Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies from Crescenta Valley and Altadena stations trained on Tuesday for a scenario that would be a parent’s worse nightmare — a student entered a school with a gun. Although it was just a training exercise, every effort was made to create an atmosphere similar to a real emergency including creating […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Honolulu Avenue transformed into an outdoor art gallery on Saturday at the 2009 Art Walk, sponsored by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. This was the last artwalk in the series of three; the first on May 2 and the second on July 11. The event provides a forum for artists from […]
Safety agencies throughout southern California helped to keep the area safe. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY During the recent Station fire, support personnel came from all over Southern California to help keep the foothills community secure not only from the fires but from possible looters. One station that was represented was that of Norwalk. Sgt. Andrew Thompson […]
Romantic period focus of music class Dr. Ted Stern, professor of music at Glendale Community College, will be conducting off-campus music appreciation classes for adults in the community. This ongoing series is for musicians and non-musicians alike. This semester will cover the Romantic period and the early 20th century. Dr. Stern weaves music examples with […]
What an exciting week last week was, culminating with the distribution of the inaugural issue of the Crescenta Valley Weekly. It was a crazy night as we prepared that first issue as reporter Mary, designer Luci and I crowded around Mary’s kitchen table working. And a late night, too – or should I say early […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Now that the smoke has cleared, it is time for Crescenta Valley residents to begin cleaning up from the dust and ash that seems to cover every inch of surface. Owner operator of Paul’s Professional Window Washing, Paul Dutton said that the calls for his service are beginning to come in as […]
By Charles COOPER The environmental impact report for the housing project proposed for the Verdugo Hills Golf Course is now in the process of being finalized, according to a city planning official. The solicitation of comments during the draft process ended Aug. 19 with more than 250 letters submitted along with public testimony, according to […]
The ringing of the school bells throughout the Crescenta Valley signaled not only the beginning of a new school year, but also traffic woes as seen here at the onramp to the 210 freeway at La Crescenta Avenue on Thursday morning. When the meters were first turned on at the end of the last school […]
It may be a bumpy road ahead for travelers of the 2600 block of Orange Avenue as the Crescenta Valley Town Council ponders recommending the installation of speed bumps in front of Monte Vista Elementary School. The speed bumps were the major topic of discussion at the most recent CV Town Council meeting held on […]
The stress of evacuation was not centered on humans alone but pets felt the intensity of the situation as well. Rosie, a pregnant Chihuahua, had been in her cage during several days of being evacuated from her La Crescenta home. She went into labor while visiting the Red Cross Shelter at Crescenta Valley High School.