By Lori BODNAR, intern Nearly 300 people gathered on Jan. 11 at Rosemont Middle School to watch the funny and entertaining play “Johnny Appleseed” performed by Mountain Avenue Elementary School students. In the play, Johnny and his little “apple seed buddies” travel across the land and make friends with everyone – people and animals. As […]
In addition to scholarships available via CAP (see story on this page), the La Crescenta Woman’s Club is offering three types of scholarships to graduating seniors planning on attending a four-year college or university. Students must reside within the Glendale Unified School District. Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students planning on studying in […]
Big numbers for the local rescue team that is always at-the-ready. By Sabrina SHELTON 2019 was a big year for the Montrose Search and Rescue team. With it came new accomplishments, new records, and new obstacles. MSR saw its biggest number of rescue calls in 2019 – 147. This beat out 2016’s 127 calls […]
The La Crescenta Hotel Disaster of 1887, Part 3 Last week we heard of the collapse of the Crescenta Hotel just after midnight during a fierce windstorm in December 1887. Residents nearby heard the crash, saw the lights go out and came running with lanterns. Lantern light revealed the sight of a confused pile […]
The House is Taking Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Americans pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world, and it’s not even close. Millions of Americans who rely on prescription drugs to stay healthy, or even to stay alive, struggle to afford the life-saving drugs they need. One in four Americans report […]
Grateful for Operation Christmas Child Participants I am writing to thank La Crescenta residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in La Crescenta and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau investigators are seeking any possible additional victims of financial elder abuse suspect Sheila Paguirigan Solis. On Nov. 25, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged 42-year-old Sheila Paguirigan Solis (aka Sheila May Herbito, Sheila May Paguirigan) in a criminal complaint with two felony counts […]
Jan. 17 300 block of Saint Katherine Drive in La Cañada, deputies responded to the location after a front door alarm sensor had been activated. The front and rear doors were found open. The garage had been ransacked. The front door to the residence was broken as if someone attempted to kick it in. It […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last Saturday the residents of Briggs Terrace in La Crescenta and Paradise Valley in La Cañada Flintridge were able to experience what would happen if there was an evacuation in their neighborhoods due to fire. Both of these residential areas have one way in and one way out, making evacuation a challenge […]