Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 7, 2011

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 7, 2011 

Community Yard Sale

The City of Sierra Madre Senior Community Commission presents a Community 
Yard Sale on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. located in the 
Sierra Vista Park Parking Lot (611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.). Community members 
are invited to come together with their neighbors to participate in a community 
yard sale. Participants have the opportunity to clean out their garages, attics, storage 
sheds and closets without sending those valuable items to landfill.

Cost is $25.00; proceeds will benefit senior programs and activities. Alternatively, 
you may donate items to the Senior Community Commission booth to help raise 
money for senior programs and activities. If you would like to participate in the 
Community Yard Sale, please register online at www.cityofsierramadre.com/
onlineregisteration or in person at the Community Recreation Office 611 E. Sierra 
Madre Blvd. Deadline to register is Tuesday, May 31 or until spaces are filled.

Participants must provide their own tables, chairs, canopies (10’x10’ maximum) and 
cash boxes. No electricity will be provided. Live animals, large canopies, and selling 
of food or drinks are prohibited. All business must be conducted within your space. 
Event may be cancelled due to inclement weather. 

A limited number of spaces are available. For more information please call (626) 
355-5278. 

 

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3208

Sierra Madre, California

Invites the Public To

Memorial Day Ceremonies At

Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery

Monday May 30, 2011 At 11:00 am

Speaker, MaryAnn MacGillivray

Councilwoman

Refreshments and sandwiches To follow

EXHIBITION 
& ARTIST 
RECEPTION 

 The City of Sierra 
Madre Community Arts 
Commission is pleased to 
present an exhibition by 
Christine Prentice. 

 The exhibition is now on 
display through Friday, June 
10 in Sierra Madre City Hall, 
232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 
Community members are 
invited to an Artist Reception 
on Friday, May 13, 2011 from 
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the 
Sierra Madre City Hall. The 
event is open to the public 
and light refreshments will 
be served. 

 “Since very young, I have 
inclined toward the creative 
both dance and art. My 
grandmother painted 
and I spent long summers 
at her country home in 
Connecticut. I watched her 
sketch in nature or paint in 
her studio. This childhood 
exposure strongly influenced 
me. I took up ceramics while 
living in Chicago. I worked 
at Lill Street Studios, where 
I did wheel work and hand-
building. More recently, I have 
focused on cutouts. Dance 
has infiltrated my art. As a 
young girl I danced, and have 
continued to social dance in 
more recent years. A common 
theme in my artwork is 
a female figure depicted 
metaphorically within a 
simplified landscape.” 

 - Christine Prentice

For more information 
please call the Sierra Madre 
Community & Personnel 
Services Department at (626) 
355-5278. 

The Missing Cinderella Sighted in Sierra Madre


NOTICE OF PETITION TO 
ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 
LINDA ANN VALES aka LINDA 
A. VALES

Case No. BP128200

 To all heirs, beneficiaries, 
creditors, contingent creditors, and 
persons who may otherwise be 
interested in the will or estate, or 
both, of LINDA ANN VALES aka 
LINDA A. VALES

 A PETITION FOR 
PROBATE has been filed by 
Phillip J. Vales in the Superior 
Court of California, County of LOS 
ANGELES.

 THE PETITION FOR 
PROBATE requests that Phillip 
J. Vales be appointed as personal 
representative to administer the 
estate of the decedent.

 THE PETITION requests 
the decedent’s will and codicils, if 
any, be admitted to probate. The will 
and any codicils are available for 
examination in the file kept by the 
court.

 THE PETITION 
requests authority to administer 
the estate under the Independent 
Administration of Estates Act. (This 
authority will allow the personal 
representative to take many actions 
without obtaining court approval. 
Before taking certain very important 
actions, however, the personal 
representative will be required to 
give notice to interested persons 
unless they have waived notice or 
consented to the proposed action.) 
The independent administration 
authority will be granted unless an 
interested person files an objection 
to the petition and shows good cause 
why the court should not grant the 
authority.

 A HEARING on the 
petition will be held on May 23, 2011 
at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 located 
at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 
90012.

 IF YOU OBJECT to the 
granting of the petition, you should 
appear at the hearing and state your 
objections or file written objections 
with the court before the hearing. 
Your appearance may be in person or 
by your attorney.

 IF YOU ARE A 
CREDITOR or a contingent creditor 
of the deceased, you must file your 
claim with the court and mail a 
copy to the personal representative 
appointed by the court within four 
months from the date of first issuance 
of letters as provided in Probate Code 
section 9100. The time for filing 
claims will not expire before four 
months from the hearing date noticed 
above.

 YOU MAY EXAMINE 
the file kept by the court. If you are 
a person interested in the estate, you 
may file with the court a Request for 
Special Notice (form DE-154) of the 
filing of an inventory and appraisal 
of estate assets or of any petition or 
account as provided in Probate Code 
section 1250. A Request for Special 
Notice form is available from the 
court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner:

NAHAL FOLADIFARD ESQ

SBN 273272

TISSER LAW GROUP

5425 FARRALONE AVE STE 100

WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367

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Sierra Madre Police Blotter

During the week of Sunday, April 24TH, to Saturday April 30TH, the Sierra Madre Police 
Department responded to approximately 260 calls for service. See crimereports.com for updated 
information. 

Sunday, April 24th:

2:36 AM- Disorderly Conduct/Drunk in Public, Canyon Crest Dr. Officers responded 
to a call regarding an intoxicated man arguing with a taxi cab driver. Officers arrested 
the 18 year old Arcadia man for public intoxication and took him to the Pasadena Police 
Department Jail for booking. 

3:19 AM- DUI Alcohol/Drugs, San Carlos Rd and Orange Grove Ave. An officer stopped 
a 28 year old Pasadena motorist for a Vehicle Code violation and determined that the driver 
was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to Pasadena 
Police Department for booking. 

