By Jozette KARAGUOZIAN The American Legion Hall in La Crescenta has been working hand-in-hand with the Scouting for Food project for numerous years. This year, the event took place on Saturday, Nov. 14. Scouting for Food is when scouts drop off empty bags to local residences the first Saturday in November asking for the bags […]
Crystal Leem, a freshman at Biola University and resident of Montrose, was among 96 students who received one of the college’s highest scholarship – the President’s Scholarship – for the 2015-16 academic year. Freshmen are eligible for the President’s Scholarship – $10,000 per year – if upon entering the university they meet the requirements of […]
April 25, 1934 – Nov. 6, 2015 Kenneth A. Thomas passed away Nov. 6 as a result of complications from a stroke. He was 81 years old. Ken was born April 25, 1934 in Los Angeles, the son of Britt and Florence Thomas. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Jackie; sister Suzanne; […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Veterans Day events in La Crescenta did not end with the ceremony honoring the World War II veterans at Two Strike Park but continued with the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce mixer later that evening. Held at American Legion Hall Post 288, several of the WWII veterans who had attended the Two […]
FREE SENIOR COLORECTAL CANCER PREVENTION LECTURE Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital’s 50plus Program is offering a senior lecture on Advanced Health Care Directive on Thursday, Dec. 10 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Join Petar Vukasin, M.D. and learn what can be done to prevent colon cancer. The lecture will take place in the Dignity Health […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Middle School’s Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Club is sponsoring a collection of items to help other children across the globe through Operation Christmas Child. “This is our third year [collecting items],” said Susan Stefun, mentor of RAK. Stefun’s church, Crescenta Valley Church, collects boxes for the organization. The items that […]
The Death of a Young Mother – Part 2 Last week I wrote about the unfolding tragedy that Lambert and Rose Vandenberg faced in 1924. They were a young family, just starting out, with 3-year-old daughter Margie and newborn Beverly, when Rose was diagnosed with tuberculosis. She was extremely infectious. Fearing she would infect her […]
By Charly SHELTON Three major issues that have plagued the Glendale Unified School District board of education in the last few months were addressed at Tuesday’s board meeting, and two of the three came to a close. The Glendale Teacher’s Association reached a tentative agreement last month on their contract negotiations, which the district and […]
California Roads and Rail: One Step Closer to Being an Energy Source Shortly after being elected, I had a conversation with a friend who had just returned from Israel. Expecting to hear emotional descriptions of religious sites, I was surprised to hear my friend rave instead about a road that produced energy. After researching the […]
Preparing for El Niño and Making a Family Emergency Plan Are you prepared to for El Niño? Do you have a family emergency plan in place in case of a natural disaster or other type of emergency situation? Have you stockpiled enough food, water and supplies for 72 hours for you and your family to […]