
The Sierra Madre Odyssey of Mind team picture left to right: Sophia Cimino, Eva Hostetter, Hana Tyszka, Ashford Milne, Cole Sandefur (in hat). – Courtesy Photo Sierra Madre School Odyssey of the Mind team fared well at the State Competition held Saturday 26th March 2011 in Brentwood, Northern California. The students were able to increase [...]

The Sierra Madre Police Department Joins Effort to Crack Down on Cell Phone Use and Texting While Driving Texting and Driving is not Cheap….First offense is $159 Local police agencies are cracking down on texting and cell phone use while driving As part of California’s first Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, law enforcement in [...]

By Terry Miller Not to be outdone by the Rose Parade’s Never on a Sunday policy – the good folks at LightBringer Project plan to hold the Doo Dah Queen Tryouts on April 2, instead of the traditional and albeit occasional, April 1. The wonderfully creative and deliciously delightfully duo of Tom Coston and Patty [...]

I’ll bet my money on de Doo Dah nag, All the Poo Bah Day During Doo Dah’s very special day, it seems only logical that a purveyor of fine vinyl (not what you’re thinking)… that Poo Bah Records Owner Ron Stivers be selected as Grand Marshal. Music has always been a marvelous part of Doo [...]


During the month of February, D.I.S.A.R.M. Officers confiscated 107 weapons – including 48 handguns,23 assault rifles, and 21 rifles/shotguns, $3.9 million in illegal drugs, and arrested 264 probationers during 1,400 unannounced searches of residences, persons, vehicles, and businesses, announced Mayor Michael D. Antonovich. The searches were conducted through the Probation Department’s D.I.S.A.R.M. (Developing Increased [...]

Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Village in Sierra Madre recently welcomed Mechelle Valenzuela to his Sierra Madre office. The announcement was made at the office’s weekly marketing and sales meeting. Valenzuela said that she is very excited about her new association with Village and that she chose the Sierra Madre office for the [...]

On Friday, March 25, 2011 at approximately 10:30 AM, a man in the 300 block of Mariposa went to the front door of a senior female resident and identified himself as a local water company employee. The man told the resident that he needed to check her plumbing for the quality of water being supplied [...]

No Weapons Recovered in Deputy Involved Shooting at Del Taco oin Rosemead During the early morning hours of Saturday, March 26, 2011, Sheriff’s Homicide detectives responded to the 200 block of Rosemead Boulevard, unincorporated area of Pasadena, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved shooting. Investigators learned that four suspects pulled their car into the [...]

Santa Anita Returns To Four-Day Race Week, Horse Inventory Key Factor in Decision Santa Anita Park will return to a four-day race week beginning this Thursday, March 31, and will operate on a Thursday through Sunday schedule for the remainder of its winter/spring meeting which concludes on April 17. “Our horse inventory here in Southern [...]