Mountain View News Saturday, December 13, 2025 

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SIERRA 
MADRE CITY 
COUNCIL 
MEETING 

December 16, 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 CommunityInformation 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 ande-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 

WALKING SIERRA MADRE: The Social Side by Deanne Davis 

“That First Noel’s come ‘round again,
Just like it does each year,
To tell us it’s Christmas, finally it’s Christmas,
Joyfully it’s Christmas,
The best time of the year, the best time of the year...” 

This particular song goes on to tell us that the tree is in the window, the 
wreath is on the door, and about a million ornaments are scattered on the 
floor! Most probably you’re way past that stage, the tree is up and gorgeous. 
You finally untangled the lights and put the angel up on top. But 
here’s the question you’ll be facing in a few days when the presents are 
all unwrapped and everything you got everybody was exactly what they 
wanted: Why is it that putting up Christmas decorations is so much more 
fun than taking them down? Also, why is it that theChristmas decorations that seem so few and so light as you take them out 
of the plastic crates have doubled (like wire hangers) in size and tripled 
in weight and you can’t remember when on earth you carried all those to 
the living room. 

Everywhere I’ve been the last few days some smiling person has asked 
me, “Are you ready for Christmas?” They mean have I spent my verylast dime on presents, are they wrapped and under the tree and are my 
cards in the mail? The answer to most of that is “No!” Once again this 
year I’m considering not doing any cards at all. I, shamelessly, report that 
I’ve done very little actual “shopping.” I’ve discovered that all the small 
children and, actually, all the big ones, too, who inhabit my world like a 
gift card more than anything else. I love gift cards. You log on to Amazon and order as many as you like in any amount. Not 
exhausting at all, unlike tramping up and down the mall. 


You’ll remember the Stress Relievers from last week’s Walking Sierra Madre? About letting things go. Here’s another tradition 
I’ve happily let go: for years and years, I baked hundreds of cookies and little loaves of bread, which were adorably wrapped 
with lots of love and then given to the children’s teachers and all John’s clients and friends. Much to my delight, I now know 
that the teachers don’t want that, no matter how much love you’ve packed into it. So, they, too, are now getting Amazon gift 
cards, which won’t stick to their hips. You know, “a moment on the lips, forever on the hips!” The only thing I’m making this 
year is Christmas Jam, which my dear next door neighbors, Sarah and Jay, said, “I could spread that on a shoe and it would 
taste great.” I may pass that recipe along later this month. 

Every Christmas my mind and heart are filled with memories of Santa’s Band, which was my wonderful husband, John’s, 
favorite Christmas decoration. I tell this story every year because it gives me such joy to think how happy he was to see it put 
out each Christmas. 

Many years ago he went to Costco and came home with his eyes alight and excitement spilling out of his every word as he 
described this wonderful band of little musicians attached to bells and electrically driven so every time you turned it on, it 
played a Christmas carol. They had quite a repertoire and the band was led, of course, by Santa. John went to Costco numerous 
times and came home each time with more stories of the glories of Santa’s Band. I finally sat him down,
took his hand, looked deep into his eyes and said, “You know, honey, you can buy Santa’s Band yourself, with your own 
money!” 

He had never thought of that. Back he went and Santa’s Band decorated the top of one of our bookcases every year from then 
on. Yes, it got up there after I spent an hour untangling all the wires, bells and little musicians. But he loved it. Apparently, all 
our children loved it, too, and there was lively discussion when it came time to let our house on Alegria go, as to who shouldhave Santa’s Band. It is my understanding that our daughter, Patti, and son, John, alternate years of who will put up Santa’s 
Band. I was only too happy to hand it over to them and let them untangle all those wires, bells and musicians. John is listening 
to God’s Band now in heaven where the carols probably sound better than Santa’s Band. Deck the halls! Love and appreciation 
for Santa’s Band continues through the generations. The picture this week is of our great-granddaughter, Olivia, when 
she first sees Santa’s Band, put out by her grandma, our daughter, Patti.. The look of wonder on her little face is the same one 
that John had when he saw Santa’s Band playing in his very own house. 

The song up at the beginning goes on to say: 

“But that’s not the reason we celebrate the season... 
Oh, it’s that baby in the manger,
Christ child in the manger,
Mary kneeling by his side,
Joseph beaming down with pride.
Peace on earth, good will to men,
We celebrate that night again.” * 

I’m hoping all your Christmas memories are merry and bright! To quote Tiny Tim from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, “God 
Bless us every one!” 

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne DavisChristmas is just days away and my book:
“Sunrises and Sunflowers Speak Hope”
Would be a really nice gift for everyone you know.
You can find it on Amazon.com…you know, like gift cards!
“Star of Wonder” a delightful Christmas Kindle story is there, too.
If you’d like a little preview, take a look at: https://youtu.be/Ka1KYrONrd0 

*(That First Noel, Lyrics by Deanne Davis, Music by David Wheatley) 


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