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• Organizers are ready to roll out Fiesta Days

  By Sara Cardine,
  Story | May 21, 2014 | 2:20 PM
  

  From high-rolling fun of Casino Night, through family flicks and the rockets' red glare, to honoring the nation's heroes in a memorial service and watching local heroes grace the parade route, the 41st Annual Memorial Weekend & Fiesta Days celebration is ready to get underway Friday evening. And with little time to spare, hundreds of volunteers and club members are feverishly working on the finishing touches to make this citywide fete one to remember. In addition to perennial favorites — like...

• Fiesta Days: How to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in LCF

  Story | May 22, 2014 | 1:50 PM
  

  Starting Friday, locals can celebrate Fiesta Days and Memorial weekend in La Cañada with a number of events, including a vintage car show and fireworks. Here is the lineup for upcoming Memorial Day events: Memorial Weekend Fiesta Days — May 23 through 26. The La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Assn., joined by other local organizations, stages this event, which includes the following events: Casino Night — Friday, May 23, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Community Center,...

• Around Town: Let's think about our veterans

  By Anita S. Brenner
  Story | May 21, 2014 | 4:01 PM
  Memorial Day is almost here and what a long strange ride 2014 has been. The Senate committee hearing testimony of Eric Shinseki, the secretary of Veterans Affairs, has concluded. Shinseki was called in after CNN investigated the 40 preventable deaths at the Veterans Administration health center in Phoenix due to delays in doctor appointments. Then, the American Legion called for Shinseki to be fired, stating that the dead Phoenix veterans were victims of a cover-up. "Their names were reportedly kept...

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• Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Storied history from an American flag

  By Joe Puglia
  Story | May 21, 2014 | 4:01 PM
  In 1943 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked President Franklin D. Roosevelt if he wouldn't mind stopping the presidential motorcade at 154 W. Patrick St. in Frederick, Md. The two men were en route to the federal government retreat previously known as Hi-Catoctin — and renamed USS Shangri La by Roosevelt, and later Camp David by President Dwight D. Eisenhower — for a meeting to discuss the prosecution of the war. It would be the first summit at the hideaway. As the car stopped...

• Forest trails closed by 2009 Station Fire reopening for Memorial Day

  Story | May 23, 2014 | 11:56 AM
  

  All trails previously shuttered since the 2009 Station Fire will reopen in time for Memorial Day on Saturday at Angeles National Forest. The reopening provides about 46,000 acres of available space for hiking, camping and picknicking, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The areas were closed due to public safety concerns, and to allow for new growth and vegetation planting since the fire charred about 161,000 acres. “We have worked very hard to get these areas reforested and restored since...

• Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Appreciating the song 'Waltzing Matilda'

  By Joe Puglia
  Story | May 7, 2014 | 3:19 PM
  “That’s a nice song,” I said. I was shooting whiskey with rogue warriors from Australia in a makeshift bar in the dusty Vietnamese village of Phuoc Tuy. “Thanks mate! It’s our national anthem,” Capt. Preston responded. “Is that a soldier’s song?” I inquired. “No, it’s a drinking song,” he said. “But soldiers sing it when they’re drinking,” he said. “It’s about a swagman who waltzes his matilda.”...

• Around Town: Seeing an early end to summer

  By Anita S. Brenner
  Story | Aug 14, 2014 | 3:06 PM
  Summer ended early in the Foothills. In order to accommodate lengthy “winter breaks” and teacher in-service days, public schools across the nation have moved their start date up to mid-August. The back-to-school calendars are in flux. Most private schools, such as Flintridge Prep and Harvard-Westlake, don't start until after Labor Day. Some split the difference. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy returns on Aug. 26. Pasadena Poly upper school begins the next day, on Aug. 27. Because the...