Sierra Madre Weekly – May 20th, 2010
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 [...]
Council Awards Contract for Renovation of Sierra Madre Room
At the regular meeting of May 11, 2010 the Sierra Madre City Council awarded a contract for the construction of Sierra Madre Room building improvements to CA Construction in an amount not to exceed $933,116. The project includes the following improvements to the existing facility: new ceiling, energy efficient roofing and air conditioning, energy efficient [...]
Big Fun at Sierra Madre Little League Closing Day
Sierra Madre Little League invites everyone in the community to attend Closing Day in Sierra Vista Park on Saturday, May 22. The day starts with a pancake breakfast and two farm prep (6 & 7 year olds) games, with the popular carnival starting at 10:00 a.m. The carnival includes obstacle courses, a rock wall, a [...]
Sierra Madre Weekly – May 13th, 2010
Doo Dah Parade Moves East this Saturday
After 33 years in the Old Pasadena retail and entertainment district, the Doo Dah Parade will bring its notorious brand of wackiness across town on Saturday, May 1st, stepping off at 11:00am. The relocation to East Colorado Boulevard places the parade in an older, retro neighborhood reminiscent of its long-ago ‘Old Town’ roots. In fact, [...]
Sierra Madre Weekly – April 29th, 2010
Arcadia High’s Government Team Wins National Championship
After three days of simulated congressional hearings on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the class from Arcadia High School of Arcadia, California, has emerged as the national champion of the 23rd annual We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals. The academic competition marked the end of months of study [...]
