By Odalis A. SUAREZ It was all about music appreciation as kids from the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church day camp enjoyed a special visit from music enthusiasts Pete Ellison and Debbie Keith. The music duo are from One World Rhythm, a business that travels from city to city providing groups with an opportunity to make […]
CHASE PROVIDES A CHUCKLE I just had to write to say that Jim Chase’s column was hilarious [“Charity begins … at the supermarket?” July 15, My Thoughts Exactly]. It was his all time best. Every word of it was so true because we all go through this every time we go to the markets. And […]
Unlike my wife, I’ve never wished that our home had a pool. Maybe that’s because she grew up with one in her backyard and I didn’t. I just remember hearing my dad say time and time again that pools were nothing but a hole in the ground that you keep throwing money into. Or that […]
In my self-appointed role of local historian I’ve often said that although the Crescenta Valley has a relatively short written history, barely over 100 years, we make up for that with a dynamic history that reads like a supermarket tabloid. Its pages are filled with stories of UFOs, Nazis, grisly murders, sex scandals, racial prejudice, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Paul Backes, shown here, joined fellow engineers and scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a demonstration of the Axel rover and the proposed scientific equipment that will be part of a future mission. The demonstration was on Wednesday afternoon at the Mars yard, a red planet model on the lab. Backes demonstrated […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Law enforcement is reminding residents to be aware of their surroundings and lock their homes after one burglary and two attempted burglaries occurred last week. On Friday, Aug. 6, a resident in the 2600 block of Mayfield Avenue in La Crescenta reported that his home had been burglarized between the hours of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Several religious statues were destroyed or damaged at St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in the 500 block of South Central Ave. in Glendale. Witnesses reportedly saw a man, later identified as Victor Petrescu, 23, of Glendale, approach the monuments with a sledgehammer. “The witnesses were going to try to stop him but […]
“Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do.” — Brian Tracy Is your life a masterpiece? If your life was a painting, what would it look like? Each of us holds the power to paint our own destiny. Each day we live has elements that we add […]
I have something to confess – I enjoy knitting. Stop laughing at me! Knitting was once a very manly craft. Indeed, for centuries, knitting was an industry completely dominated by men. It was only in the 19th century that women began to make inroads into the art. I have my very dear friend to thank […]