Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 30, 2015

TRAIL RACE (cont. from 
pg.1)

 The annual Kids’ Fun Run, 
sponsored by Sierra Madre 
Community Foundation was 
once again a large success with 
212 youths participating. 

The City of Sierra Madre and 
Mount Wilson Trail Race 
Committee would like to 
thank the following sponsors 
and donors for making the 
2015 Mount Wilson Trail Race 
such a success: Asics, Arcadia 
Association of Realtors, 
Kensington Senior Living, 
CENTRIC Performance 
Bicycles, The Unexpected 
Portrait, Trader Joes, Stone-
Tapert Employee Benefits, 
Invictus Running Academy, 
Berkshire Hathaway 
HomeServices – Sierra Madre, 
Bob O’Keefe, Bradford 
Portraits, Buccaneer Lounge, 
Casa Del Rey, Daphne’s 
Greek, Dr. White M.D., Dunn 
Edwards, Faulkner Design, 
First Wilshire Securities 
Management, Inc, Golf N 
Stuff, HealthCare Partners, 
Holly Street Wealth, I-Fruggie, 
Gold’s Gym, Dicks Sporting 
Goods, Corfu, The Ice House, 
Thorlo, Joe Pacilio – Century 
21 Earll, Ltd., Leonora Moss, 
Matt Denny’s Ale House, 
Methodist Hospital (Dr. Ken 
Wogensen M.D.), Mountain 
Khakis, Pasadena Ice Skating 
Center, Pasadena Playhouse, 
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 
Sierra Madre Civic Club, 
Sierra Madre Community 
Foundation, Sierra Madre 
Grocery CO, San Gabriel 
Valley Municipal Water 
District, Santa Anita Park, 
Spero Foundation, United 
Portable Services, Stonefire 
Grill and Run With Us.

Additionally, the City of Sierra 
Madre and Mount Wilson Trail 
Race Committee would like to 
thank the following volunteers 
for their support of the 2015 
Mount Wilson Trail Race: 
Sierra Madre Civic Club, Sierra 
Madre Community Services 
Department, Sierra Madre 
Fire Department, Sierra Madre 
Police Department, Sierra 
Madre Public Works, Sierra 
Madre Search and Rescue, 
Sierra Madre Woman’s Club, 
and Sierra Madre Emergency 
Communications Team.

The 2016 Mount Wilson Trail 
Race will be Saturday, May 28, 
2016. Be sure to check out www.
mountwilsontrailrace.com 
for registration information. 
Registration doesn’t take place 
until early March 2016, but it’s 
never too early to start training!

Additional coverage of the trail 
race can be found by going to:

www.mountwilsontrailrace.
com/2015_Results.html

http://www.villagevine.org/ - 
Video Coverage and Interviews

http://www.sierramadrenews.net 
- Still Photo and Video Coverage

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Mountain View News Saturday, May 30, 2015 

Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side by Deanne Davis

SIERRA MADRE PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES

 Changes to the Sierra Madre Dial-A-Ride and fixed route Gateway 
Coach services take effect June 1. 2015. Dial-A-Ride services in Sierra 
Madre will operate Monday through Friday from 8:00am – 10:30am 
and 2:00pm – 5:00pm. Dial-A-Ride services are available to Sierra 
Madre residents that are 62 years of age or older, or have a signed form 
by a physician attesting to a disability that hinders mobility. The cost 
of a one-way fare is $2.00. Dial-A-Ride travels up to 2 miles outside the 
City, however on Tuesdays one can travel as far east as Duarte’s City 
of Hope andon Thursdays one can travel as far west as Huntington 
Memorial Hospital. Dial-A-Ride users must submit an application 
prior to using the service for the first time.

 The Gateway Coach fixed route services operates Monday through 
Friday from 11:00am – 2:00pm. The Gateway Coach is free for anyone 
to use and does not require an application. The Gateway Coach stops 
at various points throughout the City including City parks, the library, 
City Hall, Senior Center, and schools. In addition the Gateway Coach 
stops in Hastings Ranch. 

