Hiring a Contractor?

Be a Smarter Homeowner
Find out how to hire the best tradesmen
with Penny Spark
Thursday March 28, 7:00 p.m.

Are you about to remodel your home or hire a contractor? Then don’t miss Penny Spark’s free presentation at Crowell Public Library. She knows the twenty critical questions to ask when interviewing a contractor, the pitfalls to avoid during your home improvement project, as well as the legal requirements of the contract you sign. She will outline how to navigate the process from the preliminary planning stages through the inevitable changes along the way, to inspections, warranties and final payments. She can tell you what projects will increase the value of your home and what modifications you can make to keep seniors safe.

Penny Spark has been vetting contractors for over ten years and has guided thousands of homeowners through their remodels, additions, and maintenance and repair projects. She started the Southern California Home Improvement Referral Service when she got fed up with contractors she had hired for her own projects. She realized that hiring the right contractor is a very time consuming process and most people do not have the time to do it properly. Matching each job with the right contractor is main objective of her service.

Protect yourself from contractor schemes, dreaded outcomes and nightmare stories. Come to Crowell Public Library Thursday evening, March 28 for this free, informative program.

The Early Years of JPL: The Guggenheim Family and U.S. Rocketry

Monday, March 25, 7:00 p.m.
Nick Curry, Presenter

As a philanthropist, Daniel Guggenheim is best known as an aviation pioneer. He and his family created the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the promotion of Aeronautics June 16, 1926 which provided individual support for physicist Robert Goddard and aviation pioneer Charles Lindberg. Goddard was a physics professor whose contributions to rocket science included one of the first high altitude rockets. Charles Lindberg was most well-known for the first non-stop Atlantic flight.

The Daniel Guggenheim Aeronautical Engineering Laboratory was established at Caltech in May of 1929 and the family continued to finance the Laboratory through 1945. While serving as the Director, Dr. Theodore von Karman participated in the formation of what was the beginning of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Learn more about this fascinating era of Southern California aviation on Monday, March 25th when NICK CURRY presents a program sponsored by the San Marino Historical Society and Crowell Public Library. Nick is a 1961 graduate of San Marino High School and history has been his lifetime avocation. He has contributed to works on the Doheny family, the Chandlers, the Huntingtons, the Hearsts, the Gettys and the San Marino Centennial publication, just to name a few. He attended USC and Woodbury universities and worked for many years in the savings and loan industry.
Seating is limited and attendance to this free monthly series has been to capacity so arrive early!