Queen Vee,
and Ms. Land & Ms. Sea. Last
year, Judges selected Armond
Anderson Bell, otherwise known
as “Queen Imani Phoenix” who
won over 30 judges hearts with
her passion and Aretha Franklin
impersonation.
Each Queen Hopeful will have
but a few minutes to WOW
the Judges. Microphone and
drumroll, provided. They will
be ready to show and tell us
why they should be Queen,
often accompanied by a ring of
loyal hecklers! People can buy
their way into being judges by
purchasing two beers for the
parade organizers!
There is a $5.00 Cover charge
for all who enter although the
first 20 Queen Contestants to
arrive get in free.
The 42st Occasional Pasadena
Doo Dah Parade will be held on
Sunday, November 24, stepping
off at 11:00am on the streets of
East Pasadena.
For more information visit:
pasadenadoodahparade.info.
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