New In The Mountain Views: Sports are back! Page 14 Plus......On The Course with Bobby Eldridge SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 VOLUME 4 NO. 35 One Million Dollars A Taste of Sierra Madre The first festival showcasing the ‘flavor’ of this treasured foothill Village. A day of fine arts, great food, live music, and unique design on Sept 11, 2010 Schedule of Events 9:00 AM to Coolest Kitchen 1:00 PM Tours 10:00 AM Kersting Court Opening Ceremonies Gooden School Ensemble Student Fine Arts Awards Drama performance from St. Rita School Bethany Christian School Student musical performances 11:30 AM FOOD COURT in Kersting Court until 2 p.m. Noon Presentation of Grand Prizes for Student Art and Essay Contest Police & Fire Department Chili Cook off For the second time in less than a year, Happy’s Liquors in Sierra Madre Jandal Singh holds the kind of scratcher that held the winning numbers. Eric Byak Project Live Music has sold a winning lottery ticket. A lucky Sierra Madre resident, who According to Singh, Happy’s Liquors will recieve $10,000 from the shall remain nameless, won a million dollars by purchasing the lucky California Lottery for selling the winning ticket. 12:30 PM Chef Chris Allen ‘Scratcher’ at Happy’s. Happy’s Liquors is located on the corner of Sierra Madre Blvd. and Chocolate Truffle Demonstration In November, the store sold a winning Super Lotto ticket worth more Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre. Photo by S. Henderson than $191,000. 12:45 PM Cheryl Barnes & Dr. Phil Cabasso vocals and jazz City To Celebrate New Radio Station HEADLINERS CONCERT: The City of Sierra Madre will hold a ribbon cutting The Sierra Madre City ceremony to celebrate its new emergency radio station Council appropriated SME Auditorium at 141 W. on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 5:00 pm. The event $14,672.00 from Highland Avenue, Sierra Madre will take place in City Hall at the radio broadcast desk. Internal Service funds Mayor Joe Mosca will cut the ribbon along with Hank that were budgeted 1:00 PM Gayle Bluemel Landsberg, Project Manager and winner of this year’s for emergency and the Late Bloomers in SME Public Safety Award for spearheading the emergency communications in radio station project. November of 2008 Auditorium WQKW561 is a Sierra Madre’s “Emergency and Public and appropriated an Service Radio Station”. It is a local non-commercial AM additional $9,237.00 2:00 PM Kate Lee’s Family radio station that is licensed and regulated by the FCC as of unrestricted general Tree Band in Kersting Court a “Travelers Information Station”. The station covers the funds in February city of Sierra Madre and surrounding areas at 1630 on the of 2010 to be used if Michael Bishop AM dial, and may only be used to broadcast emergency, needed. However, the and David Cousins in Kersting public safety, and community information. community donated Court In times of emergency, AM-1630 will distribute important over $13,000.00 for emergency information to residents, even during power this project and the 2:00 PM Chris Standring # outages. During a fire, earthquake, flood, or mudslide, system was completed AM-1630 will provide the important safety information well under budget. 1 Album BLUE BOLERO and that residents need. Soon, residents will be alerted to tune Only $2,250.00 of Orchestra performs in SME to AM-1630 with the return of the horn in the center the City’s Emergency Auditorium of town. A series of three blasts of the horn will notify Communication funds the town to tune to AM-1630 for up to date emergency was needed and no information. general funds were Hank Landsberg, Project Manager and Former Mayor George 3:00 PM Paul Brown 2 The Sierra Madre Fire and Public Works departments necessary to complete Maurer, who was instrumental in organizing interest in the project Time GRAMMY Winner, 38 # 1 will be conducting intermittent testing of the horn during this system. test the new equipment. Hits in SME the next few weeks. Beginning in November, the horn will The Sierra Madre again sound daily at 5:00 pm, seven days a week, 365 days Kiwanis Club and 3:20 PM Michael Lington a year. the Sierra Madre Fire Safe Council spearheaded the In non-emergency times, AM-1630 will broadcast fundraising efforts for the project. Other organizations and Eric Byak Project, Lauren information about non-commercial community events, such as the Sierra Madre Civic Club and private residents Inside This Wood, Katisse in SME e.g., Wistaria Festival, Art Fair, 4th of July, etc. These contributed more than $13,000. events will be publicized, providing listeners and visitors This project is another fine example of Sierra Madre’s All about event hours, location, parking, etc. For information America City spirit where residents, community groups, Week... 4:00 PM Kersting Court on how to publicize an event on AM-1630, please visit