Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, December 30, 2023

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Mountain View News Saturday, December 30, 2023 

Rose Parade 
Safety Tips


Sample Pasadena Senior 
Center Winter Classes Free

 As the 135th Rose Parade 
approaches on Monday 
Pasadena’s fire and police 
departments are issuing the 
following safety tips. 

What You Can Do:

-Overnight camping is 
permitted only on Sunday 
night..

-A position on the sidewalk 
may be maintained along the 
parade route beginning at 
noon Sunday. All persons and 
property, such as blankets, 
chairs and personal items, 
must remain on the curb until 
11 p.m.

-Small, professionally-
manufactured barbecues, 
elevated at least one foot off 
the ground are allowed on the 
parade route as long as they 
are 25 feet from buildings 
and other combustibles. A fire 
extinguisher must be available.

-Minors under the age of 18 
may be on the parade route 
from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. only 
if they are supervised by an 
adult.

-Dress for cold weather! 
Children and seniors may 
need extra layers of clothing 
to avoid hypothermia. 
Remember hats and gloves.

-Drink healthy fluids and 
consume nourishing meals to 
avoid dehydration.

What You Can’t Do:

-Appearance in the parade 
is prohibited for any entries/
marchers who have not been 
approved by the Pasadena 
Tournament of Roses®. 

-Tents, sofas, and boxes of any 
type that can be used as stools 
or seats are prohibited.

-Unoccupied chairs are not 
allowed.

-Bonfires are strictly 
prohibited.

-ALL fireworks are prohibited 
except as part of official 
scheduled events.

-No items may be sold along 
the parade route without a 
City permit or selling space 
along the parade route,

-It is illegal to buy, sell or give 
away horns on the parade 
route.

-No public areas—sidewalks, 
curbs, gutters may be blocked 
or roped off.

-No ladders or scaffolding 
may be used.

-Pets are not recommended 
along the parade.

-Throwing any object into the 
parade—or at passing vehicles 
or pedestrians.

-Unauthorized vehicles 
obstructing emergency travel 
lanes or parked in restricted 
areas will be towed.

-Open containers of alcohol 
are illegal on public streets, 
sidewalks. Violators will be 
cited or arrested.

-The throwing of any objects 
into the roadway or parade 
route is prohibited.

-A Temporary Flight 
Restriction (TFR) will be in 
place for both the parade and 
Rose Bowl Game . Anyone 
who attempts to fly a drone 
will be subject to fine, arrest 
and/or imprisonment. 

 For your safety and for 
the safety of others, please 
remember the City’s no-
smoking policies [Pasadena 
Municipal Code section 
8.78.071 (A) 4] prohibit 
smoking in outdoor public 
gathering events/special 
events/parades/fairs. This 
policy includes the use of 
cannabis and vaping devices 
(aka e-cigarettes). The public 
is advised to NOT use any 
vaping products.

 Colorado Boulevard will 
close beginning at 10 p.m. 
on Sunday, and will remain 
closed through the clean-up 
following the parade. 

 For more visit: cityofpasadena.
net. Or call Visitor Hotline at 
(877) 793-9911.

 
As the registration deadline 
for winter classes approaches 
Friday, members and 
nonmembers of the Pasadena 
Senior Center can sample some 
of the most popular offerings 
for free by attending 30-minute 
mini-class sessions, meeting the 
instructors and learning more 
about the courses. 

 Known as Class Tasting, 
samplings of 15 of the 36 
classes will take place Tuesday, 
from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 
Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. Most Class Tastings 
will be onsite, with one being 
online via Zoom. 

Tuesday 

9 a.m. – Yoga in the Scott 
Pavilion 

9:30 a.m. – Strength Training 
via Zoom 

10:30 a.m. – Tap in the Dance 
Studio 

Noon – The Art and Joy of 
Sewing in the Cliff Benedict 
Room 

1 p.m. – Ballroom Dancing in 
the Dance Studio 

1:30 p.m. – Ballroom Line 
Dancing in the Dance Studio 

1:30 p.m. – Spanish Reading for 
Beginners in the Community 
Room 

Wednesday 

9:30 a.m. – French Language for 
Beginners in the Community 
Room 

10:30 a.m. – Get to Know Your 
Android Device 

11 a.m. – Qigong and Tai Chi in 
the Scott Pavilion 

Noon – BollyX in the Dance 
Studio 

12:30 p.m. – Computer Class for 
Beginners in the Computer Lab 

1 p.m. – Step to the Beat 
Aerobics in the Dance Studio 

1:30 p.m. – Spanish Reading for 
Beginners in the Community 
Room 

2 p.m. – Strength Training in the 
Fitness Center 

2:30 p.m. – “Let Us Play” 
Improve in the Cliff Benedict 
Room 

How to Register 

 To register for Class Tastings 
or for more information, visit: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org/ and 
click on Lectures & Classes, then 
Classes or call 626-795-4331. 

 The regular winter course 
schedule will be offered 
beginning Monday, Jan. 8. After 
sampling classes for free Jan. 
2 and 3, register for courses at: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org/(click 
on Classes and Lectures, then 
Classes) or pick up a registration 
form at the Welcome Desk. The 
registration deadline is Friday. 

 While Class Tastings are 
available to members and 
nonmembers of the Pasadena 
Senior Center, regular classes 
beginning Jan. 8 are available to 
members only. For membership 
information, visit the website 
and click on Membership. 

 Most courses range from $25 
to $55. Based on evaluation 
of need, scholarships for low-
income members may be 
available. 

