By Ted AYALA The full city council assembled last Tuesday night to discuss a variety of issues. Pertinent to the Crescenta Valley community was Mayor Ara Najarian’s award of a commendation to local pharmacist Al Pineda of the CVS Pharmacy in Montrose for his good work for the community. “[This commendation is awarded to you] […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Six members of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Explorers team returned from a competition in Chandler, Ariz. bringing with them two first place awards. Out of about 900 Explorers from 50 different law enforcement posts, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Explorers brought home two first prize trophies from the 13th Annual Tactical Competition. This […]
Raising children we’ve all heard it: “But everyone is allowed to do it.” The infamous words our children fling at us to get us to let them do something that we instinctively know we shouldn’t permit. The plea, however, begs the questions: “Is everyone allowed to do it?” and “What is the norm?” Last Saturday […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “Through woods and mountain passes. The winds, like anthems, roll.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Last week, as predicted, Santa Ana winds came blasting through the canyons and into the Crescenta Valley. The remaining autumn leaves were blown from the trees leaving our lawns and streets covered in the past season’s natural décor. […]
CVWD Announces Pump Test At the Jan. 18th board meeting of the Crescenta Valley Water District, the board members approved allocating up to $100,000 to perform an MTBE pump test at Well 5, which is located at the corner of Mills and Pennsylvania avenues. Well 5, which is one of the district’s best producing wells, […]
By Charlie SHELTON Last Tuesday, the Glendale Unified School District hosted an IT convention of sorts in the cafeteria of Crescenta Valley High School. All the best and brightest new teaching technology was onsite including iPad and SMART Boards. Even HP got into the game displaying two tablets, one that runs Android and the other […]
By Ted AYALA Benjamin Franklin famously said that, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” To that many residents of the eastern San Fernando Valley, western San Gabriel Valley, and northeast Los Angeles would probably add the following: debates on the 710 Freeway extension. For the past 40 […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Members of the Glendale Unified School District were on hand during the CV Town Council meeting on Jan. 20 to further inform parents and other residents of the new bond measure the district hopes will pass on the April 5 ballot. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan […]
School board president, members, attend Measure S kickoff. By Jason KUROSU “Public education is at a very important crossroads,” announced GUSD Board President Greg Krikorian as he addressed a gathering of parents, educators and residents on Jan. 19 at the Phoenician Restaurant in Glendale. “It’s not a laughing matter when we’re talking about possibly closing […]
By Ted AYALA Under the burden of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the state of California has been hit particularly hard by a decrease in tax revenue and overspending. Looking to take action to help shore up the hole in the state budget, Governor Jerry Brown has proposed to […]