SANTA ANITA EXPRESSES REGRET OVER LOSS OF HORSE
Santa Anita officials and horsemen reacted with dismay and sorrow upon the news of the highly publicized equine fatality here on Tuesday morning and the subsequent decision Wednesday by HBO to cease production on season-two of LUCK. “All of us here at Santa Anita, including horsemen, management and employees are deeply saddened by the stable [...]
California Horse Racing Board Comments on Death of Racehorses During Filming of HBO’s LUCK
California Horse Racing Board Comments on Death of Racehorses During Filming of HBO’s LUCK We just received this statement for CHRB regarding HBO’s decisiion to cancel LUCK filming at Santa Anita in the wake of the three horses euthanized. “The California Horse Racing Board takes very seriously and cares deeply about the death of any [...]
San Gabriel Police Officers’ Association Files Suit Against City
San Gabriel Police Officers’ Association Files Suit Against City Lawyers Compare Scandal to City of Bell By Terry Miller The San Gabriel Police Officers’ Association announced a lawsuit has been filed against the city, accusing city officials of misusing city employee retirement funds. The POA’s attorney Dieter Dammeier said the city has “misappropriated and misused” [...]
Gold Line Bridge to Cause More 210 Fwy Closures
March 4-17, Use Alternate Routes The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Project is reporting up to eight nights of full eastbound lane closures for this bi-weekly period, March 4-17, 2012. The closures will take place overnight and impact the eastbound IS 210 Freeway between Rosemead Boulevard and Santa Anita Avenue. Foothill Boulevard will be used [...]
SoCalGas Warns Customers About Utility Imposters
Southern California Gas Co.(SoCalGas) is alerting customers to be aware of persons who reportedly have recently posed as SoCalGas employees. According to a news account, the imposters distract an unsuspecting customer by performing “gas leak inspections” while an accomplice burglarizes the customer’s home. SoCalGas wants to assure all customers that all SoCalGas employees carry proper [...]
Sierra Madre Chamber to Sponsor Council Candidate Election Events
On Wednesday, March 14th from 6:30 to 8:30pm, the Council is sponsoring a Candidate forum, which will be moderated by the League of Women Voters, Pasadena Area. The forum will be held in City Council chambers in City Hall, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Residents will have the opportunity to put their questions in writing [...]
Sierra Madre Council Candidate Forums on Tap
This Sunday at Memorial Park Hart House, the VFW will sponsor a Candidate forum at 1:30 PM. On Tues, Feb 13 at Noon, The Kiwanis will sponsor a forum at the Lodge in Sierra Madre . Sierra Madre Chamber Forum will be next Wednesday at City Hall March 14. The Sierrra Madre Weekly will publish [...]
Wistaria Festival to Offer Tours of Historic 1887 Pinney House; Local Artists Featured in House
-Photo by Terry Miller Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM The historic landmark Pinney House, built in 1887, will be open for self-guided tours for the first time ever, during the March 25 Wistaria Festival in Sierra Madre, California. The Pinney House, designed by Victorian architects Samuel & Joseph Cather Newsom, is [...]
The Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival
This special postmark will be available at the Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival, Sunday March 25, 2012 at the Wistaria Festival Postal Station located at Kersting Court in Sierra Madre at Sierra Madre Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. This special temporary postal station will be open 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. Bring post cards or letters. You [...]
Congressional Gold Medal Presented to Sierra Madre Nisei Soldier Shoso Nomura
Nomura is one of only two Sierra Madre men to get the Honor. -Photo by Terry Miller By Terry Miller In the late summer of 1944, a C-47 landed in Yan’an, a remote town in northwestern China’s Shaanxi Province. On board were US military and diplomatic staff, sent to the headquarters of the Communist Party [...]
