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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013

VOLUME 7 NO. 42

REAL MEN DO WEAR PINK!

COAST TO COAST 
FOR COURAGE 

Sierra Madre Veteran Jerry Poole and fellow veteran, 
Pasadena Resident Mike King begin a personal journey 
to support the Wounded Warriors Project

by Susan Henderson


Real men do wear pink. And Sierra Madre firefighters are doing just that. For 
the month of October, Sierra Madre firefighters are wearing pink T-shirts 
during their 24-hour shifts to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The pink 
shirts to raise awareness in support of the fight against breast cancer and other 
cancers. Photo courtesy Sierra Madre Fired Department


SIERRA MADRE PARTICIPATES IN 
GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKEOUT

By Marina Coco La Salle 

The city of Sierra Madre’s first responders were among those who participated in 
this week’s Great California ShakeOut experience, which took place at Alverno 
High School Thursday, October 17. Since California is one of the top states with 
the most earthquakes, the need for preparedness is high. 

The Great California ShakeOut is the largest earthquake drill in US History with 
9.6 million participants in California and 3,846,509 participants in Los Angeles 
County alone. The numerous crisscrossing faults located in Southern California 
makes L.A. County highly susceptible to earthquakes and earthquake related 
effects. Scientists know that when it comes to earthquakes in California, it’s not 
a matter of if, but when? With people making long trips across the San Andreas 
Fault daily to get to and from work, you could be anywhere when the next 
disastrous earthquake strikes. Whether it is on your way to work, at home, at 
school, or on vacation an earthquake can strike and in order to keep safe many 
need to be properly informed as to what they do afterwards. 

What we do now is what will determine the quality of life we live after a major 
natural disaster strikes. The Earthquake Country Alliance is the organization 
that puts together this ShakeOut annually. They believe that this is the perfect 
opportunity for people to practice how to be safer when disaster hits. Their 
motto to help people remember what to do is, “ Drop, Cover, and Hold On.” 
This program not only prepares participants to know what to do when an event 
like this occurs, but they help communities, schools, and organizations create 
emergency plans, collect supplies, and secure safe spaces. 

Among the Sierra Madre first responders that participated were the Police 
Officers, Fire Fighters, Community Emergency Response Teams, Volunteers, and 
the Emergency Communication Team. The help of all those who participated is 
what makes this annual event so important. The residents of Sierra Madre should 
feel safer knowing that so many members of their community are properly 
trained and prepared to help us all in the event of this type of emergency. 

http://shakeout.org/california/whyparticipate/ http://www.earthquakecountry.
info/ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/top_states.php

On Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 
Jerry Poole and Mike King set started 
on a courageous journey to support 
a cause near and dear to their hearts. 
The men began a 3,000 mile bicycle 
journey from Sierra Madre, California 
to Key West, Florida in order to 
raise money for, and bring attention to 
the Wounded Warrior project. They 
intend to bike 50 miles per day and 
should arrive in a little less than two 
months. 

Their goal is to raise $10,000 and just 
in the few days since they left,they 
have met some very nice people along 
the way. One of them bought them 
lunch, another stopped to give them 
a donation, and another from a local 
bicycle store brought them tire tubes. 
When he learned what they were raising 
money for, they even discounted 
the price of the dozen tire tubes they 
purchased.

The duo camped out east of Yucaipa 
Thursday night, and the moon made 
a good night light. It was 51 degrees 
when they awoke. 

 

 Jerry’s wife, Vicki, has been in telephone 
communication several times 
since the duo rolled out of town. After 
the first full day of traveling, theywere 
challenged with numerous flat tires 
and other adjustments. They said that 
the ride from home to Banning and 
Palm Springs is their “trial run,” where 
they will hopefully find out what will 
work more efficiently. 

Just before press time, Vicki spoke 
with Jerry and got an update on their 
travels Friday. There were more flat 
tires and they traveled all uphill with 
both of them pulling trailers. 

On Saturday they will have another 
three miles to climb uphill, but the 
good part is it's downhill after that. 

Jerry Poole served four years active 
duty in the U.S. Army and then the 
balance of 25 years in the Army National 
Guard. He retired with the rank 
of Major. 

Mike was in the U.S. Marines and 
served two tours of duty in Vietnam. 
Both men have a deeply rooted concern 
for the plight of veterans today 
and decided that this effort would help 
bring attention to the Wounded Warriors 
Project and their fellow veterans 
in need.

 The Wounded Warrior Project® is 
committed to serving wounded veterans 
of this generation that bear 
both the visible and invisible wounds 
of wars from burns and amputations, 
traumatic brain injuries and paralysis, 
to combat stress, post-traumatic stress 
disorder and depression. Continuity 
and consistency of care are important 
components of their recovery and 
these components were threatened by 
the government’s inaction. Every day 
the shutdown continued, it diverted 
attention from important areas of veterans 
care that require our immediate 
focus and attention including access to 
mental health care, the now increased 
backlog of claims and other issues of 
long-term care.

If you would like to support their efforts, 
please go to the link below and 
make a donation to WWP in the name 
of their Ride: Coast To Coast For 
Courage.

https://support.woundedwarriorproject.
org/individual-fundraising/
JerryPooleatFaceBook/


Also Inside this week: 

SIERRA MADRE

Calendar Page A2

Sierra Madre News Page A3

PASADENA/ALTADENA

Pg. A4

ARTS CENTER 
GETS $15 MILLION

AROUND SGV Pg. A5

DOLORES HUERTA, 
“SI SE PUEDE”

ARCADIA NEWS Pg. A6 

MONROVIA/DUARTE 

 Pg. A7





EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Pg. A8

FOOD & DRINK

ARTS & MORE

 Pg. A9

BEST FRIENDS Pg. A10

THE GOOD LIFE 

 
Pg. A11

Savvy Senior

Senior Happenings

This and That


SECTION B

CELEBRATING 50 
YEARS IN SIERRA 

MADRE Pg B1

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 
HEALTHY LIVING 

 Pg. B2

BUSINESS /WORLD

 AROUND US Pg. B3

LEFT TURN/RIGHT 
TURN/OPINION 

 Pg. B4

LEGAL NOTICES Pg. B5




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