HAPPY 2015! 


SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2015

VOLUME 9 NO. 1

“I THINK I CAN” - DID! 

Sierra Madre Rose Float Association Wins For The 9th Time In The Last 10 Years!


Inside this week: 

The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association has won 2015 Mayor’s Award with it’s 83rd entry, “I Think I Can”. 

The award was presented for the “Most Outstanding City Entry - National or International”. It was designed 
by Joanne G. Garcia, Nancie Filkins, and Justin Brandstater’. 

Riding on the float were Sierra Madre Rose Princesses Rose Princesses Kayla Rice, Alexi Zate, 
Britney Stone, and Kristine Kuhn. Ms. Rice is a junior at The Peace and Justice Academy, Ms. 
Zate is senior at LaSalle, Ms. Stone senior at San Marino High School and Ms. Kuhn is a junior 
at St. Lucy’s Priory High School. (Above right - MVNews Photo) 

Congratulations and thanks are in order for all of the hard working volunteers who spent 
countless hours painstakingly painting, gluing and placing millions of seeds and flowers on 
the float. Preparations for the float began in early 2014. 

Special congratulations and thanks go to veteran volunteers and SMRFA leaders Bonnie and 
Dave Colcher, Kay and Dick Sappington, Barbie Bevington, Donna Sutcliff, Illona Linden, 
and float drivers, Dave and LaDonna Gaydosh (Partial listing). Their help was especially 
critical this year in helping the group carry on after the untimely death of longtime SMRFA 
President Bob Young, The float was dedicated to Bob’s memory and the last car expressed 
the sentiment of the SMRFA and the entire city of Sierra Madre, “Forever Young”. (right)

 So what’s next for this award winning organization? Breaking down the train after a brief 
stop in Kersting Court and beginning working on the 2016 entry. 

S. Henderson/MVNews

“I Think I Can as it moves along parade route. “ Photo by Dean Lee /MVNews 

CALENDAR Pg. 2

SIERRA MADRE NEWS 
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Make A 2015 Resolution Pg. 4


AROUND SGV 

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RECENT SMRFA TROPHIES

2006 - “The Wonder of Reading” 
The Founders Banner Trophy

2007 - “Our Wonderful Wistaria”

 Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy

2008 - “Valentine’s Day”

 Princesses Trophy

2009 - “Bollywood Dreams” 

 Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy

2010 “California Girls”

 Governor’s Trophy

2011 “Suenos de California”

 Governor’s Trophy

2013 “The Sky’s The Limit”

 Isabella Coleman Trophy

2014 “Catching The Big One”

 The Mayor’s Trophy

2015 “I Think I Can”

 The Mayor’s Trophy

 PASADENA/ALTADENA

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ARCADIA NEWS 

MONROVIA/DUARTE 
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EDUCATION & YOUTH

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FOOD & DRINK

Peter Dills 

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HEALTHY LIVING

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BEST FRIENDS

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Parade Spectator Ray Burley of Cerritos, Ca., submitted this close up (above) 

 ARTS & 

 ENTERTAINMENT

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GOOD LIFE

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BUSINESS NEWS 

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THE WORLD AROUND 
US Pg. 14

OPINION Pg. 15

LEGAL NOTICES 

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