Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, May 20, 2017

Mountain View News Saturday, May 20, 2017 

SMPD WARNING: LOCK YOUR CARS! 

The Sierra Madre PD is 
advising that all residentsplease remember to keepyour vehicles locked at alltimes. Day or night, in yourdriveway, on your street 
and of course, anywhereyou go. Listed below is alist of the recent theft from 
vehicles 

ALL FROM 

UNLOCKED 

VEHICLES! 

Theft from unlocked 
vehicle 

A grand theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred at the 300 block of W. Laurel Ave. This incident
occurred on Monday, May 15, 2017, between 7:00 pm to Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 6:30 am. Thevictim parked his unlocked vehicle in the driveway of the residence. Unknown suspect(s) enteredthe vehicle, ransacked and stole miscellaneous items, from the interior and fled. Unknown amount 
of loss at this time as of this writing. 

Vehicle Tampering 

A vehicle tampering occurred at the 300 block of Manzanita Ave. This incident occurred onMonday, May 15. 2017, between 7:00 pm to Tuesday. May 16, 2017 at 6:30 am. Victim parkedher unlocked vehicle in the driveway of residence. Unknown suspect(s) tampered the unlockedvehicle, but no loss was reported. 

Theft from unlocked vehicle & Vehicle Tampering 

A theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred at the 200 block of Manzanita Ave. This incident 
occurred on Monday, May 15, 2017, between 7:00 pm to Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 6:30 am. Thevictim’s second vehicle was tampered but no loss was reported. The victim parked her unlockedvehicles in the driveway of the residence. Unknown suspect(s) entered the first vehicle and stoleloose change. 

Vehicle Tampering 

Two vehicles were tampered, which occurred at the 400 blockof Manzanita Ave. This incident occurred on Monday, May 15.2017, between 10:00 pm to Tuesday. May 16, 2017 at 7:45 am. Thevictim parked her vehicles in the driveway. Unknown suspect(s)
tampered the vehicles, however no loss was reported. 

Thank you and BE SAFE! 


VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE 
UNITED STATES MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES 

Lt. Kenneth Bell VFW Post 3208 


keynote speaker is retired Air Forceinvites patriotic Veterans, families

Lt. Col. Richard G. (Dick) Rutan,
and friends to attend our special

highly decorated, ace Vietnam WarMemorial Day Ceremonies honoring

Air Force fighter pilot, test pilot,
our deceased War Veterans at Sierra 

pilot of historic world-record holderMadre Pioneer Cemetery, Monday,

aircraft Voyager, and recipient ofMay 29 at 11:00 A.M. Please arrive

the Presidential Citizen’s Medal 
early to get a seat. In recent years,

of Honor from President Ronald 
the ceremony has attracted standing-

Reagan. VFW Post 3208 urges allroom only crowds. A sandwich lunch

who are available and able to come 
will be served following the ceremony,

and honor America’s deceased war 
courtesy of Post 3208. Patriotic and

veterans at our solemn Memorial 
WW II music will be played before

Day Ceremony. 
and after the ceremony. Our scheduled 


SIERRA MADRE RESIDENTS ARE STILL 
URGED TO CONSERVE WATER 

Despite improved statewide conditions, we are still striving to return toour local groundwater supply. Consider the variety of rebates that are 
being offered by our friends at the San Gabriel Valley Municipal WaterDistrict here: http://sgvmwd.org/CONSERVATOR/Rebates 

SIERRA MADRE COMMUNITY YARD SALE 



The City of Sierra Madre Senior Community Commission is hosting the 7th Annual Community YardSale on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. located at Sierra Vista Park 611

E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Community Organizations and members are invited to come together with theirneighbors to participate in a community yard sale. Participants have the opportunity to clean out theirgarages, attics, storage sheds and closets without sending those items to landfill! 
$35.00 Fee for individual spaces - no yard sale permits need be purchased; and all proceeds will benefitour senior programs and activities. Registration is required to be done in person beginning on Monday,
April 10th in City Hall at the Community Services Department - 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., SierraMadre, CA 91024. 

Registration deadline is Thursday, May 18th or until spaces are filled. Yard Sale spots are reserved on a 
first come, first serve basis. You do not want to miss out! 

Participants must provide their own tables, chairs, canopies (12’x12’ maximum) and cash boxes ifneeded. No electricity will be provided and selling areas must be self-sustaining. Live animals, large 
canopies, and selling of food or beverages are prohibited. All business must be conducted within your 
space. Note: Event may be canceled due to inclement weather.

Don’t wait as there are a limited number of spaces offered. For more information, please contactthe Hart Park House Senior Center (626) 355-7394; or the Community Services Department at (626)
355-5278. 

www.cityofsierramadre.com/cityhall/departments/community_services_department/ 

Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side

by Deanne Davis 


“Oh Jacaranda tree, 
So stately and tall,
Scattering purple blossoms,
Over absolutely all.
We love your awesome lavender cloud,
And shout, “That’s amazing!” 
Right out loud!” 
A Spring, sort-of Haiku, by me. 


So I’m sitting at the kitchen table with my favorite 
breakfast companion, John, relishing that gourmet 
treat: oatmeal and raisins, desultorily leafing 
through Tuesday’s Los Angeles Times newspaper/
birdcage liner, when what do my wondering eyes 
behold? My brother-in-law, right on the front of 
the California section! The caption reads, “A voter 
at the Hollywood Recreation Center in March.” 
There was more, but that’s the important part. 
There he is, Jay ‘Tex’ Davis, singer-songwriter, 
sculptor, painter, whose work has been for sale 
in the gift shops of some of the biggest Las Vegas 
hotels. Another interesting fact is that he will be 
91 this year! He sang and played his guitar at our 
50th anniversary party last April 1st. He spends 
many of his weekends singing and playing at a 
variety of rest home/assisted living facilities in the 
Hollywood area. We have two of his sculptures, a 
longhorn steer and a rodeo bull rider on a bucking 
bull. They’re small but tremendously detailed and 
faithful to anatomy of both cowboy and bull. Pretty 
cool, huh! The picture is Jay at the polls.

