Glenoaks Elementary School, located at 2015 E. Glenoaks Blvd. in Glendale, is on lock down after a robbery occurred in the 300 block of Mt. Carmel in Glendale around 11:50 a.m. Police are patrolling the area, searching for suspects described as two male blacks, both armed, and have asked the school to be locked down […]
Family Continues Vigil Over Stricken Coach By Mary O’KEEFE Family members of Crescenta Valley High School softball coach Dan Berry continue to stand vigil at the coach’s hospital bedside after he went into cardiac arrest following a seizure-like activity on Oct. 11 at the high school, according to his daughter Jenny Berry Shaver. He was […]
Convicted Murderer of CVHS Student Closer to Parole By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, an Orange County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hearing found that Paul Crowder is suitable for parole. Crowder was sentenced in November 1991 to 15 years to life in state prison for second-degree murder of Crescenta Valley High School senior Berlyn Cosman. […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition held its first public meeting in a new format on Monday night at the La Crescenta Library. The coalition kept its members and local residents who chose to attend updated on the coalition’s recent activities, including the announcement that executive director David Marquez had […]
What’s Going On in Our Neighborhoods On Friday, I attended the ribbon cutting of the new corral that the Angeles National Golf Club had installed for equestrians wanting to gallop over for a meal. It’s quite beautiful and spacious, easily able to accommodate 15 or more horses. Also at the ribbon cutting were fellow members […]
“The pines were roaring on the height, The winds were moaning in the night. The fire was red, it flaming spread, The trees like torches blazed with light.” By J.J.R. Tolkien, from “Over the Misty Mont Cold” I doubt J. J. Tolkien was writing about Santa Ana winds or the resulting fires. Nevertheless, the words […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher Richard Engersbach is used to taking calls about everything from burglary to bear sightings but on Monday he received a call that covered a brand new area. At 10:55 a.m., Engersbach received a forwarded 911 call from a woman driving eastbound on Foothill Boulevard in La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “I am a cancer survivor.” Speaker Bob Kinzel (above) shared his story of survival with a group of Foothills Relay for Life supporters that gathered on Saturday night in Montrose. The night was a kick-off for the May event when teams walk the track at Clark Magnet High School for 24 hours. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY La Crescent residents and members of the Crescenta Valley Town Council are in support of a group purchasing the land atop Rosemont Avenue. During the council’s Land Use Committee meeting Oct. 13, the council agreed to support the push for the acquisition of the land by the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy (AFC), […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the first time, Glendale Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash and Glendale K-9s in the Park combined their fundraisers. Held at Verdugo Park on Saturday, the events filled the park with duck and dog lovers. For the seventh year, the Kiwanis organization created Lake Glendale at the park where ducks that had been […]