California State Qualifiers Announced

California State Qualifiers Announced

The California state qualifier of the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship took place Monday and Tuesday this week at the Oakmont Country Club. After competing in local qualifiers around the state, 68 golfers advanced to Oakmont CC to see who would move on to the national championship, which will be held the first week […]

Montrose Hosts Car Show

Montrose Hosts Car Show

By Mary O’KEEFE The 15th Annual Montrose Car Show was held on July 3 with over 300 classic cars, hot rods and motorcycles lining Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park area. “This was our largest show ever, with probably the largest viewer participation ever,” said Dave Maher, the show’s organizer. This year there were […]

Two Robberies in La Cañada

By Mary O’KEEFE Two robberies involving weapons occurred recently in La Cañada Flintridge in the early morning hours. The first incident occurred Monday at 2:25 a.m. A man was cleaning trashcans outside the location in the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard. The man reported that two men entered the plaza where he was working. As […]

CALENDAR This

AUTISM LEARNING PARTNERS’ SUMMER FAMILY PICNIC Bring your family and your appetite for a day of games and fun in the sun! Play baseball with a celebrity player, join a yoga class, enjoy the bubble and balloon station and meet a fireman! All at the Autism Learning Partners’ summer family picnic on July 16 from […]

People Making News

Huff Publishing Associates, LLC announced “Dreams of My Mothers” by local resident Joel Peterson as being recognized as a winner in the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. Narrowed down from nearly 2,000 entries by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers, along with Foreword Reviews’ editorial staff, the winners in […]

IN Brief

Cruise Night on Saturday Glendale Cruise Night on Brand Boulevard returns on Saturday, July 16 at 5:30 p.m. The event is promoted as the biggest car show in Southern California. Enjoy classic cars, live music and fireworks show! There is no charge to attend. The History of BBQ at HSCV Meeting At its next meeting […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Response to Water Conservation Article In the June 30 issue, the general manager of Glendale Water & Power, Mr. Zurn, was interviewed regarding how well residents were dealing with water conservation [Conservation Efforts Working in Glendale]. He indicated how single-family homes were doing much better in comparison with multi-housing units. This reminded me of a […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water or watching the clouds float across the blue sky, is by no means waste of time.” ~ John Lubbock, “Recreation,” The Use of Life, 1894 This past weekend found us on […]

CRIME BLOTTER

July 11 4600 block of Hume Avenue in La Crescenta, a man reported that as he was in his kitchen he looked out the window and noticed that the dome light was on in his mother’s vehicle. He noticed a man, described as white, in his 20s, 5’10” tall and weighing 160 pounds with sandy […]

Local Law Enforcement Responds to Dallas

By Mary O’KEEFE The recent attack on police in Dallas where five officers were killed and the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota by police officers have those in law enforcement walking an even finer line between protection of the community and awareness of the ever-present dangers of doing […]