Longtime GCC President Passes Away

Longtime GCC President Passes Away

By Michael J. ARVIZU Dr. John A. Davitt, 81,  credited with leading Glendale Community College through a substantial period of growth in student enrollment and campus infrastructure during his 21-year tenure as superintendent and president – the longest of any sitting community college president – passed away on Saturday morning after a long battle with […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 26 3100 block of Cloudcrest Road in La Crescenta, the side view mirror on a vehicle was broken overnight. Foothill Boulevard and Ramsdell Avenue in La Crescenta, a 37-year-old Panorama City woman was arrested for driving on a suspended license, expired registration and receiving stolen property after a routine traffic stop. Deputies discovered, according […]

It’s Graduation Time

Graduation for Clark Magnet High School and Crescenta Valley High School is on June 3; both ceremonies begin at 5:30 p.m. Clark’s graduation ceremony is located on its campus. For the second year, CVHS will be holding its ceremony also on its campus at the track and field area off of Ramsdell Avenue. Each graduating […]

STEM Students Honored

STEM Students Honored

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, Congressman Adam Schiff announced the winners of the Congressional Student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)Challenge at the Theodore von Karmen Auditorium at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Crescenta Valley High School students were awarded second and third place in this first Congressional challenge whose purpose is to highlight and encourage […]

Weather in the Foothills

“If rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer’s crop, who are we to say it shouldn’t rain?”                   ~ Tom Barrett Memorial Day marks the “unofficial” start of summer, cleverly referred to as “America’s on-ramp to summer.” But we’re not quite there yet; the real season is almost a month away. Nevertheless, as temperatures […]

From the desk of the publisher

From the desk of the publisher

When Brains are Scrambled You know how you can walk into a room then forget why you went in there (oh, please don’t tell me I’m the only one that happens to)? Well, sometimes when I sit in front of my computer, the same thing happens. I think I have it all figured out what […]

IN Brief

Summer Swim Season Opens The City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Recreation of Parks opened Summer Swim Season at Hansen Dam Aquatic Center on Saturday. The 1.5-acre swim lake is open weekends until Sunday, June 15 when it will be open seven days a week. Hours of operation at the aquatic center will be 11 […]

CHP Amber Alert

Amber Alert message from California Highway Patrol: A child abduction occurred on May 23 at 6:36 a.m. in Los Angeles. The child’s name is Edwin Vargas, 2-years-old male Hispanic, and the suspect is Abraham Varas, 27, male Hispanic. Abraham is possibly driving a 2004 orange Nissan Quest with tinted windows. The  license plate number  7CIN189. […]