Pasadena Star-News back issues from July 2009:
Chairman gifts $2 million to Caltech professorship
Jul 01, 2009 ... Kent Kresa, interim chairman of General Motors, and his wife havepledged $2million to the California Institute of Technology to endowthe Joyce and Kent Kresa Professorship in Engineering and AppliedScience, Caltech officials announced Wednesday. Kresa is chairman of the ...
Social calendar, July 2
Jul 01, 2009 ... Wednesday "Hello to Hollywood," the Pasadena Women's Connection luncheon,featuring Jack Wheaton discussing the secrets of writing music forfeature films. 11:30 p.m. Brookside Golf Course, 1133 N. Rosemont,Pasadena. $20. (626) 574-0251.Opening of "Dame Edna: My First Last ...
Arcadia officials remind residents against use of fireworks
Jul 01, 2009 ... In a news release, city officials are reminding residents thatall fireworks, including "safe ...
Insider will give rundown on horse-racing industry
Jul 01, 2009 ... John Daley, a trainer of thoroughbred race horses, will present aprogram, "The Business of Horse Racing," at the Sierra Madre KiwanisClub's next meeting, at noon July 7 at the Masonic Temple, 33 E.Sierra Madre ...
Sierra Madre gets tough on sex offenders
Jul 01, 2009; ... SIERRA MADRE - Local officials have made Sierra Madre the latestcity in the San Gabriel Valley to pass increased restrictions onwhere sex offenders can live. California's passage in 2006 of Proposition 83, more commonlyknown as Jessica's Law, banned registered sex offenders from ...
Happy hats brighten the day for children at Huntington Hospital
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XBOX teams with Funzone at Americafest
Jul 01, 2009; ... PASADENA - Attendees of the Rose Bowl's Americafest show Saturdaymay want to keep in mind that not all the action will take placeinside the stadium. This year's presenting sponsor, Microsoft's XBOX, will be host a"Funzone" pavilion in Area H, just ouside the stadium. The ...
Story of the Rose Bowl a varied tale
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Rosebowl's Americafest will honor local war heroes
Jul 01, 2009; ... PASADENA - On arguably the loudest day of the year, a respectfulhush will fall over the 30,000-strong crowd inside the Rose Bowl,Marine Lance Cpl. Sergio Escobar's face will flash onto thestadium's giant screen, and tears will roll down his father's face. Although the young ...
Little fleet of electric Minis hits the streets of Pasadena
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Race for 32nd district not over yet
Jul 01, 2009; ... Judy Chu wasn't originally planning on participating in lastweek's debate among candidates vying to represent the 32ndCongressional district.Instead, the Democratic nominee for the seat was headed toWashington D.C. She planned to hold a fundraiser and meet withDemocratic ...
Pasadena students test-fire egg catapults
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Road to Rose Bowl's Americafest long and winding
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Filing period to begin for Duarte council candidates
Jul 02, 2009 ... Nomination papers for Duarte's council elections in November willbe available in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 1600Huntington Drive. Three council seats will be contested in the Nov. 3, 2009. The filing period for nomination papers and candidate'sstatements is from ...
Simon presents a sweet exhibit on candy, pies
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., presents "Sweets& Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton SimonMuseum," from 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit features a selection of Thiebaud's prints of candysuckers, ice ...
Jazz series continues at Langham with Gary Foster
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa, 1401 S. Oak Knoll Ave., willcontinue its jazz series with a performance by Gary Foster and thePutter Smith Quartet 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $20 and includes ...
Library hosts program featuring live animals
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Altadena Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., will host a children'sprogram on animals, their habitats and the work that they do at 2p.m. Tuesday. The event, which will last approximately ...
'Plants at Play' will offer unique garden tips
Jul 02, 2009 ... A garden talk, "Plants at Play," will be presented 2:30 p.m. July9 at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens,1151 Oxford Road. Specialist gardener Jeff Karsner of the Huntington's Helen ...
Pasadena firefighters take precautions for upcoming fireworks
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West Covina unveils float honoring black veterans
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Larry Wilson: Reader wants killing of our children to stop
Jul 02, 2009; ... 'Could you please print, in bold letters, in the headlines, fullpage if possible" begins the query in the handwritten letter fromHenrietta Easley of Altadena. We get unusual letters. In the olden days, when I had lots ofpaper mail to open every morning, we got them often. Odd ...
