Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 11, 2016

Mountain View News Saturday, June 11, 2016 


Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 

REMEMBRANCE 



WHILMA HOLCOMBE 

Whilma Gaye Holcombe passed away on May 30, 2016, in the 
comfort of her home and family. Whilma was born in Los 
Angeles in 1938 and she spent her early years living in Pasadena 
and Sierra Madre. She moved to Paso Robles in 2005 to be close 
to her daughters and granddaughters. Whilma was active in 
the Sierra Madre Civic Club, a member of the Sierra Madre 
Planning Commission and a volunteer at the L.A. County 
Arboretum. 

She loved the Central Coast and her new found friends and 
acquaintances. Whilma is survived by her daughters, Kimberly 
Ann Rogers and Candace Sue Block and son Craig Charles 
Nipps. 

A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, June 8th at 
10:30am at Kuehl- Nicolay Funeral Home at 1703 Spring Street, 

Paso Robles. A Celebration of Life will follow at Still Waters 
Winery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Saint Judes Medical Center or Studios on the 
Park. Sign her guestbook at sanluisobispo.com/obituaries 


Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side

by Deanne Davis 


“Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the 
wise, the amazement of the gods.” Plato“What the world really needs is more love and less 
paperwork.” Pearl Bailey 

It’s wedding season! Our granddaughter, Ashley, 
the beautiful and talented R.N. who works at 
St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County as a labor 
and delivery nurse, is getting married today! 
She is marrying a wonderful young man, Trevor 
Johnson, and the entire family is beaming upon 
them both with pride and approval. The bridal 
shower was last Saturday and what a splendid time 
that was! All bridal showers should be like this one 
where the groom’s mother – another R.N. and a 
fabulous woman – started opening champagne 
as soon as guests started arriving, “Let’s get this 
party started,” she said, and we had so much fun. 
Magical, just magical. Ashley opened one fabulous 
gift after another and cheerfully posed for 
hundreds of pictures with her sister, her mother, 
her bridesmaids, her grandmas, her aunts, her 
step-mom and dozens of dear friends. 

Love has been in the air in Sierra Madre, too! But 
first a little background thanks to Google:

“Everyone knows Paris is the romance capital, the 
city for lovers. Some years ago, a new fad started 
when love-struck sweethearts began locking 
padlocks onto the chain link fence of the Pont 
des Arts, which crosses from the left bank to the 
Louvre museum. (Which museum has had to close 
this past week due to torrential rains! Everybody 
gets torrential rains but us. Still waiting for that 
El Nino to materialize...but I digress...) These love 
padlocks called cadenas d’amour, multiplied until 
there were thousands of them on the bridge, each 
engraved with a message of love. After locking 
their padlock onto the fence, lovers tossed the 
keys into the Seine river – a sign of their eternal 
devotion.” 

If you happen to be one of the Mt. Wilson Trail 
aficionados, like my trail hiking buddy, John, you 
know that there is a section of fence at the top of 
the switchbacks (you’ll have to hike up there to 
find out where that is) which has become our own 

little cadenas d’amour spot. There are now about 
nine padlocks with the initials of lovers: J & R, B & 
T, E & J, M (squared) and while I happen to know 
all these people, I’m not telling. This is just one 
more grace note about our beloved Sierra Madre, 
that we have lovers hiking the Trail. Many thanks 
to Mary for this excellent photo.

A little more about that fence along the Seine, 
the city had to remove the railing with the locks 
of love because sections of the fencing started 
crumbling under the weight of all those locks, 
which was estimated at 45 tons. They’ll be kept 
in a city warehouse after they are removed until 
officials decide what to do with them. Here’s the sad 
part, “some will be melted down, meeting the same 
fate as the love of some who attached them to the 
bridge.”

It is much easier to get to the Seine than it is to get 
to the top of the Mt. Wilson Trail switchbacks so I 
don’t see this becoming the same sort of problem. 
Incidentally, new sites for love locks have popped 
up all over the world. Sweethearts in China favor 
Mount Huang where they can “lock their souls” 
together and then throw the key over the cliff to the 
valley below. “Love, your magic spell is everywhere!” 
I need to get to Arnold’s and get a lock.

The fellowship of the Mt. Wilson Trail walkers 
extended last Monday to a wonderful birthday 
party for former Trail hiker, Rae Anderson, who 
was 93 that day! A feast was provided by Rae’s dear 
friend, Anne Garbarine, and a delightful time was 
had by all. Rae, incidentally, has a really super Koi 
pond inhabited by two giant Koi. A little wine, a 
lot of visiting, a perfect day. Rae, incidentally, was 
a submariner during WWII, another hero. Did 
you remember that last Monday was the 72nd 
anniversary of D Day? We’ve got our flags out and 
they will probably be up until after July 4th... hey, 
that’s only a month away!! 

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis 
Blog: www.authordeanne.com

 “Tablespoon of Love, Tablespoon of Laughter” is 
available there. 
Makes a terrific bridal shower gift...just saying. 

URGENT: 

Will the person who attended the June Faire at the British Home in Sierra Madre on June 4th andwon the Beer Stein decorated with painted edelweiss flowers, please contact ’medepict@yahoo.
com’ or call Shirley at 310-780-1901. it will be worth your while. 

SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER 


May 29 , to June 5 , 2016 During this time period, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded toapproximately 1 19 daytime calls for service. 

Sunday, May 29 Officers dispatched to the area of Foothill Ave. and Camillo St. at 1:00 pm. to recover 
lost mail. A resident found several pieces of junk and personal mail, addressed to several differentlocations scattered along the roadway. It appeared that the personal mail may have been opened.
The resident came to the station later in the day to drop off more mail he found on Camillo, south ofFoothill Ave. Notification cards will be mailed to the owners of the returned mail. 

Wednesday, June 1 At 10:20 am, a resident called to report the theft of a baby stroller in the 100 blockof East Sierra Madre Bl. The victim stated that she left the blue Baby Trend Expedition LX strollerin her carport at approximately 6:00 pm the previous night and discovered it missing at 7:30 am on

Wednesday. Forwarded to Detectives 

12:00 pm A victim came to the SMPD station lobby for a petty theft investigation. Victim reportedthat while at work on May 27, in the 200 block of W. Sierra Madre Bl., she had cash in her purse thatwas left unsecured in the manager’s office. There are no witnesses’ available or physical evidence. 
12:45 pm Officers answered a call of a suspicious person in the park in the 200 block of W. SierraMadre Bl. While making making contact with the subject, officers noticed a glass smoking pipe in 
his hand. Subject was placed under arrest and transported to L.A. County Jail for possession of drugparaphernalia 
Friday, June 3 Report of fraud in the 00 block of Olive Ave, victim was called and told he wouldreceive a refund from a technical company going out of business. Victim allowed access to his 
personal computer and bank account. Forwarded to Detectives 

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