SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014

VOLUME 8 NO. 49


REPORT TO COUNCIL ON STONEGATE PROJECT 
REVISIONS DELAYED

NATE’S VERY EXCELLENT IDEA!

According to City Manager Elaine Aguilar, the property at 610 Baldwin Court will not be on the 
December 9th City Council agenda. As a result of conflicting schedules, the parties representing 
the owner of the property and Sierra Madre City Council members Denise Delmar and Gene 
Goss were unable to meet before Tuesdays meeting. Therefore, because of the holidays, the 
matter will be heard at the council’s first meeting of the new year, January 13th.

WHO ARE THOSE MEN IN RED?


In early October when most children were 
planning their Halloween costumes, six year old 
canyon resident Nate Howes was thinking about 
what he could do to improve the condition of the 
bridge over the “Wash” in the Canyon. He said 
to his father, “Dad, our bridge is the ugliest in the 
canyon! Can we paint it?” His father, Ryan Howes 
replied, that “he would have to ask for permission 
first because our bridge is owned by the city. 
According to his dad, “Nate marched back to our 
house, pulled out a sheet of lined first-grader paper 
and said “Who’s the mayor?” 

“We wrote a letter with our request and a few 
days later received a response, with approval 
from the mayor, an offer to donate supplies, and a 
compliment on Nate’s willingness to contribute to 
social change, not just complain about it.”

 The City was pleased to give Nate permission 
to clean-up and paint the bridge and picked 
November 22nd as the date for the project. Nate 
and his father met briefly with staff to go over the 
details and began to recruit additional boys and 
girls to help with the project.

 For project day, staff had rigged a tarp under 
the footbridge to avoid any paint or pollutants 
from entering the wash and Nate led a number of 
volunteers to clear a small amount of vegetation 
and old wiring from the handrails, wire-brush the 

bridge to remove loose materials, and apply the 
paint. Approximately a dozen local elementary 
school-aged kids accomplished the entire job on a 
Saturday afternoon.

 Congratulations and thanks to this young man 
for setting an example for residents, young and old.

Stay tuned, I’m certain we will hear more good 
things from this young man.

 Above, part of the volunteer crew. Inset, Nate 
(blue t shirt, hard at work). Photos by Ryan Howes

 Early morning visitors to Kersting Court last week were likely to have run into members of Major 
League Soccer’s (MLS) Toronto FC’s. The team, along with five coaches came to Sierra Madre as part 
of their off season Cross Training. Their trainer, none other than Sierra Madre’s own Jim Liston 
of CATZ Physical Therapy and Sports Performance Center, is also their Director of Sports Science. 

 When in town, the team has a favorite spot, Sierra Juice, where owner Nora Graham (third from 
left above) replenishes their energy with her fresh fruit smoothies. On Tuesday they ran the Mount 
Wilson Trail to Orchard Camp despite the rain. They will end this round of cross training on 
Sunday in Manhattan Beach on the sand dunes.

 Pictured above left to right: Jim Liston, Brian Graham and his wife Nora, Coach Dan Calichman 
and players Jonathon Osorio, Luke Moore, Michael Bradley, teven Caldwell, Justin Morrow and Nick 
Hagglund. On the far right is Sierra Madre Treasure Dr. White. 

Photo and caption by S. Henderson/MVNews

YES, THAT WAS SNOW IN SIERRA MADRE!

If you didn’t attend the 
Sierra Madre Winter 
Festival (formerly 
WhoVille and Dicken’s 
Village), you missed an 
entire day of fund.

Sponsored by the Sierra 
Madre Chamber of 
Commerce and chaired 
by local realtor and 
Chamber Board member 
Carol Canterbury, the 
event was designed to not 
only kick off the holiday 
shopping season, but 
also to showcase local 
non-profit organizations, 
support the Girl and Boy 
Scout fundraising efforts, 
introduce visitors to our 
unique village and to 
have fun while doing so. 
The Friends of the Arts 
also held an Art Walk 
throughout the day. 

The day included live entertainment, horse and carriage rides, snow sledding and train rides for 
the children. And of course, Santa, assisted by the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association Princesses, 
arrived in his big red fire engine chariot for the day and greeting youngsters in a custom made chair, 
designed and manufactured by Tonia Biely Patino!

The evening ended with the movie Elf in Kersting Court. Many thanks to the Kiwanis Club for 
serving free hot cider and chocolate to keep everyone warm as the sun went down.

Special thanks also goes to: (Partial listing): Cellist Michelle Beauchesne who lead students from 
Gooden, Sierra Madre Elementary, Sierra Madre Middle School, Pasadena High School and UC 
Davis. The students performed on their cellos and violas. The Grimm Family Carolers with Gianna 
and Andrew Halpin, the Alverno High School girls, Luis Ayala, Fred Thomas, Sue Lavoe, Amanda 
Burnett, Manny Solis, Pat Ancona, Sharon Pevsner, Barry Schwam, Pat Coburn, Bank of the West, 
The City of Sierra Madre, Village Auto. Sierra Honda, Boy Scout Troop 373, Susan Henderson, the 
Mountain Views News. If you would like to view a video of some of the days activities go to: www.
sierramadrenews.net Photo and video by Bill Coburn


Inside this week: 

CALENDAR Pg. 2

SIERRA MADRE NEWS 
Pg. 3

PASADENA/ALTADENA

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ARCADIA NEWS 

MONROVIA/DUARTE 
Pg. 5

EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Pg. 6

FOOD & DRINK

ARTS & MORE Pg. 7

BEST FRIENDS

HEALTHY LIVING 

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THE GOOD LIFE

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SECTION B 

AROUND SGV 

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THE WORLD AROUND 
US Pg. B2

FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING 

 Athens Services will pick up and recycle your Christmas Tree from December 26th to January 
9th. Residents may put their tree by the curb on their regular pick-up day for this free program. 
Please remove stands, nails, ornaments, lights and tinsel, and place the trees next to your 
containers. Trees with flocking or fire retardant are acceptable. Trees over 6 feet in length must 
be cut in half. 

 If you miss the date for recycling, please cut up your tree and place it in your yard waste 
container, or call Athens Services for a “bulky item” pickup.

 For additional information, please call Athens Services at 1-888-336-6100 or the Sierra Madre 
Public Works Department at 626-355-7135.

BUSINESS NEWS 

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 OPINION Pg. B4

 LEGAL NOTICES 

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