Mountain Views News          Saturday, December 20, 2014

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Mountain View News Saturday, December 20, 2014 

Walking Sierra Madre�The Social Side 

by Deanne Davis

REMEMBRANCE...

JAKE KUMPAR SIERRA MADRE�S MOUNTAIN MAN 

Community celebration informal potluck gathering in his honor. Sunday, December 21 at 1 pm. Bailey 
Canyon fire pit. Bring a dish and your favorite Jake story

�You can�t buy happiness, but you can buy ice 
cream and that�s kind of the same thing!�

�Ice cream is a happy business!� 

Karen Klemmens, Mother Moo Creamery

 

Christmas is just a few days away. Next 
Thursday to be exact, and I think we�re all 
kind of reaching the point � unless you�re one 
of those people who does your shopping on 
Christmas Eve � where if it isn�t done now, it�s 
just not gonna happen. The tree is up, most 
of the presents are wrapped, the cards are in 
the mail and we have some idea of what we�re 
going to have for dinner on Christmas day. 
I�m thinking ham, and some spiced apple 
cider, maybe sweet potatoes, and ice cream for 
dessert. 

 Speaking of ice cream, I spent a delightful 
hour in the Mother Moo Creamery, right 
there in the middle of Kersting Court. If 
you haven�t been in there lately, and you still 
need a few stocking stuffers for special people, 
you�ll be thrilled with what you find there. 
Everything at Mother Moo is organic, i.e., 
natural ingredients, and they make everything 
from scratch. Owner, Karen Klemmens had 
spent all morning making chocolate ice cream, 
always in small batches, as her ice cream 
maker works in increments of three gallons 
and requires her constant attendance. 

 Mother Moo Creamery has been an 
important part of Sierra Madre life for about 
three years now. Karen started out with 
a Journalism background and wrote for 
newspapers in the Chicago area. Realizing 
that she was ready for a life and career change 
and wanting to do something totally different, 
Karen went to Ice Cream School at Penn State 
where she immersed herself in: The Science 
Behind Ice Cream. Some months later she 
learned the business side of the ice cream 
business. Her three years in Sierra Madre have 
been a learning experience beyond anything 
she learned in school. For instance, Karen and 
the Creamery survived the windstorm of 2011! 
Remember? Early December and no power for 
days. Huge trees uprooted all over town. Karen 
stayed open, even without power for five days, 
made ice cream and made many new friends, 
too, as people came and came needing a little 
comfort food. After all, if your heart is broken, 
your plans have all collapsed or a tree has fallen 
on your house, ice cream does wonders.

 The mystery of the missing cow, who used 
to stand in the planter outside Mother Moo�s 
door has never been solved. But, once again, 
the community of Sierra Madre showed how 
nice most of us (except cow rustlers) are and 
rallied to Karen with cows of every size, color 
and description. This was a hard lesson for her 
son, who was then seven, as this was his first 
brush with stealing and he had a tough time 
trying to imagine why anyone would steal his 
mom�s cow. I have a tough time with it, myself. 

 Asking Karen what her favorite flavor is, 
she said she doesn�t make anything she doesn�t 
like, but is somewhat partial to chocolate 
chip. I said I could get into real trouble with 
her Rum Raisin and she told me the secret is 
Myers Rum and Monukka raisins, which are 
very different from Thompson raisins, having 
much more open fiber so the flavors can 
saturate the raisins. Now there�s something 
you didn�t know! Here�s another Mother Moo 
fact you probably don�t know: Thanksgiving 
is their busiest time, much busier than 4th of 
July! 

