The Los Angeles County Fire Department has released an augmented staffing plan in response to the National Weather Service red flag wind warning. The red flag warning will be in effect for the Los Angeles County and Ventura mountains starting October 3 at 9:00 p.m. through October 6, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. The Fire Department’s […]
October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. As per stopmedicineabuse.org, roughly one out of three teenagers knows someone who has abused over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine to get high. And, dextromethorphan (DXM) is a safe and effective ingredient found in many OTC cough medicines, but approximately one in 20 teens reports abusing excessive amounts of DXM […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Stephen Sullivan, Crescenta Valley High School graduate, Class of 2000, not only was the first person to cross the finish line at the CV Chamber of Commerce 5K Run on Saturday; he also set the record for the fastest time in the history of the organization’s event. He ran the 5K in […]
History Made in the Crescenta Valley As you know, I’m a lover of the Crescenta Valley. I love having a sense of belonging, of knowing that I have the ability to make a contribution, of connecting people. That is what this newspaper is all about, after all … creating connections so we can help each […]
“If an apple blossom or a ripe apple could tell its own story, it would be … … the story of the sunshine that smiled upon it, of the winds that whispered to it, Of the birds that sang around it, and the storms that visited it …” Lucy Larcom, 1824-1893 American poet Last weekend, […]
By Ted AYALA If you were looking to start your diet this weekend, you might want to postpone for a week. The Montrose Oktoberfest, the community’s longest running festival, is returning to Honolulu Avenue this Saturday beginning at noon. Now in its 36th year, the Montrose Oktoberfest is set to expand its presence. Alpine hats […]
St. Luke’s, St. George Hosting Blessing of the Animals Two local churches are hosting their annual blessing of the animals service. St. George’s Episcopal Church at 808 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada will celebrate the Blessing of the Animals with a special outdoor service on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Pringle, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. – Albert Einstein As of midnight Sept. 30, the United States government shut down. That meant that 800,000 government workers are on unpaid furloughs, national parks are shut down (a not so Happy Birthday for Yosemite) and a […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN As two of the Crescenta Valley’s most prominent ethnic groups, the Korean and Armenian communities each possess a rich and vibrant cultural heritage that has developed over the course of centuries. While the two cultures have mostly existed independent of each other, an upcoming event will provide an opportunity for the two […]
By Jason KUROSU Since the Crescenta Valley Water District received a $157,500 grant for groundwater studies, CVWD has set its sights upon Crescenta Valley Park as the locale for its stormwater recharge facility study. As part of the project, members of various Southern Californian water districts, county public works departments and more formed a task […]