Jan. 9, 1910 – March 22, 2012 Bill Bowman, 102 years old, passed away Thursday, March 22 at 7:10 a.m. with his loved ones beside him. “Billy,” as recorded on his birth certificate, was born in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 1910. His parents were Jane Dunbar and Ross C. Bowman. His first home was […]
Oct. 21, 1956 – March 13, 2012 Clara Martinez was born Clara Cano on Oct 21, 1956 in Fabens, Tex. She graduated from East Bakersfield High School in 1974 and attended California State University Fresno where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Recreation Administration in 1979. She completed her education with a master’s degree in […]
DUI Checkpoint on Friday Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday. The checkpoint will be held at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed […]
Woman Found in Car After Plunging Off Highway By Mary O’KEEFE A 56-year-old Juniper Hills woman was found in her vehicle that had plunged down 350 feet over the side of Angeles Forest Highway. The last time relatives had contact with the woman she was driving up Angeles Crest Highway at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday […]
~Tennis ~ Falcons Smash Flintridge Prep The Falcons go perfect in their doubles column in a dominating performance. After a disappointing performance against Pasadena, Falcons varsity tennis came on strong against Flintridge Prep on Tuesday taking home their second win of the season 14-4. Coming into the match, the Falcons were reeling from a narrow […]
By Leonard COUTIN Over the next two weekends, local youth athletes will be competing in track and field contests at Crescenta Valley High School sponsored by Los Angeles Falcons Track & Field Program. The Los Angeles Falcons Track & Field Program is part of the Valley Youth Conference, comprised of an eastern and western league. […]
Two Hundred Thoughts – Exactly Just ask any of my close friends or immediate family members; I am one painfully, obsessively, ridiculously fanatical guy when it comes to celebrating (or at least recognizing with great fanfare and proclamation) any and all milestones. Be it birthdays (yes, even our dogs’), anniversaries of any kind, new jobs […]
The Development of Oakmont Woods Or perhaps I should title this “History and Painkillers Don’t Mix.” You see, I screwed up big time on an article I wrote last month on the history of Onandarka Ranch. I got several facts wrong on what happened after it was developed into housing, even the name of the […]
“Tonight We are young So let’s set the world on fire We can burn brighter than the sun.” “We are young,” by Fun. The only instrument I played growing up was the radio, and I still play it today. Pick a pre-programmed station: I can sing the songs played on each. When I sing, I […]