By Mary O’KEEFE Once again this weekend the roar of motorcycle engines could be heard echoing through Angeles National Forest as the sight of colorful cyclists trail up and down the winding highway. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) opened the seven-mile stretch of Angeles Crest Highway (SR2) from La Cañada Flintridge to Wrightwood and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Like everything else in the world, bullying has gone high-tech. Instead of one boy facing another boy and pushing him around or one girl starting a rumor about another, the method of bullying in many cases has gone cyber. Of course the old fashioned way of intimidation still occurs but with so […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting is tonight in the La Crescenta Library Community Room. Normally the general meeting is held on the third Thursday of each month however it was changed so not to interfere with high school graduations scheduled for June 16. A Land Use Meeting will begin at 6 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 13-year-old La Crescenta girl was the victim of a hit-and-run accident on Ramsdell Avenue just north of Foothill Boulevard on June 1 at 8:45 p.m. The young girl was crossing east to west on Ramsdell Avenue about 400 feet north of Foothill Boulevard when a dark colored SUV driving southbound hit […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fremont Elementary School Field Day had students hopping like frogs, hula hooping and racing in a water brigade. Principal Christin Walley pulled from her physical education background and organized a day of health and fitness. In addition to the many races that challenged the students’ endurance and teamwork were health stations. Glendale […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Jason KUROSU For just a few minutes on Monday, time stopped in Crescenta Valley. Flags waved in the wind, soldiers saluted and taps played. For a just a few minutes people on both sides of the political aisle took time to remember those who served and died in service of their […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Representatives of the Montrose Shopping Park Association executive board have confirmed that they are the organization that contacted Glendale Police Department with suspicions of embezzlement concerning proceeds from the Harvest Market. “Yes, we went to the Glendale police,” said MSPA President Alyce Russell. The association decided to go public with the fact […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents may take for granted the murals at local elementary schools or the memorial stone and historical sign at Crescenta Valley Park, formally Hindenburg Park. The little gardens that are peppered throughout Crescenta Valley and even brush clearance are many times thanks to Boy Scout Eagle Scout projects. Boy Scouts […]
Mary O’KEEFE After more than six years exploring Mars the rover Spirit mission has ended. Spirit landed on Mars on Jan. 3, 2004. The mission was to last 90 days. The little rover that could continued to surprise engineers as it faced one challenge after another including memory concerns and power issues. “The environment for […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Every year after a high school prom, there are students who round up their friends and dates, get a hold of some alcohol and spend the rest of the night daring the police to come and crash whatever party is being thrown. Then there are the students who attended CV High’s Prom […]