Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 26, 2013

SECTION B

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013

OKTOBERFEST PARTICIPANTS GREETED BY CONGRESSWOMAN CHU

SIERRA 
MADRE 

HALLOWEEN 
HAPPENINGS

Thursday, October 31, 2013. Halloween 
Happenings’ activities 
include the downtown trick-o-
treating sponsored by the Sierra 
Madre Chamber of Commerce, 
as well as the costume parade and 
costume contest, supported by 
the Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club. 
All activities for the Sierra Madre 
Halloween Happenings are free!

• 3:30 - 5:00 PM Trick-O-Treating, 
Downtown Sierra Madre

• 4:00 - 5:00 PM Costume Contest 
Sign-up, Kersting Court 

• 5:00 PM Costume Parade Begins, 
Kersting Court 

• 5:30 PM Costume Contest, Memorial 
Park (no signups will be 
taken in Memorial Park, signups 
must be done in Kersting Court)

Participating Businesses in the 
Downtown Trick-o-Treating - 

 

Sponsored by the Sierra Madre 
Chamber of Commerce, from 
3:30-5:00pm in Downtown Sierra 
Madre. 

 Costume Contest Registration 
and Participation

 Supported by the Sierra Madre 
Kiwanis Club. The costume contest 
registration will be available 
in Kersting Court from 4:00pm-
5:00pm. All youth must pre-
register in Kersting Court to be 
able to participate in the costume 
contest, no signups will be taken 
in Memorial Park. The costume 
contest will begin at approximately 
5:30pm at the Memorial Park 
Bandshell. Prizes will be given to 
the top three contestants in each 
of the five age categories: walking 
to 2 years, 3-4 years old, 5-7 
years old, 8-10 years old and 11 
years & up. Sierra Madre Elementary 
teacher Lisa Spigai will keep 
all entertained as she emcee’s the 
contest. All prizes for the costume 
contest are provided by the Sierra 
Madre Kiwanis Club. The judges 
for this year’s contest are: TBD.

 Halloween Parade led by the Sierra 
Madre Fire Department

 The costume parade will depart 
from Kersting Court at 5:00pm 
and will be led by the Sierra 
Madre Fire Department, with the 
Sierra Madre Police Department 
bringing up the rear. The parade 
will travel west on Sierra Madre 
Blvd. and end in Memorial Park. 
Youth can visit with firefighters 
and explore the vehicles in 
Kersting court before the parade 
begins. 

 Alegria Avenue Festivities 

(Independent Activity Hosted By 
Residents on Alegria Avenue)

 Alegria Avenue between Baldwin 
Avenue and Mountain Trail will 
be closed to through traffic on 
Thursday, October 31, 2013 from 
4:00-11:00pm. The homes on this 
street are elaborately decorated 
for Halloween and many families 
visit this street to trick or treat. 
*Note: this is not affiliated with 
any of the City of Sierra Madre 
Halloween Happenings activities.

For more information about any 
of the Halloween Happenings activities 
please call the 

Community Services Department 
at 626-355-5278.

 
On Saturday, residents and friends of Sierra Madre brought their “A” 
games to the Memorial Park Tennis Courts and the Eaton Canyon Golf 
Course for the Ninth Annual Oktoberfest Golf and Tennis Tournament 
which raises money for youth and teen services. This yeaer preliminary 
reports indicate that $5,500 was raised.

 After the athletic activities, the participants gathered at the Hart Park 
for a victory luncheon. This year a very special guest greeted the players, 
Congresswoman Judy Chu.

Winners of this year’s events were:

1st Place Tennis John Capoccia (SM City Councilmember)

2nd Place (tie) Bryan Van Norden and Joseph Whidman

Pictured above, Congresswoman Chu and Tennis Champ John Capoccia. 
Right., The winning golf team: Mark Levoe, Jeff Dapper, Greg 
Johns and Kevin Jayne.

