Beacon Media News Now Offers Photos For Sale
Throughout the course of our years covering events in the San Gabriel Valley, photographer Terry Miller has had some unique opportunities to capture images such as those seen in this slideshow. Beacon Media will soon be adding a feature to our website offering these and literally hundreds, perhaps thousands more images for sale, all suitable [...]
July 29 Earthquake 5.4
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Sierra Madre Rotary Donates $10,340 to Fire Dept. For Specialized Radios
Steve Heydorff thanks Rotary for the two radios – Photo by Terry Miller The Rotary Club of Sierra Madre raised $10, 340 toward the purchase of two Motorola XTS 5000 Digital Radios. The club presented a check to the Sierra Madre Fire Department on Tuesday, July 29. This goal was realized through the club’s Annual [...]
Monrovia Community “adopts” 480 Baby Ducks for the YMCA
Karen Taylor Straley, SAFYMCA board member and committee chair said the public participated by adopting a rubber duck to compete in the Rubber Duck Dunk. Funds raised will help support the many programs provided to people of all ages by the SAFYMCA in Monrovia, regardless of ability to pay full fee. “It’s just a fun [...]
State’s Municipal Budget Grab Could Seriously Affect Pasadena’s Public Health
At a conference Thursday morning, Pasadena officials, who are anticipating a 10% cut in critical services this fiscal year, highlighted some of the services which may be seriously hit. Pasadena director of public health, Dr Takashi Wada said he was very concerned that public health could be at risk by the mandates issued by Gov. [...]
Sierra Madre Incident Ends Peacefully-Barricade Suspect Arrested
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies escort the suspect, Roberto Funston, who had kept police at bay for 8 hours in Sierra Madre Thursday. He was arrested after several SWAT team members approached the home on Windsor Lane and used tear gas to evict the wanted suspect. Nearby residents and a local Christian School were evacuated [...]
Armed Standoff in Sierra Madre
A suspected car thief has barricaded himself inside a home off Windsor Ln. in Sierra Madre after police attempted to serve an arrest warrant on him. As of 4 p.m., the hours old standoff between the man and police from Sierra Madre and other surrounding cities’ departments, was still in progress. The man is believed [...]
The Aluminum Marshmallow & the Age of Aquarius Horns, Sun. Aug. 3
The Sierra Madre Volunteer Firefighter’s Association presents The Aluminum Marshmallow & the Age of Aquarius Horns, Sun. Aug. 3rd, 6-8pm as part of Sierra Madre’s Summer Concert Series in Memorial Park. The “Mallow” plays classic rock and features a five-man horn section. According to founding band member, Tom Behrens, “You’re guaranteed to dig our sound, [...]
NYSE Suspends IndyMac Bancorp
The decision to suspend IndyMac Bancorp was reached in view of the fact that IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., Pasadena, CA (“the Bank”), a majority-owned subsidiary and the principal operating asset of the Company, was closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision on July 11, 2008. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) established IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB [...]
Walter T Shatford Honored by Kiwanis Club
Walter T. Staford was honored at the annual barbeque for the Temple City Kiwanis Saturday night. VIPS and about a hundred guests attended the celebration. Walter is flanked by his wife Sara and daughter Sara at Saturday’s event Congressman Schiff and Assemblyman Portantino were on hand to thank the veteran lawyer who has dedicated his [...]