By Mary O’KEEFE The congregation of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church held a retirement party for Bryan Jones, vicar of the church for about the last five years. Jones was the man chosen by The Right Reverend J. Jon Bruno, Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, to lead the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The train kept on rolling for Crescenta Valley football this week as the Falcons varsity team was recognized at Supervisor Mike Antonovich’s office on Tuesday at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting. The players each were given a certificate from the County of Los Angeles with the Falcons logo […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In celebration of Armenian Christmas, His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, prelate of the Western Untied States, conducted the Blessing of the Water ceremony at Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center. The ceremony was held in the lobby of the hospital on Monday and was attended by many city and state officials, hospital […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As the New Year begins, Montrose Search and Rescue continues responding to calls for assistance, whether they come from local families or other search and rescue teams. Several members of MSR are assisting in the search in Big Bear for a missing Irvine woman. According to reports, the 35-year-old woman was last […]
The New Year was ushered in with cold temperatures and fierce winds. By Mary O’KEEFE he end of 2014 saw some windy and rainy nights that not only caused Crescenta Valley residents to get out their heavy sweaters and turn up the heat but trees fell that were thought would stand forever … with a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As kickoff for the Rose Bowl game drew near, the Tournament of Roses and Rose Bowl Stadium staff were dealing with a lot of different issues including a few surprises from Mother Nature. At 2 p.m. Dec. 31, the Fan Fest event at the Rose Bowl was the site of an “erratic […]
By Mary O’KEEFE fter a little over five years as acting vicar at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, Bryan Jones is retiring. Jones took on the leadership of the church in November 2009 during a rather turbulent time. In 2006, members of the St. Luke’s congregation voted to split with the Episcopal Diocese […]
January Boy Scout Brandon Loder from Troop 390, a senior at CVHS, created an outdoor classroom at the Rosemont Preserve for his Eagle Project. The Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy established the preserve located at the far north end of Rosemont Avenue in 2012 with help from L.A. County Board Supervisor Michael Antonovich. The outdoor […]
Help can come from the most unlikely of sources as this year’s La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses entry, “To The Rescue,” demonstrates. By Mary O’KEEFE Volunteers for the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses float will see the result of their hours and hours of hard work when the city’s entry rolls down […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Since 1902, when the first Tournament of Roses football game was held at Tournament Park on Jan. 1, college football teams have squared off at the Rose Bowl. With such a long history it’s not surprising that the Rose Bowl game has achieved many milestones. “This collegiate classic has been the occasion […]