UPDATE: Mars Curiosity Rover Set to Land Sunday

UPDATE: TO FOLLOW THE ROVER LANDING, CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE BROADCAST OR CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COMPUTER MODEL.     The stage is set for Sunday’s landing of Mars Science Laboratory. The landing MSL with its rover Curiosity is scheduled for Sunday at 10:30 p.m. The world will be watching via social […]

Returning to the Scene

By Mary O’KEEFE Although she is still recovering from injuries received after her vehicle plunged down a cliff off Angeles National Forest highway about four months ago, on Thursday Tracy Granger came back to the scene of the accident. She met with members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Montrose Search and Rescue Team […]

Schiff Introduces Bill to Transfer Aircraft to U.S. Forest Service

Rep. Schiff Joins in Introducing Calvert Bill to Transfer 14 C-27J Aircraft to U.S. Forest Service   Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined other colleagues led by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) in introducing the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Act of 2012, which would transfer 14 C-27J Spartan Aircraft from the Department of Defense (DOD) to the […]

from the desk of the publisher

A Mob of Help I love to dance. Until this darned ankle slowed me down (which is still giving me grief since I fell about five weeks ago now), I’d prance around like a fairy looking I’m sure ridiculous, but having fun. In fact, before the end of the 2011, I had signed up to […]

Weather in the Foothills

“The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.” ~Pierre de Coubentin, founder, International Olympic Committee, Organizer of 1896 Olympics in Athens Let the Games begin! And they did, under the dark ominous skies of London. But first, Queen Elizabeth needed to catch a ride to the games. She sat at her […]

Big Day Planned for Minibikes

By Brandon HENSLEY Joe Sebergandio describes himself as an automotive enthusiast, which may be the understatement of the summer. To back his claim, he’s holding his own bike show this Saturday at Crescenta Valley Park. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the corner of Honolulu and New York avenues, Joe’s Minibike Reunion Tour will […]

IN Brief

Nominations Sought The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the annual recognition banquet dinner to be held on Thursday, Oct. 25. The Chamber will once again honor individuals, businesses, organizations and professional groups whose service to the community has improved the quality of life in the Crescenta Valley. Nominations will be taken […]

Board of Supervisors Term Limits Stay in Place

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s proposal to extend term limits for the board of supervisors will not be on the ballot this November. Antonovich’s proposed amendment would change the term limits from supervisors serving up to three four-year terms to five terms. Ten years ago, L.A. County voters imposed the three-year […]

Drayman Lien Resolved

By Mary O’KEEFE John Drayman and National Fire Systems and Services have come to an agreement on the mechanic’s lien on Drayman’s condominium. The agreement, which has Drayman paying $15,000 over a 15-year period, was arrived via arbitration on Tuesday according to Drayman. This amount is considerably less than that of the original $98,000 figure […]

No Privilege for Returning GCC Students

By Jason KUROSU Glendale Community College will experience a change in its registration policies, no longer giving preference for class registration to returning students. The policy change emerged from recommendations made by California’s Student Success Task Force, a 20-member committee established by Senator Carol Liu through Senate Bill 1143, tasked with identifying what factors contribute […]