March 12, 1921 – Dec. 23, 2017 Mary (Violet) Ross Mesec of La Crescenta passed from this world on Dec. 23. Born in Canada, she moved to Illinois with her parents as a child. She received her education there, culminating with graduation from Northwestern University, where she met her future husband, Murray Mesec. They married […]
Feb. 28, 1921 – Dec. 29, 2017 Victoria was born in Houston, Texas and moved to Los Angeles in 1924 with her parents Sam and Lena Cacioppo, and with her two brothers and five sisters. She was raised in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles where she was taken to grammar school on horseback […]
June 20, 1928 – Dec. 27, 2017 William (Bill) Case of Glendale was born on June 20, 1928 and passed away on Dec. 27. Bill was born in Mansfield, Ohio and became a corpsman in the Navy. He spent time in Ohio and Alaska before settling in California. In his early career he did sales […]
By Charly SHELTON This year’s calendar is populated with all kinds of astronomical events, from meteor showers to eclipses and more. But our local space center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada, has even more events to look out for in this year’s sky. “JPL is incredibly busy. We have more work than ever, fabulous […]
After months of intense work, these cadets conquered fears, challenges and struggles to graduate with Class XX. By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, 28 members of the Verdugo Fire Academy Class XX graduated after 12 months of classes. These included 900 hours of instruction in areas including firefighting survival, aerial ladder, live fire, ventilation, ladders and […]
Jan. 6 2500 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, the passenger side door was damaged and a global positioning system was stolen from a vehicle overnight. Jan. 4 2200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, when an employee returned to his business he found the front door window had been broken. Cash was discovered […]
Community members are invited to attend the mission farewell address of Annie Blood on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. at the La Crescenta LDS church. Stake Center (4550 Raymond Ave.). Annie will be serving in the Mexico Merida Mission for 18 months. She will teach people about Jesus Christ and will perform numerous acts […]
By Charly SHELTON After three years with St Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, the Rev. Kirby Smith will be moving on, taking a position in San Diego with the Episcopal Diocese. “It’s actually coming up pretty quickly. I’m going to start at the Episcopal Diocese in San Diego on the 16th, which is next […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. when Pastor Scott Peterson continues the Epiphany Series. This week, Pastor Peterson leads with a sermon entitled “Where Did You Get to Know Me?” Stay for a time of fellowship with coffee, donut, juice, and […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Saving Nearly 600 People Trapped on Mt. Wilson It was a gorgeous Easter Sunday in April 1965. Snow covered the San Gabriel Mountains but the springtime sun pushed the temps into the 70s. Scores of motorists made the drive up Angeles Crest Highway, turning onto the narrow twisting road that […]