Grab a Dauber – It’s Time for Bingo

Grab a Dauber – It’s Time for Bingo

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, bingo daubers will be at the ready as the second annual bingo night sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars gets underway. The event is held inside Healy Hall at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montrose. This is the second year organizers have held a bingo night […]

Welcoming Students During Back to School Week

Welcoming Students During Back to School Week

By Mary O’KEEFE Students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. At elementary schools across Crescenta Valley, kindergartners all had one thing in common: excited, nervous and sometimes tearful parents. “At our kindergarten tea, I asked who was having a harder time [with the first days of school] – the […]

Getting a SMAP Mission Update

Getting a SMAP Mission Update

NASA administrator Charles Bolden toured JPL clean room in anticipation of the year of Earth science. By Mary O’KEEFE and Molly SHELTON On Monday, NASA administrator Charles Bolden visited Jet Propulsion Laboratory to see the progress of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission that will be launched in 2014. “It’s the year of Earth […]

Welcoming A New Area Commander

Welcoming A New Area Commander

By Mary O’KEEFE There is a new north area commander for the far north area of Glendale. Lt. Lola Abrahamian is introducing herself to local organizations and getting used to her new role. Abrahamian took an unusual path to police work. For 14 years she had worked as a reproductive biologist. “I worked as an […]

Big Rigs on CVTC Agenda

Big Rigs on CVTC Agenda

By Mary O’KEEFE The issue of big rigs parked on the overpasses and throughout the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County La Crescenta will be discussed at tonight’s Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and is held at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta in the […]

Local Day Care Facility Owner Arrested

Local Day Care Facility Owner Arrested

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police responded early Wednesday morning to a residential day care in the 3200 block of Orange Avenue after receiving a report of child endangerment. The parents had picked up their child from the north Glendale in-home day care late afternoon on Tuesday when they became concerned about their baby’s condition. They […]

PTSA Reaches Out

PTSA Reaches Out

By Lisa DUPUY Crescenta Valley High School PTSA took its theme of “A Culture of Caring” to the school’s quad this week serving up free lemonade to students in line for schedules and textbooks. Over 30 gallons of pink and yellow lemonade were dispensed to grateful students, parents and school staff. Nancy Leum, PTSA board […]

Runners Found at All Comers Meet

Runners Found at All Comers Meet

Crescenta Valley High School cross country hosted its third and last Community All Comers Meet for the summer. “It is a 2K and 5K. [Students], siblings, parents and alums [of CVHS] are welcomed to run,” said Dennis Oliver, assistant coach. The race is not only for those in the CV area. “Burbank [High School] was […]

West Nile Virus Case in Sunland

By Mary O’KEEFE The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has confirmed a case of West Nile Virus discovered in the Sunland Park area. “I can tell you every year the valley lights up with [West Nile Virus cases],” said Truc Dever, director of community affairs for the Greater L.A. County Vector Control District. […]

Neighbors Meeting Neighbors in the Foothills

Neighbors Meeting Neighbors  in the Foothills

By Michael J. ARVIZU, Leonard COUTIN, Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE At its foundation, National Night Out turns back time to the cop-on-the-beat era when law enforcement and firefighters knew the local businesses and neighbors. NNO also tries to bring back the philosophy of neighbors helping neighbors. Although logical and altruistic, this concept had been […]