Wayne Howe Kohl Aug. 15, 1942 – June 11, 2011 Wayne Howe Kohl of La Crescenta passed away Saturday, June 11 at his home. Born in Jackson, Miss., Wayne grew up on Cheviot Avenue in the Westwood area of Cincinnati, Ohio, attending Western Hills High School. Wayne got his bachelor (’64) and master (’65) degrees […]
Timothy James O’Sullivan Feb. 2, 1922 – June 18, 2011 Tim O’Sullivan, a former broadcaster and labor leader, passed away peacefully on June 18. He was born in Kittanning, Pa. and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. When he was a teenager, his family moved to Muncie then Fort Wayne, Ind., which he always considered his […]
Remi “Pete” Plouffe July 10, 1927 – June 26, 2011 Remi “Pete” Plouffe, our beloved father, husband, grandfather and friend has passed away peacefully at his home in Southern Pines, N.C. on June 26. Pete was 83 years young. He was born in Angiers, Canada near Montreal on July 10, 1927 to Remi and Therese […]
Joseph Brenkle Joseph Brenkle was born on Sept. 21, 1927 in Martinez, Calif. He lived on the family ranch with his parents, brother Jack and sister Betty. After high school, Joe received his congressional appointment to the United States Naval Academy in 1947. He graduated in 1951. He accepted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in […]
Linda Cesar Justice July 29, 1949 – June 22, 2011 Linda was born in Illinois and grew up in La Crescenta, moving here in January 1955. She attended Lincoln Elementary School, Clark Middle School and graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1967. She met and married Michael Justice while he was serving in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Jessy SHELTON The Angeles National Forest is coming back to life after the devastating Station Fire of almost two years ago. Some areas are carpeted with beautiful purple flowers that pose as a perfect bouquet just waiting to be picked for the dinner table. But don’t let those petals fool you […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents are watching the progress of the new Trader Joe’s at 2448 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. The building’s design harkens back to the early 20th Century and complements the style of the Montrose Shopping Park. The development is on a lot about 1.1 acres. The land is owned by the […]
By Ted AYALA Glenn Steiger, general manager of Glendale Water and Power (GWP), appeared before the city council on Tuesday to request that the city move to declare its property on 3445 Altura Ave. to be surplus property. Until 2002, the 29,000 square feet property, which sits approximately three-quarters of a mile north of Crescenta […]
Being in Fine Company When the phone call came in, all I could say was, “What? Are you sure? Me?” And Mary O’Keefe sat across the room, laughing at me. The phone call was from Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s office telling me that I was chosen as a recipient of the Women In Business Empowerment Award. […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “Can such things be And overcome us like a summer’s cloud, Without our special wonder?” – William Shakespeare, “Macbeth” Persons reading this quotation in India and southern Asia would not understand the significance and “wonder” of a cloud on a summer’s day. Living in a Mediterranean climate as we do in Southern […]