Desi Geestman Foundation event is a warm, fuzzy affair – like a cozy pair of pajamas. By Mary O’KEEFE For 15 years the Desi Geestman Foundation has been supporting kids diagnosed with cancer as well as supporting their families. On Saturday the foundation held one of its favorite and most popular events. It was not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Bejar is collecting toys in the Crescenta Valley area for local families in need. CHiPs for Kids is a toy drive program that collects toys for under-served kids from the area that the Altadena CHP office covers. “These are local families,” Bejar said. This year he has […]
By Charly Shelton and Mary O’KEEFE Congressman Adam Schiff was at Caltech on Monday to announce that Congress has included $5 million in a FY 2015 funding bill, also known as the CROmnibus, for a west coast earthquake early warning system. Schiff and Senator Dianne Feinstein worked together to get the funding secured and, although […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An elderly driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and drove into a storefront in the 2800 block of Honolulu Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Ani Simonian, president and CEO of American Savings, was sitting at her desk in the front office of her building. Her mother was sitting across from her when […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The holiday celebration that kicked off on Nov. 28 with Montrose’s “White Friday” and annual tree lighting ceremony continues on Honolulu Avenue until Christmas with the Montrose Shopping Park Association’s gifts to the community of free rides on a horse drawn carriage, Santa strolling along the avenue and live music. White Friday […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As Santa traveled down Honolulu Avenue in a Glendale fire engine waving to the last little child on the route, the 38th Annual Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade on Saturday night came to an end as parade goers slowly left Honolulu Avenue. On their heels was an army of volunteers shifting focus from organizing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents will see rain and wind over the weekend, with wind gusts in the mountains up to 70 miles per hour and snow levels possibly dipping to 5,000 feet. The rain will begin lightly today with the peak of the storm arriving early Friday morning. “You could see two to […]
A long-standing pine tree in a local neighborhood cracks “like a wishbone.” By Mary O’KEEFE Part of a giant Stone pine tree that had towered over a neighborhood for more than 80 years crashed onto that neighborhood street, when the soil from recent rains became saturated. “I was sitting in my chair watching the news […]
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. – Mohandas Gandhi By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays are a time to share with one’s family and for many that family includes pets. On Saturday, Dr. James “JD” Speas, owner of Crescenta Cañada Pet Hospital, continued […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Billy’s Board Shop is changing hands. The board shop has been in Montrose since 1976 and will continue to maintain its loyalty to all things skater while expanding its reach to appeal to everyone in the family … skaters and beyond. Former owner Tim Shepard sold Billy’s Board Shop to Christian and […]