By Mary O’KEEFE The courtyard at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church in La Crescenta was transformed into an outdoor jazz and cabaret venue on Saturday evening that highlighted the talents of local resident Janet S. Blake, not only as a songstress but also as a storyteller. Blake engaged the audience with the story […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most residents in Crescenta Valley are aware of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s volunteers who work at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The volunteers help in a variety of ways, from handling paperwork to patrolling the community. They have saved the department thousands of dollars as they free up deputies who can […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Every once and a while it is important to remind people in the foothills that they share their community with a variety of wildlife and that living with them does not mean feeding them. Although it may be done with the best of intentions, in the foothills feeding wild animals actually endangers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week the first class to attend the Glendale Police Department’s Teen Academy received their graduation certificates and shared what they had learned from the six-week program. About 24 teens from the Glendale Unified School District participated in this first outreach program sponsored by the GPD. The idea of a program for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are a few seats left for “An Evening of Stories & Songs” with Janet S. Blake taking place on Saturday evening at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church in La Crescenta. The CV Fire Safe Council is sponsoring the event with CV Ready. Admission is free. The event is being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday the owners of the Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse were recognized for their small business ingenuity and determination. Assemblymember Mike Gatto presented a certificate to Peter and Lenora Wanier recognizing their business. Gatto told the couple that he wanted to make certain before he left office that he recognized their store […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This Monday students from the Glendale Unified School go back to school. That means many things to many people but for most of the community it means more traffic. For the first few days many parents will be walking their little ones to elementary schools. Rosemont Middle School parents will find out […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest has a lot of winding roads where many accidents occur. Emergency responders who work the area know all too well how a day out in the forest can end in tragedy. This week one of those trips to the forest ended tragically when […]
The aroma of grilling hot dogs, live music and plenty of safety personnel ready to answer questions are planned for NNO. By Mary O’KEEFE National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2 and, with the spotlight focused recently on law enforcement, this event is more important than ever for the community to reach […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. announced it is investigating drone activity that was seen near the Sand Fire in the Pacoima Reservoir area. The announcement follows a Monday morning press conference where representatives from both fire and law enforcement departments spoke about drone activity in the area that was affecting […]