These students are running and have their eyes on the marathon. By Mary O’KEEFE Neighbors around Crescenta Valley may have noticed an increase in foot traffic lately. Rosemont Middle School students can be seen running after school and early on Saturday mornings in preparation for the Los Angeles Marathon. The newly formed Rosemont PWR (Power […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In a series of community meetings, the Glendale Unified School District is informing the public of the reality of education in California and what that means to local schools. And what it means is staff reductions and more kids in classrooms. “We are going to be making reductions [in 2013-14],” said Eva […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Souplantation has opened in Glendale and as a way of introducing themselves to the area found a way to give back to the community. Recently the restaurant held a soft opening as a fundraiser in support of Glendale Arts. “The general manager came to us and said they were having their […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council’s Running the Foothills 5K Run/Walk was held on Sept.22. About 200 runners joined in to help support schools and the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. The run began on Rosemont Avenue in front of Two Strike Park and wove through neighborhood streets with runners crossing the finish […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School Instrumental Music Dept. powered through about 200 vehicles Sept. 22 during their car wash fundraiser. The musicians turned car wash experts for the day were able to clean so many cars thanks to teamwork and power washers. The line of cars began early in the morning and […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada will commemorate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi with its annual blessing of the animals at 10 a.m. on Oct. 7 on the church’s lawn. At the blessing of the animals, St. George’s will also be raising funds for a new habitat […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Community members had the chance to clean out their medicine cabinets of old prescription drugs and drop them off at several locations on Saturday. The Drug Take Back event was sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration and assisted by the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition. “The CVDAPC assisted in organizing, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Hundreds of students across Crescenta Valley took part in and showed support for International Walk to School Day on Wednesday. All local Glendale Unified School District schools participated and were supported by California Highway Patrol in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County/La Crescenta and Glendale police in the Glendale section. Members […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Suspects who smash windows and grab prescription drugs have hit several pharmacies in La Crescenta, Glendale and Burbank. Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help with any information concerning these burglaries. On Saturday at about 3 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies from the Crescenta Valley Station responded to Walgreens in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A tennis coach was arraigned Wednesday on several charges of lewd acts upon a child. He was arrested by Glendale police officers on Monday after the abuse was brought to their attention. Dale Kim, 46, of Northridge was arrested on Monday at the Scholl Canyon Sports Complex where he coached tennis. “He […]