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Three juveniles in custody after burglary call Monday afternoon

by Timothy Rutt

Altadena sheriff's deputies have booked three male juveniles following a call on an attempted burglary Monday afternoon.

Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station said that the call went out on a possible burglary at the 1900 block of E. Washington Blvd. at 12:49 this afternoon.  The call said that two juveniles had tried to burglarize the location and were last seen running.

Deputies set up a containment, and the three suspects were arrested.  They are in the process of being booked at Crescenta Valley Station as of 3:30 this afternoon, Sachs said.

It's Animal Magic at the Library Tuesday

Join John Abrams Animal Magic Tues., July 3, at the Altadena Libraries.

Come to the library for the only magic show that combines comedy, magic, music, audience participation and live exotic pets in an entertaining experience guaranteed to astound and amaze.

The shows are: 2 PM at the Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St. ; and 4 PM at Bob Lucas Branch Library, 2659 N. Lincoln Ave. 

 

Fireworks and food trucks tonight

by Timothy Rutt

Get an early start to your Independence Day tonight, with the Altadena Town & Country Club's annual fireworks display, starting at 9:30 PM. (Please be kind to your pets and keep them inside!)

But before then, join the Altadena Chamber of Commerce's food truck extravaganza  at the parking lot of the Altadena Golf Course, starting at 6 PM.  Enjoy some fine, street-smart dinner while you jockey for a good place to watch the show. A portion of the proceeds go to benefit the Altadena Chamber's Marion Lee Wullshlager Scholarship Fund.

Food trucks scheduled are: The Greasy Weiner, Komodo, Slammin' Sliders, Sweet Arleen's Cupcakes, and A-Rockin' Ice.  

Talent on tap (and ballet, and modern ...) at Sue B. dance concert Sunday

 

Younger dancers strut their stuff at Davies Auditorium Sunday afternoon

by Timothy Rutt

Sue B. Dance Company held its annual summer show at the Davies Building in Farnsworth Park Sunday, and there was a little something for all ages. More pictures after the jump.

July sponsor shout-out

It's July now, and time to give credit to those people responsible for bringing you Altadenablog every single day -- those local businesses and organizations who are members of our sponsorship team. Thanks to all of you!  And if you're a patron of these fine local establishments, let them know you read Altadenablog.

Altadena Ale & Wine House

Altadena Heritage, sponsors of the Altadena Farmers Market

Altadena Solar

Arroyo Food Co-op

Baietti-Seyffert/Podley Properties

Curves Altadena

Dhari Thein Real Estate

Dr. Barkman

Friends of the Altadena Library

Greg Stanton/Teles Properties

Judy Rubin Architectural & Previews Specialist

Placebo, the Musical at the Carrie Hamilton Theater

Rancho Bar

Scissors Paper Rock Salon

Webster's Community Pharmacy

Webster's Fine Stationers

Also a thank-you to our newest sponsor, The Coffee Gallery (we're preparing an eye-popping ad for them right now -- you can't rush these things!)

What sets most of these businesses apart?  We call them "Key Businesses," because you can only find them in Altadena. They help define our community. They help make us the kind of people we are.

Do you run a Key Business?  Let's talk -- because we want to help you take your message to your Altadena customer base -- and this is the best place in town to do it (you're reading this, aren't you?).  Give us a call at 626-791-5327.

 

 

Found dog (now pound dog)

Readers Sue and Tom email about a doggie who's had a sad journey already:

Early Friday morning (29 July) a very sweet male, gray and white pit bull terrier-type dog was abandoned in our neighborhood not once but twice: he was first spotted at 6 AM tied to the bridge over the debris basin on East Loma Alta, and by 7am he had been moved to the Eaton Canyon bridge where some kind pit bull sympathizers rescued him and took him to the Pasadena Humane Society.  This guy is a big love and would make a fantastic buddy (like most pitties) if you can find room in your heart and home for this happy guy.  His id number at the Humane Society is A308906.

UPDATE: We've added his picture, sent by Sue.

Deconstructing myths about money at the Coffee Gallery tonight

Truth In The Public Interest and The Coffee Gallery present "Conversations Worth Having: Putting People Before Profit – Part 2" tonight, July 2, from 7-9:30 PM at the Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake Ave.

Hosted by David Barker, the presentation will focus on deconstructing modern myths about money, debt, and value.  From the press release: 

In this discussion we will address:

• What is money?  How, why, for whom and by whom is it created?
• What is a debt-based monetary system, and why it matters.
• What is the Fed?  Are they public or private, profit or non-profit?
• What happened in Worgl, Austria in 1932 in the middle of the Great Depression, what it means and why you haven’t heard about it.
• What constitutes real value in an economy and a society.

Suggested Exchange:  $10 w/reservation, $15 at the door

Please RSVP to 213-393-3283 or email essencequest@hotmail.com

The intent and commitment of these conversations is to accelerate the process of transformation from a money and-profit-driven culture to a sustainability, community and peace-centered society.

Please join the conversation.

 

Altadena Community Garden picnic offers something for everyone

 

The Altadena Community Garden's annual PIcnic and Resource Fair was a great place to hear live music, as well as eat a good meal.

 

by Timothy Rutt

 

As you can tell by comparing it with the chairs, the corn IS as high as an elephant's eye -- at least on this garden plot!

