Election Results for Azusa, Rosemead, San Gabriel, Temple City P. 26 Thursday, March 5, 2015 - March 11, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
Grandson of Cesar Chavez to Speak at Westminster Gardens P. 14
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
Huntington Nurses Quarrel Over Possible Union Contract By terry miller
Fish Canyon Tree Crew Established P. 21
SPORTS
Maranatha Advances to State Tournament P. 18
Monrovia High Rallies to Defeat La Cañada in Penalties in CIF Semis P. 17
ENTERTAINMENT The Return of ArtNight Pasadena P. 10 Old Pasadena Celebrates 336 Happy Hours P. 12
BUSINESS
Holden Announces Woman of the Year P. 19
Women At Work to Close Pasadena Office P. 19
EDUCATION
Joshua Hing Named Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena Youth of the Year P. 27
New Training Tool for School Workers to Report Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect P. 27
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 6–10 PM
Volume 19, No. 10
An argumentative press conference, originally called by the CAN, caused nurses on both sides of the union issue to spar last Thursday. Tempers were high and officials and others attempted to quell the melee. - Photo by Terry Miller
Monrovia’s Paint ‘n’ Play Offers Unique Free Ceramic Artwork Program for Cancer Patients There aren’t really any words to describe the devastation and destruction one feels when diagnosed with cancer. Cancer becomes the focal point of the person and family. During those traumatic times, it becomes very difficult to find comfort and the simple joy of a fun family outing, without cancer being in the forefront. Just ask dear Aunt Jeannie Yee. Diagnosed in 2008 with Stage 4 (stage before death) nasopharyngeal cancer with tumor migration to the brain, she has struggled intensely with life --physical pain, emotional heartache, spiritual wrestling, and the impact of a cancer crisis on her family of her husband Bill, and SEE PG. 14
Lisa Barrios works with a young cancer patient at Paint ‘n’ Play.
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“CNA - NO WAY!” was the repeated chant while officials and nurses from California Nurses Association attempted to speak at a press conference called by the CNA last Thursday morning. Scores of nurses, community leaders and union officials quarreled outside Huntington Memorial Hospital Thursday over the 10-month attempt to get nurses at Huntington to vote on unionizing. The confrontations occurred when anti-union employees attempted to quell the voices of the California Nurses Association, which initially called the press conference. Organizers were upset that the anti-union nurses and ancillary staff essentially rained on their parade. “I absolutely do not want or need union representation,” Vandy Uphoff, RN, told Pasa-
SEE PG. 13
TCUSD Honors Dawn Tarin Temple City Unified School District administrators are proud to announce Dawn Tarin has received TCUSD’s 2015 Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Golden Apple Award. Mrs. Tarin believes there are few things as rewarding as volunteering. When her now 23-yearold daughter entered Kindergarten at Longden Elementary School, there was no question that Dawn would volunteer to act as PTA Room Representative, a position she held at Longden Elementary for the next nine years, ending with her being co-chairman of her son’s sixth grade promotion committee. Dawn rarely turned down a request to volunteer or contribute when asked, whether it was acting
SEE PG. 15
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors.
FREE SHUTTLES Free shuttles, running 6–10 p.m., will loop throughout the evening with stops at each venue. Park at any venue and ride to the others.
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Armory Center for the Arts / Art Center College of Design / artWORKS Teen Center / City of Pasadena–City Hall / Jackie Robinson Community Center / Kidspace Children’s Museum / Light Bringer Project at Day One / Lineage Performing Arts Center / MUSE/IQUE / Offramp Gallery / Pasadena Conservatory of Music / Pasadena Museum of California Art / Pasadena Museum of History / PUSD at The Shops on Lake / Shumei Arts Council / Side Street Projects / USC Pacific Asia Museum
ARTS BUS Pasadena ARTS Route 10 runs along Colorado Boulevard and Green Street until 8 p.m. Information at cityofpasadena.net/artsbus. METRO GOLD LINE Take the Gold Line to Memorial Park Station in Pasadena. More info at metro.net. artnightpasadena.org facebook.com/artnightpasadena