ivy.hopper@gmail.com Ivy Hopper is a teen columnist who talks with authors and fans of books that are currently being read by today’s youth. This week she talks with vibes writer Amy Kathleen Ryan. Here’s an excerpt from vibes: “It isn’t easy being able to read minds – guys’ minds, especially. Gusty Peterson, the hottest boy […]
The Week in Review for Thanksgiving Thursday 2009 is now available. Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we debut a new segment for the podcast, show the NED Show, and we also have a sneak peek at the upcoming “The Princess and the Frog” from Disney. Hope you enjoy it! For web viewing without download, click here. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ten stroke patients at Glendale Adventist Medical Center received a higher than normal dosage of radiation during a specific CT procedure.The Los Angeles County of Public Health Department discovered the findings after they conducted an audit of the hospital’s CT protocols. It was found that these patients received about three to four […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Public Works and Caltrans have scheduled the reopening of Angeles Forest Highway and Angeles Crest Highway at the end of November. “We are planning to open the Angeles Forest Highway at 5 a.m. on Nov. 30,” said Bob Spencer, chief, public affairs, L.A. County Public Works. Patrick Chandler, spokesman […]
The installation of a new irrigation meter for The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints on Raymond Avenue ran into a snag on Tuesday evening, Nov. 17 when CV water district workers punctured an unmarked gas line. The project, supervised by CVWD Wastewater Supervisor Dennis Maxwell Jr. and Water Supervisor Bryan Jones, was stalled by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two separate vehicle accidents on the Foothill (210) Freeway claimed four lives on Sunday. The first accident occurred about 5 a.m. near the Sunland Boulevard exit on the Foothill freeway. “A 2007 GMC SUV traveling eastbound at the Sunland Boulevard exit, for yet unknown reasons, veered to the right onto a concrete […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California State Assemblymember Anthony Portantino took time out of his schedule to visit the classroom of Clark Magnet High School Advanced Placement Government history teacher Nick Doom last week. Doom invited Portantino to speak with his students about the reality of the political system. “We sent him a set of questions including […]
Nov. 19 4300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in La Crescenta, it appeared that someone attempted to enter a locked vehicle. Chrome trim on the driver’s and passenger side window was missing, from a Lexus overnight. 4800 block of Oakgrove Drive in Pasadena, Ara Badashian, 35, of Altadena was arrested after a JPL security police officer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Dealing with mud and drugs were the main topics at the November meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. Los Angeles County Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Martin was blunt in his assessment of what lies ahead for Crescenta Valley residents. “We don’t want to cry wolf but the fact is that […]
On Friday, Nov. 20, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Crescenta Valley Fire Safe Council were honored at Monte Vista Elementary School. Five hundred students, teachers and parents were present to honor these organizations for their work during the Station Fire earlier this year. Each organization was presented with a […]