“If rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer’s crop, who are we to say it shouldn’t rain?” ~ Tom Barrett Memorial Day marks the “unofficial” start of summer, cleverly referred to as “America’s on-ramp to summer.” But we’re not quite there yet; the real season is almost a month away. Nevertheless, as temperatures […]
When Brains are Scrambled You know how you can walk into a room then forget why you went in there (oh, please don’t tell me I’m the only one that happens to)? Well, sometimes when I sit in front of my computer, the same thing happens. I think I have it all figured out what […]
Summer Swim Season Opens The City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Recreation of Parks opened Summer Swim Season at Hansen Dam Aquatic Center on Saturday. The 1.5-acre swim lake is open weekends until Sunday, June 15 when it will be open seven days a week. Hours of operation at the aquatic center will be 11 […]
Amber Alert message from California Highway Patrol: A child abduction occurred on May 23 at 6:36 a.m. in Los Angeles. The child’s name is Edwin Vargas, 2-years-old male Hispanic, and the suspect is Abraham Varas, 27, male Hispanic. Abraham is possibly driving a 2004 orange Nissan Quest with tinted windows. The license plate number 7CIN189. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) conducted a training drill at Monte Vista Elementary School on Saturday. The scenario: the Newport-Inglewood Fault ruptured with a 7.6 earthquake at 8:30 on a Monday morning while team members are at work. Team members are able to get home and, after checking on their […]
May 20 Oakwood Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 24-year-old La Cañada man was arrested on suspicion of possession of concentrated marijuana after a routine traffic stop. After an investigation, it was discovered the man was in possession of an electronic cigarette containing a yellow liquid resembling concentrated marijuana. He was arrested […]
By Mary O’KEEFE John Drayman was released from custody of the Los Angeles County jail system on May 19. Drayman was sentenced on April 7 and released from jail on April 15 with an ankle monitor and restricted to home confinement. “He was released under AB109,” said Nicole Nishida, L.A. County Sheriff’s spokeswoman. In April […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The public is invited and encouraged to attend the Glendale Police Explorers’ fundraiser on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Glendale Police Dept. Community Room. The Explorers are middle and high school aged kids, some who are interested in a career in law enforcement and some who are not. […]
Students learn some quick math maneuvers and parents are given strategies on how to raise kids to succeed. By Jason KUROSU Monday night featured a set of events at Crescenta Valley High School designed to educate kids and parents in ways both fun and informative. It began with “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin, a mathematics professor at […]