SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014

VOLUME 8 NO. 35


CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!

Sierra 
Madre CERT 
Graduates 
26 New 
Members

President De Alcorn 
announced that the Sierra 
Madre Community 
Emergency Response 
Team (CERT) graduated 
26 members on Saturday, 
August 16th from their 
Basic CERT Training 
class. The course is a 
nationally based program 
sponsored by FEMA. 
The class is designed 
to ensure citizens have 
the basic skills to act 
safely while assisting 
themselves, their families 
and neighbors during 
a major disaster, when 
emergency services 
are not immediately 
available. 

 The course consists of 
modules on disaster 
preparedness, small 
fire suppression, basic 
first aid, and light search and rescue. Search and Rescue 
operations help the members decide when to enter a building 
after a disaster (or even if they should) and how to search for 
victims in and around a building. The final exam consists of 
a simulated disaster in which teams work together to practice 
the material they have learned.

This year’s simulated disaster took place at the Sierra Madre 
City Yards where 17 “victims” suffering from everything as 
minor as cuts and bruises, to severe burns, an arterial bleed, 
and a severe head wound causing “death”. What made this 
exercise more fun was the fact that Emily Stouffer and her 
group of teens used their moulage (makeup) skills to depict 
the injuries. The head wounds were especially realistic. 

Following a written test and evaluation, the participating 
students were awarded FEMA certificates signed by Sierra 
Madre Mayor John Harabedian, Fire Chief Stephen Heydorff, 
and CERT Instructor Dudley Rainey. 

Many thanks to the City of Sierra Madre for the use of the 
YAC as our training base; Bruce Inman who allowed us 
to use the City Yards; and to the Sierra Madre Volunteer 
Fire Department for their assistance with our disaster drill 
including fire suppression and basic first aid. Team members 
assisting with the class were De Alcorn, Stephanie Coyne, 
Robert Gjerde, Caroline Brown, Lucy Guerrant, Pat Alcorn, 
Simmie Salembier and Richard Mays.


Sierra Madre Community Emergency Response Team Students learn disaster preparedness 
Aug. 16, through small fire suppression, basic first aid, and light search and rescue. This year’s 
training graduated 26 new CERT members. Photo by Dean Lee

Inside this week: 

CALENDAR Pg. 2

SIERRA MADRE NEWS

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MURDERER SENTENCED TO 
221 YEARS BEHIND BARS

SERVICES SET FOR ROBERT YOUNG

PASADENA/ALTADENA

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When residents of Sierra Madre, Arcadia 
and Pasadena learned of the death of 
Sierra Madre Rose Float Association 
President Bob Young, the disbelief was 
widespread. A charismatic community 
leader and servant, his life was cut 
short due to his choking while at home 
alone on July 17th, according to autopsy 
results. 

 Bob will be greatly missed by his family: 
Fiancee Ilona Linden, Son Robert Reid 
Young, Mother Mary Young, Twin 
sister Carolyn, Brother Donald, and 
many Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and 
Friends.

Bob’s entire life was spent in the 
Arcadia-Sierra Madre area. He 
attended Arcadia schools, graduating 
from Arcadia High School in 1968. He 
attended the University of Southern 
California, was a member of Delta Tau 
Delta fraternity, and participated in 
many school activities. He graduated 
from the School of Engineering in 
1972 with a BS degree in mechanical 
engineering.

He formed his own company, 
Robert M. Young and Associates in 
1978. Headquartered in Pasadena, he 
specialized in air-conditioning design for 
big buildings, he held engineering licenses 
in fifteen states as well as Spain, Saudi 
Arabia, Kuwait, Singapore and Malaysia. 
Over the years he designed systems for 
more than 50 large multi-story buildings 
and some 30 acute care hospitals.

Bob enjoyed people and local activities. 
He was President of the Sierra Madre Rose 
Float Association for over 15 years, and 
was proud of the awards won by the 100% 
volunteer organization.

Two services are planned to celebrate 
Bob’s life. The first will be celebrated on 
Friday, September 5, 2014 at 3:00 pm at 
211 E. Huntington Blvd. Arcadia, Ca. 
Burial will be private.

A second celebration will be held at the 
Sierra Madre Rose Float Association Barn 
on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 6-9 
pm. 

