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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The LCPC Parent Education program is offering a free community presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. Dr. Robert Reiher will be sharing his insight on how families and children are being affected by a digitally driven world. Information will be presented on how technology affects minds and practical advice will be given on […]
By Brandon HENSLEY What a difference a week makes. The Falcons boys’ varsity basketball team continued to put its ugly loss to Pasadena last week further behind them by defeating two more Pacific League foes on the road. First Muir went down to the mighty Falcons on Friday and then on Tuesday the Glendale Nitros […]
By Alan DER OHANNESSIAN The Falcons were focused. After drawing to a one-goal tie against Glendale, CV was determined to get back in the winning column. At Tuesday’s soccer match, the Falcons got off to a strong start despite playing without one of their key midfielders, Vahe Nalbandian, who was benched after he had gotten […]