On Thursday, June 18 at 1:45 p.m., Glendale Fire Dept. received reports of a brush fire at the Mountain Avenue exit off the 2 Freeway in the City of Glendale. Glendale units arrived on scene and discovered a brush fire on the south side of Mountain Avenue across from Glendale Community College. The fire was […]
Native Plants at the Rosemont Preserve The next docent-led tour of the Rosemont Preserve will be on Saturday, June 27 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Roger Klemm will lead the walk focusing on native plants. Klemm is a software engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and has been involved with various community groups promoting […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Bargain hunters started lining up early in the morning on May 30 for the Annual Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Rummage Sale. CV sheriff volunteers and community officers Sgt. Cynthia Gonzales and Dep. Jesse Alcala worked for weeks to organize and prepare for the event. “It was very successful,” Gonzales said. “It […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Friday, June 26, is the Annual Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Golf Tournament at Scholl Canyon Golf Course. The annual event raises funds for scholarships given to local graduating seniors. Single player fees are $125, and teams of four are $440. The entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After Thursday night’s “no” vote by the Crescenta Valley Town Council concerning the LA-RICS (Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System) project, President Robbyn Battles received a letter from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich to the project’s executive director Patrick Mallon requesting to “eliminate the La Crescenta sheriffs station site from the […]
Dedication to search and rescue team shown in presentation to local team member. By Jason KUROSU Dannie Hensley has seen and done a lot in the 50 years that he has been a member of the Montrose Search and Rescue team. His Montrose Search and Rescue experience comprises 762 call-outs, 512 meetings (which are held […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In September 1939, the world’s first practical helicopter took flight at Stratford, Connecticut. Designed by Igor Sikorsky, that first tethered flight was over in just a few seconds. The following year, Sikorsky flew his helicopter in a demonstration. He flew backward, sideways and up and down; however, he had not quite worked […]
No Uncertainty Here On Sunday I headed down to the Harvest Market to pick up some earrings from Handmade Jewelry by Alison Vopni. Alison had a booth at the previous week’s Arts & Crafts Festival and when she saw that I was admiring some of the earrings that she makes but there were none for […]
Joseph Gatto Commemoration Time ChangeD The Los Angeles City Council and mayor of Los Angeles will commemorate the legacy of Joseph Gatto, father to Assemblymember Mike Gatto, by naming the intersection of West Silver Lake Boulevard and Rowena Avenue as the Joseph Anthony Gatto Memorial Square. Joseph was murdered in his home on Nov. 13, […]
“Then followed that beautiful season … the Summer! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; And the landscape Lay as if new-created in all the freshness of childhood.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie” Temperatures above 100 degrees on several occasions these past weeks could only mean one thing […]