LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Voices Needed at Starbucks Meeting Anyone who understands me knows I speak up for safety, for the kids and the community. I was a grassroots member of the CV Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition, which takes stock in the youth and helps them always have a safe place to go that is drug and alcohol […]

Golbranson Signs NLI

On Feb. 3, St. Monica Academy (2361 Del Mar Road in Montrose) senior Matthew Golbranson signed a national letter of intent to play soccer for Santa Clara University. Golbranson is SMA’s first student/athlete to sign to play a Division I sport. He also plays on SMA’s baseball team where he is a two time league […]

Running for Technology

  Valley View Educational Foundation held its annual jog-a-thon on Feb. 12. Students helped raise money to provide the school with the very latest in technology – new computers for the school’s Media Center. The students were encouraged to begin “training” by jogging (not sprinting). Students asked friends and family to sponsor them on a […]

Weather in the Foothills

“When there are no clouds in the sky, under the beautiful sunshine, remember the rain and repair your umbrella.” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish author & playwright I just don’t know what to say about the weather, except it is not raining – in fact quite the contrary. The skies are clear and the temperatures […]

Falcons’ Water Polo Goes Deep into Playoffs

By Brandon HENSLEY By the time you read this, the Crescenta Valley High girls’ water polo team could be on its way to the championship game, or they could be coming home and planning for next season. The Falcons played in its semifinals game vs. top-seeded Royal in the CIF-SS Division IV playoffs on Wednesday […]

Agreement Reached Between FSHA and ProtectLCF

After an extended period of negotiation, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy (FSHA) and the homeowner group Protect La Cañada Flintridge (Protect LCF) have reached an agreement regarding FSHA’s application to increase its enrollment from 385 to 425 students and a list of conditions tied to FSHA’s campus construction project application (Specific Plan). FSHA and Protect LCF […]

VFW Reps Head to Washington

Veterans of Foreign Wars District 7 Commander Corey McKinney will be among the more than 500 members attending the VFW Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28-March 3. District 7 includes Post 1614 in La Crescenta. This annual conference amplifies the voices of the nearly 1.7 million VFW members and its auxiliaries, reminding lawmakers of […]

LCF Shuttle Ridership Increases Dramatically

In May 2015, the City of La Cañada Flintridge purchased two used 35-foot compressed natural gas buses. After new paint, upholstery, and decals, the LCF Shuttles were placed into service on Routes 34 and 3/33. Route 3/33 has been in place for some time and provides service through La Cañada Flintridge and into Glendale. Route […]

La Reign Ann Hodges

Feb. 6, 1946 – Feb. 10, 2016 La Reign Hodges passed away peacefully at 4 p.m. on Feb. 10. She had been battling LMS, a rare cancer, since 2005 and again in 2008. La Reign was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, stepmother, cousin and a talented decorator who loved being a part of the […]