By Mary O’KEEFE A juvenile was arrested on Monday after he refused to follow instructions from a deputy, according to Lt. Sauter, Los Angeles Sheriff Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station. The incident began when several LASD patrol units responded to a silent alarm call at Citibank in the 2600 block of Foothill Blvd. on Monday […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. business community went on a field trip on Monday as part of the discussion for Montrose Vision 20/20. From its conception, Montrose Vision 20/20 has been on a fact-finding mission. The merchants had requested the city’s help in creating more business in Montrose, but not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. The past is part of society and what society does with that knowledge is what defines it. Descendants of the Armenian community are keeping a piece of their tragic past alive, not only to remember and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Saturday’s Hometown Country Fair experienced some winds but no rain or high temperatures so all and all it was a great day for a fair. “I think this year’s Hometown Country Fair was one of the best attended,” said Calvin “Kaipo” Chock, president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of […]
With a listing in the National Register of Historic Places expected in the next 45 days, Friends of Rockhaven hope another of protection for the property has been added. By Mary O’KEEFE This week Rockhaven Sanitarium’s nomination by the State Historical Resources Commission was approved. This means the approval will be forwarded to the Keeper […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week’s news that all Sport Chalet stores will be closed ends an era of the once retail sporting goods giant in the city of La Cañada Flintridge. “After reviewing numerous strategies to strengthen our financial foundation, Vestis Retail Group, the parent company of Eastern Mountain Sports, Bob’s Stores and Sport Chalet, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are seats still available at the table for the Crescenta Valley 5th Annual Prayer Breakfast on Saturday held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At its foundation the community prayer breakfast is a way to get those of various faiths to sit down and have a meal together, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “It went swimmingly,” said Kim Villa, director of Community Engagement for Special Olympics. Villa was referring to – a little tongue in cheek – the very rainy April 9 and Special Olympics. The athletes ran in the rain without complaint and competition was just as high as it has been on sunny […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A public forum is being hosted by the Crescenta Valley Town Council on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library regarding a median landscape project along Foothill Boulevard. The proposed medians would stretch from Briggs to Pennsylvania avenues. The funding of $1million would come from Los Angeles County […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Principal Doug Dall has announced his resignation from Clark Magnet High School. “Doug has exceeded every expectation [as a principal],” said Glendale Unified School District board member Greg Krikorian. He spoke both as a school board member and also as a parent. “Two of my children went through Clark,” Krikorian said. […]