Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 17, 2011

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, September 17, 2011 

ASCENSION CHURCH HOSTS “MINISTRY CELEBRATION” SUNDAY, 
SEPTEMBER 18TH

Giannotta-Moss


Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 25 
East Laurel Avenue in Sierra Madre will 
be celebrating its annual start of Fall 
season with the “Ministry Celebration” 
on Sunday, September 18th following 
the Mass at 9:30 a.m. 

All are welcome and encouraged to this 
festival of ministries, which features 
decorated booths that illustrate 
various church ministries in serving 
the needy, spreading God’s word, 
educating children, making music and 
worshipping God. Other opportunities 
include feeding the hungry, attending 
to the sick and visiting shut-ins as well 
as assisting the homeless. Daughters 
of the King and Cursillo will also have 
information available. The Church’s 
ministries are great ways to give 
back and share in opportunities of 
fellowship at Church of the Ascension. 
Refreshments will be served. 

The event will provide an opportunity 
to learn about Christian Education 
at Ascension Church including sign-
ups for Children’s Sunday School 
(Catechesis), Young People’s Ministries 
and for adults to learn about small 
groups which begin meeting on Sunday, 
September 25th. Small Groups meet 
between church services in Parish or 
Hawks Hall. This ongoing program is 
facilitated by various parishioners and 
includes: 

• Meets in the Hawks Hall Library

• Summer Fellowship - Trusting 
that God will provide 

• Genesis:12-23 “Abraham & 
Sarah’s Journey”

• A parent’s group which 
explores the question: “How can this 
generation of parents raise self-reliant, 
compassionate, and ethical children?”

• The Rector’s Forum is currently 
reading The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) 
Everything, a Spirituality for Real 
Life, by Jamaes Martin, SJ. 

This event makes for a wonderful 
family outing to meet new neighbors 
and check out a wonderful community 
church. For more information, please 
call (626) 355-1133 or visit: www.
ascension-sierramadre.com. 

MOTHER MOO CREAMERY 
OPENS IN SIERRA MADRE’S 
KERSTING COURT

Karen Klemens, owner of Mother Moo Creamery, began 
selling her organic ice cream made with locally sourced 
ingredients last Saturday afternoon. Within a short time, a 
reported long line of interested customers trailing out the 
door sold out most of her offerings to locals who wanted to be 
among the first to sample her wares.

Located at 17 Kersting Court at the site of the former Domino’s 
Pizza, Klemens has been working since late spring to transform 
the site into her creamery, as well as a home preservation 
center with workshops and canning demonstrations. She 
joins several other new businesses who opened this year in 
the town of 11,000, including Taco Fiesta, Sierra Bistro and 
Wistaria Grill.

Klemens plans to use a local, South Pasadena source for 
peaches as her basis for the first canning class to be held on 
Saturday, September 17th.

Moth Moo indicated she has hired locally to fill out her staff, 
and will continue to do so as her business becomes established. 

For more information or a class reservation, visit www.
MotherMoo.com or call 626-355-0650. 


Robyn Giannotta and Andrew Moss were married by 

Father Matt Elshoff, OFM Cap. on August 27, 2011 at the 
San Gabriel Mission. The reception was held at the elegant 
Langham Huntington Hotel. 

 

Mrs. Moss is the daughter of Dr. Steven and Mrs. Sharon 
Giannotta of Pasadena. Mr. Moss is the son of Mr. Irvin and 
Mrs. Andrea Moss of Sierra Madre. 

 

The Bride is a graduate of USC and works for Morgan 
Stanely. The Groom is a graduate of USC and holds a Master's 
from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and works 
for JetBlue Airways. The couple resides in New York City's 
Lower Manhattan. 

THE WAY WE WERE: 

An Historic Adventure with Costumes

 

Get gussied up 
and come to the 
Fabulous Fall 
Fashion Show and 
Tea sponsored 
by the Sierra 
Madre Historical 
Preservation 
Society! 

On Saturday, 
October 15, 2011, 
costume designer 
Shon Le Blanc of 
Valentino’s Costumes will present textiles, clothing and 
accessories Sierra Madre style. Having furnished costumes 
for many plays, movies and television shows, as well as the 
Sierra Madre Rose Float in 2008, Le Blanc will narrate the 
show’s different eras, as he describes costume details.

 

Based on the photographs from our award-winning 
book, “Southern California: Seeking the Better Life in Sierra 
Madre”,this historical fashion revue will reveal how Sierra 
Madreans dressed through the ages. Tableaus of models will 
be accompanied by a slide show of historic images taken 
from the book and the archival files. 

