OBITUARY – Solveig Traeger

Solveig Traeger 1932-2010 Solveig Traeger, a former member of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and longtime La Crescenta resident, died Friday at Verdugo Hills Hospital. She was 78. Traeger helped spearhead the renovation of the new Los Angeles County library in La Crescenta and saw it to its completion in February. She served on the […]

Car burglary suspects arrested

The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has received reports of more than 25 window smash vehicle burglaries since the beginning of 2010. Similar burglaries were also reported in the latter half of 2009. The suspects targeted locked vehicles with small valuables left in plain view. Most of the burglaries occurred in parking lots along Foothill Boulevard, […]

Green was the color of the day, and volunteerism was the word

By Brandon HENSLEY On a day for remembrance and appreciation, and where a 13-year-old Boy Scout won his very own tree, the Crescenta Valley community held its annual Arbor Day celebration on Saturday at Two Strike Park from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Hosted by the CV Town Council and L.A. County Parks and Recreation, […]

New Korean language class offered

By Mary O’KEEFE By Mary O’KEEFE Beginning this fall Crescenta Valley kindergartners will be able to take a Korean dual language program at Monte Vista Elementary School. The Foreign Language Academy of Glendale (FLAG) is offered to all kindergartners who will begin the school year 2010-2011. This is the first Crescenta Valley school within Glendale […]

Judge rules against Montrose Collection

By Charles COOPER Superior Court Judge David Yaffee has ruled for the city in its decision to uphold Glendale’s decision to revoke permits previously granted to the Montrose Collection Restaurant and Banquet Hall. The ruling by Yaffe upheld the City Council’s 2009 decision to revoke the establishment’s Parking Reduction Permit and Zoning Use Certificate. Owners […]

An angel has arrived

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Saturday was an awesome day and a busy one for us in the Crescenta Valley. It started out with the annual Arbor Day celebration at Two Strike Park. Well over one hundred people were in attendance despite the wind. Pop-up tents dotted the basketball court, home to exhibits and information on  local […]

A good neighbor awarded

By Mary O’KEEFE During the February rains, when it seemed as if the entire hillside was sliding down, firefighters found immediate refuge in the Selemis’ Ocean View Boulevard home for those displaced. On Monday, firefighters got a chance to say thank you to the family for opening their home to their neighbors and to the […]

City workers asked to help balance budget

By Charles COOPER Glendale city bargaining units will be asked for as much as $3 million in salary and benefit concessions to help balance the city budget for the coming year. Council members were told Tuesday that the city faces about an $8 million deficit for the coming year, as revenues continue to flatline. City […]

Painting the town purple

By Erna TAYLOR-STARK Early on Saturday morning at the corner of Verdugo and Honolulu, about two dozen adults, teens and a few kids, including Ryan Waldheim son of longtime Relay for Life coordinator Chris, painted graffiti on the windows of several stores…right in broad daylight. Sharon Martin, former town counsel member and cancer survivor who […]

Operation Hope

By Mary O’KEEFE Operation Hope, a partnering of about 15 different Crescenta Valley High School clubs, held a waterless car wash on Saturday to benefit the Joo Lee family. Held at the overflow parking lot on Ramsdell Avenue, south of Office Depot, the car wash had been rescheduled twice due to inclement weather. Joo Lee […]