Halloween, 2011
Posted 11/2/11 – Halloween in Sierra Madre has come and gone, but as always, it was quite the event. This town sure knows how to do Halloween! Click on the links below to see photos…
Articles by Bill Coburn
Video of Halloween Costume Contest Contestants
Posted 11/2/11 – I have now posted the video below on the 2011 Costume Contest Photo Gallery and Video page. Watch it here, watch it there, watch it on both pages! (It’s a little bigger…
Video of 2011 City Costume Parade
Posted 11/2/11 – In between the downtown business trick-or-treating and the costume contest, there was a Halloween parade.
Thousands Visit Alegria on Halloween Night
Posted 10/31/11 – Each year it seems, the residents on Alegria Avenue outdo the year before, and they have made Sierra Madre the place to be on Halloween. It now seems to be spreading throughout…
Halloween Costume Contest – Photo Gallery of 120+ Photos and Video
Posted 10/31/11 – Sierra Madre Kiwanis and the Community and Personnel Services Department again put on the annual Halloween Costume Contest. In addition to the three winners in each age group this year, there was…
Hundreds Trick or Treat Downtown
Posted 10/31/11 – Hundreds of kids and their parents trick or treated downtown for Halloween again this year. Sierra Madre Blvd. was closed beginning at 3:30, and local businesses that were open (many local businesses…
Alegria Residents Prepping for Thousands This Evening
Posted 10/31/11 – The residents of Alegria Avenue in Sierra Madre are busy preparing for tonight’s influx of trick or treaters and sightseers, decorating their homes and yards to thrill the thousands that will descend upon…
2011 Sierra Madre Halloween Window Painting Contest Winners
Posted 10/31/11 – The 2011 Halloween Window Painting Contest took place October 21 and 22. There were 52 teams which competed in 4 different age groups with over 150 participating this year! Awards were given to…
City Of Sierra Madre Appoints New Director Of Library Services
Posted 10/31/11 – After an extensive recruitment process, the City of Sierra Madre is honored to announce that Carolyn Thomas has been selected as the City’s new Director of Library Services. Ms. Thomas comes to Sierra…
City Seeks to Fill PUSD Redistricting Committee Opening
Posted 10/31/11 – The Sierra Madre City Council is seeking interested individuals to serve on the Pasadena Unified School District Redistricting Committee, due to a vacancy created with Councilmember Mosca’s upcoming resignation. The Redistricting Committee is…
End Of The Month Bargain Book Sale At The Library
Posted 10/31/11 – There’s a harvest of good books to be had at The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library’s Bargain Book Table Sale, which will be held Monday, October 31, through Saturday, November 5, during…
Letter to the Editor re: Palm Tree Danger
October 24, 2011 John Buchanan, Mayor CITY OF SIERRA MADRE 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, CA 91024 Re: Palm Trees – Danger from dead palm tree branches Dear Mayor Buchanan, I am writing…
Council Approves GPUSC Vision/Guiding Principles
Posted 10/25/11 – At Tuesday’s Council meeting, the Council, minus Josh Moran, while taking no formal action, agreed that the Vision and Guiding Principals as laid out for them were satisfactory fot hte General Plan…
City Attorney Lays Out Council Succession Options
Posted 10/26/11 – At last night’s City Council meeting, the City Attorney spelled out the conditions under which Joe Mosca will be replaced as City Council member. Mosca’s resignation is effective Nov. 8th, and there will…
2011 Oktoberfest Winners Announced
Posted 10/24/11 – The Sierra Madre Oktoberfest Golf and Tennis Tournament was held this past Saturday, October 15, 2011. Between the golf and tennis tournaments and luncheon approximately $4,000 was raised for Sierra Madre Youth…