By Mary O’KEEFE The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) out of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station held a training drill recently at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. CERT trains community members in disaster preparedness in order to have an organized response in emergency situations. Coordinators Paul and Lisa Dutton taught the class how to respond […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was “food, friends and fun” at American Legion Post 288 on Saturday when the vets hosted their annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner. The night was filled with Irish music thanks to kids from the Crescenta Valley High School Charismatics acapella group. Though the entire choir could not attend two members, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Today is St. Patrick’s Day and although it is often thought of a time to party the Irish way, the foundation of the day is to honor and remember a man who was non-judgmental and made certain that everyone was always invited to the table. Los Angeles Country Sheriff Jim McDonnell is […]
Love was in the air on Sunday and shared with the community. By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Harvest Market was the backdrop for a creative and romantic scene on Sunday. “We come here a lot on Sundays,” said Artur Kasabyan, 26, referring to himself and girlfriend Narine Mnatskaian, 25. “We love the Harvest Market. This […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week’s decision by the Glendale City Planning Commission to deny the Starbucks Company implementation of its Evenings program in the Montrose Starbucks location is not exactly set in stone – yet. “The Planning Commission needs to make a motion on the findings,” said Milica Toledo of the City of Glendale Planning […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Crescenta Valley High School will host a discussion on the Glendale Unified School District’s transition from an “at-large” election to a “trustee area” election on March 16 in MacDonald Auditorium located in the 4400 block of Ramsdell Avenue in La Crescenta at 6 p.m. In the past a requirement […]
By Charly SHELTON The Crescenta Valley High School Falkon Robotics Team 589 will be competing this weekend in a battle of the bots! The annual FIRST Robotics competition is being held this weekend at the Long Beach Convention Center Arena. The competition pits high school teams against each other in a game played by the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Foothill Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue are the main thoroughfares in the community of Crescenta Valley. There are buildings that have been along the roadways for years, like the 1920s stone church St. Luke’s of the Mountains, and buildings that have been torn down, remodeled and reworked. It’s interesting sometimes to look at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School PTSA celebrated Founders’ Day with the theme “Grow, Thrive and Flourish.” The event was held at the school’s cafeteria on Feb. 29 and highlighted people in the community who support students. PTSA received many submissions for honorary service awardees. Submissions came from teachers, parents and students. Lt. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CV Alliance announced on Friday that it will be transferring the organization to the YMCA of the Foothills. It was about eight years ago that a group of concerned residents from the Crescenta Valley, led by then-Glendale Community Police Officer Matt Zakarian and parent Susan Dubin, began the conversation on drug abuse […]