By Mary O’KEEFE The 36th Annual Montrose Arts and Crafts Festival last weekend was a success – even under cloudy skies. Dale Dawson, Montrose Shopping Park Association event coordinator, said there wasn’t yet an official number of attendees who attended but an unofficial tally is about 35,000. “More people came Sunday than Saturday,” Dawson said. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. at Crescenta Valley is investigating the assault of a male juvenile by a female juvenile, both who attend CV High School. The incident occurred at 12:30 p.m. on May 30 in the 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard. According to witnesses, the female used a box cutter-type […]
Special Olympics athletes and law enforcement supporters carried a torch of hope across the Crescenta Valley. By Charly SHELTON Just like the Summer Olympics that will be held in Tokyo in 2020, the Special Olympics have a torch that is carried through the streets and into the Games to start the Games. To get the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Water District will hold a public hearing on June 11 at 6 p.m. in the Crescenta Valley Water District boardroom, 2700 Foothill Blvd., concerning a proposed increase to water and wastewater rates and charges. Written protests by property owners must be submitted by the close of the hearing. There will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some elderly residents of the Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments at 2500 Honolulu Ave. have been unable to leave their apartments for about a week since the second elevator in their apartment complex stopped working. One of the elevators has not worked for several months, according to a resident who added that, because […]
Teaching the importance of news gathering and presenting was behind this Boy Scout’s Eagle project. By Mary O’KEEFE Community news at its foundation covers issues that are of interest to the neighbors it serves, it helps to give voice to their concerns and bring those stories to light in a factual way. This is a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Captain Todd Deeds is getting accustomed to his new position as the head of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.-Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. He began his new job on Sunday and made the rounds at the local Memorial Day and Fiesta Days events, but isn’t unfamiliar with the area. “I used to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park will be celebrating all things artistic with this weekend’s 36th anniversary of the Montrose Arts and Crafts Festival. The event will be on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Honolulu Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic in the […]
“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and […]
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” ~ Anonymous By Mary O’KEEFE This Monday, May 27, the United States pays tribute to those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice […]