Name Origins for the Peaks Around Us – Part 3 Last week I mentioned that I had no info on the naming of Hoyt Mountain. Avid hiker Bob Gregg emailed and reminded me that there are several books on the San Gabriel Mountains. In John Robinson’s, “The San Gabriels” I found the origin of Hoyt. […]
Fall Wonders Everywhere I go lately, more people (myself included) are commenting on how fast time seems to be going by – this year more than any other. For example, how could it already be almost six months since I “wondered” in this space? Better fix that right now. Ready? I wonder … how many […]
Do you think you might need treatment for alcohol? Take the CAGE test to see: • Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? • Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? • Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? • Have you ever had a drink first […]
Applauds Tasteful Affair What a nice affair Taste of The Foothills was [Nov. 13]. Balmy breezes, jazz music and tempting aromas filled the night air. Kudos to the organizers. My personal favorites that evening were the soup from Casa Cordoba, the vinaigrette salads from Amber Road, the pecan tarts from Baked on Oceanview and the […]
Name Origins for the Peaks Around Us – Part 2 Continuing my series on name origins for the peaks and geographic features along the San Gabriel Mountains above us, we move east from Mt. Lukens. At this point, let’s drop over the top of Lukens to Big Tujunga Canyon just behind. The “Big” is to […]
A Reunion with High School Angst The 40th reunion of the Crescenta Valley High School Class of 1973, my class, was held last month at the Chevy Chase Country Club. I didn’t go. It’s not that I was out of town. I didn’t forget to put it on my calendar. I wasn’t in bed with […]
Join us for the 1st Annual YMCA of the Foothills Life Walk for Safe & Healthy Youth Life Skills this Saturday at 10 a.m. Walkers start at either La Cañada City Hall (1327 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge) or the Verdugo Hills YMCA (6840 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga) and walk to Rosemont Middle School (4725 Rosemont […]
On Friday afternoon Nov. 8, I met with a member from the L.A. County Parks Dept. in front of the new war memorial in Two Strike Park. As we were talking about the Veterans Day service, we noticed that someone had scratched three of the bronze name plaques. I have a very hard time trying […]
Name Origins for the Peaks Around Us – Part 1 In the next few columns I’ll try to shed some light on the name origins for the peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains above us. You’ve doubtless been exposed to the names of many of our geographical features of the mountains to the north. We’ve […]
Of Dogs & Daylight Savings Time Arizona and Hawaii have the right idea. They’re the only two states in the union with the collective common sense to ignore the biannual foolishness that goes by the name of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Actually, it’s a little more complicated than that. The Navajo Nation within the state […]