By Michael YEGHIAYAN Local senior citizens gathered at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA last Thursday afternoon to hear a senior scammer presentation hosted by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, the California Contractors State License Board and ASTER (Assisting Seniors Through Enhanced Resources). The event offered a wide range of information designed to help protect seniors from various types of […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Despite passionate pleas by Sunland-Tujunga residents and individuals who identified themselves as having familial connections to the World War II Japanese concentration camp, the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission unanimously recommended against declaring the former Tuna Canyon Detention Station in Tujunga a historical monument. The decision by the five-member commission came […]
By Jason KUROSU While the Crescenta Valley Town Council prepared for the upcoming Arbor Day celebration at Two Strike Park, the council also addressed business at its regular monthly meeting on April 18, much of which was focused on the issues of underage drinking and alcohol availability. Susan Blauser, director of Operations for the Saving […]
By Ted AYALA “The Ottoman Empire tried to wipe out an entire race of people – and they almost succeeded,” said Congressman Adam Schiff Monday night to the audience assembled in the auditorium of Glendale High School. “But they didn’t. Today the Armenian people enrich culture and society in every part of our country.” Schiff […]
Distracted Driving Dangers Driven Home On Saturday I was heading east in the convertible, top down, Jackie-O sunglasses and scarf on, singing to whatever was playing on the radio. I was in the number one lane – the “fast” lane – on my way to Indio to visit my mother-in-law. All of a sudden, out […]
“When the April wind wakes the call for the soil, I hold the plough as my only hold upon the earth, and, as I follow through the fresh and fragrant furrow, I am planted with every foot-step, growing, budding, blooming into the spirit of spring.” ~Dallas Lore Sharp, 1870-1929 Last weekend, outdoors was the best […]
Drug Take Back The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition with local law enforcement are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event aims to remind people of the dangers of misused, expired and often-stolen medications found in most homes. […]
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California Highway Patrol has closed the Angeles Crest Highway from the Angeles National Forest Hwy. to the La Cañada entrance to the forest. “[The closure is due] to a hazardous materials response,” said Sgt. Hanson, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. During the investigation a deceased man was discovered in a car with the hazardous material. […]