By Jason KUROSU Should Proposition 34 pass, California would become the 18th state in the country to repeal the death penalty, with capital punishment remaining one of the most controversial and divisive legal issues worldwide. The proposition would not only prevent all future death sentences, but also nullify current ones. Each of California’s 725 inmates […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Parents be warned: If your child leaves Crescenta Valley High School campus during lunch without their identification card and the appropriate sticker attached, they will receive ATS (alternative to suspension). According to Principal Michele Doll, 101 students received ATS during lunch last week. “We had tables in the quad where kids could […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ever wonder why Foothill Boulevard looks so clean compared to many other thoroughfares throughout Los Angeles County? It all comes down to community awareness and activism. On Saturday, about 150 people picked up brooms and racks and began to clean up and down Foothill Boulevard. This was the 19th year of the […]
By Natalie MAIER A live, informal Crescenta Valley Town Council forum was held at the La Crescenta Library on Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. between three of the six candidates competing for the six spots on the CVTC. Current member Robbyn Battles, current alternate Mike Claessens, and newcomer Marti Marshall were present […]
Jan. 5, 1913 – Oct. 18, 2012 Wilmot (Bill) Lee Rodman passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday Oct. 18. He was born on Jan. 5, 1913 in San Francisco, but spent his early years in Hawaii. He attended California schools and was a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. He engaged […]
Oct. 20, 1934 – Oct. 19, 2012 Geraldine (Jeri) Spayth was born in Brooklyn, New York on Oct. 20, 1934 to Thomas and Josephine Monti and passed on Oct. 19. The family moved to Detroit, Mich. then on to Los Angeles in 1945. Geraldine has lived in the foothills of the Crescenta Valley since 1949. […]
June 11, 1928 – Oct. 21, 2012 Mrs. Joan Gedney Earl, a longtime resident of Glendale, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21 at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Joan was born on June 11, 1928 in Glendale and graduated from Glendale High School in 1946. She married Donald Douglas Earl in 1949 and was married to Don for […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Saturday, the Crescenta Valley Water District hosted a Smart Garden workshop, sponsored by WaterWise Consulting, Inc. The Smart Garden workshop occurs twice a year at the CVWD Glenwood plant and brings in visitors from the Crescenta Valley and Sunland-Tujunga areas as well as Glendale. During the three-hour class, WaterWise Water Conservation […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) of Crescenta Valley held a training session on Saturday at the Fire House youth center. “We have about 45 members here today,” said Lisa Dutton, one of the CERT leaders and organizer of the event. Her husband Paul is the CERT captain. Under their leadership, the team […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man is in custody after the woman he was living with went to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station asking for help. The 45-year-old man had met the woman several months ago, according to the sheriff’s report. He quickly moved into her home in the 4000 block of Ocean […]