By Mary O’KEEFE All are invited to the second annual Crescenta Valley Prayer Breakfast early Tuesday morning. CV Town Council organizes the breakfast with the support of several organizations throughout Crescenta Valley. The breakfast was first held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church last year. The chairs, Councilmembers Danette Erickson and Harry Leon, wanted the event […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Foothills Relay for Life benefitting the American Cancer Society was held last weekend at Clark Magnet High School. The local event began 13 years ago and, after this weekend, has raised $1 million. Starting Friday evening, teams came onto the school’s field to set up chairs, pop-ups, tables and tents, forming […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After years of monitoring traffic, standing on corners with cops, teachers and Public Works, and answering endless emails, Crescenta Valley Town Council member Robbyn Battles finally got word she had been waiting for – a crossing guard has been approved for Rosemont Middle School. “It was approved [Wednesday] by the Los Angeles […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently, quite a few mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes and bears have visited the Crescenta Valley and La Cañada areas. This is not that unusual for a community at the base of a mountain and national forest, but lately the sightings seem to have increased and for one family, have a tragic effect. […]
By Ted AYALA Smokers may find themselves and their second-hand smoke feeling less welcome in Glendale in the near future. Tuesday night saw the Glendale City Council push forward with proposals for new laws that would ban smoking in all new and future apartments and condominiums and effectively ban it in common areas throughout residential […]
May 10 4900 block of Alta Canyada Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported that she was in her bathroom about to change her clothes when she heard her dogs bark. She walked out of the room and saw a male, described as Hispanic, 5’6” tall, clean-shaven with a buzz haircut. He was wearing […]
“Look before you leap, for snakes among sweet flowers do creep.” ~ German Proverb Summer is coming. Many days with high temperatures have more than hinted of its impendence. Personally, I am not yet ready for a full-on blast of heat. But the mere thought of a summer evening, without a doubt the best […]
Prom Plus, Prayer Breakfast and BYOC Taste of Montrose. Holiday and spring boutiques. Open house and back to school barbecues. These fundraisers are all dedicated to one event, one memory-making night for Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests. That event is Prom Plus, taking place after prom this Saturday night/Sunday morning at the […]
On Friday, May 3, a federal court jury returned a verdict in favor of the City of Glendale, David Ahern and George Chapjian against plaintiffs Eric Grossman and Russell Hauck who claimed they were laid off in July of 2011 as a result of First Amendment retaliation and whistleblowing. The trial, which commenced on April […]
Tales from the Cemetery The next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will host professional storyteller Nick Smith will tell stories of some of the (dead) residents of Mountainview Cemetery in Altadena. Mountainview Cemetery is the permanent home to many pioneers of the Crescenta Valley including the mysterious and controversial first settler […]