Posted 5/11/13 – I’ll be posting an article and video at some point, but here are the photos to whet your appetite.
- Folks sign into the guest book and on the matte of the picture being presented to honoree Joan Crow
- Crowd shot
- Same shot, smaller crowd
- Friends of the Library, pouring up some wine
- Another crowd shot, bookended by Ken Anhalt and Susan Henderson
- Mary Lou Caldwell takes a picture of me taking a picture of her
- Senior Community Commission Chair Bill Nelson with former Commissioners Alice Hultsman (L) and Ann Luke
- Hugs all around today
- Lots of folks and businesses donated the food
- Senior Commissioner Amy Putnam and Mayor Nancy Walsh
- Thankfully, some of those folks who donated food, also donated COOKIES!
- City staffer Kyle Schnurr and Joan
- Yay, more food
- And flowers, too!
- Council member Chris Koerber chats with Judy Webb-Martin
- Council member John Capoccia was on hand, too, as was John Harabedian (didn’t get a picture, though)
- Senior Community Commissioner Nina Bartolai
- Another Commissioner, Fran Garbaccio, who also has been Sierra Madre’s Older American
- Madame mayor
- As I said, hugs all around
- Congresswoman Judy Chu greets Joan (how did the left half of my camera move, but not the right?)
- Ann Tyler and Mrs. Behrens
- Local business owners Colleen McKernan (seated left) and Karen Keegan (standing center)
- Two council members get some face time with Congresswoman Chu
- Congresswoman Chu presents Joan Crow with a proclamation
- Commissioners Putnam and Pergola (left and right seated) with former commissioner Hultsman (center seated) and Joan Crow (standing)
- Friends from as far away as San Diego came to honor Joan
- Joan with her three daughters. Her son in Washington was unable to attend
- Ditto, but add a son-in-law and a couple grandsons
- Joan with past honoree Nan Carlton