Lisa Flores, Reporter for Stars and Stripes, Dies at 91

June 13, 1927 – Feb. 8, 2019 Lisa Flores, reporter for the Stars and Stripes newspaper, died in Glendale on Friday at the age of 91. Lisa will be remembered as a free-spirited individual with a razor-sharp wit and love for learning. Born as Lieselotte Erika Gregor in Germany on June 13, 1927 to Herbert […]

LCUSD Superintendent Weighs In on Territory Transfer

By Mary O’KEEFE The territory transfer between Glendale and La Cañada unified school districts has been debated and discussed for decades. In 2016 a group called UniteLCF, composed of La Cañada residents, submitted 724 verified signatures to the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization in favor of a territory transfer. The School District […]

Cause of Death Released in Murder/Suicide

By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office has released the cause of death for murder/suicide victims David and Carl Cervantes, both 60 years old. Glendale police were called to Northwoods Lane, between Ramsdell and Pennsylvania avenues, in La Crescenta at 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 6. Investigators discovered David inside the home. According […]

Union Voted Out at USC-VHH

By Mary O’KEEFE USC Verdugo Hills Hospital employees, including certified nursing assistants, licensed vocational nurses, patient services representatives, unit secretaries, monitor and obstetric technicians, central processing, buyers and distribution technicians and phlebotomists, voted to decertify their union – Service Employees International Union. The final vote was on Jan. 31. SEIU has filed an appeal and […]

Roses Handed Out at MSP

The Montrose Shopping Park Assn. had another successful Valentine rose give-away event on Saturday. “We gave out 500 roses [by] 3:20 p.m.,” said Dale Dawson, MSPA event coordinator. MSPA even received a phone call from a woman thanking them for “this wonderful event.” It was a success for the shopping park as well as with […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

When Everyone’s A Winner   On Thursday afternoon I attended the Valentine’s luncheon “Live Laugh Love” of The Guild at Adventist Health Glendale. Held at the Castaway Restaurant on a cloudless day, the luncheon was a wonderful way to learn about the work the Guild does while providing a chance to financially support its efforts. […]

Blood Drive Today

Valentine’s Day is a time to give gifts to loved ones, and there is a way people can give a life-saving gift this holiday through the American Red Cross Blood Drive. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.¬-Crescenta Valley Station will be holding a blood drive today, Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Listen to the falling rain Listen to it fall … Let it rain all night long.” –“Rain,” Jose Feliciano We all know the sound of rainfall. We listen from the very moment it begins with its few succinct drops until it grows widespread and monotone in nature. It doesn’t mind where it falls or who […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Link Paola’s Custom Cars and Custom Car Terminology   In the years that Link Paola had a custom car shop in Montrose, between 1939 and 1951, he probably produced hundreds of these sleek rolling works of art. I’ll describe a couple of them to give you a feel for what sculptural genius was being performed […]

Stay Dry!

First off, on behalf of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and the residents of our unincorporated area of Los Angeles County here in La Crescenta and Montrose, I want to thank the LA County Fire Dept. and the Dept. of Public Works for their work on managing the effects of the rains. They are responding […]