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Th legacy of our community is not going to be the destruction of the fires. The strength of God is more powerful the any 
natural force of this world. Our legacy will be displayed in the support we provide to others. It will be seen and spoken 
about by our children long after the last home is rebuilt. It is true that tough times occur, but in all things, God has placed 
us here for a purpose, and in this, we can know a confidence of faith, for God shall not fail us. 

The road we travel is not always easy. We travel past the cross into that miraculous moment of the empty grave. Remember 
as the structures take shape and the community recovers, that the greatest building in all the world is found within our own 
heart. Build that place with the love of God, and it will be a glorious kingdom during the days of joy and a fortress during 
times of trouble. As you travel in the direction of God, you will repeatedly encounter miracles of hope, answers to prayers 
and examples of love along the way. 

I would like to leave a final acknowledgment to the goodness we encounter in others. 

A local woman is stitching together elaborate handmade quilts and donating them to those in need. Many people have 
taken the time to shop and prepare countless meals for those that suffered misfortune. Some collected clothes and brought 
them to the community. Many people contributed money to GoFundMe pages for people they have never met. Tim Ryan, 
owner of the construction company, TRC, has dedicated his company to rebuilding the homes impacted by the fires. Crisis 
Response International has brought 
in volunteers to dig and uncover precious 
items hidden beneath the ashes 
of homes. Many of the volunteers are 
sleeping on church floors or cots because 
they cannot witness the suffering 
without action.

We are told to love thy neighbor as 
thyself. If you are in need, I would encourage 
you to reach out to the local 
church: Christ Church Sierra Madre, 
Bethany, St. Rita, Lake Avenue, Pasadena 
Covenant Church, and many 
more. You do not need to have a belief 
in God to ask for help. And you will 
be pleasantly surprised by the heaven 
and earth these preachers will move 
once they are aware of your needs. 
We cannot get through this alone, it 
must be done as a family community.

 


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Mountain Views News Saturday, April 19, 2025


Weather Wise

WALKING SIERRA MADRE -

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis


6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Sun Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Mon: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Fri: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

“Do not abandon yourself to despair. We are the Easter 
people and Hallelujah is our song.”

Pope John Paul II

“The great gift of Easter is Hope – Hope that makes us have 
that confidence in God, in His ultimate triumph, and in His 
goodness and love, which nothing can shake.” Basil Hume

Tomorrow is Easter, friends and neighbors, a time of celebration 
and joy. What Easter is really about is the fact that 
the stone was rolled away and there was an empty tomb. As 
the angel said, “He is not here. He is risen!” This is the amazing 
concept upon which many of us base our lives. A lot of 
us, including me, will still be live-streaming our Easter service, 
but, as always, it will be the most meaningful day ever.

Yes, we might have brunch reservations and be thinking 
thoughts of eggs benedict and a mimosa. But we might also 
still be remembering the Good Friday service that made us 
think long and hard about what actually happened the three 
days before Easter.

I’ve been remembering a wonderful, peaceful, reflective time 
walking through the stations of the cross with John up at 
Mater Dolorosa on a foggy morning and seeing deer wandering 
through the trees, sitting down for a few minutes on 
one of the benches and just ‘being still and knowing that He is God.’

The stores are filled with Easter lilies, Peeps abound, enormous chocolate bunnies fill the shelves of the candy aisle at our 
supermarket; I’ve been given several chocolate caramel eggs – my Easter guilty pleasure. There are Easter egg hunts all 
over the San Gabriel Valley and, as always, the Sierra Madre Professional Firefighter's Association is hosting the annual 
Easter Egg Hunt today in Memorial Park. Be prepared to hunt for golden eggs and egg-stra special prizes The Easter 
Bunny will be there, too, so bring your camera.

Let me say it again, tomorrow is Easter! He is risen! He is risen, indeed! I hope this poem will help you see that first Easter 
through the eyes of Jesus’ friends. Their world had just been completely upended, but joy was on the way!

.

Before dawn…Easter Sunday…The sky was gray…The world was hushed…

The women walked toward a tomb,

Jars of spices in their hands,

To tend the One, the One Who died, crucified that Friday.

The women walked, Mary Magdalene and another.

They walked and wondered, who would roll away the stone.

They stopped to rest, await the day, sad eyes filled with tears.

Sorrow for the One Who died, crucified that Friday.

Another dawn, another day, what did it matter anyway?

The one who loved her as she was, who changed her life, was gone.

They raised their eyes to see the sky, streaks of pink and gold.

And then they saw the guards were gone.

The stone was rolled away!

The grief they’d felt since Friday, like the stone, was rolled away.

They grabbed those jars of spices and running like a child,

Climbed that hill to tend their Lord.

Before dawn on Sunday.

They looked inside that borrowed tomb, petrified with fright.

An angel sat there on the stone, clothed in brilliant white.

“I know the One you seek,” he said, “Jesus, crucified.

He is not here, he’s risen! He’s risen, as he said.

Now go! And tell the others, He’s risen as he said.

Look not for the living, here among the dead!

He is not here, He’s risen, risen as He said.”

Joy broke free and hope broke free, 

Before dawn that first Easter Sunday.

May this Easter bring you closer to the Risen Lord than ever before and may joy and hope break free within you, too, as 
you celebrate the One Who is risen.

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

Easter is here and “The Crown,”

My story about what happened to that crown of thorns

Is now a real book in addition to a Kindle! 

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

April 22, 2025 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 Community 
Information 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. 


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