Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 8, 2011

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, October 8, 2011 

FALL DINNER DANCE

BENEFIT FOR FAMILY 
PROMISE BIG BAND MUSIC 
CONCERT & DINNER

During the past month Sierra Madre Search 
and Rescue (SMSR) responded to 13 calls for 
assistance. 

Lost Hikers, Chantry Flat: Two hikers called 
authorities at nightfall and reported they were 
lost. Based on the subjects’ description of their 
surroundings, SMSR team members were able to 
determine high-probability search areas. Search 
crews were dispatched on foot and found the 
subjects in one of these areas. The hikers were 
assessed and assisted back to their car at the 
Chantry Flat parking lot.

Injured Swimmer, Chantry Flat: The Team received 
a report of an injured juvenile at a waterfall in the 
Chantry Flat area. SMSR team members, along 
with L.A. County Fire Department personnel, 
stabilized the patient and evacuated them to the 
Chantry Flat parking lot via litter wheel-out. The 
patient was then transferred to an ambulance and 
taken to the hospital.

Missing Hiker, Yosemite National Park: SMSR 
was requested to help with a search for a missing 
hiker in Yosemite National Park. Team members 
spent two days assisting in the search operation 
before the subject was found deceased.

For 60 years, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue has 

answered calls for help in the local mountains 
and beyond. Funded entirely by private donations 
and staffed by volunteers, the Team has long been 
a fixture in the community. To commemorate 
its 60th anniversary and say “thank you” to the 
community that has supported it for so long, 
the Team will host an open house at the rescue 
station on Sunday, October 16th.

Team members will demonstrate rescue 
techniques, educate visitors with outdoor safety 
tips for all ages, and give a special Hug-A-Tree 
presentation for kids. Hot dogs and cold drinks 
will be available. This is a unique opportunity for 
anyone interested in an inside look at how SMSR 
continues to live up to its motto: “Anywhere in 
the wilderness that someone needs help…”

The open house will be held Sunday, October 
16th, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Station 108 is 
located at 1901 Stonehouse Road at the corner of 
Grandview Avenue.

SMSR provides a range of public programs on 
wilderness safety in addition to its search and 
rescue activities. The Team never charges for any 
of its services. For more information on the open 
house event, or details on arranging a wilderness 
safety demonstration for your school or group, 
visit www.smsr.org.

RESCUE LOG 

SIERRA MADRE SEARCH AND RESCUE

Join the fun at the Fall 
Dinner Dance benefiting 
Sierra Madre School’s 
Annual Fund, Saturday, 
October 15th from 6:00 
to 10 p.m. at the exclusive 
private club Area 51 in 
Monrovia. 

 Enjoy a delicious Italian 
dinner and dance the 
night away with local DJ 
Denny Barry. Tickets are 
$50 per person. No host 
bar. Adults only please. 

 The Annual Fund 
helps support Sierra 
Madre School. The 
Annual Fund provides 
financial support to 
a variety of school 
programs including 
visual and performing 
arts programs, science 
programs, librarians and 
health aides. 

For more information on 
the dance or to purchase 
your tickets, please 
contact Lisa Brault at 
ljbauction@yahoo.com. 

The Sierra Madre United 
Methodist Church is 
hosting a dinner and 
concert of Big Band music 
on Saturday, October 22 in 
the church’s Hartzell Hall. 
After dinner, the concert 
will feature the popular 
local group, Big Band 
Theory (BBT).

Packed with Ph.D.s, BBT 
is composed of musicians 
affiliated with the Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory 
(JPL) in Pasadena. BBT 
was started in 1998 when 
the group provided music 
for holiday parties at JPL. 
This scientific swing band 
performs a play list that 
leans heavily toward the 
heavens, including “Fly 
Me to the Moon,” “Orange 
Colored Sky” and “Ja-Da,” 
one of the first songs to be 
heard in space. 

The concert benefits the 
San Gabriel Valley Family 
Promise Network. This 
organization has a mission 
of caring for homeless 
families through a network 
of local churches, including 
the Sierra Madre UMC. 

The evening begins with 
dinner at 6:00 p.m. The 
cost for the dinner only is 
$15.00 and concert only 
is $15.00 per person, or 
both can be purchased 
for $25.00. Dinner 
reservations are required. 
Please call Pat Tomlin at the 
church office, (626) 355-
0629, 8:30 a.m. to Noon, 
Monday through Friday, to 
make your reservation by 
October 20.

The Sierra Madre United Methodist 
Church is located at 695 W. Sierra 
Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre (enter 
the parking lot on Michillinda). For 
more information, please call the 
church office: (626) 355-0629. 


During the week of Sunday, September 25th, to Saturday October 1st, the Sierra Madre Police Department 
responded to approximately 268 calls for service. See crimereports.com for updated information. 

Sunday, September 25th:

3:46 PM- Use Another’s Personal Identification to Obtain Credit/Etc. This case involves an unknown 
suspect(s) that used the victim’s card to withdraw $400 from her checking account. 

Tuesday, September 27th:

7:43 AM – Auto Burglary, 200 blk. Manzanita Ave. A suspect broke a window of a parked car and 
stole a black Levenger Franklin Covey daytimer and an Apple iPad II. 

8:27 AM- Unlawful Display Evidence of Registration, Foothill Blvd and Arbolada St. An officer 
stopped a 47-year old South El Monte motorist for a Vehicle Code violation. Further investigation 
revealed that the driver had false registration tabs on the truck. The driver was arrested and released 
on a written promise to appear. 

 

Wednesday, September 28th:

2:14 PM- Assault with Deadly Weapon or Instrument, 600 blk. W. Montecito Ave. This case involves 
a woman being placed on a 72-hour hold for a psychiatric evaluation after she fought with and bit her 
mother. 

Thursday, September 29th:

1:45 AM- Danger to Self/Others/Gravely Disabled, 200 blk. W. Montecito Ave. This case involves a 
woman being placed on a 72-hour hold for a psychiatric evaluation. 3:29 PM- Vandalism/Graffiti, 
Bailey Canyon Park. The suspect(s) used a white marker to deface trees. 

Friday, September 30th:

10:27 AM- Grand Theft Exceeding $950, 100 blk. E. Highland Ave. This case involves a woman moving 
out of an apartment while the roommate was away. The suspect took the victim’s computer hard 
drive and computer battery backup. 

11:11 AM- Grand Theft Exceeding $950, 100 blk. W. Sierra Madre Blvd. This case involves a male 
suspect depositing a $2,700.00 check at Bank of the West and withdrawing $1900.00 from his account. 
The check was later returned to the bank as fraudulent. 

 Saturday, October 1st:

11:41 AM- Vandalism/Graffiti, Santa Anita Canyon Road. Unknown suspect(s) left graffiti on a roadside 
barrier wall along Santa Anita Canyon Road. 

8:43 PM- Disorderly Conduct/Drunk in Public, 200 blk. W. Sierra Madre Blvd. A 60-year old intoxicated 
man from Texas came into the SMPD asking for assistance. Officers arrested the suspect and 
took him to the Pasadena Police Department for booking. 

11:44 PM- DUI Alcohol/Drugs, Rosemead and Hastings Ranch Rd. An officer stopped a 42-year old 
Los Angeles motorist for a Vehicle Code violation and determined that the driver was under the influence 
of alcohol. The driver was arrested and taken to the Pasadena Police Department for booking.