Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 25, 2012

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 25, 2012 

SIERRA MADRE COMMISSION VACANCIES 

The City of Sierra Madre is starting to recruit for vacancies on commissions with terms beginning July 1, 2012. The Sierra 
Madre City Council encourages citizen participation in its decision-making process through the use of citizen commissions 
and committees. These advisory bodies are able to study a variety of issues and problems in detail. After gathering all 
pertinent information, hearing arguments, and weighing values, they recommend to the Council what they consider the 
best action to take. In certain situations, commissions are empowered to make specific decisions, subject to appeal to the 
Council. Public notices on all commissions are prepared in compliance of the Maddy Act.

 The terms for the following vacancies would begin July 1, 2012 on the various Commissions:

 -Planning Commission – 2 Vacancies

-Senior Community Commission -1 Vacancy

-Library Board of Trustees - 1 Vacancy

Applications may be obtained at City Hall or the City website at www.cityofsierramadre.com should you wish to apply. Applications 
will be accepted until all positions are filled. For more information please call 626-355-7135.

 

KIWANIS PRESENTS

COMMUNITY 
ELECTION FORUMS

Upcoming Events:

 The Kiwanis Club will 
also present two informative 
community forums in 
March. 

On Tuesday March 13th the 
Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club 
will hold a Candidates Forum 
for all candidates running 
for the Sierra Madre 
City Council. Candidates 
will state their positions on 
important issues and will 
takes questions from the 
audience.

On Tuesday March 27, the 
Kiwanis Club will host an 
informational forum regarding 
the User Utility Tax. 
Representatives will present 
pro and con sides of this issue 
and will accept questions 
from audience members.

 The forums will be held at 
The Lodge, formerly the Masonic 
Temple, at 33 E. Sierra 
Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. 
Lunch will be served at 
noon. The program will begin 
at 12.45. 

Reservations for lunch ($10) 
can be made in advance by 
calling 626-355-0728

CITY OF SIERRA 
MADRE TO HOST STATE 
OF THE CITY EVENT ON 
FEBRUARY 27, 2012

On Monday, February 27, 2012 from 6:30 – 
7:30 pm the City of Sierra Madre will host its 
2nd Annual State of the City address at the 
Community Recreation Center in the Sierra 
Madre Room at 611 East Sierra Madre Boulevard. 
This year’s theme is “Preserving Our 
Sense of Community” and this event will highlight 
programs and services the City has provided 
over the past year and give residents insight 
to the City’s goals for the next fiscal year. 

Mayor Pro Tem Josh Moran will emcee the 
evening. A special performance by Bethany 
Christian School Choir Students will precede 
Mayor John Buchanan’s State of the City Address. 
Representatives from each City Department 
will be available to answer any community 
questions and a City booth will highlight 
current programs and projects.

Although the event will not air live on SMTV3, 
the event will be recorded and rebroadcast on 
Channel 3 for Time Warner customers and can 
be viewed on the City’s website no later than 
March 5. 

Refreshments will be provided by local Sierra 
Madre restaurants. This event is made possible 
by the support of our sponsors: Athens 
Services, Southern California Edison, Liebert 
Cassidy Whitmore, West Coast Arborists, San 
Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, and 
Jan’s Towing. 

For more information on this event please contact 
626.355.5278

MARCH 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

THURSDAY

MEDITATION CLASS in 
Pasadena & Sierra Madre 
"Happiness from a Different 
Source" from 7:30-8:30pm 
at Neighborhood Unitarian 
Universalist Church, 301 N. 
Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena; 
and from 7-8pm at Center 
for Wellbeing, 31 W. Sierra 
Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre.

 Cost $10. For more info, 
please call(323) 223-0610 or 
visit MeditateInLA.org

LIBRARY 
CHILDREN’S ROOM 
REMODEL BEGINS

Renovation of the Sierra 
Madre Public Library 
Children’s Room is slated 
to begin the first week in 
April. During the makeover, 
Children’s Services will move 
into the adjacent Reference 
Room with a limited 
collection of picture, fiction 
and non-fiction books. The 
popular Preschool Story 
Times will continue during 
the six-week construction 
period but school class visits 
will be suspended for the 
duration of construction.

During the last two weeks of 
March, staff and volunteers 
will begin boxing about two 
thirds of the children’s books 
for storage. 

Improvements will include 
the removal of an emergency 
exit, replacement of windows, 
bookshelves, furniture, paint 
and carpet. The layout of the 
room will be changed to create 
a Preschool Zone, Study Zone 
and Computer/Technology 
Zone. Funding for the 
updates came from private 
donations raised during a 
year-long fundraising drive. 

