Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, August 5, 2017

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A FOND FAREWELL 


Former SMVFD member Gordon Caldwell, 93, leaves the Congregational Church for the last timeheaded toward Sierra Madre’s Pioneer Cemetary. His body was transported on a vintage fire trucksimilar to ‘Snorty’ an old fire engine that was used by the Fire Department during Caldwell’s tenure.
He was bid farewell to an overflow crowd at the church. The Eulogy was performed by his former 
Pastor and dear friend Rev. Dick Anderson. Photo by Ellen Burry 


$100,000 FRIENDS


Friends of the Sierra Madre Library FundFeasibility Costs 

Sierra Madre is a town with lots of friends hours, materials, and money to strengthenand supporters, especially the Sierra MadreSierra Madre Library programs and services.
Library. As reported last month (http://Each year the Friends sponsor a gala winemtnviewsnews.com/v11/htm/n28/index.htm),tasting, noteworthy book sales, and a prestigiousthe city’s historic Library is in desperate needart fair. It is from those funds that a donation of 
of an upgrade. Rather than attempt what has$100,000 was given to the city.
been determined to be a very costly renovationThe purpose of this donation is to obtain 
of the existing building, a proposal has beenpreliminary architectural drawings as well asput forth to develop a new civic complex. The official appraisals of the value of the currentproposed “Sierra Madre Library and Culturallibrary property and the adjacent city-owned lot.
Center”, is being considered at the site of thePreliminary architectural designs will also beexisting Recreation Center on E. Sierra Madreused in the process of producing any necessaryBlvd. It has also been proposed that the projectCEQA or related reports. 
should be primarily financed by selling theexisting Library and adjacent property. The Friends of the Library Board actually

had already approved $100,000 to be used forThis idea has sparked a great deal ofprofessional architectural, engineering, and/orcontroversy from those who either don’t wantrelated service for the renovation of the existingthe Library to abandon its existing site, don’tLibrary building. They have since clarified 
want the Library to move to the other side ofthat these same funds should be used instead 
town or don’t want the property to be sold forto support the proposed new facility as anfear of what might be developed on it. alternative. Procurement of architectural and 

appraisal services will be advertised through the

The plan does have the unanimous support ofCity’s regular public bid process. 
the Library Board of Trustees as well as by theFriends of the Library, however. The ‘Friends’ are S. Henderson/MVNews 
a group of volunteers that contribute volunteer 

WATER, WATEREVERYWHERE…OR NOT 
City to hold public update on the State of Water in Sierra Madre 
On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 6:00 pm, the City of Sierra Madre, along with theMountain Views News will hold a public Town Hall meeting to discuss the state of the city’swater quality, conservation efforts, water rates and all things related. This forum will be held 
at the Hart Park House in Memorial Park. 
For years, residents of Sierra Madre enjoyed management of their own Water Companywhich provided a plentiful and pristine water supply to residents. However, for the last 
five years or so, challenges with aging infrastructure, water quality, water conservation, thebuilding moratorium as it relates to water, and water rates, not to mention the CaliforniaDrought, have been front and center. 
The city has taken many proactive and sometimes reactive steps to address these issues,
however, City Manager Gabe Engeland realizes that a great many questions on exactly whatthe status of the city’s water issues remain on resident’s mind. This forum will hopefully 
answer those questions. (Please note: If attendance exceeds the capacity of the Hart ParkHouse, the meeting will be moved to the City Council Chambers at City Hall.) 
For additional information, call 626-355-7135. 
FROM THE SIERRA MADRE FIREDEPARTMENT: 
A very Special Thank you to Angeles National Forest 
Service, Los Angeles County, Arcadia, and Pasadena 
Fire Departments for lending a hand on July 25th 
during a brush fire which threatened homes near the 
Mt. Wilson Trail, triggering voluntary evacuations. The 
fire broke out around 3:10 pm and burned 3 acres before 
the spread was haulted. No injuries or buildings were 
lost due to the fire. 

Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side

by Deanne Davis 

e“Fer-til-iz-er: A substance which makes soil more 
fertile.” (Webster) 

Having grown zucchini and pumpkins, fertilizer isa superfluous frill as far as they are concerned. Puta couple of seeds in the ground, go away for theweekend, and be astonished when you return to findtheir vines have cascaded all over the geraniums,
the Dutch Iris and zinnias are fighting for their livesand those greedy little tendrils are eyeing the garage.
Zucchini is delicious when it’s small and tender but, 
if you don’t pick them, a day later after they’ve coylyhidden themselves under the leaves, they’ve turnedinto a club the size of a baseball bat...sort of like this 
one, in son-in-law, Chuck’s, garden. You can grateone all day to make zucchini bread and never finishit off. Neighbors see you coming with that big bagof squash and won’t answer the door. The zucchiniphenomenon is sort of like Mickey Mouse as theSorcerer’s Apprentice in Fantasia! with his enchanted 
brooms and buckets of water. The zucchini inexorablykeep coming and coming! 

. 
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
. tsp. baking soda
. tsp. baking powder
. tsp. salt
. tsp. ground nutmeg
1 cup sugar
1 cup finely shredded, unpeeled zucchini
. cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp. grated lemon peel – more if you’ve got it
. cup chopped pecans (optional), dried cranberries
are good in here, too, and maybe a little chopped
apple. 


In a medium bowl combine first 6 ingredients.
In another medium bowl combine sugar, zucchini,
oil, egg and lemon peel. Mix well.
Add dry mixture to zucchini mixture, stir just till
moistened (batter will be lumpy)
Add nuts and/or cranberries, and apples. 


