5 Things You Need to Know: Neighborhood Coaltion Meeting, Pill Art, Historical Orange Crate Label Fundraiser

1)  Tonight there is a that will include discussion of how to curb excessive playing of loud music, the presence of liquor stores in Altadena, and neighborhood appearance in Altadena.  Concerns over those topics will be addressed to Sussy Nemer, a representative of Michael Antonovich, Altadena's representative at the County Board of Supervisors.  The meeting is open to all residents.

2) The Pasadena Unified School District is accepting applications to be a district-wide representative to the redistricting committee that is coming up with a plan that would create .  over how the plan could leave Altadena without a single defined seat on the board. There have also been concerns about Altadena being fairly represented in the process- County Supervisor Michael Antonvich is responsible for appointing two members, Sierra Madre gets one, Pasadena gets three, and the Pasadena Unified board gets to nominate three.  Altadena residents concerned over the town's representation might want to consider applying to be one of the representatives that the board would appoint.  The application is attached to this story in the photo gallery section.

3) The Altadena Historical Society is offering photographs of historical 'Alta' and 'Dena' brand orange crate labels (which can be viewed in the photo section at right) as part of its fundraiser to support its historical archives and events.  For a donation of $20 (plus shipping and handling) supporters will get a high resolution photo of each label in the mail.

4) The Los Angeles Times has the story of 61-year-old cancer survivor and Altadena resident Susan Braig, who has been making jewelry out of old prescription pills.

5) Sue Redman, who we a few weeks back after she put her e-book up for sale on the Amazon Kindle site, had to pull her book off the site temporarily.  It is now back up on the site.  The book is a mystery novel that takes place in a fictional neighborhood that resembles the Meadows.