Hundreds of Ideas for Summer Fun

Get active, get fit and have some fun this summer – we'll show you how!
Pick up a copy of the 2007 spring/summer recreation brochure at any Pasadena community center or public library. Published by the Human Services and Recreation Department, it's brimming with summer activities for all ages and abilities. Try aerobics, aquatics, arts and crafts, basketball, computers, dance, day camps, dog obedience, drill team, flag football, fly casting, gymnastics, horsemanship, in-line skating, martial arts, nutrition, sewing, sleepover camps, soccer, softball, tennis, track – and more! There's even an adaptive recreation component for disabled children, teens and adults. You can also get a catalog by visiting www.cityofpasadena.net and clicking on Spring/Summer Recreation Guide or calling 744-6940.

Pasadena Captures Consecutive Tree City USA Awards

More than 85,000 trees strong Pasadena recently won its sixth straight Tree City USA Growth Award, its seventh Tree City USA designation and its fifth Tree Line USA Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation.

The prestigious honors recognize cities throughout the U.S. that are committed to running top-notch community forestry programs. The Growth Award is for programs that are expanding, and Tree Line USA honors Pasadena Water and Power for its superior program for keeping tree branches from interfering with overhead utility lines.

Why all the effort? Pasadena's lush urban forest gives our community its character and ambience. Well-maintained trees beautify our streets, help clean the air, shade our buildings, boost property values and reduce storm water runoff.

The Public Works Department's urban forestry program cares for more than 60,000 street trees and 25,000 park trees, trimming them on a regular cycle and replacing about 600 each year that have died from age or disease. The team maintains an intricate street-tree database, oversees the city's tree protection ordinance and runs an active public outreach program. In 2006 the team added six acres of oak woodland to our city's protected open space, devised a plan to relocate priceless trees from the Ambassador College campus and continued to train arborists with the latest techniques.

PWP, with its own certified arborist, works hard to clear branches and roots safely away from power lines to prevent outages while carefully nurturing each tree. PWP also educates customers on planting the right trees in the right places, sponsors free workshops and runs a popular shade trees rebate program.

For more information on Pasadena's Urban Forestry program, call 744-4321 or visit www.cityofpasadena.net/publicworks; for more information about PWP programs, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower or call 744-6970.

A Little Peace and Quiet

Is a barking dog driving you nuts? Need a little peace and quiet? Learn how to get help with barking dogs and other excessive noise in your neighborhood during a free community meeting Wednesday, June 20, at 6 p.m. in the board room at Pasadena Humane Society, 361 S. Raymond Ave.

This is the first in a series of quarterly meetings sponsored by the Pasadena Code Enforcement Commission and is intended to explain city laws and how they can help improve your quality of life.

This session will offer solutions for barking dogs and provide an explanation of Pasadena Public Health Department's role in enforcing the city's noise ordinance.
There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

You don't need a reservation to attend. For more details, call 744-7545.

Your Fire Station Welcomes You!

All Pasadena fire stations will be open to the public Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Fire Service Day. Come meet the dedicated men and women of Pasadena Fire Department, tour the facilities, see the fire engines, get your own stick-on firefighter’s badge and enjoy some refreshments.

Visit any or all of the following locations, and be sure to bring your camera!

Fire Station #31, 135 S. Fair Oaks Ave.

Fire Station #32, 2424 E. Villa St.

Fire Station #33, 515 N. Lake Ave.

Fire Station #34, 1138 E. Del Mar Blvd.

Fire Station #36, 1140 N. Fair Oaks Ave.

Fire Station #37, 3430 E. Foothill Blvd.

Fire Station #38, 1150 E. Linda Vista Ave.

Fire Station #39, 50 Avenue 64

In addition to open houses at all fire stations, there will special festivities at Fire Station #33, 515 N. Lake Ave., including live demonstrations of life-saving and fire-suppression techniques.

For more information about Fire Service Day or the Pasadena Fire Department, call (626) 744-4675.

A Boost for Summer Travel

Make sure the first stop on your overseas vacation is Pasadena Public Health Department's Travel Clinic.

One of the most comprehensive and low-cost facilities of its kind in Southern California, the clinic offers a full range of immunizations, medications and answers to your questions to help make your summer trip a healthy one. The clinic can also update some childhood immunizations you didn't think you needed anymore.

To meet summer demand, the Travel Clinic recently expanded its hours and is now open Monday through Thursday from 1:15 to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday through Thursday mornings from 8:15 to 10:45 a.m. Appointments are not necessary during these walk-in hours and there's no required consultation visit or separate exam fee. Immunizations can be paid by cash, check or credit card.

For complete details, including a list of popular destinations and recommended immunizations for those areas, visit www.cityofpasadena.net/publichealth or
call 744-7445.

Travel Planning Online

Planning a trip but don’t want to deal with a travel agent? Plan your trip via the Internet!

Whether you’re going up the coast, cross-country or overseas, there are secure, online travel sites that may help you save a few bucks while you build your custom itinerary.
Learn more about it during a free workshop Saturday, May 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S. Marengo Ave. For more information, call 744-7260.

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