GUSD Tackles Solar Panel Concerns

GUSD Tackles Solar Panel Concerns

Residents attend meetings at two local schools to voice their opinion of solar project. By Ted AYALA and Mary O’KEEFE Residents in La Crescenta and Montrose have been rallying to arms the past month, joining together against the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) in outcry over the district’s plan to install solar panels at seven […]

A Lot of Help Rolled into Burrito Breakfast

A host of youth clubs has joined forces to help children close to home and internationally. By Mary O’KEEFE The CV High School Key Club, the Academy of Science and Medicine and the Rosemont Middle School Camp Firework are hosting a Grande Burrito Breakfast fundraiser. Also partnering with the students is The Foundation for International […]

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By Mary O’Keefe The search for missing hiker Ertug Ergun, 33, involved Los Angeles Search Dogs, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Mounted Search and Rescue, LASD Air 5 and search and rescue teams from Antelope Valley, Sierra Madre, Santa Clarita and our own Montrose Search and Rescue. They spent hours searching in dense vegetation on […]

Flags Fly Powered by Strength of Community

Congressman just one of several community leaders who replaced stolen flags. By Mary O’KEEFE Flags that represent the diverse Crescenta Valley community once again fly at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church thanks to Congressman Adam Schiff, a generous congregation and a supportive community. “The flags are a symbol of the heritage of this […]

Missing Man Described as a ‘Private Guy’

By Mary O’KEEFE For over a week, search and rescue teams from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. have been covering hundreds of miles of Angeles National Forest on foot, horseback, off-road vehicles and by air, all in search of missing hiker Ertug Ergun. Ergun, 33, is from Turkey but has lived in Bakersfield for about […]

Brief Court Appearance by Drayman

By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale city councilman John Drayman was in Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday morning for about 20 minutes to determine where both sides were in the case of embezzlement levied against him and to determine an estimated time of a trial date. The last time Drayman was in court, the Grand Jury […]

Spotlighting Heroes and Helos

By Mary O’KEEFE It was all about helicopters and heroes at Hansen Dam Recreation and Sports Complex last weekend. The 2012 American Heroes Air Show, “Courage At The Speed of Flight,” filled the Hansen Dam Recreation and Sports Complex on Saturday with helicopters from military, rescue and law enforcement. There were booths that highlighted several […]

MSR: In the Right Place at the Right Time

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, Montrose Search and Rescue team members had just finished going over a map, organizing their continued search for lost hiker Ertug Ergun whose vehicle was discovered in the Stonyvale Picnic Area in Angeles National Forest. The search had been in progress for a week, with negative results. Los Angeles Search […]

Curiosity Closer to Mars

  By Mary O’KEEFE Curiosity is getting closer to its landing on Mars. In a little over six weeks, the Mars Science Laboratory named Curiosity will be entering the Martian atmosphere where it will land on the surface of the red planet. “The flight is a little more than half way to Mars,” said Jordan […]

Montrose Search & Rescue Respond to Near Drowning

UPDATE: The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. issued the following press release regarding the near drowning on Friday: A toddler was revived by rescuers and airlifted to the hospital Friday after being discovered face down in a forest river. Rescuers were in the area to search for an unrelated missing man. On June 29, 2012, multiple […]