By Charly SHELTON “Whereas April is widely recognized as the month of commemoration for global communities that have been affected by man’s inhumanity to man as they mourn the Armenian genocide, European Holocaust, Cambodian genocide, Rwandan genocide and the start of the Bosnian war, which led to the start of the Srebrenica genocide, whereas Glendale, […]
It was a fun afternoon of eclectic questions and even more eclectic answers when participants of the 28th Annual Smart-A-Thon 2016 exercised local knowledge while funding a community organization. The afternoon of brain teasing questions was all to benefit The Mary Pinola and Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund. Twenty-nine teams participated in the event. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently there was a story on social media concerning a scam involving a fake kidnapping. The caller contacted the victim stating they had kidnapped her daughter, who is apparently screaming for help in the background. The victim is obviously distraught as the caller continued to threaten her daughter and demanding a ransom […]
A police helicopter made an emergency landing at Montrose Community Park on Saturday evening. “The cause of the emergency landing is under investigation,” according to Glendale Police Dept. spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.
Rep. Adam Schiff named local residents Pat Anderson, Kimberly Holland and Jamie Keyser Thomas among his choices for 2016 women of the year. “I met with women with varying backgrounds and interests, who have all worked tirelessly to make our communities a better place to call home. It was an honor to recognize their […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) out of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station held a training drill recently at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. CERT trains community members in disaster preparedness in order to have an organized response in emergency situations. Coordinators Paul and Lisa Dutton taught the class how to respond […]
Crescenta Valley High School JROTC Honor Guard members (from left) Frederick Stepanian, junior, Cadet Capt. Jun Lee, senior, Kiersten Yoon, senior and Grace Kim, junior, received a $3,000 donation from American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614. Making the check presentation were American Legion Commander Gerry Collins, VFW Commander Jerry […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It was an abbreviated meeting for the Crescenta Valley Town Council on March 17, which was supposed to have county supervisor candidates Deputy District Attorney Elan S. Carr and Robert Huff speak before council and the audience. Instead, Carr did not show, leaving only Republican senate minority leader Huff to speak. There […]
Over 300 Special Olympics athletes from the Santa Clarita Valley, Tri-Valley, and Antelope Valley regions will be competing in the Tri-Valley Regional Spring Games on Saturday, April 9. Originally called the CV CAN Games, this year’s competition has expanded from a track & field competition to include basketball and bocce tournaments at Crescenta Valley High […]
A police helicopter landed on the lower baseball field of Montrose Park on Saturday due to an unknown mechanical issue, according to Tahnee Lightfoot, Glendale Police Dept. – Media Relations.No one was injured and there was no property damage. The cause of the landing is still under investigation. There is no additional information available at […]