From the Desk of the Publisher

Resolutions   I’m sure you’ve heard many ways in which folks are incorporating into their vocabulary the launch of the new decade: 2020. They are looking ahead with “clear vision.” They’ll be “seeing clearly in 2020.” You get it. I think this desire to see clearly into the New Year – heck, the new decade […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Whiting Woods’ First Residents Were Prostitutes I’ve written before about the lurid origins of Whiting Woods. For such a beautiful and placid neighborhood, it has a very dark history. The wealthy LA businessman Perry Whiting first bought the canyon known today as Whiting Woods around 1918 after it was seized by the County of Los […]

Views From the Valley » Susan BOLAN

The Man Who Would Become Google-Able Every community has them, the town characters. People who, for whatever reason, dress a little differently and act a little differently than others. They add texture to the fabric of our lives while they are here and we remember them fondly when they are gone.  I met one such […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Message Written Not Expected Perhaps others started reading Mr. Kretz’s Dec. 26 letter “Stop the Hate” assuming it would go on to lambaste President Trump for so much divisiveness now in our nation. He even wrote, “Read the recent letter from Trump to Pelosi,” so of course we presumed he’s going to go on and […]

Helping World Eyesight-One Pair of Glasses at a Time

By Mary O’KEEFE Connor Choi is a 16-year-old student attending Clark Magnet High School and a Boy Scout with Troop 502, based out of La Cañada Flintridge. He has been working on his Eagle Scout project that will help those in need see life a little clearer. Choi has been a Boy Scout since he […]

New Year Starts with Familiar Foes in Basketball

New Year Starts with Familiar Foes in Basketball

By Brandon HENSLEY As everyone rings in the new year, Crescenta Valley High School will refamiliarize itself with teams from the Pacific League as both the boys’ and girls’ basketball squads will host the Muir Mustangs on Friday. The beginning of the new year and the return from winter break used to mean that the […]

LCFOG Installs 2020 Board

LCFOG Installs 2020 Board

The home of Liz Argue in the Descanso area of La Cañada was the setting for the Dec. 5 La Cañada Orthpaedic Guild (LCFOG) Christmas luncheon and board installation. Mary Beth Perrine, assistant vice president, Development and Outreach, and Karla Delgado, assistant director, Development and Community Outreach from Orhopaedic Institute for Children (OIC) installed the […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis!   Home Protection Policies   Dear Phyllis, We have worked with the same real estate agent several times over the last two decades. On our most recent purchase he asked the seller to offer a home protection policy. Prior to closing escrow, he explained that often these companies don’t cover much. He also […]