Ghost Hunters Visit Rockhaven Sanitarium, But Sorry – No Ghosts! As most of my readers know, Rockhaven Sanitarium, located on Honolulu Avenue in Verdugo City was a high-end rest home for women with mental disabilities from 1923 to 2006. It was unique for its time in that it was run by women for women. Agnes […]
By Jason KUROSU A sunlit Burbank church on a Saturday afternoon was the site of a town hall meeting hosted by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, as he addressed his constituents’ concerns in a lengthy Q & A session. People came from across Southern California to see or speak to the assemblyman, while others merely walked up […]
By Ted AYALA The organization that formerly assumed management of the Twelve Oaks senior living facility in La Crescenta slapped its successor with a lawsuit last week. The National Charity League’s (NCL) Glendale chapter filed a suit on Oct. 15 against be.group for having “mismanaged and misused” Twelve Oaks revenues and assets. The NCL had […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The PTSA of Crescenta Valley High School invites families on Monday to hear Gina Morris from Challenge Success speak about the pressures kids are facing in life and in school. Challenge Success was brought to the attention of the PTSA by its president Monna Johnson who had heard of the program but […]
By Ted AYALA The long-running feud between La Crescenta residents and development interests entered a new phase on Tuesday. At center stage is a proposal by Olson Company of Seal Beach for a 30-unit townhouse to be built at 4201 Pennsylvania Ave. in La Crescenta. Area residents have voiced opposition to the project citing concerns […]
Those who want to rid their medicine cabinets of old unwanted prescription drugs can take part in a prescription drug drop-off on Saturday from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Most abused prescription drugs come from family and friends – often without the knowledge of the individual for whom the medication was originally prescribed. To help […]
“Water … has the power to move millions of people. Since the very birth of human civilization, people have moved to settle close to it. People move when there is too little of it … People move when there is too much … People fight over it. And all people, everywhere and every day, need […]
When A Work Day Gets Derailed I don’t know about you, but for me too often it happens that when I’ve set time aside to do something, to accomplish a particular task, that fate intervenes. For example, last Friday we had a family meeting to go over jobs that needed to be done around the […]
Falcon football will try and take down Hoover after getting revenge on Glendale over last year. A league title is still a possibility. By Brandon HENSLEY They don’t make football feuds like they used to. Last week’s game between Crescenta Valley and Glendale high schools featured a lopsided score and plenty of turnovers, so the […]
By Leonard COUTIN The second Pacific League cross-country meet was held on the Falcons’ home course Thursday at CV Park, but it was the strength and dominance of the Apaches that reigned over conference rivals. It was a unique atmosphere at the meet. Mainly, it appeared that participants were more relaxed and downright friendly – […]