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Mountain View News Saturday, August 9, 2025


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WALKING SIERRA MADRE 

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

“Leaving any bookstore is hard, especially on a day in August,

When the street outside burns and glares, And the books inside 
are cool and crisp to the touch.” Jane Smiley

“August is bittersweet. It feels heavy and light at the same time. 
August creates A feeling that exists in few other months of the 
year – one that you Want to bottle up and save until it comes 
around again next year.” Lee Weingus

“If June was the beginning of a hopeful summer, and July the 
juicy middle, August was suddenly feeling like joyful Fal is on 
the way!”

This August for me is full of birthdays, anniversaries, and…
Oh Joy of Joys…the start of school.

We won’t know what school supplies will be required until the children hit the classroom and are given a staggering list 
of stuff to be purchased immediately. We are ready to give them whatever the Powers That Be deem necessary, just as 
long as they are out of the house for several hours five days of the week. Yes, there will be dancing in the streets! We all 
love our children, but summer break seems to be forever. Crissy and I are planning to go to brunch as soon as everyone 
is off to school. Mimosas beckon! The picture today is one I took several years ago in the front office of a school. Such a 
good bit of advice.

The full moon this month is best seen on August 9th, tonight. “It’s the Sturgeon Moon, which comes from the Algonquin 
peoples, who observed that sturgeon were abundant and easily caught in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain during 
this period, according to the Almanac. This highlights the deep connection between nature, seasonal cycles and human 
culture in the traditions of these tribes. The Sturgeon Moon is associated with themes of strength, perseverance and ancient 
wisdom. It is seen as a time to connect with one’s inner strength and trust one’s instincts. Some also interpret it as 
a call to connect with one’s spirituality and awaken to a deeper sense of self.” The Old Farmer’s Almanac

I love reading about and reporting on each month’s full moon and I occasionally even remember it and get a look at it. 
People who are great photographers with better equipment than their iPhone post fabulous pictures on Facebook so if 
we forget to go outside, we can catch up in a day or so.

Now that school is starting, that means breakfast will be necessary. I’ve been making granola muffins as the yogurt and 
fruit parfaits that Jessie really likes come with a little container of granola to be added just before consuming. As there’s 
always more granola than she wants in her parfait, I’ve collected a dandy little bag of this stuff and Google gave me this 
easy, quick recipe. If you want to dazzle your school people with a goodie baked with your own hands, this is perfect.

GRANOLA MUFFINS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12 piece muffin tin and set aside

1-1/2 cups All Purpose Flour

¾ cup Sugar

1-1/2 cups of Granola

1 tsp. Baking Powder

½ tsp. salt

Mix all the above together in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl or measuring cup, mix together until well 
combined:

½ cup Vegetable 

1 Egg

½ cup of Milk

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix with a wooden spoon until well mixed but don’t overdo the mixing or 
the muffins will be tough. Pour your mixture into your muffin tin and bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until that 
good old toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.

This will make you so proud of yourself when you send your school person off with a freshly baked muffin made just 
for them. A muffin, a kiss, a hug, an “I love you!” and any kid is good to go.

“Respect your parents. They got through school without Google!”

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

So many fun books, great recipes and stories in

A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Laughter, and

Sunrises and Sunflowers Speak Hope

 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. 

 
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Shop Closed for Summer 
So many thanks for your donations 
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Our Charities & Scholarships Thank You, too! 
Enjoy your summer! See you when the 
Shop Re-Opens 
Thur., September 4 – 10-3 
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