Ten Years Ago
Work was set to begin on a $38,600 project to create a new equestrian trail in Cherry Canyon. The work would include the removal of poison oak and dense brush to connect a fire road near Forest Hill Drive with another fire road to the west, ending at an Edison tower. "If we end up at that [Edison] pad and we have enough money left over, we're going to keep going," said Steve Castellanos, then the city's public works director.
Twenty Years Ago
A robber carrying a claw hammer demanded money from a cashier at a La Cañada Blockbuster Video store, then made a getaway by car.
Thirty Years Ago
The La Cañada Flintridge Country Club opened up its new tennis complex featuring four lighted courts, seating for approximately 60 spectators and a tennis pro shop.
Forty Years Ago
La Cañada welcomed a McDonald's fast-food restaurant, set on the northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Vineta Avenue.