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Sierra Madre Edition SIERRA MADRE EDITION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017 VOLUME 11 NO. 45 2ND ANNUAL ROTARY HUMANITARIAN STAR AWARDS BANQUET Photo and Story By Bill Coburn The ierraS Madre Rotary Club hosted its NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; 2nd Annual Rotary Humanitarian STAR John F. Raffensperger, Ph.D., of Pardee Awards Banquet on Saturday, with more RAND Graduate School, Philip R. than 130 scientists and friends honoring Troyk, Ph.D., of the Armour College outstanding humanitarian achievements of Engineering, and Sylvia Whitlock in science and technology, while Ph.D., District Governor, (2012-2013) enjoying live entertainment, cocktails Rotary International District 5300. To and dinner at the Pasadena Masonic learn more about the advisors, visit the Temple. The goal of the STAR (Science, website, www.RHStar.org. MOVEMBER IS MEN'S Technology, Aerospace and Robotics) Executive Governor of Rotary awards is to recognize, celebrate and raise District 5300 Marilyn Diaz gave some HEALTH MONTH awareness of scientific achievements that background about Rotary, and its Last month the Sierra significantly improve lives and positively mission of serving humanity. Madre Police Depart- impact humanity. Emcees Dave Ruprecht and Marie ment uniformed per- The evening began with a cocktail Csete, M.D., Ph.D. then got down to sonnel proudly wore reception featuring music by Almer the business of the evening, presenting our #PinkPatchPro- Imamovic and Dr. Jessica Pierce. The the awards. The first award of the ject shoulder patches guests were welcomed by Joan Riback, evening went to Sierra Madre resident in support of breast and following presentation of the colors and JPL Climatologist William Patzert, cancer awareness. by the 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines of Ph.D., who was presented with the This month many of Pasadena, the National Anthem was Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. our officer are sport- sung by Valerie Geason, and a few words Patzert began his career at the Scripps ing additional facial of inspiration were offered by Rotarian Institution of Oceanography before hair in support of Douglas Kerns, Ph.D. moving onto NASA and revolutionizing men's health. Following dinner, immediate past oceanographic and climate science. Dr. For the first time Si- president Alan Unell, Ph.D. gave a Patzert has worked with JPL for 35 years. erra Madre Police brief overview of the awards, including In accepting the award, Dr. Patzert noted Department is par- introduction of the distinguished that we are living in a time where science ticipating in "Mo- Advisory Board, consisting of David is under attack, adding that climate vember", also known as "No Shave Novem- A. Bearden, Ph.D. of the Aerospace change is scientific fact, not fake news. Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club honored local Veterans SMPD Chief Joe Ortiz at the ber". Movember pro- Corporation; Joel W. Burdick Ph.D., JPL In the Health and Medical category, and our First Responders at their Tuesday luncheon. beginning of Movember. motes growing facial Research Scientist; Marie Csete M.D., nominees had helped children and Above left, WWII Vets George Maurer and Jack with Stay Tuned! hair in order to raise Ph.D., Huntington Medical Research families by eliminating cleft lips and son in law Gary Hood (center); Above right, Susan Mc- awareness for men's Institutes; The Honorable Lance A. Ito, palates and scarring, engineered Creary with Korean War Veteran Bud Switzer. Far left, health issues, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, (Ret) Judge Superior Court of the State of nanoparticles for cervical cancer former California DAV Auxillary President Mary Lou and men's mental health and suicide prevention California, in and for the County of Los therapeutic vaccine, developed a method Caldwell and Karen Keegan. Not pictured are other All proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer So- Angeles; William Patzert, Ph.D., Scientist to measure oxygen in blood members of VFW 3208, Sierra Madre Police Depart- ciety, Prevent Cancer Foundation, and St. Jude’s Children's at CalTech’s ment, SMFD, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue and Hospital. NO SHAVE NOVEMBER, and its funded pro- (continued on page 2) Sierra Madre CERT. grams are putting your donation dollar to work, investing in groundbreaking cancer research. You are invited to join us in supporting the Movember cause. Donations of any size are welcomed and 100% will go directly to the listed programs. Please go to: https://no-shave.org/team/SierraMadrePublicSafety. