The clock is ticking for Rosemont students to collect shoes for Africa. By Mary O’KEEFE Their goal is to collect 2,500 pairs of gently used shoes in 15 days. The objective is part of the “Think Kindness” project brought to students at Rosemont Middle School on Monday. The students will be competing with 60,000 kids […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Homicide Unit continues its investigation into the murder/suicide that occurred on Sunday evening in the 5000 block of Crown Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge. On Sunday at about 9:50 p.m. a 911 call was made to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station reporting a “screaming woman,” said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Right after the new school year began, Crescenta Valley High School is seeing another change in its administration. Forest Holbrock left his position as assistant principal at CVHS to become assistant principal at Huntington Beach Isaac Sowers Middle School. Holbrock had only been at the school for a year; prior to that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently held a recognition/celebration event for the 50th anniversary of the Mariner 4. Scientists and engineers who helped make the Mariner mission possible, including Norm Haynes, John Casani and Gentry Lee, were invited to speak on a panel about the challenges of getting to Mars and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are those who open their hearts to others … who never think twice about giving of themselves. They are the wonderful warmhearted people who make all the difference in our lives. ~ Gilda Radner When people are told they have cancer there are many things that can go through their minds. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The group of parents who took a petition of over 1,000 names to the Glendale Unified School District on Aug. 18 to share their concerns about the early start date for the school year have created a website and Facebook page. The website and Facebook page will keep parents informed of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As the vegetation gets drier and drier, thanks to the long lasting drought, firefighters are keeping an ever-watchful eye on the hills that surround Crescenta Valley. It was six years ago that the Angeles National Forest was on fire and neighborhoods in Crescenta Valley, La Cañada Flintridge and Sunland-Tujunga were evacuated. On […]
The public is invited to join in the 9/11 Remembrance Parade and the celebration of firefighters and law enforcement at Bob Smith Toyota. By Mary O’KEEFE his year’s 9/11 Remembrance Parade has a few extra vehicles, a few extra schools and a few extra riders. “This started three years ago,” said Dwight Sityar. It began […]
Since arriving earlier this month, two Canadair Super Scoopers have already been put to work. By Mary O’KEEFE The Super Scoopers are here. Actually they arrived on Aug. 15 and were immediately in service helping fight the fires in Montebello, Castaic and Palos Verdes. Last Friday water-dropping aircraft were the background for a press conference […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again several community members from Crescenta Valley headed to the beach on Saturday to volunteer their day to Life Rolls On – They Will Surf Again. According to LRO website, “Life Rolls On is a nonprofit organization creating freedom beyond paralysis. Established in 2002, our adaptive sports programs, They Will Surf […]