By Misty DUPLESSIS The Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club has proudly hosted the longest running, largest non-profit festival in Los Angeles for over 50 years. The annual Watermelon Festival, which celebrated its 51st year this past weekend, has been a lively tradition in an otherwise quiet town. The crew began setting up for the three-day event at […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Does anyone really need an excuse to throw a Bingo night? Probably not, but for those looking for a good cause, head over to Holy Redeemer Healy Hall on Friday starting at 6 p.m. for the first Community Bingo Night. Community Bingo Night is an effort to raise money for a new […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale citizens who enjoy a puff or two on their cigarettes can rest for another week. On Tuesday, Glendale City Council postponed a decision on indoor smoking in residences until next week’s council meeting. The decision was made to allow Councilmember Rafi Manoukian, who was absent from the meeting, to be part […]
By Jason KUROSU Gas prices have increased nationwide, a commonality in the summer months, although the effects may be felt most prominently in California and made much worse due to a recent fire at a Chevron refinery in Richmond, about 10 miles outside of San Francisco. The fire occurred Monday, Aug. 6 as workers attempted […]
Aug. 14 5000 block of Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada, several rooms were ransacked and jewelry, cash and personal items were stolen from a home. The resident reported that she had returned home to find a rear sliding glass door had been smashed sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Aug. 12 3800 block […]
By Ted AYALA Cheers and applause met Councilmember Ara Najarian when he spoke out against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at their community liaison meeting held at La Cañada High School Monday evening. “There is a snow job going on at the highest levels of the board,” he said. “I just want everyone to know […]
By Sammi SLAYBACK On Saturday, the La Crescenta Library cooked up some fun with its third annual chili cook off. Foothill residents made their way to the library’s community room where volunteers had set up tables for the contestants’ crock-pots, and seating areas where tasters could enjoy samples of each entry. There were several different […]
Dog Park Dedication Planned A dedication ceremony for the long awaited Crescenta Valley Park dog park, the first dog park in the county of Los Angeles, is slated for Friday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. It is expected that the dog park will actually open some time in September. The dog park will be located […]
Experiencing School Daze Summer (heat) has arrived. Temperatures teasing the 100-degree mark reminded us all too well that Southern California indeed has seasons, even if summer is the only one that can easily be identified. Thinking over the past weeks and the overall mild summer temperatures, it would be cruel to send our kids […]
“What a fantastic demonstration of what our nation and our agency can do. I can only think of the words of Theodore Roosevelt: ‘It’s far better to do mighty things, even though you might fail, than to stay in the twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.’” ~ Dr. Charles Elachi, in comparing NASA’s Curiosity […]