Over the weekend, personnel from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station participated in the 47th annual Memorial Torch Run. The run honors those who were killed in the line of duty. According to the website sheriffsrelief.org, the run dates back to 1975 when Sergeant Lee Stahl, assigned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Training Bureau, wanted […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church are inviting everyone to this Sunday’s Bring A Friend to Church Day. The historic church will have a gathering at 9:30 a.m. with light snacks; services begin at 10 a.m. The church’s cornerstone was laid on Easter 1924. Artist S. Seymour Thomas […]
Question: I’m retired after working for 42 years as a CPA. I’m also divorced and have two grown children. Throughout my working years, I met friends twice a week for drinks. After retiring, I found myself drinking way too much. I regularly attend AA meetings. I also am not joining my friends for drinks anymore. […]
California Highway Patrol received a call about 12:30 this afternoon [Friday] of a vehicle that had left the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway at the southbound Glendale (2) Freeway and landed onto the parking lot at United Artists theaters in the 1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard. “Officers arrived about 12:42 p.m. They noticed a black BMW […]
CHP is investigating a traffic incident where a vehicle struck the fence of a house in the 2400 block of Janet Lee Drive. The vehicle for unknown reasons traveled in reverse westbound down Janet Lee Drive, struck a cement retaining wall on the north side of the street, crossed the driveway and went into the […]
On Saturday at Crescenta Valley Park the community is invited to celebrate Armed Forces Day with veterans from the American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) 1614. By Mary O’KEEFE The Fifth Annual Armed Forces Day car show, which takes place on Saturday, May 21 at CV Park will this year be […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Through the financial support of the City of La Cañada Flintridge, the community-based Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Support Group and LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station now has a new mobile command post. The mobile command post will be activated when there are large emergency events, like wildfires and […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Library director Gary Shaffer spoke at the beginning of the council’s third budget study session, answering questions about library statistics outstanding from the second budget study session. In FY 2018-19 the library had a system high of 993,000 visits and was on track to hit a million visits in the following […]
“Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services.” – Paul Hawken, American environmentalist Summer is soon to arrive. Nature’s sprinkling system – rain – is now at a low trickle. Water sources are low. The lush green spring grasses have dried […]
Nappy Time As readers of this column may remember, aging is of particular interest to me. My dad died when he was 52, my mom at 63 and my only sister at 52. In my opinion, I really don’t know what “old” is going to look like for me. I have determined, through doctor’s visits, […]