Mountain Views News          Saturday, August 20, 2011

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, August 20, 2011 


REMEMBRANCE


Margaret Shepherd Morash passed away July 23, 2011 at her 
home surrounded by her family. Midge was born and raised in 
the Berkeley area, where she received her degree in Public Health 
from UC Berkeley. After marrying Tal Morash in 1945 they lived 
in Utah and Nevada, before moving to Sierra Madre with their 
four children in 1961. After her children were grown Midge 
worked as a laboratory technologist at the Sierra Madre Medical 
Center.

Midge was one of the founding members of the Sierra Madre 
Environmental Action Council and her other community 
involvement included Girl Scouts, Parks and Recreation 
Commission, Sierra Madre United Methodist Church, P.E.O., 
and the Friends of Sierra Madre library. She also volunteered 
with many other organizations including Casa Colina Outdoor 
Adventures, Grace Center, Lummis Home, Sierra Madre 
School, and League of Women Voters. In addition to her community activities, Midge had a deep 
commitment to national and world issues. In 2000 Midge was selected as Sierra Madre’s Older 
American of the year, and was the Grand Marshall of the Sierra Madre July 4th parade in 2009.

Midge and Tal directed numerous youth summer camps in Colorado, Wyoming and California. 
Throughout her life Midge loved adventure and travel, music and the arts, and willingly shared this 
love with others. Her love of nature and the out-of-doors was contagious and she was fondly known 
to many as “Mother Nature”.

Midge was preceded in death by her husband Tal and her son John. She is survived by her daughter 
Kim Lazaro (Lonny); daughter Anne Johnson (Chip); son Paul Morash (Carrie); grandsons Andrew 
and Michael Johnson and Wyatt Morash; and daughter-in-law Sabra Wohlenberg. Midge was a 
loving mother and friend. She will be deeply missed.

A memorial service will be held at the Sierra Madre United Methodist Church on Saturday August 
27, 2011 at 4:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sierra Madre Environmental Action Council, the 
Friends of the Sierra Madre Library Building Fund or the Sierra Madre United Methodist Church.

MARGARET “MIDGE” MORASH

SIERRA MADRE GEARING 
UP FOR SECOND 
GOURMET FOOD TRUCK 
FESTIVAL

 The Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce will host 
a second Gourmet Food Truck Festival in Memorial 
Park this Saturday, August 27th, scheduled from 11am 
to 6pm. The first festival, held August 13th, drew 
hundreds, both locals and non-locals, to Memorial 
Park to dine at eight of the popular traveling kitchens. 
All of the trucks ran out of several menu items, with 
Nom Nom, which features Vietnamese Banh Mi and 
is best known for its second place finish in the Food 
Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” selling out 
entirely and hitting the road by 4pm.

 “One of our goals with this festival was to get more 
people shopping in Sierra Madre, and that happened,” 
said Bill Coburn, executive director of the Chamber. 
“Both Belle’s Nest and Savor the Flavor have told me 
that they had out of town customers in their stores 
on Saturday that were in town on that day specifically 
because of the Food Truck Festival. We had a lot of 
people in the park, and while I had lots of favorable 
comments from locals that were in attendance, there 
were also a lot of people I’ve never seen before. 
Obviously it’s hard to say who is from where, but 
I’ve spoken with people who told me they overheard 
conversations in line that indicated the people around 
them were not from Sierra Madre, so hopefully we’ll 
see them back again shopping and dining at our local 
businesses another day.”

 

 In addition to the food trucks, some local businesses 
set up booths to promote their businesses, offering 
merchandise and massage, and the Sierra Madre 
Rose Float Association, which will receive 20% of the 
commission paid to the Chamber by the Food Trucks, 
also had a booth, as they will again this weekend. 
Wondering what next year’s float will look like? Stop 
by the SMRFA booth and see the colorful rendering 
of Sierra Madre’s 2012 entry in the Tournament of 
Roses Parade.

 This week’s Festival will feature ten trucks: the Go 
Country 105 Chuckwagon, Crepe’n Around, Peanut 
Butter Bar (gourmet peanut butter sandwiches), 
Sloppy Gourmet (gourmet sloppy joes), Get Your 
Lard On (think bacon), Grilled Cheese Patrol, 
Dumpling Station, Krazy BBQ (Korean BBQ), Lake 
Street Creamery (ice cream, gelato and sorbet), and 
Los Angeles Shave Ice. All trucks are subject to 
change without notice.

 The Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank its Silver 
Level Annual Sponsor Athens Services, which assisted 
with the marketing of the event, as well as S and S 
Rent a Fence and the City of Sierra Madre for their 
assistance in staging the Festivals. In addition, Athens 
Services, Rotary Club of Sierra Madre, and Kiwanis 
Club of Sierra Madre sponsored dining tables at the 
event.

Sierra Madre Police Blotter

During the week of Sunday, 
August 7th, to Saturday 
August 13th, the Sierra Madre 
Police Department responded 
to approximately 270 calls for 
service. See crimereports.com 
for updated information. 

