The Battle of Mountain Oaks As I’ve related in my past two columns, the small neighborhood of Mountain Oaks has a fascinating history – speakeasy, resort, real estate scam, development battleground, and semi-rural paradise for the handful of lucky homeowners who live in the 45 acres of oak-covered hillsides. But another fascinating and far-reaching […]
Driving Our New Computer (Part 1) I love computers. After all, I couldn’t practice my profession without them. I write on one seven days (and far too many nights) a week. My wife and I are able to see and talk with our kids and grandkids thousands of miles away thanks to computers. The phone […]
By Ted AYALA Taking sorrow and pain, clothing it in acceptance, in affirmation of the triumph of life and truth – the music of Tigran Mansurian is something rare in today’s world jaded by commercialism and lucre; a world engrossed in itself, always hurrying to promote itself, always absorbed in its own ostentatiousness, always unable […]
A thousand thanks to Tina Givrad, PhD, for her informative and provocative presentation on the teenage brain last Thursday night in the CV High Library. Nearly 100 people attended (adults and children) to learn how teens can sharpen their minds and shape their futures. One person asked for more information on how drugs and […]
Nov. 12, 1931 – Jan. 24, 2014 La Familia Oseguera de La Cañada regrets to announce the passing of Maria E. Frias. Maria was born in Montrose on Nov. 12, 1931 and passed away Jan. 24 in El Sereno, Calif. Maria was the fifth of 10 children born to the La Cañada pioneering family of […]
Petition to Repeal the 7% Utility Users Tax Today, the public has an opportunity to repeal the 7% Utility Users Tax, which is located on one’s Glendale Water and Power (GWP) utility bill and natural gas bill. A petition is being circulated throughout our city in which the public has a chance to regain control […]
July 13, 1957 – Jan. 17, 2014 Commander Norbut lost a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer on Jan. 17. He was born in Los Angeles to Donald and Esther Norbut. His younger years were spent in Huntington Park, Calif. When he was 15, the family moved to La Crescenta where he graduated from Crescenta Valley […]
By Michael WORKMAN Developed by Starbreeze Studios, “Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons” is a downloadable title that may look like a simple indie adventure game, but it is clear that it is much more than that. Brothers is unique because it was created by a film director rather than a game developer. This has […]
Nov. 27, 1924 – Jan. 19, 2014 Robert Leroy Keller, 89, was born Nov. 27, 1924 in Lincoln, Nebr., to Heinrich and Amalia Keller, first-generation German immigrants from Russia. He was the second youngest of seven children, whose ages spanned 20 years, and was the last surviving member of his generation. His father was a […]
By Barrett SMITH On Jan. 19, the First Baptist Church at La Crescenta invited the community to join them in celebrating an achievement 20 years in the works. The church recently finished a new courtyard entrance that has been in various stages of planning since 1991. The courtyard itself is about 6,000 square feet with […]