Posted 5/11/13 - I’ll be posting an article and video at some point, but here are the photos to whet your appetite.
Tuesday May 07 2013
Press Release posted 5/7/13 -The Kiwanis Club of Sierra Madre invites you to their 3rd annual Boot Skootin’ Dance & Chili Cook-Off Fund Raiser, to be held on Saturday May 11th from 6 to 10pm in the Sierra Madre Room at the Rec. Center, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.! Cost of tickets is $25. All [...]
Tuesday May 07 2013
Posted 5/7/13 – The US Postal Service will hold its annual Letter Carriers Food Drive this Saturday, and all are invited to participate by leaving their non-perishable food items in a bag by their mailbox. USPS employees will then return them to the Post Office, where they will be packed up and transported to the [...]
Saturday May 04 2013
Press Release posted 5/4/13 (Received 7:20am) – Despite continued gusty winds yesterday, firefighters are making good progress towards containment on the rash of wildfires that have sparked the past couple days. Over 4,000 firefighters are on the frontlines of the nearly half dozen major wildfires that are burning in California. Yesterday, the winds shifted in [...]
Thursday May 02 2013
Posted 5/2/13 - The Sierra Madre Volunteer Firefighters’ Association will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast at the Fire Station at 242 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. this Saturday, May 4th, from 7 to 11am. Cost of the breakfast, which includes pancakes, sausage, coffee (donated by Starbucks), milk and orange juice is just $5. Proceeds help to fund [...]
Thursday May 02 2013
Press Release posted 5/2/13 – The number of days the tennis courts at Sierra Vista Park and Memorial Park are closed for court resurfacing has been extended. Due to the curing process, the court closure will continue through Sunday, May 5, 2013. Sierra Vista Park is located at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, [...]
Thursday May 02 2013
Posted 5/2/13 - LIVE MUSIC – Sat. May 4th and Sun. May 5th at the Sierra Madre Art Fair – thank you Jean Sudbury for setting it all up this year! Main Stage/Bandshell in North part of Memorial Park: Steve Trovato and Tim Kobza, Country Jazz Guitar Masters, Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 Nick Ariondo, Composer [...]
Thursday May 02 2013
Press Release from National Weather Service posted 5/2/13 - Special Weather Statement for Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Valley, CA Issued by The National Weather Service Los Angeles, CA 5:08 am PDT, Wed., May. 1, 2013 … OFFSHORE WINDS WITH VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR INTERIOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY… … ELEVATED FIRE DANGER [...]
Monday April 29 2013
Updated 8:45pm, 4/29/13 – As of 8:45pm, the SCE outage map shows no outages in Sierra Madre. Posted 4:25pm, 4/29/13 – As of shortly before 4pm, the City reported on its Facebook page that “We are receiving reports of power being restored throughout the City, including at the Library. Library staff is working to reopen [...]
Monday April 29 2013
Press Release posted 4/29/13 - Monday, April 29, 2013 (2:00pm). Southern California Edison is indicating approximately 1800 service outages in and around Sierra Madre. City staff is in contact with SCE representatives on this issue. Unfortunately, SCE has not provided any estimates on the restoration of power at this time. Updates will be made as information [...]
Thursday April 25 2013
Posted 4/25/13 – Santa Anita Fire: Facts and Background Saturday, April 26th, 2008, started out like many other spring days in Sierra Madre. Blue skies, a high of 80 degrees expected, and multiple community activities scheduled. The City was going to hold dedication ceremonies for its first new park in thirty years, Goldberg Park in [...]
Thursday April 25 2013
Posted 4/25/13 – More than six dozen women turned out for the 44th Sierra Madre Woman’s Club Fashion Show Luncheon, themed “Sailing into Spring”. Eight models, from teens to seniors, strutted their stuff at Essick House, the Woman’s Club’s historic Clubhouse. The clothes, jewelry, handbags and accessories were all provided by Arcadia’s Magnolia Boutique, with [...]
Wednesday April 24 2013
Press Release posted 4/24/13 – Just in time to plant those Halloween globes, Sierra Madre Pumpkin Guru Doug Parker will share his experience, tips and tricks for a successful crop. Doug has been raising pumpkins since 1998 when the leftovers from his Halloween carving sprouted into pumpkins where they had landed in the back yard. [...]
Wednesday April 24 2013
Press Release posted 4/24/13 – Athens Services and the City of Sierra Madre are hosting a Compost Giveaway event on Saturday, April 27, 2013. The event is from 9:00am-12:00pm at Sierra Vista Park, located at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. All Sierra Madre residents are eligible to participate and no advance reservation is necessary. Be [...]
Wednesday April 24 2013
Press Release posted 4/24/13 (Editor’s Note – With last week’s Madison fire in Monrovia, and Friday being the 5-year anniversary of the Santa Anita fire in the hills behind Sierra Madre I encourage everyone to take note. I spoke by phone with Julie Hutchinson of CalFire yesterday, and she stressed to me that it behooves [...]
Wednesday April 24 2013
Press Release posted 4/24/13 – Got a minute? The folks who run Sierra Madre’s two local TV stations – that’s right, Sierra Madre has two local TV stations – need your opinion on what you like to watch and how you watch it so they can make this local resource more fun and relevant to [...]
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