Plan for Tree Lighting Ceremony La Cañada Girl Scouts will be hosting the 23rd Annual Glenola Tree Lighting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 6. The event will begin at 6:15 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. and will feature various Girl Scout troops singing holiday carols emceed by the La Cañada City mayor and leading up […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – Further Resistance Against the Missions Last week we covered the initial conflicts of the first few weeks of Mission San Gabriel’s existence. After a handful of armed clashes with the soldiers of the Mission, the natives pulled back from the area around the Mission and shunned the rude compound the Spanish […]
Connections to the Past – Part 2, Olancha My family has always enjoyed spending time in the eastern Sierra Mountains. I remember many summers as a kid, camping at Rock Creek Lake and visiting the cabin that my great-grandfather built in Swall Meadows, just south of Tom’s Place. When I met my husband Jeff, then […]
Urges Voters to Get Out and Vote I applaud the recent [letter] “Bad Behavior Should be Held Accountable” [Viewpoints, Letters to the Editor, Oct. 18]. It is time to call out the bad fascist behavior and restore tolerance, respect and sanity to politics. Politicians who resort to unethical means to get elected should be voted […]
On May 1, Glendale police officers responded to the 3100 block of Emerald Isle Drive regarding a catering van that was broken into overnight. An investigation into the break-in revealed the suspect had stolen fresh strawberries from the catering truck. The officers checked the area and found strawberry stems that were discarded by the suspect […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. collected nearly 200 firearms on Saturday during its anonymous gun buyback event. The types of arms collected ranged from old World War II rifles to newer guns. “We had one [gun] that was still in the box with its paperwork,” said Sgt. Dan Suttles, GPD spokesman. In all, […]
Holiday shoppers unite! Plans are being finalized for the Prom Plus Holiday Boutique! By Charly SHELTON Yesterday was Halloween, which means the holiday season officially starts now! Time for delicious sweets, gift shopping and goodwill toward all. What better way to kick off the season than by doing all three at once at the annual […]
Oct. 26 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, gardening tools were stolen from a truck at 1:10 p.m. Oct. 25 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, the sliding glass door was shattered and doors leading to a pharmacy were smashed. Surveillance footage revealed three suspects, all in dark clothing and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A suspected drunk driver apparently lost control of her vehicle in the 2400 block of Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park on Saturday at 2 a.m. The driver hit the cement retaining wall on the south side of the crosswalk in front of Rest Farmhouse Inspired. The wall is presently in […]
In the early morning hours of Jan. 31, at least 30 cars were broken into in La Crescenta in the area of Pennsylvania and Montrose avenues. One man was arrested in connection to those crimes, while yet another man was identified through DNA that was collected by Glendale Police Dept. forensics specialist. That man was […]