By Mary O’KEEFE Traffic on the Foothill (210) Freeway traveling just west of the Ocean View Boulevard exit was backed up for about two hours on Tuesday after one vehicle allegedly cut in front of a big rig causing it to jackknife, colliding with vehicles until it was stopped by running into the center median. […]
A year after La Cañada resident Pat Anderson was forced to move from her mud damaged home she is able to return thanks to the generosity of an army of volunteers. By Mary O’KEEFE Remnants of the devastation from the flood and mudslides of over a year ago in and around Ocean View Boulevard in […]
For Fred Wenzel, the newest member of the Montrose Search & Rescue Team, completing his training was a dream come true. By Brandon HENSLEY Before descending down a mountain of rocks underneath the second bridge in Big Tujunga Canyon, Fred Wenzel goes over his checklist, making sure he has the right equipment and is properly […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The La Crescenta Library celebrated its first year anniversary on Saturday. The Crescenta Valley High School Jazz Band entertained guests as they congratulated Marta Wiggins, library manager, and ate cake. “It’s been a whirlwind,” said Wiggins of the year since the grand opening. On Jan. 29, 2010 the La Crescenta Library at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The suspect that led law enforcement on a vehicle and foot pursuit in La Crescenta last week was arrested by Burbank police on Tuesday after a similar chase. Burbank police noticed Lang Patrick Martinez, 37, of Simi Valley outside the Target department store at 1800 W. Empire Avenue in Burbank. Officers attempted […]
Trudy Gardner Trudy Gardner, a longtime resident of La Crescenta and Montrose, passed away on Jan. 27 at the age of 86. She is survived by her daughter Audrey Gardner of Los Angeles. Trudy was born in Vienna, Austria and emigrated to the U.S. in 1939 as the German occupation was beginning. She married George […]
It wasn’t so long ago that the Marketplace Shopping Center at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue was host to a very different set of retail establishments than what exist today. There was no Verizon Store, no Starbucks, no Baja Fresh, and no Togo’s. The corner where O’Reilly Auto Parts and Foster’s Donuts […]
A little over six months ago, the community was surprised when bulldozers showed up on Foothill Boulevard just west of Rosemont Avenue at a site locally known as the “Plumb Crazy lot” because of a plumbing business that had been located there. Surprise turned to shock when it was discovered that plans for a massive […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Friday evening, Jan. 28 the Valley View Elementary PTA Daddy/Daughter Dinner Dance committee transformed the school’s cafeteria into a winter wonderland ball for the school’s fifth annual event. By 6:30 p.m. the ceremonial blue carpet was laid out, the cafeteria was decorated with snowflakes, ice skates and glittered mittens while stars […]