Women ♀ For those who don’t know, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This is a time to celebrate the contributions women have made to our nation for the betterment of their gender specifically and to our culture overall. Yesterday was International Women’s Day and many women were encouraged to take the day off […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday night the Friends of Rockhaven held a fundraiser that went back to the basics. Since the 1950s, Tupperware parties have been a fabric of America so it seemed a perfect way to raise funds for the historic woman’s sanitarium. Nurse Agnes Richards opened Rockhaven Sanitarium in 1923 exclusively for women […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A group of concerned community members met on Thursday at the Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church to discuss hate crimes and how to take a proactive step to protect neighborhoods from these acts. Rev. Steve Marshall, Marisol Medina and Kayli Blundell organized the evening. Recently several Jewish Community Centers and cemeteries across […]
“May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and a smooth road all the way to your door.” ~ An Irish Blessing, attributed to St. Patrick – 433AD A weak cold front spread showers across the foothills on Sunday. Only 0.2 inches fell. The season’s […]
March 3 100 block of Lamour Drive in La Cañada, jewelry, a gaming system, cash and laptop computer were stolen and the rear sliding glass door was shattered at a home while the residents were gone overnight. 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, the owner of a restaurant entered his business in the […]
More 210 Closures The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the westbound Foothill Freeway (I-210) Pennsylvania Avenue on-and off-ramps beginning Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m. as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Motorists attempting to access I-210 are encouraged to use alternate routes. The ramp closures will remain in effect through spring 2017, […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives on Thursday, March 2, responded to Mile Marker 18.87 Angeles Forest Highway, Angeles National Forest, to conduct a death investigation. The male adult was discovered on Thursday at approximately 12:30 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. There is no additional information available at this time. Anyone […]
By Nicole MOORE On Feb. 23, Dignity Health-Glendale Memorial Hospital celebrated select members of its Cardiac Fitness Center during the 22nd Annual King & Queen of Hearts event. Honored were Suzy Zavala who was crowned junior queen, Joe Selph, crowned junior king, Karo Avanessian honored as senior king and Anik Narinians was recognized as senior […]
A legacy of automobile sales and service reaches a milestone. By Mary O’KEEFE In 1917 Southern Californians enjoyed their third Rose Bowl and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated. In April, the United States declared war on Germany and entered WWI and Walt Disney graduated from Benton High School. In San Francisco the memory of […]
By Julie BUTCHER On a nearly dreary Sunday, Feb. 26, a day generally reserved for Oscar watching preparations, more than 400 members of the foothills’ communities found the parking structure and trekked across the well-kept landscape of the campus of Glendale Community College to attend a packed, spirited community swearing-in for recently elected California State […]