UPDATE: Missing Persons Found

UPDATE: Missing Persons Found

            Two individuals that were reported missing in the Glendale area have both been found. A 53-year-old woman with Down Syndrome went missing on Sunday from a group home in the 700 block of West Glenoaks Boulevard. She was found and safely returned to her residence this morning. On Sunday, […]

Bill to Protect Students’ Social Media Data Passes Assembly

Young people who might want to delete an embarrassing or controversial post to social media currently have few options, especially if that young person’s school monitors, collects, and keeps such postings on separate hard drives, forever.  Legislation by Assemblyman Mike Gatto  would ensure that information collected by school districts about its students’ social media activities cannot come back to […]

NOTES & NODS

Talcott Offers Lecture   Brian Talcott will present a talk titled, “Responding to God’s Sustaining Love” on Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, in La Cañada. The lecture will take a closer look at what is involved with making wise choices and seeking God’s direction to find our place […]

from the desk of the publisher

Lending A Helping Hand I was out walking my dog Whiskey on Tuesday night enjoying the warm breezes and a moon that seemed pretty darned full. I love the feel of a warm summer breeze – even if it’s in May. The early part of this week reminded me that summer is truly right around […]

Weather in the Foothills

“We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are.” ~ Gary Zukav It is only May! Summer is still a month away. If current conditions prevail, new thermometers will be needed when beyond hot temperatures send the mercury towards […]

The Loss of the Stone Cottage

The Loss of the Stone Cottage

By Mary O’KEEFE Last week La Crescenta lost another piece of its history. The Bonetto home (seen below) was demolished to make room for three new homes on the location that once housed a stone cottage and swimming pool. In 1905, Tommaso and Josephine Bonetto purchased acreage at the corner of Manhattan and La Crescenta […]

Teen Burglary Suspect Sought by GPD

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a teen suspected of burglarizing the Chamlian Armenian School. On April 24 between 7:54 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., the boy – described as between the ages of 14 and 16, 5’8″ to 5’10″ tall, weighing 130 to 145 pounds – entered the […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 11 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, employees at the TJ Maxx store reported hearing an alarm activate indicating someone was attempting to leave the store with merchandise that had not had its security tags removed. An employee moved toward the front door and saw a woman walking out of the […]

A Night of Math, Magic and Insight

By Mary O’KEEFE CV Alliance and Rosemont Middle School invite community members to a special evening of math amazement and insight into the pre-teen mind. That may sound like a large bill to fill, but Dr. Arthur Benjamin and Clay Roberts promise an evening that will be one to remember. Benjamin is a world famous […]

Local Bakery Falls to Flames

By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents of Sunland and Tujunga this week are lamenting the closure of the Backdoor Bakery Cafe, a popular eatery among locals gutted in an early morning fire on Sunday. No injuries were reported. About 55 Los Angeles Fire Dept. firefighters responded to the blaze, called in at about 4 a.m., said […]