General Meeting of CVTC The Crescenta Valley Town Council next meets tonight, Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. Reports will be given by representatives of local civic organizations and a presentation will be given by the LA County Office of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In recognition of Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 15-21), on Saturday Assemblymember Laura Friedman partnered with California Highway Patrol (CHP) to educate people on the correct way to install in vehicles child car seats. Spots for installing seats at the event quickly filled up with a total of 36 installations requested. Each […]
By Mikaela STONE Over 300 members of the Glendale Teachers Association gathered in front of the Glendale Unified School District office on Sept. 10 to demand wages that progress at the same rate as the cost of living. The 2024 U.S. News and World Report ranks the GUSD above average in academic success, with […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Crescenta Valley Town Council Land Use Committee held a meeting to discuss the Area Plan and a request from a resident for street expansion on Canyonside Road and Briggs Avenue. Inquiries were made by the developer, a La Crescenta resident, to build on land bordering the canyon but the developer had […]
Sept. 15 2100 block of La Cañada Crest in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported hearing a “loud sound” coming from outside her home. She witnessed two male adults near her vehicle. The first man was lying underneath her vehicle while the second man was standing near the rear of he vehicle as an apparent […]
For the third year, La Cañada Congregational Church is hosting Movies in the Park at Memorial Park in La Cañada. The movies will be shown on Saturday evenings from Sept. 21 to Oct. 26. These free screenings will feature family-friendly films and free popcorn with flavors that mirror the films, according to church pastor Kyle […]
Dec. 28, 1960 – Sept. 11, 2024 Chad McQueen, 63, the actor best known for his role as Dutch in the films “The Karate Kid” and “The Karate Kid Part II” died Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, at his home in Palm Desert, said his mother Neile Adams McQueen. Born Chadwick Steven McQueen on Dec. 28, […]
1926 – 2024 Leon Mayer was born in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 10, his mother placed him in the care of Bellefaire Orphan Home for Jewish children. He lived there until his graduation from Glenville High School. He enlisted in the Navy soon after. In the Navy, he was a […]
1942 – 2024 On Sunday, Sept. 1 Patrick Thomas Woodburn passed away at a hospice center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was surrounded by family and Ruth, his current partner. Pat was born in Akron, Ohio in 1942 to Clifford J. Woodburn & Helen Elizabeth Lowe. He attended Hammonton High School in New Jersey while working […]
By Ruth SOWBY It appeared that half of the community turned out for the Korean Harvest Festival, held 2 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. The hot weather kept all 500 visitors inside the cooler cultural hall of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in La Crescenta. Steve Park, […]