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Mountain Views News Saturday, May 3, 2025


Weather Wise

WALKING SIERRA MADRE -

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis


6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

“Step aside to a brand new day. In the month of May I feel I can 
start again. Life is feeling new. This is hope, this is love, this is where 
we all win.” Mychal Simka

“May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month 
of hope," Emily Bronte

“We have to remember to be thankful! But in May one simply can’t 
help being thankful that they are alive, if for nothing else.” L.M. 
Montgomery

It’s May! There is so much to celebrate in this particular May that 
we probably won’t be able to take time to think! The first thing 
that comes to mind is that song from Camelot (the 1960 Lerner & 
Lowe musical) that Guinevere warbles…

 “Tra la! It's May!

 The lusty month of May!

 That lovely month when ev'ryone goes

 Blissfully astray.

 Tra la! It's here!

 That shocking time of year

 When tons of wicked little thoughts

 Merrily appear!

 It's May! It's May!

 That gorgeous holiday

 When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad

 Will be a cad!

 It's mad! It's gay!

 A libelous display!

 Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,

 Ev'ryone breaks.

 Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes

 The lusty month of May!”

Well, we’re probably not going to get that excited about it but 
there’s so much in May to celebrate. The Art Fair! The featured 
artist of the 60th Annual Sierra Madre Art Fair, sponsored by 
the Friends of the Library, is a native Californian, Laura Wambsgans. 
She embarked on her journey into landscape oil painting 
nineteen years ago, following a successful tenure as the managing 
director of a major recording studio and two decades as a sculptor. 
Under the guidance of renowned artist Matt Smith and other 
esteemed landscape painters, Wambsgans immersed herself in intensive 
studies, painting daily to master the intricacies of capturing 
the interplay of light and land through color and paint quality. 

Trust me, friends and neighbors, you will want to be sure to bring 
your checkbook. With 85 artists, food and entertainment, Memorial 
Park is the place to be. The weather may cooperate and then 
again, it may not, but don’t miss this really wonderful event. So 
much creativity and talent for us to see, admire and, hopefully, 
buy. It’s Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4 from 9:30 a.m.to

5. p.m.

After you’ve been through the Art Fair and you’re tired and hungry, 
walk around and find yourself something good to eat: 355 
Burger, Casa Del Rey, Corfu, Only Place in Town, Wistaria Restaurant 
& Bar, and Mother Moo’s if you just simply need ice cream 
to name just a few.

Mother’s Day is next weekend, May 11th, and I’m giving you advance 
warning to order flowers, buy a card, make dinner reservations, 
do something to celebrate your mom. More about that next 
week.

The picture this week is a selection of May flowers, made possible 
by our April showers.

My son’s birthday is May 12th. I’m just shamelessly using Walking 
Sierra Madre…The Social Side to wish him a happy birthday. 
Happy birthday, John! My May is loaded with birthdays and anniversaries 
and I’m sure yours is, too. Enjoy each of these joyful 
moments, friends and neighbors.

A couple of catch-up notes from last week’s Walking Sierra Madre: 
being thankful for joyful things, I left out sunrises and sunsets. 
Every day God puts up an awesome sunrise and a breathtaking 
sunset. I’m thankful!

Catch-up item #2: The strawberry bread works really well with 
thawed frozen strawberries.

I wanted to close with something neat…a quote from John 
Lennon:

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness 
was the key to life. When I went to school they asked me what 
I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me 
I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them they didn’t understand 
life.”

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

Where you’ll find the Emma Gainsworth Kindle novelettes, 

Along with other goodies like “A Treasure Map, A Drunken Owl

And 47 Rattlers in A Bag” True Tales of Early California

 Sun Ptly Cldy Hi 60s Lows 50s 

 Mon: Ptly Cldy Hi 60s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s 

 Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

May 13, 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. 

 

DARLENE MARIE CROOK

 October 2, 1939 - November 8, 2024

The family of Darlene Crook invites you to join us in a Celebration of Life to honor 
the memory of the beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, 
aunt, and cherished friend. 

Please come together with us to remember and celebrate the remarkable life of this 
extraordinary woman who touched the hearts of so many.

Date & Time Saturday, June 14th, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.

Location: Hart Park House

 222 West Sierra Madre Blvd.

 Sierra Madre, CA 91024

We look forward to honoring Darlene’s life and the lasting impact she made on all 
of us.

REMEMBRANCE


Your story matters 
to Sierra Madre!
Join us and share your Eaton Fire 
experience.
Join us to share your experiences and feedback following the Eaton Fire. Yourvoice will help shape Sierra Madre’s future emergency planning and response. 
We want to hear about: 
How you first learned about the fire and alerts you received.
Challenges or concerns you faced with evacuations.
How prepared you felt - and the support you needed.
What can be improved for the future.
Attend in person:
Sierra Madre City Council Chambers232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024Dates:
Saturday, May 17, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMTuesday, May 20, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMCan’t join us in person? 
Visit sierramadrelistens.org 
or scan the QR code to join virtually 
or share feedback online!
For more information visit sierramadrelistens.org
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