Two-hundred guests enjoyed Santa, presents and dancing at the annual Christmas party. By Mary O’KEEFE Christmas tradition that started 42 years ago was again celebrated on Sunday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church when about 200 people attended one of the biggest and most festive Christmas parties of the year. “It is an event started by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union is asking its members to vote on a decision to move from a federal credit union to a California state credit union. “By moving from federal to state charter and moving the insurance coverage from federal to private requires a vote from the membership,” said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council is working with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor’s office to help get the word out about local parks, and to ask for suggestions from the community as to what could be done to improve those parks. “Over the past 22 years the RPOSD (Regional Park […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CVW has received many inquiries about the condition of a father and daughter who were in a horrific accident in the afternoon of Oct. 21 on Foothill Boulevard and New York Avenue. Both father and daughter, a Crescenta Valley High School student, are home and recovering. The two have a long […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 39th Annual Montrose Christmas Parade is over and once again highlighted the hometown feel that is the center of the foothills community. About 4,000 participants, including school bands, Boy and Girl Scout troops, elected officials and local community organizations, and everything in between, joined the parade in the march down Honolulu […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Assemblymember Mike Gatto announced on Wednesday that he has decided not to run for the State Senate in 2016. “Many factors influenced my decision, but foremost was my belief that campaigning at this time would not be in my family’s best interest,” he stated in an email to constitutes. Gatto is the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE he fourth wall is a theatre description of separation between the actor and the audience. I have used that term when referring to journalism, keeping my emotion and opinion out of the story. I am normally pretty good at not crossing the fourth wall but in this story I have found it […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the past 26 years the staff, volunteers and deputies of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station have placed donation bins throughout La Crescenta and La Cañada to collect toys and food for those in need. “We served [about] 120 families in the Montrose, Glendale, La Crescenta, Tujunga and Sunland areas,” said Sgt. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE is the season for tree lighting ceremonies. The Americana had its ceremony, the Montrose Shopping Park will have its on White Friday, Nov. 27 and although there are many trees in La Crescenta there has never been an official tree to light – that is, until now. On Dec. 4, the sycamore […]
By Mary O’KEEFE They are all around us, those individuals who go to their 9-to-5 job, living a relatively normal life. You will see them at the grocery store, school plays, football games and around town. They live like most us … until the pager goes off. Then they hike miles into a canyon during […]