Flu Season is Here

Flu Season is Here

By Mary O’KEEFE Normally the flu season comes with warnings from the medical community to the public to get a flu shot, to remember to wash hands and keep distant from each other. Those warnings remain but with an emphasis on the importance of following these guidelines in the midst of the pandemic. “This year […]

Council Opts to Allow Rent Increase Freeze to Expire

By Julie BUTCHER At the beginning of Tuesday night’s Glendale City Council meeting, city staff in the Economic Development Dept. was recognized for winning the League of California Cities’ Helen Putnam Award for “excellence in community services,” based on its work building an ecosystem for technological start-ups. During Council comments, Councilmember Paula Devine announced that […]

Pumpkins – and More – Provide Fall Fun

Pumpkins – and More – Provide Fall Fun

Pandemic aside, students throughout the Crescenta Valley prepare for Halloween fun. By Lori BODNAR, intern Despite the pandemic local elementary schools are hosting pumpkin decorating contests including one at Valley View Elementary School. Pumpkins can be cute, creepy or crazy. “Let your creativity flow, for anything goes” seems to be the call of the day […]

Weather in the Foothills

“A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.” ~ Joseph Addison, 1672-1719, English politician and writer It may have begun one morning when the first man stood at the mouth of his cave dwelling, looking over his domain. Was the wind […]

Local Artist Creates Monster Masks for Delightful Frights

Local Artist Creates Monster Masks for Delightful Frights

By Brandon HENSLEY Back up and mask up have been an ongoing theme this year for unfortunate reasons, but it may soon take a more fun, yet spooky, turn, especially if you’re a fan of classic movie monsters. La Crescenta artist Mark Enright has been hard at work this year developing monster masks for NECA […]

In Brief

CVCA Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. The time was changed due to the public meeting on the Palmdale to Burbank section of the California High Speed Rail from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00. More information is available at https://tinyurl.com/y63grvyk. On […]

Correction

A story that appeared in the Oct. 15 issue titled “Crescenta Valley Deputies Nab La Cañada Burglary Suspect” continued onto the bottom of page 18.

Crime Blotter

Crime information is from  LASD-CV Sheriff’s Station. Oct. 17 4900 block of Hillard Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, jewelry and other personal items were stolen from a locked vehicle overnight. 4200 block of Beulah Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a vehicle was stolen from a closed garage. Another vehicle at the home that was parked […]

ELECTIONS 2020: Meet the Candidates: Eric Early and Adam Schiff

By Mary O’KEEFE Representative Adam Schiff is the incumbent for the 28th Congressional District in California. Prior to being elected to Congress in 2001, he served as a prosecutor in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California from 1987 to 1993 and was a member of the California State senate […]