Marymount University announced that Heather Dishongh, a resident of Montrose, earned an MA in forensic psychology. Dishongh is among the more than 450 undergraduates and 350 graduate students who received degrees at the University’s Commencement Ceremonies at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, on May 18. ________________ Alice E. Grubb Jones was one of 472 […]
The Campbell Center (formerly GAR) announced that it was the recipient of a recent major gift of $500,000 from a benefactor whose family designated the agency to be the beneficiary of a portion of their estate. The gift has been earmarked for operating costs per the wishes of the donors, a couple with ties to […]
Eaton Canyon Upper Falls to Close Forest Service officials will close the Eaton Canyon Upper Falls beginning Friday, Aug 1 due to the number of rescues, injuries and deaths associated with climbing to the upper waterfalls in Eaton Canyon. This health and safety closure of the area surrounding the Upper Waterfall only applies to Forest […]
“Slowly at last the heavy clouds, charged with the welcome water, roll up from seaward. And down, as if really from heaven … comes the fresh rain. Then there rises from the ground a cool and penetrating aroma, the scent of the dry soil saturated…” ~ Daily Telegraph, quoted in “A Cyclopaedia of Nature […]
On July 21, the La Cañada Flintridge City Council formally adopted its annual budget and financial plan for fiscal year 2014-15. With the passage of this budget, city general fund reserves will be approximately $14.3 million by the end of the fiscal year, roughly 120% of the city’s annual operating budget. La Cañada Flintridge has […]
By Ted AYALA Amidst a historic statewide drought that has persisted with no foreseeable end in the near future, Glendale City Council approved on Tuesday moving Glendale Water & Power (GWP) into the second phase of its water conservation plan. The implementation of phase 2 of the GWP Water Conservation Ordinance was required after the […]
Jan. 25, 1919 – July 12, 2014 Lucille Godfrey, aged 95, died peacefully in her sleep on July 12 at Chancellor Place Assisted Living in Pasadena. Lucille was born Jan. 25, 1919 in Eagle River, Wisconsin to Ethel Sophia Ervin and Chauncey Alanson Hickok. Lucille met Lee Godfrey when they both worked at Gimbel’s Department […]
A traffic accident involving a big rig on the Angeles Crest Highway has traffic diverted from the Palmdale area to where the Angeles National Forest and Angeles Crest highways meet. The gate at the bottom of the Angeles Crest Highway has been closed. The accident occurred at 4:32 p.m. No injuries have been reported, according […]
On Monday, Aug. 4, Rep. Adam Schiff will host an identity theft forum at the Los Angeles Zoo Witherbee Auditorium at 7 p.m. Identity theft – when someone steals personal information and uses it without permission – is one of the most common threats faced by consumers, especially seniors. This crime can wreak havoc with personal finances, credit […]
Forest Service officials will close the Eaton Canyon Upper Falls beginning Friday, Aug 1. This health and safety closure of the area surrounding the Upper Waterfall only applies to Forest Service lands. Access will still remain open to the Lower Falls. In recent years, there have been a number of rescues, injuries and deaths associated […]