Two Retire from GUSD

Two Retire from GUSD

With more than 40 years of service between them, Dr. Cynthia Livingston and Lt. Col. Dave Worley say goodbye. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON No presumption needed. When one mentions Dr. Livingston in the Crescenta Valley community, all know who she is. Volunteer, parent, principal and all-around caring and involved community member, Dr. Cynthia […]

Clark Graduates Class

By Brandon HENSLEY The graduation ceremony at Clark Magnet High went off almost without a hitch on Thursday, if you don’t count the young man who was escorted from the pavilion area after he committed the cardinal sin of using an air horn during the conferment of diplomas. First-year principal Lena Kortoshian, who replaced Doug […]

Music in the Park 2017

Here’s the schedule for Music in the Park held every Sunday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Park. Picnic dinner and (adult) beverages permitted! 2017 Music in the Park Schedule

Foothills Loses One of Its Own

By Mary O’KEEFE and Robin GOLDSWORTHY The community is mourning the loss of a 19-year-old Crescenta Valley High School graduate after a fatal motorcycle accident on Tuesday evening. Glendale Police Dept. has released the name of the victim – Michael Nelson, a La Crescenta resident. “The collision, which involved a vehicle and a motorcycle, occurred […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Time for Celebration, Time of Reflection Today, Thursday, many of our local students are graduating from high school or promoting from Rosemont Middle School or one of the elementary schools. Even for those who are just advancing to the next grade, today is a big day – for them it’s the unofficial start of summer. […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 24 600 block of Houseman Street in La Cañada, several items were stolen and a glass door of a residence was shattered between 9:30 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. May 23 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee at Ralph’s market reported that he had witnessed a woman enter the store, select […]

Even in Cool Temps Brush Clearance is Important

By Mary O’KEEFE With current cool temperatures, including June Gloom (even in May), fire hazard may not be foremost in the minds of residents – but it should be. The healthy amount of rainfall and mild temperatures in Southern California have been a welcome change after the long years of drought. But that rain has […]

Fiesta Days Celebrated in La Cañada

Fiesta Days Celebrated in La Cañada

Fiesta Days, according to the LCF Chamber of Commerce website, is an annual Memorial Day celebration hosted by the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce & Community Association. It was founded in 1973 to celebrate the Spanish heritage of our community during the week of Cinco de Mayo. It has since become an all-encompassing and […]

Legion Hosts Memorial Day Observance

By Mary O’KEEFE American Legion Post 288 presented a Memorial Day Service at Two Strike Park on Monday. The U.S. flag folding ceremony was conducted and the flag was then given to the family of Frank Ragazzi who passed away one month before his 97th birthday on April 28. At the start of World War […]

Weather in the Foothills

“When a calm, clear evening follows a warm day we see the mist gathering in the valleys, creeping stealthily and silently up the hillsides, and rising into the air in long, low, horizontal streaks which are made beautiful by the silent, silvery light of moon and stars.” ~Alfred Rowland, “The Clouds: God’s Angels of the […]