QUESTION: When my son was married to his first wife, they gave me a beautifully framed large oil portrait of them. They’ve since divorced and I’m at a loss of what to do with the portrait. I took it down and put it in my closet but brought it out recently when I had the […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, April 15 at 10 a.m. for the third Sunday of Easter. Pastor Scott Peterson will preach on the topic “Filled to Overflowing.” Stay for a time of fellowship with coffee, donut and breakfast treats. All are invited! Lutheran Church in […]
By Charly SHELTON Warner Bros. Studios has been around since the heyday of silent movies. It was founded in 1923 and has been the distributor of many of the films now referred to as “the classics:” “Casablanca” from 1942, “Gone with the Wind” from 1939, “The Maltese Falcon” from 1941, “The Jazz Singer” from 1927 […]
On March 16, the Boy Scouts of America Troop 319 went on a two-night camping trip on the beach of the Colorado River where they canoed three miles the first day, and 17 miles the second. The Scouts were stationed at Pirate’s Cove Resort, on the border of California and Arizona. Eleven scouts and parents […]
Vietnam Memorial Names –Michael Najarian, Fred Beckermann, James Bauder This continues our review of the lives of the men on Montrose’s Vietnam Memorial. Michael Anthony Najarian, June 18, 1966 – Michael Najarian, known to his friends as Tony, was a La Crescenta resident, growing up on the 3700 block of Altura Avenue, and working after […]
Collegewise Offers Insight into Essay Writing Collegewise is hosting a free workshop on April 17 offering insider advice and insight into tackling college essay writing. The workshop is from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pasadena Public Library, Central Library – Children’s Story Room, 285 E. Walnut St. Character Building Organizations for Kids […]
March Madness Leads to April Showers (Lots of Wonderful Activities!) The CV Chamber of Commerce held its annual fundraiser Smart-a-Thon on March 7 and the Crescenta Valley Town Council once again sent Councilmembers Lisa Griffin, Mariam Barnes, Desiree Portillo-Rabinov and me to compete as a team. It was great to mix, mingle and compete […]
May 29, 1921 – March 19, 2018 Etta Lee Flaherty, wife of John Flaherty and daughter of Earnest F. and Sadie Leach, passed away last month in Orange, California. She was 96. Etta was born in Oil City, Oklahoma and moved to Montrose in the early 1920s with her parents. Her father and uncle (Grey) […]
Feb. 23, 1960 – March 28, 2018 David Wacker was born in Santa Monica and moved to La Crescenta with his family at age 4, destined to become a life long resident of that community. The foothills were a perfect place for an inquisitive boy to grow up. Climbing the check dams and finding tadpoles […]
The Allen Lund Company (ALC) of La Cañada announced the passing of company founder and its leader for the past 42 years, Mr. D. Allen Lund. Recently diagnosed with a very rare and fast moving cancer, Allen was surrounded by family and friends as he said his good byes. Allen founded his company in 1976 […]