By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in the foothills area are being warned to be cautious due to a recent mountain lion attack on a small dog just off Briggs Avenue. Early Saturday morning, local resident Kim Mattersteig found the remains of her beloved dog Bridgett in the backyard of her home. The dog had been viciously […]
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Name Origins for the Peaks Around Us – Part 3 Last week I mentioned that I had no info on the naming of Hoyt Mountain. Avid hiker Bob Gregg emailed and reminded me that there are several books on the San Gabriel Mountains. In John Robinson’s, “The San Gabriels” I found the origin of Hoyt. […]
Fall Wonders Everywhere I go lately, more people (myself included) are commenting on how fast time seems to be going by – this year more than any other. For example, how could it already be almost six months since I “wondered” in this space? Better fix that right now. Ready? I wonder … how many […]
Do you think you might need treatment for alcohol? Take the CAGE test to see: • Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? • Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? • Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? • Have you ever had a drink first […]
Applauds Tasteful Affair What a nice affair Taste of The Foothills was [Nov. 13]. Balmy breezes, jazz music and tempting aromas filled the night air. Kudos to the organizers. My personal favorites that evening were the soup from Casa Cordoba, the vinaigrette salads from Amber Road, the pecan tarts from Baked on Oceanview and the […]
By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern Boy Scouts have always had the ability to generate nostalgia due to their representation of America’s ideal youth. One of the many traditions associated with Boy Scouts are seasonal popcorn sales. Similar to the sale of Girl Scout cookies, the boys go door-to-door to sell a variety of popcorn treats. […]
Leonard Ghazarian, owner of Caspian Services and president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, was a mystery reader on Wednesday at Angie Thomas’ kindergarten class at Lincoln Elementary School. After reading, “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss, the class posed for a photo. With Ghazarian is his son Andrew […]
This Halloween, for the first time, the Crescenta Cañada and Tujunga YMCAs invited elementary school children to donate their extra candy to the troops. For every pound of candy they brought in, they received one raffle ticket for a chance to win a new bike. Thanks to the help of Sunland Elementary School and Palm […]
Lincoln Elementary School Foundation held its annual jog-a-thon on Nov. 15. The largest Foundation fundraiser of the year, this event helps supplement teacher and staff salaries, as well as provide much needed equipment and programs for classroom-specific and school-wide initiatives. Students and faculty sprinted, jogged, and walked by grade level in 20-minute increments to earn […]