By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Approximately 10 homeowners residing near the Crescenta Valley Water District’s two water tanks at 5041 Cloud Ave. in La Crescenta came out to look at the property that is the proposed site of a 70-foot cellphone tower. At noon on Feb. 7, Ursula Moran, a representative for AT&T, and Jerry Ambrose, a […]
1925 – 2014 Mardith J. “Mardy” Wilkins passed away on Feb. 6. She is survived by her husband Bob, daughter Lynette, sister Jean, and grandchildren Alyssa and Trent. Mardy Naregan was born in Santa Barbara in 1940. After relocating to Glendale, she attended Glendale High School (1958), and Glendale City College. She worked at NASA’s […]
1925 – 2014 Josephine Gebbia was born Oct. 8, 1925 in Rochester, N.Y. to Carmelo and Jennie Cannavo, immigrants from Sicily, Italy. She came to Los Angeles at the age of 12 and attended Franklin High School. In 1952, she came to La Cañada to work as a hairdresser at the House of Charles and […]
Feb. 4, 2014 La Crescenta native son Robert (Bob) Lee Chase passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at his home in Folsom, Calif. He had turned 65 last December. Throughout his life, Bob pursued many outdoor activities including mountain climbing, backpacking and jogging. He was active in the La Crescenta Presbyterian youth programs and […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Glendale Educational Foundation feted three of its graduates at the annual Dancing with Diamonds event held on Friday night at the Glendale Hilton. The foundation is tasked with generating funds to enrich and enhance the programs and projects of the Glendale Unified School District, according to its mission statement. The Dancing […]
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) began mailing more than 12,800 Vote by Mail booklets to voters for the March 4 La Cañada Unified School District Special Parcel Tax Election. To learn about measure LC in the election, visit https://www.lavote.net/voter/pdfs/election_related/03042014_measures_on_ballot.pdf. Voters can also vote early by visiting the third floor in room 3002 of […]
Work continues on this year’s Showcase House of Design. Originally known as The Flint House for its first owners Robert and Margaret Flint, the 8,200 square foot house featured 17 rooms, and was built at a cost of $28,000, compared with the $5,000 cost of an average home of that time. Another noted owner […]
Emelita S. L. Bituin, vice president and manager of Citizens Business Bank, La Cañada Flintridge Business Financial Center presented a check for $6,500 to Tyler S. Wright president and CEO, and Kim Beattie, director of Financial Development, of the YMCA of the Foothills. The check is a result of the 2nd Annual Region 3 Citizens […]
By Ted AYALA Reeling from an unusually dry rainy season, California has been hoping for a powerful storm system or two to quench its parched reservoirs and rivers. But did last week’s rain make a dent in the historic lows for precipitation and snow pack across the state? “Not really,” said Stuart Seto of the […]
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Jan. 30 for the accounting firm of Hutchinson and Bloodgood. From left are partners Mike Benneian, Doug Kawamura, Jenny Chen, Sahak Loussinian, Gary Carruthers, Mark Hennelly, Joe Muriello, Pete Weir, Rex Poulsen, Steve Throop, Gerard Mekhsian, Bill Eckenrod, Mica Miyamoto, Ed Cheeseman, Scott Suekawa and […]