By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, two La Cañada residents received science honors from President Barack Obama at a ceremony at the White House. Dr. Frances Arnold (shown below with President Obama), a professor at the California Institute of Technology, was chosen as one of 11 recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. […]
By Maddy PUMILIA La Cañada Trails has created the Ultimate Destination Point. Dubbed an oasis on the Cherry Canyon hiking trail, the Ultimate Destination Point is a project proposed over a decade ago that is estimated to be complete in June. The area will include a water fountain for people and a water bubbler for […]
Dusting Off My Dancing Shoes A highly anticipated event – at least for me – is the annual Dancing with Diamonds gala that this year takes place on Friday, Feb. 8 at the Glendale Hilton (formerly the Red Lion, where I used to work, but that’s an article for another day). The fundraiser is hosted […]
“When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.” ~ Alice Hoffman Rain on Groundhog Day (night, actually). Not much of a shadow appeared as our La Crescenta equivalent of Phil (squirrel or gopher?) poked his head above ground. He retreated before […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU At Saturday afternoon’s candidate forum held at North Valley Neighborhood City Hall in Tujunga, the four residents vying for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles City Council presented their plan to preserve the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. Jesse “David” Barron, Nicole Chase, Krystee Clark and Felipe Fuentes will be […]
Sheriff’s detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau are looking for victims whose houses were burglarized while they were on vacation and had instructed the Los Angeles Times to hold delivery of their newspapers while they were gone. Investigators believe that Duane Van Tuinen, 51, of Azusa obtained the vacation lists and passed them on to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Science fairs have always been a staple of Crescenta Valley schools. Volcanoes, magnets and models of the universe were common to see at local science events, but as the world advances so does education. Science fairs have evolved into science events with robots and, as an experiment at Mountain Avenue Elementary explored, […]
By Maddy PUMILIA It’s not unusual to find a treadmill or free weights in a fitness center. But at Glendale Memorial Hospital, one can usually find Carleton Ralston who still works out regularly despite turning 100 years old on Jan. 26. Ralston celebrated his milestone birthday with a party at the hospital’s Cardiac Fitness Center […]
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) in conjunction with Foothill Municipal Water District (FMWD) is planning a shutdown of its imported water facilities to Crescenta Valley Water District and other local agencies from Thursday, Feb. 21 through Thursday, Feb. 28. The district does not anticipate any water supply problems during the shutdown due […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Town Council wants to know how residents feel about possible changes to zoning laws in their neighborhoods. The council is encouraging them to go online and take its survey regarding existing R1 (single family) zoning restrictions. Thecvcouncil.com reads, “Over the past two and half years the R1 subcommittee of […]