 

To complement this unique show, the Society will serve 
a sumptuous tea consisting of finger sandwiches, hearty 
appetizers, scones, including a special orange marmalade 
cake as one of the desserts.

 

The event is in celebration of the Sierra Madre Historical 
Preservation Society’s 80th Anniversary. Founded in 1931, 
the Society continues to participate in community activities, 
promoting and preserving the history of Sierra Madre, 
including the stewardship of the Sierra Madre Historical 
Archives and the City’s two museums: Lizzie’s Trail Inn and 
the Richardson House. The program will be held in Hartzell 
Hall: 695 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. at 2:00 p.m. The parking 
entrance is located off N. Michillinda Avenue. Tickets are 
$40 and are tax deductible. All proceeds support the work 
of the Society.

 

Tickets are available at Arnold’s Hardware, Savor 
the Flavor, Sierra Madre Library, Mary’s Market and 
Prudential Reality, and from SMHPS Board members.

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to see The Way We Were!

 For more information, call 626.355.1389 or visit www.smhps.
org. 


WELLNESS 
IN THE 
PARK

A Senior Information & 
Health Screen Fair will be 
hosted by the Sierra Madre 
Community & Personnel 
Services Department 
and Sierra Madre Senior 
Community Commission, 
St. Rita Senior Ministry, 
and be.royal oaks 
retirement community. 
The event takes place on 
Saturday, September 24th 
in Memorial Park. The 
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast 
will run concurrently 
from 7am to 11am, 
$5.00 per participant. At 
9am to 12pm, the FREE 
Health Screenings for 
Seniors, which include 
osteoporosis, hearing, 
body fat, dental, FREE 
flu shots (for those whose 
primary insurance is 
Medicare, all others 
$25), healthy eating & 
downsizing tips, and so 
much more...

Please join our 
community leaders, 
participating vendors, 
and your neighbors for 
a morning filled with 
valuable information. For 
additional information, 
please contact Susan 
Clifton at 626-355-5278.

Sierra Madre Police Blotter

During the week of Sunday, September 4th, to Saturday September 10th, the Sierra Madre 
Police Department responded to approximately 316 calls for service. See crimereports.com 
for updated information. 

Sunday, September 4th:

1:31 AM- Prohibits Person Under 21, Alcohol 0.01%, Baldwin Ave and Foothill Blvd. An 
officer stopped a 20-year old Pasadena motorist for a Vehicle Code violation and determined 
that the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was cited and the vehicle was 
stored. 

03:37 AM- DUI Alcohol/Drugs, Mariposa Ave and Hermosa Ave. An officer stopped a 26-
year old Monterey Park 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. 

11:53 AM- Use Another’s Personal Identification to Obtain Credit/Etc. This case involves 
an unknown suspect(s) using the victim’s Visa credit card to buy a DVD club membership and 
DVDs without the victim’s permission. 

Wednesday, September 7th:

7:06 PM- Danger to Self/Other/Gravely Disabled, 600 blk. W. Montecito Ave. This case 
involves a woman being placed on a 72- hour hold for a psychiatric evaluation. 

Thursday, September 8th:

2:58 AM- DUI Alcohol/Drugs, 300 blk. Sierra Woods Dr. An officer stopped a 51-year old 
Sierra Madre 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.

9:18 AM- Possession of Controlled Substance, 600 blk. Woodland Dr. This case involves 
LA County Probation officers and SMPD officers conducting a probation check on a 29-year 
old male Sierra Madre resident. Officials spoke to two people, and arrested one for possession 
of a controlled substance and narcotic paraphernalia. The female suspect was taken to 
the Century Regional Detention Facility for housing and the Probation Department took the 
male suspect was taken into custody. 

Friday, September 9th:

7:08 AM- Battery, 100 blk. W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Officers responded to a battery investigation 
between two men. Further investigation revealed that an argument occurred and the 
suspect punched and kicked the victim multiple times while he was on the floor defenseless. 
The investigation was referred to the District Attorney’s office for review.

10:33 AM- Petty Theft, 100 blk. N. Lima St. An unknown suspect(s) stole a black bird feeder 
and fled in an unknown location. 

12:31 PM- Danger to Self/Others/Gravely Disabled, 400 E. Grandview Ave. This case involves 
a 35-year old man that was placed on a 72 hour hold at USC Medical Center in Los 
Angeles. 

Photo from the Sierra Madre Historical 
Archives.


KIWANIS

PANCAKE

BREAKFAST

Saturday, 

September 24th

Memorial Park

Sierra Madre

7:00 a.m.

to

11:00 a.m.

$5 

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