By Mary O’KEEFE Paul Crowder, the man convicted of murdering Crescenta Valley High School student Berlyn Cosman almost 20 years ago, was scheduled to go in front of a parole hearing on Wednesday in Orange County. Crowder, 40, is currently being held at Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy. He was sentenced on Nov. 1, 1999 […]
Calling all runners! It’s time to start lacing up your running shoes, stretching your muscles and marking your calendars for the 19th Annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Run and Food Drive, hosted by the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge. This 5K Run/Walk and one mile Kids Run has been a local tradition and a community […]
By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Unified School District released its 2012 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) results last week, drawing attention to notable five-year gains at the elementary and middle school levels. In La Crescenta, Dunsmore Elementary School saw a 6.3 percent increase in the number of students testing “at or above proficient levels” in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It is time once again for the Annual Crescenta Valley Town Council Pancake Breakfast on Sept. 29 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The CVTC Pancake Breakfast is held at Crescenta Valley High School, 2900 Community Ave., La Crescenta, and is a fundraiser to help the council’s scholarship program. Each year the […]
Call to action to raise funds for living quarters for foothills bear. By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley Weekly and Prom Plus have joined with Lions, Tigers and Bears, an exotic animal sanctuary in east San Diego, to help Build A Bear … Habitat for Meatball. The fundraising has begun to help Meatball remain a California […]
Sept. 8 1800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 26-year-old La Cañada man was arrested after he allegedly bit a piece of his brother’s ear off. The man reportedly told deputies that he and his brother got into an argument over a personal family issue. There was some shoving that ended in […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS To get folks excited about returning to church, the La Cañada Lutheran Church in the Foothills held an inaugural “hoe-down” on Sept. 9 that treated guests to a feast that consisted of baked beans, watermelon, chili and more. Church members and guests even dressed in western attire for the family event. It […]
Inaugural Korean Armenian Festival The first Korean Armenian Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Crescenta Valley Park. The festival celebrates the music, traditions, games, food and activities of the Korean and Armenian cultures. The event is co-sponsored […]
Oct. 19, 1918 – Sept. 8, 2012 Mary T. Laub was born Oct. 19, 1918 in St. Louis, Mo. She passed away on Sept. 8 with daughter Vikki by her side at Verdugo Hills Hospital. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She married her sweetheart Louie. Mary, Louie and daughter Vikki came […]
OLIVIA COMING TO OUAT On Saturday, Sept.15 at 9 a.m., a picnic breakfast with Olivia is taking place at Once Upon a Time Bookstore. Join us for a scrumptious breakfast picnic with the irrepressible Olivia, Ian Falconer’s porcine prodigy, who will be here to celebrate the release of “Olivia And The Fairy Princesses. “ Tickets […]