SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO SIERRA MADRE ON CHRISTMAS EVE 

7pm - December 24th at the Sierra Madre Fire Station


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2013


VOLUME 7 NO. 51

JOIN THE VILLAGE CHURCH 
FOR A COMMUNITY 
POTLUCK BEFORE THE 
CANDLELIGHT WALK

Planning to participate in Sierra 
Madre’s traditional Candlelight Walk 
on December 22nd. Walk up the hill 
a little early (5:30), stop at the Church 
of the Ascension, and share in food 
and fellowship at the Village Church’s 
Community Potluck Dinner (bring 
enough of your favorite salad, main 
dish, or dessert to serve 8). Filled 
with food and community spirit, 
you’ll be ready to join the singing 
and celebrating as we share in the 
Candlelight Celebration at 7:00 pm. 
Community Potluck starts at 5:30 pm 
in the newly renovated Hawk’s Hall all 
are welcome. 

 Church of the Ascension is located at 
the corner of Baldwin and Laurel. For 
more information about the potluck, 
call the parish office at 626-355-1133 
or visit: www.ascension-sierramadre.
com. 

IT’S DEFINITELY CHRISTMAS IN SIERRA MADRE


By Coco La Salle 

Perry Como was right on the money when 
he sang, There’s No Place Like Home For The 
Holidays. Sierra Madre during the holidays is 
probably one of the nicest (and might I add most 
spirited) little villages in the San Gabriel Valley. 
Shortly after all the Halloween mayhem and 
stuffing our faces with far too much delicious 
Thanksgiving delicacies, the weather starts to 
cool down . . . way down and at that moment the 
feeling of Christmas is in the air. 

The city of Sierra Madre has their fair share of 
holiday traditions that many look forward to, 
but there are many traditions that our neighbors 
look forward to as well. Aside from the annual 
wonderfully decorated Christmas trees and the 
constant baking of oh so dangerously delicious 
holiday treats, it has come to our attention that 
many in the neighborhood spread their holiday 
cheer by going above and beyond and transforming 
their front yards into spectacular works 
of Holiday magic! 

This reporter scoured the streets of Sierra Madre 
one very chilly night looking for the best decorated 
home of Sierra Madre, but stumbled into 
one problem. There were far too many homes 
extraordinarily decorated to choose just one. 
For this reason The Mountains Views News is 
pleased to announce the top five Best Decorated 
Houses of Sierra Madre. 

Due to the safety of our neighbors these addresses 
will remain confidential. For those homeowners 
of these five incredible homes, we thank you! 
Your holiday cheer is highly noticed and appreciated 
by the whole community! 


Inside this week: 

SIERRA MADRE

Calendar Page 2

Sierra Madre News Page 3

PASADENA/ALTADENA

Pg. 4

City Allows New 
Homeless Shelters

AROUND SGV Pg. 5

ARCADIA NEWS Pg. 6

MONROVIA/DUARTE 

 Pg. 7

EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Pg. 8

FOOD & DRINK

Peter Dills Pg. 9


BEST FRIENDS Pg. 10

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

 Pg. 10

THE GOOD LIFE 

 

 Pg. 11

Savvy Senior

Senior Happenings

This and That

SMTV Channel 98 

Program Guide Pg. 12

SECTION B 

34 Years of Service - Creative 
Arts Director Retires

Page B1

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

WORLD AROUND US Pg. B2 

LEFT TURN/RIGHT 
TURN/OPINION Pg. B3

BUSINESS &

Rich Johnson Pg. B4

 LEGAL NOTICES Pg. B5

 SPORTS Pg. B12




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