By Mary O’KEEFE A new entry sign to North Glendale is due to be installed on Foothill Boulevard near Pennsylvania and Lowell avenues. The sign was designed by Dave Gallagher. According to the City of Glendale website, the City partnered with the Friends of North Glendale to create welcome signs on Foothill Boulevard. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Presidential Primary Election is on June 7 but the election goes beyond party presidential decisions. There are measures on the ballot as well as choices for State Assembly 43rd District, State Senate 25th District, the 28th District of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, Superior Court judges and, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “I first met Bill in 1972.” That was how Bill Flanders, former U.S. Marine and current pastor at First Baptist Church of La Crescenta, started his address as keynote speaker at Two Strike Park’s Memorial Day service on Monday morning. Each year American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last year the Crescenta Valley Town Council, working with Los Angeles County, notified business and property owners that they were to remove and not post in the future any signs or banners of upcoming events. Organizations like Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and many other non-profit organizations in the area complied with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was a pizza party with Rosemont Middle School seventh graders and Glendale police on Wednesday at their school – a celebration of generosity and a teacher’s example of caring. “We had just finished teaching ‘A Christmas Carol’ [by Charles Dickens] and had heard about Angelique,” said Shannon Kracker, Rosemont English teacher. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Civil War, also known as the “War Between the States,” was fought between 1861 and 1865. The United States was torn apart, with one side fighting for the North wearing blue uniforms while the South was outfitted in gray. From the first shot fired at Fort Sumter to the South’s surrender […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The families of Rosemont Middle School are dealing with the loss of a beloved teacher who passed away on Friday after paramedics transported him to the hospital. “This is Dr. Livingston with some very sad news,” said Principal Cynthia Livingston as she shared the news with her Rosemont families in a phone […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Saturday is the eighth nationwide Drug Take Back Day that will provide locations throughout the Crescenta Valley for those who want to drop off unwanted and expired prescription in a safe manner. The YMCA of the Foothills is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Agency, Glendale Police Dept. and Los Angeles County Sheriffs […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday church members and community members from around Crescenta Valley gathered in an exercise of interfaith understanding by finding commonalities instead of highlighting differences. The event was the annual CV Prayer Breakfast held at The Church of Latter-day Saints in La Crescenta. Over 200 people enjoyed breakfast as the Rosemont Middle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An accident occurred on Wednesday morning on Honolulu and Pennsylvania avenues. A truck described as a “work truck” was traveling eastbound on Honolulu Avenue when it struck the side of a school bus. “There was a prior collision in the area that created some congestion,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Fan. “The […]