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Sierra Madre Search and Rescue The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) Team responded on seven search and rescue calls in September. With schools back in session the tempo of rescues is beginning to drop after a busy summer. As part of the larger local search and rescue structure, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue often responds to assist other agencies and SAR teams on incidents. One of these mutual aid assists is detailed below along with the search for a missing hiker. Stranded Hiker, Eaton Canyon: The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team (AMRT) contacted SMSR at 2:28 p.m. on September 11th to assist in the rescue of a hiker stranded on a cliff in Eaton Canyon. SMSR and AMRT personnel established a command post at the entrance to Eaton Canyon and assembled rescue teams to access the subject. The initial rescuers on-scene determined that the hiker was uninjured but was stranded approximately 200 above the canyon floor and unable to safely ascend or descend from his position. Rescuers quickly determined that accessing the subject from above by lowering a rescuer to his position and then lowering both the rescuer and hiker to the canyon floor would be the safest course of action. This type of rescue scenario is one that members of all the SAR teams regularly practice. Familiarity with working together and the topography of the canyon allowed rescuers to execute the plan safely and efficiently. Hikers are reminded that getting off trail into the vertical or near-vertical areas of our mountains can be very risky. It is often very easy to climb up into an area and
Century 21 Ludecke Inc. agent’s attend regional networking event On October 18 a Regional networking event was held for Century 21 agents at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario. Over 300 agents from the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire attended the event hosted by the Century 21 San Gabriel Broker Council. Mark Foreman - Senior Vice President Strategic Development and Industry Relations, provided an update on CENTURY 21 and Industry trends. Mr. Barry Eisen, the keynote speaker is an experienced personal/business coach, author, corporate trainer and sports psychologist for many years, has been
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find that it is not possible to safely ascend or descend. Avoid placing yourself in this situation if at all possible, but if you do, to avoid the risk of serious injury or death, do not hesitate to request assistance if necessary. The rescue was secured after all personnel were out of the field at 6 p.m. Missing Hiker, Clamshell/Monrovia Peak area: SMSR was paged at 8:56 a.m on September 22nd to search for a missing hiker in the area east of Chantry Flat near Monrovia Peak. Crews initially staged at the upper helicopter pad at Chantry Flat for potential helicopter insertion in the search area. Information associated with cell phone information placed the hiker in the so-called Clamshell area high above Monrovia. Due to aircraft availability and timing, field crews made the long drive into the area via fireroad. Teams hiked into the area to check trails
and the register on Clamshell Peak. No sign of the hiker was located and the field crews returned to Sierra Madre. Late in the afternoon, the hiker was able to contact his family and report that he had been able to get back to town safely. Search efforts were cancelled at that point and the operation was secured at 5 p.m. For over 60 years the all-volunteer Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team has been responding to calls for help in the local mountains and beyond. Funded entirely by private donations, SMSR provides a range of public programs on wilderness safety in addition to its search and rescue activities. The Team never charges for any of its services. For more information, including how to arrange a wilderness safety demonstration for your school or group, visit www. smsr.org.
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development. We’re doing all that thinking well in advance of the project.” Bailan said he expects that phase of the project to be completed by 2022. He added the extension is good economically for all the cities along the route. “They’re huge for rejuvenating the cities all along the Foothill extension,” he said. “These are towns that have historic downtowns that were here since Henry Huntington built the railroad, that were formed along all of these stations and had the cities turned their backs on since the railroads went away. We’re going to rebuild all that with this transit system. We’ll have an opportunity to encourage transitoriented development,
roughly raising billions of dollars for these cities long term.” In addition, Balian said while building the Gold Line is expensive, it is worth it in terms of employment. “This project will have 6,000 jobs in total and about 2,500 in construction alone,” he said. “This project will cost about $950 million all the way to Montclair. The money is to be determined. It needs to be designed and planned so we can compete for money in 2016. It’s expected there will be another potential sales tax measure on the ballot sometime in the future and we’d like to be included in that.” Balian also said
the train will be an inexpensive, convenient way to travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley. “People are looking for an alternative,” he said. “They’ve never had an alternative before. Metrolink is not convenient for everyone. It’s expensive and the timing isn’t always right. It doesn’t take you to Pasadena. It’s infrequent and not everyone wants to go to downtown L.A. This is pretty regular service, running every seven to 10 minutes to provide you with a way that is guaranteed to get you to your office or the Westside or wherever you’re going.” (Shel Segal can be reached at ssegal@ beaconmedianews.com).