Weather in the Foothills

“As full of spirit as the month of May, and as gorgeous as the sun in midsummer.”  ~ William Shakespeare Summer is fast approaching! Once this time was referred to as “midsummer,” as in Shakespeare’s “Midsummer’s Night Dream.” The Oxford English Dictionary defines midsummer as “The middle of summer. Specifically Midsummer Day, which is June […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

The Home Stretch?   So I was sitting down with my therapist (okay, a glass of cabernet) discussing the many upcoming events that I’m involved in. The Hometown Country Fair – a big one – was held at CV Park last Saturday and was it a fun day! Between the classic cars, the petting zoo, […]

CVHS Seniors Receive Exclusive Amazon Scholarships

By Julian MITCHELL Two Crescenta Valley High School seniors have been selected as recipients of the first-ever Amazon Future Engineer scholarship. Edan Bash and William Ozeas were two of only 100 students nationally to receive the $40,000 scholarships due in part to their commitment to computer sciences. The students have committed to programs at UC […]

IN Brief

Update ON INJURED FORMER Principal Former La Crescenta Elementary Principal Kimberly Bishop is at her home in Hawaii “walking and feeling great” she said on Sunday. Bishop is recovering from a shark attack. Bishop was kayaking in Hawaii on April 23 when a shark hit her kayak. She went into the water and said she […]

GUSD Under Scrutiny at CVTC Meeting

By Julian MITCHELL The Crescenta Valley Town Council met on Thursday, April 18 to discuss a number of key issues, primary one being the financial situation presented by Glendale Unified School District Interim Superintendent Kelly King and school board President Jennifer Freemon. GUSD stated that it has been facing financial hardship. The district recently made […]

Rep. Schiff Honors 2019 Women of the Year

On April 16 at a luncheon in Echo Park, Rep. Adam Schiff honored 13 inspiring women from communities in the 28th Congressional District – Atwater Village, Burbank, Echo Park, Elysian Valley, Glendale, Hollywood, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los Feliz, Pasadena, Silver Lake, Sunland-Tujunga, and West Hollywood. “Today, I met with remarkable women from my […]

People Making News

Ryan Murphy of Sunland was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Murphy is pursuing a degree in Biology at San Diego State University. Murphy is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi […]

Local Former Principal Victim of Shark Attack

Local Former Principal Victim of Shark Attack

By Mary O’KEEFE When Kimberly Bishop retired from her role as principal of La Crescenta Elementary School in 2014, she was looking forward to new adventures. Those adventures included enjoying time with her husband at their vacation home in Hawaii until Tuesday when a normal day in the beautiful South Seas ended with her being […]

Measles and Whooping Cough Outbreak Strikes LA County

By Jake BOWMAN Los Angeles County has recently been hit with outbreaks of both pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, and the measles virus. Outbreak is a very serious term and can be scary, and according to Dr. Armand Dorian, chief medical officer of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, that’s exactly what this is. “An outbreak […]

Sagebrush Transfer LACCSDO Meeting Postponed

By Mary O’KEEFE The much anticipated May 1 meeting of the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization [LACCSDO] has been cancelled. Normally these meetings are canceled without making a ripple in the community, but this cancellation has made a splash. The May 1 meeting was to discuss the territorial transfer between Glendale Unified […]