The first year without Linda

The first year without Linda

By Mary O’KEEFE For years Crescenta Valley High School and Linda Evans has been synonymous.  First she was a student, then a graduate, of CVHS. She was there when The Doors performed at the high school. She later returned as a teacher and then principal. On the first day of school Evans, walkie-talkie in hand, […]

City WRAP

Council approves Rockhaven well The City Council Tuesday approved drilling an exploratory well at the northwest corner of the Rockhaven property in the 2700 block of Honolulu Avenue. Testing has indicated the water flow from the well could be significant in meeting city needs. At 9.5 gallons per minute, the well could produce more than […]

Keep informed by Sheriff’s Station

Keep informed by Sheriff’s Station

By Mary O’KEEFE Capt. David Silversparre took the opportunity of National Night Out on Tuesday to announce the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s new phone notification system called “nixle.” “This system provides information directly from the sheriff’s [specific] geographic area,” Silversparre said. The system will disperse information either to an individual’s email account or to a […]

GUSD and GTA on hold

GUSD and GTA on hold

By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District and Glendale Teachers Union remain in a holding pattern as they await the results from the fact finding report expected by Aug. 15. At the July 27 GUSD school board meeting Assistant Superintendent John Garcia ran through a Power Point presentation to help clarify the time line […]

obituaries: Shermer, Wolff

obituaries: Shermer, Wolff

Betty Margaret Shermer Betty Margaret Shermer, 85, passed away on Aug. 3 at an Altadena care home. She was born in Baltimore, Md. and lived in La Crescenta for over 60 years. An office manager of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce for many years, she also worked at the Glendale Chamber of Commerce followed […]

Schiff offers statement on new information surrounding Station Fire response

Washington, DC – Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following statement: “This afternoon, I was informed by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that the Forest Service had taped calls either to or from the Forest Service dispatch center over a lengthy period of time, which included the Station Fire. The Secretary had just been made aware […]

Crime blotter

August 2 4800 block of Hill Street in La Cañada two motorcycles were stolen from a locked garage between 10 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. 3500 block of Foothill Boulevard in Glendale, a 31-year-old La Crescenta man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a narcotic after officers stopped him driving on Foothill Boulevard. Officers allegedly […]

The strength of moving forward

“Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor.” They say that if a shark stops swimming it dies. So they swim – and so should you. […]

CALENDAR this

JAZZ CONCERTS, HORTICULTURIST AT DESCANSO GARDENS Kristin Korb is performing tonight, July 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Descanso Gardens. Descanso presents “The Evolution of American Jazz” concert series with some of SoCal’s finest jazz artists. Korb plays “California cool” jazz. Picnics and blankets welcomed. Free with Gardens admission: $8 adults, $6 senior/students and […]