By Mary O’KEEFE The nation’s birthday was celebrated in style on July 4 thanks to the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association and community support. About 5,000 people came to La Crescenta Elementary school to eat cotton candy, pizza and tacos, ride carnival rides and meet up with friends and family as they waited for the fireworks […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association is preparing for a grand Fourth of July celebration. A meeting with members of the association was held this week at the location of the event, La Crescenta Elementary School. “This is a 100% volunteer community based event,” said Chris Waldheim, president of the association. […]
By Odalis A. SUAREZ As the fourth of July approaches this weekend, be sure to consider how the snap, crackle, and pop can affect your furry critters at home. Veterinarian Dr. James Speas from Crescenta-Cañada Pet Hospital gives pet owners a few tips to assure your pet stays calm and safe that night. Medicinal Remedies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On June 26 at 4:40 a.m. a bear was sighted strolling near Pennsylvania Avenue about a mile above Foothill Boulevard. This bear sighting adds to others that occurred last week. Residents in the foothills of Crescenta Valley have reported bear sightings late in the evening of June 22 and early morning June […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Plans for two new construction projects on Foothill Boulevard are ongoing, and even some dissenting community opinions are not going to stop it. Group Arch, an L.A.-based architecture company, showed plans for a new retail/office complex at the CV Town Council meeting June 17. The design, which will be located on the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Citizens Business Bank in the 800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada was robbed about noon on Friday. A man entered the bank and presented a teller with a note demanding cash, said Sgt. Ray Harley. The teller complied and the man exited the building. A dye pack that was concealed […]
By Mary O’Keefe and Robin Goldsworthy A Monte Vista kindergartener has died after a vehicle being pursued by Los Angeles Police Department officers on Thursday night struck her. The pursuit began about 6:30 p.m. after police witnessed a drug deal at Foothill and Van Nuys boulevards, said Officer April Harding, an LAPD spokeswoman. Three suspects […]
By Shari EMAMI The Desi Geestman Foundation held its ribbon cutting event at its new location on May 22. The ribbon cutting was from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and was attended by over 60 people. Some of the guest speakers included CV honorary mayor Steve Pierce, CV Chamber of Commerce president Jean Maluccio and […]
The La Crescenta-based AAU basketball organization Full Force sent its 12-year-old team and one 14-year-old team to the Swoosh Division 2 Basketball Tournament May 22-23. Over 60 teams participated in the contest, which drew opponents from as far as San Diego. By the end of the weekend, both local teams took home second place trophies. […]
» Jim Chase Our daughter and son-in-law will be having their first baby just about one month from today. Although it will be our fourth grandchild, it will be the first to live within an easy drive from us. You see, our other three grand-munchkins live heart-wrenchingly far away in Hawaii. My wife and I […]