Mountain Views News          Saturday, December 4, 2010

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MountainViews-News Saturday, December 4, 2010 

Sierra Madre Public Library Awarded $15,000 
“Family Place” Grant

 Sierra Madre Public Library 
has been awarded a $15,000 
Family Place Grant from the 
California State Library to 
fund a series of parenting 
workshops in March 2011, 
part of a program to extend 
services to families with 
young children in Sierra 
Madre. The workshops will 
cover the following topics: 
general parenting; speech, 
language and reading; child 
development; nutrition; 
physical fitness and play for 
young children. Presenting 
at the workshops will be 
community partners with 
expertise in working with 
young children. Reservations 
can be made starting in 2011 
and will be necessary for a 
spot in the workshop series.

 

As part of the grant, the Library 
will also purchase 
books, toys and other materials 
designed to foster 
brain development in young 
children, plus a collection of 
parenting materials: books, 
CDs, DVDs and magazines 
for parents and caregivers. In 
addition, the grant will cover 
furniture and improvements 
to the Children’s Room at the 
Library. The grant will help 
create a family/early childhood 
space in the Sierra 
Madre Public Library and 
equip the Library to support 
early-learning interactions 
between young children, ages 
0 – 3, parents and caregivers. 

 

Family Place is a statewide 
initiative to promote the literacy, 
early childhood development, 
parent education 
and family support of young 
children. Modeled on a national 
Family Place project, 
the project is supported by 
the U.S. Institute of Museum 
and Library Services under 
the provisions of the Library 
Services and Technology 
Act, administered in California 
by the State Librarian.

For more information contact 
Sierra Madre Public Library 
Youth Services Librarian 
Meegan Tosh at (626) 
355-7186 or mtosh@cityofsierramadre.
com.

BORDERS’ SUPER CLASSROOM 
DAYS ON DECEMBER 4th & 5th 
Promotion Will Support Local Teachers 

Shop at Borders Book Stores this weekend and any purchase, 
even one as small as a cup of coffee or a magazine, will 
earn a $15 gift card to be redeemed at www.donorschoose.
org for a teacher project. Purchases must be made December 
4th and 5th. Gift cards will be availabe at all Borders stores 
and are limited to one per person while supplies last.

 

Gift cards can be used to support classroom projects posted on 
DonorsChoose.org by public school teachers across the country. 
To redeem a gift card, go to the website and search for projects at 
schools near you. 

Mrs. York of Sierra Madre Elementary School (3rd Grade), is one 
of the projects listed:

Says York on the website, “You’ve got to 
protect your identity. It’s the most important 
thing you’ve got.” Elastagirl in “The 
Incredibles”. This project will integrate 
language, history and art in an exploration 
of heritage, and student’s dreams of 
their futures. Students will write about 
and illustrate their stories. 

This year will be particularly challenging 
for teachers, students, and families 
in public school. Our classroom size has increased from 20 to 30, 
with very little opportunity to do anything but basic language arts 
and math. This project will enable students think about and express 
who they are in a number of different ways. 

York Project: The colored pencils that I have requested are very special, 
dense with color, and would not be possible for me to purchase 
on my own. They will be used throughout the year as students journal 
about their daily lives and experiences. The water color dyes 
will be used throughout the year as well, in a number of individual 
and “group” projects. The large canvases I will save until close to the 
end of the year for “larger than life” self portraits. 

Who am I? Where have I come from? Where am I going? These are 
questions that drive the life-journey for all of us. The connections 
we have to the past and to one another are the things that makes 
us feel alive and what it is like to be human. This project will help 
students think about their unique qualities and provide a number 
of opportunities for students to practice their painting and drawing 
skills.

Gift cards distributed by Borders will expire on December 30th 
, so pick a project to support right away! To learn more about 
Donorschoose go to www.donorschoose.org. With schools facing 
many drastic budget cuts, this project will make a big difference. 
It is one of Oprah’s Favorites.

 Borders Arcadia: 400 S. Baldwin Ave.

 Borders Pasadena: 475 South Lake Avenue

SIERRA MADRE 
CALENDAR OF 
EVENTS

December 7, 2010

General Plan Steering 
Committee

6:00 PM – City Hall 
Chambers

December 14, 2010

CITY COUNCIL 
MEETING

6:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers

Dec. 18 & 19th, 2010

Rose Float Deco Blitz

Rose Float Barn

January 8, 2011

Parks and Facilities 
Master Plan Committee

Special Joint Meeting with 
Community Services

9:00 AM – Community 
Recreation Center

Sierra Madre Little 
League

On-line registration site 
is open

To register for the 2011 
Spring 
Season go to http://www.
sportssignup.com/Sierra-
Madre-Little-League-
Online-Registration.start

If you have any questions 
contact Steve Tanner at 626-
3555-1249 


Sierra Madre Police Blotter

During the week of Sunday, November 21st, to Saturday November 27th, the Sierra Madre 
Police Department responded to approximately 319 calls for service. See crimereports.com for 
updated information.

