Mountain Views News          Saturday, August 11, 2012

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Mountain View News Saturday August 11, 2012 


Sierra Madre Coordinating Council 

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

8/12 - Concert in the Park - JJ Jukebox

 8/16 - Foothill Unity Center - Back to School at Santa Anita 
Park

8/17 - Family Movie Fridays - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

8/19 - Concert in the Park - The Groove

 

8/26 - Concert in the Park - Take Two

 

Sierra Madre Playhouse - Incident at Vichy

 

Sierra Madre Playhouse - Fairytale Theater

 

Sierra Madre Playhouse - Acting Up "Wizard of Oz"

 9/6 - September Coordinating Council

 

9/6 - Woman's Club Wistaria Thrift Shop Re-Opening

For more information on the Sierra Madre Coordinating Council, 
please contact Recreation Supervisor Adam Matsumoto at 
amatsumoto@cityofsierramadre.com or 626.355.7394. 

 
Weather Wise

5-Day Forecast 

Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Mon: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s

 Wed: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s 

 Thur: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s

 Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s 

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

CITY OF SIERRA MADRE 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at 
City Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. 

626-355-7135

NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING:

August 14th, 2012 6:30 pm

WATERWORKS AQUATICS CREATES 

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

As part of the Waterworks Aquatics mission in striving to educate and 
motivate people of all ages to be safer in the water and learn proper 
swimming technique, Waterworks has created a Scholarship Program for 
the community. 

Waterworks Aquatics is committed to provide access and ensure that no 
one is denied an opportunity to participate in their aquatics programming 
because of economic hardship. Scholarships for children, families 
and seniors are available for a variety of programs. 

To fill out a scholarship application, please go onto their website at www.
waterworksswim.com/sierramadre. 

Scholarship applications are available year-round. Please note that all 
applications are reviewed carefully; however, there is no guarantee of 
approval.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE 
ROUND-UP

Save the Date! The annual Household Hazardous Waste Round-
up will occur on Saturday, August 18th from 9:00am until 2:00pm. 
The event will again be held in the Mariposa Parking Lot between 
S. Hermosa Ave., and S. Baldwin Ave.

HAWAIIAN SHIRT DAY

Join the City Council and City Staff for the annual Hawaiian 
Shirt Day on Tuesday, August 14th. All will be festivally 
dressed in Hawaiian-wear for what has become an annual 
tradition at the first City Council meeting in August! 


COMMISSION APPLICATIONS 
BEING ACCEPTED

 The City Council is still looking for interested people looking 
to serve on a City Commission. There following Commissions 
have vacancies as of July 1st: 

Planning Commission - Two Seats

Senior Commission - Two Seats

Tree Advisory Commission – One Seat

Anyone interested in volunteering on a Commission, 
should visit the City’s website or the City Manager’s office.

SIERRA MADRE SCARECROW 
FESTIVAL 

Plans are in the works for a contest in October 
where residents will recieve “Crow Awards” for 
the most creative scarecorws in the “humorous” 
and “scariest” categories for residents and 
for businesses, for having the most creative 
scarecrow(s) representing their business. 

 Currently plans are for life sized scarecrows 
and according to Executive Director Jackie 
Raymond, “We envision residents and guests 
driving through the town” in a manner similar 
to when people view Christmas or Halloween decorations. 
“It will bring families of Sierra Madre together and promote our 
business.”

 Don’t know how to make a scarecrow? Creative Arts will be 
hosting a FREE Scarecrow Making Workshop at Creative Arts 
Group Saturday, September 15, 2012 from noon to 7 pm, to the 
first 60 families. 

 Workshop participants need to bring clothes and accessories for 
their scarecrow. Everything else will be provided. These scarecrows 
are life-size, so bring appropriate items. You might want to 
bring pants or stockings to create legs and gloves to create hands 
for your scarecrow. 

 The workshop is free, but you must register (626-355-8350) 
LIMITED ENROLLMENT. To participate in the contest applications 
are due on September 25th. Scarecrows will be displayed 
October 1st through October 31st at residents and businesses. 

 On Friday, October 5th and awards ceremony will be held at 
Creative Arts for the winners of the residents and businesses.

 For more information, contact the Creative Arts Group via 
email at foothillcreativeartsgroup@creativeartsgroup.org or call 
626-355-8350.


1630 AM

Free on-air publicity for local events

 Sierra Madre’s new community radio station is now accepting scripts 
for Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. 
PSAs will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 
24/7 and can be heard at 1630 on the AM dial.

 Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have 
their event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre 
Community Information Radio. This new radio station covers the city 
of Sierra Madre, plus surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and 
Monrovia. 

In a nutshell, your event must:

• Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity
• Be open to the public
• Be of general interest to local citizens


Just 
write a Public Service Announcement that describes your 
event and e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 

SUMMER ART EXHIBIT

Summer Artist is Celeste Mendelsohn and her display will 
be up now through Friday, August 3, 2012. The special artist 
reception will be held on Friday, July 20th from 6:00pm 
– 7:30pm at City Hall. For more information on Celeste 
Mendelsohn’s art please visit http://celesteintheround.com 

SUMMER MOVIE SERIES

NEW 2012 Summer 
Movie Series in Kersting 
Court

Thanks to generous 
donations from the 
Sierra Madre Police 
Association and 
the Sierra Madre 
Community through 
outreach by Bob 
Jackson, the Family 
Movie Fridays 
series continues this 
summer! All movies are shown in Kersting Court 
and are absolutely free for everyone. Movies begin 
approximately at 8:00pm and patrons are encouraged 
to bring seating and blankets for the event. 

The Sierra Madre Police Association is providing 
vouchers for ice cream and yogurt on the July 20 and 
August 3 dates, which can be redeemed at Mother Moo 
Creamery or Yogurt & More. 

For more information contact the Community Services 
Department at 626-355-5278

Summer Family Movie Fridays Line-Up

- August 17, 2012 – E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial



On Thursdays at 7:00 PM, 
tune in to Radio Fishbowl’s 
Village Intersections Host 
Gene Goss.

 Set your smart phone 
or computer browsers to 
www.radiofishbowl.com.


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MADRE 
WOMAN'S 
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LOOKING 

FOR 
VOLUNTEERS

The Sierra Madre Woman's 
Club is looking for 
long-term volunteers. 
They are looking for assistance 
with their Thrift 
Shop and volunteers with 
newspaper editing and 
fundraising experience. 

If you are interested in 
any of the volunteer positions 
please contact 
the Woman's Club at 
626-355-4379.

Stop by any of the following 
locations (partial 
listing) for your copy every 
Saturday or call 626-355-
2737 to sign up for home 
delivery!

Sierra Public Library 
Sierra Madre Post Office 
Sierra Madre City Hall 

Bean Town Sierra Madre 
Starbucks Sierra Madre 
Bottle Shop Sierra Madre 
Happy’s Liquors Sierra 
Madre

Sierra Madre Senior 

Center 

Arcadia Public Library

Arcadia Post Office

Arcadia City Hall

Starbucks Arcadia

Denny’s Arcadia

Monrovia Public Library

Monrovia Post Office 

Monrovia City Hall 

Coffee Bean Monrovia 
(Foothill/Myrtle)

The Monrovian

Rudy’s Monrovia

Monrovia Senior Center

Duarte Public Library

Duarte City Hall 

Denny’s Duarte

Starbuck’s Duarte

Coffee Bean Duarte

I HOP Duarte

Duarte Senior Center

 

Pasadena City Hall

Pasadena Senior Center 
Faschings Car Wash

Robin’s Bar B Que 

Pasadena 

Walkway at Vromans 

Pasadena 

Gold Line Station - 

Sierra Madre Villa 
Niko’s Pasadena 

Fresco’s Pasadena

Websters Pharmacy 

Altadena 

Websters Fine Stationers 
Altadena 

SIERRA MADRE FARMERS MARKET 

The Farmers Market is open today and every Wednesday 
from 3:00-8:00 p.m. The location of the market is on Hermosa 
Avenue, south of Sierra Madre Boulevard to Mariposa 
Avenue, situated in the downtown area of Sierra Madre. 
The market has organic, fresh and locally grown produce. 
The farmers market is a great opportunity to come on down 
and meet the farmer directly. Dry Dock Fish has fresh and 
delicious wild caught varieties of fish. Rustic Loaf has your 
artisanal breads baked fresh that same day and brought to 
the market. Cutie Pie that has pies made with the fruits of 
our organic farmers, make sure you pick one or two up for 
desert. There are so many unique and amazing finds at the 
farmers market. Come on down to the Sierra Madre Farmers 
Market and shake the hand that feed you.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor at the Farmers 
Market, please contact Melissa Farwell from Raw Inspiration 
at (818) 591-8161 Ext. 806. Raw Inspiration, Inc., is 
responsible for all management and marketing of the City’s 
Farmers Market.