You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go. ~ Dr. Seuss Do you remember when summer vacation included Labor Day and continued on […]
A Top Notch Afternoon It’s always fun to discover something new to do, especially something close to home. This past Sunday, Steve and I were invited by longtime friends Mark and Katharine Warner to go to lunch with their friends Dan and Lana Tartre (shown at right with Steve and I) at the Top of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY On second thought, the Crescenta Valley Town Council has had a change of mind with regard on how to deal with its displeasure over the solar panel project by Glendale Unified School District. During the council business portion of the Town Council meeting Aug. 16, council unanimously voted to rescind a letter […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A suspect has been arrested after a witness contacted Glendale Police Department concerning vandalism at Montrose Travel in Montrose. “On Sunday at 11:35 p.m. we got a call from a witness who saw a male in what appeared to be an [act] of vandalism,” said Officer Matt Zakarian. The man, later identified […]
Little Landers Historical Society longtime member and director John Gustafson passed away last week. John served as Little Landers’ treasurer until the end of last year and as a Bolton Hall docent until July. He will be missed. A memorial will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the […]
1916 – 2012 Mildred “Millie” Lambert passed away on Aug. 3 in Glendale. Born in Bellwood, Ill. in 1916, Millie Lambert was the youngest of seven children born to loving Welsh parents. The family came to California when she was a young child and she lived her life in California marrying James Lambert (who predeceased […]
1929 – 2012 Eileen Yvette (Holtan) Sauer, a resident of the Crescenta Valley for 55 years, passed away at her home Wednesday morning after a long period of ill health and hospitilizations. Carl Sauer, her dedicated husband of 57 years, was with her at the time of her death and was at her side throughout […]
Aug. 21 Montrose Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, after a routine traffic stop a deputy discovered that a 52-year-old Montrose man had bought a false registration sticker for his vehicle and placed it on the car’s license plate. He was arrested for receiving stolen property (the false tag), having a false license plate […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men during a parole compliance check on Monday at 9 a.m. in the 350 block of Linden Avenue in Burbank. A patrol compliance check is when law enforcement visits those on parole to make certain they are in compliance with all of their parole conditions. Ronald […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The rover Curiosity has taken its first drive on Martian soil. It was not a long drive – the entire process took about 16 minutes – and the rover actually drove maybe four or five of those minutes, but it was still an historic event. The rover drove forward, turned about 120 […]