 To download a copy of the Sierra Madre Public Transportation 
Map, please visit www.cityofsierramadre.com/transportation. For 
additional information contact the Community Services Department 
at 626-355-7135. 

What a weekend! The 107th running of the Mt. 
Wilson Trail Race was last Saturday and, as you 
already know, Alan Reynolds roared through 
the winner’s ribbon at 1:05:11. Ben Ward and 
Mark Butala were just seconds behind and 
the first woman to finish the grueling 8.6 mile 
run was Sally June Tracy at 1:13:44. If you were 
there, you had a great time, just like we did. 
The weather was perfect. Even though we’re all 
heartily sick of the May Grey, it was fine for the 
race. That Trail is hard enough when it’s cool. 
When it’s hot, it’s just murder! 

 Of course, my favorite is the Kid’s Race where 
the 7-12 year olds head up Baldwin first, closely 
followed by the 3 to 6 year old crowd. We had to 
laugh at the last little guy, holding his Daddy’s 
hand and shaking his head in a very definite, 
“I don’t wanna go!” at the end of the pack. The 
rabbit this year, following in the rabbit steps 
of last year’s Simon Cooper, who ran the race 
and finished 5th, was Robert Vangilder, former 
jockey and member of the Foothill Flyers. The 
kids’ shirt, designed by Christine Manoukian, 
4th grader at Sierra Madre Elementary, was 
beyond cute. Thanks to the Sierra Madre 
Community Foundation for these shirts. A 
highlight of the morning was Kaiya Wilson’s 
beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Kaiya is a 7th grader 
at Sierra Madre Middle School. We have such gifted kids in our town, 
don’t we! If you didn’t go this year, be sure you go next year as this is 
such a fun time to see friends and feel special because you live here! 
So many volunteers made it all happen, including i-Fruggi’s donation 
of 500 fruit and veggie smoothies! Many thanks to owner, Jerrod 
Libonati. Sharon Pevsner, who organizes the Kid’s Race and gets all 
these little people stretching, bending and ready to run, worked her 
magic on one little girl who took a hard spill at the beginning of the 
kids’ race, but Sharon got her up, got the tears dried and she took off 
like a rocket quickly passing other kids. Sharon, you’re so neat! 

 And then it was Monday, Memorial Day...

 “Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans, it is honoring 
those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. 
For us, that is a reminder of when we come home we still have a 
responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our 
country and those who fell defending it.” Pete Hegseth

 Great quote, you’re thinking, but who’s Pete Hegseth? He’s Chief 
Executive Officer for Concerned Veterans for America. Prior to that 
he was Executive Director of Vets for Freedom. Before that, he served 
in Afghanistan and Iraq. He holds two Bronze Stars and a Combat 
Infantryman’s Badge for his time in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

 Our own Memorial Day Observance was as moving as it always is, 
seeing our Sierra Madre Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208 veterans 
standing straight as straight can get, crowd singing the National 
Anthem and hearing from Commander David Loera that there are 
6800 posts all across the Nation, observing this sacred day. Msgr. 
Rickard Krekelberg’s invocation, “we are privileged to gather with our 
community in this rich and beautiful land God has given us, at the 
awesome cost of freedom.” Congresswoman, Judy Chu, spoke of her 
Dad, who served in Okinawa in WWII and passed away at 91 just 
a few months ago. She also gave an update on the Veteran’s Health Center for the San Gabriel Valley. 

 Former Mayor Mary 
Ann MacGilivray, dressed 
in one of her famous 
sweaters, gave an excellent, 
thought provoking, heartfelt 
address and we were so glad 
we were there. If you didn’t 
go this year, you missed out! 
Plan to be there next year. 
After all, we live in the best 
city anywhere, don’t we!

 My book page: 
Amazon.com: Deanne 
Davis

Blog: www.authordeanne.
com 

 “Tablespoon of Love, 
Tablespoon of Laughter” is 
available there…

Photos by Mary Lou 
Caldwell


FRIENDS OF THE S.M. LIBRARY 
JUNE BEST USED BOOK SALE 

The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library announce their June 
Best Used Book Sale. It will be held on Friday, June 5 (3-7 p.m.) 
and Saturday, June 6, (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) in the parking lot and 
the basement behind the library. In the sale will be gently-used 
newer fiction and non-fiction (including some current best-
sellers), “coffee-table” type books on art, cooking, history, and 
contemporary culture, a great selection of DVDs and audio 
books and wonderful children’s books. Yes, we have Harry 
Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia! Just received was a large 
donation of knitting and quilting books (many with patterns), 
ready for those summer projects. Check out the “Featured” 
shelves in the basement for Father’s Day and Graduation gifts. 

