By Sue KILPATRICK “Listen! The wind is rising and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves.” — Humbert Wolfe, English poet 1926 Maybe not this week or next, but with historical certainty we can expect the Santa Ana winds to come blasting through the San Gabriel […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Did you know that the trees along Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta are only officially maintained by the Public Works Department of Los Angeles County for one year after planting? “From that point on the trees are on their own,” said Steve Pierce. About three weeks ago Pierce began calling friends and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley Water District customers will likely have their rates increased soon, and the Sept. 30 CV Town Council meeting was the place for residents to voice their concerns. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room, Dennis Erdman, general manager for CVWD, spoke to the audience and said an average increase of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Search and Rescue Team has been serving Crescenta Valley and the surrounding areas since 1947. They go through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Academy training in addition to the hours and hours of training they do as a team. The team responds to calls locally and all over the country. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Six days into the fall season Los Angeles set a record-breaking temperature of 113 degrees Fahrenheit. “That was an all time record for any day of the year since they began keeping record in 1877,” said Stuart Seto, weather specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oxnard.Seto added that La Crescenta […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY “Grab a bratwurst and join us!” is the invitation to the community extended by Oktoberfest Chairman Scott Trulik for this Saturday’s annual Oktoberfest taking place in the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue. From noon until 11 p.m. on Oct. 2, this family friendly event will feature games and rides for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council will be meeting tonight, Thursday, at 7 p.m. in the La Crescenta Library community room. The monthly meeting is normally on the third Thursday of the month however this month the date was changed due to a conflict with Crescenta Valley High School’s Back to School night. […]
By Sue KILPATRICK Late Breaking News: Unexpected rain, lightning and thunder comes to Crescenta Valley on Wednesday evening. Double rainbow at sunset spotted. “We’re having a heat wave…” — Irving Berlin 1933 – American composer As this week began, the influence of an early Fall heat wave was upon us. Stretching form San Francisco to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A local resident wants to warn neighbors of a new spider in town – the brown widow. La Crescenta resident Jay Eatherton had seen a news report on the brown widow spider invading California. The report noted the spider’s poisonous and painful bite. “I had heard of black widows but this was […]
Taking care of the trees on Foothill Boulevard On Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., community members will be watering and caring for trees along Foothill Blvd. (both north and south sides) from Briggs to Lowell avenues. This is a community project and is not part of any organization. Volunteers from the Crescenta Valley […]