News One Never Wants to Share The news from La Cañada on Friday was devastating – a teen had jumped from the high school’s rooftop about 4 p.m., ending his life. The scene was said to have been played out in front of other students on the ball field. A feeling of numbness spread with […]
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”… “It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett, “The Secret Garden” Spring is coming… In just two weeks it will officially arrive. The weather seems a little confused. At the end of last week, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE You may not know his name, but it is a certain bet if you see him you will recognize him. Steven Cronkhite has been a dedicated member of the La Cañada Flintridge and Crescenta Valley communities for several years. He has been there, supporting the community through fires, floods and tragedy – […]
Time to Spring Forward On Sunday at 2 a.m., it’s time to turn clocks forward ushering in Daylight Savings Time. ANF Closures Planned The Los Angeles County Public Works Department has advised that, based on the forecast of snow and icy road conditions, it will close public access to the following road segments in the […]
By Tyler BIDDLE On Thursday, Feb. 28, the Crescenta Valley Community Association hosted a Glendale City Council candidate forum at the La Crescenta Library. Nine of the 12 candidates were there and were asked questions on a range of subjects from community view protection to utilities costs. Each candidate made short opening and closing statements […]
By Jason KUROSU The proposed tunnel project to connect the Long Beach (710) and Foothill (210) freeways remains one of five proposals for the freeway extension, though many community members including local politicians believe the construction of a 6.3-mile long tunnel to be a foregone conclusion and the long intended result of decades of debate. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District is in the process of looking for an assistant superintendent to replace departing deputy superintendent John Garcia. Garcia is leaving to take the position of superintendent of the Downey Unified School District, which for him is coming full circle. “It’s a [kind of] homecoming. I went through the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Family love and support, positive communication and a caring educational system for your child may seem like obvious goals in raising a child but there are others that might not be as obvious, like having other adult mentors. “Having another adult is really important,” said Jennielyn Bazan, Crescenta Valley High School student. […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College presented the first in a series of humanity and social science lectures on Feb. 28. Associate professor of biology Joseph Beeman presented “The Effects of Tobacco, Marijuana and Hookah on the Human Body” to a standing-room only crowd. Beeman began his lecture by revealing that over 7,000 chemicals […]
With fundraising just about completed, Two Strike memorial wall is one step closer to construction. By Mary O’KEEFE This week, residents who frequent Two Strike Park on Rosemont Avenue may have noticed the memorial plaque taken down. The removal is the first step in the construction of the new Two Strike Park Memorial Wall. “We […]