Surprise … for Me! On Sunday I attended my first-ever governor’s visit of the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha (California-Nevada-Hawaii). It was held at the Glendale Elks Lodge where we meet weekly. As most know, I am an active member of the Kiwanis. I was first introduced to the club by my friend Toni when I was president […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School Falkon 589 robotic team recently visited the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. “For the 101st anniversary of the start of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club we [are] focused on our future. Bringing in the Falkon robotics team 589 was one way to give the atmosphere a futuristic feeling […]
Rosemont Preserve Special Days The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and cleaning up the trails for upcoming field trips. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable clothes and garden gloves […]
By Eliza PARTIKA For the third consecutive year, Salem Lutheran Church will host its MobilePack event to pack meals for families across the globe that are in need. This year, it is partnering with Bethel Lutheran Church – Encino, along with Minnesota-based Feed My Starving Children, to distribute as many as 132,000 meals on the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is invited to a conversation/presentation about recognition, prevention and awareness of drug use at the Crescenta Valley Meher and Satig Der Ohanessian Armenian Youth Center, 2633 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose on March 18 at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will be given by Victoria DaSalla Malone, founder of CV Cares and […]
March 6 4600 block of Oak Grove Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported she had parked her vehicle and went to work, leaving her vehicle unlocked. When she returned she found that her purse containing numerous items was stolen. The theft occurred between 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard […]
Caltrans has scheduled an extended weekend closure on southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) between Cohasset Street and Empire Avenue/San Fernando Boulevard in the city of Burbank in Los Angeles County for pavement rehabilitation work. This is the fifth of a series of extended weekend closures on I-5 between Empire Avenue and Cohasset Street for this project. […]
By Ruth SOWBY Folks are invited to Descanso Gardens to enjoy the perfume of the first tulips of the season. The majority of the 30,000 bulbs that were planted in January are still growing along the Promenade. Due to the rains and recent warmth, flowers are blooming … and booming. A 150-acre botanical garden in La Cañada […]
LA County Fire Dept. is currently planning for a prescribed pile burn to take place on Tuesday, March 10, which will cover two small areas just north of La Crescenta … above Shields Canyon and above Briggs Terrace (see attached map for details). Although these pile burns will be quite small, it is highly […]
On March 21 Prom Plus will be hosting its first ever bingo night. By Mary O’KEEFE “Our current board wanted to try something new that could bring the community together while raising funds for our after-prom event,” said Prom Plus President Asia Bribiesca-Hedin. “This is our first time hosting a bingo night, and we’re excited […]