“Beauty is a form of genius – is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.” – Oscar Wilde, late 19th Century playwright Happy New Year! No […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Travis Scott is enjoying a few more days of his hometown holiday before heading back to U.S. Marine training in Hawaii. From there he doesn’t know where he will be sent but after two tours in Afghanistan he is ready for wherever they send him. Scott is a 2008 Crescenta Valley High […]
GRACE PERIOD OVER DMV customers have had a 30-day grace period from the date of registration expiration to pay the vehicle registration renewal. This grace period ended on Jan. 1. When an expired registration is now detected, law enforcement will be able to immediately cite the vehicle for Vehicle Code §4000(a)(1). BUSINESS WOMEN […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District continues to assess whether or not to close Crescenta Valley High School’s campus during the lunch periods, a matter which has generated months of discussion and deliberation. Incidents of student misbehavior, including drug arrests and car accidents, prompted the argument for rescinding Crescenta Valley High’s open lunch […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Drivers passing Crescenta Valley Park over the past month have noticed new construction in the northwest end of the parking lot. Rest easy, dog-lovers, the work is for you and your pet. After months of delays, the construction of L.A. County’s first owned and operated dog park broke ground Nov. 28. County […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This year Crescenta Valley and La Cañada high schools will again host the Every 15 Minutes program at their schools. Every two years the program is brought to the two local high schools. It begins with a selection of students to be role players in the program, which brings the reality of […]
The City of Glendale Commission on the Status of Women invites the community to nominate outstanding women and students to be honored at the Eighth Annual Jewels of Glendale Award Luncheon Thursday, May 10 at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. The Commission on the Status of Women is seeking nominations for the 2012 Jewels […]
The 2011-12 Winter Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown on drinking drivers has ended and resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from the Sobriety Checkpoints, Special Saturation Patrols and routine patrols in the Los Angeles County “Avoid the 100” DUI Campaign for the past 17 days. From 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16 through midnight on […]
Photos by Greg COOK Residents of Crescenta Valley got a heads up as to when the Tournament of Roses Parade was going to start when the B-2 Stealth Bomber flew overhead on its way to Pasadena. The City of La Cañada’s entry in the Rose Parade, “If Pigs Could Fly,” is shown on its way […]
Congressman David Dreier (R-CA) announced the names of his nominees to the United States Air Force, Military, Naval and Merchant Marine academies. “This is an outstanding group of young people,” Dreier said. “They would all provide exemplary service as military officers and make our country, state, and communities proud.” There were several local nominations including: […]