A Ghostly Wife Leads a Grieving Husband to Her Lost Corpse As we delve into the records of the Ananda Ashrama, we find yet another tale of the supernatural. This one involves Phillip and Ruth Reihl, a La Crescenta couple in their 30s who were followers of Swami Paramananda. They had both been involved in […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Well spring is about to… well, spring – and so are these great shows opening and running in our local theatres like: OPENING “Confessions of a Mormon Boy” It has played off Broadway, across the country and internationally including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London’s West End. This critically […]
Jim and Anita Sutton celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 18. They were married in Santa Monica in 1945 toward the end of World War II. Jim and Anita were stationed in several communities throughout the USA before moving to Tujunga in 1964 after Jim retired as a commander from the U.S. Navy with […]
By Jason KUROSU Montrose’s Once Upon a Time bookstore is no stranger to special appearances from authors and, after winning Roaring Brook Press’ national window display contest for their tribute to “Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads,” the book’s author Bob Shea and illustrator Lane Smith visited the store Saturday morning. “I couldn’t believe it,” […]
Although the official Feb. 22 celebration was rained out, the birthday cake created for the 102nd birthday of Montrose by Montrose Bakery owner Henry Baeza was well received by those in downtown Montrose who were offered a slice as they walked by the bakery. Another disappointing effect from the rainy day was the lack of […]
Ask Phyllis! The Waiting Game Dear Phyllis, Our real estate agent has been showing us homes for quite some time. Last week we finally found the perfect one and we made a formal offer. Our agent was back and forth with the seller’s agent for more than a week and we still did not come […]
By David O’CONNOR Led by number one singles player Arin Meserkhani and the undefeated doubles pair of Charlie Kim and Kevin Rowe, the Crescenta Valley High School varsity boys’ tennis team grabbed bragging rights over their Burbank counterparts by winning 13-5 against both Burroughs HS and Burbank HS in the first two league matches of […]
The Soroptimist International of Glendale will hold its 16th Annual Accolades Live Your Dream luncheon on March 19 at the Oakmont Country Club. Three women will be honored at the event. The Live Your Dream Award is for a woman who is the primary breadwinner for her family and is also going to school to […]
By Leonard COUTIN As the track and field season approached, no doubt members of the Crescenta Valley High School track team flooded local track apparel shops, looking for the right pair of shoes to wear for the launch of the season. Many first time runners were ready to see how they would fare at Saturday’s […]
Broken There was a great movie released in 2014 called “Unbroken” directed by Angelina Jolie. It was a story of a man named Louis Zamperini who was a World War II hero who accomplished much in his life. While Louis may have been “unbroken,” unfortunately I am broken. This week I tripped and fell and […]