 The Pasadena Senior Center is 
located 85 E. Holly St.

 For more information, visit the 
website or call (626) 795-4331. 

Last Minute Rose Parade Float Preparations

 Although weather reports are calling for rain today and Sunday, New Year’s Day is expected to have 
sunny skies, perfect for this year’s Rose Parade. Float builders could not be more pleased with natural 
conditions in their final preparations.

 “The weather is ideal, it’s warm enough that our volunteers are comfortable but cool enough that our 
flowers are going to do really well, said Ed Donnelly president of the South Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses

 Donnelly said that the back story of their float [South Pasadena] “Boogie Fever” (pictured) has a cargo 
plane flying over the rainforest and then a vintage turntable falls from the sky with the song Boogie 
Fever playing and all the animals, including a giraffe, snake, toucan, elephant and orangutan“are getting 
down to the groove”

Photo by D.Lee/MVNews


Art Deco 
Tour of the 
Playhouse 
District


Thousands volunteered as part of Kiwanis Rose Float Club 
of Pasadena, to not only finish the Kiwanis International float 
“Serving in Harmony” but volunteers also worked on nine other 
floats this year organizers said.


Tournament Partners with Vet Tix 
Foundation for Rose Bowl Game

 

 The Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses is again partnering with 
the Veteran Tickets Foundation 
(Vet Tix) to provide tickets to 
veterans of all eras and first 
responders for the 2024 CFP 
Semifinal at the Rose Bowl 
Game. 

 Vet Tix, the Tempe, Arizona-
based national non-profit, has 
worked with the Rose Bowl 
Game since 2015 and partners 
with thousands of venues 
around the country. Every ticket 
purchased or donated by Vet 
Tix goes to verified members of 
the military community or first 
responders.

 In the coming months, Vet Tix 
will hit a staggering milestone of 
distributing over 20 million free 
event tickets to their 1.8 million 
members.

 “When we achieve this 
extraordinary milestone of 
distributing over 20 million 
tickets in early January, we will 
have been able to give back by 
creating memories that will 
last a lifetime like the Rose 
Bowl Game to our VetTixers 
and 1stTixers who’ve made 
the sacrifices of service to our 
nation and local communities,” 
stated Michael Focareto III, 
Navy veteran, Founder, CEO 
of Vet Tix. “We can continue to 
achieve our mission of ‘giving 
something to those who gave,’ 
due to the generosity of amazing 
donors like the Rose Bowl 
Game. We are grateful for their 
continued support and our staff 
for their daily efforts to make 
us a 99% charity. Every dollar 
donated goes to purchase more 
tickets in underserved areas and 
big events.”

 Vet Tix has more than 20,000 
donors who believe in their 
mission. Donors include the 
live music industry, sports 
leagues and teams, motorsports 
organizations, college athletics 
programs, performing arts and 
family-oriented entertainment 
organizations, individual 
entertainers, and private donors. 

 Rose Bowl Game testimonials 
can be found online at: vettix.
org/myfeedback/228194.

 Join Pasadena Heritage on 
Saturday, January 6, as they 
unveil a new Playhouse 
District Walking tour, The 
Art Deco Architecture of 
the Playhouse District. 
The Pasadena Playhouse 
Historic District contains 
approximately 34 
buildings, which represent 
the eastward growth of the 
city’s urban core during the 
1920s and 1930s. During 
this period, Art Deco 
architecture was gaining 
popularity and was the 
chosen style for several 
commercial buildings in 
the District. This walking 
tour includes notable 
landmarks designed in 
the style, including the 
Scottish Rite Temple, the 
United Artist Theater, 
and the Warner Building. 
Come explore Art Deco in 
this historic district (both 
old and new), learn about 
the prominent architects 
behind their design, and 
hear about Pasadena 
Heritage’s involvement 
in the preservation and 
development of these 
buildings, Tour starts 
at 10 a.m. and lasts 
approximately 1.5 hours 
with a walking distance of 
approximately 1 mile.

 Pasadena Playhouse 
District Tours are 
sponsored by the Playhouse 
Village Association

 For more information 
or to buy tickets visit: 
pasadenaheritage.org.

Volunteers finish one of the most iconic roses seen every New 
Year's Day, since 1985. The large rose placard will again be put 
on the side of the Norton Simon Museum across from TV corner 
near the beginning of the parade route. The rose is built and 
decorated in two halves before being hung from the side of the 
building. Photo by D.Lee/MVNews 

Bob Lucas Library: L.A. 
County Notice of Hearing

 


 The Los Angeles County 
Hearing Officer will conduct a 
public hearing Tuesday, January 
23 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the 
Bob Lucas Library Expansion 
& Renovation in Altadena. A 
presentation and overview of 
the project will be given, and any 
interested person or authorized 
agent may appear and comment 
on the project at the hearing. 
The Hearing Officer will then 
consider to approve or deny the 
project or continue the hearing 
if it deems necessary. If the final 
decision on this proposal is 
challenged in court, testimony 
may be limited to issues raised 
before or at the public hearing

 Hearing In-Person Location: 
Hall of Administration, 500 
W. Temple Street (Basement), 
Assessment Appeal Board 
Hearing Room B4 (Board Room 
C), Los Angeles.

 Virtual (Online) at bit.ly/
ZOOM-HO

 By phone at (669) 444-9171 or 
(719) 359-4580 (ID: 824 5573 
9842).

 For more information visit: 
:altadenalibrary.org or contact 
Sean Donnelly (213) 974-6411. 
sdonnelly@planning.lacounty.
gov.


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