Aug. 7, 1940 – Aug. 9, 2017 Lynne Kress (Sciacqua) Baumheckel, a longtime resident of Montrose, suddenly passed away on Aug. 9 with her husband, son and granddaughter by her side. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Aug. 7, 1940, Lynne and her family relocated to Southern California when she was 3. She moved to […]
Aug. 20 4500 block of Viro Road in La Cañada, someone spray-painted graffiti on the hood of a vehicle. The graffiti content is considered a hate crime (against women). A witness stated seeing a man, described in his 20s, about 6’ tall and weighing about 220 lbs., near the area between 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 […]
“Here comes the sun Here comes the sun, and I say It’s all right. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes.” ~ George Harrison Did you doubt – even for a moment – the sun’s return during Monday’s Great American Eclipse? Ancient peoples had this fear, and for good reason. Astronomer E.C. Krupp of Griffith […]
Gearing Up for School – and Games In the Goldsworthy household we’re already settling into a routine of early rising to get the granddaughter off to first grade. It’s wonderful to hear the stories every day of what happened at Lincoln Elementary. I had a chance on Tuesday with Mary O’Keefe to talk to parents […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As reported previously, a Target is moving into the now vacant Sport Chalet at 2 Sport Chalet Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. Sport Chalet was the anchor store within the Town Center complex, but closed its doors in 2016. Last week, Target announced it would be bringing a 45,865-square-foot store to the […]
Stone Barn Vineyard Harvest The moon may have cast a shadow on the vineyard but the last weeks of sunny skies have ripened the grapes to near perfection! Come on up to the Deukmejian Wilderness Park in the mid-afternoon on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. and help pick and crush the grapes, prune […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Classical music often conjures up visions of dour looking old men and seemingly complex behavioral protocols for concerts. In short, people regard it as the past, not the active present or future. But, as Brad Keimach is willing to tell you, classical music isn’t just thriving today – it’s also growing the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Results from an outdoor lighting survey within the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County in La Crescenta were brought to the Crescenta Valley Town Council on Aug. 17, only to cause confusion from both the audience and the councilmembers. This prompted council to move to table any further discussion on the results […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s sergeant has been arrested pursuant to a LASD internal criminal investigation and subsequent criminal filing by the LA City Attorney’s Office, according to a statement from LASD. The City Attorney’s Office confirmed it has filed four misdemeanor charges against Michael Spina, a LASD sergeant, on July 28. […]
By Julie BUTCHER As the rest of the country shudders at the sight of neo-Nazis marching in Charlottesville, racial hatred, and anti-Semitism on full display, the communities of the Crescenta Valley celebrated understanding, dialog and tolerance instead. On Friday, people gathered to unveil a new interpretive marker in Crescenta Valley Park that honors the past […]