By Mikaela STONE The spooky season is here and on Tuesday, Halloween night, David Krohn’s haunted house at 413 Whiting Woods Dr. will be ready for visitors. Krohn’s creations are Crescenta Valley staples and highly anticipated by celebrants of Halloween. This year, visitors will check into the haunted house’s hotel theming only to realize that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday a candidates’ forum was held at the monthly meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC). Although there are only four candidates to fill the six open seats, three regular seats and three alternates, the purpose of the forum was to hear how the candidates view their role on the […]
Oct. 21 Raymond Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee working a street taco stand reported that while he was on a dinner break about five feet away from the taco stand two unknown individuals exited a white Nissan Versa and walked toward the employee/victim. Suspect No. 1 stopped and stood directly in […]
By Mikaela STONE This Halloween, the sounds of screams and ghostly children’s laughter will rise from the Crescenta Valley High School theater. Members of the ETLP classes (Entertainment, Technology and Live Production) are hard at work building a haunted maze that will be set up on the theater’s stage. This year’s theme is “Abandoned Toy […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is invited to celebrate the Day of the Dead – el Dia de los Muertos –at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. This year the Halloween-type celebration will expand with a more international reach and include the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, U.S., Nigeria and Ireland. “This year we plan […]
James Jenkins was a neighborhood boy who grew up in the Crescenta Valley attending local schools. He was a senior at Crescenta Valley High School, an accomplished athlete who often was found on the basketball court. Jenkins died unexpectedly in 2002 in his senior year at CVHS. A golf tournament – the James Jenkins Memorial […]
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino was honored with the Legislator of the Year Award by the California Association of School Counselors (CASC) for championing mental health policies and for being instrumental in improving educational programs and systems for the children of California. “I am grateful to the California Association of School Counselors for honoring me […]
Q: My husband and I were watching the news and witnessed the death and destruction in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. My husband has a strong desire to go to Israel to volunteer to help the injured people. We have two young kids – a baby and a toddler. I need him here to […]
Lutheran Church in the Foothills Lutheran Church in the Foothills is holding its annual Trunk-or-Treat, which will fall on the Sunday before Halloween. The community event is a safe, daytime opportunity for kids to wear their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat among decorated car trunks in LCIF’s parking lot. This year’s event will begin at 11:30 […]
The La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Education Program (LCPC Parent Ed) kicked off its 45th year with ongoing registration from Sept. 11 – Sept. 15 for classes. The program boasts of providing quality educational classes led by reputable staff for parents of children from newborns to young adults – in addition to the popular grand-parenting […]