Friday, May 4, 2012
The super moon will appear as much as 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012.
The full moon is often associated with the rising of tides, howling of werewolves and other mythological lore. Even the term lunatic comes from lunar. Those who fear the inlfuence of the moon may want to lock their doors or not venture too far outside Saturday night because the Moon will appear to be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012, according to NASA. Commonly called the “super moon,” the phenomenon is known to scientists as the “perigee moon.” The term comes from the elliptical path the moon follows around the Earth and reaches perigee, which is the point closest to the Earth’s center during the orbit. The moon will be about 31,000 miles closer to Earth's orbit than the furthest point of its …
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
A strange and unexpected sadness sweeps over me at the news that Davy Jones died.
Editor's Note: Jim Caroompas is the editor for Martinez Patch. Wednesday's column was so touching, I couldn't help but share it with my La Cañada folks! Davy Jones of the Monkees died today. That news is very sad for me. Even though the band represented everything that was and is reprehensible about the music industry, they were an important and cherished part of my life. In 1966, I was living with my mom in Concord. I was 12 and really hating the bullies in my school, who seemed to seek me out on a daily basis for verbal and physical reminders of how thin and dorky I was. My mom was, unknown to me, recovering emotionally from the birth of her daughter, whom she gave up immediately for adoption two years before. This made her kind of …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Andrew M. Searcy's vehicle crashed on Angeles Crest Highway. He planned to marry on March 9 and expected a baby girl on June 1.
Andrew Mander Searcy was driving back to La Mirada after visiting his family when his car plunged 300 feet off Angeles Crest Highway at Mt. Gleason Road on Monday. He was 25. Searcy, who worked at Kaiser Permanente, planned to marry fiance Kristina Strother on March 9 and expected a baby girl on June 1, said Searcy's aunt and godmother Margaret Lunsford. "He had such a bright smile," Lunsford said. "He wanted to become a LAPD officer. He loved the color yellow. Many family members are going to wear yellow in his memory on Saturday." Searcy's family will hold a memorial noon Saturday at Joshua Memorial Park and Mortuary, 808 East Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster. Searcy went missing Sunday and the crash site was found about 8:15 a.m. Sheriff'…
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Family, friends, community members and Los Angeles Police Department officers celebrated Drew Ferraro's life at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Tujunga on Wednesday.
Rain poured outside Our Lady of Lourdes Church as hundreds of people gathered to remember Drew Ferraro, a Crescenta Valley High School student, who killed himself by jumping off a building at the school during lunchtime. He was 15. Family members wore black Converse shoes, a favorite for Drew. The Pastor Rev. Freddie Chua led the Wednesday morning homily before Drew's family, classmates, school teachers and Los Angeles Police Department officers--who came in support of Drew's father, John, who is an LAPD officer. Chua recalled the family's memories of Drew, including how his love of adventure often led to trips to the hospital, or cuts, bruises and staples. Chua told of the time Drew wrapped himself naked in bubble wrap and ran into …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Sue Savona of Montrose died suddenly from complications during emergency surgery while on her family's way to her mother's house in Green Bay, WI. Savona gave birth to a new baby girl just a month ago and did not know she had colon cancer.
Montrose mother of nine children Sue Savona died suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 18. She was 38. Savona and her family were driving to her mother's home in Green Bay, WI, with her new daughter, Chloe, before she fell very ill, family member Ann Boettcher told Patch. Savona had emergency surgery in Tulsa, OK, where she died from complications and doctors discovered she had colon cancer, Boettcher said. She had given birth to her daughter a month earlier. She is survived by her husband of 17 years, Gary Savona, and nine children--Kali, 16; John, 14; Sam, 13; Jenna, 11; Emma, 10; Sara, 8; Josh, 6; Ava, 2; and Chloe, 1 month--her mother, Cheryl, and Gordon Maughan of Green Bay; her father, Bob Duca; her brother, Scott Duca, and his friend Jamie …
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
A larger spot was needed to accommodate the potentially sizable crowd, the company announced.
La Cañada Flintridge-based Sport Chalet has announced a change of venue for company founder Norbert Olberz' memorial service. Previously slated for Van de Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens, the memorial for Olberz will now be held at La Cañada Flintridge County Club, due to an overwhelming response to attend, the company posted Wednesday on its Facebook page. Time and day, noon Friday, are the same.
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Norbert Olberz, 86, died Friday from natural causes, the company announced.
Norbert Olberz, who founded La Cañada-based Sport Chalet Inc. (NQ:SPCHA) in 1959, has died of natural causes at the age of 86, the company has announced. Olberz served as Sport Chalet's Chief Executive Officer until 1999 and as Chairman of the Board until 2001, according to Sport Chalet. A tribute to Olberz on Facebook reads "Over the course of five decades he not only built a successful, publicly traded sporting goods business but was widely recognized in the industry for his innovative thinking, his commitment to his employees and community and his relentless belief in the power of recreation to lift an individual's spirit.'' Trained as a pastry chef, Olberz immigrated from his native Germany to Canada prior to settling in the U.S., …
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Gregory Evans told Patch that Katherine Evans was an athletic, healthy girl before she unexpectedly died June 12.
The father of Katherine Evans--the teen who'd been excited about starting Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in the fall, but died unexpectedly in June--told Patch that his daughter had been in "perfect health'' prior to her death. "We do not know the precise cause of Katherine's death. She was in perfect health and athletic. She played soccer and ran track,'' Gregory Evans wrote Friday in an email to Patch. The San Marino resident graduated from Holy Family School on June 10. Two days later, the 14-year-old died--just 18 days short of her birthday. Evans said the medical examiner has reported preliminary findings that show negative toxicology, negative disease, tumor, cancer, infection or any other medical condition that could have caused …
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Katherine Evans, 14, collapsed during a swimming party on June 12, two days after her 8th grade graduation. She planned to attend Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in the fall.
The unexpected death of a 14-year-old girl, days after her 8th-grade graduation, remains a mystery to many her knew her, a source who asked not to be identified told Patch on Wednesday. A video posted to You Tube depicts myriad happy images of Katherine Evans, including several of her smiling in a blue cap and gown following Holy Family School's graduation on June 10. Two days later, the San Marino resident died - 18 days short of her 15th birthday. According to a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner, an autopsy was completed Monday, but the cause of death is pending. Toxicology test results could take 90 days, the spokesman said. Representatives of Holy Family Church in South Pasadena respectfully declined to …
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Friends of Katherine Elizabeth Evans, who died Sunday, 18 days shy of her 15th birthday, remember the Holy Family graduate in this video on You Tube.
Katherine Elizabeth Evans, a recent eighth-grade graduate of Holy Family School in South Pasadena, was to start Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in the fall. She died Sunday. The video begins with a quote attributed to Katherine, herself. It reads, "Cherish every moment...once there [sic] gone...there [sic] gone forever!!!!! :-( I am going to miss everyone sooooooo much.'' The video is a collection of photos and written memories of the girl who would have turned 15 years old on June 30. She died two days after her eighth-grade graduation.
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Donna Evans
5:44 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
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