The American Flag: We Retire Her from Duty

By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday Crescenta Valley High School’s JROTC sponsored a flag retirement ceremony on the school’s baseball field. “The American flag … stands for the land, the people, the government and the ideals of the citizens of the United States of America,” said Lt. Col. Dave Worley, JROTC instructor. A flag retirement allows […]

Some of My Favorite Things

I’m sure that it will surprise few to learn that I love the Crescenta Valley Weekly. It is satisfying that the amount of hard work and dedication that is poured into this paper every week by our writers, photographers, salespeople, designers and office management is rewarded by readers who enjoy it so much and advertisers […]

La Crescenta Post Office Reviewed for Closure

By Mary O’KEEFE In an effort to trim some financial overhead the United States Post Office is reviewing several post offices across the nation for closure. One of those offices being reviewed is the La Crescenta Post Office at 3300 Foothill Blvd. The renewal date for the building’s lease is approaching, which makes it a […]

Crescenta Valley Sheriffs Receive International Honor

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has received an award from the Altus Global Alliance for their achievements as a Citizen-Centric organization. The Palmdale Station received first place, South Los Angeles received second place followed closely by Crescenta Valley for their third place honor. “I am honored that the positive work we have […]

CVTC Meeting Gets All Shook Up

By Brandon HENSLEY A reminder of how bad it can get in Southern California if a large earthquake hits was given at the CV Town Council meeting on April 21. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room, Doug LaCount from the L.A. County Fire Department was on hand to present a slideshow of his recent […]

Class Empowers Women

In 2001, Sexual Assault Awareness Month was initially observed in the month of April, the purpose of which was to raise awareness of sexual violence and provide resources for prevention. This April, the Glendale Commission on the Status of Women organized a series of self defense classes for women and girls at the Glendale Police […]

GAO Station Fire Meeting Today

By Mary O’KEEFE Congressman Adam Schiff will moderate a Station Fire meeting with representatives of the U.S. Forest Service and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) this morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon. In the fall of 2010 the GAO accepted the request by several California senators and representatives to investigate the Station Fire from its […]

CRIME BLOTTER

April 25 2100 block of La Cañada Crest Drive in La Cañada Flintridge someone shot a BB gun at a vehicle shattering the rear windows overnight. 2100 block of La Cañada Crest Drive in La Cañada, the driver’s side window was smashed on a vehicle overnight. April 24 4500 block of Valley Sun Lane in […]

Everybody Knows a Rakasits

If you grew up in the Crescenta Valley, then you’ve probably known someone from the Rakasits family. They are a common thread running throughout the history of our valley. Not because they did anything outstanding or infamous – it’s merely for the fact that there were so darned many of them, and they were always […]

CV Pep Squad Wins – Again

By Misty DUPLESSIS The CV Pep Squad has been providing positive energy to the high school and its many sporting events for decades. In addition to  being the schools spirit the Pep Squad participates in three to four competitions a year in various categories including pom (song), freshman and hip hop. This year’s 120 Pep […]