By CVReady & CVFSC Fire season used to be a summer and fall phenomenon. But now it can be almost anytime, depending upon conditions: primarily heat, humidity and wind, which are all factors that the National Weather Service uses as a basis for declaring a Red Flag Alert. The draught Southern California has experienced over […]
Oct. 14 4500 block of Fairlawn Drive in La Cañada, a purse was stolen from a vehicle between 4:13 a.m. 2100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a wallet was stolen from a shopping cart between 1:50 p.m. and 2:10 p.m. Oct. 11 2900 block of Community Avenue in La Crescenta, a cellphone […]
By Mary O’KEEFE October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Though all medical experts don’t agree as to how often a person should have a mammogram, all agree that regular mammograms are an important part of a healthy regimen. Stories are too common of women who found a lump in their breasts and delayed going to […]
A Measured Look at Measure S On the November ballot, Glendale voters will be asked to vote yes or no on raising their city’s sales tax by .75%, or ¾, of a cent. Called the Glendale Quality of Life and Essential Services Protection Measure, Measure S is written to “expand funding to protect essential […]
CV Town Council Meeting The community is invited to attend the CV Town Council meeting planned for tonight, Oct. 18, at the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is a presentation by the LA County Public Works Dept. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. of the library in the community room. La Crescenta Library, 2809 […]
“Big fires flare up in a wind, but little ones are blown out unless they are carried in undercover.” ~ St. Frances De Sales Blame it on the weather! This past week has been a wild, wet and windy one. It began on Friday night. Clouds moved in during the day, rather unremarkable in appearance, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in the 2300 block of Janet Lee Drive thought an earthquake had rattled their homes this morning (Monday) at about 7 a.m. but soon found it was the wind to blame for the shaking. Strong winds toppled a tree on Janet Lee sending it crashing through a wooden fence that separated […]
By Charly SHELTON It started with a small red dot. That dot grew a tail as it streaked into the sky. And then … boom! Separation from a small streak of light into a steadily expanding cloud of water vapor frozen at high altitude that caught the last rays of the setting sun, and two […]
The Los Angeles County Fire Dept. has launched an updated Ready! Set! Go! Program to assist residents living in wildfire-prone areas. The program features a 16-page Personal Wildfire Action Plan as well as a step-by-step video guide to teach residents how to create defensible space and safeguard their homes to make them ore fire-resistant. The […]
By Charly SHELTON Thousands of guests swarmed the streets of Montrose Shopping Park for the 41st Annual Oktoberfest, organized by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. The event spanned nearly one-half mile from Orangedale Avenue (Trader Joe’s) to Market Street (Paradise Tan), and featured live music across three stages including the popular ’80s and ’90s […]