By Mary O’KEEFE St. George’s Preschool and Episcopal Church in the 800 block of Foothill Boulevard has unfortunately been added to the list of buildings, and homes, affected by the recent rains. On Saturday, debris had flowed into a drain causing rainwater to back into the playground and Lower Softley Hall where the kitchen and […]
Gray Berg 1926- 2010 Gray Berg died at home on Feb. 4 after a long fought battle with cancer. Born in Pontiac, Mich. on Sept. 20, 1926, his family moved to California in 1944. Gray enlisted in the Army Air Corps on D-Day and hoped to become a pilot. He was in cadet training at […]
The History of JPL subject of next meeting The Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will be presenting a history of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at its next meeting. JPL’s roots go back to the ‘30s when a group of Caltech students, dubbed the Suicide Squad, were using the vacant land of the Arroyo Seco […]
By Mary O’Keefe By Mary O’KEEFE One of three 13-year-old boys who were struck in a La Crescenta crosswalk last week has had to have brain surgery. At the time of the accident on the afternoon of Feb. 11, the three were transported to the hospital with what were thought to be minor injuries. However, […]
Feb. 8 4200 block of Chula Senda Lane in La Cañada Flintridge a vehicle was stolen along with its contents including silver antique dinnerware and a digital camera. The car was parked in the homeowners’ detached, unlocked garage. The theft happened overnight. Feb. 5 500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a woman reported […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A go-kart vehicle was stolen from the driveway of a home in the 3500 block of Santa Carlotta Street in La Crescenta overnight between Feb. 4 and 5. “It was in our driveway which goes down hill. We have a boat that was backed up to our garage and the go-kart was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 17-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother, both from La Cañada, were arrested on Sunday for burglarizing vehicles in Montrose. “Our station received a call concerning persons attempting to break into vehicles on Crescenta Avenue and Rockland Place in Montrose,” said Sgt. Ray Harley, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. Deputies found the girl […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man who sheriffs say was scamming victims as they shopped at local businesses has been arrested. According to a Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s report, while patrolling in the area of the 700 block of Foothill Boulevard a woman flagged the deputy down. She stated that a person was in the Panda Express […]
In the Feb. 4 issue we mistakenly stated that the City of South Pasadena was in favor of the 710 tunnel. According to the mayor’s office, “The City of South Pasadena does not oppose sound, route-neutral research of a bored tunnel alternative but has not taken a position to support a tunnel… The City opposes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Late Wednesday night Montrose Search and Rescue members responded to a call concerning a missing hiker on Mt. Lukens. Los Angeles Police Department received a 911 call from a hiker who said he was lost apparently on Mt. Lukens, said a Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s spokesman. The phone number did not display when […]