Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, November 16, 2019

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, November 16, 2019 

Local Area 
News Briefs


Caltech Seismo Sue and 
Her Seismo Sistahs Named 
Doo Dah Grand Marshals

 Three Children 
Shot by Boy with 
BB Gun

 


 Susan Hough, (pictured right) 

seismologist at the United 
States Geological Survey in 
Pasadena, and “Earthquake 
Response Coordinator” of the 
office on the Caltech campus 
is now taking charge with 
her seismologist sisters as the 
2019 Doo Dah Parade Grand 
Marshals. The parade takes 
place on Sunday, November 24, 
in East Pasadena, stepping off 
at 11:00am.

 Elizabeth Cochran (USGS 
seismologist), Christine 
Goulet (USC, engineering 
seismologist), Voon Hui Lai 
(Caltech graduate student), 
Caleste Labedz (Caltech 
graduate student), Susan Owen 
(JPL, geophysicist), and Kate 
Scharer (USGS geologist) join 
Hough to bring the shake, 
rattle and roll to Doo Dah. 
Each of these women have 
significantly contributed to the 
advances in the understanding 
of earthquakes and earthquake 
preparedness.

 Hough remembers attending 
the Doo Dah parade some 
years ago. She remembers 
in particular an entry that 
catapulted cooked hot dogs 
from bazookas. This was the 
BBQ & Hibachi Marching 
Grill Team, a perennial Doo 
Dah Parade favorite (and 2005 
Grand Marshals) until they 
retired.

 “I thought I’d experienced the 
epitome of my career... until I 
was asked to be a Pasadena Doo 
Dah Parade Grand Marshal," 
Hough said.

 Tom Coston, of Light 
Bringer Project, producers of 
the parade, says “It’s terrific 
to welcome the Seismo Sue 
and Her Seismo Sistahs to the 
Doo Dah Parade this year. It’s 
a great thing that Caltech and 
seismology are such a big part 
of our local culture. They’re 
not only a brilliant group of 
women, they know how to have 
fun! It’s great to celebrate their 
achievements at Doo Dah!”

 In 1992, Hough arrived in 
Pasadena, long the epicenter of 
the study of and innovation in 
regard to geophysical research. 
The world renowned Caltech 
Seismological Laboratory - 
more commonly known as the 
Seismo Lab - was established 
in 1921 by Harry Wood. Wood 
and John Anderson developed 
a torsion seismometer that 
became the standard for 
earthquake recording - 
hundreds of them still in regular 
use today - and the first local 
seismic network was developed 
around Southern California. 
Charles Richter arrived at the 
Seismo Lab in 1927. Everyone 
knows that name because the 
Richter scale was the first-
ever scale to measure the size 
of earthquakes. What most 
people don’t know, and Susan 
informed us, is that Violet 
Taylor was instrumental 
during that period, running 
the Seismo Lab and training 
students. Women have greatly 
contributed to earthquake 
science, including our beloved 
Earthquake Lady Kate Hutton 
and Dr. Lucy Jones. Hough said 
early on in her career, she was 
often the only woman in a sea 
of men. Now the women at the 
USGS office here in Pasadena 
sometimes suggest (joke) that 
they should increase the office 
diversity and hire more men.

 The 42nd Occasional Doo 
Dah Parade will be held 
Sunday, November 24, stepping 
off at 11:00am on the streets 
of East Pasadena. As always, 
the event is free and spectators 
are encourage to bring a lawn 
chair!

 Public Information Hotline 
24/7: (626) 590-759. For entry 
forms and other information, 
visit: PasadenaDooDahParade.
info.

 
Although no one required 
medical attention, Pasadena 
police on Thursday 
questioned a 9-year-old 
Washington Elementary 
School student after he 
brought a BB gun to school 
and fired it on the playground.

 Three students were struck 
by the small metal balls at 
about 7:30 a.m. police said. 
The students contacted 
school staff. 

 Pasadena Unified Office 
of Communications Hilda 
Ramirez Horvath said the 
school district takes the safety 
of students and schools “very 
seriously.” 