 

The Altadena Community Garden's annual Picnic and Resource Fair took advantage of good weather to show off the garden plots and have a little All-American picnic Saturday afternoon.  It was a good place to go to meet friends, have a great meal, look at the wonderful garden plots, and maybe be inspired.  More pictures after the jump.

Those Manning Bhoys open summer concert series with a taste of Scots

The Sheriff Support Group of Altadena opens its 16th annual free concert series next Saturday, July 7, featuring Altadena's own Those Manning Bhoys.

 

Sean Manning, left, and his brother Mike bring Ireland to Altadena to open the summer concert series.

For the eighth consecutive year the brothers Mike and Sean Manning will be bringing their musical variety stylings to the Amphitheatre at Farnsworth Park. This year’s show will be a slight departure from the strictly Irish moods of the past years. 

 

The Manning family moved to Altadena in 1948. As the oldest and youngest of a family of eight, the brothers have decided to get a little more personal this year. As a couple of baby boomers living and working in Altadena , Mike and Sean want to give a little sense of what it was like to grow  up and in a small house with ten people. Their father Raymond, and their mother Sis, raised the boys and their six brothers and sisters in a strict working- class Irish Catholic household on Altadena’s west side, just below Farnsworth Park. This night will also mark the debut of Mike’s original song, “Altadena: A Boomer’s Story."

Joining the brothers this year will be their close friend and fellow musician Billy Arcila , an instructor at Pasadena City College who will play his original classical guitar compositions. Also joining the Bhoys on stage will be a quintet from the Los Angeles Scottish Fiddlers, who specialize in Cape Breton-style fiddle music, an upbeat and downhome style of music from the Scots who settled in that area of Nova Scotia.  Accordingly, Sean and Mike will be debuting four Scottish folk songs including two well-known pieces by the Scottish poet Robert Burns.

Also premiering next Saturday will be food from El Patron Mexican Restaurant in Altadena.  Each night, El Patron will be serving something different from a menu of tacos, burritos, nachos, and quesadillas.

The Rotary Club of Altadena will be selling beer and wine during the concert, and of course you're welcome to pack a something and enjoy dinner and music under the stars.

The Summer Concert Series starts at 7 PM at the Farnsworth Park Amphitheater, Lake Avenue and Mt. Curve Drive. Concerts are always family-friendly, and always free.

 

Sunday open thread

Walmart, Independence Day, mysterious explosions ... what's on your mind today? Comment away!

Library starts summer Friday Film Festival this week

by Timothy Rutt

The Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., is offering family-friendly movies every Friday all summer long.  Admission is free.

July 6: "The Muppets" (are you a man, or a Muppet?)

July 13: The Teen's Choice Movie, picked by participants in the summer reading program:  will it be "The Birds," "Young Frankenstein," "Coraline," or "Back to the Future Part I"?  Come on in and find out.

July 20:  "Big Miracle," a whale of a true tale.

July 27: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules": wimpy is the new hipster.

All movies start at 3 PM, and are rated PG. 

 

 

Morning jolt

• The Wright stuff: When Kentucky businessman Dale Torock wanted to build an addition to his house, he got his inspiration from Altadena: a home on 1370 Morada Place that looks like a ship's prow, and designed by Lloyd Wright.  Torok was so taken by it, he created his own version.  The story of the addition is right here.
• Lassie come home:  Our Dr. Barkman reports that a study of lost vs. found dogs and cats shows that 93% of lost dogs come home, either on their own or with help, thanks to dogtags and microchips.  On thing that really helps is getting out the word early that your dog is missing (that's why we love the lost dog announcements).  You can read her comments on her blog here.
• The Other Side of Walmart:  Ok, we don't usually like to go to HuffPo for obvious reasons (it's a large out-of-town enterprise that is trying to take us out of business), but it's worth looking at this article by Walmart's Senior Director of Community Affairs Steven S. Restivo which talks about the Neighborhood Markets (including Altadena's).

Altadena Junction: it's all about the fireworks

This week's Pasadena Sun column:  it's not just about Walmart, but, you know, actual fireworks.

Altadena sheriff and Pasadena fire to hold joint CERT training in July

by Timothy Rutt

The Altadena Sheriff Station and the Pasadena Fire Department will be holding joint PERT/CERT training for one action-packed week in July.

Starting July 14, and ending July 21, community members will be trained in emergency skills.  Training will be at Pasadena Fire Station #33 (at Lake and VIlla in Pasadena) and the Altadena Community Church.

Click the graphic for more details.  Sign up for the training at this website.

 

Schiff again presses for Forest Service verdict on nighttime flight ban

by Jason Wells
Pasadena Sun

The latest draft of a federal appropriations bill “will catalyze” the U.S. Forest Service to issue its findings on whether to lift a ban on nighttime water-dropping flights to combat wildfires, according to an announcement issued today by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank).

Schiff, whose district includes large swaths of land scorched by the 2009 Station fire that critics say could have been more quickly contained with nighttime air attacks, has been taking the Forest Service to task for its prolonged review of the ban.

Contending  the agency has consistently missed internal deadlines to deliver its findings, Schiff said in the statement that he secured language Thursday in the latest markup of the Department of the Interior appropriations bill that calls on the Forest Service to complete the night-flying operation studies within 90 days of the spending plan being approved.

“With another fire season upon us, the Forest Service’s lack of action is beyond negligence,” Schiff said. “The agency must conclude their analyses of whether and how to develop its own night-flying capability public immediately.”

More at the Pasadena Sun.