Yes, it’s true! Amazing as it seems, one of the greatest American writers of all time called Montrose home for a short while in the 1930s in a house that’s still here! This amazing discovery was made by our own Glendale Councilman John Drayman a few years ago, and is backed-up by several biographies of […]
Our family has been blessed to have enjoyed the frequent and extended use of a cozy vacation home up in the breathtaking setting of Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierras. When my parents originally bought this second home, 312 miles north of here, it was surrounded by empty lots on a street that backs up […]
APPRECIATES POLICE, COALITION I wanted to say thank you to the Glendale Police Department and the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition for putting on such an informative Town Hall Meeting on Sept. 15th at the Verdugo Hills Hospital. I thought it was an appropriate subject to address as many crimes that police have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Six days into the fall season Los Angeles set a record-breaking temperature of 113 degrees Fahrenheit. “That was an all time record for any day of the year since they began keeping record in 1877,” said Stuart Seto, weather specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oxnard.Seto added that La Crescenta […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY “Grab a bratwurst and join us!” is the invitation to the community extended by Oktoberfest Chairman Scott Trulik for this Saturday’s annual Oktoberfest taking place in the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue. From noon until 11 p.m. on Oct. 2, this family friendly event will feature games and rides for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council will be meeting tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library community room. The monthly meeting is normally on the third Thursday of the month however this month the date was changed due to a conflict with Crescenta Valley High School’s Back to School night. […]
By Sue KILPATRICK Late Breaking News: Unexpected rain, lightning and thunder comes to Crescenta Valley on Wednesday evening. Double rainbow at sunset spotted. “We’re having a heat wave…” — Irving Berlin 1933 – American composer As this week began, the influence of an early Fall heat wave was upon us. Stretching form San Francisco to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A local resident wants to warn neighbors of a new spider in town – the brown widow. La Crescenta resident Jay Eatherton had seen a news report on the brown widow spider invading California. The report noted the spider’s poisonous and painful bite. “I had heard of black widows but this was […]
Taking care of the trees on Foothill Boulevard On Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., community members will be watering and caring for trees along Foothill Blvd. (both north and south sides) from Briggs to Lowell avenues. This is a community project and is not part of any organization. Volunteers from the Crescenta Valley […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A year ago the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department began its “Safe Drug Drop-off” program. Mailbox-like receptacles were first placed at the Lomita Station where residents could drop off prescription drugs, hypodermic needles and illegal drugs – no questions asked. The program has expanded to 20 stations including the Crescenta Valley Station. […]