Sierra Madre NewsLocal news for Sierra Madre, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Independence Day Events- June 30, 2008 The following is a list of Fourth of July events in the Pasadena area: TEMPLE CITY: The city will hold its free Independence Day celebration from 3:30 to 5 p.m. today at City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Drive.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/independence-day-events?fromrss=1 Check out variety of Independence Day activities- June 28, 2008 All events are July 4 unless otherwise noted. PARADES, FAMILY FESTIVITIES AND OBSERVANCES AZUSA Azusa City Hall, 213 E. Foothill Blvd.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/check-out-variety-of-independence-day-ac... Bradbury appoints city manager- June 27, 2008 The Bradbury City Council has appointed Michelle Keith, Sierra Madre's director of community and personnel services, as the new city manager.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/bradbury-appoints-city-manager?fromrss=1 MTA to vote on Gold Line extension funds Thursday- June 25, 2008 Advocates of the Gold Line extension project are gearing up for a transit meeting Thursday that will decide whether the project gets funded or not.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/mta-to-vote-on-gold-line-extension-funds... Dorothy Cunningham: Los Voluntarios group honors top service- June 24, 2008 HONORS: Arcadian Gene Glasco, above, stands in front of the recently dedicated veterans' history room at the Arcadia Historical Museum.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/dorothy-cunningham-los-voluntarios-group... Same-sex marriage: How much coverage is too much- June 22, 2008 Coverage in Wednesday's Times of the first full day of same-sex marriage in California was too much, said some two dozen readers whose calls or notes came to the readers' representative office.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/same-sex-marriage-how-much-coverage-is-t... Book Reviews- June 20, 2008 A Childhood by Harry Crews Harry Crews is probably in his seventies, a professor of writing in Florida, and grew p among the rural poor of north Florida and southern Georgia.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/book-reviews?fromrss=1 Similarity of Chinese, California fault systems raises concerns- June 18, 2008 Kenneth Hudnut sees trouble out his window. He works in Pasadena, Calif., in a sunny valley of palm trees, historic bungalows, gourmet coffee shops and elite institutions of higher learning and space ...http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/similarity-of-chinese-california-fault-s... Wash. Post: Uh oh. That Chinese earthquake ran through faults that...- June 15, 2008 Wash. Post: Uh oh. That Chinese earthquake ran through faults that look just like the ones next door In Wednesday's Post Joel Achenbach introduces readers to a geophysicist in Pasadena who frets that China's ...http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/wash-post-uh-oh-that-chinese-earthquake-... $150,000 grant to bolster local wildfire prevention- June 13, 2008 At a quiet gathering amid the brush-filled hills of Chantry Flats on Thursday, officials from two local fire safe councils received a portion of a $150,000 grant to help residents protect their homes.http://www.topix.net/city/sierra-madre-ca/2008/06/150-000-grant-to-bolster-local-wildfire-... |