By Charly SHELTON When people suffer a stroke, their brain is deprived of oxygen. That’s how a stroke occurs – the blood vessels either become blocked, stopping or restricting blood flow to the brain, or the blood vessel bursts and deprives the brain of blood. As a result the brain slows and shuts down from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation removed seven silver maple trees from the parking lot area near the entrance of Two Strike Park as well as one sawleaf Zelkova tree from inside the park. “Seven of the silver maple trees were dead. The sawleaf Zelkova was in severe decline,” […]
June 23 2300 block of Del Mar Road in Montrose, an iPhone holder, coins, dental kit and portable fan were stolen from a locked vehicle overnight. 3900 block of Hampstead Road in La Cañada, a woman reported that a second story window in her home had been shattered and jewelry and a purse were stolen […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the end of May, Girls on the Run donated $400 to Crescenta Commons as part of a community service project. Girls on the Run is a national girl empowerment program that is active at Monte Vista Elementary School. “We sold ice cream sandwiches for $1 and raised money for the Commons,” […]
By Brandon HENSLEY A police officer, a homeless veteran and his dog walk into a pet hospital. There’s no punchline here, just a heartwarming story of the veteran and his canine companion receiving help from the community. On Tuesday, Chris took his dog Corey to Crescenta-Cañada Pet Hospital for a much-needed check-up. It was all […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The immigration issue has divided people but one local business hopes to unite communities using a method that is as American as apple pie – an old fashioned quilting bee. Dating back to Colonial times women within communities would gather and help each other make quilts for their families. Many used leftover […]
Fireworks Tickets Available Tickets are on sale for the annual 4th of July fireworks celebration at Crescenta Valley High School. Pre-sale tickets are $7 and available through July 3 at CV Insurance, CV Weekly, J’s Maintenance and Bob Smith Toyota. Kids 7 and under and active military are always free. Tickets on July 4th are […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local ham radio operators spent the night at Verdugo Park over the weekend as they participated in the annual Field Day. As reported in the June 15 issue of CV Weekly, Field Day is a 24-hour time period when hams, as amateur radio operators are commonly known, from across North America contact […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Pathfinder was the first successful mission to the surface [of Mars],” said John Callus, project manager for MER at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Now landing on Mars seems easy, right? With each successful landing, rovers have become larger and have more equipment. It seems like a walk in the park – well, it’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From July 31 to Aug. 31 last year, the Montrose Search and Rescue team searched for three teens from Fontana who were reported missing after they told family and friends they drove to “the mountains.” The team searched for two days before finding a vehicle over the side and, unfortunately, the three […]