Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 4, 2011

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Mountain View News Saturday, June 4, 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/
onlineregistration 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

SUMMER READING CLUBS AND 
EVENTS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS

 “One World, Many Stories,” is the theme for Sierra Madre Public 
Library’s 2011 Summer Reading Club for Children. The program 
begins Monday, June 20, and runs through Saturday, August 13. 
Children of all ages are invited to go online or stop by the Children’s 
Room any time on or after June 20 to register for this free, eight-week 
activity. Each registrant will receive a reading log, bookmark, and a 
theme-related book bag. Age-appropriate books, read at home, are 
recorded on the log, or online, and a prize awarded after the weekly 
reading requirement is completed. 

Children may enter one of three reading divisions: “Discoverer,” for 
our very youngest patrons, who are not yet able to read on their own; 
“Adventurer,” for school-age readers in Grades 1-6, and Challenger, for 
children in Grades 2-6. Challenger is the most demanding division, in 
which 35 hours of reading must be completed in eight weeks. 

 “You Are Here” is the theme for the Summer Reading Club for Teens, 
Grades 7 and up. Participants read eight books in eight weeks and earn 
prizes for every two books read.

Two family-friendly Summer Reading Club events are scheduled 
in July and August at the Library. “Cookie Einstein: The Cockapoo 
Math Whiz” will appear at on Monday, July 11 at 10:00 a.m. This 
former shelter dog will amaze young and old alike as she barks out the 
answers to math questions from the audience. “The Wonderful World 
of Stories and Songs,” a fun, interactive show with puppets, music and 
storytelling, will take place on Monday, August 8 at 10:00 a.m. 

 For more information, call Meegan Tosh, Youth Services Librarian, at 
355-4672. The Summer Reading Clubs and activities are funded by The 
Friends of the Library, The Sierra Madre Firefighters Assn., and Sierra 
Madre Kiwanis Club. The California Summer Reading Program is a project 
of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of 
Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services 
and Technology Act, a federal grant program administered in California by 
the State Librarian. 

Kiwanis Club of Sierra 
Madre Presents:

ANIMAZONIA 
WILDLIFE RESCUE

The Sierra Madre Kiwanis 
Club will present a fascinating 
program about exotic animal 
rescue at their meeting on 
Tuesday, June 7. A speaker 
from the Animazonia Wildlife 
Foundation will talk about 
their efforts to provide homes 
for rescued exotic animals.

Animazonia Wildlife 
Foundation is an all-volunteer 
sanctuary dedicated to 
providing a permanent 
home and nurturing care 
for rescued exotic animals, 
primarily big cats. They strive 
to deepen public awareness of 
the plight of exotic animals 
who experience abuse or 
senseless breeding in captivity 
or extinction in the wild.

The meeting is at 12 noon at 
the Sierra Madre Masonic 
Temple, 33 E. Sierra Madre 
Blvd, and visitors are always 
welcome. 

Lunch will be served; the cost 
for lunch is $11. Reservations 
are required - please call 355-
3656.

Special Accommodations For 
The Hearing Impaired:

For visitors who have difficulty 
hearing the PA system should 
bring a small radio with 
earphones, and listen to the 
PA sound by tuning to 104.7 
on the FM dial.

 


 
Weather Wise

5-Day Forecast 

Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Mon: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Wed: Ptly Cldy 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)

ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM 
AT SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY

 Sierra Madre Public Library’s popular Adult Summer Reading 
Program is now in its fifth year. This year’s theme is “Novel 
Destinations,” which will showcase fiction and nonfiction books 
on Travel and World Culture. There are many ways to “see” the 
world through print and audio books, so you can indulge in the 
genre of your choice and “travel” anywhere that strikes your fancy. 
Books in print, on CD, Playaway, or read via e-reader all qualify—
so take your pick of media and read, read, read! The program 
is open to anyone 18 years and older, and will run eight weeks, 
Monday, June 20 - Saturday August 13. Sign up early and read 
widely to take best advantage of the weekly prize drawings, which 
have been generously donated by local merchants. Participants 
may win one weekly prize during the course of the program. 

Once again a Grand Prize Drawing for a Kindle will take place at 
the program’s conclusion. 

 Registration is free and may be done in person at the Library 
or online any time on or after June 20. To register online, visit 
the Library’s website, www.sierramadre.lib.ca.us, and click on the 
Summer Reading Program button. For more information call 
Polly Bonnett at 626-355-7186 x 105. The Adult Summer Reading 
Program is funded by the Friends of the Sierra Madre Library.

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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


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. 

Join the 4th of July 
Committee and the Spero 
Foundation for the first 
ever 4th of July Firecracker 
Fun Run. This 5K event is 
open to runners of all ages 
and follows the 4th of July 
Parade route. Participants 
will begin in Kersting Court 
and run east on Sierra 
Madre Boulevard down 
to Sierra Vista Park, turn 
around and run west back 
up Sierra Madre Boulevard 
to Sunnyside Avenue. 
Participants will turn around 
again at Sunnyside and travel 
the parade route on Sierra 
Madre Boulevard back to 
Kersting Court. 