Sunday, November 21st:

06:21 AM- Arrest - Residential Burglary, 290 blk. W. Montecito Ave. The victim 
returned home after being away for several weeks and reported a burglary of her garage. 
On November 7th at 3:15 a.m. a Sierra Madre police sergeant arrested the suspect near 99 
N. Hermosa Ave. after finding him with property from the victim’s burglary, which had not 
yet been reported. At that time the sergeant called the victim, who positively identified the 
loss that was in the suspect’s possession. The suspect was arrested and is still in custody. 
The District Attorney has charged the suspect with burglary and receiving stolen property.

 

10:47 AM- Arrest - Possession of Controlled Substance Prescribed to Another, 140 
blk. N. Mountain Trail Ave. The suspect’s girlfriend called police to report that he was 
despondent. Officers responded and found the suspect, who was in possession of marijuana 
and several bottles of prescription medication not belonging to him. He also had a $50,000 
warrant for battery. Officers arrested the suspect and took him to the Los Angeles County 
Jail for booking. 

Monday, November 22nd:

05:54 PM- Residential Burglary, 500 blk. Ramona Ave. Unknown suspect(s) entered 
a home through the southwest bathroom window. The loss included a Sony 40” screen 
HDTV television, valued at $400.00; an Omega men’s gold watch worth $2,000.00, a Canon 
digital camera worth $100.00, a 1” long rectangular jade pendant worth $120.00, a Sony 
46” screen HDTV television worth $1,100.00, a Nintendo Play Station 3 worth $150.00, 
Nintendo Wii game console worth $100.00, and 4 Wii games worth $28.00. The total loss 
is about $4,000. 

 

Tuesday, November 23rd:

12:18 AM- Arrest - DUI Alcohol/Drugs, Michillinda Ave and Sierra Madre Blvd. An 
officer stopped a motorist for a Vehicle Code violation. Investigation revealed the driver 
was in driving under the influence of alcohol. During a car search the officer found gun 
ammunition. The Monrovia resident was arrested and taken to the Pasadena Police 
Department Jail for booking. 

Wednesday, November 25th:

11:52 AM- Petty Theft, 50 blk. Esperanza Ave. Unknown suspect(s) cut a steel cable bike 
lock and stole a red Giant Brand women’s mountain bike worth $150.00.

Saturday, November 27th:

1:32 AM- Residential Burglary, 220 blk. Park Ave. The suspect entered an unlocked 
house. The loss included a black PlayStation 3 with two controllers, one black Jan Sport 
backpack and one white Mac book computer worth $400.00. The suspect is possibly 
known to the victim. 

AT MARY’S 
MARKET 

SUNDAY, 

DECEMBER 5th

1:00 - 5:00 pm

CARLOS

GUITARLOS


Carlos Guitarlos' career resurgence 
reached a milestone 
with the release of Straight 
from the Heart. The Los Angeles 
and San Francisco music 
legend’s initial solo offering 
is an eclectic ensemble 
of 17 original tunes that embodies 
the diversity of Carlos' 
work. The rootsy debut 
platter certified Carlos as one 
of America's great songwriters 
and has been tagged as 
Grammy worthy.

Following a successful run 
through the L.A. music scene 
in the 80's, which was highlighted 
by recording gigs with 
Tom Waits and The Breeders, 
an invite to appear on The David 
Letterman Show, and a stint 
as lead guitarist/songwriter 
for the notoriously raucous 
Top Jimmy and the Rhythm 
Pigs (immortalized in the Van 
Halen song of the same name), 
Carlos endured a lengthy absence 
from the music scene. 
Throughout the 90's and into 
the new millennium, Carlos 
could be found paying his dues 
on the streets of San Francisco, 
where he has become a street-
corner legend, playing guitar to 
earn his keep. As a result of his 
hard living, Carlos landed in a 
San Francisco hospital fighting 
for his life with congestive 
heart failure, hence, Straight 
from the Heart (the title track 
was written from his hospital 
bed). That experience, combined 
with the alcohol-related 
death of his friend and former 
band-mate, Top Jimmy, proved 
to be the catalyst of his recent 
personal turnaround and career 
resurgence.

Hear him at Mary’s Market 
561 Woodland Drive Sierra 
Madre, CA

Phone: 626-355-4534


Come and 
Celebrate 
the Holidays 
With Women 
At Work

Women At Work is hosting 
its Annual Holiday Open 
House!

On Wednesday December 
8th, 2010 from 5:00pm to 
7:00pm

There will be plenty of good 
cheer, free raffles, gifts, 
refreshments and great 
company. So bring your 
friends and stop by.

Women At Work is a 
nonprofit career center 
offering career counseling, 
computer access and 
job seeking skills. The 
organization provides 
numerous workshops as 
well as classes in computer 
programs in both English 
and Spanish, in a small 
environment.

Please RSVP by calling us 
at 626-796-6870, Ext. 11. 
Women At Work is located 
at 

3871 E. Colorado Blvd., 
Pasadena, CA 91107.