It was a sobering experience (no pun intended) sitting in the fourth floor council room of Verdugo Hills Hospital on Tuesday evening. I arrived late to the forum hosted by the CV Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition. The forum was an information gathering opportunity for local parents, many of whom came with their children to […]
CRIME BLOTTER April 11 Pennsylvania Avenue and Pontiac Street in La Crescenta, a vehicle’s passenger side window was smashed with a rock at 9:02 p.m. Lowell and Altura avenues in La Crescenta, someone reportedly shot an apparent BB gun at a vehicle damaging a windshield at 4:47 p.m. April 8 3300 block of Oakmont View […]
The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce Art Walk 2010 on Saturday, May 8 is open to fine artists who are interested in demonstrating and selling their work. This will be the first of the four Art Walks scheduled by the Chamber this year. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN It won’t be criminals that sheriffs deputies and police officers will be chasing this weekend, but each other. The annual Baker to Vegas Relay Race takes place this weekend, an annual event for over 20 years. “It’s been a law enforcement tradition for 25 years,” said Sgt. John Gilkerson of the Glendale […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The fifth Annual Hometown Country Fair will be held at Crescenta Valley Park this Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event harkens back to old time country fairs with arts and crafts exhibits, rides and, of course, pie baking and eating contests. As for the weather? “We have […]
CRAIG LEVRA TO SPEAK AT GCC “From Defense to Offense – A Strategic Approach to Business Success during Difficult Economic Times” is this year’s Business Lecture Series presentation on April 29 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Glendale Community College auditorium. The lecture features Craig Levra, president and chief executive office of Sport Chalet […]
Two in runoff for Assembly The top Democrat and Republican in the race Tuesday for the 43rd Assembly District finished in almost a dead heat. The vote was to choose a successor for former Assemblyman Paul Krekorian, now Los Angeles city councilmember. Top vote getter was Republican Sunder Ramani, who received 10,403 votes, for 31.79%. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tales of the golden age of Hollywood will be told by an actress from those days on Monday, April 19 at the next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley. Pauline Wagner McCourtney was a contract actress with MGM in Hollywood in the ‘30s and ‘40s. She danced with Fred […]
GLENDALE EMPLOYEES: CAN WE AFFORD THEM? For the past two years the Glendale City Council has been aware of the financial difficulties of this city, county, state and country. It answered our financial problems by slashing city services, raising utility fees, parking fees, library fees, rubbish fees, etc. Also, we have passed bonds and approved, […]
The Crescenta Valley, because of its location, has been fortunate in having some of the great names in America as residents. Being near Hollywood and the entertainment industry has supplied us with a never-ending stream of famous names, and the proximity to Disney made us home to some of the greatest animators of all time. […]