By Charly SHELTON Facebook is in hot water right now. Between the Russia manipulations during the election, the user-search data mining and now the Cambridge Analytica leak, it has been a rough few weeks to be an executive at Facebook. Perhaps what’s worse is many Facebook users don’t know exactly what happened. So, for the […]
April 12 4600 block of Lasheart Drive in La Cañada, a lug wrench, car jack, lug-nut key, backpack with survival gear and tool kit/first aid kit were stolen from the trunk of a locked vehicle at 4:13 a.m. April 11 3100 block of Alabama Street in La Crescenta, two pairs of sunglasses, cash, phone […]
Meet New Members The mixer at Coldwell Banker Hallmark Realty may have been held in a small venue, but nonetheless it was a huge success! Allow us to introduce our new member, Tina Amirganian of Coldwell Banker Hallmark Realty, located at 2315 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada. Tina Amirganian is a real estate agent […]
By Brandon HENSLEY In the early 1990s, Mike Leum was moved to register for bone marrow donation after hearing about a little boy who was in need. In 1999, he was finally called to donate; this would be to a woman in Indiana who was a perfect match. There wasn’t any hesitation from Leum to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The sidewalks, nearby yards and street were filled with supporters as the Armenian Community and Youth Center was rededicated as the Meher and Satig Der Ohanessian Youth Center on April 8. The youth center located at 2633 Honolulu Ave. has been home to countless community and youth events. The center had been […]
Genocide Results Topic of College Discussion “Disruption, Survival and Innovation: How Genocide Affects Intellectual Capital in Science and Culture” will be presented at Glendale Community College from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24 in Cimmarusti Science Center room 177 as part of the GCC Science Lecture Series. The speaker is Azzie Mekhitarian, […]
Finishing April in Style As promised last week, I’m going to share with you some events that have happened or are planned for this month of woe for taxpayers. The first event was one of personal joy for my family: the arrival home of our youngest son Danny. As most of you remember, Danny […]
“Perhaps some day in the dim future it will be possible to advance the computations faster than the weather advances and at a cost less than the saving to mankind due to the information gained. But that is a dream.” ~ Lewis Fry Richardson, Weather Prediction by Numerical Process, 1922 English, mathematician, physicist & meteorologist […]
Vietnam Memorial Names – Patrick Quinn, Stephen Burlingame, Robert Chapp This continues our review of the lives of the men on Montrose’s Vietnam Memorial. Patrick Owen Quinn, Nov. 25, 1966 – Patrick Quinn was well known in the community. Two people have already contacted me who knew him personally. Patrick attended La Crescenta Elementary […]
Preparing for Disaster In the Golden State, we are known around the world for many things: our sun, our beaches, our leading role in many different industries, our forests, our deserts and, unfortunately, our wildfires. Every year, across the state, we brace for potential infernos that could devastate the lives of hundreds – if […]