In Brief/College Fair Tips

Youth  fishing competition planned Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is holding its 2010 Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 1 from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Apollo Park in Lancaster. The fishing derby is an opportunity for children and teens (5 to 15 years) to compete in rainbow trout fishing. Participants […]

Car chase ends in collision

Click here to view the video By Mary O’Keefe A pursuit that began on Glendale Avenue and Alvarado Street in Los Angeles ended with a car crashing into the front fence of a home in the 2500 block of Altura Avenue in La Crescenta. Los Angeles Police were conducting an undercover narcotic operation when the […]

Combatting teenage substance abuse focus of local forum held at VHH

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday about 120 people attended a drug forum to listen to a  panel of experts talk about substance abuse issues in Crescenta Valley. The forum was held at Verdugo Hills Hospital and sponsored by the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition. Before the panel discussion began a video that was […]

Conservation still on agenda of Crescenta Valley Water District

By Brandon HENSLEY As the summer months approach, the Crescenta Valley Water District will have to concern itself with customers not conserving as much water as last year, said general manager Dennis Erdman at the District board meeting on Tuesday. Erdman said CVWD was given allocations from Foothill Municipal and Metropolitan Water District from July […]

A walk to keep the memory alive

By Mary O’KEEFE Early morning on April 10,  Foothill Boulevard was a sea of red shirts and families. Cars slowed down to look at the shirts, which read on the front “Accept the facts. Accept the truth.” and the back, “Recognize Armenian Genocide.” Those wearing the shirts were from the Chamlian Armenian School in the […]

CRIME BLOTTER

CRIME BLOTTER April 11 Pennsylvania Avenue and Pontiac Street in La Crescenta, a vehicle’s passenger side window was smashed with a rock at 9:02 p.m. Lowell and Altura avenues in La Crescenta, someone reportedly shot an apparent BB gun at a vehicle damaging a windshield at 4:47 p.m. April 8 3300 block of Oakmont View […]

Relay race to start, police get set

By Geghard ARAKELIAN It won’t be criminals that sheriffs deputies and police officers will be chasing this weekend, but each other. The annual Baker to Vegas Relay Race takes place this weekend, an annual event for over 20 years. “It’s been a law enforcement tradition for 25 years,” said Sgt. John Gilkerson of the Glendale […]

Get ready – It’s time for the Hometown Country Fair

By Mary O’KEEFE The fifth Annual Hometown Country Fair will be held at Crescenta Valley Park this Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event harkens back to old time country fairs with arts and crafts exhibits, rides and, of course, pie baking and eating contests. As for the weather? “We have […]

In briefs

CRAIG LEVRA TO SPEAK AT GCC “From Defense to Offense – A Strategic Approach to Business Success during Difficult Economic Times” is this year’s Business Lecture Series presentation on April 29 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Glendale Community College auditorium. The lecture features Craig Levra, president and chief executive office of Sport Chalet […]

CITY WRAP

Two in runoff for Assembly The top Democrat and  Republican in the race Tuesday for the 43rd Assembly District finished in almost a dead heat. The vote was to choose a successor for former Assemblyman Paul Krekorian, now Los Angeles city councilmember. Top vote getter was Republican Sunder Ramani, who received 10,403 votes, for 31.79%. […]