By Mary O’KEEFE Before his busy Christmas Eve night, in early December Santa took time out to visit the La Crescenta Woman’s Club. “We probably had about 60 to 65 kids,” said Cindy Charles, LCWC member. The LCWC, Junior Section annual Breakfast with Santa has been a tradition in Crescenta Valley for about 20 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The weather over the holidays is expected to be sunny, if a little windy; perfect weather to go outdoors for a hike. It is important to remember that hiking, even a short hike, can turn dangerous quickly when hikers take a wrong turn or are not properly prepared. Five teens found how […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the quarterly CV Alliance Strategic Partners meeting held at the First Baptist Church-La Crescenta earlier this month, California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Bejar talked about the programs CHP has in place to help drivers, from teenagers to senior citizens. “We are a state agency and have a lot of different presentations,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays can be a lonely time for many but for those serving in the military overseas it is especially so. Often times service personnel are in places that do not look anything like home and they are without family. Members of American Legion 288, with support from Veterans of Foreign Wars […]
Desi Geestman Foundation event is a warm, fuzzy affair – like a cozy pair of pajamas. By Mary O’KEEFE For 15 years the Desi Geestman Foundation has been supporting kids diagnosed with cancer as well as supporting their families. On Saturday the foundation held one of its favorite and most popular events. It was not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Bejar is collecting toys in the Crescenta Valley area for local families in need. CHiPs for Kids is a toy drive program that collects toys for under-served kids from the area that the Altadena CHP office covers. “These are local families,” Bejar said. This year he has […]
By Charly Shelton and Mary O’KEEFE Congressman Adam Schiff was at Caltech on Monday to announce that Congress has included $5 million in a FY 2015 funding bill, also known as the CROmnibus, for a west coast earthquake early warning system. Schiff and Senator Dianne Feinstein worked together to get the funding secured and, although […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An elderly driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and drove into a storefront in the 2800 block of Honolulu Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Ani Simonian, president and CEO of American Savings, was sitting at her desk in the front office of her building. Her mother was sitting across from her when […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The holiday celebration that kicked off on Nov. 28 with Montrose’s “White Friday” and annual tree lighting ceremony continues on Honolulu Avenue until Christmas with the Montrose Shopping Park Association’s gifts to the community of free rides on a horse drawn carriage, Santa strolling along the avenue and live music. White Friday […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As Santa traveled down Honolulu Avenue in a Glendale fire engine waving to the last little child on the route, the 38th Annual Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade on Saturday night came to an end as parade goers slowly left Honolulu Avenue. On their heels was an army of volunteers shifting focus from organizing […]