MSR Working in Snow and Ice to Rescue Hiker

UPDATE FRIDAY 6:45 a.m.: After a long,cold night Montrose Search and Rescue, assisted by Temple Search and Rescue, were successful in rescuing the hiker who had fallen off the trail at Pleasant View Ridge. He had slipped on the ice and fallen off the trail at about 3p.m., injuring his ankle. The man had minor […]

GCC Prayer Vigil Held

GCC Prayer Vigil Held

  By Michael J. ARVIZU Glendale Community College staff held a brief prayer service at the school’s flagpole on Thursday morning for the victims of last Friday’s mass shootings in Connecticut. Jenny McMahon, who works in the college’s admissions and records office, organized the service. She was not at GCC the day of the shooting. […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.’” – Bing Crosby Last week, Mt. Wilson had a light dusting of snow at its highest elevations. Short-lived perhaps but it brought the same delight as the first snows in other regions of the country. And […]

from the desk of the publisher

The Gifts We Need Traditionally the article I write for the Christmas issue of the Crescenta Valley Weekly focuses on the gift given to us through the birth of Jesus Christ. Regardless what you believe – whether he is the messiah, whether he was actually born sometime closer to April rather than in December or […]

Lawler Recognized for a Decade of Historical Society Service

By Brandon HENSLEY Mike Lawler sat down in a chair Monday night to answer questions about his decision to step down as president of Crescenta Valley Historical Society. The way he talked about how eager he was to move on, it’s no wonder he sat; he’s been standing way too long. Lawler was honored at […]

IN Brief

Ordinance in Effect Los Angeles County Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Zev Yaroslavsky announced that the County’s Rural Outdoor Lighting District Ordinance became effective Dec. 12. Also known as “Dark Skies,” the ordinance establishes outdoor lighting regulations and standards in select unincorporated communities in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Antelope Valley, and the Santa Monica […]

It’s Back to Work in Sacramento

By Mary O’KEEFE The new year will see a large class of freshman legislature filling the seats in Sacramento. In the November election, the Democrats attained a two-thirds majority in both the senate and the assembly and Assemblymember Mike Gatto is ready to get back to the Sacramento. “It will be really interesting,” he said […]

Holiday Cheer – Recognizing the Limit

By Jason KUROSU The Elks Lodge in Glendale hosted a class on alcohol awareness Thursday night that put its audience to the test. Five volunteers chosen by Glendale Police Officer Joe Allen were presented to the audience as possibly being under the influence of alcohol. The audience was tasked with determining which of the volunteers […]

Serious Community Crime Prevention By Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station

While working with the city of La Cañada Flintridge, members of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station and outside resources of the department are doing the hard press to combat burglaries. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Community Oriented Policing Bureau deputies, in conjunction with station Volunteers On Patrol and other station deputies, worked the […]

Coyote Activity Reported

According to a press release by the Glendale Police Dept., on the morning of Dec. 18 a Glendale resident found the remains of a small deer in the 3300 block of Dunsmere Road. Pasadena Humane Society was called to the scene and suspect the deer was killed by a coyote. Glendale is home to a […]