Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, December 3, 2022

Mountain Views-News Saturday, December 3, 2022 


City of Sierra Madre 

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 

From: The City of Sierra Madre 

Subject: Public Hearing: FY2022-2023 Fee Schedule – Non-Residential Sewer Variable 
Rate Correction 

Notice is hereby given that on December 13, 2022, at 5:30 PM, or soon thereafter, the Sierra Madre City Council will conduct a Public 
Hearing to discuss Non-Residential Sewer Variable rate correction. 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING 
City of Sierra Madre City Council meeting; Tuesday, December 13, 2022 (Hearing begins at 5:30 p.m.) 
All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear them with respect thereto. 

PLACE OF HEARING 
This meeting will be conducted at City Council Chambers and will be recorded for live streaming. 


Watch the meeting on Channel 3 (Government Access Channel) or live on the City's website at www.cityofsierramadre.com Email 
public comments to: publiccomment@cityofsierramadre.com by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting. 


City of Sierra Madre 

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 

From: The City of Sierra Madre 
Subject: Public Hearing: Sierra Madre Playhouse Capital Campaign Appeal 

Notice is hereby given that on December 13, 2022, at 5:30 PM, or soon thereafter, the Sierra Madre City Council will conduct a Public 
Hearing, to hear testimony on the Sierra Madre Playhouse Capital Campaign Appeal. 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING 
City of Sierra Madre City Council meeting; Tuesday, December 13, 2022 (Hearing begins at 5:30 p.m.) 
All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear them with respect thereto. 

PLACE OF HEARING 
This meeting will be conducted at City Council Chambers and will be recorded for live streaming. 


Watch the meeting on Channel 3 (Government Access Channel) or live on the City's website at www.cityofsierramadre.com Email 
public comments to: publiccomment@cityofsierramadre.com by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting. 

THE ROYAL COURT IS COMING TO KIWANIS 


On Tuesday, December 6 at noon, join the Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club for lunch 
and attend the first public presentation of the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association's 
Royal Court. 

Lunch will be from Taylor's Deli and the cost is $10. Please call 626-355-2727 
and reserve your seat! 

KIwanis meets at The Lodge 33 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Ample parkinig in the rear of the building. 

TAKING PLACE IN JUST A FEW DAYS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! 


On Monday, December 5 at 7 pm, the second event 
of our new series of true personal storytelling, Stories 
@ The Playhouse, will take place for one night 
only. 

Our second show's theme is Wings, a narrative 
deep dive into the personal experiences of seven 
people: actress/filmmaker Susan Diol (Days of 
Our Lives; One Life To Live), actress/writer Patricia 
Herd (The Bold and the Beautiful; Diary of a 
Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules), actress/producer Torri 
Higginson (Transplant; Stargate: Atlantis), author/
screenwriter Carlos Kotkin (Rio 2; Open Season: 
Scared Silly), actor/storyteller Kevin McCorkle 
(The Amazing Spider-Man, General Hospital), ac-
tress/director/playwright Elizabeth Sampson (The 
Passage; Law & Order True Crime) and writer/director 
Greg Swartz (The Water of Life; Hollywood, 
Pennsylvania). 

These seven storytellers will share critical moments 
that changed their lives and humorous anecdotes 
that shaped their perspectives. The evening will be 
book-ended with songs by the band BISHOP, melodiously 
underscoring this journey. Learn more 

about all of the artists here. 
Our previous storytelling event sold out, don't miss your chance to get tickets for this one-night event! 


SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER 

The following represents a summary report of some of the major incidents handled 
by the Sierra Madre Police Department during this period. This list is not intended 
to be considered exclusive or all-inclusive. 

Monday, November 21Theft from Motor Vehicle 

At approximately 1 PM, officers responded Bailey Canyon Park (451 W. Carter Ave) for reportsof a theft from motor vehicle. The reporting party discovered that the rear window of their 
vehicle had been shattered, and several items of value were missing. The Detectives Bureau is following 
up on this incident. 

Tuesday, November 22Residental Burglary 

At approximately 7 PM, officers responded to the 200 block of W. Carter Ave for reports of a 
residential burglary that had occurred. After further investigation, it was discovered that 
unknown suspects made entry into the residence, and stole items of value. The reporting party 
was not in the residence at the time of the burglary. 

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Sierra Madre Police Department Detective 
Bureau at 626-355-1414. If you wish to remain anonymous, please visit lacrimestoppers.org 
and submit a tip 

STAY SAFE! 

GET VACCINATED 
AND BOOSTED! 

WALKING SIERRA MADRE - The Social Side 

by Deanne Davis 

“Christmas waves a magic wand over 
this world, and behold, everything is 
softer and more beautiful.” Norman 
Vincent Peale 
“Gifts of time and love are surely the 
basic ingredients of a truly merry 
Christmas.”

