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Mountain Views News Saturday, September 28, 2024


Weather Wise

WALKING SIERRA MADRE - The Social Side by Deanne Davis

Foggy mornings, cooler days, darker sooner, light later in 
the morning…can it be? We really are going to have Fall! 
So long, September! October is almost here!

“October is the least dependable of months…full of ghosts 
and shadows.” Joy Fielding

“October has tremendous possibility. The summer’s 
oppressive heat is a distant memory, and the

golden leaves promise a world full of beautiful 
adventures.” Sarah Guillory

“October! Baptize me with leaves, swaddle me in corduroy 
and nurse me with split pea soup.

October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my 
smile into a thousand pumpkins!”

Rainbow Rowell

AN ODE TO OCTOBER

September smiled and said goodbye,

 Leaving behind a glorious, full harvest moon,

To remember her by.

October! You are here at last,

Holy scarecrows, this year is flying fast!

Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere,

Halloween is in the air.

Pumpkin ice cream’s in the store,

Pumpkin cookies, lattes, pancakes, muffins and more.

Pumpkin health bars, pumpkin gum,

Pumpkin Frosted Mini-Wheats, and even pumpkin doggie 
treats!

Pumpkin patches, haunted mansions,

Costume contests, carnivals,

Candied apples, Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops and Snickers,

They’re all ok, but I have to say, Dots, my friends, are truly 
the best,

A box of Dots will pass every Halloween test.

Chrysanthemums of orange and yellow,

Sing October’s song…it’s Fall, y’all!

The days are shorter, the mornings darker,

Pumpkins still growing at the house of Parker!

The folks on Alegria are plotting and planning,

Terrifying, scarifying Halloween surprises.

Witches and skeletons and spiders, oh my!

Jack-o-lantern faces, evil or sweet,

Lurk in the shadows on every street.

Little girls will be Barbie and Belle and Ariel,

Harry Potters and Super heroes,

Will be knocking at your door…

Trick or Treat! Trick or Treat! Give me something good to 
eat!

Their moms stand behind them hissing… “Thank you!”

But the kids…already gone. Maybe more at the house next 
door.

Our bears will want to trick or treat,

They, too, want something sweet to eat.

But I’m afraid with those guys,

It’s gonna be more trick than treat.

October! You are here at last,

Holy scarecrows, this year is going fast.

Football! Football! Which team will be best.

My dear John watches his beloved USC Trojans

From a seat on heaven’s 50-yard line.

I hope they have Doritos and maybe a little glass of wine.

The picture this week is an awesome pirate, hand on the 
wheel, cutlass at the ready. Created by a lovely 9-year old 
lady, Miss Nellie, who lives in the Canyon in Sea-Arr-A 
Madre. Have you started on your scarecrow yet for the 
annual Scarecrow Contest? Judges are watching. Be 
creative! Be outrageous! Be your scariest best! There’s a 
scary fireman in front of the fire department and be on the 
lookout for more.

What was Humpty Dumpty’s favorite month? October 
because he had a great fall!

What’s the best thing about October? All the cobwebs and 
dust in your house become Halloween

decorations!

So exciting to see the ground-breaking for our new library. 
My family and I all have so many great memories of coming 
to live in Sierra Madre 
in the late 60s and 
immediately becoming 
frequent visitors to the 
library and acquiring 
marvelous treasures at 
the used book sales. 

My book page: 
Amazon.com: Deanne 
Davis

There are treasures 
there! Trust me! 

Including “Just 
Desserts” A Fall Fantasy 
of Pumpkins Gone 
Wrong!

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

 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

October 8, 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. 

SIERRA MADRE ROSE FLOAT 
ASSOCIATION SEEKS

APPLICATIONS FOR ROYAL COURT

 

The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association is once again seeking 
applications for members of our Royal Court to represent the 
City at local functions and activities and to ride on our float on 
January 1, 2025 in the Rose Parade® presented by Honda.

 This year we are searching for up to three (3) Royal Court 
members. 

Duties will include:

- SPEAKING TO LOCAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 
AND CLUBS

- PRESENTING TO THE SIERRA MADRE CITY 
COUNCIL

- DECORATING OUR FLOAT AND WORKING IN 
OUR SALES BOOTH

- REPRESENTING US IN PUBLICITY 
OPPORTUNITIES

- RIDING ON THE FLOAT IN THE 2025 ROSE 
PARADE® PRESENTED BY HONDA

- WORKING AT FLOATFEST ON JAN. 2ND, 2025, 
INTERACTING WITH VISITORS 

- VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE 2025 
CALENDAR YEAR

Princesses/Ambassadors will have a very exciting and 
educational year! 

Application Guidelines and Process:

 

1) Applicants must be 15 to 18 years old, have a 3.0 grade average, 
and be a resident of Sierra Madre. Royal Court members must be 
available to participate in the speaking engagements (November 
& December) and during our Deco Week (December 26 – 31). 

 

2) Applications are available on our website at: www.
sierramadrerosefloat.org

 

3) Applications must be emailed to info@sierramadrerosefloat.
org by Wednesday, October 2, 

2024. Applications submitted later than October 2nd will not 
be considered.

 

4) Applicants must be able to attend judging interviews on the 
afternoon of Sunday, October 6th. The Sierra Madre Rose Float 
Association Royal Court will be presented to the membership 
on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at the SMRFA Barn, 
located at 587 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. 

 

For more information or questions, please contact info@
sierramadrerosefloat.org. 


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