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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 ande-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com.



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SIERRA 
MADRE CITY 
COUNCIL 
MEETINGJanuary 27, 2026 5:30 pmTHIS 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 Foot-
hills Media website at foothillsmedia.org/sier-
ramadre and broadcast on Government Access 
Channel 3 (Spectrum)..




A PERFECT VALENTINE’S DATE: 
WINE, CUISINE, AND COMMUNITYLooking for a memorable Valentine’s gift? The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library invite couples and friends to 
sip, savor, and celebrate at their 51st Wine & Cuisine Tasting on Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.


community all in one place.


it tastes.


Library. Learn more about the 51st


sierramadrelibraryfriends.org.Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased at: https://auctria.events/51stWineCuisineTasting


Wine lovers and Valentine’s planners alike are encouraged to secure tickets early for this popular February event, as tickets are




WALKING SIERRA MADRE:
The Social Side by Deanne Davis

There is beauty in every January sunrise – A new day, a new opportunity 
to grow.”

“You can do anything, but not everything at the same time.

You don’t have to figure everything out.

Restart as many times as needed.

Your inner peace is too expensive to be sacrificed.

Do more of what makes you forget about time.

The magic in New Beginnings is truly the most powerful.”

Unbelievably, we’re already halfway through January. The Christmas 
decorations are all put away, except that one thing that we come across 
that got left behind. I’ve got a metal pumpkin that’s still sitting out on 
my patio table. I see it every day and think, “I’ve really got to put that 
away,” then I walk away and totally forget it’s out there. 

The sunrises and sunsets are spectacular, it’s warming up just a bit and 
I am delighted to report that on January 6th, my refrigerator, which 
had been out of commission all of December, was repaired. Yes, there 
was dancing in the streets, champagne was poured and every day I am 
thrilled that it’s still working. I’m not confident enough yet to put all 
my frozen food back in it, a lot of that is still residing in the small chest 
freezer that I am fortunate enough to have. As we all know, rebuilding 
trust takes a while.

The next big project I am going to tackle is to clear up storage space in my Gmail account.

Taking advice from the computer guy in the newspaper, I did the quick wins, i.e., empty my Spam and Trash folders. The 
next step is to “Hunt Down the Space Hogs.” This means I really need to go through the millions, well, maybe not millions, 
but hundreds of pictures that are superfluous. How many sunsets and sunrises do I need? How many newspaper 
articles? As he says, years of full-resolution photos are eating the bulk of my space. This project won’t be quite as arduous 
as putting away the Christmas decorations, but it will take time. Sigh… The picture this week is totally boastful. The 
packed-up Christmas decorations all put away. 

After months spent reading all the books in the “Candy-Coated Mystery” series, which features a nice girl who inherits 
the historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, and who encounters at least one murder in every book, and then solves 
them with the help of local residents, her dog, and best friend, an event planner. This all takes place on Mackinac Island. 
As the book promo says, 

“Welcome to the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop where life is sweet, revenge is sweeter, and murder is here to 
stay.” The author, Nancy CoCo, not only writes a dandy mystery, but she includes incredible fudge recipes in every book. 
I’ve read all 15 of them and enjoyed every word.

After those came to an end, I moved on to John Grisham’s newest, “The Widow.” This book, like all of Grisham’s, has a lot 
of lawyers in it and this one is a dandy. Greed takes over a small town lawyer and he gets himself into one heck of a mess. 
Loved every word and recommend it highly. After that, I moved into a really fun book by James Patterson and Tadd 
Safran, “The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas.” This is fun, just suspend reality and enjoy it.

My sister had a hip replacement, she’s a hairdresser, barista, and bartender and has spent her entire life on her feet, which 
led to the hip replacement. She has done nothing but read all month and, as she never has time for that, has enjoyed it 
immensely. Time to read is wonderful, friends and neighbors. Maybe give yourself more of that this year. Our word for 
2026 is KIND and you can start by being KIND to yourself and giving yourself time to read.

A few noteworthy days to celebrate in January:

• National Bath Safety Month

• National Blood Donor Month

• Braille Literacy Month

• National Hobby Month

• Hot Tea Month

• National Oatmeal Month

• National Soup Month

And if those aren’t enough or just don’t float 
your boat, here are a few more:

 Festival of Sleep Day

 Make Your Dream Come True Day

 Ditch New year’s Resolutions Day 
(Don’t ditch ours, though, keep being 
KIND)

 National Hugging Day

 Beer Can Appreciation Day

 Chinese New Year

And Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday on January 
19th this year, traditionally celebrated 
on the third Monday in January. 

“Searching for ways to heal ourselves, kindness 
is the best way.”

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

“Star of Wonder” a delightful Christmas 
Kindle story, where four lonely people find 
love

following a strange new star on Christmas 
Eve, is there. 

A nice love story is never a bad idea, even 
after Christmas!



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