The joy in the room was evident when the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently held its TERRIFIC Kids program, recognizing 18 local sixth grade students at a special luncheon. The event, hosted by the Kiwanis members at the La Cañada Congregational Church, drew nearly 100 attendees. Selected from their classrooms, it was the first […]
Reprinted from Dec. 22, 2022 Question: My husband Justin lost his job three months ago when the company he was working for moved to another state. We could have moved with the company but both of our families live here. We have two children, ages 6 and 9. To say finances have been a struggle […]
Lutheran Church in the Foothills In this season of giving, LCIF reminds the community of its ongoing food drive to help feed the hungry. Canned goods can be dropped off during Sunday worship or anytime at the church’s office. They will be distributed to the food pantry at Heart of the Canyon Church in Tujunga. […]
A Bride Shops in Montrose – 1937 Our former local newspaper, The Ledger, was always touting the benefits of shopping locally rather than in Glendale or Pasadena. With that in mind, in 1937 they sent two reporters out posing as a bride and groom shopping together to outfit their new home. The idea was to […]
Poor Grade by HJTA Once again, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association gave your representatives (and mine) a failing grade. Last fall, Assemblyman Chris Holden, Assemblywoman Laura Friedman and Senator Anthony Portantino voted for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA1), described by HJTA as “a direct attack on Proposition 13” (passed in 1978). If approved by voters […]
Spring Forward Throughout my lifetime, I’ve noticed that people follow a particular pattern during the period from November through January. I don’t know if it’s related to the changing seasons from fall to winter, the celebration of many holidays in succession or simply the winding down of the current year and preparing for the next. […]
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By Mary O’KEEE On Sunday former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. As I have stated before I had met Mr. Carter and his wife a few times while I lived in Iowa during the 1976 Iowa caucus. He was running for the Presidency at the time. He was kind and […]
Ugh – New Year’s Resolutions Steve and I went to the Magic Castle with a couple of friends on Friday afternoon. At the end of his act the magician performing there – Rich Cowley – wished everyone a happy New Year and reminded all that the New Year is when we’re given a clean slate. […]
Battalion Chief Brooks from Glendale Fire Dept. reported that a call came in at 11:37 a.m. in the 5100 block of New York Avenue. After arriving firefighters at the location saw smoke coming out of the south side of the house. They looked into the first and second floors of the house and realized that […]