Nikki Jane Ober March 2, 1992 – Feb. 3, 2021 Nikki Jane Ober passed away suddenly on Feb. 3 at the age of 28 due to a motor vehicle accident. Nikki was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter and friend. She will forever be remembered for her kind heart, compassion towards others and love for animals. […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) confirmed on Wednesday 141 new deaths and 3,434 new cases of COVID-19. To date, Public Health identified 1,155,309 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of LA County and a total of 18,500 deaths. As of Feb. 5, the average number of new cases was around […]
A new food and retail experience is blooming at Knott’s Berry Farm as it celebrates the little berry that put the park on the map with Knott’s Taste of Boysenberry Festival. Guests can enjoy a taste of the popular springtime Boysenberry Festival as it offers all-new boysenberry-inspired savory foods, sweet treats and refreshing drinks that […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Student clubs are a fun way to form new friendships with students that have similar interests while learning something new. Although Club Week has already passed, most of the clubs at Crescenta Valley High School are still allowing interested students to join and meetings are held virtually due to the […]
Presentation Planned at Next Town Council Meeting First off, on behalf of the CV Town Council and the residents of our unincorporated area of Los Angeles County here in La Crescenta and Montrose, I want to thank the LA County Fire Dept., the Dept. of Public Works and frontline health care workers in Los Angeles […]
Edith Proctor Young Nov. 12, 1923 – Jan. 14, 2021 Edith Young, 97, a resident of La Crescenta for 64 years, passed away in her sleep on Jan. 14. Edith Proctor Young, “Deeds,” was born in Buffalo, New York on Nov. 12, 1923. The daughter of Margia Wilner Proctor and Carlton Christian Proctor, she grew […]
‘Dam’ Surprise It’s surprising that there’s a proposal to build a national memorial to the St. Francis Dam. The Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power has spent a lot of time and a bunch of money to erase every vestige of the dam. You can’t see any remnant of the dam now. Why? Because they were embarrassed […]
Ferguson ~ Seitz Audri Ferguson married John Seitz during an intimate outdoor terrace ceremony at the beautiful presidential suite Opal Sands Resort in Clearwater, Florida overlooking the Gulf of Mexico coast. They will be making their home in Sarasota, Florida and plan on offering sunset cruises aboard their sailing yacht Winsome.
Let’s run through each of our schools briefly in the chronological order they were built. (Multiple sources list different dates, so forgive any errors.) La Crescenta Elementary (1886) – La Crescenta’s founder, Dr. Benjamin Briggs, was trying to establish a town but he needed a school to attract settlers. He donated a lot on the […]
Earlier this month California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories, announced a $573 million settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company (McKinsey). The settlement resolves California’s investigation into the company’s role in advising opioid companies, […]