By Susan JAMES They’re back, they’re bad and they’re bigger than ever. ‘Jurassic World’, Universal Studio’s new excursion into the wonderful world of dinosaurs, is fast and furious, with a body count courtesy of rampaging lizards the size of skyscrapers. Director Colin Trevorrow offers a screen full of CGI thrills and spills that are exciting […]
By Brandon HENSLEY A man is never a success until his kids have outpaced him. That’s a saying Jim Smiley, a popular teacher at Crescenta Valley High School, threw out one afternoon inside his classroom perched on the third floor of the aging 2000 building. It was late May, a week before another graduating Falcon […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON The second annual Glendale Firefighters’ Walk in Fashion at the Glendale Galleria mixed fashion and fundraising on June 6. The event began at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Bloomingdale’s wing at the mall. A sleek white catwalk was set up in front of Bloomingdale’s to accommodate the afternoon of […]
QUESTION: Our 74-year-old father is in advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and this is very difficult for those of us who love him. He was an engineer, extremely brilliant and enjoyed life to the fullest. Now he’s depressed and confused. His physical body is very healthy, and it looks like he’ll suffer many more years […]
By Marissa GOULD Though the official start of summer is still a few weeks off, it was summer-like temperatures that the Crescenta Valley community enjoyed at the annual Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival held last weekend. As in years past, attendees experienced live music, fun and, most importantly, some fine artists. This was the 32nd […]
Abandoned Mines Around Us Mining was a common pursuit in the Los Angeles area from the Spanish era through the American period until WWII when most mining ceased. The minerals searched for were (of course) gold, but also silver, copper, tin, coal and graphite. Even “liquid gold” – water – was mined in those early […]
Cheering our Local Youth Being involved with Prom Plus (not to mention having four sons of my own), I have the opportunity to interact with our local teens and young adults. I have heard sad tales of kids whose parents are addicted to one thing or another, who have kicked their kid out of their […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 97th CIF state track and field finals were held Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School in Clovis. CIF officials chose the location as the official site for track and field competitions for the next several years since the facilities are not only state-of-the-art but the […]
More than 150 golfers and supporters of the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and Keck Medical Center came out for a game of golf at Oakmont Country Club in May to raise money for the hospital and medical center. Approximately $240,000 was raised by sponsors, physicians, vendors and supporters who made up the slate of 144 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a year of hearing the phone ring and thinking maybe this time it will be her. Or going to the mailbox and finding an envelope with her name on it and for a moment thinking, “I should get this to her.” It has been a year without hearing her […]