Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 5, 2012

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 5, 2012 

SEEKING 

NOMINATIONS 

FOR 2012 

4TH OF JULY 
PARADE 
GRAND 
MARSHAL

The Volunteer Sierra 
Madre 4th of July Committee 
is seeking nominations 
for the 2012 4th of 
July Parade Grand Marshal. 
The Parade will be 
held the morning of July 
4th. Parade Grand Marshal 
nominees should embody 
the spirit of Sierra 
Madre, be an active volunteer 
in any of the local 
nonprofit organizations or 
in some way contributed 
to the betterment of Sierra 
Madre.

Nominations must be submitted 
in writing by Tuesday, 
May 9th and should 
be sent to the 4th of July 
Committee, PO Box 1073 
Sierra Madre CA 91025 
or emailed to 4fairyvolunteers@
gmail.com.

This All-American friends 
and family event is made 
possible through the wonderful 
contribution of 
donors and sponsors, if 
you’d like to help please 
contact us through the 
information or above or 
follow us on Facebook 
http://www.facebook.
com/4thofJulyInfo or like 
us at http://www.fac ebook.
com/SierraMadre4thOfJulyInfoPage 


 


COMMUNITY YARD SALE

The City of Sierra Madre Senior Community Commission presents 
a Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 8:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. located in the Sierra Vista Park Parking Lot 
(611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.). Community members are invited to 
come together with their neighbors to participate in a community 
yard sale. Participants have the opportunity to clean out their 
garages, attics, storage sheds and closets without sending those 
valuable items to landfill.

Fee for a selling space is $25.00; proceeds will benefit senior programs 
and activities. Alternatively, you may donate items to the 
Senior Community Commission booth to help raise money for 
senior programs and activities. If you would like to participate in 
the Community Yard Sale, please register online at www.cityofsierramadre.
com/onlineregistration or in person at the Community 
Recreation Office 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Deadline to 
register is Thursday, May 31 or until spaces are filled.

 Participants must provide their own tables, chairs, canopies 
(10’x10’ maximum) and cash boxes. No electricity will be provided. 
Live animals, large canopies, and selling of food or drinks are 
prohibited. All business must be conducted within your space. 
Event may be cancelled due to inclement weather.

A limited number of spaces are available. For more information 
please call (626) 355-5278. 

1630 AM

Sierra Madre Community Radio

VOLUNTEER RADIO 
ANNOUNCERS WANTED!

Sierra Madre’s Community Radio station is 
seeking volunteers to record public service announcements 
(PSAs) for broadcast. The station broadcasts 24/7 at 1630 on the 
AM dial, and provides residents with timely information about 
community events.

The PSAs are recorded at City Hall by volunteer announcers. The 
process is quick and easy, taking only a few minutes to learn. If 
you’ve got a computer at home, you can also record PSAs on your 
PC, edit them as necessary, then easily load them into the on-air 
playback system at City Hall. 

If you’ve always wanted to be a DJ or start a voice-over career, 
this is a great way to begin and see how you sound on the radio! 
Don’t worry about being nervous or having “mic-fright”. Nothing 
is broadcast “live”, and you’ll be able to fix your mistakes before 
your PSA gets on the air. 

If you’d like to try recording a PSA, please contact Hank 
Landsberg at 355-3656 or e-mail henryeng@aol.com. Training 
will be provided, and it’s fun…you might discover a new career!

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RESCUE LOG

SIERRA MADRE SEARCH AND RESCUE

During the month of April, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to six calls 
for assistance. 

Missing Hikers, Little Santa Anita Canyon: The Team was notified of a canyoneering 
party stuck in Little Santa Anita 
Canyon. Several SMSR members 
rappelled into the canyon and 
located the trapped canyoneers. 
The subjects were safely extracted 
from the canyon by an L.A. County 
Fire Department helicopter. SMSR 
personnel retrieved the subjects’ 
belongings and ascended their 
ropes out of the canyon.

Missing Hiker, Anza-Borrego 
State Park: Sierra Madre Search 
and Rescue was requested as part 
of a mutual-aid operation in the 
search for a missing hiker in Anza-
Borrego State Park. True to their 
motto, “Anywhere in the wilderness that someone needs help,” SMSR members take pride in 
responding to any search they are requested for, seven days a week, anywhere in Southern 
and Central California. The Team sent crews to Anza-Borrego throughout the week-long 
operation for ground and technical assignments in and around the area’s caves. Despite an 
extensive search by dozens of personnel from the area’s search and rescue teams, the subject 
remains missing.

Critical Missing, Big Santa Anita Canyon: SMSR was notified of a critical missing person 
possibly located in Big Santa Anita Canyon. Crews were dispatched and the subject was 
located deceased.