 She said they are investigating 
the incident. Police said they 
are also investigating the 
shooting along with talking 
to the students parents. 

 The incident in Pasadena 
occurred around the same 
time as the deadly shooting at 
Saugus High School in Santa 
Clarita, killing two students 
and injuring four. The injured 
included the suspect from a 
self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Avon Building Put Forward as Landmark

 The Pasadena city council 
is set Monday night to take 
up whether to designate the 
Avon Products Company 
office building at 2940 
E. Foothill Boulevard a 
landmark —a distinctive 
example of an office building 
in the Corporate Modern 
style designed by the 
architect Stiles 0. Clements.

 The building, now owned by 
Home Depot and vacant, was 
constructed in 1947. 

 Pasadena Senior Planner 
Kevin Johnson said that 
“no formal applications 
have been submitted to the 
city for permits or other 
entitlements, representatives 
of the property owner have 
indicated to staff that the 
building is proposed to 
be used for research and 
development offices. The 
newer

(1970’s-era) buildings on 
the site are proposed to be 
converted to a Home Depot 
retail

store, retaining their exterior 
appearance.”

 According to Monday’s 
agenda report “staff informed 
the owner, The Home Depot, 
in writing of the application 
on July 18. City staff evaluated 
the property according to 
the criteria in Title 17 of the 
P.M.C. and determined that 
a portion of the property 
(the original office building) 
qualifies for designation as 
a landmark. The property 
owner’s attorney attended 
the Historic

Preservation Commission 
meeting on September 17 
and verbally indicated to 
the commission that the 
property owner consents to 
the designation.” 

 The entry of the building, 
pictured above, is offset to 
the western end of the facade, 
consists of double frameless 
glass doors and sidelights 
surrounded by a projecting 
stone feature with rounded 
ends. The doors have a logo 
design etched into the glass 
and opaque glass cylindrical 
door pulls attached by metal 
clips. The north (front) facade 
facing E. Foothill Boulevard 
is divided into equally sized, 
deeply recessed rectangular 
panels of glass. The building 
is 367,051 square feet. 

 According to staff, architect 
Stiles Oliver Clements was 
a Los Angeles architect and 
a key figure in the local 
Art Deco movement of 
the 1920s. A partner with 
Octavius Morgan and John 
Walls in the firm of Morgan, 
Walls & Clements, he was 
known for his exuberant 
theater designs, including 
the El Capitan Theater in 
Hollywood (1926), and 
the Mayan Theater in Los 
Angeles (1927). 

 The city council meets 
6:30 p.m. in the Council 
Chamber, Pasadena City 
Hall 100 North Garfield Ave, 
Room S249. Public hearings 
are set to start at 7 p.m. 

Rosebud 
Vase Artwork 
Awards 
Ceremony

 Police Arrest Man 
after Body Found on 
Highway 2

 Pasadena police 
announced Tuesday the 
arrested a local man in 
connection to the body of 
a 22-year-old found last 
week along Angeles Crest 
Highway.

 According to police, on 
November 6, witnesses 
who were in a vehicle 
traveling on Angeles 
Crest Highway, noticed 
a body on the side of the 
highway. The witnesses 
stopped and called 9-1-1 
at approximately 1:13 a.m. 
Los Angeles County Fire 
Department personnel 
also responded and 
pronounced 22-year-old 
Julio Robles-Castaneda 
of Pasadena dead at 
approximately 1:31 a.m. 

 Investigators identified 
30-year-old Daniel 
Cervantes as a suspect 
police said. He was taken 
into custody by U.S. 
Marshals Service after 
being found in a residential 
area in Pasadena the next 
day 

 Based on the condition 
of Robles-Castaneda’s 
remains, with at least 
one gunshot wound, 
the incident is being 
investigated as a homicide. 
A motive remains under 
investigation although 
investigators do not believe 
it was random.

