By Mary O’KEEFE Ten years ago the murder of two local boys, Christopher McCulloch, 13, and Blaine Talmo, 14, sent chills across La Crescenta. Their deaths were brutal and in the end another young boy, Michael Demirdjian, 16, was convicted of their murders. For the past 10 years family and friends have had to deal […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 55-year-old Montrose woman was struck and killed while walking on the eastbound lanes of the Foothill (210) freeway early Tuesday morning. Los Angeles County Coroner’s office has released the name of the victim, Linda Georgette Saunders. The woman had parked her car on the right shoulder of the eastbound 210 near […]
July 27 400 block of Knight Way in La Cañada Flintridge, a sidewalk was painted with graffiti at Paradise Canyon Elementary School overnight. July 26 Oakwood Avenue and Houseman Street in La Cañada, a skip loader parked along the curb was stolen between July 23-26. 4400 block of Oakgrove Drive in La Cañada, a storage […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Family and friends are mourning the passing of Rob “Moon” Herman. To the Crescenta Valley community he was the force behind the Tim Herman Foundation baseball tournament. Turning a tragedy into a celebration of life, the Herman family turned their son Tim’s love of baseball into a tournament that emphasized the pure […]
Have you heard the term “staycation” yet? It’s a new way of life for many riding out the current economy whereby you find fun things to do close to home. Every Sunday morning in the Montrose Shopping Park it feels like vacation. How refreshing it is to meander down Honolulu Avenue with the smell of […]
“The fruits of life fall into the hands of those who climb the tree and pick them.” — Earl Tupper “Our current economic state presents us with many opportunities – it’s all about how you choose to look at it,” states Kathy Jo Pollack on Selfgrowth.com. She says her focus has always been all about […]
Last week, I sat down with Jackie Walls of Jackie’s Hair A Go Go (838 1/2 Foothill Blvd. La Cañada Flintridge) and we talked about what inspired her to open her wig store. In 1997, Jackie woke up and found her life ha changed. When she woke up that morning, she was overwhelmed with a […]
An anniversary is a time to revisit the past and look to the future. That’s what First Baptist Church at La Crescenta (FBCLC) is doing as the congregation plans its 65th anniversary celebration this Aug. 21-22 at 4441 La Crescenta Ave. in La Crescenta. Past and present church members and the general public are invited […]
HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS The Crescenta Valley High School class of 1970 is having its 40-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Altadena Town and Country Club. The cost is $119 until Sept. 1. Casual event on Friday Oct. 1 at El Cholo Restaurant in Pasadena. Visit www.CVHS70.com for more details and […]
ARIES March 21 – April 19 Relationships come back into focus as Saturn moves into Libra on Wednesday. It will remain here for some time, encouraging you to get your act together and work on any shadowy material that may be causing a problem between your and your lover. This shadowy stuff can also infiltrate […]