By Mary O’KEEFE The smiling face of a young boy can be seen on flyers posted on lampposts along Honolulu Avenue. He is described as blonde with brown eyes and 6-feet tall with a slim build. The 16-year-old boy is not from the area but was in Montrose visiting family at the time of his […]
On April 5 voters who live within the Glendale Unified School District area will be asked to choose two candidates out of the eight vying for a seat on the district’s school board. The school board members are elected by voters to establish the educational policies of the district. In addition to guiding policy decisions […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and 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 […]
obituary Ivan Cole July 7, 1919 – Feb. 25, 2011 A dear friend and supporter of Shadow Hills and Sunland-Tujunga has been lost. Ivan Cole and his wife Roberta have been steadfast patrons of SHPOA, S/T Poet Laureate program, and the S/T Neighborhood Council through the years. They supported Bolton Hall since the 90s by […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It’s time for Crescenta Valley residents to start thinking green again. Spring officially comes next week, but on Saturday the good feeling of the season will begin a little earlier. The CV Town Council and the L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation will hold the annual Arbor Day ceremony at Two […]
The “Big Dig,” a megaproject in Boston that put their mid-city freeway underground, went down as the most expensive highway project in U.S. history. It was sold to the taxpayers in 1982 as costing $2.8 billion, but when taxpayers finish paying it off in 2038, it will have cost a whopping $22 billion! The project […]
Right on the La Crescenta/La Cañada border is a part of La Cañada that seems to belong more to La Crescenta. It was especially confusing as a kid, having classmates who lived in La Cañada, but attended Glendale schools. The stretch of La Cañada from just west of the YMCA to the border at Briggs […]
Fan of Trucks Since we do not have a seaport, river port, train depot, pipeline or an airport here in Crescenta Valley, the saying “If you got it – a truck brought it” is pretty true and appropriate. Think about it folks – if not for trucks and truck drivers we would be in pretty […]
In addition to raising funds through cookie sales to help girls and to defer troop costs, Brownie Troop 15741 of Dunsmore, Fremont, Mountain Avenue, Mountain View, Verdugo Woodlands, and Village Christian elementary schools is donating a portion of its profits to The Reece LoCicero Medical Fund. For each box sold, the Troop receives 75 cents. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Candidates running for the two seats on the Glendale Unified School District governing board faced an audience that would be directly affected by any decision made by anyone elected to the board. Clark Magnet High School teacher Nick Doom took his kids out of the classroom and placed them into a real […]