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Firefighters 'Fill the Boot'
Local firefighters are lining Foothill Boulevard at Memorial Park this week to collect donations for the L.A. County Fire Department’s annual “Fill the Boot” fundraising campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Firefighters from...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Vehicles, Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Health
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What happened in LCF 10-20-30 years ago?
Ten Years Ago
The city began considering an application from Sport Chalet to build a corporate headquarters office on what was then the 900 block of Houseman Street. The corporate offices of the retail chain had outgrown their location on Foothill...Tags: Disneyland Park, Crime, Law and Justice, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Sport Chalet Incorporated, Human Interest
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Guest Column: The case against building the 710 Freeway tunnel
At the May 11 meeting of the California Transportation Commission in Los Angeles, the Commissioners heard a Caltrans update on the so-called “SR-710 Gap Closure Project.” This proposed project would extend the 710 (Long Beach) Freeway from its...Tags: California, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), South Pasadena, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Road Transportation
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City celebrates Fiesta Days
Applauding both community and country, thousands gathered in La Caņada Flintridge over Memorial Day weekend to paint the town red, white and blue during its 38th annual Fiesta Days celebration.
Four days of family-friendly events organized by La Caņada...Tags: Memorial Day, La Canada Flintridge, Celebrity Parents, Veterans Affairs, Arts and Culture
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In Theory: Balancing science, religion
According to physicist Stephen Hawking, theology is unnecessary when it comes to explaining the origins of the universe. "God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator," Hawking said on "Larry King Live." He goes on to...Tags: Science and Technology, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Anglicanism, Genesis (music group)
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In Theory: Protesting without flames
A pastor whose plan to hold a Koran burning at his church Saturday has drawn the ire of Muslims and non-Muslims around the world. Up until he decided to cancel the event late last week, the Rev. Terry Jones had rejected the pleas of military officials and...Tags: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Los Angeles, Methodist, Values, Florida
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In Theory: Scoring on the Religion Quiz
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public life this week published a short, 15-question religion quiz. The quiz is a shorter version of the "3,412 sampled adults who were asked these and other questions in the U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey." The poll was...Tags: Dalai Lama, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rituals, Justice System, Karl Marx
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Donors roll up sleeves for blood drive
Area residents joined deputies on Tuesday at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station in an effort to help fill local blood banks.
A Red Cross bloodmobile remained parked at the station from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the local installment of the fifth annual...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Human Interest, Charity, Social Issues
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Mail-order house on home tour
Nestled behind a pair of enormous deodar trees at the southeast corner of La Caņada Boulevard and Fairview Drive in La Caņada Flintridge is an unassuming, two-bedroom home. In a city filled with modern, flashy residential developments, it is easily...Tags: Pennsylvania, California, U.S. Postal Service, Mail Order Industry, Los Angeles
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Alleged serial burglar caught
A search of the home of a La Crescenta man arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of burglary yielded a treasure trove of property that appears to have stolen from local homes. Sgt. Ray Harley of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station said jewelry,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Property, Crimes, Real Estate
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Leona Smith
Leona Brooks Smith, whose late husband Gilbert ("Smitty") Smith was the longtime director of the La Caņada Youth House, died in La Crescenta on Oct. 24. Born in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 1912, she was 98. She was married to Gilbert Henry Smith for 45...Tags: Christianity, Ohio, Los Angeles, Methodist
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Around & About Calendar of Events
EVENTS: Book-signing, author Jeff Sherratt — Thursday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 964 Foothill Blvd., La Caņada. Jeff Sherratt, author of "Detour to Murder," will sign his novel. Honoring our Ancestors/Celebrating...Tags: Native Americans, Documentary (genre), Flu, Entertainment, Los Angeles
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