Mountain Views News Saturday, January 3, 2026 
33LOCALEWSLOCA NL NEWS 
UNCONSCIENABLE THEFT SHOCKS 
SIERRA MADRE 
Sometime after December 21 and December 27, 2025 the figu-
rine of the infant Jesus was stolen from our downtown NativityScene. This is the 3rd time in last 20 years He was stolen. 
Father Michael Bamberger pastor of Church of the Ascension 
is keeper of the statue during the year and then, on the Sundaybefore Christmas , as part of the Annual Candlelight Walk, the 
Baby Jesus is carried down Baldwin and placed in manger. 
There are 6 different Churches involved , plus the City plus 
our Sierra Madre City College, and our Sierra Madre Events 
Committee. 
If people are interested in donating to replace our Baby Jesus, 
please donate to www.sierramadreevents.org, a non-profit 501c3!! 
FINNIGAN - A SIERRA MADRE HERO PASSES 
Dec. 7, 2014-Dec, 7,2025 
Finn known by many people in town. Always gave 100% love to everyone he met. 
Several years ago, Finnigan was named a Sierra Madre Hero for his heroic rescue of 
three young girls ,their dog and father at nearby dog park in Pasadena. 
Finn, a large white boxer rescue, on numerous occasions has played the role of diffus-
ing attacks by bully aggressive dogs and smaller submissive ones, very skillfully without 
any of the parties involved getting injured. This time around was scary and the potential 
of escalating into serious injury or worse. 
As the family was entering the park, with youngest daughter leading their dog in, aferocious very large Doberman went on the attack with no provocation at all. 
Finn and and his owner, Gary, were approximatly two feet away waiting to exit when 
Finn instinctively went into action. With lightning speed, Finn got between the Dobie 
and the girls attached to their dog. Finn and the Dobie, both standing up on hind legslike two bears fighting paw to paw head to head. Finn managed to dodgeface bites and 
pushed the Dobie down while owner got control and left immediately. 
All this left the rest of us literally speechless. Nobody was injured. In retrospect , I just 
want to say, city officials just don’t make up rules and regulations for the heck of it. They 
are there to proctect every person and dogs everywhere. 
Thank you Finn for your service and may you have fun in Doggie Heaven! 
Mountain Views News Saturday, January 3, 2026 
33LOCALEWSLOCA NL NEWS 
UNCONSCIENABLE THEFT SHOCKS 
SIERRA MADRE 
Sometime after December 21 and December 27, 2025 the figu-
rine of the infant Jesus was stolen from our downtown NativityScene. This is the 3rd time in last 20 years He was stolen. 
Father Michael Bamberger pastor of Church of the Ascension 
is keeper of the statue during the year and then, on the Sundaybefore Christmas , as part of the Annual Candlelight Walk, the 
Baby Jesus is carried down Baldwin and placed in manger. 
There are 6 different Churches involved , plus the City plus 
our Sierra Madre City College, and our Sierra Madre Events 
Committee. 
If people are interested in donating to replace our Baby Jesus, 
please donate to www.sierramadreevents.org, a non-profit 501c3!! 
FINNIGAN - A SIERRA MADRE HERO PASSES 
Dec. 7, 2014-Dec, 7,2025 
Finn known by many people in town. Always gave 100% love to everyone he met. 
Several years ago, Finnigan was named a Sierra Madre Hero for his heroic rescue of 
three young girls ,their dog and father at nearby dog park in Pasadena. 
Finn, a large white boxer rescue, on numerous occasions has played the role of diffus-
ing attacks by bully aggressive dogs and smaller submissive ones, very skillfully without 
any of the parties involved getting injured. This time around was scary and the potential 
of escalating into serious injury or worse. 
As the family was entering the park, with youngest daughter leading their dog in, aferocious very large Doberman went on the attack with no provocation at all. 
Finn and and his owner, Gary, were approximatly two feet away waiting to exit when 
Finn instinctively went into action. With lightning speed, Finn got between the Dobie 
and the girls attached to their dog. Finn and the Dobie, both standing up on hind legslike two bears fighting paw to paw head to head. Finn managed to dodgeface bites and 
pushed the Dobie down while owner got control and left immediately. 
All this left the rest of us literally speechless. Nobody was injured. In retrospect , I just 
want to say, city officials just don’t make up rules and regulations for the heck of it. They 
are there to proctect every person and dogs everywhere. 
Thank you Finn for your service and may you have fun in Doggie Heaven! 
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