3RD OF JULY ACTIVITIES
THE PARADE!
2021 PARADE GRAND MARSHAL - THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE!
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For over 60 years the "Buc" has been the spot to go to in Sierra Madre! Whether it was celebrating a softball win, after wedding party, birthday, winning the local City Council election or heck just hangin' out with local friends. Even once being named as a top 10 LA dive bar. Gerri Fraser and her family have owned and operated the bar for the last 30 years have been there and supported this community in every way possible. The “Buc” has sponsored Little League, Softball, Halloween Happenings, Huck Finn, the 4th of July, Fall Festivals and auctions at all the local schools, and the golf tournaments. They are interwoven into the fabric that is the community of Sierra Madre. Gerri and her family have always been there for Sierra Madre. And sadly, the Buc had to remain closed during the entire 18 months of the pandemic. Fortunately, they held strong and with the help of some resident angels, selling shirts, go fund me campaigns, some grants and ultimately the Bar Stool fund are still here and reopened today. So, for a year of hanging tough, being strong and still giving back, Sierra Madre says thank you to Gerri and the entire family by honoring them as the 2021 #SMStrong Grand Marshal of the 4th of July Parade (being held on Monday, July 5th!).
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HOMETOWN HERO - FIRE CHIEF BRENT BARTLETT
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This year the SMFD celebrates 100 years since its origin, and thanks to hard work and dedication of this local town hero Chief Bartlett has transitioned Sierra Madre from a once all volunteer department to a professional department and brought the community into the Automatic Aid system, a project the City had been trying to do for close to 40 years. Chief is a local San Gabriel Valley boy and a graduate of Bishop Amat High School, served in the US Marines Corp with two overseas tours and moved to Sierra Madre with his awesome wife and kids in 1995. It was then, the Chief joined the all-volunteer Fire Department, participated in SM Little League, SM Girls Softball and our local schools while raising his family he became part of this amazing community. After his kids went off to college, Chief began his own journey to becoming a professional firefighter, eventually coming back home to Sierra Madre Fire Station 41 as a paid Fire Captain. Upon which he participated in and oversaw our long necessary transition into a professional level department. Our surrounding neighbors have great respect for Chief Bartlett and through his dedication and hard work the City has been accepted into the Automatic Aid Verdugo response systems and has a fantastic team of Medics and Firefighters serving our community. And in that crazy 2020 pandemic year, on top of everything else, Chief Bartlett assisted in keeping the community safe from the Bobcat Fire and also participated a number of times with the SMThrives team. Chief Bartlett is a great example of #SMStrong and we are pleased to extend this honor to him as Sierra Madre 2021 Hometown Hero!
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