Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, September 16, 2017

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Mountain View News Saturday, September 16, 2017 

Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side 

by Deanne Davis

COMMUNITY DISCUSSES PROPOSED 
LIBRARY 'RE-PURPOSING'


One thing was very clear at Thursday's community forum on the fate of the Sierra Madre 
Library - Sierra Madrean's LOVE their library. However, how to move forward in terms of 
the facility was the issue at hand. The meeting was held at the Hart Park House and attracted 
the entire spectrum of citizens, long time residents, new residents, civic leaders past 
and present, etc. Last month, the City Manager introduced the idea of moving the existing 
library to the Recreation Center, creating a new facility by selling the current library site. The 
discussion was passionate and yielded many new ideas. Former Mayor Mary Ann MacGillivray 
and well-known resident Bill Patzert both shared their concerns about the library's re-
purposing. Photo by Dean Lee /MVNews

SIERRA MADRE ROSE FLOAT ASSOCIATION SEEKS

APPLICATIONS FOR PRINCESSES/AMBASSADORS

The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association is 
once again seeking applications for the position 
of Princess/Ambassador (in any combination 
of female/male) to represent the City at local 
functions and activities and to ride on our float on 
New Year’s Day in the Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses Parade!

This year we are searching for three (3) Princesses/
Ambassadors who will not only have the honor 
of riding on the Sierra Madre float, but will have 
the pleasure of speaking to the Sierra Madre City 
Council and local service organizations and clubs. 
In addition, they will assist with float decorating 
and contribute to publicity opportunities. 
Princesses/Ambassadors will have a very exciting 
and educational year!

Application Guidelines and Process:

1) Applicants must be 15 to 18 years old, have a 
3.0 grade average and be a resident of Sierra Madre.

2) Applications may be picked up at City Hall, 
your High School or downloaded from the Sierra 
Madre Rose Float Association website: www.
smrosefloat.org

3) Applications must be received at the SMRFA 
post office box by Friday, September 22th, 2017. 
Applications submitted later than September 22 
will not be considered.

4) Applicants must be able to attend judging 
interviews on Sunday, September 24th at 3:00pm 
at the Sierra Madre Lodge. (No parents please.)

5) Princess Coronation Ceremony will be held 
Sunday, October 1, 3:15 PM at the Sierra Madre 
Lodge. Tickets are $5.00 for friends and family 
(candidates are free). Tickets will be available at the 
door. Refreshments will be served.

 

 For more information or questions, please contact 
Donna Sutcliffe at 626-355-8579.

“The number of casualties will be more than most of 
us can bear.” - Then-New York City Mayor Rudolph 
Giuliani.

 “The attacks of September 11th were intended to 
break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger 
and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to 
the principles of political, economic and religious 
freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. 
We are more determined than ever to live our lives 
in freedom.” --Rudolph W. Giuliani. December 31, 
2001.

 So we’ve been for our walk, delighting in all the 
little kids and their parents heading for St. Rita’s to 
kick off the second week of school. It’s cloudy and 
humid and my walking buddy isn’t feeling quite like 
himself so we readjusted our plans for the day and I 
realized it was the perfect time to finish off the two 
batches of strawberry preserves I started on Friday. 
Easiest recipe in the world:

2 lbs. of strawberries,

2-1/2 cups sugar

. cup lemon juice

1 TB butter

 Hull and wash the strawberries, put half of them 
along with half the sugar and the lemon juice in 
the big pot you intend to cook this in, crush them 
and add the rest of the strawberries and sugar. Mix 
well, bring to a rolling boil (one you can’t stir down) 
and pour the mixture into a 9 x 13 dish. Let it sit 
overnight, uncovered, or, if you’re busy, stick it in 
the refrigerator till you get around to it. When you’re 
ready, pour it all back into that pot and boil it, stirring 
pretty constantly till it drips off the spoon in a sheet, 
rather than a drip. Add your butter here. This keeps 
that annoying foam you have to skim off from ever 
forming. Pour your preserves into your sterilized 
half-pint jars, seal and turn them upside down so 
they’re sitting on their heads for a while. This is so 
all the strawberries are evenly distributed instead of 
crowding up at the top which does not make for a 
beautiful jar of preserves. You’ll end up with 3 half-
pints and a little left over you can put on your toast 
tomorrow, which will make you so proud of yourself.

