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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014 - NOVEMBER 2, 2014
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Marshall High School’s Madison Triplett selected 2015 Rose Queen by Terry Miller
Tournament of Roses® 2015 Rose Queen® Madison Elaine Triplett reacts to being named 97th Rose Queen next to Rose Princess Simona Shao (left) and Rose Princess Bergen Onufer (right) - Photo by Terry Miller
It has already been a banner year for Marshall High School academically, but Tuesday evening’s announcement was indeed the proverbial icing on the cake when The Tournament of Roses named Madison Elaine Triplett as the 97th Rose
Queen in an official ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Plaza. The announcement concludes a month-long process that began with more than 700 Pasadena-area young women who participated in the Royal Court tryouts. The cer-
emony was emceed by KTLA Rose Parade® host and television personality, Stephanie Edwards. Rose Queen Madison and the Royal Court will make as Please see page 4
Outdoor watering limited to one day per week starting November 1 As part of the City’s Level 1 Water Supply Shortage Plan now in effect, Pasadena property owners will be limited to watering outdoors one day per week, on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, effective Nov. 1, 2014. Additionally, with the close of daylight saving time on Nov. 2, 2014, Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) reminds cus-
tomers to adjust their sprinkler timers to water before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m. The City Council approved Pasadena’s existing Water Waste Prohibitions and Water Supply Shortage Plans Ordinance in 2009 and enacted the Level 1 plan on July 28, 2014. The key water waste prohibitions currently in effect for all PWP water customers
include: Outdoor watering one day per week, on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, during the fall and winter months, Nov. 1 through March 31. Property owners can water three days per week April 1 through Oct. 31. •No watering outdoors Please see page 2
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Man charged with killing Pasadena couple A 29-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his cousin and his cousin’s wife was charged today with capital murder, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Jacob Mallory Bersson (DOB 4/9/85) has been charged with two counts of murder with a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders in case GA094945. The defendant was scheduled to be arraigned today, but the court appearance was continued to tomorrow, Oct. 16, in Department C of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Pasadena Branch. Additionally, the felony complaint contains a special allegation that the defendant personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a knife, in the commission of the crime. Prosecutors said at that the time of the killing, Bersson was living with his cousin Lawrence Bressler and his wife Denise Bressler at their Pasadena apartment. On the morning of Oct. 13, Bersson reportedly forced his way into the Bressler’s bedroom and stabbed them to death. Soon after the incident, the defendant was arrested in connection with the stabbings. The District Attorney’s Office will decide at a later time whether to seek the death penalty against the defendant or life in prison without the possibility of parole. Bersson is being held without bail. The case is being investigated by the Pasadena Police Department.