Aug. 2 3800 block of Domal Lane in La Cañada, a home was ransacked and glass sliding doors were damaged in a home reported at noon. July 31 3000 block of Santa Carlotta in La Crescenta, two rear bucket seats were stolen from an unlocked vehicle reported at noon. July 29 4100 block of Wishing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A La Crescenta man who went for a hike in Deukmejian Wilderness Park on Sunday morning got an unexpected helicopter ride home. The 77-year-old hiker went to hike the Loop at Deukmejian about 9:30 a.m. when he went off the trail and fell off a hill. He heard a stream off the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have arrested suspects that may be responsible for several catalytic converters stolen from Crescenta Valley vehicles. On July 27, a Glendale officer made a routine traffic stop at La Crescenta and Manhattan avenues. The driver, Jose Gonzalez, 18, of Pacoima had a California identification card but not a driver’s license. […]
A resident in the 3100 block of El Caminito called Animal Control after the remains of a possible dog were found in her front yard Monday morning. The woman described the remains as “torn apart” prompting concern for her neighbors’ small animals. Foothill residents are urged to keep a watchful eye over their pets and […]
Summer Job or Summer School? Last week I revisited some of the summer jobs of my long-ago youth. (And no, helping Herr Gutenberg print Bibles was not one of them.) I was reminded of this topic when my wife and I visited our youngest son recently at his summer job at Hume Lake Christian Camps […]
Aircraft Landings in CV – Successful and Unsuccessful Because Los Angeles has been one of the greatest centers of early aircraft development, the Crescenta Valley has been used many times as an emergency landing strip for those often unreliable pioneering airplanes. One successful emergency landing took place in May of 1931. A couple of daring […]
Where’s Our NEVs? Of all the ideas to help reduce our dependency on foreign oil, clearly the best is the NEV … Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. Our cities, towns and villages should be [bustling] with them to run the countless daily errands not requiring a large or specialized vehicle. If a third or a half or […]
By Maddy PUMILIA As a high school senior, first semester is a roller coaster ride: whether it’s taking the SAT, studying for AP classes to impress colleges or writing college admission essays – the experience can be overwhelming or exciting. Either way, it never hurts to learn more about how to cope with the months […]
In September 1999, while in the first grade, Joshua Marcus Alcalde, left, started his Scouting experience with Pack 310 at Lincoln Elementary School. Although new to the neighborhood and having few friends at the time, Alcalde expressed interest in joining Cub Scouts. This is where he met friends Varun Bhadah and Nicholas Neubrand, whom have […]
Two more young men in Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scout Troop 303, chartered with St. James Catholic Church in La Crescenta, recently received their Eagle Rank. Wyatt Van Dyck and Ian Sternau shared their Court of Honor celebration on July 10 with Conor Uhlir from Troop 502 from the San Gabriel Valley Council. Van Dyck […]