By Mary O’KEEFE After a Tuesday four-to-one vote by the Glendale school board, the district will be rescinding 22 layoffs notices that had been sent out to teachers in March. That is good news for the 22 but leaves 70 elementary school teachers and 13 secondary teachers still holding pink slips. “As painful and as […]
More money sought for old barn The city is hoping to tap a state bond program for funds to complete the project to turn the old stone barn at Deukmejian Park into an interpretive facility and community center to serve the La Crescenta community. The city is currently in the process of evaluating bids for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the next few weeks leading up to Memorial Day, the Crescenta Valley Weekly will be looking at what Memorial Day means to the veterans of our area. We will be doing a series of interviews with local vets to get their story of service and what they feel when they see […]
Relay for Life this weekend This weekend Clark Magnet High School will be filled with supporters for cancer research and awareness. After months of fundraising and planning the Foothills Relay for Life will hit the track at Clark Magnet High School officially at 9 a.m. That is when the cancer survivors lap kicks off this […]
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. – Mark Twain The past week warmed up more than I expected, with highs in the 80s. Then at the beginning of this week cooler, cloudy weather moved in. Any chance of rain was erased by north winds blowing through. Left behind are clear […]
From the desk of the publisher – Robin Goldsworthy One reason I love living up here is the sense of community. However, every now and then I do venture outside our valley. Last Saturday night was such an occasion. My husband Steve flies helicopters and on Saturday evening we were invited to Santa Paula airport […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This Saturday morning leave the car at home and bike to the La Crescenta Library for “Discover Foothill.” Bike lanes have recently been established along Foothill Boulevard in the unincorporated portion of La Crescenta allowing bikers a safer way to exercise their right to bike. The Glendale annex portion of the area […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Water District’s board meeting on Tuesday picked up where it left off last month, as the board completed voting on a decision regarding two bidders for an upcoming project. In April, CVWD rejected Downs Electric, Inc. as the lowest bidder to work on replacing an electric motor control center […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Dr. Dawn Lindsay is Glendale Community College’s newly appointed president. She recently presented the annual state of the college address to staff and students and now offers insight as to how her academic institution could form a stronger relationship with La Crescenta. According to Lindsay, GCC serves to “reach out to the […]