Oct. 18, 2022 Linda Ann Bever has crossed the final bridge into the hereafter. On Tuesday, Oct. 18 Linda was found unresponsive and deceased in her family home in La Crescenta – the very same home she grew up in and shared with her loving family. She was a true Baby Boomer, arriving in June […]
100 years ago, in 1922, a group of believers from La Crescenta traveled down to Los Angeles to attend a crusade led by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. There they were introduced to Pentecostal teaching and were filled with the Holy Spirit. They returned home excited and wanting to share their newfound faith with others in […]
Connection To Rockhaven This story is about two independent-minded women in my family – my maternal grandmother Martha Adele and my great-aunt Margaret, her sister-in-law. During WWII when their husbands went off to war both ladies supported the effort at home. Martha worked locally at a munitions plant in a “Rosie the Riveter” type […]
LCIF News A week after celebrating Reformation Sunday, Lutheran Church in the Foothills will celebrate another important date on the church calendar: All Saints Day. On this day, congregants remember and honor their lost loved ones as well the saints celebrated throughout history. The festival originally honored those who were considered especially holy: heroic figures […]
The ‘Great White Hope’ Boxer Lived in Verdugo Canyon For those who know their history, in either boxing or race issues, the term “Great White Hope” has inflammatory meaning. It comes from a period of overt racism, 1908 to 1915, when a Black man was the world champion heavyweight boxer. His name was Jack Johnson. […]
Our Business is Your Business Honoring Those Who Make a Difference … On Thursday, Dec. 1 the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor those individuals, businesses and organizations that have made a difference in our community in 2022. A gala evening featuring a dinner presentation of filet mignon will start at 6 p.m. at […]
UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind hosted a fitness center opening ceremony at Crescenta Valley High School on Oct. 21. This opening is part of the Glendale Unified expansion project, which is the first time in the program’s 20-year history where resources have been expanded to every middle and high school in a district in […]
Early on an October morning, before the children began to arrive for school, a small crowd gathered for the unveiling of the refurbished play yard at Cloud Preschool in La Crescenta. Jane Marriott (above), a senior at Crescenta Valley High School, cut the ribbon and introduced a 9-foot by 16-foot custom sandbox with wooden bench […]
Oktoberfest Celebrations Continue… We did it! After having to postpone our 43rd Annual Montrose Oktoberfest for two years, we are thrilled to have finally hosted it again this year. While we take great delight in celebrating Oktoberfest, this is also our biggest annual fundraiser. The turnout and feedback from our community was overwhelmingly positive […]
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