Mountain Views News Saturday, February 28, 2026 

Weather Wise 

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca. 



Sun Ptly Cldy Hi 60s Lows 50s 
Mon: Rain Hi 50s Lows 40s 
Tues: Rain Hi 50s Lows 40s 
Wed: Ptly Cldy Hi 60s Lows 50s 
Thur: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s 
Fri: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service 


SIERRA 
MADRE CITY 
COUNCIL 
MEETING 

MARCH 10, 2026 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 and 
e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 


WALKING SIERRA MADRE: 

The Social Side by Deanne Davis 


Tomorrow is March 1st. Unbelievable! 

you were born in March,
February flew by in about a minute and 

you are outgoing and 
a half. Of course, we spent a couple of 

affectionate, you are 
weeks of it watching the Olympics. The 

creative and have a good 
figure skating singles and duos were 

sense of humor. You are 
beyond amazing and I enjoyed every 

a peace-lover and strive 
minute of that. This past week has had 

to resolve conflicts. You 
its interesting moments. My mother’s 

are a caring and lovingbirthday was February 23rd. She would 

person. You are kind 
have been 106. She would not have liked 

and compassionate. 
anything about that at all. Also, this past 

Our daughter, Patti, and 

week, I came across a fascinating article in 

her daughter, Nicole,

my newspaper: Scientists unearth fossils 

were both born on 

of new dinosaur species!! “At a remote and 

March 1st and they both 

famous Wistaria Vine is beyond awesome.barren Sahara Desert site in Niger, scientists 

truly embody all these wonderful qualities. 

All sorts of information is available in the

have unearthed fossils of a new species 

They are splendid people. Happy Birthday 

Mountain Views News about shuttles and

of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the 

girls!! 

what all else will be going on but, bottom 
blade-shaped head crest and jaws bearing 

meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large 

My granddaughter, Nicole, mentioned 

line here, if you haven’t been, go! If you’ve 
interlocking teeth for snaring slippery fish. 

above here, informed me that March is 

been before, go again! 
A “hell heron,” as one of the researchers put 

Dolphin Awareness Month. Dolphins are 

A few thoughts on friendship to close this

described as the smartest marine animal

it, considering it was about 40 feet long and 

week, which goes along so nicely with our

and they have a long history of being

weighed 5-7 tons. Spinosaurus mirabilis.” 

word of the year: Kind. In a world where

friendly with human beings. It is unclear

(Thanks to Will Dunham, Reuters News) 

you can be anything you want to be, be

when March became the month that

That’s the picture today. Why, you ask, are 

Kind.

focused on dolphin awareness, but for at 
the next Jurassic Park movie. This would

you telling us this? I can see it coming now, 

This is a quote from Muhammad Ali: 
be #7! Except I’m seeing an online blurb… 

least 20 years, the world has celebrated 

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the

Dolphin Awareness Month in an effort to 

world to explain. It’s not something you

conserve dolphins globally. 

“The highly anticipated Jurassic World: 

learn in school. But if you haven’t learned

Rebirth is set to hit theaters this July.” 

With several species of dolphin having 

the meaning of friendship, you really

been declared endangered, it has never

“March bustles in on windy feet and sweeps 

haven’t learned anything.

been more important to dedicate a 
month to the protection of these marine 

my doorstep and my street.” Susan Reiner 

Aristotle viewed friendship among the

“Our life is March weather, savage and 

highest virtues. It is an essential element in

mammals. The earliest fossil records of 

serene in one hour.” Ralph Waldo Emerson 

a full virtuous and worthwhile life. Friends

dolphins have been dated back to the early 

are the family you choose. True friendship

“Springtime is the land awakening. The 

Miocene Epoch period, ranging from 16.4 

resists time, distance and silence. This

March winds are the morning yawn.” 

to 23.8 million years ago. Wow! They might 

March, let’s let our friends know how much 

that Spinosaurus mirabilis. 

Lewis Grizzard 

have been around about the same time as 

we value and love them, which might mean

“That’s the trouble with March – the warmth 

having to make an actual phone call…you

never lasts. There’s that narrow stretch when 

One of the neatest things I’ve ever seen is 

know, when you talk instead of text!

it parades as spring, just enough for you to 

dolphins leaping out of the water at the 

My book page: Amazon.com:

thaw if you’re sitting in the sun, but then it’s 

beach or alongside a boat. I’ve been whale 

Deanne Davis 

whale, but dolphins show up with their

gone.” V. E. Schwab 

watching and never saw a single hint of a 

Lent is starting, which means Easter is on“Daffodils, that come before the swallow 

friendly faces and enchant everyone who 

its way and “The Crown” a story about

dares, and take the winds of March with 

sees them. Nicole has been an Orca whale 

what could have happened to The Crown

beauty.” William Shakespeare 

trainer at Sea World, saw dolphins on a 

of Thorns that pierced Jesus’ brow,

You might not know this, but the flower 

daily basis and has frequently put them 
of March is the daffodil. I love daffodils 

is now an actual book, in addition to a 
and when those green spears start poking 

through their paces. 

Kindle book. It’s on my Amazon page.

Other things to look forward to in March:

out of the ground, it’s a signal to rejoice. 

“The Crown” will enrich your Easter

The Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival! This

The daffodil symbolizes affection, new 

experience.

is a highlight in our town as the world

beginnings, optimism and sympathy. If 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WISTARIA VINE 

The Sierra Madre Civic Club is looking for docents to greet our neighbors and visitors in viewing our amazing Wistaria Vine. 
The Wistaria Festival is Saturday, March 28, 2026, 9 AM to 5 PM. Volunteers would spend two hours hosting visitors and providinginteresting information about the vine. All informational materials will be provided. 

If you, a family member or friend would be interested in volunteering please contact Barbara Rounkle at 262 -224-7594 or 

brounkle@gmail.com 


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