The Association asks people to RSVP 
by September 2, by e-mailing respond@
smrosefloat.org.

Sergio Villalobos, the man 
arrested, tried and convicted 
for the murder for former 
Sierra Madre resident Treavor 
Robinson, was recently 
sentenced to a total of 221 
years in state prison. Deputy 
District Attorney Keith 
Duckett who prosecuted the 
case, said that the sentences 
are without the possibility of 
parole. Also convicted were 
his co-defendant, Breanna 
Hernandez, 20, as an accessory 
after the fact. She was credited 
with time served and is on 
probation for two years. 

Robinson, 22, lived in Sierra 
Madre most of his life. He was 
gunned down while chatting 
with a friend in South Los Angeles 
last year. His friend was 
also shot, but survived a bullet 
wound to the head. Robinson 
was the adopted son of Mountain 
Views News publisher 
Susan Henderson and Hattie 
Harris. At the time of his 
murder, he was at the home of 
his biological mother.

Villalobos was arrested by 
LAPD Detectives within 
days of the shooting and was 
charged and ultimately convicted 
of four felonies: First 
Degree Murder, Attempted 
Murder, Felon in Possession 
of a Firearm and Resisting Arrest. 
Villalobos, was held on a 
$4,050,000 bond and was on 
parole after serving time for 
robbery in 2009. His adult 
criminal arrest/conviction records 
go as far back as 2003 
when he was 18 years of age.

During the trial it was 
disclosed that Villalobos 
randomly choose Robinson 
and his friend as targets for 
a gang motivated killing. 
Neither Robinson nor his 
friend had any association 
with gangs. In fact, according 
to DDA Duckett, the two men 
were targeted simply because 
they were African American. 

Duckett indicated that the 
killer was an active gang 
member. One member of the 
LAPD gang task force said 
that the murder was part of a 
turf war in which imprisoned 
Latino gang leaders are calling 
for the killing of blacks in 
neighborhoods where Latino 
gangs want to take over.

Although media coverage has 
been sparse on the extent of 
the Gang Wars in Los Angeles, 
they are a constant threat to 
the lives of innocent people 
who live in the cross hairs of 
the gang turf wars. On the 
day of Robinson’s death, there 
were multiple other murders 
in the same area that went 
unreported. MVNews

ARCADIA NEWS 

MONROVIA/DUARTE 

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Pg. 6

FOOD & DRINK

 Pg. 7

BEST FRIENDS

 Pg. 8

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

 Pg. 9

THE GOOD LIFE

Rich Johnson is back! Pg. 10

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

 Pg. 11

SECTION B 

AROUND SGV Pg. B1

THE WORLD AROUND US

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 BUSINESS NEWS Pg. B3

N. MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE. 

WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT 

Aug.11th - Oct.8th 

Weekdays 7am - 4 pm. Restricted access to 
residents.

 Stephen Dorek Equipment Rentals will be notifying 
individual project neighbors of the pending 
construction work. While every effort will be 
made to minimize inconveniences to neighboring 
residents, some impacts are unavoidable. 

 The Water Department apologizes in advance 
for those inconveniences and asks for community 
patience with the project. The result will be 
a more reliable water distribution system. 

 Motorists are advised to take alternate routes. 
Construction activity will take place weekdays 
between 7 AM and 4 PM and the project is 
expected to be complete October 8. The Contractor 
will make provisions for trash pickup and 
vehicular access for residents of the project area. 

 Questions regarding the project may be addressed 
to Bruce Inman, Director of Public Works at 
binman@cityofsierramadre.com or 626.355.7135.

EVERY DROP COUNTS! 

 If you would like to report water waste you can now do so on the 
City’s website or by emailing water@cityofsierramadre.com. Please 
describe how water is being wasted, include the location, and a photo 
if available. We will then send a courtesy notice to the property so the 
issue can be fixed. Every drop counts!

 Send an Email to water@cityofsierramadre.com OR use the form 
on the city’s website: www.cityofsierramadre.com 

 Describe how water is being wasted, include location, and photo if 
available. 

 OPINION Pg. B4

 LEGALS Pg. B5

SMTV CHANNEL 98

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