Lutheran Church to Host Events Lutheran Church in the Foothills is kicking off a backpack drive to support students in need. The church welcomes donations of new backpacks, which will be filled with essential school supplies and distributed to children this fall. To help ensure the backpacks are stocked with the most needed items, LCIF […]
Frank Lanterman – Grandfather of Modern Vehicle Emission Regulations The name Lanterman runs deep in the history of La Cañada. It was Jacob and Amoretta Lanterman who came from Michigan in the 1870s and, with a partner, bought the entire Crescenta Cañada Valley. Their son Roy Lanterman built the Lanterman House in La Cañada […]
College is a Place for Learning, Not Hate Over the past few years, the United States has seen a staggering increase in antisemitism. The three months following the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel saw a 360% increase in anti-Semitic incidents. From November 2023 to February of this year, 34 anti-Semitic incidents were […]
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Trust Sale Disclosures Dear Phyllis, My son’s in-laws lived in San Diego and both recently passed. He will be helping his wife sell the family home. Her father passed away about 10 months ago and, because her mother was homebound, his wife spent three days a week at the home and hired caregivers for the […]
Goats were released onto the hillsides of a Buckingham neighborhood to clear thick and dry vegetation. Photos by Mary O’KEEFE Goats were released to eat dry vegetation before it fueled fires. By Mary O’KEEFE It is (and has been) hot, and the summer seems to show no signs of cooling. After the rains […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Nice fireworks at [La Crescenta Elementary School] on the Fourth,” said Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian who recognized the volunteers of the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting of the Glendale City Council. He expressed appreciation to the “school district for working with the association to make it happen.” Mayor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As if going to your local grocery store is not enough of an exercise in economic frustration, now comes word of a possible mega merger and local stores being sold. Kroger Company, which includes Ralphs supermarket, proposed a major merger with Albertsons Companies. In February the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long. On numerous occasions I have written about microplastics and how it is a kind of “reap what you sow” moment as scientists find these tiny pieces of plastics in everything – including our food. Let’s get in our “WABAC” (or “way back […]
Time to Relax It’s been a busy couple of weeks. First the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce (of which I’m president) held its annual Hometown Country Fair at CV Park on June 22. It was a Herculean effort to put on our annual Fair and I’m so grateful to the many volunteers who stepped up […]