Coroner Releases Report in Death of CVHS Graduate Domingo

By Mary O’KEEFE The Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Coroner Division released the toxicology report concerning the death of Noah Domingo, 18, a graduate of Crescenta Valley High School who matriculated to UC Irvine. City of Irvine police were called to a home on Sycamore Creek early in the morning of Jan. 12. Domingo was found […]

Silent Auction and Fundraiser at Rosemont Open House

By Mary O’KEEFE Tonight, Thursday night, is Rosemont Middle School’s open house and this year the event will have a different twist. In addition to open classrooms, visitors can take part in a fundraiser with some very impressive silent auction items. “When we met with Principal Scott Anderle at the beginning of the year we […]

»CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

The Women of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team By Mary O’KEEFE In 1970 women were employed as deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. but they were not yet allowed to go on patrol. That changed two years later when a pilot program began that trained women to be patrol deputies. In the […]

Welcoming Tribe to Table

Welcoming Tribe to Table

By Mary O’Keefe Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce recently held a business spotlight event at Tribe to Table at 2329 Honolulu Ave. in February. The business has been a bit of a mystery since it opened, some saying it was a dog food store, others saying it has people food – the fact is […]

Captivating ‘Cats’ Comes to the Pantages

Captivating ‘Cats’ Comes to the Pantages

By Mary O’KEEFE Before, there were cute videos of cats playing the piano. Even before we all heard the first rendition of “Smelly Cat” on “Friends,” there was T.S. Elliot, the ultimate lover of all things cats. T.S. Elliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” was first published in 1939. It is a series of […]

Ensuring a Good Deal is a Safe One

Ensuring a Good Deal is a Safe One

By Mary O’KEEFE The internet has opened the world to everyone, especially those who want to sell or buy items. Sites like Craigslist seem to have a never-ending list of various things for sale – some at unbelievable prices. For some reason, maybe because there are so many who believe, “If it’s on the internet, […]

Local Student Heading to Buenos Aires

By Mary O’KEEFE Four Loyola Marymount University [LMU] students will be going to Buenos Aires, Argentina next month due to their competitive spirit, business skills, foresight and innovation. One of the four students is Connor Grayson Sobczak, who is well-known in the Crescenta Valley area as he attended CV High School and has a name […]

Screen or Page – Exploring Tech vs. Tradition

By Mary O’KEEFE In 1957, actors Spencer Tracy and Kathryn Hepburn starred in “Desk Set,” a film about computer expert and inventor, Tracy, bringing his masterpiece – EMERAC [Electromagnetic Memory and Research Arithmetical Calculator] into the reference library in a large company that is managed by Hepburn. Although there was a love story mixed in, […]

Restoring Hope to Veterans

By Mary O’KEEFE Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, frightening or dangerous event, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. “It is natural to feel afraid during and after a traumatic situation. Fear triggers many split-second changes in the body to help defend against danger or to […]

ROD Issued in JPL Groundwater Cleanup

ROD Issued in JPL Groundwater Cleanup

By Mary O’KEEFE The NASA groundwater cleanup near and adjacent to Jet Propulsion Laboratory has received final approval, referred to as the Record of Decision (ROD), from NASA and the regulatory agencies overseeing the project. Steve Slaten, Facilities and Environmental manager at the NASA Management Office, has been working on the groundwater cleanup since he […]