June 14, 1942 – Sept. 15, 2012 Michael Torrey Wayland, age 70, of O’Fallon, Ill., born June 14, 1942 in Berkeley, Calif., passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 15 at his residence. A resident of O’Fallon since 2010, Mr. Wayland was a trial attorney and had formerly practiced law in California. He graduated from UC Berkeley […]
Jan. 16, 1939 – Sept. 17, 2012 Gilbert Lee Smith, born in Glendale on Jan. 16, 1939, passed away suddenly at Verdugo Hills Hospital on Sept. 17. He was 73 years old. Gilbert was the son of Gilbert “Smitty” Smith, longtime director of the La Cañada Youth House, and Leona Brooks Smith. As a young […]
June 4, 1921 – Sept. 8, 2012 Mario Armond Zamparelli, born June 4, 1921 in New York, passed away on Sept. 8. Zamparelli lived in La Cañada-Flintridge and San Marino, Caif. Mr. Zamparelli had a distinguished and luminous career as both an artist and as a corporate marketing genius to many of America’s major corporations. […]
By Ted AYALA Four months after being named interim general manager of Glendale Water & Power (GWP), Steve Zurn was appointed to the post on a permanent basis by the Glendale City Council on Tuesday. Zurn assumed the position in May after the resignation of former general manager Glenn Steiger. Previously he had been the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District official kicked off its solar project at Crescenta Valley High School on Monday afternoon. With the flip of a switch, Marco Galang, a junior at CVHS, moved his school into a new solar future. Galang said solar power was an important green step for the school. “Our [Earth] […]
By Ashley FILIPEK “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Paul Crowder, the man convicted of murdering Crescenta Valley High School student Berlyn Cosman almost 20 years ago, was scheduled to go in front of a parole hearing on Wednesday in Orange County. Crowder, 40, is currently being held at Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy. He was sentenced on Nov. 1, 1999 […]
Calling all runners! It’s time to start lacing up your running shoes, stretching your muscles and marking your calendars for the 19th Annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Run and Food Drive, hosted by the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge. This 5K Run/Walk and one mile Kids Run has been a local tradition and a community […]
By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Unified School District released its 2012 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) results last week, drawing attention to notable five-year gains at the elementary and middle school levels. In La Crescenta, Dunsmore Elementary School saw a 6.3 percent increase in the number of students testing “at or above proficient levels” in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It is time once again for the Annual Crescenta Valley Town Council Pancake Breakfast on Sept. 29 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The CVTC Pancake Breakfast is held at Crescenta Valley High School, 2900 Community Ave., La Crescenta, and is a fundraiser to help the council’s scholarship program. Each year the […]