Spoon batter into greased pan. Bake for 55-60minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted nearthe center comes out clean. Cool in the pan or ona wire rack for 10 minutes. When your bread hascooled off a little, cut yourself a slice and sit down andenjoy it with a cup of coffee. You deserve a break after 
all that planting, fertilizing, harvesting, distributing,
baking and cleaning up! This freezes well, too, so youcan double the recipe, which just happens to be inmy book, “A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon ofLaughter.” 

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis 
Blog: www.authordeanne.com 
“A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Laughter” isnow 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:
A Treasure Map, A Drunken Owl, and 47 Rattler’s ina Bag

 It’s on Amazon.com on my book page!
Follow me on Twitter, too! https://twitter.com/@
playwrightdd 


Speaking of pumpkins, Parker’s giant pumpkinsare sporting leaves the size of umbrellas and the vineshave taken over their entire fenced area! Halloween is 
coming, friends and neighbors!

Anyway, when the zucchini overwhelms you, chopup some in your salad, sauté some in olive oil withtomatoes and lots of onions, drain and stir in some 
sour cream and top with a little parmesan cheese for areally great veggie dish. Or get out your Cuisinart andgrate some for bread. This one is particularly good.
This recipe originally came from Dorothy Reinhold’scolumn in the Pasadena Star News in 2011. In it, 
she described her son’s ecstasy about the zucchinibread that his 3rd grade Webster Elementary Schoolinstructional aide, Mrs. Corinne Le, had baked and 
brought to share. “It’s soooooo good,” he said, “andshe gave me the recipe. It’s really really good!” Andit is, too! So, thanks Dorothy and Mrs. Le. This is 
the best zucchini bread I’ve ever had. It’s neat to 
think that these third graders got to taste somethingfabulous that a teacher wanted to share. Teachers 
ARE exceptional people! 

Zucchini Bread 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8” x 4” loaf pan. 


SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER 

July 23, to July 30, 2017booked and released on a citation from the Pasadena 
During this time period, the Sierra Madre PoliceJail. 
Department responded to approximately 449 day andnight time calls for service. Friday, July 28

Officers responded to a call of a reckless driver thatTuesday, July 25, at about 3:10 p.m. a resident reportedalmost hit a pedestrian. Officers arrived to find thea fire on Mount Wilson Trail. The reporting personvehicle abandoned. Officers did a check of the area 
said he saw the possible suspect(s) who ignited the fire.and located a subject who appeared to be under theMultiple fire agencies arrived and assisted to extinguishinfluence of an unknown substance and possiblythe fire. The fire is currently under investigation.suffering from a mental illness. A second call came inCase to Detectives regarding a stolen vehicle that matched the description

of the abandoned vehicle. A witness was able to identifyWednesday, July 26the suspect as the reckless driver and the suspect wasAt about 10:15 a.m., officers responded to the 700taken into custody.
block of W. Sierra Madre Boulevard regarding anCase to Detectives 
elderly female who was found unresponsive inside herhome. Efforts to resuscitate the elderly female were10:48 p.m.
unsuccessful. SMPD responded to a call of a fire in the 00 block

of Kersting Ct. Officers provided traffic control and

2:12 p.m.,secured the perimeter to accommodate respondingA man was arrested for being drunk in public in thefire personnel from neighboring agencies assisting500 block of W. Sierra Madre Blvd. The man was SMFD. No injuries were reported. 
City of Sierra Madre 

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 

From: The City of Sierra Madre
Subject: MUNICIPAL CODE TEXT AMENDMENT 17-05 (MCTA 17-05) 
Applicant: City of Sierra Madre
Project Location: Properties in the City of Sierra Madre, County of Los Angeles, State of California 


The City of Sierra Madre gives notice, pursuant to State of California law, that the Planning Commission will conduct a 
public hearing to consider recommending adoption of Municipal Code Text Amendment 17-05 amending Title 8 of the Health 
and Safety Code, establishing Chapter 8.18 – Vacant Property Registration Requirement. The purpose of the amendment is 
to establish registration and regulation requirements for unoccupied properties in the R-1 Zone (Single Family Residential) 

and other residential buildings. The purpose of the requirement is to protect neighborhoods from the effects of unoccupied 

properties that are not adequately maintained or to address health and safety issues that may arise at the property. The 
registration requirement will identify a responsible party that can respond to health and safety code violations. Following a 
Planning Commission recommendation for approval, the proposed text amendment will be forwarded to the City Council for 
their consideration. 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING PLACE OF HEARING 
City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre
Planning Commission meeting City Council Chambers
Thursday, August 17, 2017 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 
(Hearing begins at 7:00 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 


All interested persons may attend this meeting and the Planning Commission will hear them with respect thereto.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION The Municipal Code Text Amendment is exempt from the California Environmental 
Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15061(b)(3). The Ordinance will 
not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; the ordinance does not involve a

“project” as defined by Section 15378; and the ordinance is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that 
have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; Therefore, it may be seen with certainty that there is no 
possibility this ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. 

APPEAL: A decision by the Planning Commission is subject to a 10-day appeal period to the City Council. If in the future 
anyone wishes to challenge the decision of the Planning Commission in court, one may be limited to raising the issues that wereraised or presented in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or before, the scheduled public hearing.
For further information on this subject, please contact the Planning and Community Preservation Department at (626) 355-7138. 

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