Park Cockerill

Park Cockerill

Park Cockerill, 81, passed on July 6 at Kaiser Hospital, Panorama City, from a stroke.  He had been a teacher at San Fernando High School, a tennis coach at Flintridge Prep, and a member of the Altadena Senior Men’s Golf Group. Park had been active earlier in local tennis groups. He also taught tennis camps […]

From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy

Are You Kidding? Here We Go Again On Saturday night at 11:59 p.m., Los Angeles County declared that masks must be worn – again – inside all public places regardless of a person’s vaccination status. This is not in alignment with the State of California, by the way. The reasons outlined on the LA Public […]

Wally Funk is Finally an Astronaut

Wally Funk is Finally an Astronaut

Photos courtesy of Blue Origin Media By Mary O’KEEFE Blue Origin successfully completed New Shepard’s first human flight on Tuesday with four private citizens onboard. The crew included Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk. The Blue Origin program was founded by Jeff Bezos, who also founded Amazon. The New Shepard is a […]

Jehovah’s Witnesses Make History a Second Time

For the second year in a row, Jehovah’s Witnesses have moved their signature annual convention to a streaming platform and will perform thousands of baptisms at private homes, lakes and ponds. The “Powerful by Faith!” convention is translated into over 500 languages in 240 countries worldwide. Baptisms are the highlight of all Jehovah’s Witnesses’ conventions. […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF  Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship in the church’s Worship Center. On Sunday, July 25 at 10 a.m. Pastor Scott Peterson will deliver the message called “Has Anyone Seen My Plate?” The service will also be live-streamed at 10 a.m. on the church’s YouTube channel. For those […]

Pie in the Face Highlights VBS Performance

Community Life Church at La Crescenta held a fun-filled vacation Bible School program for neighborhood children ages pre-school through sixth grade. All COVID safety precautions were followed so that everyone could have a safe, and good, time. The high-tech-themed VBS program, called “Press Play,” used music, Bible story time, crafts, missions, games and skits to help the […]

Piano and Oboe on Concert Roster

On Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Complete concert info and links to view the stream will be posted at http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com. Oboist Catherine Del Russo and pianist Mark Robson will perform works by Gordon Jacob, Walter Piston, Carl Nielsen, Benjamin Britten and Jacques Ibert on a […]

Scholarships Awarded to Local Graduates

Scholarships Awarded to Local Graduates

Prom Plus held a scholarship distribution event on Thursday at the American Legion Hall. The event recognized scholarship recipients Ivan Tyler, the recipient of the Bob Fletcher Scholarship, and Lucian Kugler, who each received money for upcoming college expenses and certificates of acknowledgment from several dignitaries. Leif-Anzell Shomali was also recognized as being the recipient […]