By Michael BRUER The holiday season can be a trying one for family and friends. It is an especially difficult time for the families of veterans, particularly those families that are missing a loved one who is serving in the armed services overseas. Their absence during the holidays is more pronounced, and can become a […]
By Marissa GOULD, intern Located to the south of the dog park at Crescenta Valley Park is a modest recreation center. On most days, the rec center is the location of an after-school program for kids where they hang out until their parents are able to pick them up. On Saturday, though, the rec center […]
By Jason KUROSU For La Crescenta residents, New Year’s Day is both a day for celebrating the New Year and remembering the disastrous flood of New Year’s Day 1934. At approximately midnight, as families and revelers slept or celebrated, the rains which had fallen throughout the day combined with 700,000 cubic yards of soil to […]
By Brandon HENSLEY After four years as president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, Cheryl Davis gave her last address to council and audience members at the year-end meeting Dec. 19. After receiving a standing ovation and a bouquet of flowers, it was time to step down. “I need to cut back a little, and […]
A chilly night at the Valley Hunt Club in Pasadena was the venue for the annual Las Candelas holiday party on Dec. 8. The theme of this year’s celebration was “Las Candelas Lights the Way,” and 60 guests enjoyed the holiday ambiance of the Valley Hunt Club. President Jeannie Flint, who was accompanied by her […]
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting recently for new member Legal Next in Glendale. At the event were Glendale Chamber representatives, Rita Hadjimanoukian from Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s office, and (cutting the ribbon) Legal Next owner Irys Manoukyan, Associate Tamara Aleksanyan, Hratch Mamikonyan and Investigator Norair Shakhmalyan.
Richard Atwater, Foothill Municipal Water District board president, has been appointed to serve on a new research panel on stormwater and graywater under the National Academy Sciences/National Research Council (Water Science Technology Board). Atwater will join 11 other nationally recognized experts in conducting a study and preparing a report that will analyze the risks, costs, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Four missing mountain bikers did not suffer any injuries from their unplanned overnight stay in the Angeles National Forest, said Lt. Angela Shepard. “They were uninjured. They took a wrong turn and ended up in Bear Canyon instead of JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratory],” Shepard said. The four men had planned on biking […]
The Helpful Guys in Blue surprised travelers in La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and surrounding areas with free gas over the Thanksgiving weekend to mark the launch of Helpful Honda’s FREE GAS Tanker Trucks that are rolling across the Southland from Thanksgiving through Christmas to give the gift of free gas! Happy drivers were thrilled […]
The inaugural fundraiser for the Youth Leadership Endowment Fund at the Crescenta Cañada YMCA was recently held. Specially decorated trees and wreaths were available for purchase with the money raised dedicated to the fund. All the trees and wreaths found a home, further supporting kids today and tomorrow who benefit from programs such as Youth […]