Back to school information School begins on Monday Aug. 30 and ends on June 16. There will be some changes in class sizes, teachers and principals but what won’t be changing is the stress of an ever-increasing hectic life for both parents and children. The best defense in heading toward the new school year is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Keep your eyes open – the Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky Thursday night into Friday morning. “First of all, you can see meteors every night; [the best time to view is] between midnight to dawn but on the night of Aug. 12 and early Aug. 13 the […]
Aug. 10 Community and Pennsylvania avenues in La Crescenta, a 46-year-old Whittier man was cited for driving without a valid California driver’s license. Aug. 9 3800 block of Park Place in Montrose, the rear driver’s side window was smashed and several CDs were stolen from a vehicle between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Aug. 7 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1586, the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. President Barack Obama immediately signed the bill into law. The measure includes $10 billion in funding that targeted saving teachers jobs, and $16.1 billion in health assistance to states thus reducing shortfalls which will allow states […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 17-year-old girl was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital on Monday night at 6:15 p.m. after she fell while hiking with other teens in Upper Big Tujunga near Camp Colby. “The teen had fallen and [appeared] to have a broken arm and leg,” said Sgt. Michael Stuver of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s […]
Nine people of Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station received the department’s Life-Saving Award from Sheriff Leroy Baca on Aug. 3 for two separate incidents. The first incident occurred on Feb. 7. Sergeant Tracy Stewart and Deputies Walls, Lucas Tapia, Chad Pluimmer, Juan Martinez, Joel Broumley and Al Barreras were dispatched to the debris basin behind the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE DRB gives approval to addition The Glendale Design Review Board was highly complimentary of a proposed addition to 3308 Mill Ave., and approved with some minor proposed changes at its most recent meeting. The project was designed by South Pasadena architect Anthony George, a new member of that city’s planning commission. The […]
LIBRARY HOSTING CHILI COOK OFF On Aug. 14 at 1:00 p.m. the La Crescenta Library is hosting its inaugural chili cook-off. All are invited to bring their best recipe and compete with others in the community to be crowned the Chili King of La Crescenta Library. The winner will receive a crown and a $25 […]
By Odalis A. SUAREZ The Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club will be taking part in Kases for Kids, an effort that collects backpacks and luggage for kids entering foster care. “When kids enter the foster care system, they currently were given plastic or paper bags. The concept is to give a suitcase to take with [them], something […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Weather this week in Crescenta Valley may seem rather boring – not too hot and not too cold. Considering the extreme weather world wide, including 100 degree temperatures and unhealthy air in Russia […]