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Mountain Views News Saturday, October 23, 2010
BARGAIN BOOK SALE
AT SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY
The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library will hold a Bargain
Book Table Sale inside the Library, Monday, October 18 through
Saturday, October 23, during the Library’s open hours. This
month’s featured topics are Sports, Fiction, Art, Biographies,
Specialty and Children’s books. Books are replenished daily, and
are only $1.00 each.
For more information call (626) 355-7186, or visit our website
at www.sierramadre.lib.ca.us. The Sierra Madre Public Library,
located at 440 West Sierra Madre Boulevard in Sierra Madre,
is open Monday through Wednesday from Noon to 9 p.m.,
Thursday and Friday from Noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.
City Council To Continue
Discussion on Proposed
Water Rate Increase
At the regularly scheduled Sierra Madre City Council meeting
on Tuesday, October 26th, the council will once again discuss
the proposed water rate increase.
In addition, the following matters are also certain to draw
community attention:
1. COMMUNITY & PERSONNEL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PROGRAM POLICY, PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION
CENTERS USE POLICY
2. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011
TREE ADVISORY COMMISSION
3. DISCUSSION on APPOINTMENTS TO THE UTILITY
USERS TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
4. DISCUSSION – CITY OF SIERRA MADRE STRATEGIC
PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The council meeting will begin at 6:30 at City Hall in council
chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre.
ST. RITA’S SEMI-ANNUAL
WELCOME EVENT
Sunday, November 7 at 3 p.m.
New to St. Rita’s church or school and don’t feel you know
many members? Moved to Sierra Madre recently, and looking
for a new Catholic church home? Belonged to St. Rita’s for a
long time, but don’t feel you’ve connected yet? Let us welcome
you to St. Rita’s!
Join us Sunday afternoon, November 7, at 3 p.m. for a casual wine
and cheese gathering at the home of Dick and Chris Bertrand.
Please bring a bottle of wine or your favorite beverage, a cheese
and crackers plate, or an appetizer to share.
Representatives of various St. Rita organizations will join our
pastor, Monsignor Krekelberg, to welcome you to our wonderful
parish community! At 5 p.m., following the gathering, we will tour
the St. Rita’s campus and facilities, with those who are interested.
Children are always welcome! RSVP to Chris Bertrand at 626-
355-1621 or to PR@St-Rita.org .
ELECTION POSTMORTEM
Free public forum
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Jessica Levinson, an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School
and director of political reform at the Center for Governmental
studies, will lead an election “postmortem” at a free public
forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters Pasadena
Area Thursday, Nov. 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Women’s City
Club, 160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena.
“Lunch and talk” will be the format of the forum analyzing
the outcome of the Nov. 2 election -- what it could mean to
the state, country and person on the street. It also will address
questions such as: “Does money buy elections? How much
does party registration mean? What mattered most to voters?
Levinson’s experience is in election law and governance issues,
including campaign finance, ethics, ballot
initiatives, redistricting, term limits, and state budgets. She has
appeared as an election-law authority on NBC, ABC and the
Fox News Network as well as on NPR, KNX and KFPK.
Her publications include “Ballot Box Budgeting in California:
The Bane of the Golden State or an Overstated Problem” (37
Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, spring 2010).”Timing
is everything: A new Model for Countering Corruption without
Silencing Speech in Elections” will appear in 55 St. Louis University
Law Journal in 2011.
Lunch is $20, including tax, tip and parking. The reservation
deadline is Oct. 28. The number for information and reservations
is 626-798-0965. Admission to the program only is free.
ANNA IN THE TROPICS” OPENS AT SIERRA MADRE
PLAYHOUSE ON OCTOBER 8
WHEN: Oct. 8- Nov. 13, 2010. Fri. & Sat. at 8, Sun. at
2:30. Dark on Oct. 10. Gala Opening Night performance
on Friday, October 8 is preceded by a light buffet and
Champagne reception at 7:15 p.m.
ADMISSION: $20. Seniors (65+) and students (13-17), $17.
Children 12 and under, $12.
RESERVATIONS: (626) 355-4318.
ONLINE TICKETING: www.sierramadreplayhouse.org
The cast for the Sierra Madre Playhouse production of
“Anna in the Tropics” includes Arturo Aranda, Gerry Del
Sol, Minerva Garcia, Eric Neil Gutierrez, Vanessa Marquez,
Arturo Medina, Will Vasquez and Claudia Vazquez.
Assistant director: April Ibarra.
Sierra Madre Playhouse had found a comfortable niche,
presenting mid-century American and British classics. In
its new period of growth, it plans to expand its audience
by presenting more challenging contemporary works. That
includes “Anna in the Tropics,” one of the new centiury’s
best plays.
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Second Stage Coming Up
October 24, 7:30pm War of the Worlds radio play
directed by Bill Martyn
You are in the studio as this exact rendition of the
original October 30, 1938 Orson Wells radio broadcast
captures the horror that set off panic across the nation.
November 7, 7pm Tin Pan Alley Years by Julia Riva
Three-time Academy Award winner Harry Warren
got his musical start in Tin Pan Alley in the early
1900s. Julia Riva, Harry’s granddaughter, wrote and
stars in this memoir of those early days. Join Harry,
Julia, and the Theatres of Vision Gang as they sing and
dance some of Harry’s Tin Pan Alley hits like “I Found
a Million Dollar Baby,” “You’re My Everything,” “This
Heart of Mine,” and many, many more.
