Members sworn in on council

By Brandon HENSLEY Before everyone could get to the drinks and Christmas treats in the back of the room, some had to say goodbye while others said hello during the Dec. 16 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room, a jam-packed audience saw the newly elected council members take office […]

Soaked mountains stay in place

By Mary O’KEEFE Almost 24 hours after evacuation notices were issued, residents are officially allowed back in their homes, although only a few heeded the evacuation warning. Out of the 147 homes in La Cañada Flintridge and 85 homes in La Crescenta that were given evacuation notices only five families complied with the order to […]

Making it a banner Christmas

It’s that most wonderful time of the year – when conservatives lament the ever-escalating “war on Christmas” and liberals/progressives ridicule the very idea that any such movement exists. The most recent skirmish in this ongoing cultural battle was waged early this month in Southlake, Tex., a suburban community northwest of Fort Worth. The local branch […]

Let’s party like it’s 1911

I had promised to continue my story of our own home-grown radical, Hugh Hardyman, but I need to take a brief detour to let you know about a celebration of something that doesn’t come around often – a local organization’s 100-year anniversary. The La Crescenta Woman’s Club hits the 100 year mark next year, having […]

Two men arrested for La Cañada burglary

By Mary O’KEEFE Two men were arrested on Tuesday for assault with a deadly weapon and suspected of residential burglary. On Tuesday about 10:45 a.m. a resident returned to her home in the 1200 block of Descanso Drive and noticed an unfamiliar blue pick-up parked in her driveway. She stopped her car in front of […]

Hikers rescued after one falls in ANF

By Mary O’KEEFE A Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s deputy kept a hiker on the phone Sunday keeping him calm after he had fallen off a cliff in the Angeles National Forest. A call came into the CV Sheriff’s Station Sunday about 4 p.m. Dep. Steve Toley took the initial call of an injured hiker who wasn’t […]

Man arrested suspected of stealing from OSH

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday at 5:13 p.m. a man was arrested for being found in possession of burglary tools and bringing a controlled substance into a jail. Deputies from Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a call of a suspected burglary when a witness reported seeing a man, later identified as Albert Montoya, 62, […]

Glendale’s new bicycle master-plan: what does it mean for Montrose?

By Ted AYALA On any given morning in Montrose and especially on the weekends, you’re likely to see them. Whether they’re  relaxing along Honolulu Avenue or pedaling up Verdugo, Montrose has become a very popular center for local bicyclists. So when the city of Glendale passed its revision of the city bicycle master-plan on Dec. […]

Measure unanimously approved by district school board

By Jason KUROSU The last GUSD board of education meeting of 2010 was kicked off in holiday fashion Tuesday. The boardroom was adorned with wreaths and Christmas lights and the meeting began with a caroling performance by the Crescenta Valley High Charismatics. The holiday spirit was furthered appropriately by a series of gifts. School board […]

The weather outside was delightful

Sitting here writing this, bundled against cold temperatures and cloudy skies, I am so grateful for last Saturday’s fantastic weather for the CVHS Prom Plus Holiday Tour of Homes. Temperatures hovered around 80 degrees and though some – like my friends Jim Chase and Mary O’Keefe – don’t typically appreciate the warm temps in December, […]