 Peg Bracken 

“Blessed is the season which engages the 
whole world in a conspiracy of love. It is 
Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas 
in the air.” William Thomas Ellis 
“I decided not to buy new clothes this 
Christmas. Online shopping doesn’t 
count!”

 Author Unknown 

We are tired of Thanksgiving leftovers. 
We’ve had all the turkey sandwiches 
we want and are thinking how good 
a big fresh salad would be. I did make 
the cranberry sauce bread that was in 
last week’s Walking Sierra Madre and, 
I have to tell you, it was fabulous! Easy 
and so good. We are ready to start 


thinking about Christmas; which is 
now three weeks away! 

Saw an interesting article by Mike Snider from USA Today: Black Friday Online Spending 
Record Set! Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion (yes, billion) while online shopping 
Friday after Thanksgiving. Nearly half of online sales were made over smartphones, 
up from 44% last year. Sierra Madreans didn’t do that, they went to the delightful Sierra 
Madre Winter Festival and shopped there, enjoyed the music and seeing friends, visiting 
the crafters, seeing Santa and enjoying a wonderful day right here at home. And the snow 
slide! That was incredible and what a great idea. Hopefully, that is an innovation that is 
here to stay. 

Many years ago, before there were smartphones, online shopping and Black Friday, John 
and I would hop in our little red VW Bug, park in the Fedco lot there on Colorado Blvd. 
and buy one of everything in the toy department. I’d wrap it all and the children were 
delighted. Hot Wheels was especially big at that time. Lacking sufficient courage and 
strength to tackle the late-night Black Friday sales, I’ve probably missed out on some 
amazing bargains. This year I’m making my list and checking it twice and I don’t care 
who’s been naughty or nice, all children in my life are getting an Amazon gift card. 

Christmas is totally up at my house and my neighbors have beautiful lights galore. This 
year I have three light-festooned deer nodding their heads (this week’s picture) in my 
front yard. My trees are fake, yes, but real trees are a little beyond me these days. I’ve 
told this story before, but when we were first married, John drove us in my little blue 
Ford Falcon down to the Los Angeles railroad yards where Christmas trees were being 
offloaded from the trains and we bought our first tree there and tied it on top of my car. 
I don’t remember how much it was, probably not much, as we didn’t have much to spend, 
but it was beyond beautiful. Of course, time has gilded it, made it taller and fuller, but, 
dear friends and neighbors, it was the most beautiful one we ever had. My fake trees from 
Michael’s Craft Store look great, all pre-wired with lights and I’ve covered them with ornaments 
the children have made over the year. I have a picture of three-year-old Crissy, 
taken in her Sunday School class and mounted in a star. We laminated it and that’s the 
first thing I put on. Jessie made some really cute elves out of paper bags at school. These 
are my favorites. I expect you have your favorites, too; probably the same sort of things. 

“That First Noel’s come ‘round again,
Just like it does each year,
To tell us it’s Christmas, finally it’s Christmas, 
Joyfully it’s Christmas, 
The best time of the year, the best time of the year...” 

This particular song goes on to tell us that the tree is in the window, the wreath is on the 
door, and about a million ornaments are scattered on the floor! Most probably you’re way 
past that stage, the tree is up and gorgeous. You finally untangled the lights and put the 
angel up on top. But here’s the question you’ll be facing in a few days when the presents 
are all unwrapped and everything you got everybody was exactly what they wanted (an 
Amazon gift card): Why is it that putting up Christmas decorations is so much more fun 
than taking them down? Also, why is it that the Christmas decorations that seem so few 
and so light as you take them out of the plastic crates have doubled (like wire hangers) in 
size and tripled in weight and you can’t remember when on earth you carried all those 
to the living room. 

Playing Christmas music and rediscovering each precious Christmas item is such fun 
and then deciding where to put each one is an adventure. I’m especially partial to all my 
little lighted houses. My mother started collecting them many years ago and gave her 
collection to me. I have added to it over the years and now think I have about twenty of 
them. They look fantastic on top of the bookcases, and the tall cabinet. The most interesting 
part of putting these things up is, of course, not falling off the ladder. The second 
most interesting thing is figuring out how to get them all plugged in somewhere. 

The song goes on to say: 

“But that’s not the reason we celebrate the season... 
Oh, it’s that baby in the manger,
Christ child in the manger,
Mary kneeling by his side,
Joseph beaming down with pride.
Peace on earth, good will to men,
We celebrate that night again.”
(Deanne Davis/David Wheatley from “Star of Wonder”) 

Whatever kind of tree you have, fake or fantastically real that fills the house with 
that marvelous evergreen smell, I hope that decorating it brings you joy and pleasant 
memories. 

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…” Is. 9:6 

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis 
Christmas is just a few short weeks away and my book:
“Sunrises and Sunflowers Speak Hope” 
Would be a really nice gift for everyone you know. It’s on Amazon.com“Star of Wonder” a delightful Christmas Kindle story is there, too. 


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