City schedules free movie night for local families
Jul 03, 2009 ... Families are invited to enjoy dinner and movie with free popcornat the city's Community Movie Night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 10at Beardslee Park Amphitheatre, 2000 Buena Vista St. The Disney movie "Angels in the Outfield" will be the featuredmovie, starting at 8 p.m. Community ...
Physician will discuss the proper care of bones
Jul 03, 2009 ... Dr. Shane Pak will present a lecture, "Osteoporosis: The LatestTreatment Options," at 6 p.m. July 20 in the Barth Community Room atCrowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive. Learn how to keep bones strong and healthy. Pak, director of theorthopedic and spine program at San ...
Pasadena's Women at Work job referral program sees spike in clientele
Jul 03, 2009; ... PASADENA - With the unemployment rate at record levels, many ofthe recently unemployed have turned to a local job resource centerfor advice and new skills to get back into the jobs market. That's been the case at Women at Work, a Pasadena nonprofitorganization, which has seen a ...
Safety improvements scheduled for El Monte and La Verne airports
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City of Pasadena won't hire new staff to enforce water restrictions
Jul 03, 2009; ... PASADENA - New restrictions that limit when homeowners can watertheir lawns go into effect today, but the city isn't able to hireadditional staff to enforce the new rules as originally planned,officials said. Pasadena Water and Power Department officials originally askedthe city ...
Ice-rink supporters take their case to the Web
Jul 04, 2009; ... PASADENA - Supporters of building a long-planned ice-skatingcenter in East Pasadena have embarked on a concerted campaign tomake their case to the City Council. Efforts are intensifying in advance of a July 13 FinanceCommittee meeting - postponed from June 22 - to discuss ...
Party on Pasadena's Colorado Street Bridge canceled this year
Jul 04, 2009; ... PASADENA - Tough financial times have led Pasadena Heritage tocall off the traditional July block party that draws thousands tothe iconic Colorado Street Bridge every year. The up-front $100,000 cost of staging the summer fund-raiser istoo risky an investment this year, said Sue ...
Lewis, long-time doctor in Pasadena, has died
Jul 04, 2009; ... Dr. Randolph Chapman Lewis, a solo practitioner in preventivecardiology in Pasadena for more than half a century, has died. Lewis died of heart failure June 11 at Huntington MemorialHospital. He was 92. A joy of life and desire to always do his absolute best drewpatients to ...
Larry Wilson: Weekly's opinions on media's demise are not well- founded
Jul 04, 2009; ... We all of us have our biases - it's only human. They only become ridiculous when, once they're gently pointedout, we refuse to admit them, with a modest nod of the head and agrin. It doesn't much matter if we continue to hold them, as we likelywill, against all proof to the ...
Past on Parade: Fraternity house had police run-in in Roaring 20's
Jul 05, 2009; ... PASADENA - Pasadena police raided a house at 1240 N. Los RoblesAvenue, said to be the meeting place of the Pasadena High Schoolchapter of Kappa Aloha Pi, the Star-News reported on Nov. 10, 1928. Kappa Alpha Pi was a national secret fraternity banned by schoolauthorities ....
Temple City Council and school district reach agreement on facilities compensation
Jul 05, 2009; ... TEMPLE CITY - The City Council is expected to approve a newfacilities use agreement with the local school district Tuesday,ending a nearly year-long dispute between the two governing bodies. The agreement calls for the city to pay the Temple City UnifiedSchool District $20,000 for ...
Valley gateway across the 210 Freeway moves closer to reality
Jul 05, 2009; ... ARCADIA - Preliminary drilling began this week for a bridgeacross the Foothill (210) Freeway designed to serve as an "iconic"gateway into the San Gabriel Valley. The gateway does not currently exist, but the Metro Gold LineFoothill Extension Construction Authority has solicited ...
Citybeats: Monrovia bears attract unwanted attention
Jul 05, 2009 ... "Bear-anoia" has apparently reached a fever pitch in thehillsides of Monrovia, where residents are now complaining aboutstrangers driving around with guns to pester the trash-hungrymammals. "In the past few days, some of us have experienced unknown peopledriving in our area with ...
Altadena residents fan out with cameras to document town
Jul 05, 2009; ... ALTADENA - One hundred photographers, each armed with adisposable camera, will roam Altadena this month as part of acommunity arts project to document life and landmarks in thefoothill town. A handful of enthusiasts waited Wednesday morning to be first inline to pick up the ...
School Notes: City offering fun in the park for children
Jul 05, 2009 ... The city is offering the Summer Fun in the Park program from 9:30a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the Memorial Parkband shell, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. The program is absolutely free and is for children ages 3 to 10.Tuesday activities start July 7 and run through ...
