By Jason KUROSU Jerry Brown officially regained his post as California’s governor on Monday when he was sworn in at his inauguration. Any celebratory inclinations took a quick backseat to addressing the task ahead, that being the state budget, which will be proposed next Monday, Jan. 10. Brown stated in his speech that, “The budget […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Dave Silversparre of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station wanted to remind community members there are three receptacles at the station for disposal of out-of-date or unneeded prescription drugs, unwanted hypodermic needles and illicit drugs. The mailbox-type receptacles that were installed last year are part of the […]
By Charly SHELTON The first local baby of the new year arrived on Jan. 1 at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Joshua Alonso Alcantara-Ramos was born at 5:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and stretched 20½ inches long. “I didn’t realize how amazing it is and I also don’t […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s burglary statistics increased in the fall of 2010 in part due to a very busy local man. Anders Goodman, 24, of La Crescenta has been charged with 21 counts of burglary and attempted burglary. Goodman would allegedly walk into a person’s home, many times when the resident was inside […]
Joe Campos On Christmas Eve, the Lord welcomed home Joe Campos of Sunland. He was a true local growing up across from Descanso Gardens and never lived far from where he finally rested. Although Joe was 74 at his time of passing his joking manner led those around him to believe he was 105 years […]
There’s a witch-hunt on in Glendale with a small group of City Council gadflies and the Glendale News-Press hoping to lead an angry mob. Unfortunately, the man they’d like to burn at the stake is CV’s own John Drayman. It seems to be an American pastime to knock heroes off their pedestals, even when they […]
Since any given new year inevitably brings about discussion of the passage of time, I want to bring up a frustration that’s been tick, tick, ticking for, well, some time now. Namely, I can’t seem to find someone to repair a clock. The clock in question is a somewhat large, “grandmother” clock that used to […]
The annual food drive at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy took on extra urgency this year as the recession meant that more families were in need both at Thanksgiving and Christmas. “The drive normally would end at Thanksgiving, but we have expanded it because the need was so very great,” explained Rosemary Johnston, moderator of the […]
CCNS (Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School) held its annual Christmas program on Wednesday, Dec. 22 within the Lutheran Church in the Foothills. Both the Busy Bears (4 year olds) and Darling Ducks (3 year olds) took part, learning the true meaning of Christmas through their participation in a Christmas program that was complete with a surprise […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School second grader Dana Lee Ryan is scheduled to sing the national anthem at the basketball game Friday night, Jan. 7. Dana Lee will be singing before the start of the CVHS versus Burbank High School basketball game at 7:00 p.m. in the main gym. Dana Lee is a player in the […]