Flexibility and consistency keys to winning JROTC competition. By Mary O’KEEFE For the third consecutive year Crescenta Valley High School JROTC has come in first at the 5th Annual Drill Meet that was held at Santiago High School in Corona. The competition requires the JROTC cadets to follow guidelines laid out in a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Even though the winds in recent days have been calm, brush fires are an ongoing danger. “The live fuel moisture is in the 60% [range]. Some may say that doesn’t sound too bad but it can go up to 300%,” said Captain Popp, Los Angeles County Fire Dept., Station 82. The percentage […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This is the second year Crescenta Valley High School has implemented the Good Neighbor Initiative. “Every club and every sport [team] each picked up trash in the neighborhoods for a week,” explained Principal Linda Junge. Neighbors have contacted the school sharing concerns about the trash that is left in their yards by […]
In October, the Crescenta Valley Town Council held its annual pancake breakfast at the Crescenta Valley High School. Funds raised help support programs sponsored by the CVTC including its scholarship programs for local students. Photos by Dick CLUBB and Mary O’KEEFE
By Mary O’KEEFE This Monday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. The weekend recognitions begin in Crescenta Valley on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. with a celebration of 100 years of service by American Legion Post 288 during its monthly vets breakfast. American Legion Post 288 was founded in 1919 by veterans of World War […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 11th Annual San Gabriel Valley HIV/AIDS Action Summit was recently held at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The purpose of the summit was to promote Public Health Policy Advocacy and to provide a global update on the disease. State Senator Anthony Portantino sponsored the summit, which brought together medical professionals who could […]
Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation celebrated all things canine on Saturday with the CV Annual Dog Party at Crescenta Valley Park. Dogs got to run through an agility course, try samples of dog food and spend quality time with their owners. The event is sponsored by the LA County Parks and Rec Dept. with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Registered voters in the Los Angeles County unincorporated area of La Crescenta and Montrose will vote this weekend for their choice of candidates for Crescenta Valley Town Council. The unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County are governed by the five elected officials that preside on the LA County Board of Supervisors. La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station volunteers are on the lookout for merchandise for their upcoming annual rummage sale on Nov. 16. “We are accepting items until Saturday,” said Dep. Maryann Martin, the station’s community deputy. For years the rummage sale has been the place to go for those looking for a good deal […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The owner of the Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments appeared in Glendale court on Wednesday once again to share an update on the progress of repairing two elevators at the complex. The City of Glendale brought criminal charges against Honolulu Manor owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP in June after residents contacted the […]