By Mary O’KEEFE U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a small fire in a campground near Newcomb’s Ranch in the Angeles National Forest on Monday. A call from people at the campground came into the U.S. Forest Service fire station at 7:06 a.m., said Nathan Judy, U.S. Forest Service spokesman. […]
Cowboy Church service was held at the Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta on Sunday. The annual service was the idea of Rev. Beverly Craig who wanted to share with her congregation her love of the romantic era of the cowboy while honoring America. Craig was born and raised in Nebraska with memories of being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 14th Annual Montrose Car Show on Sunday offered so many varieties of cars they would boggle even Henry Ford’s mind. There were vehicles from all eras, from the early 1920s to the modern Tesla. The day was a perfect temperature with a cool morning and not terribly hot afternoon drawing thousands […]
By Charly SHELTON and Mary O’KEEFE For those who attended the annual Crescenta Valley Fireworks display on July 4 at La Crescenta Elementary, there was a bit of a disconnect between the music, the sky and the audience. Music played in bits and pieces, fireworks went off out-of-sync and sometimes not at all. Many were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A young girl is nursing a painful reminder that California is “rattlesnake country” after she encountered one while hiking with fellow campers at Tom Sawyer Camps on Monday. The girl was bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake while hiking on a road in the Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena. “They were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE During July’s Montrose Shopping Park Assn. meeting on Thursday morning, Jess Duran, director of Community Services and Parks, and Chris Peplow answered board questions concerning the recent clearing and planting of areas along Honolulu Avenue. The board’s overwhelming concern was the long barren areas along the avenue where plants had been taken […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Community meetings begin tonight to gather input from the public on the characteristics, attributes, and skills that the next GUSD superintendent should possess, according to a GUSD statement. The first meeting is being held at Crescenta Valley High School MacDonald Auditorium in the 4400 block of Ramsdell Ave. in La Crescenta. The […]
Between the annual fireworks extravaganza, a dynamic car show and Cowboy Church there are plenty of things to see and do this Independence Day weekend. By Mary O’KEEFE This Fourth of July holiday should be a no stress weekend if you are in the Crescenta Valley. Gathering the family into the car and heading out […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, June 26 the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament was held at Scholl Canyon Golf Course. For about 25 years the CVCOC golf tournament has raised funds for the Chamber’s scholarship program and anyone who has attended can attest there is a lot of “fun” attached to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club is accepting donations for its annual Kases for Kids program. Each year the organization collects backpacks that will be distributed to children entering, or already in, foster care. This year club members will be collecting backpacks, small suitcases and other items like toiletries on Aug. 1 in a […]