Photos by Leonard COUTIN Families of Mountain Avenue Elementary School tidied up the school. Contributed by Melody McCORMICK Fueled by 15 dozen donut holes, a group of 40 Mountain Avenue Elementary children, their families and their principal Rebeca Witt spent Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon turning the weeds at their school into beautiful flower […]
Regular readers will know that I occasionally overflow with odd, random thoughts that – while they don’t warrant an entire column – do somehow manage to find their way onto this page as things that I wonder about. For example: I wonder … if the superbly talented and funny Betty White regrets her decision to […]
It always amazes both newcomers to CV and long-time residents what a wealth of historical events of a global nature have taken place in, or are connected with, our sleepy valley. But we are also connected geographically to events of a galactic nature with the proximity of Mt. Wilson to CV. A defining feature of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY This Sunday, passersby on Honolulu Avenue will be screaming for free ice cream in front of the Paradis ice cream shop. And they’ll get it. That’s because the store is celebrating not only its first year in the comforts of Montrose, but also its first in the U.S. From noon to 4 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Webster’s Dictionary defines an army as “a body of persons organized to advance a cause.” This is exactly what Glendale Adventist Hospital is doing with a colorful twist. An “Army of Pink” has been formed to fight breast cancer. The weapon in this battle will be education, outreach and fundraising for research […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale resident Pauline (Polly) Wagner McCourtney has never been one to waste an opportunity, not even the celebration of her 100th birthday. On Saturday, Sept. 11 McCourtney gathered friends, family and supporters at the Thursday Club in La Cañada to share her birthday with a fundraiser for “Friends of Judge McCourtney.” “We […]
Sept. 20 2800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a backpack was stolen from the library. According to the CV Sheriff’s report, the backpack was left on the floor of the lounge area in the library when its owner had walked outside to take a phone call. When the owner returned the pack was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in Crescenta Valley schools. One student attends Dunsmore Elementary and the other is at Rosemont Middle School. In both cases the Glendale school district sent notices home and the students stayed out of school until doctors permitted their return. “Both students have now returned […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday volunteers cleaned and painted the old firehouse at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church at Foothill Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue. The workers were preparing the building for the next stage in a long history of supporting the Crescenta Valley. The Firehouse is on its way to being a youth […]
CHP conducting campaign On Sept. 26, the Altadena area office of the CHP will conduct a special enforcement campaign on State Route 2 – Angeles Crest Highway. “We are experiencing a slight increase in the number of traffic collisions on the Angeles Forest roadways and the purpose of this enforcement is to combat the causes […]