CRIME BLOTTER

Nov. 14 4900 block of  Hillard Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, a tankless water hearter and pedestal sink were stolen from a home under construction between Nov. 12-14. Nov. 13 4400 block of Oak Grove Drive in La Cañada, two televisions were broken and a wooden bench was damaged at La Cañada High School. It […]

Glendale PD Searching for Suspects in Morning Montrose Robbery

Glendale Police are searching for two or three African American men who are suspected of robbing a Montrose jewelry store this morning. According to a release by Glendale Police Depart., a suspect impersonating a Fed Ex delivery person entered a Montrose jewelry store in the 2200 block of  Honolulu Ave. at approximately 11:30 a.m. Saturday […]

Time To Reflect, Time To Prepare – Honoring our Veterans

By Mary O’KEEFE “Whereas the 11th of November 1918 marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed.” With those words the United States Congress […]

Ballots Cast and the Votes Counted for Council,Water Board

By Brandon HENSLEY and Jason KUROSU This past week saw changes and challenges for the Crescenta Valley Town Council and CV Water District. On Tuesday, in a neck and neck two-man race between current water board member Ken Putnam and former CVWD director Charles Beatty, Putnam emerged victorious, winning by 46 votes [526 votes for […]

Issue of Control Lingers over Float

By Ted Ayala The Glendale City Council removed control of the creative process for the city’s 2012 Rose Float from the beleaguered Rose Float Assn. during Tuesday’s council meeting. The Council’s move followed months of blistering criticism from animal rights activists concerning this year’s entry – a circus elephant – which, they claim, tacitly condones […]

from the desk of the publisher

Changes for the Holidays It’s already the second week of November – holy cow! One can’t help but think ahead to Thanksgiving taking place in just two weeks and on the heels of that is Christmas and all the wonderful things that entails. I’m eager to share some changes that are going to take place […]

Weather In The Foothills

“One need only think of the weather, in which case the prediction ever for a few days ahead is impossible.” – Albert Einstein If one of the greatest minds all time, Albert Einstein, was perplexed over weather predictions, is there a chance us “science-mortals” will ever get it right? Here was a man who formulated […]

IN Brief

Free Electronic Waste Recycling First Baptist Church La Crescenta is hosting its fifth free electronic waste collection event on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Electronic devices that can be collected include TVs, phones, tape players, photocopy machines, household batteries, computers, monitors,  printers, cords and other computer hardware. It will be safely […]

Learning Through Travel – St. Francis Student Shares Argentina Experience

By Agnes CONSTANTE Eight weeks in Argentina was all it took for Paul Dean’s perspective on the world to change. “[This trip] made me think I’m pretty small in the world, and I can affect how countries view each other,” said the St. Francis High School senior. And now, after having gone to South America, […]

Students Take Reins of Power – For a Day

By Jason KUROSU The conference room usually occupied by Glendale’s city officials hosted some additional company on Students in Government Day on Thursday, Nov. 3. Students from Crescenta Valley, Clark Magnet, Glendale and Hoover high schools took their seats around the conference room table, encircled by city officials. The students, most of which are members […]