Helen Grossi

May 27, 1942 – May 23, 2020 Helen Grossi passed away peacefully on May 23. She was born on May 27, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She moved to Glendale in 1956 and married Pete Grossi on May 19, 1962 in Glendale before moving to La Crescenta in 1967. Helen devoted her time to raising her […]

YOUTH NOTES

They Have an ‘E.Y.E.’ on Science In response to current government restrictions and parental hesitations, three local La Cañada High School graduates – Ashlyn Oh, Anurima Chattopadhyay and Sonia Bhaskaran – have created Experiment Your Element – E.Y.E. – a series of weeklong summer camps for fourth to seventh grade students (though there are hopes […]

Celebrating Pride in her Family

OP ED  » Mary O’KEEFE This year is the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQ+ Pride traditions. The first Pride march in New York City was held on June 28, 1970, which was the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. The uprising was a six-day protest event that began with a raid on a place called […]

NOTES & NODS

This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills continues to offer “Couch Church” for the foreseeable future. This week’s service will be live streamed on Sunday at 10 a.m. on the church’s Facebook page – facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos. After the live stream, the service can be found at www.lcifoothills.org. This week, June 28, Pastor Scott Peterson […]

CRIME BLOTTER

June 23 3700 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an unknown number of suspects entered a cellphone and accessory store and removed approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise. The incident occurred around 5:20 p.m.     June 20 4800 block of Alminar Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, after viewing a home surveillance footage a resident […]

William Geoffrey Peplow

1938 – 2020 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of William Peplow (Bill) on June 13 due to complications from surgery. Bill was born to Geoffrey and Margery Peplow in Glendale where he lived all his life. After attending Glendale schools, he attended the University of Southern California where he graduated from […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

Update June 24 Today, June 24, the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health confirmed 34 new deaths due to COVID-19 across all areas of LA County. This brings the total of deaths due to COVID-19 across LA County to 3,205. Public Health also confirmed 1,260 new positive cases of COVID-19 in LA County. This […]

Bailey Center Remains in Need

The Bailey Human Care Center, a free community outreach program of the Tujunga United Methodist Church, 9901 Tujunga Canyon, has been providing services to the local community since 1981.  It is an entirely volunteer run organization that serves over 200 needy families and individuals a week. The Center is currently in desperate need  of food […]

FDA Warns Against the Use of Certain Hand Sanitizers

FDA advises consumers not to use any hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol), a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested. FDA has identified the following products manufactured by Eskbiochem: All-Clean Hand Sanitizer (NDC: 74589-002-01) Esk Biochem […]

LA County Updates Its COVID-19 Numbers

Update June 23 The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 34 new deaths and 2,364 new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Twenty-seven people who died were over the age of 65, six people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 and one person who died was […]