PCC cancels winter session
Jul 06, 2009; ... PASADENA - Citing the need to make $7.7 million in cuts for the2009-10 school year, Pasadena City College has canceled the 2010winter session. Eliminating the six-week intersession - an abbreviated semesterheld from mid-January through February - will save the communitycollege ...
New land-use revisions call for increasing housing density
Jul 06, 2009; ... ARCADIA - Deep into the process of updating the city's GeneralPlan, officials are trying to create land use concepts that meet newstatewide density requirements and still preserve Arcadia as a"Community of Homes." The City Council on Tuesday will review the newest set of landuse ...
Largest free outdoor film fest returns to Old Pas
Jul 06, 2009; ... PASADENA - Billed as the largest free outdoor movie event in theSouthland - and maybe the world - the Old Pasadena Film Festivalkicks off Friday with a three-weekend series highlighting all-timefavorite family musicals. And as this year's special event, movie buffs will get a ...
Helping animals in the valley
Jul 06, 2009 ... Pasadena has been going to the dogs for a long time ...in the verynicest way, of course. For more than a century, the independent, donor-supportedPasadena Humane Society (PHS) & SPCA has provided care for lost orabandoned pooches, along with critters of every sort. It was wayback ...
Pasadena's Americafest: Day long fun
Jul 03, 2009 ... This year's Americafest Fourth of July celebration, presented byMicrosoft's XBOX 360, promises a day full of activities and fun forthe entire family.Music, live performances and a renowned fireworks show will fillthe walls of the Rose Bowl in this 83rd annual event. The ...
Quintet launches concert run at Descanso Gardens
Jul 04, 2009 ... The Elliott Caine Quintet kick off the summer concert series atDescanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Bring a blanket and picnic for an evening of jazz standards andoriginal compositions. The event is free with garden admission - ...
Investigator will discuss identity theft problem at the Hastings Branch Library in Pasadena
Jul 04, 2009 ... Alex Zepeda, an investigator with the Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Consumer Affairs, will speak about identity theft at6:30 p.m. July 22 at the Hastings Branch Library, 3325 E. OrangeGrove Blvd. Zepeda will address identity theft and its impact ...
Anime festival continues at Pasadena's Pacific Asia Museum
Jul 04, 2009 ... The Anime Film Festival at the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. LosRobles Ave., continues with "Samurai X: The Motion Picture" 8 p.m.Thursday. The story follows the hero of "Rurouni Kenshin" and his friendsas they encounter a rebel group opposed to the Meiji governmentwhile trying to ...
City of Sierra Madre's free summer series of concerts begins Sunday
Jul 04, 2009 ... The city's concerts in the park series begins at 6 p.m Sunday atthe Memorial Park Bandshell, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. next to CityHall. The concert series occurs every Sunday through Aug. 30. The ...
So Cal amateur boxes to converge at Duarte event
Jul 04, 2009 ... Young amateur boxers from boxing clubs throughout SouthernCalifornia will be in Duarte at 9 a.m. Aug. 1 to compete in the 4thannual Duarte Youth Boxing Show at the Duarte High School gym, 1565E. Central Ave. The boxing show will be hosted by Duarte Parks and Recreation'sDuarte ...
Pasadena Independence Day celebration draws tens of thousands
Jul 04, 2009; ... PASADENA - Throngs of people from throughout the Southlandconverged on the Rose Bowl on Saturday to celebrate Independence Dayand get a view of the city's famed fireworks display. Pasadena's 83rd annual Fourth of July celebration at the RoseBowl - titled Americafest - featured a ...
Breast cancer support group meets Thursdays at Wellness Community Foothills
Jul 05, 2009 ... A local breast cancer support group will meet for lunch from11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Wellness Community Foothills,200 E. Del Mar Blvd. The orientation session is for new members. The group meets everyThursday ....
Puppeteers will present 'Ferdinand the Bull' at Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park
Jul 05, 2009 ... Vagabond Puppets group present "Ferdinand, the Bull" at 7 p.m.Wednesday at Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly St. The ...
Altadena Main Library continues free movie night for families
Jul 05, 2009 ... The Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa, will continue itsFriday evening movies at 3:30 p.m. July 10 with "Inkheart." On July 17, the movie will be "Confessions of a Shopaholic," and"Coraline" will be shown July 24 ....
