By Mary O’KEEFE & Brandon HENSLEY The vibrations of the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami have resonated here in the United States as local folks wait to hear how friends and family abroad are faring in the aftermath of the disaster. Erika Suzuki was a member of the executive board of the Crescenta Valley Drug […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriffs want to make the public aware of a possible predator that approached a young girl on Tuesday evening in the Waltonia Drive area of Montrose. On Tuesday at about 9 p.m. the 9-year-old girl was walking her dog on Waltonia Drive near Ocean View Boulevard. A newer model, […]
By Alan Der OHANNESSIAN In Falcon volleyball, CV won 3 sets to 1 in their league opening match against San Marino on March 9. Having won their last match against Van Nuys during the Redondo pre-season tournament, the Falcons were confident heading into the contest. It was the best of five: the winner of the […]
By Alan Der OHANNESSIAN The Falcons boys tennis continued their losing streak, bowing to Burbank 12-6 on Tuesday, March 8. Having lost two series in a row to Valencia and Hoover (see below for a recap of Hoover’s contest), the Falcons were trying to get in the winning column. In boy’s singles, number one Chris […]
By Ted AYALA Affairs of municipal governance tend to be rather genteel affairs that tend to avoid the fire and rhetoric of politics at the state and federal levels. So it was a surprise to see the atmosphere grow tense and angry in the Glendale City Council chamber last Tuesday night in response to a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “It sounded like an explosion.” “You could see the big ball of [light] arc at the power pole.” Those were some of the comments from witnesses of the dump truck that came barreling down Briggs Avenue and landed side down in Pickens Canyon Park on Tuesday morning. Truck driver Wilbur Rivas, 24, […]
By Ted AYALA The full city council met last Tuesday to discuss, in matters pertinent to the Crescenta Valley, support for the GUSD’s Measure S and information relating to the forthcoming city elections. Measure S – which would require 55% support of voters to pass – extends property tax rates approved by residents via 1997’s […]
Some statistics state that the fear of public speaking is one of the greatest among the population surpassing fear of illness, fear of flying, fear of terrorism, and often the fear of death itself. Thankfully this is not something I have had to overcome because recently I was given the privilege to speak to several […]
By- Sue KILPATRICK “May the sun shine warm upon your face. And rains fall soft upon your fields.” – IRISH BLESSING Have you noticed how green our mountains have become? This year the weather has provided perfect conditions, encouraging native grasses and wild flowers to re-emerge on the hillsides left barren after the blazing fires […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The next time a teacher catches a student drawing in class instead of paying attention, they might think twice before punishing them. If they know what’s going on at The Firehouse, that is. On March 1, the second art exhibit featuring work from CV High students was held at The Firehouse, which […]