3:58 PM- Take Vehicle W/O Owner’s Consent, 100 blk. Esperanza Ave. Unknown 
suspect(s) stole a locked 2003 Toyota Corolla vehicle from an underground garage at the 
residence. The vehicle was recovered the following day in Sunland.

8:06 PM- Tampering/Injuring Vehicle or Contents, 100 blk. Esperanza Ave. Unknown 
suspect(s) entered an unlocked car parked in an underground parking lot and stole a garage 
door opener.

9:45 PM- False Evidence of Registration Tabs, Grandview Ave and Baldwin Ave. An 
officer stopped a motorist for a Vehicle Code violation and learned that the 38 year old 
Pasadena motorist had taken a registration tab from his brother’s vehicle and placed the 
sticker on his vehicle. The driver was arrested and transported to Pasadena Jail for booking. 

Monday, April 25th:

12:37 AM- Prowling/Peeking in door/window, 400 blk. W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Officers 
responded to a call of a man who was looking into a woman’s apartment window. An officer 
found the suspect walking to the rear of an apartment complex. The victim positively 
identified the man and the officer arrested him. Officers took the suspect to the Sierra Madre 
jail for booking. 

8:20 AM- Altered/Forged/Counterfeited Document, 100 blk. N. Baldwin Ave. This 
incident involves the passing of a counterfeit $100.00 dollar bill at a Sierra Madre business. 
The bank told the owner that the bill was counterfeit. 

2:26 PM- Auto Burglary, 100 blk. Lowell Ave. Unknown suspect(s) entered a locked truck 
by prying a rear window. The loss was an Alpine radio face. 

 

Wednesday, April 27th:

9:06 AM- Petty Theft, 100 blk. S. Baldwin Ave. This case involves the theft of a UPS package 
from a UPS pickup box. The victim left the package on top of the UPS container because 
it did not fit in the receptacle. The loss was a package containing a laptop computer worth 
$899.00. 

Thursday, April 28th:

8:05 AM- Grand Theft Exceeding $950, 100 blk. E. Alegria Ave. Unknown suspect(s) 
entered an unlocked parked vehicle in the victim’s driveway. The items stolen included a 
metallic blue HP Laptop computer, a CD case with approximately 300 cds, purse, $800.00, 
a California driver’s license, an American Express card, a Visa credit card, a Master card, 
a Wells Fargo ATM debit card, a Costco card, and spare keys. Total loss was valued at 
$1963.00. 

9:23 PM- Vandalism/Under $400, 100 blk. S. Mountain Trail Ave. Unknown suspect(s) 
pelted a victim’s vehicle with numerous eggs. The victim also discovered an uprooted plant 
on her porch. 

Friday, April 29th:

1:16 AM- DUI Alcohol/Drugs, Michillinda Ave and Sierra Madre Blvd. An officer stopped 
a 21 year old Sierra Madre motorist for a Vehicle Code and determined that the driver was 
under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to Pasadena Police 
Department for booking. 

2:53 AM- DUI Alcohol/Drugs, 300 blk. N. Lima St. An officer stopped a 23 year old Sierra 
Madre motorist for a Vehicle Code and determined that the driver was under the influence 
of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to Pasadena Police Department for 
booking. 

8:39 AM- Grand Theft Exceeding $950, 100 blk. W. Montecito Ave. A victim reported 
that someone had stolen some of his 1964 US silver antique dimes. The coins were taken 
sometime from December 2010 through April 15, 2011. The suspects also took 20 rolls 
worth of quarters. Total loss value $17,200.00. 

9:24- Arson of Property, 100 blk. W. Sierra Madre Blvd. A victim reported two suspects 
damaged his posted sign by forcefully removing the sign and trying to burn it. Suspect #1 
was a black man, 20-30, about 5’09, 200 lbs, wearing a white jacket with a dark printed logo 
on it and Capri shorts. Suspect #2 was a white man, 20-30, about 5’09 and 190 lbs., wearing 
a dark jacket with a printed logo shirt on it and a white baseball hat. 

11:15 – Use Another’s Personal Identification to Obtain Credit/Etc, 100 blk. E. Highland 
Ave. This incident involves the unauthorized use of the victim’s credit and the fraudulent 
electronic filing of her Federal Income Tax return for 2010.

1:03 PM - Use of Another’s Personal Identification to Obtain Credit/Etc, 180 blk. N. 
Mountain Trail Ave. A suspect used the victim’s personal data to unlawfully open a credit 
card account at Kohl’s department store in Westchester, CA. 

Saturday, April 30th:

10:03 AM- Hate Crime, 100 blk. E. Highland Ave. Officers responded to a call regarding 
a reported blood trail near Bethany school. The officers inspected the substance and 
determined that it was red paint. The suspects apparently used the red paint to write a 
derogatory hate slur on the sidewalk. 

City of Sierra Madre

Public Hearing Notice

To: Citywide

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Sierra Madre gives notice that the City Council will hold a Public 
Hearing on May 24, 2011, at 6:30 PM, or soon thereafter, to hear testimony on 
the Summer Recreation Fees.

The City is proposing new and updated fees for summer recreational programs.

The copy of the proposed Summer Recreation Fee Schedule is available at 
City Hall and the Sierra Madre Library for the public to review.

If you have any questions about this matter please contact Director of 
Community & Personnel Services Elisa Weaver at 626.355.5278. 

 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING PLACE OF HEARING

City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre

City Council meeting City Council Chambers

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(Hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 91024

All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear 
them with respect thereto.

For further information on this subject, please contact the Community & 
Personnel Services Department at 626.355.5278.

Elisa Weaver

Director of Community & Personnel Services