 Anyway, sat down to look at the newspaper and 
realized today is 9/11, the 16th anniversary of the 
September 11 attacks, a series of four coordinated 
terrorist attacks on the United States Tuesday 
morning, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 
2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused 
at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property 
damage. This day also showed acts of heroism 
and bravery that are beyond imagination. Our 
daughter, Patti, posted a wonderful picture on her 
Facebook page which depicted the two towers as 
the American flag cascading down the side of these 
landmarks which live now only in our memories.

NEVER FORGET.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

 Is what it says under the picture and we just simply 
couldn’t let this day go by without a shout-out to 
the families of all the Police and Fire people who 
sacrificed their lives to save others. 

 Our own Sierra Madre Police and Fire 
Departments observed this day of infamy at 6:45 this 
morning, specifically to honor the 343 firefighters 
and 60 police officers who perished that day.

 To end on a lighter note, the 6th Annual Scarecrow 
Festival is coming, sponsored by the Creative Arts 
Group here in town. There will be free shuttle tours 
of all the scarecrows on October 7th. This is one of 
my favorite times of year. Our house is already filled 
with Fall stuff and we keep checking out the Parker’s 
giant pumpkins just down the street. These monsters 
are now covered with shade cloth so they don’t burn 
and, quite frankly, I don’t know how they’re going to 
move them, they’re so big! The picture is one of the 
window painting winners that I especially liked. The 
workshop is today, September 16th. 

 AND, The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association is 
accepting applications for Princesses to ride on our 
float New Year’s Day. Applications available at City 
Hall, your high school, or you can download them 
from www.smrosefloat.org. Applications must be 
received by September 22nd!! You have to be 15-
18 years old with a 3.0 GPA and a resident of Sierra 
Madre. 

 Hoping your friends and family in Florida and 
Houston are all safe and still have homes. 

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 the Emma 
Gainsworth Adventures:

 “Just Dessert: A Fall Fantasy” – “The Intergalactic 
Pumpkin Battle” – “The Lost Amulets”

 They’re on Amazon.com on my book page!

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

SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER

September 3 , to September 10 , 201 7 

During this time period, the Sierra Madre Police 
Department responded to approximately 366 day and 
night time calls for service. 

Wednesday, September 6 

At about 2:15 a.m. officers responded to the 500 block 
of Sierra Meadows Dr. for a burglary from a vehicle 
report. An unknown suspect reached through a broken 
window and unlocked the driver’s side door apparently 
removing the owner’s personal property. Case to 
Detectives. 

Friday, September 8 

A non-injury hit and run accident occurred in the 00 
block of Kersting Ct. at about 12:27 p.m. The suspect 
vehicle left the scene headed west on Sierra Madre Blvd., 
responding officers were unable to locate the vehicle. 

KNOWLEDGE IS EMPOWERMENT

Sierra Madre CERT is pleased to offer a FREE 20 hour 
FEMA-certified training course to help you learn how 
to keep yourself, loved ones and neighbors safe in a 
variety of emergency and disaster situations. Classes 
will be held in the Sierra Madre EOC, located under 
Sierra Madre City Hall. 

 Please note training date changes due to concerns 
about the heat!

 Classes will now be held the week of October 14th 
thru October 21st.

Saturday, October 14: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Tuesday, October 17: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Wednesday, October 18: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Thursday, October 19: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM 

Saturday, October 21: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

 Topics covered include ‘Disaster Preparation’, 
‘Search and Rescue’, ‘Fire Safety’, ‘Cribbing’, ‘Triage’, 
‘Disaster Psychology’, ‘Medical Assessment’, and a 
‘Disaster Exercise’ conducted in and around the EOC 
and the grounds on final Saturday.

 Those who complete the training receive a 
backpack filled with emergency supplies plus a binder 
detailing all the material you’ve learned. If you miss a 
class, other CERT programs across LA County offer 
make good classes. 

TO REGISTER: www.sierramadreemergency.org/
register

 Class size is limited so please register today to 
reserve your seat.

 We hold informative meetings open to the public, 
the 4th Thursday of every month (except November 
and December) Look for updates on our Facebook 
page! 

 Hart Park House, Memorial Park 222. E Sierra 
Madre Blvd. at 7:00 PM


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