Dec. 19, 1929 – March 1, 2013 James was born in Ingells, Ark. to Elsie Mae and Howard Harrod. He was the seventh of eight children: Mildred, Willa Mae, Otto, Marie, Doris, Jesse, James and Murel. His early years were spent working on the family farm with his siblings. In 1947, he joined the Navy […]
Sept. 21, 1947 – Feb. 24, 2013 Becky was born Rebecca Emily Bialik on Sept. 21, 1947 in Lynwood, Calif. to her parents William and Veda Bialik. She and her older brother, Bob, and two younger sisters, Bonnie and Susan, were mainly raised in La Cañada and she attended St. Bede’s School, St. Andrew’s High […]
May 22, 1977 – March 7, 2013 Amir Hossein Teymouri was born in Glendale, Calif. on May 22, 1977. He was the first of three children for Hossein and Esther Teymouri. At an early age, Amir was happy, carefree and smiley, yet he did not come without his predicaments, as he was coined the “million […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are looking for a burglary suspect that was involved in a police pursuit from that began in Glendale and ended in La Cañada on Tuesday afternoon. The pursuit began when the suspect, later identified as Kenneth Lee, 44, of La Cañada, pulled out in front of a GPD patrol vehicle […]
By Jason KUROSU Longtime La Crescenta resident Mike Chonos regularly attends Crescenta Valley Water District board meetings. Each meeting allots time for public comments, which Chonos takes full advantage of, often voicing his displeasure over increasing rates and customer costs. However, Chonos does not believe the water district takes those public comments into account when […]
Being Part of the Village Hillary Clinton in 1996 wrote a book called, “It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us.” In it, she offered her vision for the children of America. She focused on the impact individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child’s well-being, and […]
~ May the sun shine warm upon your face ; The rains fall soft upon your fields … ~ – Irish Blessing No mistaking our hillsides for those of Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. I suppose Leprechaun sightings are also out of the question. Winter rains are usually sufficient in encouraging the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A accident on La Tuna Canyon Road this morning resulted in one fatality, two with severe injuries and one with minor injuries. Two vehicles were traveling westbound on La Tuna Canyon Road when one of the vehicles lost control. “That vehicle [that lost control] went sideways and crossed over into the [eastbound] […]
Get Your Montrose Centennial Map… A Collector’s Item! For all of those with the fancy new phones, there is an extremely popular app called “Map Quest.” At the push of a button it can tell you where you need to go and how to get there. Well, we came up with our own must have […]
Efficiency – One Key to Success “There can be economy only where there is efficiency.” Benjamin Disraeli To keep pace in a competitive world, your business needs to run as efficiently as possible. There comes a time when every successful small business realizes that doing everything yourself for cost saving purposes can be counterproductive. “Sooner […]