By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Nine Cub Scouts from local elementary schools and one home schooled Scout visited the offices of the Crescenta Valley Weekly on Friday, March 26. The visitors were 7 year olds Diego Alvarez, Dessi Sieburth, Trenton Muraoka, Dylan Andre, Adam Martin, Jack Myers, Izaak Bailey, Logan Enslow, and 6 year olds Alexander James […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last weekend, after six weeks of designing and building, Crescenta Valley, Clark Magnet and La Cañada high schools’ robotic teams, with over 55 other teams, met on the competitive field. The weekend was part of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Los Angeles Regional competition held in Long […]
By Jim CHASE Even being the cold weather, dark clouds, rainstorm addict that I am, I admit to having a special appreciation for this time of year. Spring, especially after a winter that brought such impressive rains to the Southland, often takes my breath away, quite literally. Of course, I’m partially referring to the curtain […]
Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Coalition Community Forum A free drug and alcohol forum will be held on April 13 at Verdugo Hills Hospital 4th floor from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The topics of discussion will include Social Hosting: Drug & Alcohol Parties hosted by adults for children. A panel will discuss the laws […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently Crescenta Valley seniors were invited to an afternoon tea and stroll through a lovely Californian garden at Crescenta Valley Park. The tea was a celebration of the end of a long and at times very difficult journey that Girl Scout Nancy Au began many months ago. “I wanted to have a […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Last Wednesday a grim scene was on display on Ramdsdell Avenue, adjacent to Crescenta Valley High School, as students came across the bodies of their classmates mangled and motionless after a gruesome car wreck; onlookers shared mixed feelings as some laughed and others looked on silently during the Every 15 Minutes program. […]
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has received reports of more than twenty-five window smash vehicle burglaries since the beginning of 2010. Similar burglaries were also reported in the latter half of 2009. The suspects targeted locked vehicles with small valuables (purses, laptop computers, backpacks, etc.) left in plain view. Most of the burglaries occurred in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “A gateway environment.” That was how Glendale Police Chief Ron DePompa described Crescenta Valley and its drug and gang problem at Tuesday’s Glendale City Council meeting. With the use of a Power Point presentation De Pompa illustrated the correlation between crime and heroin and drug arrest. “Drug use is on the rise,” […]
By Mary O’Keefe Glendale police have investigated reports concerning a man taking pictures of children at Dunsmore Park last weekend. The 29-year-old man, according to police, is autistic and was working on a photography project. The man reportedly approached several children at the park. Parents had contacted the Glendale police and had begun to send […]
Concerns are raised that the large number of collected items may be the result of pharmaceutical companies disposing their outdated products. By Mary O’KEEFE In an effort to give residents a safe place to dispose unwanted prescription drugs as well as bio-hazardous used or new hypodermic needles and illegal drugs, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station […]