Several community members took advantage of the e-waste drop off center set up by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. Electronic waste of all sorts, from old televisions to computers, was dropped off at the Chamber’s parking lot. The chamber sponsors the e-waste drop off event twice a year. Items were packaged, packed […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works held a special ceremony at Big Tujunga Dam on July 21 to celebrate the completion of the dam being seismically retrofitted. The retrofit project cost $100 million and took three years to build. It included building a new dam in front of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Depending on how you ride the ‘Crest this will be a very good weekend, or one of those times when you knew you should have had slowed down but … California Highway Patrol from the Altadena area office will conduct a special enforcement campaign on Saturday on Angeles Crest Highway. “We will […]
July 26 1300 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a 2002 Toyota Sequoia as it was parked in a city owned parking lot between 8 a.m. and noon. 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a catalytic converter was stolen from a 2004 Toyota Tacoma that […]
Marion Helen Ryan Sept. 9, 1922 – July 21, 2011 Marion Helen Ryan was born in Thedford, Nebr. in 1922. From her modest beginnings of being raised in a sod house and riding to school on horseback she found a new life for herself at age 15 when her family moved to Glendale. She attended […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An armed man entered the T-Mobile store in the 3700 block of Foothill Boulevard, ordered employees and customers on the ground and then left. Glendale police responded to a call of a man with a gun at the mobile phone store on Monday at about 6 p.m. When they arrived the man […]
Distasteful Billboards Not Appreciated Billboard companies are at it again … this time it’s Adult Convention ads. What’s next? During the past few years our community has been subjected to questionable ads for radio stations, television shows and now adult conventions. Much to his credit, Supervisor Michael Antonovich has always been supportive of our efforts […]
As far back as I can remember, I had summer jobs. That was just an expected part of growing up around our house. Other than the seemingly endless list of chores and projects that my dad would have for my brothers and me, however, I don’t remember what the actual jobs might have been. Maybe […]
The Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall located at 4011 La Crescenta Ave. serves as the home for local American Legion Post 288 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. It also hosts church groups, exercise classes and Boy Scout meetings. But unbeknownst to most, this hall was the site of swift and powerful violence that took the […]
Car Wash Fundraiser to Benefit Lady Falcons The CV Lady Falcons Basketball Booster Club is holding a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, July 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The community is encouraged to support the ladies basketball program by coming to the Verdugo City Chevron, 2817 Honolulu Ave., at the corner of Verdugo […]