Police and Fire Chiefs Plan Chili Cookoff on Sept. 11 a Change Of

Page 3 Page 4 SATURDAY AUGUST 21, 2010 VOLUME 4 NO. 33 The Creative Arts Group Turns 50! A beautiful balmy evening in the CAG continues to grow steadily and lovely garden of Jan and Bob Eriksson to expand its curriculum to include A Change Of Scenery provided the backdrop for the 50th innovative workshops and classes for anniversary party of Creative Arts adults, teens, and children – always Group, the nonprofit art center in Sierra striving to give each person a valuable Madre that has provided art classes and individual art experience. In to children and adults for 50 years. addition, CAG offers local artists a Jazz guitarist, Michael Zubia, played venue for displaying and selling their throughout the evening, the event work in the Jameson Gallery, hosts was catered by Chefelle, bidding was artist receptions and exhibitions, brisk at the Silent Auction, and guests conducts art-related tours, a student enjoyed a slide show of Creative Arts sale as well as an annual art festival and Group through the years. A highlight garden tour, and provides free family of the evening was the presentation of art projects in conjunction with city a plaque renaming the Featured Artists events. Gallery the “Founders Gallery” to two of CAG’s founding members, Kathy The CAG facility is available for Snow and Mary Wallace. birthday parties, art programs for the local elementary school and for a The vision of 12 innovative citizens was variety of youth groups. The Creative realized in 1960 when Creative Arts Arts Group Alliance, an auxiliary Group first opened its doors to those group formed in 1986, raises funds in the community seeking a creative for local school curriculum-based art artistic experience. Established as the projects, as well as scholarship classes only nonprofit art center in Sierra to those in our community. They Madre, the group’s mission was to have also funded classes for seniors provide high quality affordable art and patients in a local skilled nursing instruction to all and to augment art facility. programs in the public schools. Those of us who have had the privilege Initially located on Montecito Ave., a of participating in the many activities fire in 1974 destroyed the building that Creative Arts Group offers are indeed The vacated Skilled Nursing Center, which has been a boarded up eyesore on Sierra Madre Blvd. several years, has improved its image somewhat. In an effort to comply with the city’s recent ordinance regarding boarded up and vacant buildings, the owner removed the boards from the windows in the front of the building. There are currently no new plans on what to do with the site despite the fact that the For Sale sign has been taken down. Photo by Chris Bertrand/MV News Walk and Talk Water Tours Begin Attending the celebration are , left to right, Jacki Raymond, Executive Director; Kathy Snow, CAG founder; Mary Wallace, CAG Founder; Vicki Mathieu, CAG president first housed the art center. Through grateful to the vision of our founders the efforts of many dedicated and – Ruth and Bill Burr, Evie and Jim determined friends, Creative Arts Hawkins, Jane and Charles Morse, Group moved to its present location Maria and Bill Stewart, and Mary and on Baldwin Ave. where it continues Bruce Wallace who with foresight and to welcome all in search of a creative generosity created this community environment to experience and enjoy treasure that has welcomed students, the artistic process. teachers, artists, volunteers, and friends for 50 years. Creative Arts Group (CAG) is hosting a Faculty th Retrospective in celebration of the art center’s 50 birthday As promised, Sierra Madre city officials have begun a new approach to educating residents about with faculty from the last fifty years displaying their art in the the functions and associated costs of maintaining the city’s water system. Last Saturday, dozens of new Founders’ Gallery. Ceramics, jewelry, watercolor, oils, residents gathered at the Water Department in the City Yards to take the walking tour. On Tuesday, mixed media, and mosaics will be on view and for sale. The City Manager Elaine Aguilar (shown above) and Director Karen Schnaider took the Kiwanis Club public is invited to the opening reception Friday, August 27, and guests on the tour. Later that same day, residents met at city hall where a review of the financial 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the art center, 108 N. Baldwin Ave., Sierra components of the proposed water rate increase and the water departments operations were Madre, where many of the participants will be on hand. The discussed. Several other Walk and Talks are scheduled in the next two months and residents are show will continue through September 30. encouraged to contact city hall for the next available date. Contact city hall at 626-355-7123 Police and Fire Chiefs Plan Chili Cookoff on Sept. 11 Sierra Madre Police Chief Marilyn Diaz and Fire Chief Steve Heydorff are planning a friendly chili cookoff, and