By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Fire, L.A. County Sheriffs and Montrose Search and Rescue responded today to Switzer Falls at about 11:30 a.m. concerning a hiker who had fallen from the top of the falls. The 21-year-old male hiker had been hiking with a friend when he apparently slipped from the top of Switzer […]
Two local icons prepare to leave long-held positions in the Crescenta Valley. By Mary O’KEEFE It may be difficult for many in the Crescenta Valley to believe but Mr. Sowers is retiring from Rosemont Middle School. “Rosemont was here before I started and it will be here after I leave,” Sowers said. But there are […]
By Marissa GOULD The weather may have been gray and cloudy on Memorial Day, but that did not deter foothills’ residents from coming to Memorial Park in La Cañada to sit, talk to their neighbors, and enjoy the various booths that Fiesta Days’ Afternoon in the Park offered. There were 18 booths that surrounded […]
By Jason KUROSU Local YMCAs honored Congressman Adam Schiff during a special ceremony Tuesday afternoon, awarding him the YMCA Congressional Champion Award at the Phoenicia Restaurant in Glendale. The YMCA Congressional Champion Award is an annual honor given to legislators “for their work in supporting youth development, healthy living and social responsibility,” said JC Holt, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Dr. Richard Sheehan, superintendent of Glendale Unified School District, has taken the superintendent position at Covina-Valley Unified School District. The announcement was made at a special board meeting of the Covina-Valley Unified School District Tuesday night. “It is bittersweet,” Sheehan said of his departure from GUSD. “I love Glendale. I love the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “I understand.” That single statement made by Warren Spayth identifies the feeling at the Two Strike Park Memorial Day service held on Monday. Spayth served in Vietnam in the U.S. Marine Corps. His comment was made to the event’s keynote speaker, Lt. Col. Raffi Najarian, after a presentation of a rubbing of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Town Council is concerned Metro and Caltrans are not listening to the community’s concern about increased traffic on the 210 freeway and Foothill Boulevard if the proposed SR North 710 freeway tunnel is approved. Representatives from Metro, Cal Trans and the engineering company CH2m Hill took questions from council […]
CVWD Hosting Meeting at Rockhaven Crescenta Valley Water District is having a community meeting at the Rockhaven site in the 2700 block of Honolulu Avenue on Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to noon to discuss the installation of a new groundwater well and pipeline. The project is a joint project with the City of […]
This upcoming Wednesday, June 3 sees graduation and commencement ceremonies at the public schools throughout the Crescenta Valley. There will be crowds of students and their family members hurrying to and from the various schools for these ceremonies. The community is urged to take extra time and care when traveling. GUSD administrators remind the community […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At lunch on Tuesday, a Crescenta Valley High School student pedestrian was hit by a CVHS student driver. The pedestrian reportedly had a compound fracture and was transported to the hospital, stated CVHS administration. According to Officer Fan of the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at Encinal west of Ramsdell Avenue […]