CRIME BLOTTER

Sept. 8 1800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 26-year-old La Cañada man was arrested after he allegedly bit a piece of his brother’s ear off. The man reportedly told deputies that he and his brother got into an argument over a personal family issue. There was some shoving that ended in […]

IN Brief

Inaugural Korean Armenian Festival The first Korean Armenian Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Crescenta Valley Park. The festival celebrates the music, traditions, games, food and activities of the Korean and Armenian cultures. The event is co-sponsored […]

Big Week for Republicans & Democrats

Republican kick-off party and a meet and greet with a Democratic senator highlight the week. By Jason KUROSU “Hickory dickory dock, in 2012 we’ll be rid of Barack” read signs which lined the path outside the Jeffers Estate in La Cañada, site of the local Republican Campaign Kickoff Party on Sunday. Despite the shade the […]

A Sunday Stroll with Rosie

By Mary O’KEEFE There was a new bear in town this weekend. “Rosie” the bear decided to take a stroll through the neighborhoods of La Crescenta early Sunday morning. California Department of Fish and Game officers named her Rosie since she spent so much time on Rosemont Avenue. It was early morning when calls began […]

Weather in the Foothills

“You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, ‘I really like your tie.” ~ Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Safe conversation topic and a column in the Crescenta Valley Weekly. Is there a connection? Yes, the weather (what else could it […]

Remembering 9/11

By Mary O’KEEFE Firefighters at Glendale Fire Station 29 joined fellow firefighters and police officers throughout the country that took time early Tuesday morning to remember the attacks on American soil on Sept. 11, 2001. “On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial U.S. jetliners, deliberately crashing two of the planes into […]

Incident Sparks ‘Stranger Danger’ Warning

By Mary O’KEEFE Parents are being reminded to speak to their children about “Stranger Danger” after a man reportedly exposed himself to a 16-year-old girl in the 4100 block of Ramsdell Avenue. The incident occurred on Sept. 6 at 3:45 p.m. when a teenager was waiting on Ramsdell Avenue for her mother. The teen reported […]

MSPA Plans Centennial Celebration

By Jason KUROSU The Montrose Shopping Park Association’s meeting on Sept. 5 addressed plans for Montrose’s Centennial Celebration, a two-day event slated for the weekend of Feb. 23, 2013. Linda McMenamin, the MSPA’s promotional coordinator, discussed ideas that the Centennial Celebration Committee developed. These included a primarily Western-themed event, harking back to the original land […]

from the desk of the publisher

Reaching Out Despite Battles That Rage On On Tuesday night, the History Channel had continuous programs on the collapse of the World Trade Centers. The programs were pieced together from various archived sources and it was absolutely gut wrenching to watch. One of the shows chronicled from when the first plane hit until after the […]

Memorial Gets New Caretaker

By Natalie MAIER Community volunteer Steve Pierce can usually be found around town. He coordinates the monthly clean up of the La Crescenta Avenue off-ramp of the Foothill (210) Freeway, and is hard to miss in his bright “screaming yellow” vest. He facilitates filming in Montrose, a popular location for movie scouts. He is a […]