Brandon HENSLEY The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 288 held a barbecue last Saturday in hopes of bringing together older veterans with newer ones. The barbecue brought a modest number to the event, which was held in the parking lot of the Post on La Crescenta Avenue. The man mainly responsible for the barbecue was […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition – CVDAPC – is in the process of “rebooting” the organization, which is approaching its third anniversary. To help better define its goals and reconnect with its sector partners, CVDAPC hosted a morning brainstorming session in the community room at Verdugo Hills Hospital on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The lights along the crosswalk at Foothill Boulevard and Glenwood Avenue are in place and ready to help keep safer those who make the dash across the boulevard. The crosswalk is used often by Crescenta Valley High School students when they walk to and from school. Foothill Boulevard is a busy thoroughfare […]
By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education met Tuesday to discuss updates to the Measure S projects and continue discussion about the district’s 2012-13 budget. Eva Lueck, GUSD chief business and financial officer, presented updates to Measure S projects, including a detailed schematic for the $23.4 million rebuild of the College […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A resident in the Pinecrest area wants to warn neighbors that mountain lions have been sighted in the area. “I woke up [on June 6] to see a mountain lion taking down [what appeared to be] a deer in my backyard,” said Rebecca Harvey. Harvey lives on Timberlake Drive. A portion of […]
June 12 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, an employee reported that a man entered the Orchard Supplied Hardware (OSH) and asked her if he could look at the knives that were in a locked case. She showed the man the knives, he chose one and asked if he could pay for it […]
By Ted AYALA If one word could summarize the feeling left in the wake of the Glendale City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, “uncertainty” was definitely it. It was a word that City Manager Scott Ochoa seized upon to describe what looms forth for the city at the end of its process to review the budget […]
After almost three years, the safety concrete barriers are outward bound. By Jason KUROSU The 2009 Station Fire did not just devastate with flames but the newly burned hillsides presented an ongoing threat of mudslides during the rainy season. The fire burned more than 160,000 acres, destroying much of the vegetation in the foothills, which […]
By Jason KUROSU Because earthquakes continue to weigh heavily on the minds of Southern Californians, the Crescenta Valley Fire Safe Council is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Expo focusing on earthquakes on Saturday, June 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will provide the public with information on what to do in preparation for […]
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