By Mary O’KEEFE The Scholl Canyon biogas project is something those in Glendale have been watching for some time. Some are against the project while others are in favor of it and many just want more answers. On Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. representatives from Glendale Water and Power (GWP) will […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Twinkle lights, delicious food and wine, beautiful music and some fabulous auction items greeted ticketholders to the Nov. 5 Wine and Roses evening hosted by the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn. (LCFTRA). The gala evening, held on the patio of the Flintridge Riding Club, was a fundraiser benefiting the LCFTRA […]
Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania welcomed Muru Li of La Cañada Flintridge to the 80,000-plus members of Lehigh University. For more than 150 years, Lehigh University has combined academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. Lehigh’s five colleges – College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of […]
The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge’s Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk, a community favorite with families, athletes and community supporters of all types for nearly three decades, returns on Thursday, Nov. 24. The professionally timed race begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. at Memorial Park in LCF. The Kids’ Mile Run is a family-fun event geared […]
SALVATION ARMY HOSTS KETTLE KICK-OFF DINNER The local chapter of the Salvation Army is hosting a kettle kick-off dinner tonight, Nov. 17, at Forest Lawn-Glendale, Hall of the Crucifixion-Resurrection. Titled “Love Beyond,” the evening begins at 6 p.m. and will feature dinner, the comedy of emcee Fritz Coleman and music provided by the Salvation Army […]
My Frigidaire microwave stopped working. Why won’t they honor my warranty? Manuel Harris’s microwave oven stops working. Fortunately, it’s still under warranty. Unfortunately, Frigidaire won’t honor the warranty. What can he do? Q: I bought a two-year warranty contract for my Frigidaire microwave oven from Electrolux Warranty Corporation in 2019 (Electrolux owns Frigidaire). Less than […]
Dorothy Jean Murphy, 93, of Lindsborg, Kansas passed away Oct. 30 at Sunflower Terrace, Bethany Village, Lindsborg. Dorothy Jean Youngquist was born March 10, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to Gustav Norman and Alice Mitchell Youngquist. After graduating from high school in Rockford, Illinois, she attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa where she majored in […]
We are sad to announce the passing of our beloved Jesse Joseph Villarreal, 22, of Montrose. On the morning of Nov. 5, he was tragically killed when struck by a car while attempting to cross a busy street on his way to work. Jesse was born in West Covina on Oct. 3, 2000 and […]
Rains and Drought Earlier this month, drought-stricken Southern California experienced fantastic rainfall, the kind that lowers air pressure, creates that lovely white noise and makes people want to take a nap. Still, even with some areas receiving as much as four inches of rain, drought conditions have only slightly improved in the region. In other […]
Early Memories of La Crescenta Last week I featured some memories of one of the earliest settlers in the valley, Winifred Bathey. The Bathey family first came to the valley in 1883, applying for land at the top of Briggs Avenue. After a few years of splitting their time between the Crescenta Valley and Los […]