EATON CANYON UPPER FALL CLOSED Sunday, August 3Rd at Concerts in the Park
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CITY PASSES ADDITIONAL WATER RESTRICTIONS TO COMPLY WITH NEW STATE REGULATIONS......Page B9 GET SWINGING WITH THE GEM SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2014 VOLUME 8 NO. 31 CITY JAZZCATS! Listen to the cool swing tunes of the Gem City JazzCats this EATON CANYON UPPER FALL CLOSED Sunday, August 3rd at Concerts in the Park. Comprised of Monrovia High School Band Alumni and San Gabriel Valley Forest Service distinguished musicians the group supports the local community officials closed the through swing and song. Eaton Canyon Upper Falls on Friday (Aug The concert is sponsored by the Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club and 1st) This Health and Friends of the Sierra Madre Library and will run from 6:00-8:00 Safety Closure of the pm at the Memorial Park bandshell. Please note that no alcohol is area sur-rounding allowed in Memorial Park. FOOD VENDING: Kiwanis Club will the Upper Waterfall be serving cake to celebrate their birthday. only applies to Forest Service lands. Access will still remain open to the Lower Falls. In recent years, there have been a number of rescues, injuries and deaths associated with climbing to the upper waterfalls in Eaton Canyon. The trails to the waterfall are user-created, and not authorized or main-tained by the Forest Service. Most particularly, the climb to the Upper Falls is steep and dangerous with News reports on Friday, the first day of the closure, told of a 19 year old woman who slid down hikers frequently about 30 feet, and a tree broke her fall. She was holding onto the tree about 50 feet from the getting lost or falling ground until the L.A. County Search and Rescue Team was able to pull her up to safety, and off the narrow ridges helicoptered her out. Graphic courtesy U.S. Forrest Service into the canyon. The local and federal agencies has hikers from these dangerous signs and continue to place user-created trail to the lower tackled the problem in recent activities, and they too often themselves and emergency waterfall is not the dangerous years, collectively developing find themselves trapped orresponders in danger. portion it is the area around the a public education cam-paign injured. Every response in- The collective group is second waterfall that is creating to heighten awareness of the volves a coordinated effortcontinuing to enhance its public HART PARK HOUSE SENIOR CENTER REMAINS the increase in rescues and growing numbers of deaths, of several public safety awareness cam-paign with new deaths. In 2012 there were over injuries and rescues in the upper agencies with juris-dictional signage and increased personal OPEN DURING REPAIRS 60 rescues in that area alone, waterfall area. Despite these responsibility and technical A pipe in the restroom of the Hart Park House Senior Center interaction with visitors to the and there have been five deaths efforts to warn of the dangers, expertise. Last year, thousands area. To further educate them recently burst and caused water damage to the facility. Repairs since 2011. In particular, hikers hikers continue to attempt the of taxpayer dollars were spent will be made on the weekends, allowing the center to remain on the dangers of ignoring the ignore warning signs and climb treacherous climb, causing an on emergency responses to this clo-sure and potential impacts. open throughout the week. No relocation is necessary; however, the canyon’s crumbling walls in ever-increasing rise in medical area alone. bingo on Tuesdays, August 5th and 12th and the Senior Club Those who violate the closure search of the second waterfall, emergencies and rescues in The closure order will impact may be fined up to $5,000 and/ meetings on Saturdays, August 2nd and 9th are cancelled. All enticed by social media videos and around the area located other programs and services will be offered at the Hark Park a small portion of the upper or receive six months in jail. that encourage and challenge on the border of Pasadena and canyon- ap-proximately 84 Enforcement of the clo-sure House Senior Center as usual. people to risk their own Altadena. Un-fortunately, acres. This has been kept to an will be a joint effort between Please call the Hart Park House Senior Center at 626-355- lives and those of emergency current official warning signs absolute minimum in hopes Forest Service Law Enforcement responders. and public service announce- of changing the behavior of and the Los Angeles County 7394 with any questions. ments have not dissuaded An informal working group of those who ignore the warning Sheriff’s Department. Inside this week: THREE SIERRA MADRE CALENDAR Pg. 2 RESIDENTS - THE BLACKWELL SIERRA MADRE NEWS BROTHERS GO ON THE ROAD Pg. 3/4 LA.’s Hottest new band: Canto - Up in Smoke Tour at The Whisky A Go Go Los Angeles PASADENA/ALTADENA Pg. 5 ARCADIA NEWS MONROVIA/DUARTE Pg. 6 EDUCATION & YOUTH Pg. 7 FOOD & DRINK Pg. 8 BEST FRIENDS Pg. 9 HEALTHY LIFESTYLES Pg. 10 THE GOOD LIFE Pg. 11 Aidan Blackwell ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Armed with lead guitar, Seamus Blackwell strutted the stage at The Whisky A Go Go and cut riffs with the speed and accuracy Pg. 13 of an acetylene torch. While passionate love ballads lifted spirits in the hallowed darkness, the equally male-female audience took SECTION B comfort in his testosterone injected high-octane, fracking lyrics, and driving melodic overdrive. Connecting eye to eye from the stage during “Gasoline” set Canto apart from all other Beastie AROUND SGV Pg. B1 Boy incantations as each unique composition touched these souls and captivated their attention. Canto's endless energy packed the house and discharged onto Sunset Blvd. past midnight. THE WORLD AROUND US A sleek choreographed stage presence dominated the act while Pg. B2 brother-bassist Aidan’s stoic demeanor placed front man Seamus (age 21) clearly in control. Calling out praise to their touring band Shatterproof after a 14-day epic journey through Colorado, BUSINESS NEWS Pg. B3 Washington and Oregon before the proverbial bus break-down in Eugene, band members recounted bathing in a river, bonding OPINION Pg. B4 on Peanut Butter, Patron, and Tootise Pops as a reward,. “Maybe even two pops tonight,” quipped lead Seamus Blackwell to LEGALS Pg. B5 celebrate their pursuit of their American Dream and polished performance on the Los Angeles stage. SMTV CHANNEL 98 Don’t confuse Canto’s presence with bravado. Their caustic vibe and unique sounds crushed the crowd’s faces who were seduced B 10 by good looks and inspired (continue on page 3) 2 Mountain View News Saturday, August 2, 2014 CALENDAR Weather5-Day Forecast Wise - HOT Sierra Madre, Ca. Mon: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s Tues: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s Wed: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 60s Thur: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service CITY OF SIERRA MADRE CALENDAR OF EVENTS Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at City Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. 626-355-7135 NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 MISS THE 6:30 pm JULY 4th 1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & Free on-air publicity for local events PARADE? Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts for Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. Watch the entire parade on villagevine.org 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 [email protected]. SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS City Council Next City Council Meeting August 12, 2014 - 6:30 pm The final agenda and staff reports will available online no later than Friday night. Enter the date “08/12/2014” for the complete agenda packet. Can’t make it to the meeting, but still want to share your thoughts? You can mail or drop off a written statement to City Hall or email [email protected] before 5:30 the night of the meeting and your statement will be delivered to all the Council Members. Upcoming Public Meetings Thursday, August 7: Senior Community Commission, 3:30pm Thursday, August 7: Planning Commission, 7:00pm* Agendas and staff reports will be posted online 72 hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will take place in the City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. *These meetings will be recorded and aired live on Time Warner, Channel 3 and streamed online. We’d like to hear from you! What’s on YOUR Mind? Contact us at: editor@ mtnviewsnews.com or www.facebook.com/ mountainviewsnews AND Twitter: #mtnviewsnews YOUR AD New! COULD BE THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS HERE! 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