National Labor Board brings charges against Hunting Memorial 
for violations of the National Labor Relations Act.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2015

VOLUME 9 NO. 4

MAYOR JOHN HARABEDIAN GUEST SPEAKER 
AT SIERRA MADRE KIWANIS CLUB

THIEVES TARGET SIERRA MADRE

 
On Tuesday, January 27th at noon, Sierra 
Madre Mayor John Harabedian will be the 
guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club’s weekly 
luncheon meeting.

 The Mayor will deliver his annual State of 
The City Address to the group.

 The event is open to the public. Lunch is 
served at noon ($10). The presentation will 
begin at 12:35 and is free. For reservations 
please call 626-355-0728. 

 Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club has been 
serving the community since 1927 and 
meets at The Lodge, 33 E. Sierra Madre 
Blvd., Sierra Madre every Tuesday at noon. 

 The Kiwanis motto is “Serving the children of the world, one 
community, one child at a time.” Visit the Kiwanis website at:

http://sierramadrekiwanis.com.

Since December, Sierra Madre and the rest of the San Gabriel Valley has experienced an increase in the number of burglaries and auto 
thefts. Sierra Madre alone there have been over 25 reported incidents. In a crime alert the Sierra Madre Police Department issued this 
week, they provided a graphic which shows the areas of town in which the crimes have occurred. (See below)

Last month there were also reports of theft from mailboxes and theft by trickery online. There were also multiple burglaries where garage 
doors were left open. Arrests have been made of two persons on charges of breaking into and/or vandalizing vehicles. 

Earlier this week, the SMPD issued the following statement: “On Thursday, 11:55 am, Sierra Madre Police received a call of a possible 
burglary on the 500 Block of North Baldwin. After being startled by a delivery man, the suspect ran from a bush and into a dark colored Toyota 
Prius, dropping various items.

 At 12:18, Officers received a call from a homeowner on the 200 Block of Old Oak Lane informing them while visiting a neighbor, he heard and 
witnessed his home being broken into. The home owner confronted the two suspects and the suspects fled down the street.

Vehicle Description: Dark Colored Toyota Prius, Black or Grey.

Suspects Description: Two young Male Black, 6 ft tall, thin build. Both wearing Dark colored hoodies and Dark colored pants.

Sgt. Enrique Gonzales told the Mountain Views News that it is believed that the same pair committed both burglaries on Thursday.

 

In December, Sgt. Ruben 
Enriquez stated that Chief 
Giannone had increased 
the number of patrols 
in town in an effort to 
protect residents from 
such criminal activity. The 
increased patrols are still in 
effect. 

 The SMPD would like 
residents to be on high alert 
and report and suspicious 
activity or any suspicious 
persons unknown to the 
area fitting the suspects 
description. 

Sierra Madre Police are 
urging all residents to :

- lock and secure all doors 
and windows at all times

- activate your alarm 
system and security 
camera system 

- lock and secure your 
vehicles, removing any 
items of value 

- be vigilant of any 
suspicious persons or 
vehicles unknown to area 

- Call Police 
IMMEDIATELY to report 
any criminal activity

S. Henderson/MVNews

MT. WILSON TRAIL RACE 
TRAINING PROGRAM BEGINS 
JANUARY 31

The Mt. Wilson Trail Race Committee is again offering a 
comprehensive 17-week program to get runners ready for the 
challenging Mt. Wilson Trail Race, scheduled for Saturday, May 
23 in Sierra Madre. This program is free and the public is invited 
to participate.

Run With Us/Pasadena, with assistance from Invictus Running 
Academy and the Foothill Flyers, will lead advanced and beginners 
groups on a series of weekly runs up the Mt. Wilson Trail or along 
City of Sierra Madre streets. The instructors will also offer an 
easy-to-follow training program for runners to follow throughout 
the week. Two local popular races, the Santa Anita Derby Day 5K 
(April 4) and Fountain to Falls (May 9) will be part of the training 
program.

Starting on January 31, the group will meet in Kersting Court (at 
the intersection of Baldwin Avenue and Sierra Madre Boulevard) 
at 7:00A each Saturday. After some stretching and instruction, the 
runners will be on their way and should be back by 9:00A at the 
latest. On Saturday, May 16, a week before the Mt. Wilson Trail 
Race, there will be an expert panel prior to the training session, 
with past MWTR champions providing race strategy and advice.

All runners should bring their own water and a running watch, as 
the workouts will involve timed events.

If you have any questions about the program, please call MWTR 
Chair Pete Siberell (626-574-6373) or Invictus Running Academy 
Head Coach Simon Cooper (626-485-8992) or email Victor 
Martinez of Run With Us (victorm@clubrunwithus.com).


Inside this week: 

DON’T BE LEFT OUT, GET YOUR TICKETS 
NOW FOR ONE BOOK ONE CITY 
SCOTCH TASTING


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Sierra Madre, CA - Ticket sales begin 
on January 31st for the popular Scotch 
Tasting event, part of the One Book One 
City program at the Sierra Madre Public 
Library. The classic detective novel, The 
Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler, is 
Sierra Madre Library’s 2015 One Book, 
One City pick and a month of exciting 
events is planned celebrating Chandler 
and the LA Noir genre.

A celebration of the hard-living Marlowe 
will include a Scotch tasting on Friday, 
February 13, 2015, at 7:00 pm., in the 
Library and is limited to the first 30 pre-
reservations. Tickets are $15 and will 
be available at the Library beginning at 
1:00 pm on January 31st. No tickets will 
be sold at the door on the evening of the 
Scotch tasting event.

One Book One City kicks off with Sybil 
Anne Davis on Saturday, January 31, 
2015, at 1:00 pm with a talk “Just call me 
Ray: personal reflections on my life with 
Raymond Chandler”. Davis’s mother 
was Chandler’s personal assistant in the 
1950’s and Sybil spent her early years in 
Chandler’s company. She is steward and 
curator of Chandler memorabilia and 
is preparing a memoir of her years with 
Chandler.

Following Davis’s talk, the library’s teen 
history docents will lead a virtual tour of 
the Red Line on the digital storyboard. 
Their presentation will include 
descriptions of transportation in Sierra 
Madre and the Los Angeles area during 
the times when Chandler’s novels took 
place.

Those who fancy themselves a sleuth in 
the Philip Marlow tradition or a writer 
in the style of Raymond Chandler, will 
want to enter two contests beginning 
January 31st. A scavenger hunt during 
the month of February will have you 
tracking clues throughout Sierra 
Madre to qualify for some fun prizes. 
To celebrate the wonderful first-person 
narrative style of Raymond Chandler a 
“Write Like Chandler” contest will be 
held through February 13th, with the 
winner receiving a dinner for two at a 
local restaurant and the finalist entries 
published in “The Mountain Views 
News.”

More fun scheduled throughout the 
month:

On Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 7:00 
pm, join a lively panel discussion on 
Chandler, LA Noir, and Los Angeles 
in the 1940s. Led by historian Tom 
Tomlinson, panelists will include 
noted mystery writers and editors from 
Southern California.

Two weeks later, on February 19th at 
11:00 am, the Library’s Third Thursday 
Book Group will be discussing The Long 
Goodbye and all are invited to attend.

Bloody Oranges! a murder mystery 
readers’ theater farce by Phoebe Conn, 
will include guests at the event. Join 
the crowd on Saturday, February 28, 
2015, at 7:00 pm. The event is free, but 
reservations must be made by February 
24, 2015, to guarantee a spot at the affair.

All events will take place in the Sierra 
Madre Library.

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