At this year’s annual 
LASD Temple Station 
Volunteer Awards 
Banquet, SMSR team 
member Tommy 
Ingulfsen was named 
Search and Rescue 
Volunteer of the 
Year. A native of 
Norway, Ingulfsen 
joined the Team in 
2008 and heads the 
Medical Committee.

For 60 years the 
all-volunteer Sierra 
Madre Search and 
Rescue team has 
been responding 
to calls for help in 
the local mountains 
and beyond. Funded 
entirely by private 
donations, 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, including how to arrange a wilderness safety demonstration for your 
school or group, visit www.smsr.org.

WATERWORKS AQUATICS TO 
OPEN A NEW LOCATION AT 
THE SIERRA MADRE AQUATIC 
CENTER

 The City is excited to announce a new partnership 
at the Sierra Madre Aquatic Center. Aquatic 
services will be operated by Waterworks Aquatics 
beginning June 9, 2012. Waterworks Aquatics 
has extensive experience providing quality aquatic 
programs. Aquatic programs will be expanded 
to encompass 12 months a year, offering a full 
schedule of swim classes, water aerobics, recreation 
swim, swim team and much more! Check 
out the Waterworks Aquatics website for detailed 
information www.waterworksswim.com/sierramadre. 
For information regarding the swim program 
at the Sierra Madre Aquatic Center, contact 
Waterworks Aquatics at 310-277-7775.

For more information on the new partnership, 
please view the City's website at http://cityofsierramadre.
com/aquatics 


2012 OLDER SIERRA MADRE AMERICANS OF THE YEAR - 
NAN AND JERRY CARLTON TO BE HONORED MAY 11TH

The City of Sierra Madre 
Community & Personnel 
Services Department and 
the Senior Community 
Commission is happy to 
announce that Jerry and 
Nan Carlton have been selected 
as the Older Americans 
of the Year for Sierra 
Madre 2012. Jerry and 
Nan are longtime residents, 
active members of 
the Sierra Madre Friends 
of the Library, Mt. Wilson 
Trail Race and Wine & Jazz 
Walk volunteers, past Sierra 
Madre Athletic Association 
Board members, strong 
supporters of the Sierra Madre Civic Club & Senior Lunch Program and much, much more.

Each year the President of the United States, the Governor of California and the Los Angeles County 
Board of Supervisors designate the month of May as Older American Month. In recognition of Jerry 
and Nan Carlton’s dedicated volunteer service to the community, Sierra Madre will be honoring them 
with a local reception held at the Hart Park House Senior Center on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 4:30 
p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Previous Honorees include: Pat Alcorn, Fran Garbaccio, Ken Anhalt, Eph Konigsberg, Russ Anderson, 
George Throop, Loyal Camacho, John Grijalva, Joylouise Harte-Smith, James Heasley, Midge 
Morash, James Tyler, Isbella Paegal, Bonnie Garner, Rose Fafach, Ed Wellman, Celeste McCleary, 
Dorothy Tillquist, Doris Webster, Elsie Dannmayer, George Mauer & Karl Teigler.

For more information on the Older American Reception or on how you can assist with honoring 
Jerry and Nan Carlton, please contact the Susan Clifton, Recreation Coordinator at (626) 355-7394.


HILDA PITTMAN FEATURED ARTIST

Sierra Madre resident Hilda Pittman is the city’s Art’s Committee’s featured artist 
this month. Her works are on display in City Hall and an opening reception will be 
held on Friday, May 11th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and the public is 
encouraged to see the colorful, moving works of this talented woman. She began 
painting after her three daughters grew up. Her creative expressions are full of 
peace, tranquility and beauty.

REGISTRATION FOR 4TH OF JULY PARADE IS NOW OPEN

This year’s 4th of July parade will be held on Wednesday, July 4, at 10:00 am. The parade route will 
begin on Sierra Madre Blvd, from Sunnyside to Rancho. There is a $15 fee for all local non-profit 
entries and a $25 fee for all business entries. There is no charge for individuals wishing to enter the 
parade; however, an application must be submitted.

It is the 4th of July Committee’s hope to make the parade more green and earth-friendly! All participants 
are encouraged to come up with creative ideas to support this theme.

One way to do this is to register online at: www.cityofsierramadre.com/onlineregistration Keyword: 
parade

Hardcopies of the application should be completed and return the form with entry fee to:

SIERRA MADRE FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE c/o PARADE ENTRY

232 W. SIERRA MADRE BLVD. SIERRA MADRE, CA 91024.

All applications are due Friday, June 8th, 2012 Due to staging concerns; no late entries will be accepted. 
For more information please call the Community Services Department at (626) 355-5278.