The public has two planned opportunities to remember the events of 9/11. By Mary O’KEEFE For the fourth year Crescenta Valley will be recognizing Patriot Day with a motorcade traveling through the area passing by local schools, fire stations and law enforcement stations. This year, though, instead of the motorcade taking place on Sept. 11 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday early evening, Stonebarn Vineyard Conservancy members and supporters were out in force to harvest the grapes at Deukmejian Wilderness Park and begin the winemaking process. The volunteers made quick work of the vines located near the historic stone barn. The pressing of the grapes took little time as well. “We […]
Crescenta Valley High School held its annual back to school night on Wednesday night. Parents and students poured onto the high school campus to learn about ways to support the PTSA and senior class, see a demonstration by the school’s cheer squad and enjoy a barbecue meal held by Prom Plus before heading to students’ […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Closure is something Rosalie Blum is going to have to get used to. It is not a feeling that will happen in a day, but it will take time to stop hoping that one day her daughter Kimberly will call … one day she might even come back home. “It is closure […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The final Montrose 20/20 report has been released by the City of Glendale. The report is the culmination of several meetings with community members and information resulting from online outreach. The purpose was to collect “ideas of stakeholders to improve elements of Montrose using the tools of the City,” according to the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE During the fiscal year 2015-16, 26,350 animals were adopted in Los Angeles County, which is good news; however, there were also 25,683 euthanized, according to County of L.A. Animal Care and Control. “During my first term on the Los Angeles City Commission, that was with Mayor [Sam] Yorty (in the 1960s and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District representatives were at the Crescenta Valley Town Council monthly meeting Aug. 18 and gave councilmembers an update on the Sagebrush territory transfer. The Sagebrush area is the far west side of La Cañada Flintridge where the homes are within the City of La Cañada Flintridge but students attend […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 1641 are strong supporters of the Crescenta Valley. At their foundation is a deep commitment to support veterans and active military personnel. This bond began at their first days of boot camp and continues throughout their lives. The two organizations are […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday a Glendale City Council workboot meeting was held at the Glendale Police Dept.’s community room. The meeting allowed GPD to present information on current GPD projects including training officers in areas of crisis negotiation, evaluation of mental health and weaponless defense tactics. “I think Glendalians should feel fortunate to live […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most people have seen those shaky car dash cam videos usually taken by or of road rage victims. One of the latest, videoed from a vehicle behind the incident, shows how a female SUV driver had apparently enraged the driver of another car because she had cleaned her windshield while driving, causing […]