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Officials advise hikers to be prepared in icy conditions
Heading up to the Angeles National Forest this month? Keep tire chains handy, dress warmly and drink plenty of water, officials say. The winter season exposes travelers to more safety hazards, from hypothermia to icy roads. The Cresenta Valley...
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Discovering who you are
If you've been reading my column right along, you should know that my words contain a subliminal message. The devil is in the details. Somewhere I learned to appreciate the power of observation. The ability to take a few steps back and reflect on what'...Tags: Weather Reports, Mountains, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Weather
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Piece of Mind: The sun hasn't set on wristwatches
Sometime in the past decade, our daughter pointed out that cellphones are so good at keeping us plugged into everything imaginable, including the time of day, that wristwatches were nothing more than antiquated accessories. She stopped wearing hers and I,...Tags: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Mountains, Politics
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Can they win it again?
Things don't look too much different for the La Cañada High softball team as it begins its bid to repeat as the CIF Southern Section Division V champions today. A look at the tournament bracket shows a rematch for the division crown could be in the...
Tags: Mountains, Baseball, Sports
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The Valley Line: A celebration of a wonderful float
By the time you read this, 2012 will be here. Happy 2012 — may it be a good year for all of us. I’m certainly planning on this being better than last year. Yes, I do have at least five resolutions on my list. I hope to check them all off by...Tags: Mountains, Charity, Landforms
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Rescuing Charlie
Two weeks have lapsed since Charlie Kamar was whisked away to undergo sensitivity training in Madison, Wisc. Remember? Charlie was greeting his customers with a hearty “Merry Christmas!” Someone was offended and complained to the political...Tags: Religious Festivals, Caves and Caverns, Holidays, Landforms, Starbucks Corp.
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Wine Cave hosts area club
The La Crescenta Woman's Club earlier this month had a wine tasting fundraiser at the Wine Cave in Montrose. Dawna Berger, chairman of the event, along with her assistant, Cindy Charles, provided the food and beverages. All money raised will be...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Caves and Caverns, Clubs and Associations
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Spartans surge into CIF finals
Lauren O'Leary, the ace pitcher of La Cañada High's softball team, went straight to the bullpen after giving up two runs in the third inning in a CIF Southern Section Division V semifinal game against South El Monte. The hurler wanted to refine her...Tags: Mountains, Baseball, Sports
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Family to mark tragic anniversary
Family and friends of the two people killed on April 1, 2009, when their car was struck by a runaway big rig on Angeles Crest Highway will gather on Saturday in Glenola Park in La Canada Flintridge following a memorial motorcycle ride. Palmdale resident...Tags: Motorcycling, Social Issues, Murder, Harley-Davidson Inc., Crimes
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Crime Blotter - March 30, 2011
Area 1: 2000 block of Altura Ave: A man reported that the catalytic converter on his Toyota 4 Runner was stolen from the vehicle while it was parked in front of his home between 10 p.m. on March 26 and 11 a.m. the next day. A woman who had parked her...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Ocean View, Damon Jones, Police Arrests, Mountains
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La Cañada's greener green thumbs
Home to almost exclusively water-saving native plants, Lisa Novick’s La Cañada Flintridge backyard is alive with the sound of birds and is a kaleidoscope of color.
In a city known for expansive and obsessively uniform golf-course green lawns, it&...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Conservation, Colorado, Mountains, Ecosystems
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With all the rain in L.A., it's now official: La Niña is a bust
Let us go easy on beleaguered meteorologists, even as we set umbrellas and rubber boots by the door for another week of weeping gray skies. Let us not scorn those forecasters who, months ago, so confidently predicted a drier-than-normal Southern...Tags: Australia, California, Weather, Weather Reports, Texas
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