By Mary O’KEEFE “5 … 6 … 7 … 8” A familiar countdown for dancers everywhere, but for the Crescenta Valley High School Dance Dept., it signals that it’s time to put on the final touches for the upcoming school program, “So You Think You Can Dance?” The performance is based on the television program […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Richard Niño, municipal program director for Burretec Waste Industries, Inc., spoke to residents on Saturday about their new services in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, La Crescenta. The company replaced Allied Waste after a bidding process. Niño introduced Burrtec as a family owned and operated business since 1955 and currently […]
By Mary O’KEEFE La Cañada Flintridge residents voted on Tuesday to approve the education parcel tax. Out of 13,005 eligible voters, a total of 4,993 votes were tallied resulting in 68.16% approval. Measure LC, parcel tax, will cost property owners $450 annually and will support the La Cañada Unified School District. In 2009, 75% of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church is reaching out to community youth who would like to help design a faith service they would want to attend for March 9 at 5 p.m. “The service would be geared toward [youth],” said Holly Cardone, church administrator. She and Eli Locke, who is a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Get ready; Southern California is about to experience something a little unusual – rain. The rain that the state needs so badly is heading our way in the form of two storms. The first, and smaller, one started to arrive in Crescenta Valley Wednesday evening, said Bonnie Bartlett, weather specialist with the […]
Cast and crew receive accolades for ambitious project. By Tyler BIDDLE, McKenna MIDDLETON and Mary O’KEEFE Last weekend’s opening of the Crescenta Valley High School production of “Beauty and the Beast” was welcomed with audiences full of parents, students and members of the community. The show, directed by Zoë Bright, features the full repertoire of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School baseball team has a remarkable record – even before their season has begun. The record they have set concerns their fundraising efforts. In about three days, the team was able to raise over $6,000 for two portable batting cages. They did this through a program titled Donors […]
By Jason KUROSU Though the mountains encircling La Crescenta have often hindered cell reception locally, AT&T’s plan to erect a 70-foot cell tower at 5041 Cloud Ave. was met with strong opposition from residents – enough to deter AT&T from pursuing the tower project. The most recent public outlet for decrying the tower was the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “What if” fills the nightmares of all parents. What if my child is hurt? What if my child makes the wrong choices? And worse – What if I lost my child? For one local parent that horrible nightmare became a reality: her daughter succumbed to drugs. Hannah Spring Sheklow worked through the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The signs are up and the citation books are out. Big rigs that park along streets and alleys in La Crescenta will now be ticketed if they disregard the new ordinance. “I think it is [great] that the [California] Highway Patrol and [Crescenta Valley] Sheriff are supporting the community and ticketing [owners […]