“The massive forms jostle and grate, ions collide, and the sound of thunder is heard above the sun-drenched land. More clouds emerge from the empty sky, and anvil-headed giants with glints of lightening in their depths.” ~ Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey,1968 With the chance of rain last week, together with an article I read […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Town Council is having its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Oct. 23 at the La Crescenta Library. Among the items on the agenda are an update on the construction of the Crescenta Commons, information on the pancake breakfast on Nov. 1 and a candidate forum to introduce the six candidates […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the Oct. 8 Glendale Unified School District special board meeting, Sandy Russell was named as the interim school board member to fill the seat left vacant by Mary Boger. “What a great opportunity this is to learn something firsthand that can help me advocate for kids later on,” Russell said of […]
A pursuit that began in the Sylmar area this afternoon ended on Pennsylvania Avenue in La Crescenta. Preliminary information according to a California Highway Patrol spokesperson is that the pursuit was initiated by CHP as a failure to stop. The driver got onto the eastbound 210 Freeway in the Sylmar area and traveled on the […]
On Thursday, at about 7:42 p.m. the Burbank Police Department was made aware of threats made by a student, via Twitter, who attends John Burroughs High School. Burbank Police Officers immediately conducted a follow up investigation and contacted the individual at his residence in Burbank. The individual and his family were cooperative during the investigation. […]
With so much to do in the Crescenta Valley and surrounding areas this weekend, folks are going to have to strap on their rollerblades to make it to all the events. By Michael ARVIZU, Mary O’KEEFE and Isiah REYES To say Crescenta Valley is a busy place on a typical weekend is an understatement, but […]
By Isiah REYES The Glendale Unified School District board of education has appointed Sandy Russell to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mary Boger, completing the remainder of her term that ends April 7, 2015. The other finalists were Kevin Cordova-Brookey, Todd Hunt, Elizabeth Manasserian, and Jason Nyhan. These candidates were the final […]
CVHS Class of 1970 honors former foreign exchange classmate diagnosed with ALS. By Samantha SLAYBACK On Sept. 27, a former foreign exchange student from Crescenta Valley High School visited the school and his old classmates for what will probably be the last time. In a reunion planned by Donna Arbogast, Marcia Bateman, Lynda Daniels, […]