ST. GEORGE’S PRESCHOOL DRAGON FAIRE THIS WEEKEND The annual Dragon Faire will take place on April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy this family-friendly event. The Dragon Faire will feature activities and events, including carnival games, an inflatable obstacle course, pony rides, a 50/50 raffle and a silent […]
By Shana LiVIGNI When the first graders of Daisy Troop 15741 first learned earlier this year that they would be able to sell Girl Scout cookies – a fundraising staple for any troop – they were understandably excited. These 12 first graders have been together for over a year since the troop first started and […]
I ask your forgiveness if I nod off while writing this week’s column. (Or even worse, if YOU fall asleep while reading it.) That’s because my wife and I have just had the long-delayed, much-anticipated, highlight-of-the-year pleasure of having our son, his wife and our three grandkids (ages 20 months to 4 years) stay with […]
There are a few loose ends locally that I’d like to bring readers up to speed on. The unfinished multifamily project in the 3100 block of Montrose Ave. that I reported on a couple months ago appears to have turned a corner. The residents were upset because the half-built project appeared abandoned, leaving construction trash, […]
April 19 2200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, four suspects entered the Yukiyama restaurant, ordered dinner, ate their food and left without paying. All four suspects were female between the ages of 16 and 17. The incident occurred at 5:15 p.m. April 18 5000 block of Castle Avenue in La Cañada, the […]
By Erna TAYLOR-STARK You wouldn’t want to be late to this event, because as far as the eye can see there were parked cars everywhere. The parking lots were full and cars lined the streets and side streets: it seemed that everyone was at the fair. The fourth Annual Hometown Country Fair, presented by the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A pursuit that began on Saturday at Glendale Avenue and Alvarado Street in Los Angeles ended with a car crashing into the front fence of a home in the 2500 block of Altura Avenue in La Crescenta. Los Angeles Police were conducting an undercover narcotic operation when the suspect fled in his […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From April 14 to 17 there were six drug related arrests involving Crescenta Valley residents and/or in the Crescenta Valley area. Two more were arrested just outside of the area in nearby Tujunga. “In the past week there has been an unusual number of drug arrests in the area,” said Sgt. Tom […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School parents received a phone call on April 18 via the PhoneEd system announcing the retirement of long time CVHS principal Linda Evans. Evans will continue at the school until June graduation then will continue serving the district at the GUSD offices in Glendale until her retirement is finalized […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 120 miles through wind, cold and heat, runners from the Crescenta Valley and Altadena sheriffs stations and Glendale police department are back at work and getting ready for next years race. The 26th Annual Baker to Vegas Relay Race was last weekend. Over 250 teams divided into specific categories and began […]