The CV Sheriff Who Gave His Life There’s a new memorial at the CV Sheriff Station on Briggs. The native stone design holds a bronze plaque with the names of two local Sheriffs who died in the line of duty. The memorial, designed and funded from local donations, won’t be dedicated for a couple of […]
Not Keen on User Fee I am not a resident, but read the letter by Mike Mohill regarding Shared Cost and wanted to comment [Letters to the Editor, Sept. 15]. Why should bicyclists pay a city users’ fee when autos do not pay any city fee? Bicycles have a “right of way” on the streets […]
Share The Cost The city council [recently] agreed to reduce some Beeline Bus services and is considering raising fees for public transportation. What was not put on the agenda was asking the city cyclists to pay a users tax for riding the city streets. The city has spent many thousands of dollars painting our city […]
Local Alien Abduction Stories Told in “The Tujunga Canyon Contacts” One of the earliest modern stories of extraterrestrial abductions came out of our own Big Tujunga Canyon! These abductions, which began in 1953, predate the more famous Betty and Barney Hill abductions of 1961, but weren’t publicized until 1980 with the publication of “The Tujunga […]
Feet (and Knees): Don’t Fail Me Now By the time you read this column, my wife and I will either have fulfilled our goal, met the challenge, lived the dream, slayed the dragon – whatever bromide you wish to use – or flamed out, bit off more than we could chew, crashed and burned; i.e. […]
It’s For The Birds One of my fondest childhood memories is of watching Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in the classic 1964 Disney film, “Mary Poppins.” In particular, I always loved the scene where Mary sings, “Feed the Birds” as hundreds of pigeons coo and nibble at the bread crumbs covering the cobblestones at […]
Mount Lukens or Sister Elsie Peak? For those of us that like to hike our local trails or just enjoy gazing at the incredible vistas of the San Gabriels from our valley, Mt. Lukens is a central theme. It’s the highest point in the range above us and it dominates our valley. But the name […]
Pointers for Parents – Available Tuesday Nights My wife and I, like millions of other anxious first-time parents, bought a copy of Heidi Murkoff’s and Sharon Mazel’s, “What to Expect When You are Expecting” with the belief that this modern-age bible would impart upon us all the wisdom necessary to traverse the new frontier of […]
Overtaxed, Overburdened California This is in response to Jason Kurosu’s article, “Hope Offered – But Will it Be Found – In Jobs Package” on Sept. 1. Jason wrote, “But where Gov. Brown really needs support is from Republican elected officials. Partisan politics have been a strong factor. …” Governor Jerry Brown and the Democrats, ignoring […]
A Wondering We Go I often wonder if other people wonder about so many different things like I do on any given day. How bad is it? Well, here are just a few musings from my personal wonderland of late: I wonder … how much money AT&T and Charter waste on my mailing address alone […]