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TCHS Graduate is New Huntington Beach Fire Chief Sierra Madre’s Entry to Rose Parade Breaks Down Mid-Parade
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Making the World a Little Less Shabby, One Dog at a Time
Association could face a fine of $1,000 or more By Bill Peters
-Photo by Terry Miller
Ask Sierra Madre entrepreneur Sandy Lewis-Duvall why on earth she would chose to start another new business in the middle of a recession, and she just smiles. “I’m crazy,” she says while standing at the entrance to The Shabby Dog, her new-
est venture tucked away in a quaint shop along Montecito Avenue. “I knew it was risky at the time,” said Lewis-Duvall of her decision to branch out and start the high-end dog boutique and product line, “but you can never do
just one thing and expect to succeed.” Indeed Lewis-Duvall, who cut her teeth in the fitness industry writing and producing promotional videos for the Suzanne Somers Thighmaster in the early
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The City of Sierra Madre’s proud all-citizen-volunteer float was awarded the Governor’s Trophy for its entry, “California Girls” in the 2010 Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, Ca. on New Years Day. In spite of the fact that the colorful float received applause all along the parade route, the float developed brake problems that halted the parade for over 10 minutes. It all started, according to Sierra Madre Rose Float Association Construction Committee chair, Dick Sappington, when the front braking system began to seize up early on. “We knew there was minor difficulty as we came down the hill,” Sappington said, referring to the incline of Colorado Blvd. after turning the corner at Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado. The right front brake began to act up. There never was any danger of brake failure, Sappington noted, since this float, and all parade floats,
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Patrick McIntosh, Deputy Chief with the Orange County Fire Authority, will become the new Fire Chief for the City of Huntington Beach on January 27th of this year. McIntosh, a 1976 graduate of Temple City High School, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection Administration from Cal State Los Angeles, a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program. In 2000 he became one of the first executive fire officers in the nation to receive Chief Fire Officer Designation from the Commission on Chief Fire Officer Designation, and in 2003 completed the prestigious Harvard University Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. Deputy Chief McIntosh has been with the Orange County
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are required to have a duplicate system on the rear wheels of the float body for safety. About half way through the parade trouble began ahead of the Sierra Madre float when the City of Torrance entry broke down and needed to be towed. At that time, the entire procession came to a complete halt for 20 minutes. The delay was exacerbated because the Torrance float was not equipped to be towed. Due to the delay ahead, at 9:55 a.m., the Sierra Madre float was stalled at the corner of Oak Knoll Ave. and Colorado Blvd. as it waited for the disabled float to be removed. Finally, at 10:15 a.m. the floats and marching bands in front of them began to move. The “California Girl” music, which had played incessantly during the halt, came to a stop as the driver attempted to re-start the engine. The engine balked. In a roar, the float started-up belching lots of black smoke out the tail-pipe. Finally, it be-
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South Pasadena Shops Support Vietnam Cultural Exchange By Bill Peters Bringing a new meaning to the term “traveling Troubadours” the Southwest Chamber Music is continuing its tradition of taking its musicians around the world to share their talents and love of music. This year, Southwest Chamber will participate in a U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program that will see the Grammy-winning ensemble in two major cities of Vietnam and later, a group of Vietnamese musicians will visit Pasadena as part of a cultural exchange, the first of its kind with the Southeast Asian country. Southwest Chamber previously has visited such cities as Vienna, Mexico City and Guadalajara, Phnom Penh, and Hanoi. The current trip will take place beginning Feb. 27 in the Vietnam cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) for a threeweek stay. Following that, the Vietnamese musicians will arrive in Pasadena and stay for three-weeks, until May 3. Nineteen members of Southwest Chamber will perform, instruct during rehearsals, and give concerts side-by-side in Vietnam with programs of American compositions. While here, the Vietnamese
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Enrique Molina of Monrovia puts finishing touches on a cello-shaped cake he baked for a Holiday Open-house in South Pasadena to support Southwest Chamber Music’s planned trip to Vietnam next Spring.