In Briefs

CVTC Meets Tonight, Thursday The general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council takes place virtually tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. In addition to regular business items, the Council will discuss the Eagle Canyon/Channel Trial Project. To learn more, including finding information on how to join the meeting, visit www.thecvcouncil.org. CVWD Completes Line Repair On […]

A Welcoming Sign for La Crescenta

A Welcoming Sign for La Crescenta

  By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday a new Welcome to La Crescenta sign was unveiled at the northeast corner of Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. Although it has been difficult to learn the history of the sign, according to Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCOC) President Mike Riley, members did find out some information. “There […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF This week, Nov. 22, Lutheran Church in the Foothills will celebrate Christ the King Sunday with a look at the liturgical church year. It will be a special time of songs and readings. All are invited at 10 a.m. for Couch Church on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Those […]

New Faces Coming to Council

New Faces Coming to Council

By Mary O’KEEFE The results of the Crescenta Valley Town Council were announced on Saturday night. The top three vote-getters will be serving three-year terms; the next three will be taking seats as alternates each serving a one-year term. Coming in first with 25% of the vote was Christopher Kilpatrick, then Jeffrey Rodriguez with 19% […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Crime information is from both LASD-CV Sheriff’s Station and Glendale Police Dept. Nov. 14 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, the front side passenger window was shattered and several items were stolen from a vehicle between 6:45 a.m. and 7:04 a.m. Nov. 12 1300 block of Salisbury Road in La Cañada, a catalytic […]

More Restrictions Planned Due to Rising Pandemic Numbers

By Mary O’KEEFE Due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, Los Angeles County will be implementing new restrictions that take effect on Friday. LA County is tightening pandemic safeguards due to the number of COVID-19 cases more than doubling since the beginning of November with hospitalizations continuing to see significant increases with an average […]

One Arrested for Illegal Discharge of a Firearm in an Occupied Building

On Nov. 15 just before 7 a.m., officers were dispatched to a hotel on the 1100 block of North Brand Boulevard regarding several gunshots heard on the fourth floor. Multiple people reported hearing shots and yelling. A male was seen leaving the parking lot in a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located several spent casings, a […]

» USC Verdugo Hills Hospital: Aging Readiness

Aging Readiness By Adria E. Navarro, USC-VHH In the coming decades the number of Americans age 65 and older will grow from 15% to 24% of the population; by 2030 one in five persons in our nation will be 65 or older. The Foothill communities, according to the 2016 Census, show our older adult population […]

Margot Rubschlager

Dec. 26, 1928 – Oct. 18, 2020 Longtime La Crescenta resident Margot Rubschlager passed away quietly on Sunday, Oct. 18. Margot was born in Berlin, Germany on Dec. 26, 1928. She was the only child of Gertrud and Walter Janisch. On Oct. 14, 1950 she married Rudi Roman Rubschlager. They were sponsored and immigrated to […]

Vicki Lynn (Ellis) Cunningham

Vicki Lynn (Ellis) Cunningham was born in Creston, Iowa on Aug. 17, 1951 and passed away on Nov. 5 at Kaiser Hospital in Panorama City. She moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1954. Vicki graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1969 and attended Valley Junior College. Vicki was full of life and […]