Services for William H. “Bill” Peters who died on April 9 will be this Saturday, June 5 at 1 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Church at 2411 Montrose Ave. in Montrose. He passed away in Huntington Hospital in Pasadena from complications resulting from COPD and diabetes.
By Mary O’KEEFE Burglary suspects were arrested thanks to an alert neighbor who saw something suspicious and called police. “A neighbor observed three males exiting a gate [of a house] located in the 3000 block of Los Olivos Lane. The witness knew that the home owner was gone and that the home had been burglarized […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A solemn and meaningful Memorial Day ceremony was held at Two Strike Park early Monday morning. The sidewalk was lined with American flags and posters reminding the crowd why it was there. It was called the Walk of Honor and was a new addition to the Two Strike Park ceremony. Names of […]
“ June is bustin’ out all over…” — Oscar Hammerstein II Last Saturday, early morning, strong winds came blasting out of our canyons. Due to a high pressure system over the Great Basin creating this condition, Memorial Day weekend was very warm – 90 degrees. Many consider this time to be the start of summer. […]
Robin Goldsworthy from the desk of the publisher Montrose was host to a variety of activities. In addition to taking care of the girls getting ready for La Cañada and Crescenta Valley high school proms on Saturday, Kim and Kris and their crew at Merle Norman Cosmetics worked their magic on Joycie Dungca, the lovely […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Members of the foothills community gathered at the CV Park recreation room last Thursday for a presentation by county officials on a planned dog park. Attendees shared mixed feelings as some vigorously stated their concerns while proponents sighed at complaints aimed at the schematics of the park. Those who vehemently back the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Representative Adam Schiff recently testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies to call for a reconsideration and possible repeal of U.S. Forest Service policies prohibiting nighttime flights. This action was spurred by the Station Fire. “Fire officials agree that the most important part of fighting fires is […]
When I was a kid, I knew that Dial hand soap tasted terrible, but that Irish Spring was even worse. And don’t even mention the aptly named Lava brand. You see, my siblings and I got our mouths washed out with soap for certain verbal infractions that included swearing and/or talking back to our parents. […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Two more Glendale police officers filed suit against their department for discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Marc Mendoza, an officer of Filipino descent, has filed suit for wrongful demotion, harassment, discrimination, retaliation and failure to prevent discrimination and harassment by the police department. “Mr. Mendoza, of Filipino ancestry, has worked protecting […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Senator Carol Liu answered questions about the state of the California budget during a visit to Verdugo Hills Hospital on Friday. The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors’ local chapter hosted the event. Liu explained that the budget committee was reviewing the budget this week and she expected recommendations to […]