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Mountain View News Saturday June 29, 2024


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WALKING SIERRA MADRE - The Social Side

by Deanne Davis


6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

“The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee; a clover, anytime, to him, is aristocracy.”

Emily Dickinson

I don’t know what it is about that quote, but I just love it. Maybe because we have so many bee-

enticing, nectar-filled goodies around us. Every flower is a potential banquet to these little guys.

July is almost upon us! How is that possible? Here we were moaning about May Gray and June 
Gloom and now it’s hot. And it’s going to get hotter. All our churches are doing or are about 
to do Vacation Bible School and small children all over town will be dressed in VBS t-shirts 
that swallow them down to their knees. The picture today is of darling Addison and Charlotte 
Johnson on their second day of VBS. I am reminded of Jessie and Emily Brown when they were 
really little, went to VBS and came home singing, “Cheez-its loves me, this I know!”

Good times, friends and neighbors, good times!

“It was a good day for a parade, sunny and unseasonably warm,

the sky a Sunday School cartoon of heaven.” Tom Perotta

“Half the people in Sierra Madre are watching the parade and the other half are in it!”

Our best summer event, besides the concerts in the park, is the July 4th parade. It’s Thursday! Plan to go as it’s the best time ever. 
John and I always got up early, drove downtown, set up our chairs in front of Happy’s Liquor, had coffee and oatmeal at dear 
departed Beantown and walked all over to see who we would see. Every year the parade just gets better. The kids from all the sports 
teams, the fire engines, parents pulling wagons with little people in them looking hot and bewildered. The Search and Rescue guys, 
all the dignitaries in open cars trying not to sweat, hoping they’ve got enough sunblock on and working hard to look responsible 
and re-electable.

Our own special parade stars, Grand Marshall, Helen Reece and Hometown Hero, Sandy Duvall will be waving and smiling. Be 
sure you wave back! Be watching and be sure to stand when our flag goes by.

“You have to love a Nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th not with a parade of

guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with

family picnics where kids throw frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from

happiness. You may think you’ve overeaten, but it is patriotism.” Erma Bombeck

“This, then, is the state of the union; free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it was in the beginning. So it shall always be, 
while God is willing, and we are strong enough to keep the faith.” Lyndon B. Johnson

JULY 4TH FUN – DEANNE DAVIS 

I’ll bring the hot dogs,

You bring the beer,

The Fourth of July,

Is finally here!

Let’s walk downtown,

And watch the parade.

I hope we can find,

A place in the shade.

It’s our day to celebrate,

Our Nation’s story.

Is your hand on your heart?

Here she comes! It’s Old Glory!

Let’s stand up and cheer!

Old Glory’s passing by.

Here come our V.A. guys,

Standing so tall and straight!

Thank you, guys, for your service,

We think you’re just great!

We love those old cars,

Filled with folks that we know.

We’ll barbeque later,

A burger…or three,

And have potato salad,

Sure! It’s calorie free! (Not!)

We’ll count all our blessings,

Be glad that we live in a land that is free.

Free to celebrate Independence Day,

To celebrate…Liberty!

 

Whatever you do this July 4th weekend, be sure you have a great time with people you love, people who enjoy food, laughter, each 
other, and maybe you can sit out somewhere and see fireworks bursting in the sky. Put your feet in the water, have another hot dog 
and delight in every minute. Somewhere along the way, be sure to remember that freedom isn’t free. It has been bought and paid 
for at great cost by people who gave all. Let’s Celebrate Everything!

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

Where you’ll find the Emma Gainsworth Kindle novelettes, 

Along with other goodies like “A Treasure Map, A Drunken Owl

And 47 Rattlers in A Bag” True Tales of Early California

 Sun Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s 

 Mon: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s 

 Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

July 9, 2024 5:30pm

THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD 
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS!

As part of the City of Sierra Madre’s 

COVID-19 transparency efforts and The 
Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity 
to make public comments at any 
public meeting. Public comment may also be 
made by e-mail to PublicComment@CityofSierraMadre.
com by 3:00 p.m. on the day of 
the meeting. 

Emails will be acknowledged at the Council 
meeting and filed into public record. The 
public may also comment in person at the 
meeting.

The meetings will be streamed live on Foothills 
Media website at foothillsmedia.org/sierramadre 
and broadcast on Government 

Access Channel 3 (Spectrum)..



1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & 

Free on-air publicity for local events

 Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts for 
Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. PSAs 
will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 24/7 and can 
be heard at 1630 on the AM dial.

 Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have their 
event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre Community 
Information Radio. The station covers the city of Sierra Madre, plus 
surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. 

Your event must:

• Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity
• Be open to the public
• Be of general interest to local citizens


Just 
write a Public Service Announcement that describes your event and 
e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 


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