The Crescenta Valley 9/11 Patriot Day Rembrance Motorcade made its way through La Crescenta, far north Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge on Friday, Sept. 9. The motorcade consisted of classic vehicles and emergency responders, including fire and law enforcement vehicles, that drove past local schools and organizations as students and community members waved flags and […]
Nov. 21, 1929 – Aug. 21, 2022 Gertrude (Trudy) Lutherine Lucey was born Nov. 21, 1929 in Fargo, North Dakota. She was the eighth child born to Reverend August Hoeger and Amelia Hoeger. Surrounded by family, God called her home at the age of 92 on Aug. 21 in La Crescenta. Trudy grew up in […]
Last week I featured a piece by Dave Kimball, who grew up at Kimball Sanitarium, which was owned by his parents. Dave sent me something he wrote that described the neighborhood around Rosemont Avenue and Foothill Boulevard 75 years ago. It gives a view into what that area was like in the ’40s and ’50s: […]
LCIF News Pastor Chuck Bunnell is organizing a confirmation class for students in grades six-12. Families who are interested in the upcoming confirmation class should contact the church office. LCIF reminds the community of an upcoming night of family fun, on the lawn and under the stars. All are invited to watch “Minions: The Rise […]
Foothill Municipal Water District (FMWD) announced Clayton Choi’s artwork will be included in the 2023 Metropolitan Water District “Water is Life” Student Art Calendar. Clayton is in kindergarten at La Cañada Elementary School. The artwork is among 37 featured in the calendar submitted from six counties in Southern California. Twenty-six water agencies throughout Southern […]
Montrose Search and Rescue team is planning huge event celebrating its 75th anniversary. By Mary O’KEEFE For 75 years members of the Montrose Search and Rescue (MSAR) have been at the ready, 24/7, to respond to everything from lost hikers to vehicles over the side of the road in the Angeles National Forest. To celebrate […]
By Ruth SOWBY After a two-week hiatus of Glendale City Council meetings, it was standing room only at city hall as concerned citizens packed the council chambers to hear the future of the highly debated 535-acre Scholl Canyon Landfill. Long an eyesore to those in La Crescenta, La Cañada, Glendale, Pasadena and surrounding communities, the landfill […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On average in 2019, 17.2 veterans died by suicide each day according to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report released in September 2021. And Navy veteran Joseph Palesano, executive director of Wellness Works Glendale, believes that’s unacceptable. Palesano is co-founder of Not On Our Watch, a program of Wellness Works […]