A ribbon-cutting will be 
scheduled in plenty of time 
for the upcoming Summer 
Reading Club. 

The Sierra Madre Public 
Library is located at 440 
West Sierra Madre Boulevard 
in Sierra Madre. For more 
information please call (626) 
355-7186, or visit our website: 
www.sierramadre.lib.ca.us.

RADIO 
DJ’S 
WANTED 
COMMUNITY INTERNET 
RADIO STATION 
www.radiofishbowl.com 
We are looking for a few DJ’s to have a weekly 
show in and about “Sierra Madre”. 
TALK. 
MUSIC. 
INTERVIEWS. 
Business, travel , health… you tell us! 
Please submit a sample of your show using a 
standard sound format via email 
radiofishbowl@yahoo.com or 
drop off a CD to 
80 W Sierra Madre Blvd #105 
Sierra Madre CA 91024 
ATTENTION ALL 

SIERRA MADRE 
COMMUNITY 
GROUPS AND 
ORGANIZATIONS

 The March Coordinating Council 
will be held on Thursday, March 1 
at 12:00pm. The meeting location 
is changing from the Youth Activity 
Center, to the Sierra Madre 
Room. The Sierra Madre Room is 
located in Sierra Vista Park, in the 
building next to the YAC at 611 E. 
Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, 
CA 91024. 

 Please be sure to bring your upcoming 
event/program information 
to share at the meeting. March 
will launch the new monthly Coordinating 
Council newsletter and 
groups that attend the meeting will 
have their events/programs highlighted 
in the newsletter. If you 
cannot attend the meeting, you 
can send your upcoming program 
information and we may be able to 
include it if I have additional space. 
Also we can include pictures and 
logos in the newsletter which you 
can send to me by email.

 I will also distribute the long-
range planning calendar at the 
March meeting. This calendar can 
be utilized to plan events/programs 
around other large events that occur 
at the same time. I have only received 
events from a small portion 
of the group, so be sure to email 
me with your large events and programs 
through March 2013 so your 
organization does not get left out! 
I only need the event name and 
date for this long-range planning 
calendar. 

Adam Matsumoto, 

Recreation Supervisor City of Sierra 
Madre 626-355-5278

2012 MOUNT WILSON TRAIL 
RACE INFORMATION

Get Ready for the 
2012 Mount Wilson 
Trail Race with Team 
CrossFit Academy 

Coach Eric LeClair and Team 
CrossFit Academy will be 
returning for their seventh 
year to provide free Saturday 
morning training runs for 
this challenging event for any 
interested trail runner. The 
training is a 16-week program 
designed with three different 
ability groups.: Beginner, 
Intermediate, and Advanced. 
The first training session will 
begin Saturday morning, 
February 4th at 7:00A in 
Kersting Court. It is recommended that all interested runners 
begin their training on this date; each Saturday morning will 
feature a different training run.

Coach LeClair has had hundreds of runners and racers within the 
ranks of the training team over the past six years. The training 
program has been so successful that it has resulted in over 20 Top 
3 finisher medals!

From the beginning trail runner to the experienced veteran racer, 
all will be welcomed into this fun group and will be assisted in 
accomplishing his or her desired goal. To contact Coach Eric 
LeClair or Team CrossFit Academy directly, please call 626-437-
8739 or search for either on Facebook.

Registration

Registration for the 2012 Mount Wilson Trail Race will begin 
on Monday, March 5 at 9:00am. Registration is available online 
at www.cityofsierramadre.com/onlineregistration. Runners are 
encouraged to register as soon as possible as space is limited. 
The MWTR sells out on an annual basis, be sure to reserve 
your spot for 2012! For more information please visit www.
mountwilsontrailrace.com or contact the Community Services 
Office at 626.355.5278.


WANNA WATCH A WHALE?

Whale Watching Community Excursion

Join the Community and Personnel Services Department for its annual Whale 
Watching excursion on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Enjoy a two and a half 
hour narrated tour by Aquarium of the Pacific staff, charter boat with a two 
level viewing deck, and transportation to and from Long Beach. Snacks are 
available for purchase on the boat, or lunches can be brought aboard. For 
more information call 626-355-5278.

Date: Saturday, March 3, 
2012

Time: 10:00am - 3:30pm

Cost: $28.00 per person

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Transportation leaves from the 
Community Recreation Center, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024.


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