By Ted AYALA Those who can’t help but juggle their phones and MP3 players while driving may want to start curbing their bad behavior. Glendale City Council approved the acquisition of a $200,000 grant that would go into curbing distracted driving. The grant, which is provided by the state’s traffic safety program, will pump $200,000 […]
Trials of Traveling After getting the paper out last week, I hopped on a plane and headed to New Hampshire to see family that I don’t get to see very often. I don’t know if you’ve watched the new T.V. show, “Pan Am,” but among other things, the show reminds us of how it used […]
“There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds … There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter …” Rachel Carson 1907-1964 ~ Writer, scientist, and marine biologist This time of year is one […]
By Ted AYALA Not even high humidity and temperatures inching their way towards triple digits could keep the throngs of people from across the region from visiting the Montrose Oktoberfest on Saturday. Locals and visitors alike crowded Honolulu Avenue and its side streets in search of food, fun, and, of course, beer. “Everywhere else, summer […]
By Jason KUROSU On Monday night, the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition held a special screening of “Race to Nowhere,” a documentary examining the prevalence and consequences of stress for students of all ages. Parents, teachers, administrators and students gathered in the Crescenta Valley High Auditorium to view the film, which fostered some […]
April 27, 1925 – Sept. 30, 2011 Joseph Walter Stockemer, 86, of La Crescenta passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Sept. 30. Joe was born to Joseph J. and Rose C. Stockemer on April 27, 1925 at their home in Hollywood, Calif. As a child, he was blessed with an incredible voice, […]
Sept. 1, 1923 – Sept. 18, 2011 Montrose resident Richard Verna died Sept. 18 due to lung and heart disease. He was 89. Born to Italian parents on Sept. 1, 1923, Verna spent most of his life in Montrose where he kept busy as a cabinetmaker. “It wasn’t just building cabinets, he was a handy […]
Margaret Elizabeth Nelson, age 95, passed away on Sept. 28. She has been a long time resident of Sunland/Tujunga and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Tujunga. She is survived by daughter Judith Crown (Bert Bogash) of Shadow Hills, sister Jean Faller of Naples, Fla. and brother James Bohrer of Tennessee. […]
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By Mary O’KEEFE The man who engaged in a gun battle with Glendale police on Friday has been identified. Antonio Tafolla Diaz, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene by Glendale Fire Department paramedics after multiple shots were exchanged. At about 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning Glendale police received a call concerning shots fired in […]