Big numbers for the local rescue team that is always at-the-ready. By Sabrina SHELTON 2019 was a big year for the Montrose Search and Rescue team. With it came new accomplishments, new records, and new obstacles. MSR saw its biggest number of rescue calls in 2019 – 147. This beat out 2016’s 127 calls […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau investigators are seeking any possible additional victims of financial elder abuse suspect Sheila Paguirigan Solis. On Nov. 25, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged 42-year-old Sheila Paguirigan Solis (aka Sheila May Herbito, Sheila May Paguirigan) in a criminal complaint with two felony counts […]
Jan. 17 300 block of Saint Katherine Drive in La Cañada, deputies responded to the location after a front door alarm sensor had been activated. The front and rear doors were found open. The garage had been ransacked. The front door to the residence was broken as if someone attempted to kick it in. It […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last Saturday the residents of Briggs Terrace in La Crescenta and Paradise Valley in La Cañada Flintridge were able to experience what would happen if there was an evacuation in their neighborhoods due to fire. Both of these residential areas have one way in and one way out, making evacuation a challenge […]
CVCA to Host Candidate Forum Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its first meeting of the year tonight, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library community room. The meeting will include a forum for the Community College District, board of trustees candidates as well as the Glendale Unified School District, […]
I saw a snail, On the garden gate. Moving so slow, Oblivious of fate. He inched along, And took his time. Said not a word, Like some tiny mime. He knew he’d make it, Soon enough. Sure as the clouds, Float up above. ~ Snail on the Garden Gate by Juan Olivarez Where did all […]
B-I-N-G-O! I had the pleasure of speaking before the CV Town Council on Thursday night, updating it and the audience on things that Prom Plus is doing. (Side note: Current plans are for Mary and me, along with other board members, to step back from Prom Plus after this year’s event; parents of students […]
On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Glendale Unified School District and California School Employees Association (CSEA) bargaining unit reached a tentative agreement on wages for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. The tentative agreement would provide $1.4 million to the bargaining unit, which would be allocated in the following ways: • One-time payment of $460 to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most know that college is a big step for many students and their families. It is a bridge between school and true adulthood. It is a time for students to work on their future as they prepare for the next step in life – a working career. There is a change for […]
By Julie BUTCHER “It’s the only way I’ll exercise. I’m just more willing to try something, even if it may not be my favorite exercise, when I’m in a group like this,” said Jaime Laug. Laug started attending fitness classes at Crescenta Valley Park three years ago, first at the beginners’ level called “Let’s Get […]