Deukmejian Park celebrates re-opening

By Brandon HENSLEY The sign in front of the entrance on Markridge Road read, “Park Closed.” Except on this day, taped over the second word, there was a highlighter-green paper that read “Open.” And with that, the patchwork sign led up the long windy road to a place that’s also being put back together, slowly […]

CV Detectives arrest man for sexual assault and attempted murder

By Mary O’KEEFE Detectives from Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station arrested Armando Garcia, 51, from San Fernando about 8 a.m. Saturday morning for sexual assault and attempted murder. The suspect was a arrested a day after he allegedly beat and raped his 51-year-old victim and then abandoned her in Lopez Canyon. Garica knew the victim. According […]

Developer plays chicken with community over golf course

Last week I wrote about the Indian village of Wikangna, and how its assumed location was the current site of the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. That got me musing on the bad situation currently at the golf course. The developers that now own the golf course have been forced into a game of chicken with […]

A regal ending to league opener

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The summer Burbank basketball league kicked off Tuesday night with the Falcons, 8-4-0 league, faced off against the Simi Valley Royals. The Royals, who finished league 4-10-0, is traditionally one of the Falcons most worthy opponents. However, by the end of the first half with Crescenta Valley leading by 10 points, it […]

Here comes the 27th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

Oh boy! It’s time to get those “green” shopping sacks together. You are going to need them for all the loot you will find at this year’s Arts & Crafts Festival. Did you know there are going to be over 425 artists, craftsmen, food vendors, farmers and musicians there? Yes, this year every booth is […]

Striving to make our world better

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”         Anne Frank Congratulations to the Desi Geestman Foundation on its new office location at 2620 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta and a huge thank you to the foundation for all the good it does to improve the quality […]

Montrose/Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce: Remembering our veterans

Next week, the Montrose/Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Montrose Shopping Park, will be hosting a Memorial Day ceremony at our town Vietnam War memorial. Held from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. the Memorial Day event will be emceed by our very own treasurer Charles Beatty. While many people think of Memorial […]

Notes & Nods

Church offers night of food, jazz Light on the Corner Church is hosting A Night of Jazz – Old and New on Sunday, June 13. Beginning at 5:00 p.m. a sumptuous selection of hors d’ oeuvres will be served followed by some designer ice cream from Denmark catered by Paradis Ice Cream in Montrose. At […]

“Shrek Forever After” is a winner for entire family

By Charly SHELTON Shrek has had many misadventures over the nearly 10 years since the green ogre debuted from the then new animation department of Dreamworks SKG. He saved the princess, defeated the evil Lord Farquaad, married his princess-turned-ogre true love, then he was turned human, saved his princess again – this time from the […]

News from the LCWC

On May 19, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club presented a check for $1500 to Ron Farina, chapter executive officer of the Glendale Red Cross-Crescenta Valley, in recognition and thanks for the aid they supplied to the foothills area during the Station Fire and its aftermath in 2009 and 2010. This donation was made possible because […]