EVENING WITH THE STARS CELEBRITY GALA COMING UP The Desi Geestman Foundation is hosting the 7th Annual Evening with the Stars Celebrity Gala, a star-studded gala where fans get to dine, meet and mingle with their favorite daytime celebrities. Tickets are $100 and all proceeds benefit the Desi Geestman Foundation. The event takes place on […]
Most GUSD schools garnered above average API and AYP scores. By Rachel KANE California’s 2010 Academic Performance Index scores released Monday showed Crescenta Valley schools to be performing at or in some cases well above state standards. These yearly reports measure and keep track of California schools’ academic improvements and progress throughout the year. Scores […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station is looking for a few good teens to join the Sheriffs Explorer group. Explorers are teens who do not necessarily want a career in law enforcement but find value in self-discipline and challenging themselves. Once recruits are accepted they must go through an 18 week training session […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Volunteers Rummage Sale was a success, said Deputy Jorge Valdivia. Although the total has yet to be tallied Valdivia said the sales were better than expected. The sale began at 7 a.m. last Saturday and had a line of shoppers that stretched a block up the sidewalk […]
• On Saturday at 11:05 a.m. an accident involving two vehicles closed two westbound lanes of the Foothill (210) freeway slowing traffic for about 45 minutes. The accident occurred just west of the Lowell Avenue exit when a vehicle driven by a 43-year-old Sylmar woman stalled in the number two lane. Another vehicle driven by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Law enforcement is continuing its investigation into the Bank of America robbery that occurred on Sept. 9. At 12:50 p.m., a man described as Hispanic in his 30s entered the BofA in the 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard and presented a teller with a note demanding money. She complied and the man […]
September 13 100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, tools were stolen from the exterior of the auditorium at La Cañada High School sometime between Sept. 9 and 13. September 12 100 block of Foothill Boulevard and La Cañada, copper piping was cut and stolen along with four valves from the exterior of […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”” — Jacques Yves Cousteau The Pacific Ocean, blue whales and hurricanes – there is a connection here. Along our coast the cold California current flows. Sounds refreshing after our Labor Day weekend heat wave when temperatures reached […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are warning residents to be aware of their surroundings after several homes have been burglarized in the area. Homes on Mayfield Avenue, Parasio Way and Markridge Road have reported being burglarized or attempted to be burglarized in the past few weeks. In at least two of the […]
Sept. 6 Kagel Canyon Road in Lake View Terrace, a 19-year-old Panorama City woman and a 20-year-old Sylmar man were arrested on suspicion of possession of narcotics and possession of narcotics for sale after the vehicle they were traveling in was stopped by deputies. The man was also charged with possession of a firearm in […]