At its Founders Day celebration on July 31, the Glendale Rotary (Noon) Club honored active members who joined the club prior to 1980. These included Don Galleher, Hal Hanable, Chuck Reinhart, Don Russ, and Tye Veden. Former members of the Club – Frank Gaspar, Dave Harshman, John Hedlund, Jack (Duke) Hoffman, and Rich Martin – […]
By Isiah REYES Crescenta Valley has had its fair share of recent wildlife sightings that include bobcats, mountain lions and bears and there could be numerous reasons for it. Janice Mackey, information officer for the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, said there is typically an increase in backyard wildlife sightings in the area during […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Traffic Investigation Unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. is continuing its investigation into the fatal accident that occurred about 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Los Angeles County Fire Dept., Crescenta Valley Sheriffs and Montrose Search and Rescue responded to the call of a vehicle over the side on Earlmont Drive […]
By Jason KUROSU On Wednesday, Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown signed legislation that would replace the water bond on November ballots this year. An $11.14 billion bond was originally slated to appear on the ballot, but will be replaced by the new $7.5 billion bond as Proposition 1 on the November ballot. $7.12 billion will […]
“Sharks have everything a scientist dreams of. They’re beautiful – God how beautiful they are! They’re like an impossibly perfect piece of machinery. They’re as graceful as any bird. They’re as mysterious as any animal on earth…” ~ Peter Benchley, “Jaws” “Robin, stop the presses!” Temperatures sailed way beyond my predicted daytime highs of around […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK Friends and supporters of local Boy Scouts came out on Saturday for a night of tacos and tomfoolery. The taco dinner was held as a fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 288 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. The open space beneath the trees made for shaded dining that was both […]
Some Serious Stuff Going On Long ago I gave up watching TV news aside from local stuff and most of that I watched with caution. If I watched the news at night I’d have trouble going to sleep and in the morning – well, who wants to start their brand new day being told how […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Town Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. Assemblyman Mike Gatto, Metro Transit board member Ara Najarian and CV Historical Society member Mike Lawler will be on hand. The public is invited to attend and learn the latest on the state, the 710 tunnel and […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents concerned about a proposed 110-acre development in the 12400 block of Big Tujunga Canyon Road in Sunland were able to hear, for the first time Monday, from a representative of the developer of the project, Ben Salisbury. Salisbury himself did not attend Monday evening’s meeting of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council adopted a report from city staff concerning local development on Tuesday. The report contains three components: transportation demand management, land analysis and a self-certification process. It also comes at a time when concerns from residents and local businesses over what they perceive as runaway development in the city is […]