By Mary O’KEEFE We have heard a lot lately about balloons flying over our land. These are apparently intelligence gathering balloons from China and have made many of us a bit nervous. But there are all kinds of weather balloons as well and in reading this week about this form of air flight I discovered […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tonight’s meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) will be the second meeting that president Chris Kilpatrick will helm while former president Harry Leon observes as vice president. As Kilpatrick learns the ropes of the CVTC, Leon will stay at his side to mentor him; however, there is no doubt there […]
Etch Event On Saturday, Feb. 18, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will be hosting a catalytic converter etching event at the Highlands Church at 4441 La Crescenta Ave. in La Crescenta. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Vehicles should enter the parking lot off Community Avenue and will exit on Mary […]
The following statement was released by the GUSD board of education. “Our Board of Education has established priorities to maximize academic achievement for every child and protect the health and safety of our students, employees, families and community. We remain steadfast in our commitment to provide every child with equitable access to resources and to give our […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Montrose Search and Rescue team members joined other search and rescue departments and members of the military to search for the body of U.S. Army soldier Anna Laura Costa Porsborg, 22. Costa Porsborg is a Brazilian national who was in the Los Angeles area for a […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY “Modus vivendi” is one of the many mottos that Al N. lives by. “It’s a new way of living, of choosing your life,” he said. He attributes that – and the many tenets he’s learned over the years – as part of his time with Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA). It […]
“Is this for me?” “It’s free?” Those were the questions from several people who strolled down Honolulu Avenue near Ocean View Boulevard on Saturday and were pleasantly surprised to see silent film star Charlie Chaplain, aka Audrey Ruttan, handing each person a rose – making everyone Montrose’s Valentine. The Valentine flower giveaway has been a […]
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein announced on this week that she will not run for reelection in 2024. “I am announcing I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,” Feinstein said in a statement. As […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The historic La Crescenta Woman’s Club held a fundraising night of bingo on Saturday at the clubhouse on La Crescenta Avenue. Nearly 200 people gathered among the tables set up for the evening, ready to holler “bingo!” and bring home some prize money. Among the dignitaries that called numbers for the […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale next meets on Feb. 17. All are invited to the Not So Newlywed Game. Meetings are held on Friday at noon. The cost to attend, which includes lunch and program, is $20. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St. in Glendale. […]