A Soggy but Successful Relay for Life

By Mary O’KEEFE As the clouds finally parted mid-morning on Sunday, a group of wearier Crescenta Valley volunteers slowly carried their camping gear to their vehicles. Even though for 24 hours they had shared tears and laughter, stories of sadness and triumph, and braved an early morning rainstorm all had a smile for one another. […]

Painting the Town

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The community received a colorful reminder that Foothills Relay for Life is fast approaching. On the morning of April 30, about 20 members of various Relay teams converged onto Honolulu Avenue armed with bright purple paint used to paint footprints onto store windows along the avenue. And the direction the footprints were […]

Color Reminder for Relay for Life

By Jason KUROSU This weekend La Crescenta and Montrose residents may find an unusual preponderance of purple footprints scattered about town leading up to the May 14 Relay for Life. The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is coming and in preparation, Foothill’s Relay for Life is painting the town purple (purple being the international […]

Sunland-Tujunga Residents Lace Up for Relay For Life

By Jackie HOUCHIN Despite predictions of rain, the morning of Saturday, April 9 dawned sunny on the Verdugo Hills High School athletic field where scores of volunteers for the American Cancer Society, bundled in jackets and scarves to combat the morning chill, arrived to set up booths and hang banners and signs for the opening […]

Relay for Life lights up Honolulu Avenue

By Mary O’KEEFE The Foothills Relay for Life kick off was Saturday with a mini-luminaria walk up and down Honolulu Avenue. Everyone, with one exception, was handed glow sticks for the walk. That exception was Mackenzie Drewe, a young cancer survivor. She was allowed to carry a candle and lead the walk. “I don’t think […]

Volunteers walk to defeat cancer

By Geghard ARAKELIAN Members of the community prepare to hold the annual Foothills Relay For Life on May 18; a 24 hour walkathon that commemorates those who have died from cancer and encourages those who struggle with the disease to fight on. “Relay For Life is a community event where you can celebrate those who […]

Kicking off Relay season

T he annual American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event takes place May 15-16 on the Clark Magnet High School campus. This is the tenth year of the 24-hour foothills event, a major fundraising campaign for the American Cancer Society. Local business J’s Maid Service is launching a special offer to customers who donate to […]