By Ruth SOWBY Attendance to the Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) fundraiser at St. Bede in La Cañada was “the best yet” according to IC President Phyllis Harb. On Sunday, March 19, about 200 parishioners and local residents scanned the packed aisles in the church Parish Hall. Shopping was intense after the 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11 […]
Question: We grew up in a home full of domestic violence because of a father who was an alcoholic. He physically and mentally abused our mom and us, too. We couldn’t wait to graduate from high school and leave home. After we did, we only stayed in touch with our mom. We didn’t speak to […]
Crescenta Valley Water District’s Large Meter Replacement Program and Rainfall Crescenta Valley Water District will be expanding its advanced metering infrastructure program by replacing three-inch and four-inch meters for apartment/condominiums and park irrigation. Starting next week, you will see crews working in traffic medians, parks and large multi-family dwellings to switch out old meters to […]
The Montrose Rodeo of 1947 – Part 2 We continue the story of the multi-year annual Montrose Rodeo, focusing on the 1947 version. Last week we heard about the plans for the big parade to precede the rodeo, but there were other aspects of the celebration worth hearing about. The beard-growing contest seems to have […]
Rats Found During the Inspection Dear Phyllis, We were in escrow and during the inspection, a rat jumped out of the bedroom into the kitchen and seemed to hide there, perhaps under one of the appliances. As you can imagine, this was quite a shock and we left for the remainder of the inspection. In […]
Glendale Community College and Arizona State University are forging a new alliance to provide GCC students a seamless transfer experience to ASU with the MyPath2ASU program. MyPath2ASU is an innovative tool that guides GCC students from the start of their college experience all the way to their successful transfer to ASU. Many community college students […]
The Assistance League of Flintridge (ALF) has donated over $11,000 for books to the North Valley Military Institute. This donation is in keeping with ALF’s stated mission to transform the lives of children and adults through community programs. The donation was collectively made by ALF, its two auxiliaries Assisteens and CAPs, and individual members who wanted to […]
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March 6, 1933 – March 4, 2023 Bob was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Robert and Jessie Eichensehr. The first of three children, he adored his siblings and treated them as such. He was born during the darkest days of the Depression when a dresser drawer was made into a bassinet. When Bob was […]