Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, October 28, 2023

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Mountain View News Saturday, October 28, 2023 

THE CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL SCARECROW FESTIVAL

 

The Creative Arts Group 2023 Scarecrow Festival is pleased 
to announce the winners for Most Popular Business and 
Most Popular Residential entries.

 

In the Residential Category, the awards are as follows: 1st 
Place - “Dennis Nedry- Jurassic Park,” (#057); 2nd Place – 
“ET- The Sierraestrial,” (#068); 3rd Place - “Tiny Dancer 
(#023); and Honorable Mention – “The Marching Bearcrow 
of Sierra Madre” (#040).

 

In the Business Category, the awards are as follows: 1st Place 
- Merry Maids “Catrina”(#076); 2nd Place - The Only Place 
in Town “Goldie Lox and the 3 Bears,”(#014); 3rd Place – 
Century 21 Village Realty “Shining Twins,”(#074); and 
Honorable Mention – Barbers at 38 West “Beetlejuice at 38 
West” (#008).

 

“Each year, we are dazzled by the imagination and artistry 
of our community,” remarked Creative Arts Group Executive 
Director Gwen Robertson. “The fall has become one of 
our favorite times of the year because we get to interact with 
so many people having fun with their scarecrow creations.” 
This year, the Scarecrow Festival reached nearly 15,000 on 
Social Media, which is an all-time high.

 

The Scarecrow Festival was coordinated by 
Chair Jennifer Shamlian and Heidi Hartman. 
All winners were selected by the community 
through votes entered on Facebook 
and submitted paper ballots. Each winner 
will receive a commemorative award from 
Creative Arts Group.

The Creative Arts Group Scarecrow Festival 
is made possible through the support of 
its sponsors: Arnold’s Frontier Hardware 
and the Mountain Views News.


SIERRA MADRE SENIOR COMMISSION HONORS ONE OF IT'S OWN

Submitted by Pat Krok, Chairman

On Tuesday, October 24, the Sierra 
Madre Senior Commission held a 
memorial reception for the late Former 
Mayor, and Sierra Madre Senior 
Commissioner, Nancy Walsh.

Looking back, in 2008 the City of 
Sierra Madre entered into an agreement 
with L.A. County to participate 
in the County Surplus Disposal 
Program. Funds from this pro-gram 
would go to fund the city's Senior 
Commission.

Nancy Walsh was instrumental in 
following through on this agreement. 
Nancy, and her assistant 
Frank Huezo, helped acquire funds 
on a yearly basis. Those funds make 
it possible for the Senior Commission 
to never have to ask, or depend, 
on funding from the City of Sierra 
Madre.

Through these monies, the senior 
Commission was able to provide over 
11,000 meals to city senior citizens during the pandemic, when the Senior Lunch Program was cancelled. The cost of 
this project was $88,000. All programs and services, up to now, have been maintained and expanded upon because of 
Nancy Walsh.

A plaque was presented to City Council honoring her achievements and her love of the city and it's citizens.


THERE ARE MORE THAN 90 
SCARECROWS ON DISPLAY 
THROUGHOUT SIERRA MADRE!

GET THE MAP AND TAKE A 
DRIVE AROUND TOWN. THEY 
ARE ALL AMAZING!

GO TO:

https://www.creativeartsgroup.org/scarecrowmap

On Tuesday evening the Sierra Madre City Council also honored the former Mayor. Her daughters 
Jennifer and Melissa were present for the presentation. 

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