By Justin HAGER For residents of Glendale and La Cañada who are wondering if the CVHS boys’ lacrosse team was for real, the answer rang loud and clear this past week: the Falcons are real and are a force to be reckoned with. Following an 18-1 victory over Glendale on May 20 and a 17-4 […]
The Annual Lincoln Scholarship Awards Assembly was held virtually this year on May 12 with the entire Lincoln Elementary School in attendance. Lincoln Elementary offers scholarship opportunities for graduating 12th grade seniors who attended Lincoln. Heading up this year’s scholarship committee was Lincoln teacher Angelina Thomas and her co-chair was Zara Reyes. They worked […]
It’s Time to Reinvest in America Nearly a century ago, the Great Depression plunged the nation into despair, leaving tens of millions of Americans unemployed and unable to put food on the table amid the worst financial crisis in history. In that difficult moment, President Franklin D. Roosevelt chose to invest in our nation’s infrastructure, […]
Building Communities of Strength May marks Older Americans Month with the 2021 national theme, Communities of Strength, emphasizing both the power of connection and engagement in building strong communities. As we age, our communities of strength often include our friends and families, yet in some situations we may also need to turn to the network of […]
Civil War Icon is Buried Next Door in Altadena Few realize that right on our doorstep, on the border between La Cañada and Altadena, is the gravesite of Owen Brown, the son of Civil War firebrand John Brown, and a participant in the famous Harpers Ferry Raid. How Owen Brown ended up being buried in […]
Steven John Turko June 13, 1955 – April 21, 2021 Steven Turko, 65, died on April 21 at his home in Oxnard. He was the son of Daniel and Maxine Turko. Steve grew up with his sister, Kathie Dell’Aquila, in La Crescenta. He attended Holy Redeemer, went on to Saint Francis High School and graduated from […]
There was cause for celebration as the LCF Trails Game, cosponsored by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada and the LCF Trails Council, recognized the grand prize awardees and at a recent noon-time Zoom ceremony. A total of 82 participants amassed 54,135 points, with the first place grand prize winner, Gabriel Gonzalez, racking up 10,235 […]
The National World War I Memorial in the Nation’s Capital is Now a Reality In December 2014, President Obama signed legislation authorizing the World War I Centennial Commission (WWICC) to establish a new memorial in our nation’s capital. Just six years later, on April 16, 2021, the WWICC, in partnership with the National Park Service, […]
Barbara Joan Boucher, nèe Williams Sept. 29, 1944 – May 22, 2021 Barbara was born in New York City in 1944 to parents Donald and Leone Williams. She spent her early life around Syracuse, New York before moving to Daytona Beach, Florida. In her teens, she and her family moved to the Glendale area of […]
This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to “Couch Church” on the church Facebook page and YouTube channel for the continuing celebration of Trinity Sunday. On Sunday, May 30 at 11 a.m., Pastor Scott Peterson will deliver a message called, “Feet, Heart Mind.” For those unable to watch live, the […]