The largest crowd ever showed up at Crescenta Valley Park for a day packed with fun. By Mary O’KEEFE Great weather, a variety of entertainment and over 100 vendors in colorful booths made this year’s Hometown Country Fair a huge success. “This was the biggest ever,” said Julia Rabago, executive director of the Crescenta Valley […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Prominent publisher and Glendale icon John Krikorian passed away on Saturday, April 6 after succumbing to heart failure. He was 80 years old. Since moving to Glendale in 1989, Krikorian immersed himself in the community through both his work and various charitable endeavors. He founded “Business Life Magazine” in 1990 as well […]
By Tyler BIDDLE With the grills running hot and the bands playing loud, it’s not going to be your typical lunchtime in the CVHS quad. Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music will host its fourth annual Korean Barbecue this Saturday featuring good food, raffle prizes and the CV Jazz Band. The event is organized and run by […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club will host an open house on April 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the club’s meeting place at CitiBank on Honolulu Avenue. Art Rinaman, club president, said he simply wants people to know the Lions Club exists and that it is active in the community. “The […]
By Jason KUROSU The gun control debate has sparked anew, developing renewed nationwide interest following incidents of gun violence such as the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. The Obama administration has pushed for more in-depth firearm legislation and similar debate continues in California, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. At […]
By Ted AYALA Election Day in Glendale was over a week ago, but some candidates aren’t quite ready to uncork the victory champagne or concede defeat just yet. Holding the balance of a number of key races are nearly 3,500 ballots that could not be counted on Election Day for various reasons. The processing of […]
Aug. 29, 1962 – March 25, 2013 Robert Dean Taylor passed away March 25 at Keck Hospital at USC in Los Angeles. He was born in Glendale and lived most of his life in La Crescenta. Robert was a machinist for his entire working career, first for Taylor Tool, the family business, then at Turret […]
Rosemarie Garcia, (daughter of Joseph and Mary Ferrara), at 85, passed away at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, in Glendale on March 28. Originally from New York, her contribution to this world as a fine watercolor artist followed her earlier career as a fashion designer in Manhattan, where she worked closely with famous names such as […]
April 2, 2013 Jane Pauline Smith passed away on April 2 at the tender age of 59. While still living in the house she was born in, she had been a life long resident of La Crescenta. She devoted her life to her husband Randy, daughter Sara, son-in-law Kevin, and her four life enriching grandchildren […]
Oct. 4, 1943 – April 6, 2013 Roland was 69 years old and was born Oct. 4, 1943 in Rawlins, Wyo. to Leonard Henry and Elizabeth Mae Schlef. He was one of three children and was in the Air Force and was a Viet Nam vet. He retired from his chosen profession in accounting in […]