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Mountain View News Saturday, July 20, 2024


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WALKING SIERRA MADRE - The Social Side

by Deanne Davis

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

TREES by Joyce Kilmer

“I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast

A tree that looks at God all day, 

And lifts her leafy arms to pray.

A tree that may in summer wear,

A nest of robins in her hair.

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.”

Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet, mainly remembered for this short 
poem, “Trees.” It was published in the collection, Trees and Other Poems, in 1914. He 
died at just 31. The picture today, and “Trees” are in honor of the beautiful tree in front 
of my house which lost a third of itself during last night’s thunderstorm. That tree was 
just gorgeous. The remaining two-thirds of it are nice and I know I’ll adjust but I have to 
tell you, friends and neighbors, that I cried when I saw it this morning, collapsed across 
the oleanders and extending into the driveway. It brought back vivid memories of the 
hundred-year-old rubber tree in the back yard of our house on Alegria that tired of life, 
collapsed, and took out a retaining wall. I loved that tree, too. 

OK, on to other topics. What a weekend we had this past weekend! Assassination attempts and lethal thunderstorms! Next weekend 
is going to be so much better. My adorable granddaughter, Nicole, the whale wrangler at SeaWorld, is expecting and we are 
throwing a baby shower for her at my house today. My job: make potato salad, green Jello salad, clean the bathrooms and borrow 
as many folding chairs possible. Her mom, our daughter, Patti, and her aunt Leah are ordering sandwiches and cake, making fruit 
skewers and providing paper plates and all the rest of those sorts of things. We are expecting about 30 people and it should be a 
great time. Here’s something you might not have heard of doing: Instead of getting the expectant mom a card to go with our gift, 
we were requested to get the new little person a book. Isn’t that a great idea? 

“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers,

 there is new life and hope.” Christy Lefteri

Isn’t that a great thought! All my oleanders survived the fall of the tree, by the way.

Were you aware that stamp prices increased by 7% on July 14th from .68 to .73. Prices for all services will rise more than 7.5%. 
These price hikes are part of the USPS’ 10-year “Delivering for America” plan, intended to financially stabilize the organization. I 
don’t think it cost that much to send a letter when they were delivered by Pony Express. The gentle art of correspondence has taken 
another hard hit. Will all communication be by text forevermore?

There are some amazing sets of correspondence that could only have taken place by the old-fashioned method of envelope and 
stamp: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, containing the following tender passage from her, “Goodbye, yourself, my life – I 
love you. The weather’s filthy – my while room’s shaken by the wind… My tenderest kisses, beloved little being – I dreamt about 
you.” Could you text that!!

Poets Edith Bishop and Robert Lowell who wrote to each other for 30 years, from her, “Sometimes nothing is so solid to me as 
writing – I suppose that’s what vocation means – at times a torment, a bad conscience, but all in all, purpose and direction, so I’m 
thankful, and call it good, as Eliot would say.” Yes, it could be emailed, but there’s nothing quite as nice as opening the mailbox and 
finding an envelope inside, hand-addressed from some precious friend or family member, especially to you.

There is a project underway to publish Ernest Hemingway’s 6,000 letters, 85% of which have never been published. Yes, envelope 
and stamp!

I suppose these columns each week are my letter to all of you, my friends and neighbors. I hope I can write them and you will be 
happy to receive them for a long time to come.

Most sincerely, Deanne Davis

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

Just take a look. There might be something that will capture your interest.

 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 23, 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. 

ALVERNO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1974 REUNION

Earlier this summer, fifty former classmates 
from Alverno High School gathered from as 
far as Oregon, Alaska, New York and even 
Scotland, to traverse the decades back to 
the early 1970’s, to visit and reminisce about 
the years shared together. Fifty women 
from a class of approximately 100 girls 
is an impressive turnout for this 50-year 
celebration, and represents how much this 
tight-knit community of Catholic women 
treasured their experience and the long-
lasting friendships forged during those 
formative years. 

A nostalgic night, there was a display of 
70’s memorabilia, a trivia quiz, 
a slideshow of photos from 
the years at Alverno and past 
reunions (there have been 
several over the years). This 
was all accompanied by music 
from the era, which sparked 
impromptu sing-alongs, 
including a heartfelt rendition 
of the school’s Alma Mater. The 
lines “Memories twine around 
your name, friendships born to 
live always,” certainly summed 
up the evening. The span of 
years since graduation seemed 
to evaporate and it was just like 
old times.

Although Alverno Heights Academy no longer includes a high school, alumnae from classes dating back to the early 1960’s are 
always welcome to come, gather and 


SIERRA MADRE: IT'S GETTING HOT!

During extremely hot and humid weather, your body's ability to cool itself is challenged. When the body heats too rapidly to cool itself properly, or 
when too much fluid or salt is lost through dehydration or sweating, body temperature rises and you or someone you care about may experience 
a heat-related illness. It is important to know the symptoms of excessive heat exposure and the appropriate responses. The Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a list of warning signs and symptoms of heat illness, and recommended first aid steps. Some of these 
symptoms and steps are listed below.

Heat Cramps - Heat cramps may be the first sign of heat-related illness, and may lead to heat exhaustion or stroke. Symptoms: Painful muscle 
cramps and spasms usually in legs and abdomen and heavy sweating. Seek immediate medical attention if cramps last longer than 1 hour.

Heat Exhaustion Symptoms: Heavy sweating, Weakness or tiredness, cool, pale, clammy skin; fast, weak pulse, muscle cramps, dizziness, nausea 
or vomiting, headache, fainting.

Seek immediate medical attention if the person vomits, symptoms worsen or last longer than 1 hour.

Heat Stroke Symptoms: Throbbing headache, confusion, nausea, dizziness, body temperature above 103°F, hot, red, dry or damp skin, rapid and 
strong pulse, fainting, loss of consciousness.

First Aid: Call 911 or get the victim to a hospital immediately. Heat stroke is a severe medical emergency. Delay can be fatal. 

For more information on all of these heat related illnesses, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

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