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Mountain View News Saturday, September 13, 2025


Weather Wise


WALKING SIERRA MADRE 

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

“September 11 was one of our worst days, but it brought out the best 
in us. It unified us as a country, showed our charitable instincts, and 
reminded us what we stood for and what we stand for.” 

Lamar Alexander

“Our enemies made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. 
They saw liberty and thought it was weakness.” 

President George W. Bush

Last Thursday my calendar showed that I had a doctor appointment 
and a date with my Honda dealership to have maintenance. 
My car has this cute thing in the dashboard where all your driving 
stuff is located, i.e., speedometer, how much gas you have left, 
if you’re running hot, etc. This particular thing says: Miles Past 
Maintenance…and then each mile you drive fills you with more 
guilt as it goes 23 miles, 25 miles, 32 miles until you can’t stand it 
anymore and call to make an appointment to have the car examined 
under a microscope so nothing will be missed that they can 
replace. Oh yeah, and charge you for!

Last Thursday was also the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks 
on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in 
Washington and a field in Pennsylvania. September 11, 2001.

Another day of infamy. 2,977 lives were lost that day. John was 
out running and one of the ladies he saw daily on his run route 
told him this unbelievable news. I was home reading and when he 
burst in the door with this awful news, I turned on our TV in time 
to see the World Trade towers crash again and again. Thousands 
died and found themselves standing before God’s throne.

People who had intended to live many more years, who had plans for vacations, children to raise, homes to buy, investments 
to make, maybe even think about getting closer to God. So much loss, so much heroism. Todd Beamer will live 
on in our memories as an amazing hero. We will neverforget his, “Let’s Roll!” as he and others on that plane tried to save 
everyone on board.

“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” Sandy Dahl, wife of 
Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl/

I came across this quote from Edward Grinnan of Guideposts Magazine:

“I watched the towers collapsing over and over until I went for a walk through the 
deserted

streets of my adopted hometown (New York), wondering if the city would ever be 
the same. The

country has been through a lot in the years since that day. We have seen war and 
disease and

economic hardship. Again and again, I have heard, “We live in uncertain times.” 
Humans have

always lived in uncertain times. What could have been more uncertain than the 
time when a

Savior was born in a region of the world that was in turmoil and revolt? Yet it was 
the birth of

that Savior, at that time, that gave us the greatest certainty of all – the certainty of 
eternal life and

of a peace that passes all understanding.”

A remembrance ceremony was held at the Sierra Madre Fire Station on Thursday, 
September 11, at 6:30 am. Residents were encouraged to stand as a community to 
remember, honor, and never forget. I’m so proud of our community and our Fire 
and Police Departments to hold this ceremony each year.

In a world where you can be anything you want to be…be kind.

 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 90s Lows 60s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

Council is on Summer 

Recess Until:

September 23, 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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