By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday. The celebration in America is a tradition that was carried on the ships that crossed the Atlantic filled with Irish immigrants. The first wave arrived during Colonial times; the second and largest group of Irish immigrants came primarily due to the Potato Blight in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A blood drive is being held on Tuesday, March 26 for two Sport Chalet employees burned in a recent explosion at the La Cañada store. The blood drive is being held at the company’s corporate offices located at One Sport Chalet Drive in La Cañada, which is located behind the store. Los […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On the morning of March 7, Amir Teymouri lost his life in a car accident on La Tuna Canyon. Teymouri was a family man and a member of Montrose Church where both he and his wife were volunteers. “I went to school with him at [Crescenta Valley High School],” said John Harvey, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are looking for a burglary suspect that was involved in a police pursuit from that began in Glendale and ended in La Cañada on Tuesday afternoon. The pursuit began when the suspect, later identified as Kenneth Lee, 44, of La Cañada, pulled out in front of a GPD patrol vehicle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The La Crescenta Baha’i Community awarded 14 Crescenta Valley High School students with their Spring Virtue Awards on Tuesday afternoon at a ceremony in the school’s career center. “We recognize the kids that do the right thing,” said Michele Morris. Their teachers nominated the students and although all had different qualities attributed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Is dance hip-hop or ballet? Is it jazz or tap? Does the type of dance define the student? At this year’s Crescenta Valley High School’s Spring Dance performance, the questions of who dances and how they dance will be played out on stage via a West Side Story-type of tale. “It’s a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Maddy PUMILIA The Los Angeles County Coroner has determined the death of a La Cañada High School student who “fell” from a building on campus on Friday as a suicide. “The autopsy has been completed and it’s ruled as a suicide,” said Ed Winter, assistant chief, Investigation, at the L.A. County […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District is in the process of looking for an assistant superintendent to replace departing deputy superintendent John Garcia. Garcia is leaving to take the position of superintendent of the Downey Unified School District, which for him is coming full circle. “It’s a [kind of] homecoming. I went through the […]
With fundraising just about completed, Two Strike memorial wall is one step closer to construction. By Mary O’KEEFE This week, residents who frequent Two Strike Park on Rosemont Avenue may have noticed the memorial plaque taken down. The removal is the first step in the construction of the new Two Strike Park Memorial Wall. “We […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the very first time in the school’s history, Crescenta Valley High School’s graduation ceremony will be held at – Crescenta Valley High School. “Graduation is at CVHS,” announced Lisa Reed, assistant principal, at senior information night on Tuesday. “It’s been hard,” she said of trying to find another graduation venue. For […]