By Mary O’KEEFE Amateur radio, or ham radio, enthusiasts from the Crescenta Valley Radio Club will be at Verdugo Park in Glendale on the weekend of June 24-25 to join other ham radio operators throughout North America as they participate in the annual Field Day, described as a ham radio’s open house. Every June since […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Opioid overdose rates have tripled since 2000 with more deaths reported in the United States in 2014 than in any previous year on record, according to a report issued in 2016 by the Food and Drug Administration titled “Naloxone for Treatment of Opioid Overdose.” According to the FDA, there were a total […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The student speeches at the commencement at Crescenta Valley High School’s Osborne Field on Thursday night reflected a generation that may have grown up in turbulent times, surrounded by negativity and where world violence is a more commonplace occurrence than in the past, and yet instead of combating negativity with more negativity […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 34th Annual Montrose Arts and Crafts Festival filled the shopping park last weekend with booths of food, handmade crafts and clothing. This year, as most years, the temperatures were high but not too bad so spending a few minutes in the shade gave visitors enough energy to keep on shopping. There […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With all the talk about American patriotism and immigrants there is one man in La Crescenta who has never, ever taken his path to citizenship for granted – Vito Cannella. Cannella immigrated from Italy in 1953 and in 1958 he opened Vito’s Barber Shop in Montrose. Cannella also served as the postmaster […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local television news stations have reported on the “beast of La Crescenta,” as coined by one station. The blurry video image of the beast appears to be a chimpanzee swinging from branch-to-branch in the brush and trees near the Lowell Avenue entrance/exit of the Foothill (210) Freeway and the Crescenta Valley YMCA. […]
With more than 40 years of service between them, Dr. Cynthia Livingston and Lt. Col. Dave Worley say goodbye. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON No presumption needed. When one mentions Dr. Livingston in the Crescenta Valley community, all know who she is. Volunteer, parent, principal and all-around caring and involved community member, Dr. Cynthia […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Robin GOLDSWORTHY The community is mourning the loss of a 19-year-old Crescenta Valley High School graduate after a fatal motorcycle accident on Tuesday evening. Glendale Police Dept. has released the name of the victim – Michael Nelson, a La Crescenta resident. “The collision, which involved a vehicle and a motorcycle, occurred […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With current cool temperatures, including June Gloom (even in May), fire hazard may not be foremost in the minds of residents – but it should be. The healthy amount of rainfall and mild temperatures in Southern California have been a welcome change after the long years of drought. But that rain has […]
By Mary O’KEEFE American Legion Post 288 presented a Memorial Day Service at Two Strike Park on Monday. The U.S. flag folding ceremony was conducted and the flag was then given to the family of Frank Ragazzi who passed away one month before his 97th birthday on April 28. At the start of World War […]