“And now comes the calm mild day, as still such days will come, To call the squirrels and bee from out their winter home.” ~ William Cullen Bryant, American writer & editor of The New York Evening Post, 1794-1878 Phil saw his shadow – now what? This sleepy little groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pa. on Feb. […]
Relay For Life Captain Meeting The 12th Annual Foothills Relay For Life team captain meeting is Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at the office of J’s Maids, 3550 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. This year’s event will be held on May 12-13 at Clark Magnet High School. Please join us if you would like […]
By Ted AYALA The City of Glendale has drawn the line dividing coffee lovers in Montrose right down the middle of Ocean View Boulevard. According to a report released late last Thursday afternoon by the city, Glendale has approved the use of the property formerly occupied by Color Me Mine at 2884 Honolulu Ave. as […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Public Works has ordered the supplies and slated a June start date for construction on a flashing light crosswalk on Foothill Boulevard at Glenwood Avenue in La Crescenta. The crosswalk will be similar to the one on Foothill Boulevard at Cloud Avenue, near OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware). The construction […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Town Council and Crescenta Valley High School are teaming up to form a tutoring program, which they hope will utilize members of the community to tutor elementary school age children. Frank Beyt, a member of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and one of the chief organizers of the tutoring […]
By Charly SHELTON A Crescenta Valley original, Los Gringos Locos, has moved locations. Bent Hansen, Los Gringos Locos owner, asked for the community’s help in moving two blocks down to the new location in the Plaza de La Cañada, sharing the complex with stores like Vons and T.J.Maxx. From the original Los Gringos Locos location […]
Unanimous vote formally restores full school calendar for 2011-2012 The Glendale Unified School District board of education ratified an agreement between the district and the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) last night that formally does away with furlough days for the present school year and restores the full academic calendar. The board’s unanimous vote at its […]
Board of education calls for a review of the current “leaving school grounds” policy at year-end. By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Unified School District board of education met Tuesday evening to discuss the current policy on students leaving school grounds, an issue that especially pertains to Crescenta Valley High School students and the school’s recent […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen for hacking into the computers of NASA at Jet Propulsion Laborator in an attack that caused more than $500,000 in damage. Robert Butyka, who used the moniker “Iceman,” 25, of Cluj-Napoca, Romania was indicted Monday on charges of hacking into 25 NASA computers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives from the Crescenta Valley station are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in two separate theft incidents. On Jan. 30, a man, described as a white male about 19 to 20 years old, with black hair and 5’8” to 5’9” tall, wearing a black […]