Morning jolt

• Northwestern University sophomore diver Felicitas Lenz of Altadena did very well at a meet in Berlin, so much so that the German national team is talking to her (she was born in Tubingen). 
• Oddball Grape talks about its weekend sojourn at Webster's -- we're really sorry we missed the wine tasting!
• Metropolitan News-Enterprise (a Los Angeles area online law publication) has a story by Kenneth Ofgang about the California Supreme Court upholding the death sentence for David Earl Williams, convicted in the torture-killing of Joanne Lacey of Altadena.
• The LA County Board of Supervisors authorized a traffic signal synchronization project for San Gabriel Blvd. and Sierra Madre Blvd. between Michillinda Ave. and Huntington Dr. in the cities of Pasadena, San Marino, and Sierra Madre.  (We drive along Sierra Madre Blvd. almost every day, so we're looking forward to this!) The total cost of the project is $759,590.
• Former Doo-Dah queens Skittles and Naughty Mickie will host a Doo Dah Parade Photo & Memorabilia Exhibit at (Altadenablog sponsor) McGinty's Gallery at the End of the World on July 17, 6 PM-midnight.  Besides Doo-dah photos and memorabilia, there will be a silent auction to benefit the Light Bringer Project.  Details are at Mickie's site.