Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, January 18, 2025

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Mountain View News Saturday, January 18, 2025


Weather Wise

WALKING SIERRA MADRE -

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

“I’d like to cancel my subscription to 2025. 
I’ve experienced the free 7-day trial and I’m 
definitely not interested.”

I expect a lot of us feel exactly like that and my constant prayer is, 
“Oh Lord, please no more wind!” As people we know are trying 
to cope with the worst thing they could ever imagine, i.e., losing 
their homes and everything they treasured, I’m sitting with 
this blank page trying to think of something to say that will bring 
comfort and hope. Friends and neighbors are doing everything 
they can to help each other and food, no matter what some people 
say, is always a big comfort. Why do they call macaroni and 
cheese comfort food? Because it is. 

A couple of days ago, my dear next-door neighbors, Sarah and 
Jay, asked me if I could use some zucchini as a friend of theirs had 
given them seven homegrown beauties. Having grown zucchini, 
I discovered that it’s delicious when it’s small and tender but if 
you turn your back on those cute little ones, they somehow grow 
into the size of baseball bats and you can grate all day to make 
zucchini bread and never use up one of them. So, I grated two of 
these more than medium size dark green babies and made zucchini 
bread. If someone you know needs comfort they can just 
slice and eat, this will do the trick.

“Comfort food is whatever makes your heart stop pounding, your 
tears stop flowing, the ache in your stomach to ease and the tiny 
seeds of hope to start growing in your soul.”

ZUCCHINI BREAD

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8” x 4” loaf pan

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. ground cinnamon (generous)

¼ tsp. ground nutmeg (generous)

½ tsp. baking soda 

¼ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

Combine all those in a large bowl

1 cup sugar

1 cup grated zucchini 

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 egg

1 tsp. or more grated lemon peel

½ cup pecans (optional) dried cranberries are good and 
a little chopped apple is also a delicious, comforting 
addition.

Combine all that in a medium bowl. Mix well then add to the dry 
ingredients. 

Spoon batter into greased pan. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a 
wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool 
in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes or so. Remove the loaf 
from the pan and cut yourself a slice. You can spread a little butter 
on it, pour yourself a cup of coffee and thank God for comfort 
food.

This recipe can be doubled as many times as you like. The two 
zucchini I used ended up being four loaves of bread. You can 
make lots of little loaves, too, and give them to those around you 
who could use a little comfort. The picture is the four loaves of 
zucchini bread.

I got this recipe from the Pasadena Star News in 2011 from Dorothy 
Reinhold’s column, which is no longer there. In it, she described 
her son’s ecstasy about the zucchini bread that his 3rd 
grade teacher, Mr.s Corinne Le, had baked and brought to share. 
“It’s soooo good,” he said, “and she gave me the recipe!” Corinne 
Le knew how to bring comfort to 3rd graders and I hope this will 
bring you some, too.

“We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to 
bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, 
of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for 
survival and renewal is awesome.” Isabel Allende 

This recipe is in my book:

 “A Tablespoon of Love A Tablespoon of Laughter”

Available on Amazon

There are lots of other comforting things in there, too.

“May God bless you and keep you all and make His Face to shine 
upon you and give you peace…and comfort.” 

 Sun Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s 

 Mon: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 40s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Fri: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

January 28, 2025 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)..


PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: Public Hearing: Proposal for 

 Parking Violations Fines 

 and Penalties

 

Notice is hereby given that on January 28, 2025, 
at 5:30 PM, or soon thereafter, the Sierra Madre 
City Council will conduct a Public Hearing to 
hear testimony regarding a proposal to establish 
parking violations fees. 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING

City of Sierra Madre City Council meeting; Tuesday, 
January 28, 2025 (Hearing begins at 5:30 
p.m. or soon thereafter). All interested persons 
may attend this meeting and the City Council will 
hear them with respect thereto. 

PLACE OF HEARING

This meeting will be conducted at City Council 
Chambers and will be recorded for live streaming.

 Watch the meeting on Channel 3 (Government 
Access Channel) or live on the City's website 
at www.sierramadreca.gov Email public comments 
to: publiccomment@cityofsierramadre.
com by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting.

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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