 Mother Moo Creamery was named 2014 
Small Business of the Year for Senate District 
25 and Karen went up to Sacramento last June 
to receive her award. Mother Moo was also 
named one of Los Angeles Top Ten Ice Cream 
Shops in 2013 by L. A. Weekly, and those 
are just two of the awards that have come to 
Karen. She is very proud of Mother Moo and 
the people who work with her. I met Emily, 
who is her pie baker, and Rebecca, who is her 
�everything� person, who also specializes in 
making marshmallows! Karen loves to teach 
and has had many classes there at her shop in 
canning and preserving, pie baking, Soda Jerk 
Camp � this is where local kids come to learn 
how to make ice cream, and not only make 
it, but devour as much as they want, but the 
sneaky side of Soda Jerk Camp is that they also 
learn all the math involved in ice cream, how 
much of various ingredients, the costs, how 
much goes into a pint, a quart and where the 
profit margin lies. Which, in the food industry 
is very small. Karen�s employees love working 
with her and only leave to go away to college 
but they work at Mother Moo on their breaks. 
That�s loyalty!

 Look for Mother Moo�s seasonal 
treats: Peppermint Stick, Candied Ginger, 
Peppermint Cookies & Cream and Karen 
had that smile of total satisfaction when she 
mentioned Salty Butter Caramel. Their cones 
are all house-made, all toppings made in-
house, and the ice cream is beyond delicious. 
Why not give yourself a pint or two to serve 
for Christmas, and maybe one just for you to 
reward yourself for getting it all done! And 
Merry Christmas to you all!

Mother Moo Creamery, 17 Kersting Court, 
Sierra Madre � Hours: Sun.-Thurs: Noon- 10 
p.m., Fri-Sat: 11 a.m. � 11 p.m.


DR. RICK ARTHUR RECEIVES 2014 PRESIDENT�S AWARD 
FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO RACETRACK MEDICINE

Rick Arthur, DVM, a respected and influential voice 
in racetrack medicine, received the President�s Award 
during the Dec. 9 President�s Luncheon at the American 
Association of Equine Practitioners� 60th Annual 
Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 The President�s Award, selected by the sitting 
AAEP president, honors an AAEP member who has 
demonstrated a dedication to the association during the 
past year by contributing a significant portion of time 
and expertise to benefit the health and welfare of the 
horse.

 Dr. Arthur owns Rick M. Arthur DVM & Associates, 
a racetrack veterinary practice in Sierra Madre, Calif., 
and serves as equine medical director for the California 
Horse Racing Board. In presenting the award, 2014 
AAEP President Jeff Blea, DVM, praised Dr. Arthur�s 
representation of the AAEP and racetrack practitioners 
on the varied and complex issues unique to racing 
medicine.

 �In the past year, Dr. Arthur has been very 
instrumental in ensuring that AAEP maintained a 
respected voice as well as a seat at the table regarding 
racing-related issues through his various activities, 
ultimately benefitting the horse and racetrack 
practitioners,� said Dr. Blea. �He helped put together 
a clinical study to benefit practitioners at the racetrack 
and was influential in involving practitioners in the 
uniform model rules process, among many of his 
other numerous activities on behalf of AAEP and the 
horse.�

 Dr. Arthur received 
his veterinary degree 
from the University 
of California, Davis 
in 1976 and joined the 
AAEP the following 
year. He served two 
terms on the AAEP�s 
board of directors, 
culminating with 
a term as AAEP 
president in 1997. 
Dr. Arthur has been 
a longtime member 
of the AAEP�s 
Racing Committee and also serves on the President�s 
Advisory Council. He previously served on numerous 
other committees, including Biologic and Therapeutic 
Agents, Educational Programs, Finance, Foundation 
Advisory, Nominating, Sports Medicine and Student 
Relations.

 The American Association of Equine Practitioners, 
headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 
as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and 
welfare of the horse. Currently, AAEP reaches more 
than 5 million horse owners through its over 9,000 
members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics 
issues, practice management, research and continuing 
education in the equine veterinary profession and horse 
industry.


Sierra Madre Police Blotter

During the week of Sunday, December 7th, to 
Sunday, December 14th, the Sierra Madre Police 
Department responded to approximately 329 calls 
for service.

Wednesday, December 10th

 At 6:52 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 
500 Block of Camillo Rd. regarding a residential 
burglary. Upon arrival, Officers were informed 
by the victim that the night before, she secured 
her residence but failed to lock her vehicle. Upon 
waking up the next morning, the victim noticed 
the garage door was open and the passenger door 
to her vehicle was left open. Upon investigating, 
the victim noticed the glove compartment was 
open and the paperwork was left scattered on the 
floorboard. The victim also noticed the garage 
door remote was missing. Upon investigating 
the garage, the victim noticed a circular saw and 
bicycle was missing. Estimated loss of property 
was $1,500. This case has been forwarded to the 
Detectives Bureau. 

