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Mountain Views News Saturday, April 26, 2025


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WALKING SIERRA MADRE -

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis


6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole world turned 
around.” Willie Nelson

“If the only prayer you ever say is ‘thank you’ that would be enough.” 
Meister Eckhart

 “Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the 
mind.” Lionel Hampton

It’s been a while since January when I told you all that my word for 
this year is Thankful. Well, I am; so I thought I’d share a few things 
I am thankful about…

 So thankful I am slowly but surely recovering from breaking 
my femur.

 So thankful for Spring and flowers everywhere…especially 
daffodils.

 …for family, who are the best people in the world.

 …for Motrin and 500 mg. Tylenol. 

 …for that first delicious cup of coffee in the morning.

 …for Swiffer dusters…I can now remove the dust from my 
furniture!

 …for a joyful Easter celebration. Nine people were 

 baptized in my church!

 …for all the Eggnog ice cream I bought last December which I’m still enjoying.

 …for granddaughter, Emily, who came to my house yesterday and changed 

 lightbulbs for me.

…for all the friends who exchange text messages with me every day.

…for all the flowers sent to me on my birthday…so much beauty.

…for Amazon where I can order absolutely anything.

…for peanut butter, the easiest dinner in the world, a peanut butter sandwich.

…for cottage cheese, the easiest breakfast, lunch or dinner.

…for my neighbors, Jay and Sarah, who will help me with anything I can’t do yet,

 like take my trash bins out to the curb.

…for the hummingbirds who are buzzing around the lemon tree blossoms.

…for the new little olive tree that’s taking the place of the tree the wind took out.

…for being able to almost balance my checking account. Close is good enough, right?

…for Netflix where I can almost always find something to watch.

…for chow mein from Panda Express.

…for sushi with soy sauce and sweet and sour sauce.

…for God, who hears and answers prayer.

…for new life! The picture today is of Miss Olivia Lee Cleland who is now almost seven months old. She is our newest 
great-granddaughter.

We could all probably go on for days like this. Sometimes we are out of sorts and kind of have to look under the couch 
to find a blessing, but they’re there, friends and neighbors, reasons to be thankful.

Once upon a time in a land far far away, a woman lived in a tiny cottage deep in a beautiful forest. Every day she walked 
in her forest and admired everything she saw; bees perched on tiny wildflowers taking sips of delicious nectar; butterflies 
would light on her shoulders and she would ask them where they had been and where they were going. And they would 
tell her. A field of wild strawberries grew behind her little cottage and she would make herself strawberry bread every 
now and then. Here is her recipe and now you can, too!

STRAWBERRY BREAD

 16 oz. strawberries

 4 eggs

 1-1/4 cup oil

 3 cups flour

 1 tsp. baking soda

 1 tsp. salt

 1-1/2 cups sugar

 1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, combine wet ingredients in mixer, separately combine dry ingredients. Slowly add dry 
items to mixer and mix in nuts by hand. Or, if you don’t like nuts, leave them out. Grease and flour two 5 x 9 bread 
pans, pour in batter, bake 50-60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, remove to wire rack and add glaze:

 1 cup powdered sugar

 1 TB butter, softened

 2 TB milk

 2-3 TB strawberry jam

As she ate her strawberry bread, she was thankful! You will be, too.

Check out my book page on Amazon…

Delightful Treasures to be found there for Kindle or regular books.

Deanne Davis Amazon.com

 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

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

May 6, 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. 


EATON AND PALISADES AIR MONITORING UPDATE

 

DIAMOND BAR – The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) continues its expanded air 
monitoring efforts in response to ongoing debris removal efforts near the Eaton and Palisades fire areas. Air monitoring 
will provide data for particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), air toxics (such as lead and arsenic), and asbestos in communities 
near the burn zones.

 

The public within and near the Eaton and Palisades burn areas is strongly encouraged to follow the safety precautions 
outlined by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to minimize the potential risk of exposure to ash, soot, 
and fire debris. Strong winds can carry ash and soot over a wider area, increasing the potential for exposure, so it is especially 
important to take extra care during weather fluctuations and windy conditions. 

 

EATON AIR MONITORING RESULTS (APRIL 10-16, 2025)




All available data can be found at: www.aqmd.gov/lawildfires or directly on the data dashboard at: xappp.aqmd.gov/
WildFireMonitoring.

 

South Coast AQMD is the regulatory agency responsible for improving air quality for large areas of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside 
and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella Valley. For news, air quality alerts, event updates and more, please visit us at 
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