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Mountain View News Saturday, July 26, 2025


Weather Wise

WALKING SIERRA MADRE 

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis


6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

We’ve washed our face,

We’ve brushed our teeth,

We’ve put our jammies on.

We’ve closed our eyes,

Expecting not to open them again till dawn.

But sleep, which should fill our night time hours,

Has skipped our house tonight.

We’ve said our prayers,

Turned out the light,

And closed our eyes real tight.

The TV’s off, our phone is dark,

No blue screens on to flicker.

So restful sleep should visit us,

In just mere minutes…or quicker!

A nice deep breath, and then another,

Slight adjustment to the cover.

Roll over to the other side,

Fluff up that good old pillow.

Did I lock the door?

What’s that noise I hear?

Is there something strange outside?

All the things, waiting in the wings,

That need to be done tomorrow.

Walk single file, about a mile,

Slowly, annoyingly, through my mind.

Sleep, that elusive little elf,

Won’t be visiting me tonight.

Sweet dreams are waiting, I’m anticipating,

They’re just outside my mind.

But my mind, I find, won’t be enjoying them tonight.

“I am not an early bird or a night owl.

I am some sort of permanently exhausted pigeon!”

“Do you know that awesome feeling when you get into bed,

Fall right to sleep, stay asleep all night, and wake up feeling refreshed?

Me, neither!”

“I hate that moment when you are tired and sleepy,

But as soon as you go to bed, your body is like…

Just kidding!”

“Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration 
and/or quality of sleep to support decent alertness, performance, and health. It can be either chronic or acute and may 
vary widely in severity. The importance of sleep is self-evident for humans, as nearly a third of a person’s life is spent 
sleeping. Sleep deprivation is common as it affects about one-third of the population.” Thank you, Wikipedia

“To sleep, perchance to dream – aye, there’s the rub!” 

Shakespeare’s famous line from Hamlet’s “To be or not to be,” speech.

Shakespeare probably wrote that one night when he couldn’t sleep either. Not that I’m equating my sleep lament with 
Hamlet, but I suspect many of you, friends and neighbors, have nights when the elusive sleep elf skips your house, too. 
Maybe tonight the sleep elf will visit! The picture today, restful looking flowers.

“No day is so bad that it can’t be fixed with a nap.”

“A day without a nap is like a cupcake without frosting.”

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 80s Lows 60s 

 Mon: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s 

 Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

Council is on Summer 

Recess Until:

August 26, 2025 5:30 pm

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. 

 
550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 
@ So. Side of Sierra Madre Woman’s Club 
Opened 1957: 68 Years of Service to Our Community 
Shop Closed for Summer 
So many thanks for your donations 
and support this past year!! 
Our Charities & Scholarships Thank You, too! 
Enjoy your summer! See you when the 
Shop Re-Opens 
Thur., September 4 – 10-3 
Clean, gently used donations again 
Accepted After 7/4/25 
SierraMadreWomansClub 
Wistaria 
Thrift Shop 
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