Articles by Bill Coburn
Motivational Speaker Jimmy Weldon To Speak At Hart Park House Senior Center
Press Release posted 11/5/14 – On Wednesday, November 19th at 1:00pm author and speaker, Jimmy Weldon, with his faithful sidekick, Webster Webfoot, will share laughter and stories, hoping to motivate his audiences to achieve their…
Local Environmentalist Caroline Brown Featured on READ Posters and Bookmarks
Press Release posted 11/5/14 – Sierra Madre resident and local environmentalist, Caroline Brown, is featured on new READ posters and bookmarks by the Sierra Madre Public Library. “I love to read. I have several books…
City Hall Open Hours Increased
Press Release posted 11/5/14 – At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting (10/28/14), the Council approved increased hours for City Hall beginning Monday, November 3, 2014. City Hall will be open 7:30am – 5:30pm, Monday –…
Sierra Madre Halloween 2014, Alegria Avenue
Posted 11/2/14 – A big thank you to all who live on Alegria for their efforts in helping to turn the street into the magical place it is each year. We know it’s a lot of…
2014 Halloween Costume Contest, Sponsored by Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club
Posted 11/2/14 – Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club again sponsored the annual Costume Contest in the park, providing prizes for kids in 4 age group categories, a group category and a scariest costume category. In…
Downtown Trick or Treating and Costume Parade – Photos and Video
Posted 11/2/14 – Downtown was filled with kids and parents going from store to store trick or treating Friday afternoon, an event the Chamber of Commerce assists with every year. Following that was the annual…
Pumpkin Moving Day at the Parkers, 2014 – An Inside Look
Posted 11/1/14 – For the last few year, Doug Parker and Heather Roberts-Parker have been kind enough to invite me to join them on pumpkin moving day, generally the weekend before Halloween. This year, I…
2014 Sierra Madre Halloween
A reader named Jeff shared with us his YouTube video of Sierra Madre Halloween in 2009, and you can see it below. Below the video you’ll find the schedule of events as listed by the…
2014 Halloween Window Painting – Completed – Photo Gallery
Posted 10/25/14 – I posted photos of the kids painting the windows of the local businesses downtown for Halloween yesterday, and now I’ve gone back and taken photos of the completed windows, without the kids…
2014 Halloween Window Painting in Downtown Sierra Madre – Photo Gallery
Posted 10/25/14 – Yesterday was business window painting day in Sierra Madre, with kids competing in the Halloween Window Painting Contest, sponsored by the Sierra Madre Civic Club. Today I’m posting pictures of the windows…
2014 Sierra Madre Honors… Dinner Held at Alverno
Press Release posted 10/12/14, all photos on this page courtesy of the City of Sierra Madre, for more pictures from the event, visit the City’s FB photo album The 2014 Sierra Madre Honors… Dinner and…
SMEAC General Meeting Thursday to Feature JPL Climatologist, Public Invited
Press Release posted 10/12/14 – The Sierra Madre Environmental Action Council (SMEAC) announces a General Meeting to be held Thursday, Oct. 16, 6:00-9:00 p.m., at the Nature Friends Lodge & Retreat Center in Sierra Madre…
Hastings Albertson’s To Close In Early November
Posted 10/4/14 – Multiple sources are reporting that the employees of the Albertson’s at Michillinda and Sierra Madre Blvd. were told yesterday that their store will be closing in the first week of November. According…
Kiwanis Annual Pancake Breakfast – Photo Gallery
Posted 9/23/14 – The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club held its annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser last Saturday. We hope you enjoy these pictures from the event (click to enlarge).