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Thursday, MAY 31 - JUNE 6, 2012

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Mount Wilson Historic Trail Race Sees 300 Athletes Brave the 8.6 Miles Saturday The 104th annual Mount Wilson Trail Race was held in Sierra Madre last Saturday morning The weather was perfect for the 8.6 mile course, up Baldwin Avenue and to the Mount Wilson Trail, which is a three foot dirt path at its widest. From town to the turnaround point at Orchard Camp, the athletes cover an elevation of 2,100 feet. Emergency support for the runners was provided by the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team, ham radio operator and the volunteer fire department as well as Boy Scout / Cub Scout troops who provided water at locations along the trail. Jon Clark of Rancho Santa Margarita (1:02:53) was the top mail finisher and Michelle Barton (1:19:38), top female in the race. “However, the whole field of nearly 300 runners should be recognized for its ability to make the 8.6 mile trip from Kersting Court in Sierra Madre to Orchard Camp and back, a vertical climb of 2,100 feet!” according to event chair Pete Siberell There were two childrens races and these were run with as much enthusiasm and Please see page 7

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Volume XVII, No. XXII

Pasadena Officials Steer CDBG Awards Toward City’s Priorities by jim e. winburn The Pasadena City Council continued a public hearing at its meeting on May 21 to receive additional public feedback on remaining funding allocations for its Community Development Block Grant program. The city approved all areas of CDBG funding on May 14 except for local organizations applying for nonpublic service allocations. The council approved a total of $2,250,125 for the 2012-13 CDBG program activities based on the staffrecommended application. However, with the city facing a reduction in CDBG

funding by more than $717,000 over the last two years, not every organization would make the cut. Non-public service allocation selections were made by the Northwest Commission, a citizen advisory body, which recommended a total funding allocation of $298,850 that included GRID Alternatives, Pasadena Enterprise Center, IDEPSCA, and Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative. But staff recommendations differed from that of the Northwest Commission, Please see page 3

Pasadena - One of Many Cities in CA to Sue State

Determined young boys and girls start the kid’s fun run Saturday morning with gusto. The lad in the middle, in the blue shirt came in first in this particular race. -Photo by Terry Miller

Sierra Madre Honors Fallen Soldiers with Observance Ceremony

A vast and growing number of cities including Pasadena filed lawsuits Tuesday against the state for seizing cash in the recent takeover of redevelopment agencies.

Pasadena has requested a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to halt any state intervention before the June 1 deadline on redevolpment funds.

Thousands Attend Arcadia's 15th Annual Antonovich Memorial Day Event

by jim e. winburn Sierra Madre's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3208 hosted a Memorial Day Observance for local Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in preserving this nation's freedom. Nearly 200 local area residents attended the observance ceremony at Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery on Monday. David Loeru, commander of VFW Harry L. Embree Post 3208, presided over the event, telling this reporter how important it is to remember those Americans who paid for our freedoms with their lives. "What it means to me is to never lose sight," said Loeru. "And that is what

Members of VFW Post 3208 perform 21-gun salute for fallen American veterans at Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery. -Photo by Jim E. Winburn

VFW is all about: not to forget - not to forget the fallen." Sierra Madre's Memorial Day services featured former Mayor MaryAnn MacGillivray as the guest

speaker. MacGillivray pointed out the difference between Veterans Day and MemoPlease see page 12

Skydivers performed amazing dives from a small aircraft at about 2pm on Saturday. -Photo by Terry Miller

Veterans were honored and remembered at the annual Michael D. Antonovich event "Remembering Our Veterans and Their Families:

Past, Present and Future" at Arcadia County Park. The event, now in its 15th year celebrates all aspects of the military and helps veterans

come to terms with life back in a non-combat zone. The event drew hunPlease see page 13


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