By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriffs from the Crescenta Valley Station are asking for the public’s help in finding suspects who are responsible for several acts of vandalism against the First Baptist Church at 4441 La Crescenta Ave. in recent months. Capt. Dave Silversparre is asking for the community to report any suspicious activity […]
Dec. 25 4000 block of Sunset Avenue in Montrose, an iPod Touch was stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was parked in the driveway overnight. Dec. 23 4400 block of Ocean View Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 2005 white Chevy Tahoe SUV was stolen overnight. Dec. 22 5100 block of Haskell Street in La […]
Enough Already I don’t know about you, but now that there are less than a handful of days left in 2011, I’m more than ready to unceremoniously boot this tired and tattered old year to the curb and welcome in the new one with open arms and high hopes. What on Sunday morning was a […]
The Fabulous Castle of La Crescenta Dr. Benjamin Briggs, the founder of La Crescenta, was a wealthy man, and many of his rich friends and family followed him to his newly found paradise, La Crescenta. One such relative was his niece, May Gould, daughter of George Briggs, who had brought the raisin industry to California. […]
Attitude of Gratitude Special thanks to all who made the USO Canteen night special. It takes a community, and we have one of the best, to make the Two Strike Park War Memorial Wall a reality. The evening began with 1940s theme music played by the Crescenta Valley High School Jazz Band under the direction […]
In a precedent-making move, the La Cañada Flintridge Republican Club announced the appointment of Alexander S. Keledjian to the post of treasurer of the local political organization. Club chairman Al Restivo announced that upon the resignation of current club treasurer Tom Passanisi, he would recommend that Keledjian fill this important role. Keledgian, a La Cañada […]
Students of the Iranian School of Los Angeles who have been studying the Farsi language since March 27 joined their parents recently in an end of year celebration, which coincided with the Yalda night (Winter Solstice), the longest night of the year. This event has been celebrated among Iranians for centuries. The multi-purpose room of […]
Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School – CCNS – held its annual Christmas program on Wednesday, Dec. 22 at the Lutheran Church in the Foothills. Both the Busy Bears (4 year olds) and Darling Ducks (3 year olds) participated. The children learned about the true meaning of Christmas listening to the story of Jesus told by Pastor […]
CV Boys’ Basketball 2011-12 Preview Players think the sky’s the limit this season, and coaches Zargarian and Reid will lead the way By Brandon HENSLEY On the cover of the 1997 CV boys’ basketball souvenir program is a blue pyramid showing the different levels of the playoffs its teams have reached over the years. At […]
Registration is now open for winter basketball camp for boys and girls from ages 5 to 12 years old. The 10-week program starts Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. at the Pacific Community Center at 501 S. Pacific Ave. in Glendale. The fee is $85. Call (818) 548-4098 for more information.