By Mary O’KEEFE The Prom Plus Holiday Boutique was held on Saturday at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. Vendors offered a variety of items from soaps to bowls, and kitchen towels to jewelry. About 25 vendors joined in the fundraiser for Prom Plus. There were also many opportunities to win prizes including tickets […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is still time to donate to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Food and Toy Drive. Volunteers and deputies will be delivering the packages of toys and food to families in need throughout the area on Saturday morning. Crescenta Valley High School Associated Student Body helped the food and toy drive by collecting […]
Dec. 11 4300 block of Hayman Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, a golf bag and golf clubs were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. 1900 block of Tondolea Lane in La Cañada a wallet was stolen form an unlocked vehicle overnight. Dec. 7 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, suspects opened several fraudulent […]
The Spring at Indian Springs Still Flows Many old timers remember the Indian Springs swimming pool that was just east of Montrose on Verdugo Road. The big pool was wildly popular to the youth of the valley between its 1929 opening until its closure in the mid-’60s. It was then that the little canyon the […]
Getting the LED Out At Christmas It’s beginning to look a lot like … uh, Vegas? Am I the only one who cringes at the glaring, glowing sight of all the new LED-type Christmas lights on houses throughout the neighborhood? They may be more energy efficient (or to put it in the mantra of the […]
Special Item on his Christmas List Dear Santa Claus, As more of the public learns about the headaches, heart palpitations, ear ringing, insomnia and pacemaker problems with our new Smart Meters, will the GWP (Glendale Water and Power) and city council members, who approved these meters, continue to stick their heads in the sand and […]
The students at the La Cañada Flintridge Community Center Preschool are experiencing the joy of giving this holiday season by adopting three patients’ families from Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles through the Holidays from the Heart program. The preschool has participated in the program for 12 years. The preschoolers are collecting an array of clothing, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The hustle and bustle of the holiday season was put on hold for members of the CV High Falkon Robotics team last weekend for they were busy with competitions and mentoring elementary school kids. On Friday the team placed second in the annual JPL Invention Challenge, an event pitting high schools against […]
Students from Palm Crest School in La Cañada Flintridge were honored recently as “Terrific Kids” by the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada at the weekly meeting of the club held at Descanso Gardens. The sixth grade “Terrific Kids” were accompanied by their parents. Recipient Sophia Bates enjoys playing the viola in the junior high school […]
The Valley View Elementary School Talon Singers consisting of fourth, fifth and sixth grade students performed their holiday concert “North Pole Musical” recently in the school’s auditorium. Songs included “Frosty Hand Jive,” “Yes, Virginia There Is A Santa Claus,” and a Santa medley including the Beach Boys’ “Saint Nick,” and “The Polar Express Medley.”