By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has a new outlet for residents to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs as well bio-hazardous used or new hypodermic needles and illegal drugs. Three mailbox-type receptacles have been installed at the exterior of the entrance to the CV Sheriff’s Station. There is one for used or new […]
ivy.hopper@gmail.com Hey Girls! I just finished reading The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin. The information below was taken from author Nancy Werlin’s website. “The Rules of Survival, was one of five finalists for the 2006 National Book Award, is the story of Matthew Walsh of South Boston, and his sisters, Callie and Emmy. It’s […]
On Sunday, Dec. 13, Tiger Cub Scouts from Pack 360 in La Crescenta opened the annual Nixon Library Hanukkah Program for an enthusiastic crowd of several hundred revelers. Together, the dens marched the California and American flags down the aisle of the East Room and performed the opening flag ceremony to kick off the holiday program. The East Room of […]
Over 100 local scouts took part in Christmas caroling around town last month.
By Celia BURSTEIN On Friday, Dec. 18, Cub Scouts from Pack 360 sang holiday tunes for the Montview Retirement and Assisted Living Community. The selection began with the “Dreidl Song” to commemorate the last night of Chanukah, then moved on to classic and modern Christmas songs. “Community service is one of the foundations of scouting, […]
By Celia BURSTEIN When Assemblyman Cameron Smyth came to Clark Magnet High School to speak to AP Government teacher Nick Doom’s students, senior Samantha Cismas was expecting to meet an evasive politician. What she realized is that Smyth is not sneaking for votes. “I think he was kind of real,” said Cismas. “He wasn’t trying […]
Troop 626 at St. James has now been named the “Singing Elves” by the teachers. Before leaving for Christmas vacation, the sixth grade girls of Girl Scout troop 625 at St. James journeyed from classroom to classroom singing Christmas songs and collecting new and gently used books for the school library. Troop 626 started working […]
By Mike Lawler An ongoing saga of a small development gone bad is currently playing out on the 2700 block of Frances Street, much to the annoyance of neighbors on this quiet street. A neighbor behind the proposed development called to fill me in on the details, so I made plans to meet her at […]
By Robin Goldsworthy Well, today is the last day of 2009. You have less than 24 hours to complete this past year’s resolutions, so you’d better start moving. Did you lose those unwanted pounds? Spend more time with the family? Use that gym membership? If you didn’t, no worries: you’re in good company. Statistically speaking, […]
No. 18 – Published 12.31.09 My Thoughts, Exactly By Jim Chase To be painfully honest, I’ve never been so happy to see the end of any given year as I am the one that ends at midnight tonight. On a scale of one-to-ten, 2009 was a big, fat, zero. The year should’ve had Hoover, Dyson, […]