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Mountain Views News Saturday, May 24, 2025


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WALKING SIERRA MADRE 

 The Social Side by Deanne Davis

“It is imperative that the sacrifices made by the 
fallen not fade into the ether. We believe that a 
veteran, a person – anyone – has two deaths, 
once when their breath leaves their body, and 
the second time is when no one is able to talk 
about them or say their name. That is why it 
is important for communities to come out and 
honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. 
It’s really getting the community around remembering 
those people and making sure that 
they are never forgotten.” 

Rachel Charles, Acting Director of the National 
Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

.

Memorial Day is Monday and Sierra Madre 
never fails to salute, commemorate and remember 
those who gave all. There have been 
so many pictures everywhere you look this 
past week, leading up to Monday, of small 
flags adorning graves at Veteran’s Cemeteries, 
stretching as far as the eye can see as friends 
and families of those who rest there gather together 
to

remember. One of the most touching pictures, 
as far as our family is concerned, is one of our grandchildren, Nicole, Blake and Luke Simon at the Los Angeles National 
Cemetery, visiting the grave of their other grandmother, Margaret Ineson, who was a Navy nurse. They were very small at 
the time but love was written all over them. Sierra Madre is such a special place to be on Memorial Day. John and I went so 
many years to Pioneer Cemetery, where he rests now, to participate in the Memorial Day ceremonies and came away every 
single time glad we had gone. We visited Arlington Cemetery some years ago. It was an unforgettable experience. We wept 
the whole time we were there. 639 acres with close to 400,000 people buried there. 

Some time ago, I saw this great statement by Laurie Roberts, USA Today Network:

“Before you slap the burgers on the grill, remember Inchon and Heartbreak Ridge and Chosin Reservoir where heroic Marines 
fought to their last breath against overwhelming odds.

Remember Khe Sanh and Hamburger Hill. Remember Ramadi and Fallujah and Kandahar. It’s easy to forget the fallen, 
especially on a day when the sun is shining and we are so blessed with the tremendous good fortune to live in peace.”

The picture today is my son, John, and his son, Caleb, who will be 12 years old in just a few days and is well on his way to 
becoming an Eagle Scout. High adventure took place last weekend when John, Caleb and their Scout troop set off backpacking 
to the summit of Mt. San Jacinto. Setting off from sea level, they took the Palm Springs Tram up to the 8,500 ft. 
elevation, hiked 3 miles with full backpacks, set up camp then hiked 4.25 miles to the summit at 10,800 ft. Hiked back 
down to base camp, spent the night and then returned home. They didn’t quite hit the summit but the entire experience was 
amazing. Why am I telling you this? I have a hiking experience I think you’ll enjoy. 

Many years ago when we were all much much younger, My husband, the adorable John, now a resident of heaven, thought 
we would all enjoy hiking down the Mt. Wilson Trail from the top. Which is still 6 or 7 miles. Never having hiked anywhere 
in my life, I set out in cute suede boots and no socks. John carried baby Crissy, who was about one, in a carrier on his back, 
and we drove up to the top and started down. This was a bad idea in so many ways as I developed blisters immediately and 
daughter, Leah, who is now a tremendous hiker, and I collapsed part-way down and asked to be left to die. Son, John, and 
daughter, Patti, ran up and down the trail gleefully and couldn’t understand what was wrong with us. John did the kindest 
thing any man has ever done for his wife: he gave me his socks to wear. We did finally complete the downward march and 
found John at the bottom sitting on the grass sharing wine with some guy who also happened to be sitting on the grass. 

John hiked to First Water countless times and would be so sad to see the Trails closed now as volunteers work to repair 
our beloved Mt. Wilson Trail. The MWTR Recovery Run, planned for Saturday, October 4th is a community event to raise 
money for trail reinforcement and redesign in many places. You can help by contributing to the Fletcher Trail Maintenance 
Fund which pays for the equipment, materials, supplies and tools used by our awesome Trail Maintenance Crew volunteers. 
You can send your tax-deductible donation to Post Office Box 716, Sierra Madre, CA 91025

And, no, I never hiked any part of the Mount Wilson Trail again! Greater love hath no man than to sacrifice his socks to 
cover his wife’s bleeding feet!

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

6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

 
Sun Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Mon: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 80s 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 27, 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. 


“IT TAKES A VILLAGE”

On Wednesday afternoon, 
school and city officials and 
Sierra Madre Elementary 
School teachers gathered 
to thank the Sierra Madre 
Community Foundation 
and the Sierra Madre Rotary 
Club for their generous 
grants that purchased the 8 
new pole banners that line 
the school parking lot along 
Auburn Ave. 

Six months ago, school volunteer, 
Ann Palmer, approached 
these two groups 
about the possibility of funding 
this project. Principal 
Dr. Jodi Marchesso held a 
reception in the outdoor 
courtyard and thanked both 
groups for their continued 
support of Sierra Madre Elementary 
School.

In attendance were: PUSD 
School Superintendent, Dr. 
Elizabeth Blanco, PUSD 
Asst. Superintendent, Julie 
Reynoso, Dr. Jodi Marchesso, SMES Principal, PUSD School Board Member, Michelle Richardson Bailey, Sierra Madre Mayor, Robert 
Parkhurst, Ann Palmer (S.M. Community Services Commissioner and school volunteer) SMES Annual Fund President Miles Prince, 
SMES PTA President Hannah Haney, and SMES teachers Kimberly Sibbrel, Lisa Prado and Laura Palmer. Representing Sierra Madre 
Rotary were Rob Stockley, Geoff Woods (also a S.M. Community Services Commissioner), Marilyn Diaz and Hans Mumper. The Sierra 
Madre Community members in attendance were Sue Spears, Miles Prince and Laura Palmer. 

For more information about Sierra Madre Elementary School: https://sme.pusd.us For grant applications: Sierra Madre Community 
Foundation: www.sierramadrefoundation.org Sierra Madre Rotary Club: www.sierramadrerotaryclub.com


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