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Mount Lukens or Sister Elsie Peak? For those of us that like to hike our local trails or just enjoy gazing at the incredible vistas of the San Gabriels from our valley, Mt. Lukens is a central theme. It’s the highest point in the range above us and it dominates our valley. But the name […]
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Pointers for Parents – Available Tuesday Nights My wife and I, like millions of other anxious first-time parents, bought a copy of Heidi Murkoff’s and Sharon Mazel’s, “What to Expect When You are Expecting” with the belief that this modern-age bible would impart upon us all the wisdom necessary to traverse the new frontier of […]
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Overtaxed, Overburdened California This is in response to Jason Kurosu’s article, “Hope Offered – But Will it Be Found – In Jobs Package” on Sept. 1. Jason wrote, “But where Gov. Brown really needs support is from Republican elected officials. Partisan politics have been a strong factor. …” Governor Jerry Brown and the Democrats, ignoring […]
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A Wondering We Go I often wonder if other people wonder about so many different things like I do on any given day. How bad is it? Well, here are just a few musings from my personal wonderland of late: I wonder … how much money AT&T and Charter waste on my mailing address alone […]
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I think we’ve all done a double-take when heading down the [Glendale] 2 Freeway and seeing the Adopt-A-Highway sign that shows that litter pickup on that stretch of our freeway is done by a group called Atheists United. I’ve been curious about this for some time, and was surprised to find that two of my […]
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Commends Weisman [I] just want to thank Sharon Weisman for her fine piece on the Community Plan for North Glendale. Here is a copy of my thoughts sent to the Planning Commissioners: I am writing to express my strong feelings in regard to the proposal for increased height limits on commercial structures along Foothill Boulevard […]
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I’m probably going to ruffle some local feathers with my comments this week, because the subject of this column took considerable effort by some of my fellow Foothills residents to make happen. As an avid cyclist, I’m thrilled that we now have bike lanes on Foothill. I thank the CV Town Council from the bottom […]
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Last week I wrote about Spike Jones Market that was located on the southeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and La Crescenta Avenue through the ’50s and ’60s. That brought in several emails from former customers that fondly remembered the little community market. Floyd Farrar grew up in the valley, but now lives in Orange County. […]
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On The Trail to New Discoveries As I mentioned last week, one of the blessings of living in the Crescenta Valley is our close proximity and easy access to a seemingly endless network of hiking and biking trails. Since the beginning of this year, my wife and I have enjoyed a newfound focus on better […]
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Spike Jones Market Spike Jones Market was an instantly recognizable landmark in La Crescenta during the ’50s and ’60s, thanks to a gigantic neon blade sign featuring a caricature of the very famous comedian/musician Spike Jones. The neighborhood store, located on the southeast corner of La Crescenta Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, was rather small by […]