Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 21, 2011

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Mountain View News Saturday, May 21, 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. 

AUTHOR 
TALK 
AT THE 
LIBRARY

An Afternoon 
with Laurie 

Viera Rigler 

Best-selling author Laurie Viera 
Rigler will appear at the Sierra 
Madre Public Library on 
Saturday, May 21, at 2:00 p.m. 
Ms. Rigler is the author of two 
uproariously funny novels 
in which the main character 
finds herself unexpectedly 
transported backward or forward 
in time, one to repressive 
19th c. England (Confessions 
of a Jane Austen Addict), the 
other to free-wheeling 21st c. 
America (Rude Awakenings 
of a Jane Austen Addict). The 
results are hilarious, as each 
tries to cope with a society 
she finds utterly foreign, yet 
fascinating. These delightfully 
inventive feel-good reads have 
been hailed by critics as “snappy, 
fresh and laugh-out-loud 
funny,” and “a very accurate 
but humorous comparison 
between the lifestyles of Jane 
Austen’s time and the modern 
day.” 

After her presentation, which 
is aptly titled, “Confessions 
of a Jane Austen Addict,” Ms. 
Rigler will be available to chat 
and sign books. Light refreshments 
will be served. The Sierra 
Madre Public Library is 
located at 440 W. Sierra Madre 
Blvd. in Sierra Madre. (626) 
355-7186. www.sierramadre.
lib.ca.us. 

 
Weather Wise

5-Day Forecast 

Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Mon: Ptly Cldy Hi 60s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Showers Hi 60s Lows 50s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Thur: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Fri: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

CITY OF SIERRA MADRE CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at City 
Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 

626-355-7135

May 16 @ 6pm - Community Services Commission 

May 17 @ 6:30pm - Special City Council/PUSD Meeting 

May 18 @ 7pm - Tree Advisory Committee

May 19 @ 6:30pm - UUT Oversight Committee

 May 19 @ 7pm - Planning Commission 

May 24 @ 6:30pm - City Council 

May 25 @ 7pm - Library Board of Trustees

May 26 @ 7pm - Green Advisory Committee 

May 31 @ 6:30pm - Special City Council Budget Meeting 
(tentative)

 

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

1630 AM

Free on-air publicity for local events

 Sierra Madre’s new community radio station is now accepting scripts 
for Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. 
PSAs will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 
24/7 and can be heard at 1630 on the AM dial.

 Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have their 
event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre Community 
Information Radio. This new radio station covers the city of Sierra 
Madre, plus surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. 

In a nutshell, your event must:

• Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity

• Be open to the public

• Be of general interest to local citizens

Just 
write a Public Service Announcement that describes your 
event and e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 

Registration for 4th of July 
Parade is Now Open

Live from Burger Continental, Pasadena

The Harvey Hyde Show

535 So. Lake Ave. Pasadena 

(626) 792 - 6634

Every Thursday 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Hard-hitting, High impact Sports Talk Radio

KSHP Las Vegas - 1400 AM

This year’s 4th of July parade will be held on Monday, July 4, at 
10:00 am. The parade route will begin on Sierra Madre Blvd, from 
Sunnyside to Rancho. There is a $15 fee for all local non-profit 
entries and a $25 processing fee for all business entries. There is 
no charge for individuals wishing to enter the parade; however, an 
application must be submitted.

It is the 4th of July Committee’s hope to make the parade more 
green and earth-friendly! All participants are encouraged to come 
up with creative ideas to support this theme. One way to do this is 
to register online at: 

www.cityofsierramadre.com/onlineregistration.

Hardcopy of the application should be completed and return the 
form with entry fee to: 

SIERRA MADRE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE

c/o PARADE ENTRY

232 W. SIERRA MADRE BLVD.

SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024.

All application are due Friday, June 10, 2011. Due to staging 
concerns, no late entries will be accepted. Questions can be directed 
to Matt Bosse at (626) 836-8580 or Elisa Weaver at (626) 
355-5278 between 9am and 5pm, M-F. 

FRIDAY FAMILY 
MOVIE SERIES

The 2011 Friday movies series 
is beginning on Friday, May 6, 
2011. Movies are shown free 
to the public every other Friday 
beginning on May 6, 2011 
and running through June 3, 
2011. Movies are shown in 
Kersting Court, at the corner 
of Sierra Madre Blvd. and 
Baldwin Ave. The movie line-
up is: May 6 – Toy Story 3, 
May 20 – Despicable Me, and 
June 3 – How to Train you 
Dragon. For more information 
call 626-355-5278. 


50/50 LEADERSHIP’S 
“LOVE 
YOURSELF” 
EXPO 

PROMOTES 
WOMENS’ 
WELLNESS

 Get ready for an “afternoon 
to honor you” at 50/50 Leadership’s 
annual Love Yourself: A 
Woman’s Day Out expo. Love 
Yourself will be held on Sunday, 
May 22 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 
Sproul Reception Center (13000 
Clarkdale Avenue, Norwalk, CA 
90650). This educational and 
entertaining showcase features 
presentations by esteemed entities 
such as Wells Fargo Bank 
and highlights the unique items 
and resources of interest for 
women to better themselves 
professionally, mentally, physically 
and spiritually. Hosted by 
50/50 Leadership, the event will 
feature live entertainment, useful 
information and professional 
vendors offering attendees female-
interest goods and services 
for an afternoon of educational 
indulgence.

One common thread among 
the vendors will be safety and 
participants will hear from such 
esteemed presenters like self-defense 
guru Ellen Snortland.

“I am on a life-long mission to 
educate women and girls on 
physical self-defense as a physical 
literacy issue, a domestic 
anti-terrorist measure, and a human 
right — a necessary ingredient 
in the quest for women’s 
liberation,” Love Yourself presenter 
Ellen Snortland wrote.

Admission to the expo is $10 
at the door and giveaways 
will be provided to the first 
50 registrants. Interested parties 
can register on-line and 
in advance of the event at 
www.5050leadership.org. Attendees 
will have an opportunity 
visit industry professionals that 
offer a plethora of products and 
services of a feminine nature. In 
addition to vendors, visitors will 
enjoying specialty goodie bags, 
raffles with door prizes, live entertainment, 
and featured guest 
speakers such as registered dietician 
Alicia Calvo, author Louise 
Cabral-Wyler, and bluefeet 
founder Lilli Cloud .``It's really 
fun,'' said Alicia Calvo. ``It's 
great to meet the people and talk 
to them. Some of them have really 
good questions.''

Furthermore, the event will 
feature a live performance by 
“edu-tainment” group Caution 
E! (formerly the Safety Girls), 
music, crafts, jewelry and various 
vendors sponsoring holistic 
wellness information such as 
nutrition and massages. If you'd 
like more information about this 
event, the organization, or to 
become a Love Yourself vendor, 
please call Pauline Field at 818-
694-0588 or email Pauline at 
pfield@5050Leadership.org.

“Yet another reason God created 
Eve. It appears though, that Eve 
can get along just fine on her 
own,” Love Yourself presenter 
Lilli Cloud.


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