By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Crescenta Valley woke to mud and debris this Saturday morning as ongoing rain overnight resulted in mud and debris being carried down our local streets. The National Weather Service extended a flash flood warning in effect until 12:15 p.m. and reported some rates of rainfall are estimated at being over one […]
By Mary O’Keefe Crescenta Valley is being hit with a second rainstorm today, Saturday that is expected to last through this evening. A flash flood warning for the Station Fire area is in affect until 5:15 a.m. Saturday, said Curt Kaplan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “In some areas near the Station Fire the […]
Here is the week in review podcast for February 4th, 2010. We decided to dedicate a whole podcast episode to the La Crescenta Library official opening. Hope you enjoy. To view on the web, click here. To view and download on iTunes, click here.
By Shana LiVIGNI Statements of belief: “Lutherans believe in the Triune God. God created and loves all of creation – the earth and the seas and all of the world’s inhabitants. We believe that God’s Son, Jesus Christ, transforms lives through his death on the cross and his new life, and we trust that God’s […]
By Susan JAMES “The Last Station,” written and directed by Michael Hoffman, is a pip of a movie about the power struggle between Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer), his wife of 48 years Sofiya (Helen Mirren) and the unctuous Vladimir Chertkov, played with convincing cunning by Paul Giametti. Channeling the 1968 classic, “The Lion […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary School students, many of whom were evacuated from their homes last week, were still able to dance and sing their way through Camelot on Saturday, Jan. 23 as they staged a musical theatre production of “King Arthur’s Quest” in partnership with the Missoula Children’s Theatre Program. With only one week to rehearse […]
My Thoughts, exactly » Jim Chase If you’ve seen a friendly, middle-aged guy around town the past week or two with a ginormous grin stretching from ear to ear, that would most likely be me. Why? Because it has been raining, of course. A lot. And as my wife, kids, relatives, neighbors, UPS driver, people […]
Club helps more than moms; projects benefit those in need By Shana LiVIGNI Families piled out of SUVs last Saturday afternoon, loaded their toddlers into strollers, then made their way into the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church. The church was the site of the 3rd Annual Pre-School Expo, sponsored by the MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) […]
By Mary O’Keefe A vehicle traveling southwest down Waltonia Drive about 3 a.m. on Wednesday crashed into a car that was parked on the street in the 1900 block with enough force to slam the car into a utility pole, then shoving it into the front yard of the car’s owner. The vehicle was then […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a wild and wet week for Crescenta Valley residents. Whether above or below Foothill Boulevard the result is the same – we are wet. The rain is expected to continue today, heavy at times. Mandatory evacuations are still in force in the areas affected by the Station Fire and […]