By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday afternoon, a couple visiting from Texas found that California freeways can offer more obstacles than traffic jams and construction. At 1:46 p.m., the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call from a woman who was a passenger in a vehicle who said a driver had been following her family and […]
Winemaking History Presented On, Friday, Nov. 10 Glendale Trails and Open Space will host its second Friday Night Lecture of the year: “Winemaking in the Crescenta/Cañada Valleys: Then and Now” with Stuart Byles (author and winemaker). This program is for adults only and will cover the history of winemaking in the region and the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the community will have the chance to thank veterans for their military service at Two Strike Park as part of an annual recognition ceremony. The celebration – one of several planned for the Southland – will begin at 3 p.m. and last about an hour. It will open with Crescenta […]
“When the trees their summer splendor Change to raiment red and gold, When the summer moon turns mellow, And the nights are getting cold; Then we know that it is autumn, Loveliest season of the year.” ~ Carol L. Riser, “Autumn” November in Southern California lacks a common definition. Try to find a quotation, saying […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Foothill (210) Freeway construction continues and, beginning Nov. 13, another much-used exit will be affected. According to Caltrans, the Ocean View Boulevard on-ramp to the eastbound 210 will be closed from 30 days – best case scenario – to 45 days – worst case scenario. “We will be paving the roads […]
The results from this weekend’s Crescenta Valley Town Council election for six seats—three regular members and three alternates, are in. Regular members are: New member Daniel Kim and incumbents Mariam Barnes and Jo Ann Stupakis. Alternate members are: First Alternate Desiree Rabinov, Second Alternate Sarah Todd and Third Alternate Charles Beatty.
On Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6:42 p.m., the suspect and child (pictured with blurred) entered the Rite-Aid located at 707 N. Pacific Ave. in the City of Glendale. The suspect walked with the child to the liquor aisle, selected a bottle of alcohol and broke the security device off of it. The male then concealed […]
“A coach I played under in college always said, ‘You’re going to play your most important games in cold weather … He was wrong on this one.” ~ Dodger outfielder Andre Ethier The first game of the 2017 World Series, here in Los Angeles, was the hottest World Series game played in the history of […]
The Rest of the Story I promised you last week that I would tell you the rest of the story of why I gave a shout out to my friends at the VFW and American Legion. First off, for those unfamiliar, let me share with you how these guys, who fought for us in […]
By Nicole MOORE On Saturday, the Glendale Kiwanis Club hosted its 13th annual incredible duck race at Verdugo Park. The family-oriented event was from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offered many Halloween-themed activities for children including a Frankenstein build-a-bear booth and a zombie target toss. Additionally, the Glendale Educational Foundation, a co-host of the […]