 The parking lot will have our ever-popular Bargain books 
for only $1.00 each. Small paperbacks will be 25 cents each or 
5/$1.00. This is a great chance to load up for summer reading! 
Children’s and teen books in the parking lot range from 25 
cents - $1.00. 

 All proceeds benefit the programs, services and acquisitions 
of the Sierra Madre Library. Shop early for the best selection.

Women’s First Winner 


SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER

For the period SUNDAY, May 17th through SUNDAY, May 24th 

During the week of Sunday, May 17th, to Sunday, May 24th, the 
Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 314 
calls for service.

Tuesday, May 19th

At 5:35 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to the station lobby 
regarding a suspicious person report. Officers were informed by 
the young woman that at about 3:50 pm, she was walking west 
through the Mariposa parking lot when she turned to look behind 
her and noticed a male subject driving slowly in a vehicle behind 
her. The young woman stated she was not in the vehicle’s path 
and there was plenty of room to allow the vehicle to pass. Feeling 
nervous, the young woman sped up her walking pace and soon 
realized the vehicle started driving faster to keep up with her. 
The woman became scared and started to run west on Mariposa 
Ave and noticed the vehicle was still following her. Ultimately 
the woman was able to safely run home and witnessed the vehicle 
drive off. The subject was described as a Male Hispanic between 
the age of 20 and 30 with dark short hair wearing a dark colored 
tank top. The vehicle was described as a dark colored 4 door with 
moderate paint damage. This case has been forwarded to the 
Detective Bureau.

Friday, May 22nd 

At 10:45 pm, Sierra Madre Police were patrolling the area on the 
100 block of S. Hermosa when they observed a vehicle stopped in 
the middle of the road, while a nude female was climbing into the 
passenger window. As Officers approached the vehicle they also 
saw a male subject in the driver’s seat. The female left the vehicle 
as Officers approached and walked into a residence. The Officers 
followed the woman and were met by her parents. Officers were 
informed by the parents that the woman had recently been 
prescribed medication that made her act out violently. Officers 
learned that the man in the vehicle was the woman’s boyfriend 
and upon trying to leave, she became upset and violent with 
him. As he tried to leave the home he suffered an injury from 
broken glass. The woman’s father heard the commotion and 
attempted to calm his daughter when she physically harmed him. 
Sierra Madre Fire Department treated both men, and attempted 
to treat the woman, but were unable to due to her not wanting 
to cooperate. Officers determined the woman was a danger to 
herself and others and placed her on a 72 hour health evaluation. 
The woman was ultimately transported and admitted to a local 
hospital.

Sunday, May 24th

At 7:30 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 600 block of 
W. Sierra Madre Blvd regarding an unknown male subject in 
the backyard of a residence. The victims informed Officers that 
earlier that morning, the wife yelled for her husband that there 
was a man in the backyard and he was attempting to open their 
glass sliding door. The husband yelled at the man to leave and 
the unknown man then left the yard. A short time later, Officers 
were able to locate the unknown man. As the Officers questioned 
the man, they noticed he appeared to be heavily intoxicated. The 
man informed the Officers that he had been drinking and that 
he believes himself to be an alcoholic. He stated he did not know 
why he was in the victims’ backyard and did not remember going 
home last night. Officers ultimately arrested the man for public 
intoxication and he was released to Pasadena Jail. 


KIWANIS THIS WEEK:

Sierra Madre’s 

“Waste To Energy” Project

Presented by EENR Chairperson Kim 
Clymer-Kelley

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

The Lodge - 33 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. SM

12:00 Lunch $10 

!2:30 Program Starts. Program is Free

Call 626-355-0728 To reserve your seat.

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