Mountain View News Saturday, March 7, 2026 
44 AROUND TOWNAROUND TOWN 
Mountain View News Saturday, March 7, 2026 
44 AROUND TOWNAROUND TOWN 
ALTADENA LIBRARY DISTRICT 
SCHEDULES MOBILE LIBRARY 
WEEKLY STOPS AROUND TOWN 

Altadena Libraries’ Curiosity Connection Vol. 2 is whereresources meet the road. 

Starting this week and throughout the spring, district staff will 
make regular stops around Altadena with this mobile library. 

The schedule is: 

Tuesdays• 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Grocery Outlet,
2270 Lake Ave. 
• 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Fair Oaks Burger,
2560 Fair Oaks Ave. 
Thursdays• 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Triangle Park,
800 E. Altadena Dr. 
• 2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Prime Pizza,
1900 Allen Ave. 

At each stop, residents can sign up for a library card, browse a 
curated selection of books for all ages, check out items from the district’s Library of Things (including a sewing machine, hot 
spot, etc.), pick up information about upcoming library programs, and more. And until March 31, they can participate in the 
library’s “passport challenge,” getting a stamp when they visit the van at each location. Those who collect all four stamps will 
earn a $10 gift card from a participating local business (while supplies last). 

For more information about the district’s services and programs, visit www.AltadenaLibrary.org 

MONROVIA EARNS 2025 TREE CITY USA RECOGNITION 
The City of Monrovia has once again been recognized as a Tree City USA for

2025 by the Arbor Day Foundation. The Tree City USA program celebrates communities nationwide that are committed to 
growing healthier, greener, and more resilient urban forests. 

Tree City USA recognition is awarded to cities that demonstrate a strong commitment to urban forestry by maintaining a 
tree board or department, adopting a tree care ordinance, investing in their community tree program, and celebrating Arbor 
Day each year. Monrovia’s continued recognition reflects the City’s long-standing dedication to preserving and enhancing 
our local tree canopy. 

The benefits trees bring to urban environments are endless. Trees help to: 

• Mitigate the urban heat island effect 
• Reduce stormwater runoff 
• Improve air quality
• Enhance property values 
• Support mental and physical health 
The City continues to actively expand and maintain tree canopy. Currently, the city maintains a total of 8,390 trees and is 
in the process of planting 200 new trees between Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard. If you are a Monrovia resident 
who lives in this area and would like to have a city tree planted in the public right-of-way in front of your property, please 

contact Brittany Jasso at bjasso@monroviaca.gov or 626-932-5562. 


Sierra Madre Woman’s Club 

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2026 Academic 

Scholarship Applications 
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(At Clubhouse, Wistaria Shop & Online) 

Due March 23, 2026, 5 pm 

Complete Hardcopy Applications Only -(no digital) 

550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024 
(In Front Porch Mailbox) 

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SPORTS, FITNESS &SPORTS, FITNESS & 
HEALTHY LIVINGHEALTHY LIVING 
Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 7, 2026 
SMLL KICKS OFF ITS 
BIGGEST BASEBALL 
SEASON TO DATE! 

Sierra Madre Little League kicked 
off the 2026 Spring Baseball season 
with opening day festivities this past 
Saturday morning! The morning 
started with a parade led by the 
Sierra Madre Fire Department,
Police Department, and City Council 
Members - Gene Goss, Ed Garcia, KellyKriebs, and Robert Parkhurst. This 
kick-off was followed by players, team 
managers, and their families. Everyone 
makes their way to Heasley Field for 
the opening ceremonies. 

“I love opening day! All of us get so pumped up for the parade, and the neighbors come out to wave 
and cheer us on as we drive by! The players are really proud to represent Sierra Madre and play some 
awesome baseball! ” – Conrad, AAA player. 

In keeping with league tradition, the players gather in the parking lot at Taylor’s Market just after 7am 
to get ready for the opening-day parade. Each team works together to decorate a vehicle in their team 
colors, and all players ride together down Sierra Madre Blvd to the field. Sierra Chevrolet of Monrovia 
even provided extra vehicles for a few of the teams to decorate and ride in. When the teams arrive at 
the field, there are games, treats, and music! 

“Opening day is the greatest day of the year! It represents the unique and special place that Sierra Madre 
is, and the community that makes it so great! It’s a day where we are reminded that each of our players 
gets to represent not only the names that are on the back of their jerseys, but the name that’s on the front 
of their jersey as well, the reminder that together we are all Madre. Go Madre!” - Cory Marquez, SMLL 
President 

This year, the league welcomes more players than ever, with over 400 young athletes participating. 
Players range from those taking the field for the first time in T-ball, to the very experienced Juniors 
team, for players aged 13 and 14 years old. The league welcomes any student who lives in or attends 
school in Sierra Madre. Throughout the season, the SMLL teams play our neighbors from Altadena,
Arcadia, Santa Anita, and Pasadena. Games start at 9am and run to 9pm, every Saturday at Heasleyfield throughout the season. During gametime, Lisa’s Diner is open, serving burgers, soda, candy, 
and this year – chili fries to complete your game day experience. You can support the Sierra Madre 
Little League by coming out and cheering on these young athletes or by sponsoring the league! For 
sponsorship opportunities, email: smadrelleagueinfo@gmail.com 

Lori A. Harris 


UNLOCK YOUR LIFE 

THE JOY OF NOTICING HOW 
FAR YOU'VE COME 

Spring has a way of making us want to clear things out. I gave in to that 
impulse recently, tidying, decluttering, feeling good about myself, until 
my phone interrupted to let me know it needed the same treatment. 

So I sat down and started scrolling. Photos. Documents. Experiments 

I'd forgotten I'd tried. Efforts I'd poured myself into. And I was genu


inely moved. Wow, look at everything I've done. Look at how much 

ground I've covered. Good job! 

This is something I tell my coaching clients constantly: your incremental progress deserves to be celebrated. 
Not just the big wins, but the mini wins, too. The small, steady, unglamorous steps forward. 

And the science agrees. Harvard researchers Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer spent years studying 
thousands of daily work diaries and found that the single biggest driver of people's best days 
wasn't a major breakthrough; it was simply the feeling of moving forward on something meaningful. 
Even in small ways. They called it the "progress principle," and it shows up as better mood, higher 
motivation, and more creative thinking. Noticing and honoring our small steps isn't sentimentality. 
It's fuel. 

That's why I keep what I call an altar to my success: photos of people who've been in my corner, 
evidence that I am moving, proof that I'm building something real. I also keep a joy box in my office. 
Because here's the truth: the plaques on your wall and the degrees in the frame start to blend into 
the background. You stop seeing them. So my joy box is a small, curated collection of mementos and 
photos I can reach for whenever I need a reminder of who I am and what I've already done. Gallup 
research consistently finds that people who receive meaningful recognition are more engaged, more 
productive, and far less likely to burn out. Your joy box is the recognition you give yourself. Don't 
skip it. 

So here's your assignment this week, and yes, I mean assignment. 

Find a box. Any box. Put three things in it: something that reminds you of a moment you're proud 
of, something from someone who believed in you, and something that makes you smile when you 
hold it. That's your joy box. Put it somewhere you can reach it without thinking. 

Then, before the week is out, write down five things you've accomplished in the last six months that 
you haven't fully celebrated. Not your to-do list. Your done list. Let's celebrate, you did it! 

That's where your momentum lives. That's where your next level starts. 

Lori A. Harris is an award-winning coach and podcaster. You can meet her at the Sierra Madre 
Wisteria Festival this year. Stop by the Mountain Views News display and say hello. 
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