 Check-in begins at 6 am and 
the race at 7 am on Monday, 
July 4th in Kersting Court. 
Come get your feet moving 
and be part of what promises 
to be another amazing Sierra 
Madre tradition! Register 
on-site, at the Community 
Recreation Center or online 
at www.cityofsierramadre.
com/onlineregistration. Do 
so by June 20th to guarantee 
your t-shirt! 

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

SIERRA MADRE 
ADULT CO-ED 
SOFTBALL

Grab your friends and 
neighbors and sign a team 
up for our Summer Adult 
Softball League! Games 
will be played on Sunday 
and Wednesday evenings. 
Don’t have a team? No 
worries! Sign yourself up as 
a free agent and we’ll place 
you on a team. All players 
must be over 18 to play. 
The Sierra Madre Adult 
Co-ed Softball League is 
divided into an “A” league 
geared towards the competitive 
participant, and a 
“B” league for recreational 
competition. Due to the 
limited field space, registration 
is limited. Be sure 
to sign up early and don’t 
miss out on the 2011 season! 
Please note that team 
sign-ups may have a free 
agent added to the roster.

 

Season: 

 Late June through August

Cost: 

 $320 per team or 

 $32 per player

Registration: Must be done 
in person at the Community 
Recreation Center, 611 
E. Sierra Madre Blvd.

Games Site: 

 Heasley Field

Deadline: 

 Teams and players must 
register by Monday, June 6, 
2011. 

For more information contact 
626-355-5278

NEW SUMMER RECREATION CLASSES 
Registration Now Open 

The Sierra Madre Community & Personnel Services Department 
is excited to announce that four new classes have 
been added to their Summer Recreation Program: Water 
Aerobics, Zumba, Kidz Love Soccer and a special Teen Acting 
for Theater. These four new programs join the department’s 
already active youth & adult summer schedule that 
includes: Swim Lessons, Ballet & Tap, Gymnastics, Tennis 
(adult & youth), Yoga, Swim Team, Karate (adult & youth), 
Social Dance and Adult Softball.

 

Registration is now open via the City’s online registration at 
www.cityofsierramadre.com/onlineregistration Prices and 
length of sessions vary. To learn more about all the summer 
activities, please visit the City’s website at www.cityofsierramadre.
com and click on Wistaria Vine Summer 2011 
newsletter or call (626) 355-5278 ext. 227.

 

It is the goal of the Sierra Madre Community & Personnel 
Services Department to provide quality programs and services 
to the Foothill Communities. Join us!

Mark Your Calendars!

Sierra Madre 4th of July Weekend Festivities

Saturday, July 2nd

All-new: Sierra Madre Community Picnic at Sierra Vista Park 

3 pm – Dusk

Bring your picnic basket and join us for an afternoon of games, food, 
and community. We will have games in the park, a Home Run Derby and 
softball games at Heasley field, and the pool will be open! There will also 
be ice cream and snacks for sale throughout the afternoon. AND don’t 
miss the Beer AND WINE Garden at Sierra Vista Park in the Community 
Recreation Center Patio! What a way to kick off what promises to be an 
exciting and fun-filled weekend!

Sunday, July 3rd

Beer Garden and Concert in the Park at 
Memorial Park 5 pm – 10 pm

Tradition continues as the Beer Garden makes it 
annual appearance, benefiting the Sierra Madre Little 
League and the Volunteer 4th of July Committee! 
Mercy and the Merkettes will be performing and 
promise to keep all of us moving and grooving to hits 
from today and yesterday. And the evening would 
not be complete without Sierra Madre’s own version 
of fireworks: Bubble Wrap Fireworks at Dusk! 

Monday, July 4th:

All-new: Sierra Madre’s Firecracker Family 
Fun Run

This 5k race starts at 7 am and follows the parade route. Check-in begins 
at 6 am at Kersting Court. Come get your feet moving and be part of what 
promises to be another amazing Sierra Madre tradition! Register on-site, 
at the Community Recreation Center or online at www.cityofsierramadre.
com/onlineregistration. Do so by June 20th to guarantee your t-shirt! 

Sierra Madre’s World Famous 4th of July Parade, 10 am

Let’s line the streets for the annual parade that is true 
Americana at its finest. This year, we honor Gayle Bluemel as 
our 2011 4th of July Grand Marshal for her outstanding service 
and life-long dedication to our Sierra Madre schools and 
community. We also honor Sierra Madre resident John Shear 
with our Hometown Hero Award for his spontaneous act of 
selfless heroism in jumping in front of a charging horse to save 
a young girl’s life. To participate in the parade, register at www.
cityofsierramadre.com/onlineregistration. 

Memorial Park Festivities, 12noon 

And join us after the parade at High Noon in Memorial Park for games, 
face painting, balloons, food, and music by the Nightbloomin’ Jazzmen. 
The Beer Garden will also be open!


What’s Your Vision?

General Plan Update Survey

The General Plan Steering Committee (GPSC) and the City of 
Sierra Madre are not conducting a telephone survey. The official 
survey conducted by the GPSC is available on-line on the City’s 
website at www.cityofsierramadre.com – and click on “General 
Plan Update Survey.” The General Plan survey form is also available 
at Sierra Madre City Hall and at the Library. 

The General Plan survey is intended seek the community’s input 
on the future of Sierra Madre as it relates to updating the Sierra 
Madre General Plan.