Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 31, 2015

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, October 31, 2015 


Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side 

by Deanne Davis


“The worst thing about Halloween is, of course, candy 
corn. Candy corn is the only candy in the history of 
America that’s never been advertised. And there’s a 
reason. All of the candy corn that was ever made was made 
in 1911. And, since nobody actually eats that stuff, every 
year there’s a ton of it left over.” 

Lewis Black

 

All Hallows Eve at last is here,

A deadly.... dreadly night.....

When ghouls and ghosts and creepies,

And other awful blights,

Are free to roam and wander,

Anywhere they might.

And generate, originate 

Frightful things all night.

 

Creating scary terror everywhere they can,

And scream inducing, faint-producing, 

hair-raising, bone-melting, 

Quivery, shivery.... 

Ack! What’s right there behind me... fright!

 

They creep out of their crypts and graves,

These creatures of the night.

They haunt the roads and byways,

Run rampant through the park.

They hide between the bushes,

And everywhere it’s dark.

 

All Hallows Eve at last is here,

A deadly.... dreadly night.....

When ghouls and ghosts and creepies,

And other awful blights,

Are free to roam and wander,

Anywhere they might.

 

Up and down the streets of town,

They race in search of plunder,

These ghouls and ghosts and monsters,

About three feet tall or under! 

They shriek for treats and threaten tricks,

But are satisfied with candy.

These creatures rule the darkness,

As long as Mom and Dad are handy.

 

All Hallows Eve at last is here,

A deadly.....dreadly night....

When ghouls and ghosts and monsters,

And other awful sights,

Go dancing through the shadows,

Into circles of street lights. 

 

Little Screams and Donald Trumps,

Harry Potters by the score,

Princesses and pirates, Ninja turtles, too,

Trick or Treat, trick or treat, give me something good to 
eat!

Or I’ll play a trick on you!

Hope you took time to look at all the creative art on our 
downtown windows and that you’re planning to visit 
the Time Machine and take a few minutes to see Abbott 
and Consuelo Meet The Zombies at the Sierra Madre 
Playhouse on Halloween Saturday. May all your candy be 
calorie free! Happy Halloween!

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

Blog: www.authordeanne.com

 “Tablespoon of Love, Tablespoon of Laughter” is available 
there…

Christmas is coming! You’ll need gifts!


ANNUAL VETERAN’S DAY CEREMONY WITH 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER ADMIRAL JAMES A. 
“ACE” LYONS, RET. NATIONAL SECURITY & 
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM CONSULTANT

Veterans of Foreign Wars of Sierra Madre, Post 3208 
will celebrate its annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony at 
Memorial Park, Sunday November 8, 2015 at 1:00 
PM, with special keynote speaker Admiral James 
A. Lyons, USN, Ret. (BIO below). We will celebrate 
Veterans Day by remembering the living brave men 
and women who have risked their lives for the United 
States of America from WWII thru our current 
conflicts, followed by Admiral Lyons’ presentation. 
Admiral Lyons’ topic will be “Sharia: The Threat 
to America and its Constitution and Government 
Infiltration”. He is one of several distinguished 
authors of the intelligence dossier Sharia: The Threat 
to America. 

 Seating capacity is limited so come early or bring 
your own folding chair. Those attending who are or 
are bringing WWII Veterans, please RSVP at the 
following email address, we want to recognize them 
at the ceremony (VFWPost3208@gmail.com). The 
ceremony will begin promptly at 1:00 PM and will 
last about one hour. 

 Following the ceremony, snacks will be available 
in the Hart Park house where interested attendees 
will have an opportunity to speak with Admiral 
Lyons. 

 ADMIRAL JAMES “ACE” LYONS, JR., U.S. Navy 
Retired, is President/CEO of LION Associates LLC, 
a premier global consultancy providing technical 
expertise in the areas of international marketing and 
trade, enterprise risk, including anti-terrorism site 
and port security, foreign policy and security affairs 
along with defense and commercial procurement. 
He has served on the Board of Directors for several 
companies, the Advisory Board to the Director of 
the Defense Intelligence Agency, and is a consultant 
to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
on issues of counter terrorism. His political, 
technical, business management, and strategic 
planning expertise combined, with his operational 
achievements have made him a valuable personal 
advisor to key officials in private organizations 
in the United States and overseas. He is actively 
involved with Project Hope and other humanitarian 
efforts at the highest levels of the U.S. government. 
Admiral Lyons is Chairman of ESINC (Emergency 
Services Information Network Corporation), which 
provides HAZMAT information to over 2,000,000 
first responders through dedicated communication 
networks.

 An Officer of the U.S. Navy for thirty-six years, 
most recently as Commander in Chief of the U.S. 
Pacific Fleet, largest single military command in 
the world, Admiral Lyons’ initiatives contributed 
directly to the economic stability and humanitarian 
understanding in the Pacific and Indian Ocean 
regions and brought the U.S. Navy Fleet back 
to China. He also served as Senior U.S. Military 
Representative to the United Nations. As Deputy 
Chief of Naval Operations from 1983 – 1985, he was 
principal advisor on all Joint Chiefs of Staff matters 
and was the father of the Navy Red Cell, an anti-
terrorism group comprised of Navy Seals, established 
in response to the Marine Barracks bombing in 
Beirut. Admiral Lyons was also Commander of the 
U.S. Second Fleet and the NATO Strike Fleet; the 
principal fleets for implementing Maritime Strategy. 
He has represented U.S. interests with military and 
civilian leadership worldwide – including China, 
Japan, other Pacific Rim countries, the European 
continent and Russia. As Fleet Commander he 
managed a budget of over $5 billion and lead a force 
of 250,000 personnel. Key assignments preceding 
Flag rank included Chief of Staff, Commander 
Carrier Group Four, Commanding Officer USS 
Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) and the USS Charles 
S. Sperry (DD697). The United States and several 
foreign governments have recognized him for his 
distinguished service. 

 He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, 
with postgraduate degrees from the U.S. Naval 
War College and U.S. National Defense University. 
Admiral Lyons has traveled worldwide giving 
numerous lectures, speeches and interviews. He 
also has written articles for the Naval War College 
Review, Naval Institute Proceedings and other 
national and international journals.


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