Stabbing Suspect Found in Neighborhood

By Mary O’KEEFE At about 4 a.m. Saturday morning neighbors called Glendale police reporting a stabbing that had occurred at a party in the 3700 block of Altura Avenue. “It was a party at a house [in the area]. A fight broke out and the suspect ended up knifing [a man at the party]. It […]

Deukmejian Wilderness Park Gets a Dose of Green

By Eli LOCKE This past Saturday volunteers participated in tree planting as part of a workday at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. The event started with demonstrations on how to plant trees and how to recognize what weeds should be removed. Non-indigenous plants pose a threat to the native plants and trees that are being planted in […]

Supreme Court Upholds NASA/JPL’s Background Checks

By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court said that background checks of low risk employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory could continue. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled to hold the background checks while the case was moving through the court system. Employees of JPL had brought suit against NASA and […]

Obituaries

Geronima Gomez Naguit Geronima Gomez Naguit was born on Sept. 30, 1934 in Tondo, Manila, Philippines and she passed away on Jan. 15 in Glendale. She was the third child of Jose Gomez and Flora Tolentino. Geronima obtained her bachelor of science in education degree from the University of Santo Tomas and a master degree […]

No Time to Wait – CERT Training is Available Now

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Fire. Floods. Earthquake. Natural disasters of these types are not foreign to residents of the Crescenta Valley. But rather than preparing to feel like a victim, residents can instead get prepared to meet these emergencies by becoming CERT trained. CERT – Community Emergency Response Training – educates people about disaster preparedness for […]

Sidewalk Silliness

I ’ve lived in the Crescenta Valley long enough (nearly my entire life, actually) to know that some of our often-heard local expressions have their origins in reality. For example, if you want it to rain, wash your car. I’ve lost count of how many winter or spring seasons I’ve carefully considered the weeks of […]

What’s New at Deukmejian Park?

Deukmejian Wilderness Park reopened last week with an amazing array of improvements. The park had been closed, prudently I feel, during our recent storms as Dunsmore Canyon that runs up the center of the park is, to put it mildly, geologically active and has the potential to get very slippery, very quick. Here’s a sampling […]

Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber Recognizes Boy Scout Troop 317

By Misty DUPLESSIS Every year the Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce awards community members who have exceeded the Chamber’s expectations by supporting Montrose residents as well as local businesses. This year, Montrose Boy Scout Troop 317 has the honor of being named Organization of the Year. The Troop was chosen for the prestigious award […]

Girl Scouts Prepare Dinner for Fire Station 19

By Mary O’KEEFE As part of working toward their Bronze Award, Girl Scout from Troop 527-1 spent several meetings planning a meal for Los Angeles County firefighters at Station 19. Last year the girls collected toys for the LACoFD Spark of Love and toured Station 19.  When the girls began thinking about their Bronze Award […]