TO CV WATER SAVERS Dear Water Saver, Do you remember the old English nursery rhyme that was a childhood favorite? Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells, And pretty maids all in a row? Now what do you think made Mary contrary? Maybe a shortage of water for […]
By Jim Chase A great many Crescenta Valley residents – myself included – were ordered to evacuate at least once during the worst week of the recent Station wildfire. My own neighborhood was under mandatory evacuation orders three times in two days. On two consecutive nights, I stood on our balcony in the hot, still, […]
By Mike Lawler Glendale City Councilman John Drayman has been much in the news lately, both in Glendale for his championing of a move to Brand Boulevard for the Museum of Neon Art, and locally for his brokerage of a deal to locate a new Trader Joe’s on the west end of Montrose Shopping Park. […]
Long-time resident of La Crescenta, passed on to be with Jesus on Sept. 6. She lived in Las Vegas at the time of death. Margie was very active in PTA organizations at the schools her children attended as well as her daughters’ Brownie and Girl Scout Troops. She worked at many local places in the Glendale-La […]
Sept. 24 2200 block of Waltonia Drive in La Crescenta, a lap top computer and a set of golf clubs and golf bag were stolen from a home. The homeowner reported she was uncertain if she had locked her residence front door before leaving to run errands. When she returned she discovered the items had […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man suspected of taking a customer’s wallet at a local liquor store returned to that store a few days after the theft, was recognized and arrested. Ronald Quiroa, 28, of Van Nuys was arrested on Sept. 23 after he was identified using the store’s surveillance video equipment. On Sept. 15, a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Altura and Prospect avenues were closed down from La Crescenta to Rosemont avenues for about 45 minutes on Tuesday afternoon as Crescenta Valley Sheriff deputies conducted a search for an 18-year-old man from La Crescenta. The suspect allegedly entered the home of a family member in the 2700 block of Prospect Avenue. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Diocese of Los Angeles will resume ministry at St. Luke’s of the Mountains on Oct. 13 pursuant to a Superior Court order directing transfer of the property, according to a press release from the L.A. Diocese. St. Luke’s has been embroiled in a legal battle since its split from the L.A. […]
By Charles COOPER The long-running battle between the city of Glendale and the owners of the Montrose Collection Restaurant and Banquet Hall forged ahead Tuesday as the Glendale City Council voted to revoke the zoning certificate for the property. The restaurant, located at 2831-2833 Honolulu Ave., has had food service at the location since 1965, […]
By Shana LiVIGNI Deukmejian Wilderness Park is a 709-acre site that is primarily undisturbed and usually covered with chaparral and sage scrub. The elevation ranges from 2,159 feet at the Markridge Road entrance to 4,775 feet at its peak. In 1898, French immigrant and successful wine maker George Le Mesnager bought the property and between […]