Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 6, 2013

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, April 6, 2013 


2013 Mount Wilson Trail Race - Youth 
Opportunities

Kids’ Fun Run 

Join the Sierra Madre Community Foundation and CATZ Sports for the 2013 Mount Wilson Trail 
Race Kids’ Fun Run. The Kid’s Fun Run is an absolutely free event for youth ages 3-12 years of age. 
The Kid’s Fun Run will begin at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Youth will have the opportunity 
to run up and down Baldwin Ave. and finish under the same banner as MWTR runners! Youth 3-6 
years of age will run a ½ mile course, while youth 7-12 will run the full mile. All participants must 
sign up with a parent or guardian beginning at 7:00 a.m. in Kersting Court. The first 250 youth to 
sign up will receive a free T-shirt, compliments of Sierra Madre Community Foundation and will 
receive a ribbon for their participation. 

Kids’ Fun Run Training Days 

Join past MWTR Women’s Race Winners Sharon Pevsner and Jill Liston as they prepare you for the 
MWTR Kids’ Fun Run. Training days will be held on Saturday April 27, 2013 and Saturday May 11, 
2013 beginning at 9:00 am at Sierra Vista Park – Westside, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Participation in 
the training days is free for all and participants should bring running shoes and water. Participants 
will learn basic running technique, complete running drills, and take part in a question and answer 
session with Sharon Pevsner and Jill Liston. 

Kids’ Fun Run T-Shirt Design Contest

Your artwork can be featured on the 2013 Mount Wilson Trail Race Kids’ Fun Run T-Shirt! Youths in 
Kindergarten – 8th grade are encouraged to submit their artwork for this contest. The winning entry 
will have their artwork displayed on the back of the Kids’ Fun Run t-shirt, be recognized at the Mount 
Wilson Trail Race and receive a t-shirt with their design. Participation in the contest is absolutely 
free. Contest application and guidelines are available on the City’s website, www.cityofiserramadre.
com, on the Community Services Department page or at the Community Services office located at 
611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Applications are due by Friday, April 26, 2013 at 5:00 pm. 

For more information on any of the 2013 Mount Wilson Trail Race Youth Opportunities please 
contact the Community Services Department at 626.355.5278.

ANNOUNCING THE SIERRA MADRE ROSE 
FLOAT ASSOCIATION’S ENTRY FOR THE 2014 
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE: 

The theme of the 2014 Rose Parade® is "Dreams Come True." Sierra Madre's fun-loving float entitled 
“Catching the Big One” comes under the heading ‘be-careful-what-you-wish-for’! 
This particular fishing trip proved a little TOO successful. The catch of the day is an enormous 26-foot 
tall fish that dwarfs the tiny skiff below. This whimsical, animated entry will feature tens of thousands 
of iris, carnations and roses as well as several types of citrus. The design of this float is once again 
thanks to Charles Meier, Creative Director of Paradiso Parade Floats. 

Sierra Madre Rose Float Association Scholarship Opportunity

The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association is proud to announce its annual scholarship competition. 
To qualify, applicants must actively participated in one or more Sierra Madre Rose Float activity (such 
as fundraising, design, construction, flowering or as a past or present float rider) and must currently 
be a student in their senior year of high school or be a college freshman with a minimum GPA of 3.0. 

For more information and to download an application form, please visit our website at: http://www.
smrosefloat.org/scholarship. All applications must be received by May 3, 2013. 


FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY 
ANNUAL ART FAIR

The 51st annual Friends of the Sierra Madre Library’s Art Fair will be held in Memorial Park, 222 
West Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, on Saturday, May 4, from 9:30AM to 6:00PM and Sunday, 
May 5, from 9:30AM to 5:00PM. More than 90 artists will be displaying and selling their fine arts 
throughout the weekend. Mediums include oil painting, jewelry, water colors, glass, wood, metal, 
photography, pottery, ceramics, mixed media, and weaving. The Art Fair will be the place to be to 
find that perfect Mother’s Day, graduation, or wedding gift and to find pieces that you will be proud 
to wear or to display in your home.

Live music will be featured throughout the weekend in the band shell and on the south lawn. Guests 
will enjoy an eclectic selection of music ranging from country jazz to Latin to classical flute and 
guitar. A food court will offer a variety of food and drinks provided by local non-profit groups as well 
as food vendors. And, of course, the Friends of the Library will have a booth selling their famous 
sweet breads and quick breads. For the children, the Creative Arts Group has planned a Chinese kite 
making activity on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm.

This year we will again have a silent auction. So far, forty of the artists who are displaying and selling 
their creations at this year’s fair have donated lovely, one-of-a-kind pieces for the auction which 
means that you’ll have a chance to bid on some really beautiful artwork. 

So come early and stay all day. Browse through the wonderful displays of artwork, sit on the lawn 
and listen to music, have a little lunch, check on your silent auction bids, and then go back and 
purchase those lovely pieces of art that have been calling your name ever since you spotted them. 
Proceeds from the Art Fair benefit the Sierra Madre Library. For more information, visit our website 
at sierramadrelibraryfriends.org or call 626 355-7186.


Sierra Madre Police Blotter

For the period March 24-31, 2013

Tuesday March 26, 2013

A resident in the 00 block of North Mountain Trail reported that her vehicle was stolen from her 
carport. The victim indicated that she had friends at her residence the night before and the keys to 
the vehicle were now missing. The victim was unable to recall when she last saw her vehicle parked 
in the car port. 

Thursday March 28, 2013

A resident of the 300 block of Montecito Avenue filed a police report alleging that her ex-boyfriend 
called and threatened to kill her. The threat took place during an argument over child visitation. During 
the investigation, officers managed to contact the ex-boyfriend. He denied making the threat and 
stated the victim was making up the entire incident. The investigation is on-going. 

At 8:30am, a solo vehicle traffic collision took place in the 400 block of Santa Anita Court. The vehicle 
was proceeding east on Santa Anita Court when it drifted to the right, travelled over the curb and collided 
with a tree. The momentum caused the vehicle to roll over onto its roof. The driver complained 
of pain caused by the deployment of the vehicle air bag and received medical treatment. The driver 
admitted that he became distracted when he was attempting to plug in his cell phone. 

Friday March 29, 2013

At 8pm, a resident in the 100 block of North Lima Avenue parked his vehicle at the curb and went 
inside. Two hours later he returned to his vehicle and discovered that the left side of the car was damaged. 
The investigation revealed that an unknown vehicle side-swiped that parked car, leaving scape 
marks and destroying the side view mirror. The party at fault left the scene without making contact 
with the other party or leaving contact information on the damaged vehicle. 

Saturday March 30, 2013

At 1:45pm, officers responded to a report of domestic violence in the 400 block of East Laurel Avenue. 
The person reporting stated that her husband of three years came home intoxicated and began 
an argument. During the argument, the husband allegedly slapped a cell phone out of her hand and 
then struck her with his shoulder. The husband (male 28 years of age) was arrested for Battery and 
booked at Pasadena PD Jail. 

At 4:45pm, officers responded to a report of a vehicle being driven erratically on Sierra Madre Boulevard. 
The officers located the vehicle stopped for the stop sign at Sunnyside Avenue and Sierra Madre 
Boulevard and observed that the driver appeared to be unconscious. The officers detained the driver 
and determined he was under the influence of an unknown drug. The investigation revealed fresh 
traffic collision damage on the right side of the vehicle suggesting that the driver collided with an 
object prior to the reporting party calling in her observations. The driver (male 57 years of age) was 
arrested for DUI.