By Charly SHELTON It’s finally summer! Time for relaxing, hanging out with friends and sleeping in. With all this free time, activities need to be planned. And one activity that is always sure to bring delight is a trip to Disneyland! Now celebrating its 60th anniversary, it’s time for a diamond celebration full of new […]
The La Crescenta Babe Ruth team Crippen Mortuary defeated the La Cañada Junior Baseball Association Royals with a score of 7-2 to claim the District 4 championship. The game was the final one played at Stengel Field before the stadium is partially torn down. The manager for Crippen was Sparr Heights resident Juan Pablo Valdez.
Mary Eileen Shelde, aka Mary Sunshine, 93, passed away May 28 in her beloved Glendale home of 67 years. Mary Eileen was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the age of 17, Mary Eileen McGrath met the love of her life, Andrew Shelde, and the two were married a few years later. Soon after […]
Jackie was born and raised in Concord, California on July 15, 1921 to Walter William Foskett and Norma Frances Finney Foskett and passed away peacefully in her home of over 50 years in La Cañada on May 16. She was one of five children, predeceased by brother William Walter Foskett, Patricia Foskett Taylor, and Robert […]
Gladiators Since it was founded in 1972, the Gordon Stuart College Scholarship Endowment Fund has awarded over $400,000 in scholarships to former members of the Junior All-American football league program upon graduation from high school. The La Cañada Gladiators have been a proud member of Junior All-American since 1972. This year, the awards presentation occurred […]
“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different. ~ John Steinbeck, “The Winter of Our Discontent” Seasonal confusion describes our weather. Our thermometer, to assure an accurate reading sits on a wood surface and in the shade, on Monday reached 102 degrees! The evening continued warm, […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club met Tuesday night to discuss a plan for gaining wilderness status for a larger portion of the Angeles National Forest, though some in attendance were on hand to question the Sierra Club’s stance on the state’s High Speed Rail Project, which would tunnel beneath the forest. John […]
June 7 600 block of Normandie in Los Angeles, a 19-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested in connection with a burglary that had previously occurred on Altura Avenue in La Crescenta. LAPD contacted CV Sheriff’s concerning a trespassing call they responded to. They found the suspect and after an investigation discovered he had a warrant […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will intermittently close up to two-lanes on eastbound I-210 starting Monday, June 15 through Tuesday, June 30 each night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Scheduled closures are subject to change and/or cancellation. The work involves demolition and removal of the existing median barrier starting at the Ramsdell Avenue […]
It’s Prime Peach Time at Sunday’s Harvest Market I just got the latest fruit and veggie scoop from expert Montrose Harvest Market manager Mark Sheridan. Did you know it’s prime peach time and our farmers have close to 20 varieties of peaches to bring to market? Look for white, yellow, donut, Fairchild and more. The […]