SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025

VOLUME 19 NO.42VOLUME 19 NO.42


S.M.F.D. SWEEPS CHILI COOK-OFF!

Last Saturday, for the 
first time in the Kiwanis 
Club of Sierra Madre's 
Chili - Cook Off 

history, both the Celebrity 
Award and the People's 
Choice Award were 
won by the same group!

The event, established 
in 2011 to support Kiwanis 
charitable activities, 
this year's event was 
renamed the PERGOLA 
CHILI COOK OFF in 
honor of Kiwanian Joe 
Pergola who came up 
with the idea.

This year's event had 
6 entries including 
an entry from Corfu 
Catering. 

Food Critic Peter Dills, 
pictured top right with 
SMFD Firefighter Roseyear 
- center- and Kiwanis 
President Judy 
Webb Martin presided 
over the food tasting. 

Photo by Dean Lee

Above left are (l to r)
SMFD Gacad, Roseyear, 
2nd Place Winner 
Former Mayor Rachelle 
Arizmendi and Chief 
Bartlett. 

Photo courtesy of 
Arizmendi

On the right are Former 
Mayor Clem Barolai 
and his wife Nina and 
Jacqui Pergola, wife of 
honoroee Joe Pergola. 
Photo by Lisa Brandley


SPECIAL ELECTION NEWS:

Sierra Madre In-Person Voting 
On Prop 50* Begins 

November 1st

Vote-by-mail ballots for the State's Special 
Election were sent out to voters at the beginning 
of October. 

Completed ballots may be returned by mail 
in the postage-paid envelope or deposited in 
the drop box outside City Hall. 

In-person voting will begin in Sierra Madre 
on November 1, 2025 at Sierra Madre Middle 
School Gymnasium. 

The Vote Center will be open from 10:00 am 
to 7:00 pm leading up to the election. 

On Election Day, November 4, the Vote Center 
will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. 

For a complete list of vote centers in Los Angeles 
County, please visit LAVote.gov

Laura M. Aguilar, City Clerk

City of Sierra Madre

(626)355-7135

*Additional information on Prop 50 on page 7.


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INSIDE THIS 
WEEK

SIERRA MADRE NEWS & EVENTS Pages 2-3 

PASADENA NEWSPage 4

 West Nile Virus Is Back

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY Page 5

FIRE RECOVERY INFOPage 6

SPECIAL ELECTION PROP 50 Page 7

EDUCATION & YOUTH Page 8

FOOD-DRINK-FUNPage 9

 GUSTAVOR LIRA & THE TASTING ROOM

THE GOOD LIFEPage 10

BEST FRIENDSPage 11

 MEET MARGARET & COOKIE

HEALTHY LIVING & FITNESS Page 12

OPINIONPage 13

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES Page 14

SHOP LOCALPages 15-18

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