Winners of the golf competition were: Mark Levoe, Jeff Dapper, Greg Johns 
and Kevin Jayne who swept away the competion with a 9 under round, breaking 
last year’s record of 8 under. Other golf winners included:

 Putting Contest - (a tie broken by Random Draw) Donna Burley

 Accurate Drive for Women - Donna Burley

 Longest Drive for Men - Frank Moore

 Closest To The Pin - Justin Menzel

Although the golf tournament offered cash prizes of up to $5,000 for a hole and one and a five star resort trip, no player managed to accomplish that feat.


CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF GOOD SPIRITS!

The image above was created by Bill Coburn depicting the changes of the face of the Bottle Shop over the years. 

 On Saturday, October 26th, from 2 to 6 pm, The Bottle Shop invites everyone to stop by and celebrate their fifty years of service in Sierra Madre. There 
will be door prizes, appetizers, and live entertainment by the “Mello D’s”, featuring Dave Osti and Deanna Cogan. Participants will have the opportunity 
to choose among dozens of wines and beers to sample. The cost is $10.00 per person


RESCUE LOG

SIERRA MADRE SEARCH AND RESCUE 

The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue 
(SMSR) Team responded on seven 
search and rescue calls in September. 
With schools back in session the tempo 
of rescues is beginning to drop after a 
busy summer.

As part of the larger local search and 
rescue structure, Sierra Madre Search 
and Rescue often responds to assist 
other agencies and SAR teams on 
incidents. One of these mutual aid 
assists is detailed below along with the 
search for a missing hiker.

Stranded Hiker, Eaton Canyon: 
(pictured on the right)

The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team 
(AMRT) contacted SMSR at 2:28 p.m. 
on September 11th to assist in the 
rescue of a hiker stranded on a cliff 
in Eaton Canyon. SMSR and AMRT 
personnel established a command post 
at the entrance to Eaton Canyon and 
assembled rescue teams to access the 
subject. The initial rescuers on-scene 
determined that the hiker was uninjured 
but was stranded approximately 200 
above the canyon floor and unable 
to safely ascend or descend from his 
position. Rescuers quickly determined 
that accessing the subject from above 
by lowering a rescuer to his position 
and then lowering both the rescuer and 
hiker to the canyon floor would be the 
safest course of action. This type of 
rescue scenario is one that members 
of all the SAR teams regularly practice. 
Familiarity with working together and 
the topography of the canyon allowed 
rescuers to execute the plan safely and 
efficiently. Hikers are reminded that 
getting off trail into the vertical or 
near-vertical areas of our mountains 
can be very risky. It is often very easy 
to climb up into an area and find that 
it is not possible to safely ascend or 
descend. Avoid placing yourself in 
this situation if at all possible, but if 
you do, to avoid the risk of serious 
injury or death, do not hesitate to 
request assistance if necessary. The 
rescue was secured after all personnel 
were out of the field at 6 p.m. 

Missing Hiker, Clamshell/Monrovia 
Peak area: SMSR was paged at 8:56 
a.m on September 22nd to search 
for a missing hiker in the area east 
of Chantry Flat near Monrovia Peak. 
Crews initially staged at the upper 
helicopter pad at Chantry Flat for 
potential helicopter insertion in the 
search area. Information associated 
with cell phone information placed 
the hiker in the so-called Clamshell 
area high above Monrovia. Due 
to aircraft availability and timing, 
field crews made the long drive into 
the area via fireroad. Teams hiked 
into the area to check trails and the 
register on Clamshell Peak. No sign 
of the hiker was located and the field 
crews returned to Sierra Madre. Late 
in the afternoon, the hiker was able 
to contact his family and report that 
he had been able to get back to town 
safely. Search efforts were cancelled 
at that point and the operation was 
secured at 5 p.m. 

For over 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.

SIERRA MADRE SCARECROW FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 1 - 31, 2013

Have you seen all the scarecrows around town? Take a walk, drive or cycle around 
and see all of the sights!

Pick up a map of all the Scarecrows around town at The Creative Arts Group, 108 
N. Baldwin, Sierra Madre


Read The Paper Online At: www.mtnviewsnews.com