By Mary O’KEEFE Readers of Crescenta Valley Weekly have been asking for an update on the woman who was injured on March 25 when a tree fell in the Glenwood Oaks area. Patricia Kennedy, 76, was walking in the cul-de-sac in the 3900 block of El Lado Drive when a tree fell crushing her legs. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley loves bingo. There are bingo games throughout the year that not only benefit those who love the game but nonprofits that use these events as fundraisers. This weekend the Crescenta Valley High School U.S. Air Force JROTC will hold its third annual bingo event at the Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Nearly a thousand people poured (pun intended) onto Honolulu Avenue for the Montrose Food and Craft Beer Fest on Sunday afternoon. An estimated 35 vendors provided samples of their wares, with the primary offering being beer from a variety of Southern California-based breweries. Among those on the avenue was Wolf Creek Brewery […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When Girl Scout Allison Smith (above) from Troop 5511 chose her Gold Award project she wasn’t sure how intense her research would be. But she soon found there was much more to her subject than she thought. “I was focusing on the stigma of mental health throughout history and focusing it through […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Flabbergasted.” That’s how Bruce Wilton described his reaction this weekend when he heard his name being announced as the recipient of the Woody Flowers Award at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Technology) competition in Ventura. He may have been the only one, though, who was surprised. To his fellow mentors […]
By Mary O’KEEFE If you missed last week’s Crescenta Valley Water District budget workshop, the public will have another opportunity to share their opinion on the matter in June. CVWD staff is currently preparing its recommendation concerning a rate increase. It will share that recommendation with the CVWD Board of Directors at the next regular […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The tree that recently fell in a local neighborhood has many residents concerned about future dangers. It was on March 29 when neighbors in the 3900 block of El Lado Drive in the Glenwood Oaks area heard a crack and then saw a large oak tree topple to the ground trapping a […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE They came dressed in costumes with festive bunny ears and in their Easter finery, most carrying empty Easter baskets or paper bags ready to be filled. These were the hunters, the serious Easter egg seekers, who converged on Two Strike Park on Saturday morning to collect their share of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday afternoon Glendale Fire Dept. responded to a call concerning a tree that fell and struck a woman who was walking in the 3900 block of El Lado Drive in the Glenwood Oaks section of Glendale. It was a little after noon when Melissa Walsh and her family returned to her […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Annual Challenge Cup/Baker to Vegas Relay took place over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The relay is a 120-mile race. There are 20 legs that range from a little over six miles to over 10 miles. Law enforcement agencies, both national and international, compete in this friendly contest that treks through […]