Oct. 21 Raymond Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee working a street taco stand reported that while he was on a dinner break about five feet away from the taco stand two unknown individuals exited a white Nissan Versa and walked toward the employee/victim. Suspect No. 1 stopped and stood directly in […]
By Mikaela STONE This Halloween, the sounds of screams and ghostly children’s laughter will rise from the Crescenta Valley High School theater. Members of the ETLP classes (Entertainment, Technology and Live Production) are hard at work building a haunted maze that will be set up on the theater’s stage. This year’s theme is “Abandoned Toy […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is invited to celebrate the Day of the Dead – el Dia de los Muertos –at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. This year the Halloween-type celebration will expand with a more international reach and include the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, U.S., Nigeria and Ireland. “This year we plan […]
James Jenkins was a neighborhood boy who grew up in the Crescenta Valley attending local schools. He was a senior at Crescenta Valley High School, an accomplished athlete who often was found on the basketball court. Jenkins died unexpectedly in 2002 in his senior year at CVHS. A golf tournament – the James Jenkins Memorial […]
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino was honored with the Legislator of the Year Award by the California Association of School Counselors (CASC) for championing mental health policies and for being instrumental in improving educational programs and systems for the children of California. “I am grateful to the California Association of School Counselors for honoring me […]
Q: My husband and I were watching the news and witnessed the death and destruction in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. My husband has a strong desire to go to Israel to volunteer to help the injured people. We have two young kids – a baby and a toddler. I need him here to […]
Lutheran Church in the Foothills Lutheran Church in the Foothills is holding its annual Trunk-or-Treat, which will fall on the Sunday before Halloween. The community event is a safe, daytime opportunity for kids to wear their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat among decorated car trunks in LCIF’s parking lot. This year’s event will begin at 11:30 […]
The La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Education Program (LCPC Parent Ed) kicked off its 45th year with ongoing registration from Sept. 11 – Sept. 15 for classes. The program boasts of providing quality educational classes led by reputable staff for parents of children from newborns to young adults – in addition to the popular grand-parenting […]
A New Market Opens in Montrose 1939 Store openings may be grand events today but nothing compares to supermarket openings in the past. Supermarket openings back then were over the top, goofy extravaganzas. Take for example the 1939 opening of the new Fitzsimmons Market in a large building on the northeast corner of Verdugo Boulevard […]
By Ruth SOWBY The Verdugo Hills Council’s 48th Annual Big Strike Auction, titled “Adventures in Paradise,” was held on Friday, Oct. 20. The event transported guests to the Islands courtesy of the South Bay Luaus. Spirited Polynesian dances, led by Manuel Conception, began the entertainment at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. “The Big Strike and Friends […]