By Mary O’KEEFE California is no stranger to wildfires. Each year, thousands of acres burn across the state with crews battling to save homes and wildlife in arduous conditions. But California has never seen anything to the extent of the wildfires currently ravaging Australia. The total burned area in the Australian wildfires would stretch from […]
CV Town Council Meets Tonight The general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council will be tonight, Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is the induction of officers and directors by Supervisor Kathryn Barger. All are invited to attend. The La Crescenta Library, […]
“The birds, the moon and the clouds have an important mission: to make mankind turn their eyes towards the skies! And so man can leave his own little local world and focus on something bigger – the universe!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish playwright and novelist If all went as predicted – a change in […]
Socially Unacceptable I’ve written before my thoughts about the internet in general and social media in particular. There is so much information available on the internet now compared to just 15 years ago. In fact, I remember a commercial (I can’t remember what for) that came out not long after the internet started to […]
By Julie BUTCHER Big changes are coming to California elections – soon. Starting on Feb. 3, absentee ballots will be mailed out, in advance of primary Election Day on March 3. “Forget about Election Day,” said one local election official. “Think Election Month!” The Voters Choice Act, adopted by the California legislature in 2016, sought […]
“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” ~ Fred Rogers By Mary O’KEEFE Leading with this philosophy of Fred Rogers’, a dinner hosted on Sunday by the Crescenta Valley Armenian Community and Youth Center […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two neighboring Eagle Rock restaurants were burglarized on Tuesday night at about 11:45 p.m. The suspect broke the bottom half of the front glass door at the Penny Oven restaurant and Relentless Brewing and Spirits in the 2100 block of Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock. The suspect was seen on surveillance footage […]
By Charly SHELTON January is blood donation month – a perfect time to reach out and help fellow humans. In the U.S., someone needs a unit of blood every two seconds. And with no synthetic alternative, the only option for this life-saving transfusion comes from blood donations. Blood drives happen constantly through donation organizations like […]
On Dec. 30, a robbery occurred at a convenience store located on the 500 block of West Colorado Boulevard. Surveillance cameras captured photos of the suspect who was wearing a distinct jacket with what appeared to be a horse’s head drawn on the back of it. These photographs were disseminated to all of the officers […]
On Tuesday at about 10:40 a.m. units from Glendale Fire Dept. responded to reports of a fire at 56 Northwoods Lane, south of Crescenta Valley High Schoolon Ramsdell Avenue. Gardeners working nearby witnessed smoke and fire coming from the chimney of a townhome and immediately alerted the residents who were able to safely evacuate, according […]