People Making News

Kyle Patterson of La Cañada Flintridge graduated from Champlain College with a degree in managing creative media on May 14. During his time at Champlain he was one of several senior students recognized by the College’s Robert P. Stiller School of Business for academic excellence. Students were honored at the Stiller School of Business Honoring […]

In Brief

Work Planned by SCE Southern California Edison will be performing maintenance on the electrical system in the area. In order to perform this work safely, SCE must temporarily turn off power. This outage will allow the modernization of the grid by making needed upgrades and repairs to increase reliability. Power outages may cause some inconvenience […]

NOTES & NODS

Free Seminars at Gethsemane All are invited to join the next free seminar on Mindfulness and Caregivers: a practical guide to caring for self while caring for others facilitated by Kathy Garcia Egan, LCSW, http://kathygarciaegan.com. Attendees will learn valuable tools to help ease stress in their life journey. The next seminar is on Saturday, June […]

Weather in the Foothills

“The blush of Spring, the blossom of Summer, the flame of Autumn, the sparkle of Winter, … every waking moment yields a never failing succession of delights.” ~ Horace Fletcher, “Menticulture,” 1895 It sure didn’t feel like summer over Memorial Day Weekend. Sunday morning I actually needed windshield wipers driving through the heavy mist. The […]

GPD Plans Open House

GPD Plans Open House

  The Glendale Police Dept. will be hosting an open house on June 4 at 131 N. Isabel St. in Glendale. The entire block of 100 N. Isabel Street will be closed between Wilson Avenue and Broadway for the festivities. The event is free to the public and scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

Community Honors Fallen

By Dylan SYLVESTER America’s flag flew at half-staff above a sea of sorrowful faces on Monday morning when the Crescenta Valley community offered remembrances of those soldiers whose names are listed on the Vietnam War Memorial in the center of the Montrose Shopping Park. “Although they may not stand among us today, they live on […]

Installation of Welcome to Glendale Signs Planned

  By Mary O’KEEFE A new entry sign to North Glendale is due to be installed on Foothill Boulevard near Pennsylvania and Lowell avenues. The sign was designed by Dave Gallagher. According to the City of Glendale website, the City partnered with the Friends of North Glendale to create welcome signs on Foothill Boulevard. The […]

Prepping for the Primary

Prepping for the Primary

  By Mary O’KEEFE The Presidential Primary Election is on June 7 but the election goes beyond party presidential decisions. There are measures on the ballot as well as choices for State Assembly 43rd District,  State Senate 25th District, the 28th District of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, Superior Court judges and, […]

Remembering A Friend

By Mary O’KEEFE “I first met Bill in 1972.” That was how Bill Flanders, former U.S. Marine and current pastor at First Baptist Church of La Crescenta, started his address as keynote speaker at Two Strike Park’s Memorial Day service on Monday morning. Each year American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 27 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, two suspects entered a store. They were wearing ski masks. Suspect 1 had his hand inside his coat pocket simulating he had a gun and ordered the employee to empty the cash drawer, which he did. Suspect 2 apparently acted as look out. The robbery […]