Student volunteer orientation at Descanso Gardens Students interested in volunteering at Descanso Gardens can attend the next student volunteer orientation session on Saturday, May 22 at 9 a.m. Orientation is for students ages 14 and older. For more information and to RSVP, call Tali Arnold at (818) 949-7978. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada […]
Many Crescenta Valley residents know that there has been an effort to extend the 710 freeway northward to the 210 freeway for 60 years. There has also been a battle to defeat this effort and to reclaim the 500 homes that are still owned by Caltrans. The City of South Pasadena has led this fight […]
So where was I? Oh, right. In my column two weeks ago I opened up the whole driving-while-talking-on-a-handheld-wireless-phone can of worms. Since then, it seems that things have gotten worse. Now, apparently, you don’t even need a car to be a dangerous cellphone user. A few days ago I was driving down my long driveway […]
CV residents once again find themselves at a difficult crossroads in crafting the future of our valley. The completion of a list of recommendations for a new community plan for the Glendale portion of CV was recently published on the city’s website. The recommendations were well put together by a committee of business owners, property […]
May 11 2400 block of Rockdell Drive in La Crescenta, an iPod was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. El Caminito Road and Rosemont Avenue in La Crescenta, a woman reported exiting her vehicle and then hearing a loud “pop.” She walked back to her vehicle and noticed a man near her car. He […]
Kenneth Cleghorn Kenneth William Carlyle (Ken) Cleghorn, a La Crescenta resident for 60 years, passed away at Verdugo Hills Hospital on April 21. Ken was born at home in Burbank on Jan. 27, 1931. He served his country in the United States Air Force, worked making tile at Gladding McBean/Interpace Corp. on Los Feliz in […]
Janet Hayn Janet Reneé Sagaser-Hayn passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 16. Janet was the backbone of her family and will be missed by all. She was a cancer survivor, loyal friend, loving wife and devoted mother to her two teenage children. Born in New Mexico on Jan. 20, 1958 she spent […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Having given a presentation at Glendale Community College on how his business has managed to stay afloat during hard economic times, the CEO of Sport Chalet says that his trials were a great learning experience and can be a lesson for aspiring business students as well. During Glendale Community College’s Business Lecture […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Maybe it wouldn’t be accurate to say La Crescenta residents took a walk down Memory Lane last Saturday afternoon. Oh sure, they walked. A lot. The group, which numbered around 40, gathered to hear stories of their town by Mike Lawler, president of the Historical Society of CV. Lawler served as a […]
BIKE LANE FUNDS APPROVED In the middle of the local observance of Bicycle Month, the Glendale City Council Tuesday approved using $35,000 in grant funds to install a bike lane on Foothill Boulevard from Lowell Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue. According to Public Works Director Steve Zurn, the lane will connect to a bikeway installed in […]