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support! #NOSHAVENOVEMBER #MOVEMBER #HAIRYFACESROCK Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com 2 Mountain View News Saturday, NOVEMBER 11, 2017 COMMUNITY CALENDAR personally gratifying project in his two decades at JPL. ROTARY Continued from Page 1 Weather Wise which changed the way anesthesia and critical care are administered, Also receiving the STAR award in this category was Sam Bloch, 6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca. integrated functional genomic, epigenetic and genetic data to help founder of Communitere International, which is pioneering an Sun Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s understand how genomes are involved with various diseases and innovative approach to humanitarian aid, working with the people in Mon: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s disorders, developed a wireless remote temperature monitoring solution the affected area as stakeholders, not beneficiaries, and changing the Tues: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s for vaccine refrigerators in rural areas, and discovered a pacing method scope of disaster response and community development. Sierra Madre Wed: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s that enables diagnosis and termination of arrhythmia. The winner in Rotary has agreed to support Bloch’s company’s efforts as they assist the Thur: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s the category, Kimberly Shriner, M.D., F.A.C.P. created a global outreach people of Puerto Rico in rebuilding after the recent hurricane. Fri: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s project that brings Pasadena medical teams to Tanzania where they save Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service lives by educating the people through lectures, workshops and clinics to Said Rotarian Joan Riback “These are the only awards honoring the sustainably relieve diseases such as HIV, parasites and more. “ I think humanitarian application of scientific and technological achievements. CITY OF SIERRA MADRE that the Rotary Club, their merging of innovation and humanity and They literally go to people who are saving lives. This year’s awards CALENDAR OF EVENTS engineering and technology is just what we need at this time in the recognized some amazing people who are revolutionizing some of world…” said Dr. Shriner. the greatest problems of our time, including climate change, AIDS, Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at City homelessness, a breakthrough in alternatives to fossil fuels, and life Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. The Knowledge Sharing category included people or organizations saving devices for disaster relief and recovery. The depth of gratitude 626-355-7135 that coordinated the growth of 50 early stage companies working to that we feel for these people and their achievements is inexpressible.” NEXT REGULAR November 14, 2017 translate scientific ideas into products for the improvement of health, Added Dr. Michael Budincich, current president of the Sierra Madre quality of life and the environment, communicated the power of NASA’s Rotary Club “I am proud of what our RH STAR committee, and our 6:30 pm exploration story, did a preliminary design of a human Mars lander, small Rotary Club collectively, was able to accomplish, with so few active encouraged and influenced students in elementary school through members and limited resources. We call ourselves ‘small but mighty’. high school to pursue an interest in STEM through use of robotics, and For a complete list of the nominees and information on the projects 1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & worked with a Fijian community to develop a clean water infrastructure. for which they were nominated, go to www.RHStar.org. You will also Free on-air publicity for local events The winner in this category, Denise McCain-Tharnstrom, Ph.D., worked soon be able to view video of the banquet, as well as purchase tickets to with a team of volunteers to develop the What I Need (WIN) app, which next year’s event, at the website. Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts is a resource directory for homeless and vulnerable youth. for Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. PSAs will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 24/7 and can be heard at 1630 on the AM dial. Nominees in the Environmental Improvement category interpreted Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have their satellite data to further our understanding of climate and environmental event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre Community problems and developed a solar-powered bio-machine designed to Information Radio. The station covers the city of Sierra Madre, plus remove CO2 from the air and convert it to fuel or other products, surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. closing the carbon cycle. The winner of Environmental Improvement, Your event must: • Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity Frances Arnold, Ph.D, breeds molecules as part of a process to transform • Be open to the public biomass into fuels and chemicals, with the potential of relieving our • Be of general interest to local citizens dependency on fossil fuels. Just write a Public Service Announcement that describes your event and e-mail it to [email protected]. Nominees in Disaster Relief and Recovery invented solar powered inflatable light for distribution in disaster and undeveloped areas, and directed efforts to protect NASA’s manufacturing hub for future SIERRA MADRE CITY space exploration initiatives.
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