GAMC to Celebrate Cancer Survivor Day with Keynote Speaker Dallas Raines Overcoming cancer means more than surviving. It offers an opportunity to see life, love and friendship in a new and more meaningful way. Join Glendale Adventist Medical Center on June 3 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for their annual luncheon and Flame of […]
It wouldn’t be argued that the foothills hold some history, but many would be surprised to know the amount of Civil War history inherent in the founding of the area. On Armed Forces Day and the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Little Landers Historical Society organized From War to Reconciliation: Moving On and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale City Councilmember John Drayman received notification that National Fire Systems and Services of Glendale has placed a mechanic’s lien just shy of $100,000 on his Montrose condominium. A mechanic’s lien is placed on a property by a contractor, sub-contractor or supplier who has not been paid. National Fire had been […]
By Jason KUROSU In April, a black bear reportedly ate four chickens at Bonita Vista Drive in La Cañada. On May 14, another bear was seen at Pine Lawn Drive and Pine Cone Road in La Crescenta. To address these sightings, field questions and provide information, a public forum was held at the Crescenta Valley […]
May 24 Foothill Boulevard and Gould Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, a 22-year-old Camarillo man was arrested on suspicion of possession of psilocybin (mushrooms) after his vehicle was stopped at 2:29 p.m. 4700 block of Alminar Avenue in La Cañada, the driver’s side front window was smashed and a global positioning system was stolen forma […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley residents had to forget the notion of Sunday drivers last weekend and instead concentrate on Sunday runners. The Peace Officer Memorial Run took place Sunday afternoon, and the CV Sheriff’s station played a part in it as a group of runners, made up of CV residents and law enforcement, ran […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was an afternoon tea to celebrate Mother’s Day at the La Crescenta Library on May 7. The tea has become a tradition with the library thanks to Marta Wiggins, library manager. Inspired by her mother’s imaginative stories and sense of fun, Wiggins and her staff decorated the library’s community room as […]
Looking back two Sunday mornings ago, I’m not sure I rode my bike the entire 26-plus mile length of the 2011 Pasadena Marathon Bike Tour. It felt more like swimming than riding. When I registered for the annual event it was an unseasonably warm March day. When I picked up our swag bags and numbered […]
A unique feature of our community is the two opposing mountain ranges that embrace our valley. The San Gabriels to the north, imposing and rugged, with rock faces rising nearly straight up, are starkly beautiful. Terrible and majestic, like an Old Testament God, they burn and rain rocks down on us, but provide a gateway […]
By Jason KUROSU The fourth and fifth grade classes of Valley View Elementary took part in some hands-on historical learning last Friday during the annual Colonial and Gold Rush Day. Students, parents and teachers came to school clad in period-appropriate costumes, ready to navigate through these eras of little technology and much hard work. Fifth […]