 The investigation is 
on-going, anyone with 
information about this 
case is encouraged to 
call Pasadena Police at 
(626)-744-4241 or you 
may report information 
anonymously by calling 
“Crime Stoppers” by 
dialing (800) 222-TIPS 
(8477). 

 Celebrating young 
student artists in the 
Pasadena Unified 
School District

 This morning the annual 
art competition, open to 
PUSD elementary and 
middle school students, 
is set to provide an outlet 
to display their artistic 
talents with the Rose Parade 
theme as inspiration. This 
year, students designed 
and decorated rose vases 
inspired by this year’s theme, 
“The Power of Hope.”

 Finalists from each school 
will display their vases and 
awards will be presented for 
first, second and third place 
in front of families, peers, 
school district officials and 
the 2020 Royal Court.

 The 2020 theme, “The 
Power of Hope,” celebrates 
the influence of hope. With 
hope anything, in fact, 
everything is possible.

 The event will take place 
from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. at The Paseo – second 
floor plaza 300 E Colorado 
Blvd.

 Parking: Validated (4-
hour) parking applies to 
the mall parking lot off 
Marengo Avenue just south 
of Colorado Blvd. Drive 
to the top and park in the 
upper most level of the lot 
and walk across the catwalk 
over Marengo Avenue 
(East) towards the middle of 
the mall area near El Cholo 
Restaurant. The ceremony 
is outside.

 For more information about 
the Tournament of Roses 
visit: tournamentofroses.
com.

Emilio Estefan Featured in 
Rose Parade Opening

Enchanted Forest of Light

 


 The Pasadena Tournament 
of Roses announced Friday 
the Opening Spectacular for 
the 131st Rose Parade on 
Wednesday, January 1, 2020. 

 The 2020 Rose Parade 
Opening Spectacular 
exemplifies “The Power of 
Hope.” Featuring a song that 
was written and produced by 
the legendary producer and 
19-time GRAMMY award 
winner Emilio Estefan. This 
inspiring, uplifting number 
embraces a wide array of 
musical styles including samba, 
rap and one beautiful melodic 
voice. Written and produced 
exclusively for the Tournament 
of Roses, Estefan’s “Reach for 
the Stars” features one of the 
biggest and most popular Latin 
Reggaeton artists in the world – 
Farruko. Joining this 2019 Latin 
GRAMMY Winner for Best 
Urban Fusion/Performance, is 
singer Ally Brooke. Brooke, the 
break out star of all girl group 
Fifth Harmony and currently 
competing on Dancing with the 
Stars. Bringing it all together, 
adding additional energy to 
the streets of Pasadena, are 
immensely talented and six-
time WGI World Champion 
members of the Chino Hills 
High School Drumline.

 For more information, visit: 
tournamentofroses.com.

 

 Descanso Gardens’ annual 
light show Enchanted Forest 
starts this weekend and runs 
through the beginning of 
January. 

 Enchanted Forest of Light 
is an interactive, nighttime 
experience unlike anything 
else in Los Angeles, featuring 
a one-mile walk through 
unique lighting experiences 
in some of the most beloved 
areas of Descanso Gardens. 
There are a variety of large-
scale light displays, many 
of which are interactive, 
allowing visitors to 
manipulate the lights and 
sounds.

 Enchanted returns 
November 17-January 5. 
Enchanted is a rain-or-shine 
event. Tickets are non-
refundable, have timed entry 
and must be purchased in 
advance.

 Special nights Dec. 6, 7, 13, 
14 will feature performances 
by California School of the 
Arts – San Gabriel Valley 
and The Flashdance DJs

 General admission tickets 
for adults, children (2–18), 
and seniors are $28 and 
up depending on the date 
and time selected. Children 
under 2 enter free, but still 
require a ticket. Descanso 
Gardens members receive a 
$5 discount per ticket. 

 Tickets can be purchased 
at enchantedLA.com. 
Tickets are also available for 
purchase in advance at the 
Descanso Gardens Visitor 
Center. 

 Descanso Gardens is 
located at 1418 Descanso 
Drive, La Cañada Flintridge,


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