2011
Entertainment
Books Are
Here!
Please help the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association
raise funds for the 2011 Entry “Suenos De California”
buy buying an Entertainment Coupon Book today.
You’ll not only be helping a wonderful cause, you will
save $$$$ when you redeem the coupons.
The book starts at $25.00 for the San Gabriel Valley.
Others are available at various prices.
Please call Ann at 626-574-1331
Sierra Madre UMC to
Participate in CROP Walk
“Ending Hunger One Step
at a Time”
On Sunday, November 7, 1:00-3:00 p.m., the 35th
annual Pasadena Area 5K CROP Hunger Walk will
begin at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1014 E. Altadena
Drive, in Altadena. As one of numerous interfaith and
nondenominational charitable organizations participating
in this event, The Sierra Madre United Methodist Church
is seeking those interested walking, sponsoring a walker,
or donating funds or canned goods to this worthy cause.
The first Church World Service CROP Walk took place
in 1969, with more than 1,600 currently taking place
each year in communities around the U.S. Funds raised
through the CROP Walks provide food, water and other
self-empowering resources to grassroots hunger-fighting
programs throughout the world. Twenty-five percent of
the monies raised by the Pasadena CROP Walk will be
earmarked for local programs, including Foothill Unity
Center, the Bad Weather Shelter and Friends in Deed.
Canned goods collected will also be distributed locally.
If you are interested in participating in the CROP Walk,
or for more information, please call Brenda Walkiewicz at
626-355-1716, or go to www.smumc.net, and click on the
Crop Walk link.
Request for Proposals for Wistaria Vine
Newsletter and Brochure
The City of Sierra Madre is inviting
proposals for the printing of the
Wistaria Vine Newsletter and Brochure
publication. Interested parties must
submit a complete proposal by Monday,
November 1, 2010. Copies of the Request
for Proposal (RFP) may be obtained
from the Community and Personnel Services Office, located
at 611 E, Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024 or
from the City’s website at www.cityofsierramadre.com.
For more information please contact Adam Matsumoto,
Recreation Supervisor, at 626-355-5278 ext. 704.
Sierra Madre Police Blotter
During the week of Sunday, October 10th, to Saturday October 16th, the
Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 352 calls for
service.
Sunday, October 10th:
07:09 PM- Residential Burglary, False Imprisonment, 300 block W Sierra
Madre blvd. A man broke into his ex-wife’s home and held her against her
will. Officers worked with the Glendora Police Department to find the
suspect and later arrested him. The man was booked at the Pasadena Jail
for burglary and false imprisonment.
Monday, October 11th:
08:38 AM- Grand Theft Exceeding 400 Dollars, 60 block Suffolk Ave.
Suspect(s) entered an unlocked car garage and stole four tires mounted on
Infinity alloy wheels.
Tuesday, October 12th:
09:28 AM- Theft, 300 block, Foothill Ave. Suspect(s) entered a resident’s
garden and stole four buckets of oranges and one bucket of lemons from
3 fruit trees.
Wednesday, 13th:
01:22 PM: Embezzlement, 700 block W Sierra Madre Bl. The case involves
the victim loaning her vehicle to her boyfriend. The victim made multiple
requests to her boyfriend for the past days to return the vehicle. The
boyfriend agreed to return the vehicle.
09:06 PM- Battery/Against Current/ Ex spouse/Cohabit—non cohabit.
30 block W Sierra Madre Bl. The Police Department received a 911 call
regarding an argument. Officers determined that a domestic battery
occurred between a man and a woman, and arrested the man domestic
violence.
Thursday, 14th:
09:56 PM-Petty Theft, 400 block W Highland Ave. Suspect(s) stole a
seat cushion and pillows from two wooden chairs on the front porch of
a residence.
Friday, 15th:
08:06 AM- Property Lost/Stolen, 100 block Esperanza Ave. Suspect(s) stole
a resident’s rear license plate to a vehicle. The owner had been shopping at
Wal-Mart in Duarte where the theft may have occurred.
Saturday, 16th:
12:14 PM- Petty Theft, 100 block, Adams St. Suspect(s) stole a two hundred
pound pumpkin from a front yard.
09:50 PM- Battery/Against Current/ Ex spouse/Cohabit—non cohabit.
100 block Esperanza Ave. The Police Department received a 911 call in
regards to an argument between a man and woman. Officers determined a
domestic battery occurred between the man and woman. Officers arrested
the man in a parking lot near his home.
You need to come in to
see all that they have!
Websters is store. it is Home office supplies.Children Products.Custom invitations.Gourmet Food.and lots more626-Websters is more than a Stationary store.
It is a little of everything.
* Home Office supplies* Children Products* Custom invitations* Gourmet Food
and lots more626-797-11352450 N Lake Ave
Suite B
Altadena“Webster’s Fine Stationers (WFS) is a comprehensive
lifestyle boutique offering stylish and functional
products for your home and office. Emphasis is
placed on locally made and ecologically responsible
merchandise.”
GENERAL
PLAN
COMMITTEE
CALENDAR
Mon, Oct 25th
222 W Sierra Madre Blvd
Hart Park House
Senior Center,
7:00 pm
Outreach/
Communications
Team
Wed, Oct 27th
City Council
Chambers, 6:00 pm
General Plan
Steering Committee
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