By Mary O’KEEFE This past weekend American Legion Post 288 with support from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1016 held an event that they hope will become a tradition – an Armed Forces Day tribute. “I think it was a terrific [event],” said Gerry Collins, American Legion commander. “About 70% of the people [attending] […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The stars came out on Thursday – well, at least the stars of the Crescenta Valley when the CV Chamber of Commerce held its annual recognition banquet at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. The annual event is a chance to salute those within the foothills community who invest their time (and, […]
American Legion Post #288 in La Crescenta recently honored a member of the post who served during World War II. Commander Lynn McGinnis presented Milton J. Paulson with a copy of the posting as it appears on the Registry of Remembrance. Paulson served in the U.S. Army Air Corp (which later became the U.S. Air […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Sammi SLAYBACK The Crescenta Valley community had the opportunity to recognize 9/11 last week with three separate events held over two days. The first was a Remembrance Parade that began at 9:11 a.m. on 9/11 that wound through the streets of the Crescenta Valley. Later that day, an emotional tribute was […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY t was a lucky night on Friday night – not just for the fortunate bingo players who matched the numbers called out to win cash prizes, but also for the American Legion and VFW that sponsored the third annual Community Bingo Night. “We had to keep bringing out more and more tables […]
By Mary O’KEEFE he American Legion Post 288 is in the midst of a facelift – a much needed facelift. For years the building has been struggling with plumbing issues, outdated appliances and carpet that defied cleaning, but all of that is changing thanks to Home Depot. “Home Depot has a core value of giving […]