Mountain Views News          Saturday, January 4, 2014

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CALENDAR

Mountain View News Saturday, January 4, 2014 

 
Weather Wise

5-Day Forecast 

Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Mon: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 40s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 40s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s 

 Thur: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s

 Fri: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s 

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:

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

6:30 pm


Inside this week: 

SIERRA MADRE

1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & 

Free on-air publicity for local events

 Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY 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. The station covers the 
city of Sierra Madre, plus surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. 

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. 

Calendar Page 2

Sierra Madre News Page 3

PASADENA/ALTADENA

Pg. 4

DOG DOOR BURGLARS 
CAPTURED

AROUND SGV Pg. 5

ARCADIA NEWS Pg. 6

MONROVIA/DUARTE 

 Pg. 6

Sierra Madre Police Blotter

WINE AND CUISINE TASTING TICKETS ON SALE 
NOW 

Tickets are on sale now for the 44th annual Friends of the Sierra Madre Library Wine and 
Cuisine Tasting. The event will be held on Friday evening, February 21, 2014, at Alverno 
Villa, 675 West Highland Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA, and will be an elegant affair featuring 
more than two dozen vintners providing superb wines and local restaurants offering 
delectable hors d’oeuvres and desserts. 

Tickets to the premier event are $80 and allow you early admission at 6:00PM and a souvenir 
wine charm. A sommelier will give a special wine tasting for those at the premier 
event, a chocolatier will provide chocolates to be paired with the red wines, and a local 
restaurant will offer hors d’oeuvres to be paired with the white wines. Tickets to the main 
event are $60 and provide admission at 7:00PM. All are on sale at the Sierra Madre Library, 
the Bottle Shop, Savor the Flavor, and Arnold’s Frontier Hardware. 

Throughout the evening you will enjoy live music and Magic Castle magicians as you stroll 
about the lovely grounds of Alverno sampling the wonderful wines and appetizers. A 
silent auction will again be offering lovely artwork, services, tickets to special events, restaurant 
vouchers, and many other tempting items. 

For a delightful evening of enjoying fine wines, tasty food, and lively entertainment amidst 
the company of friends, joins us at Alverno on February 21, 2014. 

The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library is a non-profit organization and all proceeds benefit 
the Sierra Madre Library. For more information visit our website at www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.
org, or call the library at 626 355-7186.

EDUCATION & YOUTH

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NOMINATE 
THE CITIZEN 
OF THE YEAR!

The Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce 
is seeking nominations for the 
2013 Citizen of the Year. To be eligible, a 
person must be a resident of Sierra Madre. The accomplishment(s) 
or project(s) for which they are being nominated must have been 
of benefit to the community of Sierra Madre and its citizens during 
2013. They must have served without remuneration on the 
project for which they are being nominated, and members of the 
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are not eligible.

Completed forms should be mailed to Sierra Madre Chamber of 
Commerce, 19 Suffolk Ave, Unit A, Sierra Madre, 91024 by Jan. 
6th. The winner will be selected by members of the Chamber 
Board of Directors, and will be honored at the annual Citizen 
of the Year/Board of Directors Installation Dinner to be held in 
January 31, 2014. Nomination forms are available either online at 
www.sierramadrechamber.com or by calling the Chamber Office 
at 626-355-5111.


FOOD & DRINK

Peter Dills Pg. 8

SEAN’S SHAMELESS 
REVIEWS OF 2013 Pg. 8

BEST FRIENDS Pg. 9

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

 Pg. 9

THE GOOD LIFE Pg. 10

Savvy Senior

Senior Happenings

This and That

 Rich Johnson

LEFT TURN/RIGHT 
TURN/OPINION Pg. 11


MAYOR WALSH TO DELIVER 
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS

Submitted by Phyllis Chapman

Sierra Madre Mayor Nancy Walsh will be the program speaker 
at the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club on Wednesday, January 8, 
2014 at 1:00 p.m. The event will take place in the SMWC’s historic 
clubhouse, The Essick House - 550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., 
Sierra Madre. The public is invited to attend.

Questions will be welcomed as she presents a slide program 
about the state of the city. For more information, call 355-3928.

 LEGAL NOTICES Pg. 12

FYI Pg. 20

Happy New 
Year!

 
VILLAGE VINE THIS WEEK

MONDAY - 10 - 11 am Barry, Rich & Lisa Show

Trivia and Humor at it’s finest. Just try to keep up with their wit! 
JOIN THE FUN!!!

Village Intersections with Gene Goss is back on the air! 

See our Calendar for airing times or listen to the podcast at our 
Village Intersections page.

THURSDAYS - Noon 

Catherine Adde’s OUR TRAVEL AFFAIR

TINA TIME WITH COUSIN MATTHEW

SATURDAY 

MORNINGS

D. J. 
Boddington

AKA James 
Faulkner returns 
Saturday 
morning 
at 7:00 until 
10:00 with 
his Saturday 
Morning 
Mix show. 
Lovers of 
music - tune 
in!

Set your 
smart phone 
and or computer 
browsers 
to

www.villagevine.
org


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SIERRA MADRE ONE BOOK ONE CITY IN FEBRUARY

Maisie Dobbs has been chosen as the Sierra Madre 
Public Library 2014 One Book One City choice and 
an appearance by the author Jacqueline Winspear will 
highlight a month of exciting free programs at the 
Library. 

Winspear will speak on Saturday, February 22 at 2:00 
p.m. in the Gooden School multi-purpose room.
and will talk about her mystery novel featuring an 
extraordinary young woman living through epic times 
in World War I era England and France. A reception 
will follow the talk and copies of all the books in the 
Maisie Dobbs series will be available for purchase and 
signing by the author. 

014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World 
War I and Winspear’s talk caps a month of programs 
with a World War I theme. 

Kickoff Event - Saturday, 
February 1, 2:00 p.m. at 
the Library

• Children’s 
Airplane Flying Contest 
• Display of 
artifacts from World War I
• Display of 
World War I award-
winning poetry by 
Christopher “Kit” Adde
• Teen Docents 
will feature virtual tours of 
Sierra Madre in the World War I period 
• Music from the era 


Events throughout the month

• Tuesday, 2/4, 7 p.m. Library 
Travel in Time and Space. Immerse yourself in Maisie’s 
world with an armchair traveler’s tour of World War 
I life. Catherine Adde will take us away to Cambridge, 
London, an historic house in the English countryside and 
the battlefields of France where the story takes place
• Monday, 2/10 7 p.m. Sierra Madre Playhouse
Wings, the only silent film to win the Best Picture Oscar. 
Wings is an epic World War I action drama that features 
spectacular aerial sequences of vintage dog fighting and a 
romantic angle featuring its top-billed star Clara Bow. 
• Wednesday 2/ 12 at 7 p.m. Library 
Featured Book Discussion - Everyone is welcome to 
attend a special discussion of Winspear’s book. 
• Thursday, 2/ 20 11 a.m., Library 
Third Thursday Book discussion 
• Wednesdays, February, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 
Teen Book Club will read Leviathan, a steam-punk novel 
with a World War I setting. Library basement
• Friday 2/21, 7:00 p.m. Library 
Friends of the Library Wine Tasting. Actors dressed in 
the World War I period of Maisie Dobbs will mingle 
with the crowd. A signed copy of Maisie Dobbs will be 
featured as a silent auction item. Alverno Villa
• Saturday, February 22 at 2:00 p.m. 
in the Gooden School multi-purpose room 
Appearance and book signing by author Jacqueline 
Winspear.