Memorial Day Skydivers Land in Arcadia County Park
skydivers were the big attraction this year at the Annual Michael Antonovich Memorial Day Celebration in Arcadia Saturday. Thousands attended the event which honors all veterans. Photos by Terry Miller
CAL FIRE Stresses Safety this Memorial Day Weekend
This Memorial Day weekend, Californians everywhere will be recreating in the majestic outdoor areas of the Golden State. In anticipation of the increased outdoor activities, CAL FIRE officials are urging everyone to exercise caution and emphasize safety this holiday weekend. “The heavy rainfall this past winter and spring has led to abundant growth of grass [...]
Memorial Day Activities
Local Memorial Day Remembrances Supervisor Mike Antonovich is hosting a Memorial Day weekend event in Arcadia County Park on Saturday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is summed up best by its title: Remembering our Veterans and Their Families, Past, Present and Future. Admission is free and the event will be [...]
Mount Wilson Trail Race this Saturday
Pounds of Pasta will be served this Friday in preparation for the big race. The traditional pasta nosh dinner is held every year on the Friday before the annual Mount Wilson Trail Race. This year the dinner is sponsored by Café 322, which provides the pounds of pasta needed to prepare runners for the next [...]
Sierra Madre Weekly – May 27th, 2010
Sierra Madre Weekly – May 20th, 2010
“The Rainmaker” to Beguile Us at the Sierra Madre Playhouse
Can he really make it rain?—this handsome dude who happens to drop by a farmhouse one day just as the Currys are standing at their windows, scanning the skies for even the barest hint of clouds. He says he can. Says he’s done it before, in the midst of terrible droughts, worse’n this ‘un. ‘Course [...]
Supporters Push Dreier for Legislation Protecting San Gabriel Mountains
A stack of 400 letters from local residents who are asking Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas) to introduce legislation to protect the San Gabriel Mountains was delivered to the Congressman’s office last Wednesday. To date, more than 1,500 letters and postcards have been sent to Rep. Dreier asking him to introduce a bill to help [...]
La Salle’s Allie Forillo Breaks Two Strikeout Records
On Thursday May 6, La Salle senior Allie Forillo broke the 10-year-old single season strikeout record of 248 Ks held by Caty Beaston, a 2000 La Salle graduate. Allie entered the game Thursday against St. Bernard’s High School with 240 Ks and struck out nine straight to break the record. She ended up with 13 [...]
St. Rita Excels at Track Championships
Track season for St. Rita School in Sierra Madre closed with a bang at the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Archdiocesan Championships for the Los Angeles region. Thirty-one Raiders in grades 4-8 survived the Regionals and Prelims to make the Finals. Only the top eight athletes from approximately 75 schools earned the trip to Serra High [...]