Sunday, August 7th:

2:09 AM- DUI Alcohol/
Drugs, Rosemead Blvd 
and Hastings Ranch Dr. 
An officer stopped a 43-
year old Azusa 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. 

Monday, August 8th:

4:15 AM- Take Vehicle 
w/o Owner’s Consent, 
100 blk. Esperanza 
Ave. This case involves a 
man taking his mother’s 
car without permission. 
Officers stopped the 
suspect and his accomplice 
shortly afterwards and 
took them into custody. 
One of the suspects had 
a $40,000 LAPD warrant, 
and a $35,000 Pasadena 
PD warrant. 

12:42 PM- Grand Theft 
Exceeding $950, 300 
blk. W. Sierra Madre 
Blvd. This case involves 
thefts of jewelry that have 
occurred since February, 
2011 through May 2011. 
The loss includes a 24k 
diamond ring with a white 
gold band, a jade ring with 
a gold band with a larger 
green stone, two pearl 
rings, a 14k turquoise ring 
with a gold band, an opal 
ring with small diamonds, 
a diamond and gold heart 
necklace, a gold jade 
bracelet with small jade 
stones, a turquoise and 
pearl circle pin with gold, 
small stones and pearls, a 
pair of turquoise earrings, 
a pair of small diamond 
earrings, a pair of pearl 
earrings, a pair of opal 
earrings with green and 
red stones, an amethyst 
earrings, an Olympus 
digital camera, and a small 
portable DVD player. The 
total loss is $4,870.00. 

7:57 PM- Possession of 
Marijuana 1/oz or less, 
200 blk. E. Sierra Madre 
Blvd. An Officer stopped 
a 29-year old Monrovia 
motorist for a Vehicle 
Code violation, and 
determined that the driver 
was in possession of 2.0 
grams of marijuana and a 
glass smoking pipe. The 
officer cited and released 
the Monrovia motorist. 

Tuesday, August 9th:

12:55 AM- Vandalism/
Under $400, 100 blk. 
N. Sunnyside Ave. An 
unknown suspect(s) 
threw a water balloon 
at a bedroom window, 
causing the window to 
shatter. The subject(s) fled 
southbound on Sunnyside 
Ave and out of sight. 

2:25 PM- Injured Person, 
100 blk. W. Bonita Ave. 
Officers responded to a 
man trapped underneath 
a car. The officer and 
citizens lifted the front 
of the car and freed the 
man. The Alhambra 
resident was transported 
to Arcadia Methodist 
Hospital by SMFD. 

3:13 PM- Vandalism/
Under $400, 100 blk. 
Rancho Rd. Unknown 
suspect(s) broke a left 
rearview mirror glass of a 
parked car while between 
the evening of August 
8th and the afternoon of 
August 9th. 

6:11 PM- Trespassing 
w/o Consent of Owner, 
500 blk. Sturtevant Dr. 
Officers responded to 
an apartment complex 
where patio furniture 
was moved around 
without permission. The 
suspect may have tried 
to burglarize one of the 
apartments. . 

11:49 PM- Attempted 
Vandalism/Damages, 
100 blk. S. Hermosa Ave. 
An unknown suspect(s) 
threw a water balloon at 
a bedroom window. The 
subject(s) fled northbound 
on Hermosa Ave in an 
SUV type vehicle. 

Wednesday, August 10th:

9:04 AM- Vandalism/
Under $400, 300 blk. 
W. Highland Ave. An 
unknown suspect(s) 
threw a water balloon at 
a residence and broke the 
front living room window. 

Thursday, August 11th:

1:53 AM- DUI Alcohol/
Drugs, Orange Grove 
Ave and Park Ave. An 
officer stopped a 25-year 
old Azusa 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. 

11:41 PM- Possession 
of Marijuana in Vehicle, 
Sierra Madre Blvd and 
Hastings Ranch Dr. An 
Officer stopped a 36-year 
old Altadena motorist for 
a Vehicle Code violation. 
Further investigation 
revealed that the driver 
was under possession of 
4.6 grams of marijuana. 
The Altadena motorist 
was cited and released on 
scene. 

Friday, August 12th:

10:00 PM- Possession 
of Marijuana 1/oz or 
Less, Orange Grove Ave 
and Baldwin Ave. An 
Officer stopped a 29-year 
old El Monte motorist for 
a Vehicle Code violation. 
Further investigation 
revealed that the driver 
was under possession of 
3.6 grams of marijuana. 
The El Monte motorist 
was cited and released on 
scene. 

Saturday, August 13th:

1:13 AM- Disorderly 
Conduct/Drunk in 
Public, 200 blk. W. Sierra 
Madre Blvd. Officers 
arrested a 24-year old man 
in front of City Hall for 
public intoxication, and 
took him to the Pasadena 
Police Department Jail for 
booking. 

3:20 PM- Petty Theft, 
500 blk. Fairview Ave. A 
suspect stole a mannequin 
from the front porch of a 
home on July 27, 2011.