Registration begins for Pasadena City College 5K
Jul 05, 2009 ... The Pasadena City College 5K run takes place at 7 a.m. July 25 atthe Rose Bowl. The race is open to runners and walkers of all ages and fitnesslevels and promises fun for the whole family. Registered participants receive a T-shirt and a medal uponcrossing the finish ....
Art of the grape will be explored at Descanso Gardens
Jul 05, 2009 ... Grape-growing, wine-making and wine-tasting are the topics of atwo-day workshop from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and July 15at Descanso Gadrens, 1418 Descanso Drive, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. From an overview of viticulture (the growing of the grapes) tovinification (the ...
Pasadena's Kidspace Children's Museum offering a variety of activities
Jul 05, 2009 ... Kidspace Children's Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., is offering"Spend Your Summer at Kidspace" programs this month. The Lil' Sprouts Garden Club starts July 13. Young children willlearn gardening skills, read stories, sing songs and learn about thenatural world. Class meets from 9 ...
Court protesters get escorted out
Jul 06, 2009; ... PASADENA - Three protesters Monday shouted at a federal judgethey accuse of signing off on "torture memos" and were quicklyescorted out of court by security officers. "You authorized the torture of human beings," Dianne Wright ofLos Angeles yelled at Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court ...
Registration begins for Pasadena City College 5K
Jul 07, 2009 ... The Pasadena City College 5K run takes place at 7 a.m. July 25 atthe Rose Bowl. The race is open to runners and walkers of all ages and fitnesslevels and promises fun for the whole family. Registered participants receive a T-shirt and a medal uponcrossing the finish ....
Firefighters hold cook-out to help McDonald House
Jul 07, 2009 ... Pasadena firefighters will cook up hamburgers, hot dogs, sidedishes and ice cream from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at The DailyGrind coffee house, 100 W. Green St., with proceeds going to benefitthe Pasadena Ronald McDonald House. The cost is $4.99. The Pasadena Ronald ...
Hiker who died in fall at Eaton Canyon identified
Jul 07, 2009 ... Coroner's officials have identified a man who fell to his deathlast week while hiking in a treacherous part of Eaton Canyon asArturo Hernandez, 24, ...
City to install clearer signs for metered parking
Jul 07, 2009; ... PASADENA - The city will put in new signs on South Lake Avenuethat instruct drivers to pay at centralized parking meters installedlast August. Previous to last summer, parking was free on South Lake, betweenGreen Street and California Boulevard. The switch to meteredparking, ...
Nonprofit sets concert to help struggling musicians
Jul 07, 2009 ... The California Jazz Foundation presents Jazz Explosion III at2:30 p.m. Sunday at All Saints Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave. The concert will feature Bennie Maupin conducting the 20-pieceIkeda Kings Orchestra, Ernie Andrews, Bill Cunliffe, Roy McCurdy,Janis Mann, Llew ...
Monrovia: Cops may agree to work furloughs
Jul 07, 2009; ... MONROVIA - City officials are recommending unpaid work furloughsfor police officers, after budget negotiations stalled between thecity and the officers' union. Calling talks "far in-between and unproductive" in his weeklyreport, City Manager Scott Ochoa said furloughs may be the ...
Top candidate emerges to lead county arboretum
Jul 07, 2009; ... ARCADIA - After a year-long search, Richard Schulhof, deputydirector of Harvard's Arnold Arboretum and former executive directorof Descanso Gardens, has emerged as the prime candidate for the topjob at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The county Board of ...
Larry Wilson: Calling all candidates for governor
Jul 07, 2009; ... DIANNE Feinstein is the only candidate for California governorwho clearly could win the race. Except that, of course, she's not in the race and soundsincreasingly unlikely to take the plunge. Born in 1933, she'd be inher very late 70s on taking office. From Gavin Newsom to ...
Pasadena pastor "honored and pleased" to speak at Michael Jackson memorial
Jul 07, 2009; ... PASADENA - When Michael Jackson's family asked the Rev. LuciousSmith to give the closing prayer at Tuesday's memorial service, itwas a "wow kind of moment" for the popular pastor of FriendshipBaptist Church in Old Pasadena. Photo Gallery: Memorial service for Michael ...
Transit agency extends ban on big rigs on SR-2
Jul 08, 2009 ... The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) hasextended a ban for five-axle trucks on State Route 2, also known asAngeles Crest Highway, to Aug. 6. Caltrans imposed the restriction, which applies to the stateroute from the Foothill (210) Freeway to Angeles Forest ...
Lilly, missing horse, found dead
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