Hope your Mother’s Day was as nice as mine,
which kicked off Saturday with a packagefrom Shari’s Berries containing six enormouschocolate-dipped strawberries, three of which Iimmediately devoured, saying through a mouthfulof chocolate and strawberries, “Gosh, honey, toobad you don’t care for strawberries.” I didn’t meanit, more for me! Also in that package were threelittle cheesecakes which we are slowly savoring.
John does like cheesecake. We figure half of oneeach day will be perfect and will last a little while.
This lovely gift was from our Texas girl, Crissy,
and her family. They will be here to visit June 1st.
Are we excited? Oh my yes! Emily (who is 8) said,
“I want to go to the beach, Disneyland and LegoLand!” You got it, Emily! Jessie just wants to go“everywhere!” 

Stopped in to check out the new restaurant 
where Citta Café used to be, just west of Happy’s 
Liquors, and found it’s going to be another sushi 

restaurant called Yui. Lots of flower arrangements 
out front and they’ll be ready soon. 

We went to see our ophthalmologist yesterday 
and they had this recipe sitting out on the counter 
for people to try... it sounds so tasty I wanted to 
share: 

Carrot Apple Slaw 

1 large sweet red apple1 large Granny Smith apple1 tablespoon lemon juice
. the zest of one lemon 
10 oz. raw shredded carrots (about 3 cups)
. cup mayonnaise1/3 cup nonfat yogurt2 tablespoons honey2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
. cup crumbled feta cheese (about 3 oz.)
2 green onions, diced
. cup dried sweetened cranberries
. cup raisinsSalt & pepper to taste. 

1. Core and cut apples into chunks. Place in a large 
bowl and toss with lemon juice. Add carrots and 
stir to combine. 
2. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, 
yogurt, honey, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper. 
Pour over apple carrot mixture and stir to coat. 
Mix in feta cheese, dried cranberries, raisins, 
lemon zest and sliced green onions. Refrigerate 20 
minutes to an hour to allow flavors to blend. Serve 
cold and enjoy, I’m trying it! 
Have a great week and feed your citrus trees 
this coming week. Do the roses, too. My tomato 
has four little green tomatoes on it! How is yours 
doing?

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis 
Blog: www.authordeanne.com 
“A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of 
Laughter” is now available at

Sunrise Books + Coffee at Pasadena First Church 
of the Nazarene – just down the road on Sierra 
Madre Blvd. 

Kindle readers, give yourself the gift of: Noah 
& The Unicorns...A Fanciful Tale! It’s on Amazon. 
com on my book page!

Follow me on Twitter, too! https://twitter.com/@
playwrightdd 

FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY 
BEST USED BOOK SALE 

The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library announceThe parking lot will include many titles of ourthat the June Best Used Book Sale will take place onpopular Bargain Books for only $1.00 each, bothFriday, June 2 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday,fiction and non-fiction. Children’s/Teen books 
June 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.range from

On our Featured Shelves we have Sports and$.25 - $1.00 in the parking lot and small paperbacksMilitary History books. Look for some interestingare $.25 each or 5/$1.00.
biographies on sports personalities and history asBy the way, do you know why the Book Sale iswell as tales of military campaigns and participantscalled the “Best” Used Book Sale? The sale was 
from the past.organized and begun by Friend of the Library John

As always, we will have a large collection Best in the 1960s. What a great way to honor John’sof “Coffee-table Books” on Cooking, Art, vision and energy by naming the Book Sale afterContemporary Culture, Science, Gardening andhim. And we think it truly is the “Best” Book Sale!
History on the table in the Basement. The shelves The sale will be held behind the Sierra Madre 
in the basement are full of newer fiction and non-Library, 440 West Sierra Madre Blvd. in Sierra Madre.
fiction on every subject. In addition, we’ve added a All proceeds are used for services, acquisitions andlarge CD collection of used and new (both classicalprograms of the Sierra Madre Library. We look 
and pop music) for only $1.00 each. Used and new forward to talking about books with you at the BestDVDS and audio books are also only $1.00 each. Used Book Sale! 

SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER 


May 7, to May 14, 2017During this time period, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 320 day andnight time calls for service. 

Monday, May 8The suspect is described as a male white or

At about 12:24 p.m., SMPD officers respondedHispanic, 5’9” – 6’ tall, wearing light clothing andto the 00 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. for a commercial wearing a baseball cap.
burglary investigation. It appeared unknown Case referred to Detectives 
suspect(s) used an unknown tool to take outpart of the locking mechanism to the front door.Sunday, May 14Officers conducted a walk through with the ownerAt about 2:33 p.m. officers responded to theand nothing was reported stolen. During thisstation’s lobby for a theft from a vehicle report.
investigation officers discovered two other locationsThe victim reported that she parked her car in herin the same block and on the same side of the street driveway on Friday, May 12 at about 9:00 p.m. Thewere also burglarized of approximately $ 500.00.following morning the victim noticed that someoneA suspect was seen on surveillance equipmenthad been in her car and truck apparently takingbetween 2:20 a.m. to 2:23 a.m. walking east on theseveral personal items and a small amount of cash.
boulevard. Case pending further information 

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