Residents reminded to keep garbage well contained to keep intruders away. By Mary O’KEEFE Two recent bear sightings have reminded Crescenta Valley residents of just how close wildlife is in this area surrounded by mountains. In the early morning hours of Aug. 12 and 13 a bear was sighted on Cedarbend Road in Glenwood Oaks. […]
Members of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team have put together a form that may save lives. By Mary O’KEEFE Filling out a simple form may make the difference between life and death for hikers. The form, designed by Montrose Search and Rescue members, is an effort to get as much information as possible about […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Four Jet Propulsion Laboratory proposals have been awarded with NASA $100,000 grants. NASA officials announced that 30 innovative projects will be awarded $100,000 each for one year of research as part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC). This is a small portion of the administration budget, but is an appropriate investment […]
UPDATE 8/19/11: The bandit has struck two more banks, one in the La Verne area and the other in Pasadena. By Mary O’KEEFE The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in identifying an active bank robber. Named the Tri-Cities Bandit by the FBI, the suspect first hit three nearby banks. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriffs are asking for the public’s help with information concerning an attempted burglary on Wednesday about noon in La Crescenta. A resident in the 4600 block of Glenwood Avenue had left her home for only a short time. She returned and found a strange man inside her home. When he […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Former CV Sheriff Sergeant Bill Hutton was elected Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart on Aug. 13. He was with law enforcement for over 30 years and served with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. from 1969 to his retirement in 2003. He was at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station […]
By Charly SHELTON and Mary O’KEEFE California State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, Republican from the 59th district which includes La Crescenta, spent some time at the La Crescenta Library on July 27 to have one-on-one discussions with constitutes. Meeting in a small room in the library, Donnelly chatted across the table with residents about everything from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After three years of traveling over the Martian surface the robot Opportunity has arrived at Endeavour crater to begin studying rocks that have never been seen before. Opportunity and its twin rover Spirit were launched in the summer of 2003 and completed their 90-day prime mission in April 2004. However the “little […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The summer is not quite over. There are still a few more weeks to hit the beach but soon – very soon – it will be time for school to begin again. Throughout Crescenta Valley moms and dads will spout early morning wisdom like, “I told you to go to bed earlier,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two years ago, before the Station Fire, members of the newly formed Crescenta Valley Fire Safe Council warned residents of what would happen if the dry vegetation surrounding the community would catch fire. Then the hillsides did catch fire and, although the Station Fire cleaned the mountains of most of the dried […]