By Mary O’KEEFE and Lynn SHER Crescenta Valley Park hosted an LA County Dept. of Parks and Recreation sponsored Pride at the Park event on Saturday, June 17. It was one of many in June hosted throughout LA County in honor of Pride Month. Parks and Recreation implemented these two-hour events “to elevate inclusion in […]
June 16 5100 block of Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada Flintridge, a home was ransacked and items were stolen between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. June 15 400 Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a speaker was stolen from an unlocked vehicle between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. June 14 5100 block […]
By Lynn SHER Expect screams, plenty of popcorn, food trucks, fear and free beer. These are all part of Screamfest LA’s “Fears and Beers Screening Under the Stars” that features local filmmaker Mike Timm. Timm is screening his vaunted horror short film “The Eyes” at the event on Saturday, June 24 at the McGroarty Arts […]
Trish McRae, president of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada, presented a commemorative plaque to club member Dr. Al Restivo who celebrated 50 years as a member of the Kiwanis Club. Restivo first became a member of the Eastchester, New York Kiwanis Club on Nov. 15, 1972 and served as the club’s president in the […]
The band Boys of Summer returned to their hometown of Tujunga after touring Arizona, landing at the Tujunga Elks Lodge for a June 9 concert. They opened with “Take it Easy,” a famous Eagles song that put Winslow, Arizona on the map as a major tourist spot. They played favorite Eagles songs and had just […]
July 19, 1927 – Sept. 10, 2022 Elizabeth Ann (Smith) Sawatzky was born to Dr. and Mrs. William Sawatzky in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 19, 1927. She had one sibling, Dorothy, of whom she was very proud. Elizabeth received two degrees from the University of Minnesota: Latin American Studies and an MA in Library […]
Ensuring Equality: Protecting and Advancing LGBTQ Rights Earlier this month, my district was the scene of hatred and violence as anti-LGBTQ protestors fought pro-LGBTQ demonstrators outside a Glendale School Board meeting that was scheduled to vote on recognizing Pride month in the district’s schools. The incident at the Glendale School Board meeting is just one […]
Local Bob Statues and Some Bob’s Trivia I just finished a popular run documenting my readers’ memories of our local Bob’s. But I couldn’t resist one last word on the subject. Over and over, readers wondered whatever happened to the Montrose Bob statue. No one seems to know its fate. But I do know of […]
LCIF News Lutheran Church in the Foothills looks a bit like a zoo this week with “VBS: Weird Animals” underway for children ages 4 through sixth grade. The program runs from 9 a.m. to noon. It began Monday and runs through Friday, June 23. According to a church spokesperson, this year’s vacation Bible school theme […]
The inaugural Verdugo Hills Council – Boy Scouts of America Pinewood Derby championship took place on Sunday, June 4 in Verdugo Park in Glendale hosted by the Rotary Club of Glendale – Noon Cars for Cops and Kids fundraiser. Over 30 qualifying Cubs and 10 packs were represented at this race. A design contest was […]