By Mary O’KEEFE Last weekend the skies opened up and rain fell – hard – throughout the Crescenta Valley and Southern California. And whom can one thank for the much-needed rain in the drought-strained state? Dolores. “[Sunday’s rains were] remnants from a tropical storm system,” said Robert Munroe, meteorologist from the National Weather Service. Hurricane […]
By Mary O’KEEFE About 7,000 athletes from all over the world will be heading for Los Angeles next week to participate in the Special Olympics World Games 2015. About 2,000 coaches will join the athletes who represent 165 countries. The 2015 Special Olympics World Games is from July 25 to Aug. 2 and will be […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Nothing is free,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Matejka from Crescenta Valley Station. He was speaking last week at the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada A.M. about scams and identity theft. Matejka warned those in attendance to be cautious of offers that provide services or items for free; all they […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Avery special motorcycle trip is being planned for July 27 from Southern California to Sturgis, South Dakota. Organizers hope the inaugural Veterans Charity “Ride to Sturgis” is the beginning of a tradition that will give veterans a chance to feel the freedom of the road and to bond again as a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A meeting regarding the search for a new Glendale Unified School District superintendent was held at Crescenta Valley High School on July 9 at MacDonald Auditorium. The audience was small, about a dozen people, but those who were there shared their opinions on what qualities they would like to see in a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Early Rodders, a gathering of classic cars, and Century 21 Crest are celebrating summer nights with a car show every Tuesday. The cars are parked along the lot to the west of the real estate location at 4005 Foothill Blvd. at Lowell Avenue. This is the second year Early Rodders have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a small fire in a campground near Newcomb’s Ranch in the Angeles National Forest on Monday. A call from people at the campground came into the U.S. Forest Service fire station at 7:06 a.m., said Nathan Judy, U.S. Forest Service spokesman. […]
Cowboy Church service was held at the Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta on Sunday. The annual service was the idea of Rev. Beverly Craig who wanted to share with her congregation her love of the romantic era of the cowboy while honoring America. Craig was born and raised in Nebraska with memories of being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 14th Annual Montrose Car Show on Sunday offered so many varieties of cars they would boggle even Henry Ford’s mind. There were vehicles from all eras, from the early 1920s to the modern Tesla. The day was a perfect temperature with a cool morning and not terribly hot afternoon drawing thousands […]
By Charly SHELTON and Mary O’KEEFE For those who attended the annual Crescenta Valley Fireworks display on July 4 at La Crescenta Elementary, there was a bit of a disconnect between the music, the sky and the audience. Music played in bits and pieces, fireworks went off out-of-sync and sometimes not at all. Many were […]