 At 8:51 am, Sierra Madre Police responded 
to the 1900 Block of Liliano Dr. regarding a 
residential burglary. Upon arrival, Officers were 
informed by the victim that the night before prior 
to going to bed, she secured her residence but 
failed to lock her vehicle. The following morning, 
the victim noticed her garage door was open. 
Upon investigating her vehicle, the victim noticed 
a pair of sunglasses were missing, along with the 
garage door remote. When the victim investigated 
the garage, she noticed the arear her roommate 
kept tools was visibly disturbed. This case has 
been forwarded to the Detectives Bureau.

 At 4:33 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to 
the 300 Block of Acacia St. regarding a residential 
burglary. Upon arrival, Officers were informed 
by the victim that the night before she parked 
her vehicle in the driveway at around 9 pm. Upon 
approaching her vehicle the next morning, she 
noticed her glove compartment was open and all 
of its contents had been scattered on the passenger 
seat and floorboard. No property was found to 
be stolen. The victim informed Officers she may 
have forgotten to lock her vehicle as she helped her 
husband out of the car the night before. This case 
has been forwarded to the Detectives Bureau. 

Friday, December 12th

 At 11:36 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to 
the station lobby regarding a vehicle burglary. 
Officers were informed by the victim that on 
the night of Wednesday the 10th, he parked his 
vehicle in his driveway. On Friday morning, he 
returned to his vehicle and realized it had been 
burglarized. The suspect indicated various items 
from his vehicle were missing, along with a drug 
prescription. The victim�s property has security 
cameras, which allowed Officers to review the tape 
for any evidence. The tape revealed an unknown 
vehicle parking in front of the victims vehicle, 
blocking the driveway. A passenger, described as 
Male Hispanic or White with average build with a 
height of around 6 feet, exits the vehicle and gains 
access to the victims vehicle and spend less than 
10 minutes within the vehicle. The suspect collects 
the stolen items and loads them into the vehicle. 
Both suspects flee the residence. This case has 
been forwarded to the Detectives Bureau. 

Saturday, December 13th

 At 11:39 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 
station lobby regarding a vehicle burglary. Officers 
were informed by the victim that the night before 
she parked her vehicle in her driveway at around 
9 pm. The victim stated she left a baby gift on 
the passenger seat of her vehicle. The following 
morning, the victim went to her vehicle to retrieve 
the gift when she realized the gift was missing and 
her center console was open. The victim could not 
recall if she had in fact locked her vehicle but felt 
that she may not have as the vehicle showed no 
sign of forced entry. This case has been forwarded 
to the Detectives Bureau. 

 At 3:15 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to 
the 300 Block of Grove Street regarding a vehicle 
burglary. Officers were informed by the victim 
that the night before, she parked her vehicle in her 
driveway, and her husband parked his behind her. 
The following day, when the victim entered her 
vehicle, she noticed that it had been rummaged 
through. The glove box, center console and other 
compartments had been opened and all of the 
contents has been thrown and scattered around 
the vehicle. Despite the mess, the victim claimed 
nothing of value had been stolen. The victim 
stated she may have forgotten to lock her vehicle 
after parking it the night before as the vehicle 
showed no signs of forced entry. This case has 
been forwarded to the Detectives Bureau. 

 At 3:51 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to 
the 200 Block of Grove Street regarding a theft 
report. The victim informed Officers that the 
morning before, he removed two car seats and 
one stroller from his vehicle and left them on the 
driveway of his residence. The following morning 
the victim noticed the items were missing and 
confirmed with his wife that she did not have 
them. The estimated loss of property was set 
at $400. This case has been forwarded to the 
Detectives Bureau.

 Sierra Madre Police Department would like to 
remind everyone to lock all vehicles upon exiting 
them, and remove any items of value from the 
vehicle each night. 


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