Kiwanis Club of La Cañada Honors Greg Brown as La Cañadan of the Year
With over 100 guests cheering him on, Greg Brown was lauded as La Cañadan of the Year for 2020, an award sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada. State Senator Anthony Portantino served as master of ceremonies for the luncheon event as Brown was recognized for his outstanding civic and religious service spanning more […]
GUEST COLUMNIST MARY O’KEEFE
Robin is gone for the week so the task of writing this column falls to me. For most who know me I will never turn down an opportunity to talk about the volunteer spirit of our community. There is no doubt that our time of isolation has affected our community as well as the nation. […]
Weather in the Foothills
“Sunshine, blue skies, please go away… My eyes search the skies, desperately for rain…Let it rain, let it rain.” ~ “I Wish it Would Rain” song by The Temptations Is Autumn in the air? We’re still a couple of weeks away from the official date, but there are a few signs, […]
In Briefs
Oktoberfest Postponed The Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s Oktoberfest has been “postponed.” Stating it was with a “heavy heart” that the event had been canceled but it was in the best interest of the community’s safety. The event sees up to 25,000 attendees. “We were not going to be able to […]
A Century of Cars in Montrose Car Show
By Lori BODNAR Despite scorching heat hundreds visited the 19th Annual Montrose Car Show. With 300 vehicles on display, there was a century of autos from all over the world ranging from Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia. Forty volunteers including Bob Beck, announcer for Irwindale Speedway helped with the event. Tom King ran the […]
Yom Kippur Services
During this year’s Yom Kippur services at the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre, Rabbi David Baron will introduce examples of heroism and decency in the face of barbarism. On September 16 from 2p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, Dr. Hillel Newman, Consul General […]
Crime Blotter
Sept. 2 300 block of Flintridge Oaks Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported that she hired someone to add height to a brick wall on her property. When she checked on the progress of the work she found that someone had spray painted graffiti on a temporary masonry wall board at the […]
Helping Haiti
By Mary O’KEEFE Adventist Health of Glendale medical team travels to where they are needed most. From Haiti to Louisiana, these doctors and nurses are always ready to help. “Once we heard about the earthquake [in Haiti] on Aug. 14, we had heard it was a 7.2,” said Dr. Evelyn Wong, Adventist […]
Patriot Day Motorcade
By Lori BODNAR “We will never forget.” Twenty years have passed since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Four commercial airliners were hijacked mid-flight by Al-Qaeda terrorists who intentionally flew two planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center causing mass casualties. The third plane struck the Pentagon, killing 125 people, while […]