By Brandon HENSLEY Another year, another flag football championship for the Rosemont Spartans. Quarterback Chase Center threw for a touchdown and ran for another in last week’s season finale against Wilson Middle School, a 13-2 Spartan victory. With the win, Rosemont finished its season 5-1, and won the district championship outright. If Wilson had won, […]
By Isiah REYES Two La Crescenta teens are on a quest to help raise awareness of canine lymphoma and they’ve been doing it in a number of ways. Maddie Patriarca and Isabelle Buenaflor are two eighth graders who attend a private school in Tujunga. As part of their graduation requirement, they were required to complete […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday came the news that Trekkers knew was coming eventually, but still it hit them like a photon torpedo. Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy, passed away at the age of 83. He died in his Bel Air home from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to reports. For those […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Las Candelas hosted an assembly at Hillsides Educational Center. The band Reverse Order visited the school performing upbeat popular music that immediately engaged students. Most recently Reverse Order was a producer’s pick and semi-finalist on “America’s Got Talent.” From that point, they have been on a national tour reaching out to […]
By Joyce LEE, intern On Feb. 21, the speech and debate team members at Crescenta Valley High School showcased their polished speeches at the Southern California Debate League (SCDL) Spring Novice Speech Competition. The 400-contestant tournament was held at Long Beach Poly High School from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Spring Novice Competition is […]
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 […]