April 3, 1914 – Dec. 26, 2013 Ester Avanel Prescott was born to Mary Yeager and Joseph Leonard Wood on April 3, 1914 in the city of Los Angeles. She lived a wonderful life to the age of 99½, just a few months short of her 100th birthday. She passed on Dec. 26, 2013 in […]
March 13, 1916 – Jan. 10, 2014 In memory of a loving father of two daughters, Christine and Marilyn, and their husbands Thom Ryan and Kenneth Trogdon, and two grandchildren, Karen Elizabeth Trogdon and Jeffrey Patrick Ryan. Henry was a lifelong resident of La Crescenta. Directors Crippen Mortuary
More Community Award Winners Our installation and community awards dinner is a week away and we hope that you are all planning to join us we recognize our board and our outstanding community supporters. This week I would like to highlight our Business Person of the Year, Beautification Award and Community Enhancement Award and our […]
Not all hearing tests are the same. So your doctor, your family and even your friends are telling you that you need to go have a hearing test. You are ready to do it, but you are not sure what the next step is or where you should go to have the test. Here are […]
Local Glendale attorney leads the charge in protecting family assets. Have you ever met a nice guy that is an attorney? Well, Joe McHugh is one that you will like and he makes legal information easy to understand for everyone, from business owners to grandmas to frantic family members in crisis when a loved one […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Students often lack the encouragement to study in school. This situation is further exacerbated for students in underserved communities, since they often lack the resources for academic success. Government aid can help temporarily said Courtney Brockmeyer, a La Cañada Flintridge resident and founder of Sydney Paige Inc., whose company donates a backpack […]
Jeannie and Chris Bone, owners of Casa Córdoba in Montrose, will be celebrating the first anniversary of the restaurant on Jan. 18. The festivities will feature two shows of flamenco dancing at 6:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. (two seatings will be at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.). Alexandra and Ryan Zermeño, a well-known pair throughout […]
Mountain Oaks – The Lost Resort The neighborhood of Mountain Oaks is a true gem in the Crescenta Valley. Mountain Oaks is located at the very bottom of New York Avenue, below Crescenta Valley Park. It’s a small community – just a handful of homes – tucked into the lush folds of the Verdugo Mountains. […]
Tourism At Home Seeing With Tourist’s Eyes Since he moved to Missoula to attend the University of Montana a few years ago, we have been able to lure, cajole, beg, trick, bribe and otherwise entice our son to come back “home” to Southern California only once a year at most. Suffice it to say, he […]
I’ve been following the impact of Colorado’s legalization of adult recreational use of marijuana. One sushi restaurant pairs marijuana with entrées. A 25% sales tax was added to the state’s 2.9% tax. Sales exceeded $1 million on the first day; sales exceeded $5 million the first week. We won’t know the full economic impact until […]