In brief

Veterans Day Ceremonies Several nearby locations are having ceremonies commemorating Veterans Day. At Two Strike Park, American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 will be hosting a ceremony beginning at 8 a.m. For the second year, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will be placing a wreath at the Vietnam […]

Local Teens Reach Out to Help Refugees

Local Teens Reach Out to Help Refugees

By Mary O’KEEFE Teens who are members of the club Students Stand with Refugees at Crescenta Valley High School are asking for donations to help those who have recently arrived in Los Angeles as refugees. A refugee is defined as a noncitizen who generally is outside their home country and has experienced past persecution or […]

LCHS Student Named Rose Queen

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® named Nadia Chung as the 103rd Rose Queen® at the announcement and coronation ceremony presented by Citizens Business Bank. The event took place on the front steps of Tournament House and was hosted by Lynette Romero, anchor/reporter of the KTLA5 Morning News. The announcement was made by 2022 Pasadena Tournament […]

Damage to Sign Not So Welcoming

The Welcome to La Crescenta sign just east of Pennsylvania Avenue on Foothill Boulevard was damaged again. The Department of Public Works, Los Angeles County, has the information of the damage and Crescenta Valley Town Council is following up with repairs. By Mary O’KEEFE

Crime blotter

Nov. 6 3100 block of Los Olivos Lane in La Crescenta, a woman set up an account on a job search website. She uploaded her resume and was contacted by a person asking her if she still needed a job. She did and shared her phone number with the “employer” and a phone interview was […]

GPD Reports

Three Males Arrested with Two Loaded Firearms and Narcotics  On Nov. 6 at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers assigned to Glendale PD’s Patrol Bureau responded to a car dealership on the 400 block of South Brand Boulevard regarding a fraudulent purchase in progress. Officers contacted 34-year-old Danny Garibay who was in the parking lot of the […]

Forum Advocates Physical Fitness for Your Brain’s Sake

By Justin HAGER USC Verdugo Hills Hospital held its sixth annual Brain Health Forum this week. Featuring a variety of experts from both the physical and cognitive sciences, the forum focused on how an aging population can protect itself from cognitive decline. The subject is increasingly important in the United States where the percentage of […]

Tree Management, Vegetation Removal Part of SCE Program

Tree Management, Vegetation Removal Part of SCE Program

  By Mary O’KEEFE Local residents are once again seeing Southern California Edison’s contracted tree service companies throughout the area trimming and, in some cases, completely taking down trees. “SCE conducts annual inspections of trees and vegetation near [power] lines,” explained Reggie Kumar, SCE spokesman. Since wildfires are a growing threat throughout California, abatement and […]

Weather Forecasting Game Changers

Two instruments launching to the International Space Station in a few weeks could be weather forecasting game changers. The two novel instruments are expected to demonstrate that, while they are much smaller, much lighter and much less expensive than weather satellites orbiting today, they can collect some of the same essential data. The main purpose […]

Montrose Search and Rescue Looking for New Members

Montrose Search and Rescue Looking for New Members

By Bethany BROWN For the first time in its history, Montrose Search and Rescue is holding a recruiting event. The Montrose Search and Rescue team will hold team tryouts for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 13 at Deukmejian Wilderness Park, 3429 Markridge Road. Applicants will be tested on a timed two-mile uphill hike with […]