Feb. 1, 2023 Regis Raymond Coyle passed away early on Feb. 1 after a four-year battle with cancer. Regis, 66, was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and moved to Bakersfield in the summer of 1969. He graduated from Highland High School where he was a standout football player. He formed some of his lifelong friendships during […]
June 13, 1935 – Feb. 4, 2023 Alicia Rivas, aka Alicia Flores Murillo, passed away on Feb. 4 at Glendale Adventist Hospital ICU after having developed bilateral pneumonia. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughter María-Alicia, granddaughters Tabitha and Samantha, son-in-law Craig Jerpseth, and her nephew/godson Luis-Ruben Reyes. Alicia was born in Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Mexico on […]
Question: Five years ago my husband and I moved into this most welcoming neighborhood. We just found out that a neighbor’s father died suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack. We neighbors have organized food for at least two weeks. Most of us who could attend the father’s memorial did. Our challenge is what to […]
LCIF News Lutheran Church in the Foothills will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 19 beginning at 10 a.m. LCIF will commemorate the milestone with a special worship, followed by a catered luncheon and a walk down memory lane. Special guests will include former longtime LCIF pastor Bruce Johnson (2002-2014) and his wife Gwen […]
La Tuna Canyon’s Belmont Country Club – Part 2 Last week, I related that for many years I’ve been intrigued by some abandoned foundations, stairways and roadbeds on the north side of La Tuna Canyon just above the debris basin. I found that they were the remnants of the ritzy Belmont Country Club, opened in […]
Throwing the Penalty Flag on Abuse in College Athletics On college campuses there are few individuals who hold the same amount of influence and power over a student athlete than collegiate coaches and athletic department staff. The overwhelming majority of staff is there to help student athletes reach their full potential and lay the groundwork […]
By Ruth SOWBY Armed with pruning shears, volunteers descend on Deukmejian for the annual pruning of the vines. Deukmejian Wilderness Park has a secret many don’t know: among the hundreds of acres that encompass the park, next to the historic stone barn that was recently reopened and the outdoor amphitheater sits a vineyard. According to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The man initially arrested on trespassing charges after he caused a lockdown at Crescenta Valley High School on Wednesday, Feb. 1 was arrested again on Feb. 3. He was in court on Tuesday facing two counts. The first count was for possession of child (individual under the age of 18) pornography and […]
By Roman INGUANZO The Glendale City Council meeting opened on Tuesday with a celebration and commendation by council to Glendale Fire Dept. Chief Todd Tucker and Sergeant Sharon Kim for their outstanding performance when a 76-year-old woman lost consciousness on an airplane due to low blood pressure and low blood sugar. Tucker and Kim sprang […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A recent study in the UK found that eating ultra-processed foods may increase the risk of cancer. Breakfast cereals, mass-produced bread, ready meals, ice cream and ham were among the foods in the study. The study was funded by Cancer Research UK and the World Cancer Research Fund and researchers were from […]