HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS INSIDE


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011

VOLUME 5 NO. 43

THE 2012 SIERRA MADRE 
ROSE FLOAT PRINCESSES

The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association announced their 2012 Rose 
Float Princesses on Sunday at a reception at “The Lodge” on Sierra 
Madre Blvd. The four princesses were selected from twelve applicants, 
all of whom were in attendance and were introduced prior to the naming 
of the young ladies selected to ride on the SMRFA 2012 Tournament of 
Roses parade entry “Colorful Imagination” on January 1st.

SMRFA President Robert Young spoke for a few minutes about the success 
of the last few years, noting that in the eighty years that Sierra Madre 
has had a float, only a dozen or so have won awards, including the last six 
consecutive floats. Young then introduced the twelve young ladies that 
had applied and been interviewed by three judges. Each of the applicants 
was presented with a beautiful red rose by the 2011 Princesses, Yasmine 
Ibramin and Madeline Pirrone, in their final official acts as Princesses. 
SMRFA Princess Coordinator Donna Sutcliffe then asked each of the 
outgoing Princesses to speak briefly about their year of service.

Then it was time for the introductions of the 2012 court. Named to represent 
SMRFA next year were Julianna Gough, as senior at South Hills 
High School, Kacey Benson, a sophomore at Flintridge Sacred Heart, 
Tracey Janzen, a junior at Alverno High School, and Alisa Unell, a senior 
at Alverno. Each of the four received a bouquet of roses from Leonora 
Moss and a tiara.

In addition to riding in the Tournament of Roses Parade, during the next 
year the Princesses will make public appearances before the City Council 
and local service organizations, serve as Santa’s Helpers at Dickens Village 
on November 26th, and ride in the Fourth of July parade, among 
other things. Photo courtesy Bill Coburn

THE WAY WE WERE

Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society Turns Back The 
Hands Of Time


Adorned in their vintage clothing are: left to right are as follows: Arturo, Andre, Doug, Gloria, Barry Ziff, 
Clem Bartolai, Gurdon Miller, Dane Lenton, Joanne Williams, Leslie Ziff, Terry Terell, Dick Johnson

 On October 15th, the Sierra Madre 
Historical Preservation Society 
turned back the hands of time to 
the early 20th Century and raised 
more than $4,000 to support their 
charitable efforts.

 More than 100 guests were on 
hand for a delightful Victorian Tea 
and Fashion Show that costume designer 
Shon Le Blanc of Valentino’s 
Costumes presented. Having 
furnished costumes for many plays, 
movies and television shows, as well 
as the Sierra Madre Rose Float in 
2008, Le Blanc narrated the show’s 
different eras, as he described costume 
details.

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

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

The event was 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

 For more information on the Society 
or to purchase a copy of “Southern 
California Story: Seeking the 
Better Life in Sierra Madre”, go to:

www.smhps.org.

2011 OKTOBERFEST GOLF AND 
TENNIS TOURNAMENT WINNERS

The Sierra Madre Oktoberfest Golf 
and Tennis Tournament was held 
this past Saturday, October 15, 
2011. Between the golf and tennis 
tournaments and luncheon approximately 
$4,000 was raised for 
Sierra Madre Youth Programs. 

The winning golf tournament team 
scored a 7 under par through nine 
holes at the Eaton Canyon Golf 
Course. 

 

Golf Tournament Winning Team: 
(GEM Plumbing)

Marc Van Cleave, Gary Cox, Joe 
Wuence, Marty Martinez

Our additional golf contest winners 
were:

• Putting Contest – Marc Van 
Cleave

• Closest to the Pin – John 
Werthwein

• Longest Drive – Joe Wuence

The tennis tournament had 18 
participants and was held at the 
Orange Grove Tennis Courts and 
featured a mixed-doubles, round 
robin format. 

Tennis Winners:

• 1st – Mario Torrez

• 2nd – Nita Sample

• 3rd – (tie) 
Steve Stapenhorst and 
Miriam Trogdon

In Addition, for the 3rd consecutive 
year, GEM Plumbing has won 
the match against The Mountain 
Views News. The loser of that challenge 
will purchase the pumpkins 
the children will carve for the city’s 
Halloween festivities in the name 
of the Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club.

The Community and Personnel 
Services Department would like 
to thank all Oktoberfest sponsors, 
participants and volunteers. The 
City of Sierra Madre would especially 
like to recognize committee 
members Andreas Weyerman, 
Mark Kennedy, Rachelle Pastor-
Arizmendi, and Susan Henderson 
and thank everyone for their support 
and looking forward to Oktoberfest 
2012!


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Students from Sierra Madre School brought their paint and brushes 
to Downtown Sierra Madre on Friday hoping to win the Window 
Decorating Contest that is sponsored by the city. Photo by D. Lee

COUNCIL PREPARES FOR LENGTHY AND POSSIBLY CONTENTIOUS MEETING

 On Tuesday, Mayor John Buchanan 
and members of the Sierra Madre City 
Council may be in for a long evening. 
The agenda for the meeting includes 
several ‘hot topics’ and it is anticipated 
that members of the community will be 
on hand to share their thoughts.

 One of the most controversial items, 
the General Plan Committee’s “Vision 
and Guiding Principles Report” will be 
discussed on the heels of Councilwoman 
Nancy Walsh’s sharp chastising of 
the committe at the last council meeting. 
At that time, Walsh asked for the 
resignation of the committee chair and 
the council liason.

 In addition to the General Plan Report, 
there will be a review of an extension 
of the Utility Users Tax Increase 
amd discussion on how the council will 
fill the seat being vacated by Former 
Mayor Joe Mosca.

 The council meeting begins at 6:30 
p.m. at City Hall.


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