FMCS Called in to Assist in Negotiations

The United Food and Commercial Workers, the union that covers grocery store employees at Ralphs, Albertsons and Vons, has asked the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to assist in their contract negotiations. The FMCS was established in 1947 and has provided mediation and arbitration services to industry, our communities and government agencies worldwide, according to […]

Community Celebrates Armenian Festival

By Jason KUROSU Glendale’s chapter of the Armenian Relief Society held its 10th annual Armenian Festival at the Glendale Civic Auditorium last weekend, transforming it into an exhibition and celebration of all aspects of Armenian culture. The festival also marked the 100th anniversary of the society as a whole, the humanitarian organization being originally founded […]

GAO Joins in Station Fire Meeting

By Mary O’KEEFE Congressman Adam Schiff held a meeting on April 28 for residents affected by the 2009 Station Fire, members of the U.S. Forest Service and a representative from Government Accountability Office. Schiff has maintained a consistent line of questioning concerning the first few hours of the Station Fire and the resulting tragic results. […]

Taking Drugs Back

By Brandon HENSLEY Last Saturday people from all over the Crescenta Valley participated in a National Take-Back Initiative of disposing unused or expired prescription drugs. Two local sites, the CV Sheriff’s Station and CVS Pharmacy on Verdugo Road, were set up and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with boxes available to dispose of the […]

CRIME BLOTTER

April 30 4400 block of Cornishon Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, several items were stolen from the unlock locker room at Lanterman Auditorium. Three people had items stolen that were stored in the locker room. An iPad, iPhone and wallet were stolen between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. April 29 Lasheart Drive and Foothill Boulevard […]

Will You Be Ready?

By Jason KUROSU The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which claimed the lives of nearly 15,000 people and left many more homeless, begs the question of whether the rest of us would be prepared for a similar disaster. “If a big disaster hits, like an earthquake, flood or fire, the emergency response system will […]

Murder Suspect Found After Long Search

The body of a man found in Chantry Flats has been identified as Kevin Wolfe Pochter, 55, of Huntington Beach. A handgun was found nearby. Several divisions of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department including Special Enforcement Bureau, Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station personnel and Montrose Search and Rescue, had been searching in the San Gabriel […]

WILLIAM WEBER TO PRESENT ANNUAL LES TUPPER COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS

La Canada Flintridge resident William J. Weber, Special Assistant to the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will present the annual Les Tupper Community Service Awards on Monday, May 9, in JPL’s von Karman Auditorium.  All residents are invited to this annual event sponsored by the La Canada Flintridge Coordinating Council. Dr. Weber will give […]

CALENDAR this

LAUGH YOU’RE A$$ OFF AT ALEX Dana Carvey, Billy Gardell, Kevin Nealon and Christopher Titus headline “Laugh You’re A$$ Off, Save The World,” an evening of hilarious and clean comedy benefiting abused and at-risk children at Olive Crest, on Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m. at the Alex Theatre in Glendale.  Jillian Barberie from Good […]

Suspect in Custody

A suspect is in custody after Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s responded to a call of  person screaming in the apartments near the 3044 block of Fairesta Boulevard. Sheriffs contacted the suspect who was uncooperative. He entered an apartment. It became a barricade situation, said the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s watch sergeant. Sheriffs were able to get the […]