The Y’s Explorer and Pioneer Day Camp were paid a special visit from the Wildlife Learning Center at Paradise Canyon Elementary School in La Cañada. Among the special guests for the campers were an alligator, a baby bobcat, a sloth, a squirrel monkey, a macaw and much more. The campers were fascinated to learn more […]
As summer slowly comes to a close and students get ready for school, it is not too late to have one last summer adventure before the school year begins. Take a group of friends and visit one of these local amusement parks and attractions! Universal Studios Hollywood Location: Universal City Cost: Southern California Residents – […]
Expectations from CV Town Council I get asked the same three questions about CV Town Council: What is it? What do we do? Why be a Councilmember? CVTC is 12 elected members that volunteered to be the voice of the community. Every year, six positions become available. Is it your turn? The Council is confronted […]
Appropriately enough for the month of August, I’ve been thinking about swimming. Not that I’m even close to being a decent swimmer – as I mentioned in last week’s column. More than one lifeguard has, I’m sure, had to begrudgingly look away from the bronzed and bikinied bodies on the beach in order to keep […]
Once again a developer is caught making a “mistake” that favors him financially. I’m referring to the three-story office development on Foothill Boulevard that was recently revealed to have a basic “error” in its design that allowed the developer a much taller building than was legal. I’ve written previously about how the bulldozers showed up […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again the development in the 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard, the former site of Plumb Crazy, has hit a snag. The building has been at the center of controversy not only because of its design but because of the uncertain future of an adjacent Moreton Bay Fig tree due to the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School seniors discovered a few changes on Tuesday as they lined up for their schedules and books. “There were kids here at 4:30 this morning. There was no need. They were not getting on campus until 8 [a.m.],” said Associate Principal Mike Bertram. In the past students had been […]
By Rachel KANE Students in the Crescenta Valley maintained high test scores across the board last school year, according to the 2010 California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test results. The STAR program tests students on English-Language Arts, specific mathematics subjects, science, history and social science subjects every year. Test results are used as […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get” — Mark Twain This time of year in the foothills we expect day after day temperatures reaching close to and often exceeding 100 degrees. Nights usually cool down to the upper 60s to low 70s, with few not dropping much below 80 […]
Big news – at least for me – on Tuesday was the announcement by “Dr. Laura” Schlessinger that she is going to give up her radio program at the end of the year. This news came on the heels of an apparent diatribe by her last week on her radio program with a liberal peppering […]