By Mary O’KEEFE A 13-year-old La Crescenta girl was the victim of a hit-and-run accident on Ramsdell Avenue just north of Foothill Boulevard on June 1 at 8:45 p.m. The young girl was crossing east to west on Ramsdell Avenue about 400 feet north of Foothill Boulevard when a dark colored SUV driving southbound hit […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale City Councilmember John Drayman has received a letter from the city to comply with an inspection of his recently remodeled condominium. Drayman’s condo had suffered water damage when a pipe inside a wall busted. Part of the repairs was the responsibility of the homeowner’s association and part by Drayman. Since […]
Chase’s Column is “Ride” On I enjoyed Jim Chase’s “Riders on the Storm” piece in the May 26 edition, extolling the virtues and rewards of bicycling. Yes! What a terrific activity – for all ages! I was wondering if folks in the Crescenta Valley, particularly high school students, are aware that among the many team […]
Our world is a place of many wonders – a baby’s birth, a bird in flight, the grandeur of snow-covered mountains, Donald Trump’s hair. Here are some of my personal wonders of late: I wonder … why pants with two legs are called a “pair” and eyeglasses with two lenses are a “pair,” but a […]
I joined the throngs of sightseers last weekend in taking advantage of the long-delayed opening of the Angeles Crest Highway. I’m always impressed with the nearly vertical rock faces the roadway cuts through and I often think about what a colossal task it must have been to build the road in the ’30s, ’40s and […]
Senior Reflections Planned at CVHS Crescenta Valley High School Senior Reflections for the Class of 2011 will take place Sunday, June 12 at 4 p.m. in the CVHS Auditorium. Senior Reflections is one of the most memorable of all the graduation activities. The program is created by senior students and their class officers and is […]
By Brandon HENSLEY So this hot-shot science student walks into Orenda Tuason’s classroom at Crescenta Valley High one afternoon and it immediately becomes a family atmosphere. The student at first turns a chair around to sit in it like A.C. Slater in “Saved by the Bell.” Tuason has none of that that and scolds him […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fremont Elementary School Field Day had students hopping like frogs, hula hooping and racing in a water brigade. Principal Christin Walley pulled from her physical education background and organized a day of health and fitness. In addition to the many races that challenged the students’ endurance and teamwork were health stations. Glendale […]
The 2011 prom for Crescenta Valley High School was held on May 28 at the Globe Theatre on the back lot of Universal Studios. Over 525 prom tickets were sold and attendees enjoyed a full evening of dancing and dining. Many arrived in limos and party buses, dressed in gowns and tuxedos. A highlight of […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Dunsmore Elementary school was turned into a carnival Friday, complete with a bounce house, carnival games, a dunk tank and prizes. The theme was a circus. Students used tickets to play different games including one game where kids could win a fish from the Fish Cove by getting a ping pong ball […]