Posted 5/14/12 - The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club held its second annual Boot Skootin’ Dance and Chili Cook Off in the Sierra Madre Room on Saturday, featuring 7 chili contestants, judged by restaurant critic Peter Dills, host of Dining with Dills on KABC 790, a silent auction, a live auction, raffles and line dancing lessons. Nearly one hundred guests turned out to dance, dine and raise money for Sierra Madre programs that are funded each year by the Kiwanis.
Chili winners:
Below is a video of some of the line dancing, and below that are some pictures from the event.
Saturday May 12 2012
Posted 5/12/12 – “From the day Nan found out that she was nominated along with Jerry for the Older American of the Year Award, she has been mad as a hornet,” began Darlene Traxler, president of the Sierra Madre Friends of the Library, ” looking for that person or persons who nominated her… For those of you [...]
Saturday May 12 2012
Posted 5/12/12 – Andrew Kasiske of AKA Fotographix has had his photography and framing studio tucked away at 41 E. Montecito for some time, but when a streetfront space opened recently at 39 E. Montecito, he decided to rent it as well and open a gallery that would be more accessible (and visible) from the street. Friday [...]
Saturday May 12 2012
Posted 5/12/12 – The City of Sierra Madre Community Services Commission and Arts Advisory Committee is pleased to present an art exhibition by Hilda Pittman. On Friday, May 11th, an opening reception was held with the artist in attendance. Ms. Pittman began painting about twenty years ago, after her children were grown. While she briefly experimented [...]
Saturday May 12 2012
Posted 5/12/12 – People often wonder about the details of emergencies and how what appears to be alternatively complete chaos or inactivity results in anything being accomplished. Like many emergencies, search and rescue operations are exercises in problem solving in often difficult circumstances. Many people are familiar with the more typical missing or injured hiker [...]
Friday May 11 2012
Posted 5/11/12 – The volunteer Sierra Madre 4th of July Committee announceed today that the 2012 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshals will be Nel and Bob Solt, the owners of the southern property of the two on which the Wistaria Vine sits (the northern property was purchased in 2011 by Tony Held). According to the qualifications [...]
Thursday May 10 2012
Posted 5/10/12 – The City of Sierra Madre Community Services Department and the Senior Community Commission invites you to join them in celebrating Sierra Madre’s 2012 Older Americans, Jerry and Nan Carlton at a special reception this Friday, May 11th – 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Hart Park House. Light refreshments will be [...]
Thursday May 10 2012
Press Release posted 5/10/12 – Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Village in Sierra Madre recently welcomed Roy Blume and Irene Truong, partners and co-founders of the Blume-Truong Real Estate Group to CENTURY 21 Village Realty. “I am happy to have Roy and Irene join our office. Their hard work, professionalism and dedication to [...]
Thursday May 10 2012
Posted 5/10/12 – A winner has been selected in the Mount Wilson Trail Race Kid’s Fun Run T-shirt Design Contest. The winning artwork is titled “The Joy of Running: Having a Winning Attitude” and was submitted by Sierra Madre Elementary School student Isaiah Raya. Isaiah’s artwork will be featured on the back of the MWTR [...]
Thursday May 10 2012
Press Release posted 5/10/12 – The City of Sierra Madre Community Services Commission and Arts Advisory Committee is pleased to present an art exhibition by Hilda Pittman. The art work is now on display through Friday, June 8 in SierraMadreCity Hall, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Community members are invited to an Artist Reception on [...]
Sunday May 06 2012
Press Release posted 5/6/12 – Starting Monday, May 7, 2012 the Community Services Department will follow the same hours of operation schedule as City Hall. The Community Services Office located at 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024 will be open on: Monday through Thursday from 7:30am-5:30pm and alternating Fridays from 8:00am-5:00pm. For [...]
Sunday May 06 2012
Posted 5/6/12 – Following a soft opening on Saturday, April 21st, Sierra Madre’s newest downtown business, P.E. Deans, a furniture and houseware consignment store at 49 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. , held its Grand Opening celebration on Friday, May 4th with a traditional ribbon-cutting by the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce, followed by a reception [...]
Sunday May 06 2012
Psted 5/6/12 – The Sierra Madre Volunteer Firefighters’ Association held its annual Pancake Breakfast at the Fire Station yesterday. Cost of the breakfast, which included pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk and orange juice was just $5, and the price was right for hundreds of people that thurned out. Proceeds help to fund SMVFA activities throughout the [...]
Sunday May 06 2012
Posted 5/6/12 – The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library’s (FOL) 50th Annual Art Fair continues in Memorial Park today, featuring dozens of artists and their works, plenty of food choices, and live music. There will also be a silent auction of items donated to the FOL by the artists participating in the Fair. The Fair [...]
Sunday May 06 2012
Press Release posted 5/6/12 – The answer is easy if you have your own copy of the Civic Club’s Cookbook “Recipes We Proudly Share”. Every delicious recipe is a time-tested, family-approved dish of love passed from friend to friend, family to family and generation to generation. The test kitchens were those of grandmas and aunties, [...]
Sunday May 06 2012
Posted 5/6/12 – The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club will host its 2nd annual “Boot Skootin’ Chili Cookoff” event next weekend, on Saturday, May 12. This fundraiser will feature a chili competition with up to a dozen chili recipes. Peter Dills will be the “official” chili judge, and guests will also vote for their favorite chili. There will [...]
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