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Mountain View News Saturday, July 13, 2024


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WALKING SIERRA MADRE - The Social Side

by Deanne Davis


6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

“July is a blind date with summer.” Hal Borland

“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.”

Jenny Han

“The warmth of July makes it easy to leave cold winter memories in the past.”

While you were wandering around town, before, after or during our best ever parade, I hope 
you took a look at the Jacaranda trees. They are astonishingly fabulous this time of year. 
Almost every street features a purple cloud over our heads. 

July 4th by the way, was National Sidewalk Egg Frying Day. It is also such a fantastic time in 
our town. So much to do and see. So much to be proud of, so much to enjoy, especially the 
parade. All the bear mentions were so fun and the little train was so cute. Great pictures in 
the News and I’m always so delighted when Susan Henderson publishes the Declaration of 
Independence and our constitution. Turner Classic Movies showed “1776” on July 4th. I just 
love this movie. From 1972, set in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776, it’s a fictionalized 
account of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Good 
music, great cast, the Founding Fathers shown as people with faults and foibles. The weather, 
scorching, and the dress of the period always make me wonder how they didn’t all die of heat 
stroke! Each one of these guys, had on more clothes than I own. Heavy coats, vests, cravats; 
very stylish but I’m sure glad we don’t have to dress like that anymore!

Hopefully, somebody invited you over to enjoy burgers and potato salad and maybe a brew or two. That means somebody else 
cooked and you didn’t! I’m sure you brought something. Two members of my family brought pasta salads to parties but I’ve never 
been very good at that. My grandmother made the best macaroni salad and I’m going to share her recipe with you. Daughter, Crissy, 
had her cookbook and I wish you could see it. That will be the picture today. It’s an old ledger with “Cash” on the cover. One of the 
best things in it is the recipe she laboriously wrote out, in pencil, on 8 small pieces of paper, for bread stuffing and how to cook a 
turkey. She sent this to my mother in 1940 right after my mother and father were married. One small quote:

“I make it (the stuffing) the day before and always put it in that white crock I gave you that looks like a flower pot but has no hole 
in it. You can put a small plate over the top then put wax paper over it with a rubber band around it and put it in the refrigerator.”

Anyway, I digress with a walk down my family’s memory lane. Here’s the macaroni salad;

 16 oz. macaroni

 2 big dill pickles (just buy a jar of minced dill pickle – so much easier)

 2 cans pimentos (chopped)

 2 onions

 3-4 hard-boiled eggs

 Mayonnaise (whole kind, not low-fat)

 Celery salt, pepper, salt, paprika

Boil macaroni to al dente state, not real squishy, drain, let cool. Add chopped dill pickle, chopped pimentos, onions, eggs and the 
rest to taste and consistency you like. Simple, especially now that one can buy all this stuff pre-chopped, even the onions! Chill for a 
day or so before serving. I have such fond memories of this and I hope you will, too. 

Here are a few of the exciting things you can look forward to in July. Sorry to say we already missed National Cherry Pit Spitting 
Day.

• Dog Days of Summer – July 3 – August 11
• National Blueberry Month
• National Anti-Boredom Month
• Unlucky Month for weddings
• National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
• National Grilling Month
• National Hot Dog Month
• National Ice Cream Month
• National Park and Recreation Month
• National Picnic Month
• National Watermelon Month


And, speaking of National Park and Recreation Month, if you’ve got a camping trip planned in the next few weeks, here’s a handy 
tip for you: When using a public campground, a tuba placed on your picnic table will keep the campsites on either side vacant. So 
much helpful information here!

Have you tried Perry’s Joint on Sierra Madre Blvd.? Peter Dills liked it so much he already reviewed it in his column here in the 
News, but I want to add my recommendation…ya gotta try it. Seven versions of the hot dog, nachos, salads, and check this out: 
Tuna by Starlight, The Egg from Ipenema, The Perry Pounder which is hot roast beef, onion, American cheese, pickles. Lettuce 
tomato, mayo, mustard and ketchup. Hungry yet?

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. 


WHAT CAN YOU DO 
WITH JEWELRY THAT’S 
NOT YOUR STYLE

** Transform it ** Reset it ** Sell it

Maybe you inherited Great Aunt Edith’s 
platinum brooch. Maybe you have a ring from 
an old boyfriend and you’ve been married – to 
someone else – for years. 

Whatever it is, bring us your tired, your poor 
old things begging you to be free. 

So many options – and we have answers!

Breathe new life into jewelry by polishing and 
re-tipping prongs. If your family sees you wear 
a significant piece of jewelry, it’s now a family 
heirloom rather than “something for them to 
deal with” later. 

Adding different colored metal accents to a 
tired ring can make it your style. Take stones 
out; put stones in to alter the look. If you have 
stones set in something you want to wear, 
you’ll completely forget the hideous monster 
that inhabited your drawer for years. 

 Or you might opt to sell it all and start with 
a clean slate. We’ve helped many make their 
decisions and we can help you. 

You might actually find that your daughter or 
granddaughter would love Great Aunt Edith’s 
brooch to wear at her wedding. Let’s talk.


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