will serve 300 attendees at A Taste of Sierra Madre on September 11 in Kersting Court. Each department is keeping their recipe a secret. Chief Heydorff confirmed that Charlie Childs recipe will be used at the Fire Department. Childs’ cooking was a staple at the department for years, and has been featured on the Food Network, so the heat is on! The event attendees will vote on their favorite version between noon and two on that day. Proceeds from the event, including the cookoff will benefit two causes, cleft palate surgeries for children who would otherwise go without, and Sierra Madre’s Youth Activity Center, by funding additional fine arts programs. Two different level tickets at $35 and $20 are now on sale to taste the food, the fine arts and the music of this first time event. Buy tickets at Savor the Flavor, Best Buy Drugs, The Bottle Shop and Belle’s Nest in downtown Sierra Madre. More information at www.ATasteOfSierraMadre.com or by calling event chair, Tom Brady at 626-355-3471. Sierra Madre Police Chief Marilyn Diaz, and Sierra Madre Fire Chief Steve Heydorf are ready for the battle of the pots and pans at the Taste of Sierra Madre on September 11th. Read The Paper Online At: www.mtnviewsnews.com 2 MountainViews-News Saturday, August 21, 2010 CALENDAR The City of Sierra GENERAL PLAN STEERING Live from Burger COMMITTEE Weather Wise The City of Sierra Madre is embarking on Continental Madre has vacancies an update to its General Plan. The City is 5-Day Forecast Sierra The Harvey Hyde on commissions and seeking resident input and participation Show on this important community plan, which Madre, Ca. committees looking is a blueprint for what Sierra Madre will 535 So. Lake Ave. Pasa- be – it sets future City policy decisions Mon: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s dena (626) 792 - 6634 Tues: Sunny H 90s Lows 70s for people like you to for the next twenty years, affecting land Every Thursday 6:00 pm - use, social, economic and environmental Wed: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s 7:00 pm join! issues. The Steering Committee will Thur: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s Hard-hitting, High im- make recommendations to various City Fri: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s pact sports talk radio COMMUNITY SERVICES Commissions and the City Council. Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service KSHP Las Vegas - COMMISSION Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:00 1400 AM The Community Services Commission p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber is responsible for overseeing the City’s recreation and community services programs. The Commission oversees the GREEN COMMITTEE use of park facilities and matters relating to Provides staff with recommendations the community’s recreational and service to further the City’s efforts on “green” needs. practices and programs, such as energy Meets the 3rd Monday at 6:00 pm, in the efficiency, waste reduction, recycling, clean City Hall Council Chamber energy, sustainability, including monitoring compliance with State and regional statutes. Meeting time and place TBD SENIOR COMMUNITY COMMISSION The Senior Community Commission is responsible for defining the needs, locating PARKS MASTER PLAN and publicizing available resources, and SUBCOMMITTEE coordinating and initiating services and The committee will review, amend and opportunities for the senior population of develop the adopted Parks Master Plan Sierra Madre. 2001. The following specific tasks have Meets the 1st Thursday at 3:00 pm, in the been assigned to the subcommittee to City Hall Council Chamber make recommendations to the Community Services Commission regarding changes to the Parks Master Plan. TREE ADVISORY COMMISSION Meeting time and place TBD The Tree Commission is an advisory body to the Director of Public Works, City Manager, Planning Commission, Additionally, the City continually accepts and City Council. The commission shall applications for all committees and make recommendations to the Director commissions including the Planning and of Public Works, City Manager, Planning Community Arts Commissions as well as the Commission and the City Council as Library Board of Trustees. Applications can appropriate on matters involving care and be found online at www.cityofsierramadre. maintenance of City-owned trees and trees com or at City Hall, Community Recreation on private undeveloped property. Center or the Library. For more information Meets the 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 pm, in the please call 626-355-7135. City Hall Council Chamber BARGAIN BOOK SALE AT SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library will hold a Bargain Book Table Sale inside the Library, Monday, August 23 through Saturday, August 28, during the Library’s open hours. This month’s featured topics are Fiction, Mysteries, Biographies, Crafts, History, The Civil War and Old West, Specialty and Children’s books.

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