By Mary O’KEEFE About 100 members of Crescenta Valley CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) attended a special meeting on Saturday where representatives, including those from Southern California Edison, CV Water District and CV Sheriff’s Department, spoke on how to prepare for the next emergency event. The meeting was in response to a Jan. 12 panel […]
By Mary O’KEEFE St. Patrick’s Day is often thought of as a day for green beer and the “wearin of the green.” It is a time where everyone is supposedly Irish. Well then it is only right that all those newly dubbed Celts know the true reason for celebrating Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Pancakes were flipping and coffee brewing on Saturday as hundreds of community members showed their support for the Two Strike Park Memorial. According to the fundraiser’s organizer Lynn McGinnis, 527 tickets were sold with over $3,000 raised. An additional $1,000 was raised in donations on Saturday. The Two Strike Park Memorial committee […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A missing hiker was found by Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team members Sunday after being missing for four days. “The [Los Angeles Police Department] contacted us about the man that had been missing since March 8 (Thursday),” said Lt. Marjory Jacobs, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Crescenta Valley Station. The vehicle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue, California Highway Patrol, U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County Fire responded to three motorcycle accidents within three hours on Sunday on Angeles Crest Highway and Angeles National Forest. The first occurred on the Angeles National Forest Highway at about 10:30 a.m. when a motorcyclist apparently lost control […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the second time in less than two weeks Montrose Search and Rescue members responded to a call concerning bicyclists who found themselves stuck on the old bike path that started at Switzer Falls. The most recent call-out came on Sunday about 8:22 p.m. Two mountain bikers, Dylan Fenster from West Hollywood […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An Alhambra man has been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred Nov. 30 in the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard. Armando Vidana, 30, walked into the Pasadena Courthouse on Feb. 21 after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. “The judge remanded him and he is [being held] on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Henry Richard Derusha, 76, of Silverlake told his family he would be camping for a few days in the Angeles National Forest, a common event for the avid hiker. However when he did not return by Monday morning his family became worried. Montrose Search and Rescue responded to the call at 8 […]
Proceeds from breakfast to bolster coffers for revitalization of war memorial at Two Strike Park. By Mary O’KEEFE On March 10, the Two Strike Park Memorial committee invites the community to a pancake breakfast at Rosemont Middle School. The breakfast is part of a series of fundraisers that will support the building of a new […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose shopping park area is known for its small town, Norman Rockwell-type charm. Honolulu Avenue weaves back and forth through the tree-lined streets, people actually wave and smile at each other. It is easy to think this is a town that has stepped back in time if not, of course, for […]