CVWD announces new member

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE Kenneth Putman has been appointed to the Crescenta Valley Water District board of directors it was announced today, Friday.  Putnam was one of six applications being considered by the board. CVWD board president Kathy Ross said various backgrounds were found in the pool of candidates, but it was Putnam’s […]

Learning about the Bahá’í faith

By Shana LiVIGNI The Bahá’í faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá’u’lláh in nineteenthcentury Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá’ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories. Bahá’í tenets include that women and men are equals; that all prejudice – […]

Federal disaster designation for Station Fire fallout

By Mary O’KEEFE Approval was given on Monday morning, March 8, for the Station Fire area to be given a federal disaster designation. Congressman David Dreier was instrumental in securing the designation, which he said will assist the area in recouping costs associated with the fire and subsequent floods. “This will basically help in the […]

Swifter, higher, stronger … er, slipperier?

By Jim Chase One of the few things that comes close to my love of watching stormy, rainy weather is watching the Olympics – specifically, the Winter Olympics. With the closing ceremonies taking place this weekend (has it been two weeks already?) I thought I’d take the occasion to unplug my eyeballs from NBC and […]

We are not done yet – Sat. 11:30 a.m.

By Mary O’KEEFE Mandatory evacuation orders are still in affect as storm systems work their way across Southern California. “We had one incident where a pick-up truck got stuck in deep mud,” said Stephanie English, spokeswoman for Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The incident was in the Vista Del Val Road area. Our L.A. County […]

Falcons pound San Gorgonio, lose to Tesero

By Brandon HENSLEY History will show the Falcons didn’t beat a great team in their CIF Southern Section Division1-A playoff game Wednesday night, Feb. 17. In fact, San Gorgonio snuck its way into the postseason with a 9-17 record before entering the Crescenta Valley gym. But don’t and try and tell that to the CV […]

Vehicle slams into flower shop

By Mary O’KEEFE A vehicle slammed into the Lordz flower shop at the corner of Florencita Drive and Montrose Avenue on Friday about noon. According to a witness, a man driving a silver SUV traveling north on Montrose Avenue was making a left turn at the light at Florencita Drive when he was struck by […]

Oscar Break Down Week 3

By Charly SHELTON We have all seen the Oscars.  The host comes out and makes a few jokes and then announces the category. Then another star comes out to read the nominees and then, after a dramatic pause and some trouble opening the envelope, the winner is read and applause fills the theatre. But many […]

BREAKING NEWS: Evacuation notices begin

By Mary O’Keefe In anticipation of rain this weekend, residents living in identified flood danger zones in La Crescenta and La Cañada will be receiving phone calls and notices to evacuate beginning on Friday, Feb. 19 at noon. Deputies will be asking residents to be out of their homes by 4 p.m. “We will begin […]