Plans Move Forward for School Outdoor Improvements

By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council initiated the first steps toward the development of a new and expansive soccer field and multipurpose park at Wilson Middle School by rewarding PlaceWork, Inc. with an environmental impact report (EIR) contract. The Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with PlaceWorks includes a budget of $127,784, plus a 10% contingency of […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Women ♀ For those who don’t know, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This is a time to celebrate the contributions women have made to our nation for the betterment of their gender specifically and to our culture overall. Yesterday was International Women’s Day and many women were encouraged to take the day off […]

Rockhaven Benefits from Tupperware Fundraiser

Rockhaven Benefits from Tupperware Fundraiser

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday night the Friends of Rockhaven held a fundraiser that went back to the basics. Since the 1950s, Tupperware parties have been a fabric of America so it seemed a perfect way to raise funds for the historic woman’s sanitarium. Nurse Agnes Richards opened Rockhaven Sanitarium in 1923 exclusively for women […]

Working Together to Stop Hate

Working Together to Stop Hate

By Mary O’KEEFE A group of concerned community members met on Thursday at the Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church to discuss hate crimes and how to take a proactive step to protect neighborhoods from these acts. Rev. Steve Marshall, Marisol Medina and Kayli Blundell organized the evening. Recently several Jewish Community Centers and cemeteries across […]

SPORTS NOTES

Gladiator Youth Football and Cheer Signups   As of March 1, the La Cañada Gladiators Youth Football and Cheer programs opened registration for the 2017 football season. Registration and payment are online. Football and Cheer applications will be available on the Gladiator webpage at www.lcgladiators.org. The Gladiator program is open to girls and boys ages […]

Weather in the Foothills

“May you have warm words on a cold evening,    a full moon on a dark night    and a smooth road all the way to your door.” ~ An Irish Blessing, attributed to St. Patrick – 433AD A weak cold front spread showers across the foothills on Sunday. Only 0.2 inches fell. The season’s […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Montrose Search and Rescue – Campers Saved By the Whistle On Wednesday, Jan 2, 1974, John Larson took his 3-year-old son John Junior on an adventure – a “cold-camping” excursion into the San Gabriel Mountains. Larson was an experienced outdoorsman with proper gear. He planned to camp on a trail a few miles out of […]

CRIME BLOTTER

March 3 100 block of Lamour Drive in La Cañada, jewelry, a gaming system, cash and laptop computer were stolen and the rear sliding glass door was shattered at a home while the residents were gone overnight. 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, the owner of a restaurant entered his business in the […]

In Brief

More 210 Closures The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the westbound Foothill Freeway (I-210) Pennsylvania Avenue on-and off-ramps beginning Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m. as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Motorists attempting to access I-210 are encouraged to use alternate routes. The ramp closures will remain in effect through spring 2017, […]

VCS Baseball Off to Hot Start

The Village Christian High School baseball team won its opening Olympic League game on Tuesday, 2-0 road victory at Heritage Christian. Sophomore Tobias Plotkin earned the win on the mound. He went six innings, gave up six hits and struck out seven batters, with a walk. Plotkin also went two-for-four at the plate, with a […]