the and the local government come together to accomplish a NEWS Closing Ceremonies with City’s website at www.cityofsierramadre.com. common goal. Patriotic Songs by Combined AROUND SG VALLEY Choirs From St. Rita and Sierra Festival To Teaches The Entire Family How to Take Page 4 Madre Congregational Churches Action to Be Ready by Donna Cayson Do you have emergency supplies set together, as a team, to ensure that Representatives from FEMA will be PASADENA/ALTADENA 4:30 PM Conclusion aside in case there is a disaster such individuals, families, and our on hand to distribute a wide variety of Tribute to Police and Fire as a major earthquake? Does your communities are ready. During of preparedness materials along with Page 7 Department in Kersting Court family have an emergency plan that NPM, the Sierra Madre Individual “REX” the READY mascot who will includes how you will communicate Preparedness Project (SMIPP) and teach children about preparedness. MORE NEWS Page 11 Proceeds from the event will benefit the when there is a disaster? For many the City of Sierra Madre are hosting Pasadena Humane Society will be Rotaplast Cleft Palate Surgery Fund and people, planning for an emergency or the Sierra Madre Family Preparedness offering pet preparedness education expanded fine arts programming at the Sierra disaster is not a priority. Festival on Saturday, September 11th along with an opportunity to adopt a FEATURES Madre Youth Activity Center. at Memorial Park. The Festival will pet. According to the 2009 Citizen Corps begin at 9:00am with a flag and 9/11 Calendar & Arts Page 2 Every dollar makes a big National Survey, only 36 percent of remembrance ceremony performed by The Sierra Madre Senior Commission Public Safety Page 5 individuals believed there was a high local Girl and Boy Scouts along with is also participating and is focusing Education & Youth Page 6 difference to kids near and far! likelihood of a natural disaster to their efforts on Senior Preparedness $35 All access/ all venue tickets; $20 Adult members of VFW Post 3208. Mayor Good Food & Drink Page 7 EVER happen in their community. Mosca will deliver a preparedness offering assistance with The File of Legals Page 8 Kersting Court ONLY tickets; $10 Children Many people think they have Life and resources from Methodist 5-18 Kersting ONLY message and officially kick-off the day. Opinion Page 10 Buy tickets online or in town at Savor the everything they need in the event of Hospital. The Lions Club mobile Happy Birthday Flavor, Best Buy Drug, The Bottle Shop and an emergency at hand, and can simply The festival is designed to educate medical unit will be on hand offering Mountain Views Page 10 Belle’s Nest. “grab and go.” the entire family on a variety of free eye and hearing tests. Other The World Around Us Page 12 preparedness topics. Children can participants include the Kiwanis Club September is National Preparedness The Good Life Page 13 www.ATasteofSierraMadre.com a 501c3 learn about safety during earthquakes of Sierra Madre, the American Red SPORTS Page 14 nonprofit Month (NPM) – the perfect time and fire by going through LA Cross, Salvation Army, Sierra Madre to take action and get your family Homes & Property Page 15 [email protected] 626-355-3471 Taste of County Fire Departments “Shakey Search and Rescue, Sierra Madre FYI Page 16 Sierra Madre Activities READY. Preparedness is everyone’s Quakey” trailer and the Pasadena Fire Police & Fire Departments along with responsibility. We all have to work Department’s “Smokehouse” trailer. Sierra Madre (cont. on page 3) Read The Paper Online At: www.mtnviewsnews.com 2 MountainViews-News Saturday, September 4, 2010 CALENDAR MountainViews-News Saturday, July 3, 2010 Sierra Madre, CA. – General Plan Steering Committee Weather Wise Seeks Participation and Input 5-Day Forecast Sierra The City of Sierra Madre is looking for volunteers to Madre, Ca. participate in updating the General Plan. What is a General End of Summer Edition Plan, you might ask? It is the document that defines what our Mon: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s city will look like and how it will be economically managed A HUGE thank you to all the great musicians who played at my Tues: Sunny H 80s Lows 60s and developed over a long period of time. The General Plan birthday bash last month, and also to all of you who attended - I hope Wed: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s guides the policy-making of city government. you had as much fun as I did! And my sincere apologies to Tony at Thur: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s the Buc and Kevin at 322 for taking most of their customers away that Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s In 1996 the City of Sierra Madre adopted a General Plan night! Stay tuned to the Music News for more fun events coming up at that was written by the people and for the people.